Power and the Social

Dr Sallie Westwood

ISBN 10: 0415162874 / ISBN 13: 9780415162876

Published by Routledge, 2002

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Title: Power and the Social

Publisher: Routledge

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Good

Edition: 1.

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Synopsis:

Looking at the different ways power has been theorised from Hobbes to Giddens, this book analyzes the ways in which the theories have been applied. By bringing together theory and substantive analysis, this invaluable introductory text provides a clear and imaginative account of power and power relations. Processes and structures of power are analyzed within key areas of sociological concern, including:

* the history of power
* race
* gender
* class
* sexuality
* the spatial and visual.

Investigating a wide range of cases from across the globe, including the 'underclass' in Britain, the power of the military in Latin America, the untouchables in India and the politics of new reproductive technologies, Dr Sallie Westwood adopts a popular approach to the subject, looking at the processes of power as well as structure and at how they function in everyday life.

Synopsis:

Power and the Social looks at the different ways power has been theorised from Hobbes to Giddens and at the ways in which the theories have been applied. By bringing together theory and substantive analysis, this invaluable introductory text provides a clear and imaginative account of power and power relations. Within key areas of sociological concern, including race, gender, class, sexuality, the spatial and visual, the processes and structures of power are analysed as well as the way power functions in everyday life.