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Capitalism and Labor
Der Gesellschaftstheorie ist die Arbeit und mit ihr die empirische Fundierung abhandengekommen, der Arbeitssoziologie die Theorie - aufgrund dieses Befundes wurde "Kapitalismustheorie und Arbeit" zum Standardwerk. Die Autorinnen und Autoren diskutieren nun in der aktualisierten englischen Auflage des Bandes die gegenwärtigen theoretischen Ansätze, um Kapitalismus und Arbeit wieder zusammenzudenken.
Consumer Policy from Below
Since its existence in the 1950s, consumer policy in Germany has been understood and pursued primarily as a bundle of actions and measures initiated and institutionalised by the state. In many cases, the state has also issued corresponding mandates and set up support models, which has created the impression that we are basically dealing with a 'consumer policy from above' imposed by macro-politics. Not that there have not been repeated attempts in the past decades to give impetus to consumer policy from the middle of civil society - often in the form of small citizens' initiatives. And in recent years in particular, a number of new consumer organisations have emerged which operate much close...
The Transformation of Citizenship, Volume 1
The Transformation of Citizenship addresses the basic question of how we can make sense of citizenship in the twenty-first century. These volumes make a strong plea for a reorientation of the sociology of citizenship and address serious threats of an ongoing erosion of citizenship rights. Arguing from different scientific perspectives, rather than offering new conceptions of citizenship as supposedly more adequate models of rights, membership and belonging, they deal with both the ways citizenship is transformed and the ways it operates in the face of fundamentally transformed conditions. This volume Political Economy discusses manifold consequences of a decades-long enforcement of neo-liber...
Experimentalism and Sociology
This book is based on the understanding that the diversity and heterogeneity of science and society are not only issue of critique, but engender experimental forms of collaboration. Building on John Dewey’s experimental theory of knowledge and inquiry, practice theory, science and technology studies and the anthropology of nature, the book offers a trenchant redefinition of a present-focused sociology as a science of experience in the spirit of experimentalism. Crisis, instead of being a mere problem, is understood as the baseline for creativity and innovation. Committed to the experimental pursuit, the book provides an experience-based methodological approach for an inter- and trans disciplinary sociology. Finally, it argues for a globalized and transformative sociological outreach beyond established epistemic and national borders. This book is of interest to sociologists and other social scientists pursuing experimentalism in theory, method and/or practice.
Pragmatism and the Wide View of Democracy
The aim of this book is to provide a fresh, wider, and more compelling account of democracy than the one we usually find in conventional contemporary political theory. Telling the story of democracy as a broad societal project rather than as merely a political regime, Frega delivers an account more in tune with our everyday experience and ordinary intuitions, bringing back into political theory the notion that democracy denotes first and foremost a form of society, and only secondarily a specific political regime. The theoretical shift accomplished is major. Claiming that such a view of democracy is capable of replacing the mainstream categories of justice, freedom and non-domination in thei...
Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture
The Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture is the first reference work to outline the parameters of consumer culture and provide a critical, scholarly resource on consumption and consumerism.
Soziologie - Sociology in the German-Speaking World
This book provides the first systematic overview of German sociology today. Thirty-four chapters review current trends, relate them to international discussions and discuss perspectives for future research. The contributions span the whole range of sociological research topics, from social inequality to the sociology of body and space, addressing pressing questions in sociological theory and innovative research methods. TOC: Introduction Culture / Uta Karstein and Monika Wohlrab-Sahr Demography and Aging / François Höpflinger Economic Sociology / Andrea Maurer Education and Socialization / Matthias Grundmann Environment / Anita Engels Europe / Monika Eigmüller Family and Intimate Relation...
Hipsterism
This Open-Access-book utilises Hipsterism to demonstrate modes of identity, collectivity, conceptions and a whole spectrum of activities with varying degrees of commitment in contemporary society. Analysed through the lens of Modernity, Consumerism, and the New Spirit of Capitalism, it draws on qualitative research from two subsequent field stays in Berlin and is complemented by self-reflexion within the field. Young adults and their conceptions within modernity, capitalism and consumerism constitute a fundamental building block to understanding society. Little sociological work has been done in the field of Hipsterism, although it can function as a paradigm for western, affluent societies. ...
Capitalism unbound
Steigende Ungleichheit, ein niemals endendes wirtschaftliches Wachstum und ressourcenvernichtende Ausbeutung stellen uns heute vor viele Probleme. Dennoch scheint es legitime Motive und überzeugende Argumente zu geben, die das Engagement der Menschen für den Kapitalismus rechtfertigen. Dieses Buch untersucht aus kulturellen, ökonomischen und ökologischen Perspektiven, wie der Kapitalismus trotz seiner verheerenden Auswirkungen weiterhin die dominante Wirtschaftsform bleibt. Es fragt nach den Strukturen, Mechanismen und Praktiken, die das eigentümliche Überleben dieses Systems sichern, das stets darauf ausgerichtet ist, Gewinner:innen und Verlierer:innen hervorzubringen. Mit Beiträgen ...
Adbusting: Methoden, Techniken und Wirkung der Entstellung von Werbecodes
‚Ist die beste Subversion nicht die, Codes zu entstellen, statt sie zu zerstören?’ Dieser Satz von Roland Barthes bringt auf den Punkt, was Adbusting bzw. Culture Jamming macht: Codes entstellen, speziell die Codes der Werbung. Werbeanzeigen stellen mittlerweile ‚bildgestützte soziale Handlungsanleitungen im Feld der Lebensstile dar’. Kritiker sprechen von einer Kolonisation des öffentlichen Raums durch den Konsumkapitalismus. Manche lehnen sich dagegen auf, indem sie die Werbung, die ihnen begegnet, verfremden und so ihre Kritik an dieser Kolonisation zum Ausdruck bringen; oder aber ihre Kritik am speziellen Unternehmen, dessen Werbung sie verändern. Diese Technik hat den Namen ...
