Bücher der Reihe Sociology Re-Wired

Suitable for use as a core or secondary text in lower division social inequalities or social problems courses, this book explains how the changing nature and uses of the Internet not only mirror today's social inequalities, but also are at the heart of how stratification is now taking place.

"All Media Are Social offers an introduction to the wide-ranging field of media sociology. Covering political economy, media representation, and media effects, Lindner and Barnard synthesize empirical findings, while explaining with examples and clear prose"--

A reference that develops a sub-field on violence in vulnerable populations, with attendant approaches to theory and method.

Offers a life-history study of wheelchair athletes associated with a premier collegiate wheelchair basketball program. This book, which grapples with the intersection of biography and history in society, situates the study in broader context with background on the history and sociology of disability and disability sports.

Why do individuals and groups hold distinctive theological views? In what ways do theological interpretations influence concepts of spiritual and political justice? This work explores the impact of theological interpretations about God, the individual, society, church, and government on attitudes toward procedural and distributive justice.

A study of Nevada's brothels that situates America's only legal brothel industry in the political economy of contemporary tourism. It brings social theory on globalizing economies, politics, leisure consumption, and emotional labor in interactive service work together with research on contemporary prostitution and sexual commerce.

Addresses a 'relationship' to television, a 'televisionship', a one dimensional imprinting relationship without dialogue or living human interaction. This book examines a relationship with Plato's 'cave' and the contemporary media matrix that continues its existence.