Sociology of personal life / edited by Vanessa May and Petra Nordqvist ; with contributions by Katherine Davies [and six others], Morgan Centre for Research into Everyday Lives University of Manchester
Imprint
London : Macmillan International Higher Education : Red Globe Press, 2019
Edition
Second edition
Descript
xii, 222 pages ; 21 cm
CONTENT
Introducing a sociology of personal life -- Conceptualising the personal -- Couple relationships -- Kinship: how being related matters in personal life -- Friendship and personal life -- Material cultures -- Personal life across the life course -- Consumer culture -- The body in personal life -- Home -- Personal life in public spaces -- Sexuality and the politics of personal life -- Conclusion: Why a sociology of personal life?