Beschreibung:
Examining critical and contemporary issues in the sociology of economic life, this text highlights a range of theoretical perspectives and examines shifts in the organization of economy and society.
Part 1. Globalisation 1. Capitalism and Globalisation 2. Globalisation, Politics and Power 3. Challenges to Globalisation Part 2. From Work Society to Consumer Society 4. Post-Fordism and Post-Industrialism 5. Culture Society and the Economy of Signs Part 3. Inequality 'After' Class 6. Class and Status: Changing Economic Identities 7. Social and Economic Exclusion