Sociology of Culture Books

New and Published Books

1. Sociology in Action (Routledge Revivals)

   A Critique of Selected Conceptions of the Social Role of the Sociologist

   By Christopher Bryant

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   This book, first published in 1976, discusses four classical paradigms for sociology – the positivism of Saint-Simon and Comte, Durkheim, Marx and Weber – and four contemporary developments or revisions of them – the sociologie active of Dumazedier and his colleagues in France, sociology in...

   Published April 4th 2013 by Routledge
2. Gambling, the State and Society in Thailand, c.1800-1945

   By James A. Warren

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

   During the nineteenth century there was a huge increase in the level and types of gambling in Thailand. Taxes on gambling became a major source of state revenue, with the government establishing state-run lotteries and casinos in the first half of the twentieth century. Nevertheless, over the same...

   Published April 3rd 2013 by Routledge
3. Sport in Capitalist Society

   A Short History

   By Tony Collins

   Why are the Olympic Games the driving force behind a clampdown on civil liberties? What makes sport an unwavering ally of nationalism and militarism? Is sport the new opiate of the masses? These and many other questions are answered in this new radical history of sport by leading historian of...

   Published April 3rd 2013 by Routledge
4. National Myths

   Constructed Pasts, Contested Presents

   Edited by Gérard Bouchard

   National myths are now seriously questioned in a number of societies. In the West, for instance, a number of factors have combined to destabilise the symbolic foundation of nations and collective identities. As a result, the diagnosis of a deep cultural crisis has become commonplace. Indeed, who...

   Published April 1st 2013 by Routledge
5. Consumer Behavior Analysis

   (A) Rational Approach to Consumer Choice

   Edited by Donald A. Hantula, Victoria K. Wells

   Consumption is the primary economic activity in our post-industrial society. We are consumers, not producers. Consumer behavior analysis is leading heterodox marketing scholarship and innovative applied behavioral work, with much to offer both constituencies. This volume shows how consumer behavior...

   Published March 27th 2013 by Routledge
6. Routledge Library Editions: Advertising

   Edited by Various

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Advertising

   Routledge Library Editions: Advertising brings together as one set, or individual volumes, a series of previously out-of-print classics from a variety of academic imprints. With titles as varied as Advertising and Psychology, Advertising in the 21st Century, Outdoor Advertising and The Economics of...

   Published March 24th 2013 by Routledge
7. Readings in Law and Popular Culture

   Edited by Steven Greenfield, Guy Osborn

   Series: Routledge Studies in Law, Society and Popular Culture

   Readings in Law and Popular Culture is the first book to bring together high quality research, with an emphasis on context, from key researchers working at the cutting-edge of both law and cultural disciplines. Fascinating and varied, the volume crosses many boundaries, dealing with areas as...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
8. Advertising and Psychology (RLE Advertising)

   By Leslie Gill

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Advertising

   The consequences of advertising on the social life of the community has been a much-discussed topic in recent years. Advertising as a means of influencing the thought and behaviour of masses of people involves the application of such fundamental aspects of psychology as attention, motivation,...

   Published March 20th 2013 by Routledge
9. Advertising at the Crossroads (RLE Advertising)

   By Max Geller

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Advertising

   Advertising today is not only under sterner scrutiny by the various federal regulatory and judicial bodies but is also facing an ominous storm of public criticism because of certain abuses. One of the big questions troubling advertisers, agencies and media is whether advertising will be subject to...

   Published March 20th 2013 by Routledge
10. Advertising A New Approach (RLE Advertising)

    By Walter Taplin

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Advertising

    Walter Taplin here presents the first fruits of his exhaustive enquiry into the causes of this massive feature of contemporary life. Advertising has deeper and more interesting sources than the mere desire of manufacturers to secure markets, or of high-pressure salesmen to secure commissions....

    Published March 20th 2013 by Routledge