{"product_id":"9780761949862","title":"Globalization and Belonging","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Globalization and Belonging's headline message - that place matters, that locality remains vital to people, is arresting' - \u003ci\u003eFrank Webster, Professor of Sociology, City University, London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on long-term empirical research into cultural practices, lifestyles and identities, Globalization and Belonging explores how far-reaching global changes are articulated locally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors address key sociological issues of stratification as analysis alongside 'cultural' issues of identity, difference, choice and lifestyle. Their original argument: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" Shows how globalisation theory conceives of the 'local'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" Reveals that people have a sense of elective belonging based on where they choose to put down roots \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" Suggests that the feel of a place is much more strongly influenced by the values and lifestyles of those migrating to it\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" reinvigorates debates in urban and community studies by recovering the 'local' as an intrinsic aspect of globalisation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheoretically rigorous, the book is brought to life with direct quotations from the authors' research, and appeals to students in urban sociology, urban geography, media studies and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010772582640,"sku":"9780761949862","price":62.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780761949862_p0.jpg?v=1763657253","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780761949862","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}