{"product_id":"9780761951643","title":"Social Theory and Human Reality.","description":"'This is a smart and compelling book. Difficult ideas are presented in an accessible manner, with plenty of supporting illustrations…Students will enjoy the research material and other supporting material. A definite winner!'-\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProfessor Jay Gubrium, University of Missouri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book gets to the heart of what the social sciences really know about the elusive and contradictory object of research: human reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a wide range of international examples and scenarios, \u003cb\u003eSocial Theory and Human Reality\u003c\/b\u003e examines key sociological concepts that we use to understand human behaviour such as: norms, rules and meanings; language and discourse; ritual; and personality and identity construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlasuutari clearly and convincingly demonstrates:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The constant interplay between routines and reflexivity that grounds social order \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- how the body and our bodily experiences mediate our social reality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- that language plays a multi-faceted role as it describes, reflects and constructs human reality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding on the work started by Berger and Luckmann in The Social Construction of Reality, this book is a lucid and contemporary analysis of the premises shared across the social sciences, and of the kaleidoscope of 'human reality'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis important book will be welcomed by students and scholars alike in the fields of Cultural Studies, Sociology and Anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020417843440,"sku":"9780761951643","price":121.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780761951643_p0.jpg?v=1763640433","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780761951643","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}