Review Essay: Thinking like a sociologist, and the ethical role of the sociologist

A review essay on books by (1) Zygmunt Bauman, Work, Consumerism, and the New Poor 2nd ed. (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2005); (2) Zygmunt Bauman, The Art of Life (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2008); (3) Zygmunt Bauman, Tim May Thinking Sociologically 2nd ed. (Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2001); (4) Antho...

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Published inActa Sociologica Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 199 - 204
Main Author Laberge, Yves
Format Book Review Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.06.2011
Subjects
Academic discipline
Bauman, Zygmunt
Consumerism
Political Systems
Review articles
Sociological research
Sociological Theory
Sociologists
Sociology
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Summary:A review essay on books by (1) Zygmunt Bauman, Work, Consumerism, and the New Poor 2nd ed. (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2005); (2) Zygmunt Bauman, The Art of Life (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2008); (3) Zygmunt Bauman, Tim May Thinking Sociologically 2nd ed. (Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2001); (4) Anthony Elliott [Ed], The Contemporary Bauman (London: Routledge, 2007); & (5) Mark Davis, Freedom and Consumerism. A Critique of Zygmunt Bauman's Sociology (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2008).
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ISSN:0001-6993
1502-3869
DOI:10.1177/0001699311403116