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Sociology in Everyday Life

Third Edition

David A. Karp, William C. Yoels, and Barbara H. Vann

The authors provide a unique contribution to the sociological literature by applying sociological concepts to everyday interactions in order to reveal the underlying patterns and order of everyday life. Readers thus gain fresh insights into events and situations that might otherwise be taken for granted. While the text’s focus is primarily on processes of interaction, it also examines the nature of connections between social structures and everyday face-to-face encounters. The Third Edition has been completely revised and updated, offering readers an engaging treatment of issues that are resonant with their daily experiences. Moreover, boxed inserts throughout the book highlight current topics relevant to the book’s general content, ranging from cultural differences in nonverbal gestures to the debate over the boundaries of gender and sex, from the proliferation of online dating to the implications of the contemporary self-help movement.
 

$35.95 list, 411 pages

10-digit ISBN: 1-57766-299-7

13-digit ISBN: 978-1-57766-299-0

© 2004

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Table of Contents

Part I. DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERSPECTIVE

1. Culture and the Organization of Everyday Life

Cultural Expectations and Everyday Interactions / Social Conventions as Guides for Social Order / Beyond Social Conventions: The Interpretation of Everyday Life / The Individual‑Society Relationship / The Sociology of Everyday Life

2. Socialization and the Construction of Social Reality

Symbolic Communication / Development of the Self through Interaction with Others / Social Reality and Nonconformity

3. Understanding Interaction

The Need for Communication in Role‑Taking / Gathering and Processing Information about Others / Controlling Information and Managing Impressions

Part Two: Establishing Social Order

4. Everyday Urban Relations: Contacts among Strangers

Sociological Definitions of the Stranger / The Paradox of Doubt and Trust / The Structure of Everyday Public Behaviors / The City as a World of Strangers / Establishing Relationships with Strangers

5. Family, Friendship, and Love: Contacts among Intimates

Intimate Relationships in Contemporary Society / The Interactionist Perspective on Intimacy / From Strangers to Intimates: The Construction of Love Relationships / Alternatives to Marriage / Divorce

6. Power and Stratification: The Politics of Interaction

Power Relations in the Macro and Micro Worlds / The Relationship of Power to Role‑Taking / The Subtle Faces of Power in Everyday Interactions

 7. Social Organization: Life in Bureaucracies

The Pervasive Effects of Bureaucracy / The Bureaucratization of Modern Life / Thinking about Bureaucracy / Work in Bureaucracies

 8. Health and Illness

Health as a Cultural Construction / Health Care Access / When Doctors and Patients Meet / The Social Construction of Illness Identities

Part Three: Disorder and Change in Everyday Life

9. Deviance

Everyday Deviances and Deviant Careers / Embarrassment and Social Organization / Restoring Identities Damaged by Deviance / Being Different: Managing Social Stigma / Labeling Theory and Lifestyle Deviance

 10. Aging and the Life Cycle

Age Categories in American Society / The Meanings of Age / Effects of Work and Careers on Aging / Gender and Aging

 11. Social Change and the Search for Self

Symbols, Selves, and Society / The Therapeutic State and the Problem of Identity / Buyers and Sellers in the Identity Marketplace / Individualism, Community, and Commitment / Future Selves