<STRONG>The Sociology of Childhood</STRONG> is the <STRONG>Second Edition</STRONG> of a text that has been universally acclaimed as the best book on the subject available today. It is the only text that thoroughly covers children and childhood from a sociological perspective. The second edition retains the same quality coverage of social theories of childhood, the consideration...(展开全部)

This new edition of "the only text" that thoroughly covers children and childhood from a sociological perspective includes updated coverage of peer relations, friendship, children s peer cultures, and the social problems experienced by children. Throughout the book, the author s original research and the compelling photographs and vivid illustrations bring the topics to life.

威廉·A．科萨罗是美国印第安纳大学社会学专业讲席教授，1988年曾获得美国总统颁发的杰出教学奖。他主讲《童年社会学》、《当代社会的童年》、《民族志研究方法》等课程，主要研究兴趣是童年社会学、儿童同辈文化、教育社会学和民族志研究方法。他曾先后出版过《人生早期的友谊与同辈文化》（1985年）、《是的，我们是朋友：儿童的文化世界》（2003年）等专著。1983-1984年，他在意大利博洛尼亚做富尔布莱特高级研究人员；2003年在挪威特隆赫姆做富尔布莱特高级专家。他的研究曾经被美国国家公共电台、英国国家广播公司和美国知识、文艺类杂志《纽约客》等著名媒体广泛介绍和报道。

Translated by Ephraim Fischoff With a new Foreword by Ann Swidler

作者 尼尔·波兹曼（Neil Postman，1931—2003），世界著名的媒介文化研究者和批评家，是继麦克卢汉之后世界最重要的媒介文化研究学者之一，他在纽约大学首创了媒介生态学专业。他认为强势媒介能够以一种隐蔽却强大的暗示力量重新定义现实世界，甚至塑造一个时代的文 化精神，人们实际上是生存在媒介所制造的巨大隐喻世界中而不自知，因此发展出了“媒介即隐喻”的理论。波兹曼出版过20余部著作，《娱乐至死》和《童年的消逝》是他的两部代表作，已被译成多种文字出版。 译者 吴燕莛，加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚大学新闻硕士，现任教于上海外国语大学传媒学院。

After crossing oceans, a man and a boy arrive in a new land. Here they are each assigned a name and an age, and held in a camp in the desert while they learn Spanish, the language of their new country. As Simon and David they make their way to the relocation centre in the city of Novilla, where officialdom treats them politely but not necessarily helpfully. Simon finds a job i...(展开全部)

After crossing oceans, a man and a boy arrive in a new land. Here they are each assigned a name and an age, and held in a camp in the desert while they learn Spanish, the language of their new country. As Simon and David they make their way to the relocation centre in the city of Novilla, where officialdom treats them politely but not necessarily helpfully. Simon finds a job i...(展开全部)

Sociology of the Arts is a comprehensive overview of the sociology of art and an authoritative work of scholarship by a leading expert in the field. The book synthesizes the various theoretical models of art sociology, and provides empirical examples as well as stimulating exemplars of sociological work on the arts. Case studies of art works are from both ends of the cultural s...(展开全部)

In this ground-breaking book, acclaimed sociologist Ann Oakley undertook one of the first serious sociological studies to examine womens work in the home. She interviewed 40 urban housewives and analysed their perceptions of housework, their feelings of monotony and fragmentation, the length of their working week, the importance of standards and routines, and their attitudes to...(展开全部)

In this ground-breaking book, acclaimed sociologist Ann Oakley undertook one of the first serious sociological studies to examine womens work in the home. She interviewed 40 urban housewives and analysed their perceptions of housework, their feelings of monotony and fragmentation, the length of their working week, the importance of standards and routines, and their attitudes to...(展开全部)