02801oam 2200637I 450 991096285230332120251116180829.01-134-25847-X0-203-00088-91-299-45854-81-134-25848-810.4324/9780203000885 (CKB)2550000001018829(EBL)1166393(SSID)ssj0000856748(PQKBManifestationID)11437123(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000856748(PQKBWorkID)10818848(PQKB)10698820(MiAaPQ)EBC1166393(Au-PeEL)EBL1166393(CaPaEBR)ebr10684738(CaONFJC)MIL477104(OCoLC)839544970(OCoLC)1082195823(FINmELB)ELB131087(EXLCZ)99255000000101882920180331d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSleep and society sociological ventures into the (un)known. /Simon J. Williams1st ed.Milton Park, Oxfordshire [England] ;New York, N.Y. :Routledge,2005.1 online resource (209 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-35419-6 0-415-35418-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Changing theories and explanations of sleep: from ancient to modern times -- Sleep through the centuries: historical patterns and practices -- Sleep, embodiment and the lifeword (liebenswelt) -- The social patterning and social organization of sleep: inequalities, institutions and injustices -- Colonizing/capitalizing on sleep: medicalization and beyond -- Conclusions: remaining questions and the challenges ahead.Exploring the sociological aspects of sleep and their links to current health debates, this unique text discusses why sleep has been so neglected in sociological literature and examines significant modern issues such as:the 24-hour society sleep and work homelessness dream analysis the medicalization and commodification of sleep. Written by a key international figure in medical sociology, this is the first sociological examination of sleep, making it important reading for academics and advanced students of medical sociology, healtSleeping customsSleepSocial aspectsSleeping customs.SleepSocial aspects.306.4Williams Simon J(Simon Johnson),1961,1136322MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910962852303321Sleep and society4487755UNINA