LEADER 02781oam 2200625I 450 001 9910800090403321 005 20240131142221.0 010 $a1-134-25847-X 010 $a0-203-00088-9 010 $a1-299-45854-8 010 $a1-134-25848-8 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203000885 035 $a(CKB)2550000001018829 035 $a(EBL)1166393 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000856748 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11437123 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000856748 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10818848 035 $a(PQKB)10698820 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1166393 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1166393 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10684738 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL477104 035 $a(OCoLC)839544970 035 $a(OCoLC)1082195823 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB131087 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001018829 100 $a20180331d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSleep and society $esociological ventures into the (un)known. /$fSimon J. Williams 210 1$aMilton Park, Oxfordshire [England] ;$aNew York, N.Y. :$cRoutledge,$d2005. 215 $a1 online resource (209 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-35419-6 311 $a0-415-35418-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aChanging 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. 330 $aExploring 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, healt 606 $aSleeping customs 606 $aSleep$xSocial aspects 615 0$aSleeping customs. 615 0$aSleep$xSocial aspects. 676 $a306.4 700 $aWilliams$b Simon J$g(Simon Johnson),$f1961,$01136322 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910800090403321 996 $aSleep and society$93874284 997 $aUNINA