Globalization and belonging / / Mike Savage, Gaynor Bagnall, Brian Longhurst

• Autore: Savage Michael <1959->
• Pubblicazione: London, : SAGE, 2005; London ; ; Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, 2005; London : , : SAGE, , 2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 233 p.) : maps
• Disciplina: 307.76
• Soggetto topico: Group identity; Globalization; Sociology, Urban
• Altri autori: BagnallGaynor LonghurstBrian <1956->
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-225) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables and Maps -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- 1 Global Change and Local Belonging -- 2 The Limits of Local Attachment -- 3 Parenting, Education and Elective Belonging -- 4 Suburbia and the Aura of Place -- 5 The Ambivalence of Urban Identity: 'Manchester, so much to answer for' -- 6 Work Cultures and Social Ties -- 7 Mediascapes in the Mediation of the Local and the Global -- 8 Cosmopolitanism, Diaspora and Global Reflexivity -- Conclusion -- Appendix: List of Interviewees -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Drawing on long-term empirical research into cultural practices lifestyle and identities, this volume explores how far-reaching global changes are articulated locally. The authors address key sociological issues of stratification as analysis alongside 'cultural' issues of identity, difference, choice and lifestyle.
• Titolo autorizzato: Globalization and belonging
• ISBN: 1-4129-3337-4; 9786610369256; 1-280-36925-6; 0-7619-4985-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816541503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Theory, culture & society (Unnumbered)