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Siblings and sociology


Siblings and sociology



von: Katherine Davies

139,99 €

Verlag: Manchester University Press
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 07.02.2023
ISBN/EAN: 9781526142191
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 224

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<p>Sibling relationships are full of intrigue, yet tend to be overlooked in sociological thinking.<br><br>This book draws upon innovative qualitative data sources to explore the significance of siblings throughout the life course, demonstrating why sociologists ought to pay attention to siblingship. Focussing on four themes central to the discipline of sociology – self, relationality, imagination and time – the book shows why siblings matter. Grounded in theories of relatedness but spanning theoretical work on generation, life course, emotion, sensory worlds, normativity and identity, <i>Siblings and sociology</i> explores the importance of siblings in everyday life and how they inform wider social processes: the relational construction of identity, the inculcation of capital, experiences of institutions like schools and the meanings of relatedness. Siblings tap into profound questions about who we are and who we can become. This book shows how the intrigue of siblingship renders them an important lens through which to think in new ways about familiar sociological ideas.<br><br><i>Siblings and sociology</i> demonstrates why siblings are a fascinating subject for sociologists: a relationship that can influence all aspects of life, as well as an object of scrutiny capable of firing the sociological imagination and directing the analytical gaze.</p>
Drawing on innovative qualitative data sources,
<i>Siblings and sociology </i>demonstrates the sociological significance of sibling relationships, explaining why siblings matter as a relational form capable of influencing us throughout the life course and as a lens through which to re-imagine familiar sociological themes.
<p>Introduction: Why siblings matter<br>1 Asking questions about siblingship <br>2 Self <br>3 Relationality <br>4 Imagination <br>5 Time <br>Conclusion<br>Index</p>
Katherine Davies is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Sheffield
<p>Sibling relationships are full of intrigue, yet tend to be overlooked in sociological thinking.<br><br>This book draws upon innovative qualitative data sources to explore the significance of siblings throughout the life course, demonstrating why sociologists ought to pay attention to siblingship. Focussing on four themes central to the discipline of sociology – self, relationality, imagination and time – the book shows why siblings matter. Grounded in theories of relatedness but spanning theoretical work on generation, life course, emotion, sensory worlds, normativity and identity, <i>Siblings and sociology</i> explores the importance of siblings in everyday life and how they inform wider social processes: the relational construction of identity, the inculcation of capital, experiences of institutions like schools and the meanings of relatedness. Siblings tap into profound questions about who we are and who we can become. This book shows how the intrigue of siblingship renders them an important lens through which to think in new ways about familiar sociological ideas.<br><br><i>Siblings and sociology</i> demonstrates why siblings are a fascinating subject for sociologists: a relationship that can influence all aspects of life, as well as an object of scrutiny capable of firing the sociological imagination and directing the analytical gaze.</p>

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