Sleep and society : sociological ventures into the (un)known. / Simon J. Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Simon J. (Simon Johnson), 1961, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sleeping customs.

Sleep--Social aspects.

Sleep.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Oxfordshire [England] ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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, healt

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-134-25847-X

0-203-00088-9

1-299-45854-8

1-134-25848-8

9780203000885

OCLC:

839544970