The first book of its kind, Sociology and the New Materialism explores the many and varied
applications of “new materialism,” a key emerging trend in 21st century thought, to the …

The article reviews the impact of post-structuralism and postmodern social theory upon
health sociology during the past 20 years. It then addresses the emergence of new …

This article investigates recovery from mental health problems with reference to recent
geographical analysis of affective atmospheres. In so doing, my research responds to recent …

Organizational life consists of an ever-changing world of encounters, experiences, and
complex sociomaterial relations. Within this context, standard routines can be seen as a …

Human geographers have been at the forefront of efforts across the social sciences to
develop “assemblage thinking”, applying and extending this model in a series of highly …

Primarily on the basis of epidemiological studies, recent research in psychiatry has
established a robust link between urban living and psychosis. This paper argues first, that an …

The rise of the health, beauty and fitness industries in recent years has led to an increased
focus on the body. Body image, gender and health are issues of long-standing concern in …

Abstract Concepts of addiction differ across time and place. This article is based on an
international research project currently exploring this variation and change in concepts of …

Drawing primarily on interviews conducted in London with people who inject drugs, this
article looks at participants' accounts of encountering “triggers,” variously described as …

An increasing number of scholars, students and practitioners of psychology are becoming
intrigued by the ideas of Gilles Deleuze and of Felix Guattari. This book aims to be a critical …