Revolting Subjects is a groundbreaking account of social abjection in contemporary Britain,
exploring how particular groups of people are figured as revolting and how they in turn revolt …

The problem that the concept of 'class' describes is inequality. The transition from industrial
to financial capitalism (neoliberalism) in Europe has effected 'deepening inequalities of …

In recent debates about the ever-growing prominence of celebrity in society and culture, a
number of scholars have started to use the often intermingled terms 'celebrification'and …

The unremitting explosion of reality television across the schedules has become a
sustainable global phenomenon generating considerable popular and political fervour. The …

This article proposes to redefine celebrity as a kind of capital, thereby extending Bourdieu's
field theory. This redefinition is necessary, it is argued, because one of the main limitations …

Theories of the good and proper self (the governmental normative subject, be it a reflexive,
enterprising, individualising, rational, prosthetic, or possessive self) or even the self …

From Mean Girl to BFF, Girlfriends and Postfeminist Sisterhood explores female sociality in
postfeminist popular culture. Focusing on a range of media forms, Alison Winch reveals how …

An understanding of culture and identity is essential for new sociologists. This student-
focused text explains the themes and theories behind these core ideas. With up-to-date …

Page 1 REaLITy TV Misha Kavka —– TV GENRES —– Page 2 Reality TV Page 3 TV
Genres Series Editors Deborah Jermyn, Roehampton University Su Holmes, University of …

In recent years there has been growing concern over the pervasive disparities in academic
achievement that are highly influenced by ethnicity, class and gender. Specifically, within the …