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The Sociological Review Monographs 64/1

Biosocial Matters: Rethinking Sociology-Biology Relations in the Twenty-First Century
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Biosocial Matters: Rethinking the Sociology-Biology Relations in the Twenty-First Century features a collection of readings from scholars on the vanguard of a reframing of biology/society debates within the sociological disciplines. Brings together voices who are contributing to a reframing of the biology/sociology debate within sociology and sister disciplines such as anthropology, history, and philosophy Gathers theoretical and historically-oriented contributions to gain an understanding of the current renegotiation of the biological/social boundaries Presents in-depth analyses of two frontiers of ongoing biology/sociology debates: epigenetics and neuroscience Reveals how a new biosocial terrain can revitalize both sociology and the biological imagination

Author Biography:

Maurizio Meloni is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, UK. He is the author of the upcoming book Political Biology (2016) and has held two EU Marie Curie Fellowships, a Fulbright scholarship, and an Annual Membership (2014-2015) at the Institute for Advanced Study, School of Social Science, Princeton, NJ USA Simon Williams is Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick. His publications include a co-edited collection Debating Biology (2003), and contributions to many other journals such as Body & Society, Sociology, Subjectivities, Sociology of Health & Illness and Social Science and Medicine. Paul Martin is Professor of Sociology at the University of Sheffield, and former Director of the Institute for Science and Society, University of Nottingham. He has published in journals such as BioSocieties, New Genetics and Society, Sociology of Health and Illness, and Social Science and Medicine.
Release date Australia
August 26th, 2016
Audiences
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributor
  • Edited by SOM
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Imprint
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
Pages
288
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Dimensions
155x229x16
ISBN-13
9781119236511
Product ID
24347394

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