Re-crafting Rationalization
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Re-crafting Rationalization: Enchanted Science and Mundane Mysteries

Re-crafting Rationalization: Enchanted Science and Mundane Mysteries


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Sex work studies have seen an expansion in publications over the past decade, drawing together disciplines from across the social sciences, namely sociology, criminology and social policy. There has, however, been a tendency for research and writing to focus on the more obvious aspect of the sex industry - the visible elements of female street prostitution and those features which attract media attention such as the criminalised aspects of the sex trade. The sex industry is diverse in terms of its organisation, presentation, participants and how it is located in the broader context of globalisation and regulation; there is a need for publications which demonstrate this breadth. This book makes an outstanding contribution to the sociology of sex work through advancing theoretical, policy, methodological and empirical ideas as each chapter pushes the boundaries of a specific area by offering new and critical research as well as commentary.

Table of Contents:
Contents: Introduction; Part I Re-Crafting Rationalization: From PUS to PMS: adventures of an unhappy acronym; Intellectualist rationalization, or what does it mean to live in a scientific society?; Re-crafting rationalization: why science does not mean disenchantment. Part II Enchanted Science: 'Fearfully and wonderfully made' – designing an enchanted self; Soukful science – Scientology; To be continued: the magical power of super science. Part III Mundane Mysteries: Paradoxes of definitiveness: mundane mysteries and fortean strangeness; Rationalized blaming: conspiracy discourse; Categorizing Jack – the 'mad doctor'; Not quite a conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

About the Author :
Simon Locke is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Science at Kingston University, UK

Review :
'This fascinating book provides convincing support for the argument that science studies might benefit from a greater engagement with sociological theory, while continually refracting theoretical questions through the prism of reflexive and empirically detailed discursive analysis. Simon Locke thereby carves out an absolutely distinctive position from which to reconsider the meanings of science.' Geoff Cooper, University of Surrey, UK


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781409492818
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Height: 234 mm
  • Sub Title: Enchanted Science and Mundane Mysteries
  • ISBN-10: 1409492818
  • Publisher Date: 28 Dec 2012
  • Edition: New edition
  • Language: English
  • Width: 156 mm


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