Group Life: An Invitation to Local Sociology

by Gary Alan Fine and Tim Hallett

Book Overview

Sociological analysis is replete with debates about "micro" and "macro," individual and society, but all too often these miss the point: interacting groups are the hinge that connects the two. To understand how structures matter and how individuals navigate them, we must take groups and people in local communities seriously.

Gary Alan Fine and Tim Hallett skillfully argue that sociologists have the obligation to examine the role of small...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509554149
• ISBN13: 9781509554140
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.7"