Sassatelli: 3 books

"A thorough and wide-ranging synthetic account of social scientific research on consumption which will set the standard for the second generation of textbooks on cultures of consumption." - Alan Warde, University of Manchester "The multi-disciplinary nature of the book provides...

This book provides a sociological perspective on fitness culture as developed in commercial gyms, investigating the cultural relevance of gyms in terms of the history of the commercialization of body discipline, the negotiation of gender identities and distinction dynamics within contemporary cultures of consumption.

Mentre in Europa il settore del microcredito si consolida e viene da più parti promosso come una delle risposte alla crisi economica e finanziaria, sul versante italiano si registrano preoccupanti segni di ritardo. A quasi un decennio dalle prime sperimentazioni, infatti, il microcredito nel nostro...