Author : Michael Savage
Release : 2005
Genre : Political Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 862/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Globalization and Belonging by : Michael Savage
Download or read book Globalization and Belonging written by Michael Savage. This book was released on 2005. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on long-term empirical research into cultural practices, lifestyles and identities, Globalization and Belonging explores how far-reaching global changes are articulated locally. The authors address key sociological issues of stratification as analysis alongside 'cultural' issues of identity, difference, choice and lifestyle. Their original argument: Shows how globalisation theory conceives of the 'local' ; reveals that people have a sense of elective belonging based on where they choose to put down roots. Suggests that the feel of a place is much more strongly influenced by the values and lifestyles of those migrating to it ; reinvigorates debates in urban and community studies by recovering the 'local' as an intrinsic aspect of globalization.