{"product_id":"group-life-gary-alan-fine-9781509554140","title":"Group Life: An Invitation to Local Sociology","description":"\u003cp\u003eSociological 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGary Alan Fine and Tim Hallett skillfully argue that sociologists have the obligation to examine the role of small communities in the creation of both the interaction order and structural realities. With novel concepts and rich ethnographic examples, this book describes how group commitments shape selves and society, emphasizing the importance of a meso-level approach to social organization. Fine and Hallett provide new models of identity, culture, conflict, and control, and consider how a network of groups can provide insight into extended communication channels and social media lattices. Ultimately, they show that, despite the importance of institutions and individuals, group life is the fundamental building block of community.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis timely book makes the case for a local sociology that includes sociality. It will be a welcome resource for students and sociologists, and a necessary call to action for the discipline as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Alan Fine, Tim Hallett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1509554149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781509554140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.66h x 5.43w x 0.79d","brand":"Gary Alan Fine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071562543359,"sku":"9781509554140","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_36024c37-6cd5-4cca-b85f-1d5f93b3cf37.jpg?v=1685436844","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/group-life-gary-alan-fine-9781509554140","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}