What Makes a Social Crisis? : The Societalization of Social Problems

Name: What Makes a Social Crisis? : The Societalization of Social Problems
Brand: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

What Makes a Social Crisis?: The Societalization of Social Problems\nby Jeffrey C Alexander\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Jeffrey C Alexander\nTitle: What Makes a Social Crisis?: The Societalization of Social Problems\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Sociology and anthropology\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd\nPublication year: 2019\nISBN-13: 9781509538256\nISBN-10: 1509538259\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nIn this book Jeffrey Alexander develops a new sociological theory of social crisis and applies it to a wide range of cases, from the church paedophilia crisis to the #MeToo movement. He argues that crises are triggered not by objective social strains but by the disc.