Sleep and Society: Sociological Ventures into the Un(known)

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Exploring the sociological aspects of sleep and their links to current health debates, this unique text discusses why sleep has been so neglected in sociological literature and examines significant modern issues such as:

• the 24-hour society


• sleep and work


• homelessness


• dream analysis


• the medicalization and commodification of sleep.

Written by a key international figure in medical sociology, this is the first sociological examination of sleep, making it important reading for academics and advanced students of medical sociology, health studies, and sociology, as well as for professionals and policy makers involved in the area.

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Sleep and Society: Sociological Ventures into the Un(known) Review

I was searching for a cultural history of sleep, or possibly an anthropology of sleep, because I got to wondering why we think that everyone should sleep in a bed by themselves, 7 or 8 hours without interruption, on a massive piece of furniture, in a dark room. How is that normal? I knew historically you don't have to go too far back for things to be very different, nor do you have to travel far.

I found this. Williams spends a little time on the history of sleeping arrangements and expectations, and a lot of time on how malleable sleep is -- and therefore is a legitimate venue for sociology. Then the rest of this thin book is devoted to what recent researchers in various disciplines have turned up.

It's a good, current overview. Williams' writing style is chatty and engaging without wasting the reader's time. You should have no trouble from here branching out into any particular area of interest (altho most of his sources will cost you more than this volume!).

Of course I wish he had spend more time on family sleep, but that's my personal bias.

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