What makes a social crisis? : the societalization of social problems / Jeffrey C. Alexander.

"In 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 discourse and institutions of the civ...

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Main Author: Alexander, Jeffrey C., 1947- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2019.
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Physical Description:vii, 173 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book

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