Challenging Choice - Ideology, Consumerism and Policy

Informationen zum Autor Michael Clarke held posts in the departments of Sociology at the Universities of Birmingham and of Liverpool, where his research was mainly on business crime and regulation. He is now retired and lives in Herefordshire, where he cultivates his garden. Klappentext This lively and topical book provides a critique of choice in contemporary society and policy. Having choices empowers us, but constant extension of choice overwhelms us. In a concise and readable style, the author considers whether choice enhances or burdens our lives, and questions the blithe assumption that more choice is always for the better. Zusammenfassung This lively and topical book provides a critique of choice in contemporary society and policy. Having choices empowers us, but constant extension of choice overwhelms us. In a concise and readable style, the author considers whether choice enhances or burdens our lives, and questions the blithe assumption that more choice is always for the better.

Product details

• Authors: Clarke, Michael Clarke, Michael (Former Reader in Sociology Clarke
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.02.2010
• EAN: 9781847423986
• ISBN: 978-1-84742-398-6
• No. of pages: 211
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education