The Sociology of Human Rights: An Introduction - Couverture rigide

Frezzo, Mark

 
9780745660103: The Sociology of Human Rights: An Introduction
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 074566010X ISBN 13 : 9780745660103
Editeur : Polity Press, 2014

Synopsis

Long the arena of philosophers, legal scholars, and political scientists, the interdisciplinary study of human rights has recently seen an influx of sociologists. Why is this so, and how do sociologists contribute to our understanding of human rights in the contemporary world?

In this landmark new text, Mark Frezzo explores the sociological perspective on human rights, which he shows to be uniquely placed to illuminate the economic, political, social, and cultural conditions under which human rights norms and laws are devised, interpreted, implemented, and enforced. Sociologists treat human rights not as immutable attributes but as highly contested claims that vary across historical time and geographic space, and investigate how human rights can serve either to empower or to constrain social actors, from large societies to small communities and identity groups. Frezzo guides readers through the scholarly, pedagogical, and practical applications of a sociological view of major debates such as foundationalism vs. social constructionism, universalism vs. particularism, globalism vs. localism, and collective vs. individual rights.

This cutting-edge text will appeal to students of sociology, political science, law, development, and social movements, and all interested in the nature, scope, and applicability of human rights in the twenty-first century.

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À propos de l?auteur

Mark Frezzo is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Mississippi. He is currently Chair of the Human Rights Section of the American Sociological Association and Vice President of the scholarly NGO Sociologists Without Borders.

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Éditeur
Polity Press
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
074566010X
ISBN 13 
9780745660103
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
216
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0745660118 ISBN 13 :  9780745660110
Editeur : Polity Press, 2014
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