Understanding Sleep : An Introduction to the Sociology of Sleep (Hardcover)

Introduction: The sociological implications of sleep  Part I: Sleep In the Stream of Sociology  1. The Emergence of the Sociology of Sleep: Historical context and recent developments  2. Pioneering Sleep Research: Methods and theory  3. Sleep as a Sociological Prism: Understanding Time through the Study of Sleep  Part II: Remaining Challenges and New Directions  4. Sleep and the Body: Intersections between Sociology and Biology  5. The Social Significance of Sleep: Beyond passivity  6. Organizations and Objects that Sleep: Sleep as metaphor and process Conclusion: On the Complexities of Studying Sleep