Description:
Once operating in relative obscurity, the sociological study of sleep has become a flourishing area of scholarly research generating unique insights into the ways in which sleep is socially negotiated, influenced, and organized. This new title brings together the essential groundbreaking and pivotal sociological texts. Furthermore, the development of the sociology of sleep has greatly informed--and been informed by--other academic subjects. Consequently, the synthetic and cross-disciplinary quality of sleep research is fully reflected in the learned editor's selection of major works to ensure that the collection will be welcomed by sleep researchers across the social sciences, and beyond.