Informality
Social Theory and Contemporary Practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11088413 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ann Mische (0000-0003-1432-0171, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 608 |
| Publication date | 2002-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | REVIEW |
| Review of | Informality: Social Theory and Contemporary Practice, Barbara A Misztal, 2000 |
| Venue | Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-3061 • E-ISSN: 1939-8638 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3090082 |
| OpenAlex | W2018965419 |
| Language | EN |
Introduction: What is informality? Part 1. Informality and its Assets 1. Defining Informality 2. The growing formlessness and unpredictability of social life 3. Informality and styles of interaction Part 2. Revealing the insignificance of informality 4. Explaining cooperation 5. Making music together 6. The dynamics of innovation Part 3. Informality in the changing world 7. Technology and informality 8. Political change and informality Conclusion: informality and democracy
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Coffee and cigarettes in industrial relations
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Social Capital
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Formal party organisation and informal relations in African parties
Cultures of Intimacy and Care beyond 'the Family
The Appeal of British Sociology; a View from outside and Inside
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Informalität, informelle Institutionen und Praktiken
The new importance of the relationship between formality and informality
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Palimpsests of civicness
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Putting Band-Aids on Things That Need Stitches
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Framing Media Masculinities
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Politics, religion and the media
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