Joy to the World - Gary Alan Fine

A celebration and exploration of the idea of pleasure and the unique role it serves in bringing individuals and communities together. There are innumerable ways to take pleasure in life: a bite of cake in the late afternoon, a walk in the warm springtime air after a long winter, a listen to the opening chords of your favorite song. But each of these pleasures is transformed by the presence of others. In Joy to the World, sociologist Gary Alan Fine takes up one of the major themes of his lifetime... Zobrazit více