Respectability,morality and disgust in the night‐time economy: exploring reactions to ‘lap dance’ clubs in England and Wales

The night‐time economy is often described as repelling consumers fearful of the ‘undesirable Others’ imagined dominant within such time‐spaces. In this paper we explore this by describing attitudes towards, and reactions to, one particularly contentious site: the ‘lap dance’ club. Often targeted by campaigners in England and Wales as a source of criminality and anti‐sociality, in this paper we shift the focus from fear to disgust, and argue that Sexual Entertainment Venues (SEVs) are opposed on the basis of moral judgments that reflect distinctions of both class and gender. Drawing on documentary analysis, survey results and interview data collected during guided walks, we detail the concerns voiced by those anxious about the presence of lap dance or striptease clubs in their town or city, particularly the notion that they ‘lower the tone’ of particular streets or neighbourhoods. Our conclusion is that the opposition expressed to lap dance clubs is part of an attempt to police the boundaries of respectable masculinities and femininities, marginalizing the producers and consumers of sexual entertainment through ‘speech acts’ which identify such entertainment as unruly, vulgar and uncivilized. These findings are considered in the light of ongoing debates concerning the relations of morality, respectability and disgust.     

Introduction: “Where Would I Be Without You”

Where Would I Be Without You, the first and only poetry recording from Olivia Records, offers a glimpse into the powerful friendship and artistic collaboration between poets Pat Parker and Judy Grahn. Grahn and Parker met in Oakland, California in 1970, beginning an artistic collaboration and a powerful friendship that endured through Parker's death in 1989. Grahn's and Parker's work spread the good news of poetry; they were integral to how we lesbians imagined our voices in the world. The articles in this special issue reconsider and pay tribute to their work.     

关注"常态"生活的意义——家庭社会学研究的一个新视角初探

本文从日常生活的"常态"概念入手,认为选择这样一个"常态"作为研究对象对研究家庭社会学是十分有意义的.具体地说,我们认为以被访人的生活史为切入点,去挖掘和揭示制度安排中的"盲点",应该成为家庭社会学研究的一个新的视角.     

女权主义视野中的女性生育权

生育是女性天然具有的重要生理特征.在18世纪工业化以来,男性逐步走向市场中有报酬的工作,女性却日益被其自然属性禁锢在家庭领域中,这种状况强化了女性对男性在经济上与情感上的附属与屈从的地位.女权主义作为一种重要的西方现代思潮,第一次对女性的生育问题给予了关注,在理论上进行了深层次的分析.     

What's wrong is right: A response to the state of the discipline

In the June issue ofSociological Forum, several authors addressed the question, What's Wrong with Sociology. Answers included increased fragmentation of the discipline, and the lack of an identifiable cumulative core of sociological knowledge. This paper examines many of the claims made by the contributors to the June 1994Sociological Forum, reframes their arguments, and by placing debates regarding the problems in sociology in a broader perspective, identifies many of the recent advances made by the discipline. Focusing on such notable contributions to the field as feminist and postmodern scholarship, we locate the positive side of multiple perspective research.Feminist Scholars in Sociology is a collective of researchers and teachers at the University of Colorado interested in exploring and sharing feminist theory and methodology.     

《另外那个女人》的女性形象解读

《另外那个女人》是莱辛首次将视线聚焦在伦敦市区下层女性生存状况及两性关系的读本.这部小说中从现实写实和空间意象两个维度描绘了女性柔丝的生活经历和女主人公由软弱、依赖的女性成长为坚强独立的女性的过程.从中我们也能看见莱辛作为女性作家的成长之路.     

建构科学知识社会学的与境分析

科学知识社会学学者有着不同的社会学抱负和哲学抱负,他们在建构理论过程中充分借重了后实证主义知识社会学、相对主义和解释学资源,并对库恩的理论进行激进解读,同时在为自己的社会学理论辩护时采取经验主义立场,为哲学立场辩护时诉诸理性的力量,这恰好反映了科学知识社会学在知识论上的两难境地。     

超越后现代社会学，建构后现代性社会学——鲍曼的理论构想及方法论探析

英国著名的社会学家齐格蒙特· 鲍曼在4050 年发表的《社会学对后现代性的回应》（后收入《后现代性的通告》）一文中首次对后现代社会学与后现代性社会学进行了区分。鲍曼尝试用“社会性”、“栖息地”、“自我建构”与“自我组装”等概念分析当代西方社会崭新的人类状况。本文试图在阐述鲍曼关于后现代性社会学理论构想的同时，剖析这一构想所凸显的社会学在后现代状况下的理论定位及方法论问题。     

通俗文化现象的理论思考

当代中国的通俗文化流行是显而易见的事实 ,通俗文化满足了大众不同层面的文化需求 ,同时 ,通俗文化对社会的主流文化有巨大的消解作用。从哲学、社会学、大众传播学的角度对通俗文化现象进行多方位观照 ,我们就能寻绎出通俗文化之所以产生的根本原因 ,并能以正确的态度对待这种文化现象     

社会学视角下的高新园区社会科学发展内涵

社会发展观是社会发展理论的重要内容之一。从社会学视角出发,探究我国高新技术园区发展内涵问题,对推进园区现代化建设与社会发展意义重大而深远。因此,应以社会学、哲学与经济学中的发展理论为起点,系统探寻园区科学发展的内涵渊源;以科学发展观的时代性、实践性、协同性、人本性等为基础,合理把握园区经济、政治、文化、社会的科学发展特征;以理念强化为核心,全面认识园区科学发展对实现园区自身功能价值、解决园区经济可持续发展、协调园区社会利益的重要意义。