{"title":"Books by Michèle Lamont","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780141993225","title":"Seeing Others","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom internationally renowned sociologist Michèle Lamont, a game-changing argument about what we value and why  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow do we measure our self-worth?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For many of us, it signifies accomplishment, self-reliance, and wealth. Decades of neoliberalism have driven our definition of success. Yet, as we have amassed more achievements, we have been overwhelmed and overworked in a world of growing inequality. Should we start judging others, and ourselves, differently?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this capstone work, acclaimed sociologist Michèle Lamont argues that it is time to move our focus from \u003ci\u003ehaving\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003ebeing\u003c\/i\u003e. We will only heal ourselves by the power of recognition: by rendering others visible and valued. By drawing on nearly forty years of research and interviews, as well as new interviews with Gen Z, change agents, and cultural icons who intentionally practice and promote recognition, she shows how new narratives are essential to shifting our metrics of success to focus on respect and dignity. \u003ci\u003eSeeing Others\u003c\/i\u003e fills a gaping hole left by recent economic and psychological thinking, with its focus on nudging, grit, and constant striving, offering a powerful, sociological alternative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a clarion call: it strikes at the heart of our struggles and illuminates an inclusive path forward.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55897329729909,"sku":"9780141993225","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780141993225_a126a0f9-7a56-4706-84c2-6cf1882ed920.jpg?v=1786011357"},{"product_id":"9780674057333","title":"How Professors Think","description":"Excellence. Originality. Intelligence. Everyone in academia stresses quality. But what exactly is it, and how do professors identify it? In the academic evaluation system known as “peer review,” highly respected professors pass judgment, usually confidentially, on the work of others. But only those present in the deliberative chambers know exactly what is said. Michèle Lamont observed deliberations for fellowships and research grants, and interviewed panel members at length. In How Professors Think, she reveals what she discovered about this secretive, powerful, peculiar world. Anthropologists, political scientists, literary scholars, economists, historians, and philosophers don’t share the same standards. Economists prefer mathematical models, historians favor different kinds of evidence, and philosophers don’t care much if only other philosophers understand them. But when they come together for peer assessment, academics are expected to explain their criteria, respect each other’s expertise, and guard against admiring only work that resembles their own. They must decide: Is the research original and important? Brave, or glib? Timely, or merely trendy?  Pro-diversity or interdisciplinary enough?Judging quality isn’t robotically rational; it’s emotional, cognitive, and social, too. Yet most academics’ self-respect is rooted in their ability to analyze complexity and recognize quality, in order to come to the fairest decisions about that elusive god, “excellence.” In How Professors Think, Lamont aims to illuminate the confidential process of evaluation and to push the gatekeepers to both better understand and perform their role.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56292850172277,"sku":"9780674057333","price":21.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780674057333_823cd0b3-e2cf-47d2-819f-0efd4907fb57.jpg?v=1786032767"},{"product_id":"social-knowledge-in-the-making","title":"Social Knowledge in the Making","description":"Over the past quarter century, researchers have successfully explored the inner workings of the physical and biological sciences using a variety of social and historical lenses. Inspired by these advances, the contributors to \"Social Knowledge in the Making\" turn their attention to the social sciences, broadly construed. The result is the first comprehensive effort to study and understand the day-to-day activities involved in the creation of social-scientific and related forms of knowledge about the social world. The essays collected here tackle a range of previously unexplored questions about the practices involved in the production, assessment, and use of diverse forms of social knowledge. A stellar cast of multidisciplinary scholars addresses topics such as the changing practices of historical research, anthropological data collection, library usage, peer review, and institutional review boards. Turning to the world beyond the academy, other essays focus on global banks, survey research organizations, and national security and economic policy makers.   \"Social Knowledge in the Making\" is a landmark volume for a new field of inquiry, and the bold new research agenda it proposes will be welcomed in the social sciences, the humanities, and a broad range of non-academic settings.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57466598031733,"sku":"9780226092096","price":32.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780226092096.jpg?v=1785654655"},{"product_id":"money-morals-and-manners","title":"Money, Morals, and Manners – The Culture of the French and the American Upper–Middle Class","description":"Drawing on remarkably frank, in-depth interviews with 160 successful men in the United States and France, Michèle Lamont provides a rare and revealing collective portrait of the upper-middle class—the managers, professionals, entrepreneurs, and experts at the center of power in society. Her book is a subtle, textured description of how these men define the values and attitudes they consider essential in separating themselves—and their class—from everyone else.   Money, Morals, and Manners is an ambitious and sophisticated attempt to illuminate the nature of social class in modern society. For all those who downplay the importance of unequal social groups, it will be a revelation. \"A powerful, cogent study that will provide an elevated basis for debates in the sociology of culture for years to come.\"—David Gartman, American Journal of Sociology\"A major accomplishment! Combining cultural analysis and comparative approach with a splendid literary style, this book significantly broadens the understanding of stratification and inequality. . . . This book will provoke debate, inspire research, and serve as a model for many years to come.\"—R. Granfield, Choice\"This is an exceptionally fine piece of work, a splendid example of the sociologist's craft.\"—Lewis Coser, Boston College","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57466799260021,"sku":"9780226468174","price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780226468174.jpg?v=1785654863"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-michele-lamont.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}