Uncovering Social Life: Critical Perspectives from Sociology provides a clear and engaging account of social life. This book identifies how sociology helps us understand the problems associated with social order and change before focusing on some of the most important institutional transformations to have occurred in:

• bodies and health;
• sex, gender and sexuality;
• employment;
• finance;
• the Internet and new social media;
• technology and artificial intelligence;
• religion;
• governance and terrorism.

Written by two respected scholars, it provides a clear and compelling example of the sociological imagination in action and, as such, offers an important teaching and study resource.

Chris Shilling is Professor of Sociology and Director of Graduate Studies (Research) in SSPSSR at the University of Kent, UK, and is Visiting Professor at the University of Uppsala, Sweden.

Philip A. Mellor is Professor of Religion and Social Theory and Pro-Dean for Research and Innovation in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures at the University of Leeds, UK.

1. Introduction 2. The Problem of Order 3. The Problem of Change 4. Bodies and Health 5. Sex, Gender and Sexuality 6. Employment 7. Finance 8. New Social Media and the Internet 9. Technology 10. Religion 11. Governance 12. Conclusion