Acknowledgements. Preface to the Second Edition. Introduction: The Discipline of Sociology.   Part I: Action, Identity and Understanding in Everyday Life. 1. Oneself with Others. 2. Viewing and Sustaining Our Lives. 3. The Bonds that Unite: Speaking of 'We'.   Part II: Living our Lives: Challenges, Choices and Constraints. 4. Decisions and Actions: Power, Choice and Moral Duty. 5. Making it Happen: Gifts, Exchange and Intimacy in Relationships. 6. Care of Our Selves: The Body, Health and Sexuality. 7. Time, Space and (Dis)Order. 8. Drawing Boundaries: Culture, Nature, State and Territory. 9. The Business in Everyday Life: Consumption, Technology and Lifestyles.   Part III: Looking Back and Looking Forward. 10. Thinking Sociologically. Questions for Reflection and Further Reading. Index.