This paper, drawing on our own research findings data, explores the embodiment and embedment of sleeping in children\'s everyday/night lives. Key themes here include children\'s attitudes and feelings toward the dormant body, the processes, routines and rituals associated with going to bed and...

Abstract: This paper takes the neglected sociological matter of sleep and applies the insights contained therein to issues and debates within the sociology of consumption. Sleep, it is argued, is pursued if not consumed in a variety of ways in consumer culture, including its (lifestyle)...