Cultural Sociology in Practice

1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-631-21090-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 404 g

Cultural Sociology in Practice is a concise introduction to the burgeoning new field of cultural sociology. Using straightforward language and popular examples, the book sorts out the various definitions of the word "culture" in a sociological context.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Edles, Laura Desfor

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures and Tables.

Acknowledgments.

1. Introduction: What is Culture and How Does Culture Work?.

Part I: Culture and Society:.

2. Religion and Ideology: Systems of Meaning in the Modern (and Postmodern) World.

3. The Media and Popular Culture.

4. Race and Representation.

Part II: Cultural Methodology: Getting a Handle on Culture:.

5. Naturalistic Inquiry: Ethnography, Ethnomethodology, and Dramaturgical Research.

6. Discourse Analysis and Audience/Reception Research: Constructing and Deconstructing Texts, Talk, and Meaning.

7. Structure, Agency, and "Comprehensive" Cultural Sociology.

References.

Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Laura Desfor Edles teaches sociology at California State University, Northridge. She is the author of Symbol and Ritual in the New Spain: The Transition to Democracy after Franco (1998).