Matters of Culture: Cultural Sociology in Practice

by Roger Friedland

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American sociology is in the midst of a cultural turn. Where sociologists once spurned culture, today they embrace and explore it, seeking to understand the construction of social forms and the way culture matters. Problems of meaning, discourse, aesthetics, value, textuality, form and narrativity, topics traditionally within the humanists' purview, have come to the fore as sociologists increasingly emphasize the role of meanings, symbols, cultural...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521795451

ISBN13:9780521795456

Release Date:August 2004

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:426 Pages

Weight:1.50 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Cultural Education & Reference Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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