Meanings of Life in Contemporary Ireland: Webs of Significance (Cultural Sociology)
Tom Inglis
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Hardcover. Inglis explores the meanings of life as told by one-hundred ordinary people living around Ireland. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFC; JFFM; JFS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
The struggle to create and sustain meaning in our everyday lives is fought using cultural ingredients to spin the webs of meaning that keep us going. To help reveal the complexity and intricacy of the webs of meaning in which they are suspended, Tom Inglis interviewed one-hundred people in their native home of Ireland to discover what was most important and meaningful for them in their lives. Inglis believes language is a medium: there is never an exact correspondence between what is said and what is felt and understood. Using a variety of theoretical lenses developed within sociology and anthropology, ... Read more
The struggle to create and sustain meaning in our everyday lives is fought using cultural ingredients to spin the webs of meaning that keep us going. To help reveal the complexity and intricacy of the webs of meaning in which they are suspended, Tom Inglis interviewed one-hundred people in their native home of Ireland to discover what was most important and meaningful for them in their lives. Inglis believes language is a medium: there is never an exact correspondence between what is said and what is felt and understood. Using a variety of theoretical lenses developed within sociology and anthropology, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Cultural Sociology
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137429124
SKU
V9781137429124
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Ref
99-15
About Tom Inglis
Tom Inglis is Professor of Sociology at University College Dublin, Ireland. His books include Moral Monopoly: The Rise and Fall of the Catholic Church in Modern Ireland (1998), Lessons in Irish Sexuality (1998), Religion and Politics (2000), Truth, Power and Lies (2003), Global Ireland: Same Difference (2008), Making Love: A Memoir (2012), Love (2013) and Are the Irish Different? (2014). ... Read more
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