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Symbolic Construction of Community
Anthony P. Cohen
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Description for Symbolic Construction of Community
Paperback. Anthony Cohen explores the concept of community in social theory. Series: Key Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 164.
Anthony Cohen makes a distinct break with earlier approaches to the study of community, which treated the subject in largely structural terms. His view is interpretive and experiential, seeing the community as a cultural field with a complex of symbols whose meanings vary among its members. He delineates a concept applicable to local and ethnic communities through which people see themselves as belonging to society. The emphasis on boundary is sensitive to the circumstances in which people become aware of the implications of belonging to a community, and describes how they symbolise and utilise these boundaries to give substance to ... Read more
Anthony Cohen makes a distinct break with earlier approaches to the study of community, which treated the subject in largely structural terms. His view is interpretive and experiential, seeing the community as a cultural field with a complex of symbols whose meanings vary among its members. He delineates a concept applicable to local and ethnic communities through which people see themselves as belonging to society. The emphasis on boundary is sensitive to the circumstances in which people become aware of the implications of belonging to a community, and describes how they symbolise and utilise these boundaries to give substance to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Series
Key Ideas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415046169
SKU
V9780415046169
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About Anthony P. Cohen
Department of Social Anthropology. University of Manchester.
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