Confronting Culture: Sociological Vistas
David Inglis
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Description for Confronting Culture: Sociological Vistas
Paperback. Confronting Culture offers a clear and accessible discussion and analysis of the complex field of the sociology of culture, and how it compares with approaches developed within cultural studies. * An accessible guide to the complex field of the sociological study of culture. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 394.
Confronting Culture offers a clear and accessible discussion and analysis of the complex field of the sociology of culture, and how it compares with approaches developed within cultural studies.
- An accessible guide to the complex field of the sociological study of culture.
- Unique in showing how sociological understandings of culture often differ from rival approaches in the discipline of cultural studies.
- Introduces the various ways of thinking sociologically about culture that have been developed over the last century.
- Examines the legacy of classical sociology for the sociology of culture, and situates thinking about culture within the historical, cultural and social contexts of the ... Read more
- Examples of topics under discussion include the rise of postmodernism, the American production of culture approach, and the cultural sociology of Pierre Bourdieu.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745625621
SKU
V9780745625621
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Ref
99-1
About David Inglis
David Inglis is a Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Aberdeen. John Hughson is a Lecturer in Sociology in the Department of Sport and Health at the University of Durham.
Reviews for Confronting Culture: Sociological Vistas
"This is a most satisfying book! It covers so much, so well – the entire field of culture and its various interpretations. I do not know of any book quite like it." Charles Lemert, Wesleyan University "This original and admirable textbook fills an important gap in the literature. The “sociology of culture” has crucial implications for our understanding ... Read more