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Ritual as a Missing Link: Sociology, Structural Ritualization Theory, and Research (The Sociological Imagination)
J. David Knottnerus
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Description for Ritual as a Missing Link: Sociology, Structural Ritualization Theory, and Research (The Sociological Imagination)
paperback. Shows how the ritualized behaviors that define much of our daily lives can explain of the social causes and consequences of our actions. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Up to now, ritual has been under-utilised for studying human behaviour. This book narrows the gap in our understanding of the social causes and consequences of our actions by focusing on the ritualised behaviours that define much of our daily lives. Knottnerus breaks new ground by comprehensively describing structural ritualistic theory. He shows how structural reproduction has occurred throughout the world, how rituals can be strategically used and how power can influence rituals, and how the disruption and reconstitution of ritual is of crucial importance for human beings. This book shows that ritual provides a missing link in sociology and ... Read more
Up to now, ritual has been under-utilised for studying human behaviour. This book narrows the gap in our understanding of the social causes and consequences of our actions by focusing on the ritualised behaviours that define much of our daily lives. Knottnerus breaks new ground by comprehensively describing structural ritualistic theory. He shows how structural reproduction has occurred throughout the world, how rituals can be strategically used and how power can influence rituals, and how the disruption and reconstitution of ritual is of crucial importance for human beings. This book shows that ritual provides a missing link in sociology and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781594518560
SKU
V9781594518560
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About J. David Knottnerus
J. David Knottnerus is Professor of Sociology at Oklahoma State University. He earned an undergraduate degree in sociology from Beloit College and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in sociology from Southern Illinois University–Carbondale. Knottnerus has published in the areas of social theory, social psychology, group processes, social structure and inequality, and collective behavior/social movements. Most of his efforts in recent ... Read more
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