| Getting Culture Contributor(s): Hartmann, Douglas (Editor), Uggen, Christopher (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0393920410 ISBN-13: 9780393920413 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $18.76 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306 |
| LCCN: 2015015328 |
| Series: Society Pages |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.1" W x 7.2" (0.40 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With contributions from leading scholars and a provocative collection of discussion topics and group activities, this innovative series provides an accessible and affordable entry point for strong sociological perspectives on topics of immediate social import and public relevance. The fifth volume in The Society Pages series deals with culture, broadly and ecumenically defined. The chapters are organized in three main sections: "Cultural Sociology" provides a sampling of the unique subjects, materials, and methods that define the sociological approach to culture from four of the hottest, most up-and-coming scholars in the field. In "Sociological Critique," chapters illustrate distinctively sociological interpretations of cultural phenomena, ranging from images of beauty and conceptions of the body to festivals celebrating comic books and fringe art. Finally, "Culture as Ways of Life" describes and analyzes unique subcultural communities whose significance and mere existence are easy to miss or misunderstand. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hartmann, Douglas: - Douglas Hartmann is in the sociology department at the University of Minnesota. His research interests focus on race and ethnicity, multiculturalism, popular culture (including sports and religion), and contemporary American society. He is co-editor of The Society Pages.Uggen, Christopher: - Christopher Uggen is in the sociology department at the University of Minnesota. He studies crime, law, and deviance, especially how former prisoners manage to put their lives back together. He is co-editor of The Society Pages. |
