What Is Cultural Sociology? Contributor(s): Spillman, Lyn (Author) |
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ISBN: 1509522808 ISBN-13: 9781509522804 Publisher: Polity Press OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Dewey: 301 |
LCCN: 2019024009 |
Series: What Is Sociology? |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.6" (0.65 lbs) 160 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Culture, cultural difference, and cultural conflict always surround us. Cultural sociologists aim to understand their role across all aspects of social life by examining processes of meaning-making. In this crisp and accessible book, Lyn Spillman demonstrates many of the conceptual tools cultural sociologists use to explore how people make meaning. Drawing on vivid examples, she offers a compelling analytical framework within which to view the entire field of cultural sociology. In each chapter, she introduces a different angle of vision, with distinct but compatible approaches for explaining culture and its role in social life: analyzing symbolic forms, meaning-making in interaction, and organized production. This book both offers a concise answer to the question of what cultural sociology is and provides an overview of the fundamental approaches in the field. |