Culture is unquestionably a central topic in the contemporary
social sciences. In order to understand how people think, feel,
value, act and express themselves, it is necessary to examine the
cultures they create, and are in turn created by. Here, David
Inglis shows how the study of culture can be transformed by
focusing in on how cultural forces shape, influence, structure -
and occasionally disrupt - the day-to-day activities of
individuals.
Reconsidering different views on 'culture' - what it is, how it
operates, and how it relates to other aspects of the human (and
non-human) world - this new book covers key areas such as:
- high culture versus popular culture
- modern and postmodern culture
- globalization and culture
- culture and nature.
Specific issues covered range from the everyday aspects of
sportive play, artistic production and the mass media, to car
culture and global cuisine, and students are introduced to some of
the major thinkers on culture from Matthew Arnold to Bakhtin and
Bourdieu.
Written in a concise, student-friendly manner, theoretical
arguments are illustrated with examples from film, architecture and
daily life, making this an informative and indispensable
introduction for those wishing to understand the complexities of
culture.
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