What is the cultural approach to sociology? Although there are many
paths to understanding society, all branches of sociology integrate
meaning. A cultural approach requires an intellectual sensitivity
toward meaning, a way of putting emphasis on the human experience.
Whether studying race and ethnicity or the sociology of economics,
each realm of human activities studied by social scientists is
cultural.
Taking this meaning-centered approach, the editors of this
special volume of "The ANNALS" have gathered a diverse group of
culture-minded sociologists, whose work encompasses a wide spectrum
of topics from the study of large institutions, such as the economy
and the legal system, to small group interactions. The editors
highlight the common cultural thread that runs through a wide
repertoire of areas such as the arts, pop culture, organization,
education, race and ethnicity, sexuality, science and technology,
social inequalities, sociology of law, economic sociology, and
microsociology.
Each of the authors featured in this issue studies a different
subfield of the discipline. Yet collectively, these diverse papers
clearly demonstrate the constant interplay between culture and
society and how the cultural approach has been a highly productive
perspective informing empirical research - throughout all of the
branches of sociology.
In addition to pointing up the pervasiveness of meaning
throughout the discipline, this collaborative collection includes
the following themes:
- Culture implicated in the exercise of power- The constitutive
role of culture - Recent empirical sociological research that
positions culture both as an orientation and a subject matter inthe
context of American Sociology
Students and scholars of all specialty subjects will find this
synergetic volume of "The ANNALS" offers a unique collaborative
approach and a clearer understanding of how to use culture in
different sociological subfields - especially in the translation
from the intellectual background of one subfield to another.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
