Cultural sociology and its diversity / special editors of this volume, Amy Binder...[and others].

Format:

Book

Microformat

Contributor:

Binder, Amy J., 1964-

American Academy of Political and Social Science.

Series:

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 0002-7162 ; v. 619.

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 0002-7162 ; v. 619

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Culture.

Sociology.

Physical Description:

257 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif : Sage, [2008]

Summary:

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. 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.

Contents:

Introduction : the diversity of culture / Amy Binder...[et. al.]

Culture and organization theory / Calvin Morrill

Culture and inequality : identity, ideology, and difference in "postascriptive society" / Maria Charles

Culture and race/ethnicity : bolder, deeper, and broader / John D. Skrentny

Culture and movements / Francesca Polletta

Culture and education / Mitchell L. Stevens

Culture and markets : how economic sociology conceptualizes culture / Peter Levin

Culture and microsociology : the anthill and the veldt / Gary Alan Fine and Corey D. Fields

Culture and law : beyond a paradigm of cause and effect / Abigail C. Saguy and Forrest Stuart

Culture and science/technology : rethinking knowledge, power, materiality, and nature / Steven Epstein

Culture and the sociology of sexuality : it's only natural? / Dawne Moon

Culture and popular culture : a case for sociology / Laura Grindstaff

Culture and the arts : from art worlds to art-in-action / Sophia Krzys Acord and Tia DeNora.

Notes:

"September 2008."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781412969680

1412969689

9781412969673

1412969670

OCLC:

244295462