The meanings of social life : a cultural sociology; Jeffrey C. Alexander; 2006
The meanings of social life : a cultural sociology; Jeffrey C. Alexander; 2006

The meanings of social life : a cultural sociology

av Jeffrey C. Alexander

  • Utgiven: 2006
  • ISBN: 9780195306408
  • Sidor: 312 st
  • Förlag: Oxford University Press
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska

Om boken

In The Meanings of Social Life , Jeffrey Alexander presents a new approach to how culture works in contemporary societies. Exposing our everyday myths and narratives in a series of empirical studies that range from Watergate to the Holocaust, he shows how these unseen yet potent cultural structures translate into concrete actions and institutions. Only when these deep patterns of meaning are revealed, Alexander argues, can we understand the stubborn staying power of violence and degradation, but also the steady persistence of hope. By understanding the darker structures that restrict our imagination, we can seek to transform them. By recognizing the culture structures that sustain hope, we can allow our idealistic imaginations to gain more traction in the world. A work that will transform the way that sociologists think about culture and the social world, this book confirms Jeffrey Alexander's reputation as one of the major social theorists of our day.

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2006 släpptes boken The meanings of social life : a cultural sociology skriven av Jeffrey C. Alexander. Den är skriven på engelska och består av 312 sidor. Förlaget bakom boken är Oxford University Press.

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Alexander, J. C. (2006). The meanings of social life : a cultural sociology. Oxford University Press.

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Alexander, Jeffrey C., The meanings of social life : a cultural sociology (Oxford University Press, 2006).

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Alexander JC. The meanings of social life : a cultural sociology. Oxford University Press; 2006.