Cultural Theory: An Introduction

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John Wiley & Sons, 8 févr. 2001 - 320 pages
Cultural Theory: An Introduction is a concise, accessible introduction to a complex field. Philip Smith provides a balanced, wide-ranging overview of contemporary cultural theory, covering the major thinkers and key concepts that have appeared and developed over the last century. The book has an abundance of special features for students, with summaries, biographical notes, suggestions for further reading, and cross-referencing. This book is an ideal guide for any student or researcher with an interest in the theoretical study of culture and society.
 

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Table des matières

Culture in Classical Social Theory
6
Phenomenology and Ethnomethodology
58
6
71
Ritual Classification and the Sacred
253
Three Attempts at Synthesis
259
Psychoanalytic Approaches to Culture and the Self
265
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À propos de l'auteur (2001)

Philip Smith is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Queensland, Australia. He received his Ph.D. at the University of California at Los Angeles. Among the books he has authored or edited are Researching the Visual (2000), The New American Cultural Sociology (1998) and the Cambridge Companion to Durkheim.

Informations bibliographiques

TitreCultural Theory: An Introduction
21st Century Sociology
AuteurPhilip Smith
Éditionillustrée, réimprimée
ÉditeurJohn Wiley & Sons, 2001
ISBN0631211764, 9780631211761
Longueur320 pages
  
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