Matters of Culture Cultural Sociology in Practice [Hardcover]

Matters of Culture, first published in 2004, is an introduction to some of the best theorizing in cultural sociology.American sociology is in the midst of a cultural turn. Where sociologists once spurned culture, today they embrace and explore it. Matters of Culture is an introduction to some of the best theorizing in cultural sociology, focusing in particular on questions of power, the sacred and cultural production. With a major theoretical introduction that lays out the internal structure of the field and contributions from leading academics Matters of Culture offers students and professors alike a representative range of the types of cultural sociological analysis available.American sociology is in the midst of a cultural turn. Where sociologists once spurned culture, today they embrace and explore it. Matters of Culture is an introduction to some of the best theorizing in cultural sociology, focusing in particular on questions of power, the sacred and cultural production. With a major theoretical introduction that lays out the internal structure of the field and contributions from leading academics Matters of Culture offers students and professors alike a representative range of the types of cultural sociological analysis available.Where American sociologists once spurned culture, they embrace and explore it today. This introduction to some of the best theorizing in contemporary cultural sociology focuses specifically on questions of power, the sacred and cultural production. Including a major theoretical introduction defining the field's internal structure and contributions from recognized scholars, the text presents a representative range of currently available cultural analysis.1. The cultural turn in American sociology Roger Friedland and John Mohr; Part I. The Place of Culture: 2. Culture and continuity: causal structures in socio-cultural persistence Orlando Patterson; 3. Theorizing hermeneutic cultural history John R. Hall; 4. Cultural studies as fin-lóY