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9 paź 2003 · Exposing our everyday myths and narratives in a series of empirical studies that range from Watergate to the Holocaust, it shows how these unseen yet potent cultural structures translate into concrete actions and institutions.
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By collective trauma, on the other hand, I mean a blow to...
- With Philip Smith
The contrast here is to the “thin description” that...
- Watergate as Democratic Ritual
Yet while the social basis of this symbol was widely...
- A Cultural Sociology of Evil
The Meanings of Social Life: A Cultural Sociology Jeffrey C....
- Preface
During this same period of time, I developed a close network...
- Acknowledgments
Introduction The meanings of (social) life: On the Origins...
- Dedication
Introduction The meanings of (social) life: On the Origins...
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1. Alexander (1996a) posited this dichotomy. This chapter...
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The meaning of life can be derived from philosophical and religious contemplation of, and scientific inquiries about, existence, social ties, consciousness, and happiness.
Culture is understood here in its wide anthropological and sociological sense; by the subjects of culture, the author means individual producers, informal groups and social movements, NGOs, subjects of social economics, etc.
9 paź 2003 · Download Citation | The Meanings of Social Life: A Cultural Sociology | This book presents a new approach to how culture works in contemporary societies. Exposing our everyday myths and...
The Meanings of Social Life: A Cultural Sociology. Publication Date: September 2003. Oxford University Press. Jeffrey Alexander. Publisher Link >> In The Meanings of Social Life , Jeffrey Alexander presents a new approach to how culture works in contemporary societies.
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...
The secret to the compulsive power of social structures is that they have an inside. They are not only external to actors but internal to them. They are meaningful. These meanings are structured and socially produced, even if they are invisible. We must learn how to make them visible.
