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The article analyses the area of cultural activities outside the institutional circulation of culture, or within that framework but focusing on social values of art. 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 ...
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.
5 wrz 2018 · Subsequently, the entry outlines the theoretical development of social and cultural anthropology during the twentieth century and the way in which this came to a moment of decisive crisis in...
The ‘cultural anthropological’ tradition originating in North America and the ‘social anthropological’ tradition of Europe are combined in the book, reflecting the growing similarity of what is taught in university courses around the world. Key Concepts would write anthropology into a changing environment
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...
7 mar 2020 · This book describes and analyses the terms, concepts and issues in social and cultural anthropology. It covers the traditions of other countries and provides the historical background necessary for the reader to understand the shifting meanings of key terms. "Biographical appendix": pages [568]-593. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
27 sie 2020 · While the main historical sources for the meanings of ‘culture’ are literary studies and anthropology, this term has become widely used within sociology, and is also the basis for the field of cultural studies. This chapter outlines four main senses that...
