Culture
Culture by Chris Jenks, published by Routledge in 2005, is a comprehensive exploration of the concept of culture within the social sciences. This second edition, consisting of 234 pages, provides an updated perspective that includes new sections on visual culture, urban culture, and subcultures. The book argues for a deeper understanding of culture by situating it within various traditions of thought and examining its political and ideological underpinnings.
Readers will find that the book addresses the relationship between culture, social structure, idealism, and materialism, while also challenging the traditional dominance of literary studies in this field. As a standard reference text for students in sociology and cultural studies, this edition presents the sociology of culture in an accessible format, making it a valuable resource for those interested in social science, anthropology, and cultural studies.
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Culture is a concept that has remained on the top of the agenda within the social sciences for two decades. It incites controversy and debate and always appears fresh. This book, updated throughout and with new sections on visual culture, urban culture and subcultures, argues that to understand the concept we need to locate it within traditions of thought and appreciate its political and ideological bases. The book looks at the concept of culture in the context of idealism and materialism, examining its relation to the notion of social structure and assessing its once assumed monopoly within literary study.
Culture remains stimulating throughout. A standard reference text for students on sociology and cultural studies courses, this second concise and student-friendly edition offers an overview over the sociology of culture in an accessible format.
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