The meanings of social life [electronic resource] : a cultural sociology /
by Alexander, Jeffrey C.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2003Description: 1 online resource (296 p.).ISBN: 9780199944156 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Sociology | Prejudices | Culture | ViolenceOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Jeffrey Alexander argues for a cultural sociology that will bring unconscious cultural structures into the broad light of day. Exposing our everyday myths and narratives in a series of empirical studies that range from Watergate to the Holocaust, he shows how these unseen yet potent cultural structures translate into concrete actions and institutions.
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Jeffrey Alexander argues for a cultural sociology that will bring unconscious cultural structures into the broad light of day. Exposing our everyday myths and narratives in a series of empirical studies that range from Watergate to the Holocaust, he shows how these unseen yet potent cultural structures translate into concrete actions and institutions.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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