Practicing Culture

by Richard Sennett and Craig J. Calhoun

Book Overview

Practicing Culture seeks to revitalize the field of cultural sociology with an emphasis not on abstract theoretical debates but on showing how to put theoretical sources to work in empirical research. Culture is not just products and representations but practices. It is made and remade in countless small ways and occasional bursts of innovation. It is something people do - and do in rich variety and distinctive contexts as engaging case studies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415412501
• ISBN13: 9780415412506
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"