Society and Culture: Scarcity and SolidaritySociety and Culture reclaims the classical heritage, provides a clear-eyed assessment of the promise of sociology in the 21st century and asks whether the `cultural turn' has made the study of society redundant. Sociologists have objected to the rise of cultural studies on the grounds that it produces cultural relativism and lacks a stable research agenda. This book looks at these criticisms and illustrates the relevance of a sociological perspective in the analysis of human practice. The book argues that the classical tradition must be treated as a living tradition, rather than a period piece. It analyzes the fundamental principles of belonging and conflict in society and provides a detailed critical survey of the p |
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Scarcity and Solidarity Bryan S Turner, Chris Rojek. Elias ( 1956 ) also recognized this problem with his cautionary ... recognizes that intellectuals are citizens of societies and therefore have conscious and unconscious attachments to ...
Scarcity and Solidarity Bryan S Turner, Chris Rojek. Elias ( 1956 ) also recognized this problem with his cautionary ... recognizes that intellectuals are citizens of societies and therefore have conscious and unconscious attachments to ...
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... recognized the importance of sensuality in meaningful life with others , the discipline as a whole has tended to reproduce a Cartesian view of the actor , in which reason is presented as the pre - eminent force in agency . We reject ...
... recognized the importance of sensuality in meaningful life with others , the discipline as a whole has tended to reproduce a Cartesian view of the actor , in which reason is presented as the pre - eminent force in agency . We reject ...
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... recognized that the political economy of action in utilitarianism could not solve the problem of order without recognizing the existence of an independent and autonomous realm of values without which ends would be random and action ...
... recognized that the political economy of action in utilitarianism could not solve the problem of order without recognizing the existence of an independent and autonomous realm of values without which ends would be random and action ...
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