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... culture refers to the capacity of the individual to produce , absorb , and control the elements of objective culture . The tragedy of culture stems from the fact that over time objective culture grows exponentially while individual culture ...
... culture refers to the capacity of the individual to produce , absorb , and control the elements of objective culture . The tragedy of culture stems from the fact that over time objective culture grows exponentially while individual culture ...
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... cultural system stood at the top of Parsons's action system , and Parsons labeled himself a cultural determinist . Cultural System . Parsons conceived of culture as the major force binding the various elements of the social world , or ...
... cultural system stood at the top of Parsons's action system , and Parsons labeled himself a cultural determinist . Cultural System . Parsons conceived of culture as the major force binding the various elements of the social world , or ...
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... culture industry , the critical theorists took a position radically different from virtually all Marx- ists who had come before them . Culture At the most general level , the critical theorists were most concerned with what they called ...
... culture industry , the critical theorists took a position radically different from virtually all Marx- ists who had come before them . Culture At the most general level , the critical theorists were most concerned with what they called ...
Contents
Classical Grand Theories | 13 |
Classical Theories of Everyday Life | 42 |
Contemporary Theoretical Portraits of the Social World 1755 | 75 |
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