The Sociology of Culture
Emerging Theoretical Perspectives
In this fascinating collection of essays, the 'fissured terrain' of the Sociology of Culture is charted as never before. Covering a wide range of subjects and a diversity of approaches, this volume demonstrates how far contemporaray sociologists of culture have come in challenging the way that culture has been and is perceived within mainstream sociology.
List of figures.
Contributors.
Preface.
1. Introduction: The Challenge of the Sociology of Culture to
Sociology as a Discipline: Diana Crane (University of
Pennsylvania).
2. Culture and the Integration of National Societies: Michael
Schudson (University of California, San Diego).
3. 'Cultural Pluralism' in Historical Sociology: Recent
Theoretical Directions: Ewa Morawska and Willfried Spohn
(University of Pennsylvania; University of Washington).
4. Fissured Terrain: Methodological Approaches and Research
Styles in Culture and Politics: Mabel Berezin (University of
Pennsylvania).
5. Cultural Theories of Organizational Behavior: The Social
Construction of Rational Organizing Principles: Frank R. Dobbin
(Princeton University).
6. Toward a Sociology of Material Culture: Science Studies,
Cultural Studies and the Meanings of Things: Chandra Mukerji
(University of California, San Diego).
7. Culture Studies Through the Production Perspective: Progress
and Prospects: Richard A. Peterson (Vanderbilt University).
8. Cultural Production as 'Society in the Making': Architecture
as an Exemplar of the Social Construction of Cultural Artifacts:
David Brain (New College of the University of South Florida).
9. The Sociology of Cultural Reception: Notes Toward an Emergin
Paradigm: Andrea Press (University of Michigan).
10. Methodological Dilemmas in the Sociology of Art: Anne Bowler
(University of Delaware).
11. Cultural Conceptions of Human Motivation and Their
Significance for Culture Theory: Steve Derne (SUNY-Genesco).
References.
Index.
Contributors.
Preface.
1. Introduction: The Challenge of the Sociology of Culture to
Sociology as a Discipline: Diana Crane (University of
Pennsylvania).
2. Culture and the Integration of National Societies: Michael
Schudson (University of California, San Diego).
3. 'Cultural Pluralism' in Historical Sociology: Recent
Theoretical Directions: Ewa Morawska and Willfried Spohn
(University of Pennsylvania; University of Washington).
4. Fissured Terrain: Methodological Approaches and Research
Styles in Culture and Politics: Mabel Berezin (University of
Pennsylvania).
5. Cultural Theories of Organizational Behavior: The Social
Construction of Rational Organizing Principles: Frank R. Dobbin
(Princeton University).
6. Toward a Sociology of Material Culture: Science Studies,
Cultural Studies and the Meanings of Things: Chandra Mukerji
(University of California, San Diego).
7. Culture Studies Through the Production Perspective: Progress
and Prospects: Richard A. Peterson (Vanderbilt University).
8. Cultural Production as 'Society in the Making': Architecture
as an Exemplar of the Social Construction of Cultural Artifacts:
David Brain (New College of the University of South Florida).
9. The Sociology of Cultural Reception: Notes Toward an Emergin
Paradigm: Andrea Press (University of Michigan).
10. Methodological Dilemmas in the Sociology of Art: Anne Bowler
(University of Delaware).
11. Cultural Conceptions of Human Motivation and Their
Significance for Culture Theory: Steve Derne (SUNY-Genesco).
References.
Index.
Diana Crane is Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. Her most recent previous books are The Transformation of the Avant-Garde and The Production of Culture.
