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.
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.
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.
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.
