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Durkheimian Sociology: Cultural Studies

By Jeffrey C. Alexander (Ed.)

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1988
ISBN
0521346223, 9780521346221
LCC
HM24 .D985 1988
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8233622 bytes)
Edition
1st
Pages
118\118
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

The best-known classic works of Emile Durkheim are characterized by a structural approach to the understanding of society, and it is this element of his writings that has been most taken up by modern social science. This volume rejects the dominant structural approach, drawing instead on Durkheim's later work, in which he shifted to a symbolic theory of modern industrial societies that emphasized the importance of ritual to collective behavior. By doing so, the contributors offer not only a radically different interpretation of Durkheim, but also a challenging new way of linking the interpretation of culture and the interpretation of society.

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