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Authenticity in Culture, Self, and Society

By J. Patrick Williams , Phillip Vannini (editor)

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2016
ISBN
9781315261973
DOI
10.4324/9781315261973
ASIN
B01NBHBGFC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15848539 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
276\293
Time added
2025-03-11 09:43:38

Description

Across sociology and cultural studies in particular, the concept of authenticity has begun to occupy a central role, yet in spite of its popularity as an ideal and philosophical value authenticity notably suffers from a certain vagueness, with work in this area tending to borrow ideas from outside of sociology, whilst failing to present empirical studies which centre on the concept itself. Authenticity in Culture, Self, and Society addresses the problems surrounding this concept, offering a sociological analysis of it for the first time in order to provide readers in the social and cultural sciences with a clear conceptualization of authenticity and with a survey of original empirical studies focused on its experience, negotiation, and social relevance at the levels of self, culture and specific social settings.

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