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Cultural Analysis : the Work of Peter L. Berger, Mary Douglas, Michel Foucault, and Jürgen Habermas.

First published in 1984, Cultural Analysis is a systematic examination of the theories of culture contained in the writings of four contemporary social theorists: Peter L. Berger, Mary Douglas, Michel Foucault, and Jürgen Habermas. This study of their work clarifies their contributions to the analy...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wuthnow, Robert
Otros Autores: Hunter, James Davison, Bergesen, Albert J., Kurzweil, Edith
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:Rouledge Library Editions: Michel Foucault.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; CULTURAL ANALYSIS; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; Limiting assumptions; Four perspectives on culture; Toward clarification and comparison; 2 The phenomenology of Peter L. Berger; Intellectual assumptions; Berger's perspective on culture; Culture and social change; Conclusions; 3 The cultural anthropology of Mary Douglas; Intellectual assumptions; Douglas's perspective on culture; Culture and social change; Conclusions; 4 The neo-structuralism of Michel Foucault; Intellectual assumptions; Foucault's perspective on culture
  • Culture and social changeConclusions; 5 The critical theory of Jürgen Habermas; Intellectual assumptions; Habermas's perspective on culture; Culture and social change; Conclusions; 6 An emerging framework; The problem of subjectivity; Relating culture and social structure; The issue of positivism; Cultural analysis; Bibliography; Index