Clarity, Cut, and Culture : The Many Meanings of Diamonds

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Images of diamonds appear everywhere in American culture. And everyone who has a diamond has a story to tell about it. Our stories about diamonds not only reveal what we do with these tiny stones, but also suggest how we create value, meaning, and identity through our interactions with material cult...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Falls, Susan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Symbolism.
Identity (Psychology)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > Lifespan Development.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > General.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Life Stages > General.
Identite (Psychologie)
Diamants > Aspect social.
Diamonds > Social aspects.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface: The Emptiness of Diamond -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Little Rocks -- 1. From Rock to Gem -- 2. Valuing Diamonds -- 3. A Diamond Is Forever -- 4. Diamonds and Emotions -- 5. Diamonds and Bling -- 6. Diamonds and Performance -- Conclusion: The Fullness of Diamonds -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- About the Author. 
520 |a Images of diamonds appear everywhere in American culture. And everyone who has a diamond has a story to tell about it. Our stories about diamonds not only reveal what we do with these tiny stones, but also suggest how we create value, meaning, and identity through our interactions with material culture in general. Things become meaningful through our interactions with them, but how do people go about making meaning? What can we learn from an ethnography about the production of identity, creation of kinship, and use of diamonds in understanding selves and social relationships? By what means do. 
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