Full Description
This text takes the themes of culture and identity and applies these to a range of crucial sociological debates. The book explores a variety of theoretical perspectives, from classical theories drawn from Marx, Weber and Durkheim to the modern and postmodern thinking of such theorists as Giddens, Beck, Foucault and Baudrillard. The second part of the book then examines a wide spectrum of important substantive areas including youth cultures, consumption, gender and sexuality, and ethnic and national identity, taking a practical and student-centred approach throughout.
Contents
Introduction Key Issues in the Study of Culture and Identity 'Classical' Views on Culture and Identity Socialisation, Identity and the Life-Course: The Development of 'Action' Sociology How much 'Agency' do Individuals have in Culture The' New Sociology' of Culture and Identity: Modernity and Postmodernity Mass Culture and Popular Culture Youth Culture and Sub-Culture Semiology, Structuralism and Post-Structuralism Class and Consumption Feminism, Gender and Sexuality Ethnicity and Identity Community, Nation and Globalization References
