Society and Culture
：Scarcity and Solidarity
( 1 )
Publication subTitle ：Scarcity and Solidarity
Publication series ：1
Author： Turner Bryan S;Rojek Chris
Publisher： Sage Publications Ltd
Publication year： 2001
E-ISBN: 9781412933681
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780761970484
Subject： C91 Sociology
Keyword： 社会学
Language： ENG
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Description
Society and Culture reclaims the classical heritage, provides a clear-eyed assessment of the promise of sociology in the 21st century and asks whether the `cultural turn' has made the study of society redundant.
Sociologists have objected to the rise of cultural studies on the grounds that it produces cultural relativism and lacks a stable research agenda. This book looks at these criticisms and illustrates the relevance of a sociological perspective in the analysis of human practice. The book argues that the classical tradition must be treated as a living tradition, rather than a period piece. It analyzes the fundamental principles of belonging and conflict in society and provides a detailed critical survey of the p