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Cultural Sociology in Practice is a concise introduction to the burgeoning new field of cultural sociology. Using straightforward language and popular examples, the book sorts out the various definiti

Cultural Sociology in Practice is a concise introduction to the burgeoning new field of cultural sociology. Using straightforward language and popular examples, the book sorts out the various definiti

Benny the Penny and the Big Secret is a story within a story. It was Lillie's birthday, but instead of being happy, she was miserable. Her uncle Chris knew it, and he knew what to do. Christopher took

Benny the Penny and the Big Secret is a story within a story. It was Lillie's birthday, but instead of being happy, she was miserable. Her uncle Chris knew it, and he knew what to do. Christopher took

Valuable techniques to maximize your fundraising effortsIn this era of financial cutbacks and reduced government spending, nonprofit groups must implement effective fundraising strategies to stay in o

This is a book about the role of culture in social change and the Spanish transition to democracy after Franco. Laura Desfor Edles takes a distinctively culturalist approach to the 'strategy of consensus' deployed by the Spanish elite and uses systematic textual interpretation (with a particular focus on Spanish newspapers) to show how a new symbolic framework emerged in post-Franco Spain which enabled the resolution of specific events critical to the success of the transition. In addition to uncovering underlying processes of symbolization, she shows that politico-historical transitions can themselves be understood as ritual processes, involving as they do phases and symbols of separation, liminality and re-aggregation.

Scott Appelrouth and Laura Edles' Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory, 3rd edition is a hybrid text/reader that offers the best of both worlds for instructors and students. It incl

Scott Appelrouth and Laura Edles' Sociological Theory in the Contemporary Era: Text and Readings, Third Edition combines the major writings of sociology's most important contemporary theorists with a

It is essential for anyone involved in law, politics, and government to comprehend the workings of the federal independent regulatory agencies of the United States. Occasionally referred to as the &am

◎本套書精選自本社已出版的學術書籍，請讀者注意不要重複購買。本套書共三本：《文化社會學的實踐》、《細讀文化研究基礎》、《文化研究：民族誌方法與生活文化》。1. 文化社會學的實踐本書簡明地介紹文化社會學中快迅發展的新領域，運用淺顯易懂的文字及耳熟能詳的實例，整理出文化分析中多樣的文化概念和類型。第一部分概述文化社會學之由來與理論假設，並說明宗教、媒介/通俗文化以及種族/族群的文化主義取徑。第二部分闡

The influential authors significantly update their popular introductory text that invites students to reflect on their lives in the context of the combustible leap from modern to postmodern life. They

The influential authors significantly update their popular introductory text that invites students to reflect on their lives in the context of the combustible leap from modern to postmodern life. They

Alexander (sociology, Yale U.) et al. supply students with an introductory textbook on sociology that focuses on trends in contemporary society and real social issues, and contrasts modern and postmod