Culture and Identity
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Culture and Identity

  1. 280 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Culture and Identity

About this book

An understanding of culture and identity is essential for new sociologists. This student-focused text explains the themes and theories behind these core ideas. With up-to-date discussion of 'chavs', masculinity and social networking, skills-based activities and practice exam questions, this is invaluable reading for anyone new to this topic.

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Information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780230281028
eBook ISBN
9781137272515
Edition
2
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Sociology of Religion
Index
Social Sciences
4
Culture
and
Identity
Choice 
and 
freedom
of 
identity
Peter 
Saunders
Mike 
Savage 
et 
al.
Zweig
‘Death’ 
of 
class?
Or 
changing
class 
identity?
New 
social 
movements 
not
based 
on 
class
‘Chav’ 
culture
Globalization
The 
underclass
Focus 
on 
identity 
of
working 
classes
NEO-MARXIST
False 
idols
Marx
POST-MODERNISM
Identities 
based 
on 
consumption 
and 
life -style
Women 
and 
gender
identity 
have 
been
ignored
FEMINIST
Social 
mobility 
is
possible 
for 
all 
if 
one
works 
hard 
–
meritocracy
Class 
no 
longer
relevant 
to 
identity
Fragmentation 
of
class 
identity
Identity 
culturally
reproduced
Commodity 
fetishism
Marx
NEW 
RIGHT
Class 
divisions 
are 
a
natural 
hierarchy
Identities 
based 
on
production
Class 
and
Consumption
Paul 
Willis
MARXIST
FUNCTIONALIST
Identities 
more 
fluid
Identity 
comes 
from
what 
we 
purchase
Different 
types 
of
consumers
Is 
what 
we 
purchase 
linked 
to
wealth 
and 
income 
and
therefore 
class?
Figure
1.1
Class
and
consumption
concept
map
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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Figures and Tables
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. 1 Introduction
  10. 2 Key Issues in the Study of Culture and Identity
  11. 3 Classical Views on Culture and Identity
  12. 4 The Development of ‘Action’ Sociology and Interactionists
  13. 5 Socialization, Self-Identity and the Life Course
  14. 6 How Much Agency Do Individuals Have in Culture?
  15. 7 Modern and Postmodern Culture and Identity
  16. 8 Mass Culture and Popular Culture
  17. 9 Youth Culture and Subculture
  18. 10 Semiology, Structuralism and Poststructuralism
  19. 11 Class and Consumption
  20. 12 Sex and Gender: Femininity and Masculinity
  21. 13 Ethnicity and Identity
  22. 14 Community, Nation and Globalization
  23. Appendix: Exam Guidance and Strategies for Essay Writing
  24. Bibliography
  25. Author Index
  26. Subject Index