VOCABULARIES OF PUBLIC LIFE

Overview

This book is a unique collection of original essays advancing the study of culture from a sociological perspective. Exploring and extending recent studies of culture with both qualitative and quantitative analysis, the book focuses on the ways in which contemporary cultural products function as vocabularies of public life.
The contributors cover a wide range of topics which covers the symbolic structure of religion, science and the arts. The book is unified with a common concern with the concrete manifestations of culture and importance of understanding its internal structure.

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Author Information

Bio of Robert Wuthnow

Robert Wuthnow is Gerhard R. Andlinger '52 Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for the Study of Religion at Princeton University. His recent books include America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity and Saving America? Faith-Based Services and the Future of Civil Society (both Princeton).

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Additional Info

Imprint

Taylor & Francis

Filesize

3.91 MB

Number of Pages

270

eBook ISBN

9780203222041