An introduction to current debates around the themes of culture, identity and lifestyle. Such debates often begin with the assertion that we live in a society of signs. Features include: summary and critical discussion of some basic approaches in social theory and cultural analysis; key readings of some of the work of writers including Barthes and Giddens; reviews of work in more traditional areas, for example, the sociology of identity and the embedding process found in social life; and advice on further reading.
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A Society of Signs is an introduction to current debates around the themes of culture, identity and lifestyle, debates which often begin with the assumption that we live in a 'society of signs'.
Introduction, Chapter 1. Sociological Perspectives and the Complexities of Modern Life, Chapter 2. The Politics of Cultural Autonomy Chapter, 3. Discourse Theories and Critical Analysis Chapter, 4. The Textual Metaphor in Barthes' 'New Semiology', Chapter 5. Postmodernism, Anti-Foundationalism and the Aversion Against the Universal Chapter, 6. Film and Video and 'Postmodernist Sensibility' Chapter, 7. Personal Identities in Modernity Conclusion, Bibliography
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ISBN
9780415111287
Publisert
1996-03-28
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Routledge
Vekt
408 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
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Engelsk
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Antall sider
256

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Biographical note

David Harris is Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences at the College of St Mark and St John, Plymouth.