Beschreibung:
Using the practices and artifacts of everyday life as a launchpad, "Understanding Culture and Society "explores the cultures of ethnicity, gender, identity, class, age, shopping, and more. It uses a range of illustrations and case studies from music and computer games to sports and local clubs. Key themes include: How "meaning" is manufactured The construction of identity Classifications of cultures The politics of power How cultures are transformed
Studying culture Texts, artefacts and practices Cultural theory - tool kits and workbenches Consumption cultures Material cultures - things matter! Youth subcultures and club cultures Disability cultures City cultures Body cultures ¿ health and nature Researching cultures Cultural politics, governance and everyday life