Beschreibung:
Arthur Asa Berger is back with the second edition of his popular, user-friendly guide for students who want to understand the social meanings of objects.
PrefacePart I: Theoretical Approaches to Material CultureChapter 1: Making Sense of Material CultureChapter 2: A Freudian Psychoanalytic ApproachChapter 3: Semiotic Approaches to Material CultureChapter 4: Sociological Analysis of Material CultureChapter 5: Economic Theory, Marxism, and Material CultureChapter 6: Cultural Theory and Material CultureChapter 7: Archaeological Theory and Material CulturePart II: ApplicationsChapter 8: ExchangeChapter 9: StyleChapter 10: TechnologyChapter 11: GlobalizationChapter 12: IdentityChapter 13: TransformationsChapter 14: SociabilityChapter 15: ShapeChapter 16: DiffusionChapter 17: NarrativesChapter 18: NationalismPart III: Material Culture GamesThe Artifacts Inventory GameThe Time Capsule GameDisciplinary Perspectives on ObjectsThe Grid-Group Theory and Objects GameThe Objects and Personal Identity Game