The American ritual tapestry social rules and cultural meanings
Title:
The American ritual tapestry social rules and cultural meanings
Author:
Deegan, Mary Jo, 1946-
ISBN:
9780313030000
Publication Information:
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (viii, 181 p.)
Series:
Contributions in sociology, no. 122
Contributions in sociology ; no. 122.
Contents:
Preface; I. INTRODUCTION; II. RACISM AS A CORE CODE IN AMERICAN RITUAL; III. SEXISM AS A CORE CODE IN AMERICAN RITUAL; IV. AMERICAN RITUALS AND GLOBALIZATION; V. AMERICAN RITUALS AND THE SACRED IN HYPER-MODERN SOCIETY; VI. RAPIDLY CHANGING AMERICAN RITUALS; Bibliography; Index; About the Contributors.
Abstract:
American rituals are vital to the creation and renewal of cultural meanings and rules for social interaction. These rituals are rooted in tradition yet are rapidly changing: a contradiction of hyper-modern society. This phenomenon was first explored by Professor Deegan in her 1989 study American Ritual Dramas. The theory examines both participatory rituals and mass-media rituals to show how everyday people become attached to and alienated from other rituals. Elaborating on the critical dramaturgy theory, the essays in this collection show how patterns can be changed to create a more emancipato.
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