A Society of Signs?.
Title:
A Society of Signs?.
Author:
Harris, David.
ISBN:
9780203427743
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (253 pages)
Contents:
Book Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES AND THE COMPLEXITIES OF MODERN LIFE -- THE POLITICS OF CULTURAL AUTONOMY -- DISCOURSE THEORIES AND CRITICAL CULTURAL ANALYSIS -- THE TEXTUAL METAPHOR IN BARTHES'S 'NEW SEMIOLOGY' -- POSTMODERNISM, ANTI-FOUNDATIONALISM AND THE AVERSION AGAINST THE UNIVERSAL -- FILM AND VIDEO AND 'POSTMODERNIST SENSIBILITY' -- PERSONAL IDENTITIES IN MODERNITY -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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