Book description
Cultural Sociology: An Introduction
is the first dedicated student textbook to address cultural sociology
as a legitimate model for sociological thinking and research. Highly
renowned authors present a rich overview of major sociological themes
and the various empirical applications of cultural sociology.
- A timely introductory overview to this increasingly significant
field which provides invaluable summaries of key studies and
approaches within cultural sociology
- Clearly written and designed, with accessible summaries of
thematic topics, covering race, class, politics, religion, media,
fashion, and music
- International experts contribute chapters in their field of
research, including a chapter by David Chaney, a founder of
cultural sociology
- Offers a unified set of theoretical and methodological tools for
those wishing to apply a cultural sociological approach in their
work
Les Back
is Professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Andy Bennett is Professor of Cultural Sociology and Director of
the Griffith Centre for Cultural Research at Griffith University in
Queensland, Australia. He has authored and edited numerous books
including Popular Music and Youth Culture, Cultures of
Popular Music (2001), Remembering Woodstock (2004), and
Music Scenes (edited with Richard A. Peterson, 2004). He is
Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Sociology.
Laura Desfor
Edles is Professor of Sociology at California State
University, Northridge.
Margaret Gibson is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Griffith University.
David Inglis is Professor of Sociology at the University of
Aberdeen, UK. He has written in the areas of the history of social
thought, historical sociology, the sociologies of culture, art and
aesthetics, and the cultural sociology of globalization. He is
founding editor of the journal Cultural Sociology.
Ronald Jacobs is Associate Professor of Sociology at
University at Albany, State University of New York. He is the author
of Race, Media and the Crisis of Civil Society (2000) and
The Space of Opinion (2011), and co-editor of Oxford Handbook
of Cultural Sociology (2011).
Ian Woodward is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Griffith University.
