TY  - BOOK
AU  -  Turner,Bryan S.
AU  - Rojek,Chris
TI  - Society and Culture: Principles of Scarcity and Solidarity [ electronic resource ] 
SN  -  9781446220689 ( e-book )
PY  - 2012///
PB  - SAGE Publications Ltd
KW  - Cultural Studies (general) and Metatheory
KW  - Electronic books
N2  - Society and Culture reclaims the classical heritage, provides a clear-eyed assessment of the promise of sociology in the 21st century and asks whether the `cultural turn' has made the study of society redundant. Sociologists have objected to the rise of cultural studies on the grounds that it produces cultural relativism and lacks a stable research agenda. This book looks at these criticisms and illustrates the relevance of a sociological perspective in the analysis of human practice. The book argues that the classical tradition must be treated as a living tradition, rather than a period piece. It analyzes the fundamental principles of belonging and conflict in society and provides a detailed critical survey of the p
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781446220689
ER  -