"Ideology" in: The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and
... of this as a movement at all. Rather, collective action without ideology would appear disorganized and temporary. In contrast, movements are generally held to be relatively organized and relatively sustained over a period of time. Ideology can be one such feature of organization and a marker of sust ...
... of this as a movement at all. Rather, collective action without ideology would appear disorganized and temporary. In contrast, movements are generally held to be relatively organized and relatively sustained over a period of time. Ideology can be one such feature of organization and a marker of sust ...
European Journal of Social Theory
... claim the universalizable character of its good one. If the simple version of this approach is just not defensible in the contemporary intellectual field, recent ideas of cultural globalization theory applied to Europe sustain a renewed version of it. Advanced capitalism brings about unifying proces ...
... claim the universalizable character of its good one. If the simple version of this approach is just not defensible in the contemporary intellectual field, recent ideas of cultural globalization theory applied to Europe sustain a renewed version of it. Advanced capitalism brings about unifying proces ...
Popular Music Studies and the Problems of Sound, Society and
... musical analysis, bring scholarship more in dialogue with actual practitioners, and broaden the discursive terrain of popular music studies. As Will Straw has noted in relation to the work of Georgina Born, a shift away from the “audience-centred populism of music cultural studies and media ethnogra ...
... musical analysis, bring scholarship more in dialogue with actual practitioners, and broaden the discursive terrain of popular music studies. As Will Straw has noted in relation to the work of Georgina Born, a shift away from the “audience-centred populism of music cultural studies and media ethnogra ...
The Oedipus Myth and Complex in Oceania with Special Reference
... formant said it was referred to on his island as uruwo^ (literally: “tell-source”21) a story which relates history, in this case, clan history; whereas for “made-up” stories, my informant would use the term tuttunnap (story or fable).22 It seems to me that to squeeze the above narrative into the Aar ...
... formant said it was referred to on his island as uruwo^ (literally: “tell-source”21) a story which relates history, in this case, clan history; whereas for “made-up” stories, my informant would use the term tuttunnap (story or fable).22 It seems to me that to squeeze the above narrative into the Aar ...
Full article - Culture Unbound
... but also in social sciences and cultural research globally. The reasons for the reemergence of border studies can be found in geopolitical changes that initiated in Europe (e.g. the collapse of the Soviet Union and the formation of the EU), in the US-Mexico borderlands, and in the global context of ...
... but also in social sciences and cultural research globally. The reasons for the reemergence of border studies can be found in geopolitical changes that initiated in Europe (e.g. the collapse of the Soviet Union and the formation of the EU), in the US-Mexico borderlands, and in the global context of ...
Stefan Jarolimek (University of Leipzig)
... A working definition of CSR communication: CSR communication can be defined as the communication from organizations itself or by journalism about events of organizations that are a) longer term measures (sustainable), b) voluntary (not legally bound). The actions/events reported have c) a clear conn ...
... A working definition of CSR communication: CSR communication can be defined as the communication from organizations itself or by journalism about events of organizations that are a) longer term measures (sustainable), b) voluntary (not legally bound). The actions/events reported have c) a clear conn ...
Polyphonic Theory and Contemporary Literary
... following way: what and how does Bakhtin's work contribute to the study of contemporary literature? The question of textual application can also be problematic, however, because it is still too often today expressed in terms which dichotomize the question into an either/or proposition: On the one ha ...
... following way: what and how does Bakhtin's work contribute to the study of contemporary literature? The question of textual application can also be problematic, however, because it is still too often today expressed in terms which dichotomize the question into an either/or proposition: On the one ha ...
What Is Anthropology? - McGraw
... What do you think of when you hear the word culture? Maybe you think about the ballet, the theatre, or a concert. Culture is not just the artistic activities a society considers valuable, like playing an instrument. Culture is made up of what people do, what people make, and what people believe. Cul ...
... What do you think of when you hear the word culture? Maybe you think about the ballet, the theatre, or a concert. Culture is not just the artistic activities a society considers valuable, like playing an instrument. Culture is made up of what people do, what people make, and what people believe. Cul ...
Contemplating the binary bind between cultural relativism and
... Merrilee H. Salmon, for instance, states that anthropologists should abandon the position of scholarly observers and should get involved and work on the elimination of these abusive practices, and to criticize and challenge them (Salmon 1997). But such extreme cultural relativist positions, which a ...
... Merrilee H. Salmon, for instance, states that anthropologists should abandon the position of scholarly observers and should get involved and work on the elimination of these abusive practices, and to criticize and challenge them (Salmon 1997). But such extreme cultural relativist positions, which a ...
the cultural continuum: a theory of intersystems
... suggest that such societies pose theoretical problems which can be resolved only by a thorough reworking of the concept of culture. The key idea here is the intersystem, or continuum, a theoretical formulation of Creole linguistics1 applied specifically to Guyanese Creole in Derek Bickerton’s Dynam ...
... suggest that such societies pose theoretical problems which can be resolved only by a thorough reworking of the concept of culture. The key idea here is the intersystem, or continuum, a theoretical formulation of Creole linguistics1 applied specifically to Guyanese Creole in Derek Bickerton’s Dynam ...
Chapter 4 - Researching Media Audiences
... or other parts of the Chinese diaspora spread around the world. But an Englishspeaking Westerner will seldom say that English is what distinguishes his or her culture. In fact, many people claim to have quite distinct cultures, even though they share English as their mother tongue. One need only com ...
... or other parts of the Chinese diaspora spread around the world. But an Englishspeaking Westerner will seldom say that English is what distinguishes his or her culture. In fact, many people claim to have quite distinct cultures, even though they share English as their mother tongue. One need only com ...
Introduction: Popular Noise in Global Systems
... functional systems such as science, the economy, the mass media and art. Functional systems belong to the most important structural characteristics of a world society (Stichweh 2000). But how do they relate to the Popular? On the one hand, they are often observed as rather unpopular. Modern society ...
... functional systems such as science, the economy, the mass media and art. Functional systems belong to the most important structural characteristics of a world society (Stichweh 2000). But how do they relate to the Popular? On the one hand, they are often observed as rather unpopular. Modern society ...
Cultural Transformations and Globalization: Theory, Development
... globalization. Cultural items of behavior, technology, institutions, and beliefs have ...
... globalization. Cultural items of behavior, technology, institutions, and beliefs have ...
role of Traditional African moral values
... technology employed by labour. The faster way work is done or things are produced connotes the concept of development. National development in this context is seen as a multidimensional process that normally connotes changes from less desirable to a more desirable state. National development therefo ...
... technology employed by labour. The faster way work is done or things are produced connotes the concept of development. National development in this context is seen as a multidimensional process that normally connotes changes from less desirable to a more desirable state. National development therefo ...
Creolization in Anthropological Theory and in Mauritius
... kinds of strong group boundaries. Culture is caused by varying degrees of shared meaning, whereas group identities result from clear, if disputed, social boundaries. Third: The political usages of cultural symbols do not mean that the people in question do not necessarily have anything in common. (B ...
... kinds of strong group boundaries. Culture is caused by varying degrees of shared meaning, whereas group identities result from clear, if disputed, social boundaries. Third: The political usages of cultural symbols do not mean that the people in question do not necessarily have anything in common. (B ...
Related Anthology
... examples from ethnographic studies on how perceptions of the body have differed across cultures and time periods. This presentation will include both Western and non-Western examples and will be centered on questioning taken-for-granted assumptions surrounding the body. Ultimately, we seek to explor ...
... examples from ethnographic studies on how perceptions of the body have differed across cultures and time periods. This presentation will include both Western and non-Western examples and will be centered on questioning taken-for-granted assumptions surrounding the body. Ultimately, we seek to explor ...
2. Parsing Hybridity - Scholars at Harvard
... The concept of acculturation has the longest and possibly most controversial history of the aforementioned terms (Cusick 1998:127–132). In its early anthropological use, acculturation was defined as “those phenomena which result when groups of individuals having different cultures come into continuo ...
... The concept of acculturation has the longest and possibly most controversial history of the aforementioned terms (Cusick 1998:127–132). In its early anthropological use, acculturation was defined as “those phenomena which result when groups of individuals having different cultures come into continuo ...
Archaeometry and materiality: materials
... world of objects that exists prior to its description by subjects, is viewed as inanimate and immutable. The world is also composed of subjects who, in contrast, are considered to be animate and are therefore invested with the ability to act and describe the inanimate world of objects. Fundamentally ...
... world of objects that exists prior to its description by subjects, is viewed as inanimate and immutable. The world is also composed of subjects who, in contrast, are considered to be animate and are therefore invested with the ability to act and describe the inanimate world of objects. Fundamentally ...
Archaeologies of Amalgamation in Seventeenth
... The concept of acculturation has the longest and possibly most controversial history of the aforementioned terms (Cusick 1998:127–132). In its early anthropological use, acculturation was defined as “those phenomena which result when groups of individuals having different cultures come into continuo ...
... The concept of acculturation has the longest and possibly most controversial history of the aforementioned terms (Cusick 1998:127–132). In its early anthropological use, acculturation was defined as “those phenomena which result when groups of individuals having different cultures come into continuo ...
The Sacred Canopy, Chap 1
... instability. Man does not have a given relationship to the world. He must ongoingly establish a relationship with it. The same instability marks man's relationship to his own body (7). In a curious way, man is "out of balance" with himself. He cannot rest within himself, but must continuously come t ...
... instability. Man does not have a given relationship to the world. He must ongoingly establish a relationship with it. The same instability marks man's relationship to his own body (7). In a curious way, man is "out of balance" with himself. He cannot rest within himself, but must continuously come t ...
The Servile STaTe - The Centre for Independent Studies
... but later generations of rebels did not, that freedom cannot possibly be the revolt of slaves against oppressors. As Rousseau puts it: Slaves run towards their chains believing that they are securing their liberty. Slave revolts produce nothing but new forms of despotism. Anderson’s emphasis on stru ...
... but later generations of rebels did not, that freedom cannot possibly be the revolt of slaves against oppressors. As Rousseau puts it: Slaves run towards their chains believing that they are securing their liberty. Slave revolts produce nothing but new forms of despotism. Anderson’s emphasis on stru ...
Cultures of Learning or Learning of Cultures
... determination’ (Penuel and Wertsch, 1995, p 84). Learning, in this view, is to be understood not as acquisition but as activity contributing to change and enrichment of the individual (Renshaw, 1992). However, as Bereiter (1994) notes, the neo-Vygotskyists ‘are not the first to have studied learning ...
... determination’ (Penuel and Wertsch, 1995, p 84). Learning, in this view, is to be understood not as acquisition but as activity contributing to change and enrichment of the individual (Renshaw, 1992). However, as Bereiter (1994) notes, the neo-Vygotskyists ‘are not the first to have studied learning ...
CSGP 07/2 - Trent University
... structural or systemic logic, but indeed that individual actors be treated as the producers of any social wholes. Systemism takes this concern aboard, but considers it only one among other basic elements in a comprehensive ontology and methodology. The other, equally basic elements that make any soc ...
... structural or systemic logic, but indeed that individual actors be treated as the producers of any social wholes. Systemism takes this concern aboard, but considers it only one among other basic elements in a comprehensive ontology and methodology. The other, equally basic elements that make any soc ...
Copyright, culture and development
... Possible issue-based rather than sector-wide exceptions and limitations In the attempt of adopting exceptions and limitations to the digital environment, specific norms seem to be necessary for such issues important from the viewpoint of development as distance education, digitization, use of orpha ...
... Possible issue-based rather than sector-wide exceptions and limitations In the attempt of adopting exceptions and limitations to the digital environment, specific norms seem to be necessary for such issues important from the viewpoint of development as distance education, digitization, use of orpha ...