Social theory and human reality / Pertti Alasuutari.
Drawing on a wide range of international examples & scenarios, this text examines key sociological concepts that we use to understand human behaviour such as norms, rules & meanings, language & discourse, ritual, & personality & identity construction.
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| Language: | English |
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London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
Sage Publications,
2004.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Norms and rules
- Language
- Conversations
- Rituals
- Personality: the case of modernity
- Identity
- The modernization story as a reflexive frame
- The enigma of human reality.