02269oam 2200493 450 991077949490332120170523091603.01-4522-8940-91-4522-4053-11-4522-6385-X(OCoLC)805830484(MiFhGG)GVRL6MQW(EXLCZ)99255000000010786320110929d2013 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrCultures and societies in a changing world /Wendy Griswold ; with Christopher Carroll and others4th ed.Thousand Oaks, Calif. ;London SAGEc2013Thousand Oaks, Calif. :SAGE Publications,2013.1 online resource (xvii, 208 pages) illustrationsSociology for a new century seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-322-30652-4 1-4129-9054-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-192) and index.Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the Author; 1 - Culture and the Cultural Diamond; 2 - Cultural Meaning; 3 - Culture as a Social Creation; 4 - The Production, Distribution, and Reception of Culture; 5 - Identities, Problems,and Movements; 6 - Organizations in a Multicultural World; 7 - Culture and Connection; 8 - Culture and Power; References; IndexThis book introduces the sociology of culture and explores cultural phenomena including stories, beliefs, media, ideas, art, religious practices, fashions and rituals from a global-sociological perspective. The author considers cultural examples from various countries and time periods, by delving into the ways globalization processes are affecting cultures and by offering an explanation of the post-Cold War era culture-related conflicts.Sociology for a new century.CultureSocial changeCulture.Social change.306Griswold Wendy147960MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910779494903321Cultures and societies in a changing world43438UNINA