{"product_id":"cultures-and-societies-in-a-changing-world-paperback","title":"Cultures and Societies in a Changing World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWendy Griswold\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the \u003cb\u003eFourth\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eEdition\u003c\/b\u003e of \u003cb\u003eCultures and Societies in a Changing World\u003c\/b\u003e, author Wendy Griswold illuminates how culture shapes our social world and how society shapes culture. She helps students gain an understanding of the sociology of culture and explore stories, beliefs, media, ideas, art, religious practices, fashions, and rituals from a sociological perspective. Cultural examples from multiple countries and time periods will broaden students′ global understanding. They will develop a deeper appreciation of culture and society, gleaning insights that will help them overcome cultural misunderstandings, conflicts, and ignorance; equip them to be more effective in their professional and personal lives, and become wise citizens of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWendy Griswold\u003c\/strong\u003e has a background in both social science and the humanities. She received her doctorate in sociology from Harvard University in 1980 and has a master's degree in English from Duke University. She taught at the University of Chicago from 1981 to 1997, She is the Bergen Evans Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University. She has been associate editor and book review editor of the \u003cem\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology \u003c\/em\u003eand has been on the editorial boards of \u003cem\u003eContexts\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePoetics\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eActa Sociologica\u003c\/em\u003e. She is on the Advisory Board for the Centro per lo Studio della Moda e della Produzione Culturale, Università Cattolica del Sarcro Cuore, Milan. She has received research support from the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, support from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Science American Council of Learned Societies, the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences, and the European University Institute in Florence. Her research on culture has been international in scope. Her most recent book is \u003cem\u003eRegionalism and the Reading Class \u003c\/em\u003e(2008); she is currently completing a book on the WPA Federal Writers' Project and its impact on American culture. \u003cem\u003eBearing Witness: Readers, Writers, and the Novel in Nigeria \u003c\/em\u003e(2000), won the \"Best Book\" award for the \u003cem\u003eSociology of Culture \u003c\/em\u003esection of the American Sociological Association. Her first book was on the English theater (\u003cem\u003eRenaissance Revivals: City Comedy and Revenge Tragedy in the London Theatre 1576-1980 \u003c\/em\u003e[1986]). In addition, she co-edited a book on the sociology of literature (\u003cem\u003eLiterature and Social Practice \u003c\/em\u003e[1989]) and has written on the sociology of religion, specifically on conflict within churches. Her current research explores cultural regionalism; she is also studying the relationship between the Internet and reading in Africa. She has written an influential paper on sociological methods for cultural analysis (\"A Methodological Framework for the Sociology of Culture,\" \u003cem\u003eSociological Methodology 17 \u003c\/em\u003e[1987]:1-35); much of her methodological thinking is incorporated in the present book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50381973815533,"sku":"9781412990547","price":145.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/Aq4YQr3IJw9781412990547.webp?v=1785688661","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/cultures-and-societies-in-a-changing-world-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}