The meanings of social life : a cultural sociology /

Modern men and women go about their lives without really knowing why. Why do we work for such a long time every day? Why are we so obsessed with technology? Why do we continuously construct scandals? Why do we finish one war only to fight another? <br> If we had to explain these things, we wo...

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Main Author:
Alexander, Jeffrey C.
Format:
Electronic eBook
Language:
English
Published:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2003.
Edition:
1st ed.
Summary:
Modern men and women go about their lives without really knowing why. Why do we work for such a long time every day? Why are we so obsessed with technology? Why do we continuously construct scandals? Why do we finish one war only to fight another? <br> If we had to explain these things, we would say ""it just makes sense"" or ""it's necessary"" or ""it's what good (or bad) people do"". But when we say that the war against terrorism is necessary and rational we use a rhetoric of good and evil, of friends and enemies, of honor, conscience, loyalty, of civilization and primeval chaos. These rhet
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1 online resource (309 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-020757-4
0-19-530640-6
0-19-803646-9
0-19-530373-3
1-280-53259-9
Subjects:
Sociology.
Prejudices.
Culture.
Violence.
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