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Cultural sociology - or the sociology of culture - has grown from a minority interest in the 1970s to become one of the largest and most vibrant areas within sociology globally. In The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Sociology, a global range of experts explore the theory, methodology and innovations that make up this ever-expanding field. The Handbook's 40 original chapters have been organised into five thematic sections: Theoretical Paradigms Major Methodological Perspectives Domains of Inquiry Cultural Sociology in Contexts Cultural Sociology and Other Analytical Approaches Both comprehensive and current, The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Sociology will be an essential reference tool for both advanced students and scholars across sociology, cultural studies and media studies.
Symbolic Boundaries
Symbolic Boundaries
Symbolic boundaries are cultural delineations of some sort that are understood to constitute the limit or perimeter of an entity or idea or the distinction between two such entities/ideas. A symbolic boundary may be symbolic itself, or it could be marked by symbols (such as status symbols). Symbolic boundaries can also be produced by social actions for cultural reasons; they can take their shape from organizations or institutional patterns, or they can even be bound with physical markers, such as a river, a wall, or a fence. Physical and even natural contours can be symbolic when imbued with meaning. In addition, our understanding of symbolic boundaries includes more than the simple circle but also the multiple ‘internal distinctions of classification systems ...
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