Rethinking practices and structures
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Relevant but neglected contributions from ethnomethodology are introduced and compared to the work of Giddens and Bourdieu in an attempt to identify and outline an approach to practices and structures that more reliably avoids problems of dualism and reification. An attempt is made to understand the structures and their relations to practices that can be much more closely grounded in empirical studies.
Publication Name: Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0048-3931
Year: 2005
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Dada between Nietzche's 'Birth of Tragedy' and Bourdieu's 'Distinction': existenz and conflict in cultural analysis
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The value and theoretical insight of Dadaism is examined through the application of models of culture as defined by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche and Pierre Bourdieu. Topics discussed include the definitions of conflict and existential models of culture, as well as the need for a synthesis of theoretical models to fully explain the experience of Dada.
Publication Name: Theory, Culture & Society
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0263-2764
Year: 1999
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Edward Shil's theory of tradition
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Edward Shils' multifaceted understanding of tradition, comprising pragmatic, Burkean, veridical and evolutionary perspectives presented in his book 'Tradition' are reviewed. It is noted that Shils' theory overreaches as it fails to analyze differences that exist between traditions, transmissions and the traditional objects.
Publication Name: Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0048-3931
Year: 2007
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