Exposing the inadequacies of old conceptions of static cultures and detached observers, the book argues instead for social science to acknowledge and celebrate diversity, narrative, emotion, and subjectivity.

One of the world's most respected sociologists updates his classic work on public views of popular and high culture. Is NYPD Blue a less valid form of artistic expression than a Shakespearean drama? Who is to judge and by what standards? In this new edition of Herbert Gans's brilliantly conceived and clearly argued landmark work, he builds on his critique of the universality ...(展开全部)

Herbert J. Gans, author of Levittowners and The Urban Villagers, is professor of sociology at Columbia University and the former president of the American Sociological Association.

One of the world's most respected sociologists updates his classic work on public views of popular and high culture. Is NYPD Blue a less valid form of artistic expression than a Shakespearean drama? Who is to judge and by what standards? In this new edition of Herbert Gans's brilliantly conceived and clearly argued landmark work, he builds on his critique of the universality ...(展开全部)

As the speed of globalization accelerates, world cultures are more closely connected to each other than ever before. But what exactly is culture? It seems to be involved in all psychological processes, but can its psychological consequences be studied scientifically? How can cultural differences be described without reifying culture and reinforcing cultural stereotypes? Culture...(展开全部)

赵忠裕 美国哥伦比亚大学哲学博士(社会心理学)，曾任香港大学社会科学学院副院长、心理学系系主任，现任美国伊利诺伊人学香槟校区心理学系教授、“人格学报》(Journal of Personality)及《亚洲社会心理学报》(Asian Journal of Social Psychology)副主编。 康萤仪(Ying-Yi Hong),美国伊利诺伊大学香槟分校心理学系教授。她于1994年在（纽约）哥伦比亚大学获得了博士学位。1994年到2002年间，任教于香港科技大学，2002年来到伊利诺伊大学香槟分校。康萤仪教授于2001年获得了奥托·克兰伯格跨文化与国际关系奖，于2004年获得了青年研究者奖。她的主要研究方向为文化与认知、自我、认同以及群际关系。

Margaret Archer's Culture and Agency was first published in 1988, and proved a seminal contribution to social theory and the case for the role of culture in sociological thought. Described in Sociological Review as 'a timely and sophisticated treatment', the book showed that the 'problems' of culture and agency, on the one hand, and structure and agency, on the other, could be ...(展开全部)

Margaret Archer's Culture and Agency was first published in 1988, and proved a seminal contribution to social theory and the case for the role of culture in sociological thought. Described in Sociological Review as 'a timely and sophisticated treatment', the book showed that the 'problems' of culture and agency, on the one hand, and structure and agency, on the other, could be ...(展开全部)

Social Network Analysis: Methods and Examples by Song Yang, Franziska B. Keller, and Lu Zheng prepares social science students to conduct their own social network analysis (SNA) by covering basic methodological tools along with illustrative examples from various fields. This innovative book takes a conceptual rather than a mathematical approach as it discusses the connection be...(展开全部)