About this book series

Cultural sociology is widely acknowledged as one of the most vibrant areas of inquiry in the social sciences across the world today. The Palgrave Macmillan Series in Cultural Sociology is dedicated to the proposition that deep meanings make a profound difference in social life. Culture is not simply the glue that holds society together, a crutch for the weak, or a mystifying ideology that conceals power. Nor is it just practical knowledge, dry schemas, or know how. The series demonstrates how shared and circulating patterns of meaning actively and inescapably penetrate the social. Through codes and myths, narratives and icons, rituals and representations, these culture structures drive human action, inspire social movements, direct and build institutions, and so come to shape history. The series takes its lead from the cultural turn in the humanities, but insists on rigorous social science methods and aims at empirical explanations. Contributions engage in thick interpretations but also account for behavioral outcomes. They develop cultural theory but also deploy middle-range tools to challenge reductionist understandings of how the world actually works. In so doing, the books in this series embody the spirit of cultural sociology as an intellectual enterprise.
Electronic ISSN
2946-3580
Print ISSN
2946-3572
Series Editor
  • Jeffrey C. Alexander,
  • Ron Eyerman,
  • David Inglis,
  • Philip Smith

Book titles in this series

  1. Out of Character

    Debating Dutchness, Narrating Citizenship

    Authors:
    • Rogier van Reekum
    • Copyright: 2023

    Available Renditions

    • Hard cover
    • eBook
  2. The Cultural Sociology of Reading

    The Meanings of Reading and Books Across the World

    Editors:
    • María Angélica Thumala Olave
    • Copyright: 2022

    Available Renditions

    • Hard cover
    • Soft cover
    • eBook
  3. The Diocese's Darkest Chapter

    Cultural Trauma and the Making of the Catholic Abuse Crisis in America

    Authors:
    • Allison Niebauer
    • Copyright: 2023

    Available Renditions

    • Hard cover
    • eBook
  4. Finding Gallipoli

    Battlefield Remembrance and the Movement of Australian and Turkish History

    Authors:
    • Brad West
    • Copyright: 2022

    Available Renditions

    • Hard cover
    • Soft cover
    • eBook