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Cultural Trauma and Collective Identity. by. Jeffrey C. Alexander, Ron Eyerman, Bernard Giesen, Neil J. Smelser, Piotr Sztompka. 3.88 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions. Want to Read saving….
In this book Jeffrey C. Alexander develops an original social theory of trauma and uses it to carry out a series of empirical investigations into social suffering around the globe. Alexander argues that traumas are not merely psychological but collective experiences, and that trauma work plays a key role in defining the origins and outcomes of ...
Although this book stakes out new ground, in Action and Its Environments Alexander exhibits the same combination of insight and forceful argument that have won his earlier work high acclaim. Preface. Acknowledgments. IntroductionPart I: The Problem Stated. One: Social-Structural Analysis: Presuppositions, Ideologies, Empirical DebatesPart II ...
He was born May 30, 1947, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [4] Alexander gained his Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University in 1969 and his Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1978. [4][5][6] He was originally interested in Marxist sociology and followed the work of Fred Block and debates in the journal ...
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Alexander.CV. Office Hours: Wednesday 4-6pm. Jeffrey C. Alexander is the Lillian Chavenson Saden Professor Emeritus of Sociology. He has worked in the areas of theory, culture, and politics. An exponent of the “strong program” in cultural sociology, he has investigated the cultural codes and narratives that inform diverse areas of social life.
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Jeffrey Alexander, known for his work in sociological theory, breaks new ground in Action and Its Environments . The book aims to bring action theory and structure theory back together by focussing on three central questions. First, how can the normative and material properties of social structures be interlinked?
