Culture in Sociological Depiction Cover Image

Kultura w ujęciu socjologicznym
Culture in Sociological Depiction

Author(s): Małgorzata Gruchoła
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: culture; sociology; culture sociology

Summary/Abstract: The goal of the publication is to analyse the definition and the conception of the culture in the area of sociology. The subject of the detailed consideration includes the following research issues: definitions of culture (nominal, historical, normative, psychological, structural, genetic), culture vs nature, culture as a subject interesting for sociology (types, categories, kinds of culture, message arrangement), culture as the research subject for culture sociology (symbolic culture, criteria for differentiation of the sphere of social and cultural phenomena, determination of mutual relations of these two spheres). The article is summarized with conclusions.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 95-114
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish