Culture and Social Theory

by Aaron Wildavsky

Book Overview

Aaron Wildavsky, along with Mary Douglas, identified what they called grid-group theory. Wildavsky began calling this cultural theory, and applied it to an astounding array of subjects. The essays in this volume exemplify the theory's potential contributions to three seemingly disparate, but related, areas: the social construction of meaning, normative/analytic political philosophy, and a theory of rational choices. This book is the first in a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113850887X
• ISBN13: 9781138508873
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"