SOC 202 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: F. R. Leavis, Glaucon, Noumenon

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 202
• Professor: Tonya Davidson

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T s form of cultur l n lys s, w c v ews me n ng s be ng t e result of dyn m c. Nterpl y of cultur l object nd ts v r ous contexts, sn"t t e only one, owever. Essent l st not on of me n ng- n w c culture s def ned by n bsolute essence, me n ng t t ult m tely c nnot be ltered. In suc t eor es, culture e t er cont ns or reflects some n erent trut bout t e world. Opposed to suc n ppro c , contempor ry cultur l t eor es tend to be. Nt -essent l st n t t t ey see t e me n ngs of culture s more dyn m c nd. Lter ble(cid:332) s be ng const ntly constructed nd reconstructed n soc l sett ngs.