Beyond Political Culture

Culture is a dimension of all social interactions, since as humans we always traffic in meaning. Thus it should not be understood as a separate domain of human activity, contrasted for example with politics or economy (Norton 2004; Sewell 1999: 39). Social interactions, the basic units of society, h...

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Published inAnthropology and Political Science Vol. 3; p. 60
Main Authors Aronoff, Myron J, Kubik, Jan
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Berghahn Books 15.11.2012
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Edition1
Subjects
Anthropology
Applied anthropology
Behavioral sciences
Communications
Cultural anthropology
Cultural customs
Cultural semiotics
Folkloristics
Government
Hegemony
Mythology
Myths
Political anthropology
Political attitudes
Political communication
Political rhetoric
Political science
Political science & theory
Political sociology
Political systems
Practical theology
Religion
Religious practices
Religious rituals
Rituals
Semiotics
Social & cultural anthropology
Social sciences
Theology
Traditions
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Summary:Culture is a dimension of all social interactions, since as humans we always traffic in meaning. Thus it should not be understood as a separate domain of human activity, contrasted for example with politics or economy (Norton 2004; Sewell 1999: 39). Social interactions, the basic units of society, have a strategic dimension and hence can be usefully modeled as political or economic games. But they also have a communicative dimension and thus can be studied as semiotic events or processes. Events are studied semiotically when the researcher focuses on actors’ actions as they generate, communicate, or interpret meaning. Political scientists
ISBN:085745725X
9780857457257