Culture in Action: Symbols and Strategies
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Culture in Action: Symbols and Strategies is a foundational sociological essay by Ann Swidler that argues culture shapes action by providing a repertoire of symbols, stories, and strategies that people draw on to construct lines of conduct.
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| Culture in Action: Symbols and Strategies canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
academic article
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sociological essay ⓘ |
| aim |
to explain how culture shapes persistent patterns of action
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to reconceptualize the relationship between culture and action ⓘ |
| approach |
cultural-analytic approach to action
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interpretive sociology ⓘ |
| author | Ann Swidler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citationContext |
used to argue that actors draw selectively on cultural repertoires
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used to support arguments about how culture enables as well as constrains action ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field | sociology ⓘ |
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cultural analysis of inequality
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cultural sociology ⓘ organizational studies ⓘ political sociology ⓘ sociology of action ⓘ sociology of culture ⓘ theory of practice ⓘ |
| keyTerm |
settled lives
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strategies of action ⓘ tool kit ⓘ unsettled times ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainConcept |
cultural repertoires
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culture and social action ⓘ culture as a toolkit ⓘ culture shaping action ⓘ repertoire of rituals ⓘ repertoire of stories ⓘ repertoire of symbols ⓘ repertoire of world-views ⓘ settled cultural periods ⓘ strategies of action ⓘ unsettled cultural periods ⓘ values versus strategies ⓘ |
| publicationType | journal article ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | American Sociological Review NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Max Weber's theory of meaning and action
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Pierre Bourdieu's concept of habitus ⓘ theories of values and norms in sociology ⓘ |
| status |
foundational text in cultural sociology
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widely cited sociological article ⓘ |
| subfield |
cultural sociology
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theory of culture ⓘ |
| theoreticalContribution |
argues that culture influences action by providing a repertoire of habits, skills, and styles
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challenges the view that culture shapes action primarily through internalized values and norms ⓘ distinguishes between culture as values and culture as a toolkit of symbols and strategies ⓘ proposes that people construct lines of action from available cultural resources ⓘ |
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