Culture and Social Life

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What exactly does culture look like, and how precisely does it shape---and is shaped by---social behavior? These are the core questions in the sociology of culture and will be the focus of this course. The course begins with an overview of the various ways that culture has been defined in sociological theory and research. The course will then focus on various topics within the contemporary sociology of culture, including, but not limited to, culture and cognition, the production of culture, culture and politics, and culture and inequality.