EAN: 9781509543991

CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY THE CULTURE OF DEMOCRACY -...

Against the bleak backdrop of pressing issues in today's world  civil societies remain vibrant
animated by people's belief that they should and can solve such issues and build a better
society. Their imagination of a good society  their understanding of their engagement  and the
ways they choose to act constitute the cultural aspect of civil society. Central to this
cultural aspect of civil society is the culture of democracy  including normative values 
individual interpretations  and interaction norms pertaining to features of a democratic
society  such as civility  independence  and solidarity. The culture of democracy varies in
different contexts and faces challenges  but it shapes civic actions  alters political and
social processes  and thus is the soul of modern civil societies. The Culture of Democracy
provides the first systematic survey of the cultural sociology of civil society and offers a
committed global perspective. It shows that  as everyone is eager to have their voice heard 
cultural sociology can serve as an art of listening  a thoroughly empirical approach that takes
ideas  meanings  and opinions seriously  for people to contemplate significant theoretical and
public issues.

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