The University Academics Admission & Aid Athletics Campus Life Events Library

The American Ritual Tapestry : Social Rules And Cultural Meanings

  • The American Ritual Tapestry : Social Rules And Cultural Meanings

  • Title

    • Contributions In Sociology, 0084-9278 ; No. 122

  • Attribution

    edited by Mary Jo Deegan

  • Publication Details

    Book, Greenwood Press, 1998

  • Availability

    LOCATIONCALL #STATUS
      (LOWER LEVEL)  E169.04 .A5285 1998         AVAILABLE

    New Feature: Text this to your cellphone
    View record in LOLA catalog

  • Description

    American rituals are vital to the creation and renewal of cultural meanings and rules for social interaction. The theory examines both participatory rituals and mass-media rituals to show how everyday people become attached to and alienated from other rituals. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)

  • Author

  • Subject

  • Places in this work

  • Contents

    • I. Introduction. 1. Weaving the American Ritual Tapestry / Mary Jo Deegan
    • II. Racism as a Core Code in American Ritual. 2. White Nationalists’ Media-Constructed Rituals: The Interplay of Technology and Core Codes / Todd J. Schroer. 3. Evil and the American Dream / Michael R. Ball
    • III. Sexism as a Core Code in American Ritual. 4. The Case of Amateur Stripping: Sex Codes and Egalitarianism in a Heterosocial Setting / Thomas C. Calhoun, Rhonda Fisher and Julie Ann. 5. There She Is: The Miss America Pageant as an American Ritual Drama / Lisa K. Nielsen
    • IV. American Rituals and Globalization. 6. The Americanization of Ritual Culture: The "Core Codes" in American Culture and the Seductive Character of American "Fun" / Mary Jo Deegan. 7. American Ritual Drama in Action: The Disney Theme Park / Yochanan Altman. 8. A "Christmas" Story: An Analysis of the Santa Claus Phenomenon / Sharon K. Larson
    • V. American Rituals and the Sacred in Hyper-Modern Society. 9. American Ritual and American Gods / Anthony J. Blasi. 10. A Sacred Myth in Secular Packaging: Gillan’s Journey Through the Witch World / Mary Jo Deegan
    • VI. Rapidly Changing American Rituals. 11. The Ex-Wife at the Funeral / Agnes Riedmann. 12. Quinceanera: The Mexican- American Initiation Ritual of Young Women / Bert Watters

  • ISBN

    • 0313304653

  • LCCN

  • Open Library ID

Related items

Powered by bSuite.

Post a Comment or Send a Message

Your email is never published nor shared. Required fields are marked *

*
*
Please make my comment private!

Please note: Lamson Library serves the Plymouth State University community. We do not sell the books in our collection.

Comments should show a courteous regard for the presence of other voices in the discussion. We reserve the right to edit or delete comments that do not adhere to this standard.

Lamson Library is powered by Scriblio.
Plymouth State University. 17 High Street. Plymouth, New Hampshire 03264-1595
© 2000-2009. All rights Reserved.