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Explore a new perspective on social theory with Status, Power and Ritual Interaction. While prominent sociologists like Emile Durkheim, Erving Goffman, and Randall Collins suggest that ritual is the foundation of social life, this book presents a different view. It argues that ritual is a surface phenomenon. Beneath these rituals lie the real drivers of social interaction: status and power. This text identifies status and power as the twin forces that structure social relations. These forces determine emotions and connect individuals to the reference groups that deliver culture. By examining how these elements administer preferences, actions, beliefs, and ideas, the book provides a deep look into how social structures function. It offers a relational reading that challenges traditional views on how ritual and social interaction work together in our daily lives.

Key Features

Challenges traditional sociological views held by Durkheim, Goffman, and Collins regarding the foundational role of ritual.

Identifies status and power as the primary forces that structure all social relations and interactions.

Examines how status and power determine human emotions and link individuals to important reference groups.

Analyzes how social forces deliver culture and administer individual preferences, actions, beliefs, and ideas.

Provides a relational reading of social interaction to explain the mechanics behind social structures.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
28 August 2011
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26 May 2011

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