Essays on the Sociology of Perception / Edition 1

by Mary Douglas

Overview

First published in 1982, this is one of Mary Douglas' favourite books. It is based on her meetings with friends in which they attempt to apply the grip/group analysis from Natural Symbols. The essays have been important texts for preparing grid/group exercises ever since. She is still trying to improve the argument of Natural Symbols and is always hoping to find better applications to illustrate the power of the two dimensions used for accurate comparison.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415291118
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/05/2002
Series:	Mary Douglas: Collected Works
Pages:	348
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1: Perspectives On Method; Introduction; 1: One- And Two-Dimensional Models Of The Distribution Of Beliefs; 2: A Three-Dimensional Model; 3: Giving The Grid/Group Dimensions An Operational Definition; 4: Twenty Industrial Scientists: A Preliminary Exercise; 5: A Note On Styles In Accounting; 2: Comparative Studies In History And The History Of Ideas; Introduction; 6: 'Les Gens De Lettres': An Interpretation; 7: The Political Culture Of Warring States China; 8: Reflexivity In Festival And Other Cultural Events; 9: Polyhedra And The Abominations Of Leviticus: Cognitive Styles In Mathematics; 10: Cognitive Styles In Geology; 3: Close Focus On Selected Cosmologies; Introduction; 11: The Perception Of Time And Space In Egalitarian Sects: A Millenarian Cosmology; 12: Spectral Evidence: The Witchcraft Cosmology Of Salem Village In 1692; 13: The Problem Of The Centre: An Autonomous Cosmology