Culture-Specific Cultural Sociology
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A Culture-Specific Cultural Sociology is a cultural sociology that analyzes distinct cultural systems within specific national, regional, or ethnic contexts through sociological methods.
- AKA: Culture-Specific Sociology of Culture, National Cultural Sociology.
- Context:
- It can preserve Cultural Specificity while applying universal methods.
- It can analyze Cultural Variations across different social systems.
- It can investigate Local Meanings within global contexts.
- It can study Cultural Traditions through contemporary lenses.
- It can connect Historical Legacy with modern practices
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- Examples:
- National Cultural Analysises, such as:
- Chinese Cultural Sociology, which examines Chinese culture (especially its Confucian values and social harmony).
- American Cultural Sociology, which examines American culture (especially its individualism and consumer culture).
- German Cultural Sociology, which examines German culture (especially its social order and intellectual traditions).
- Italian Cultural Sociology, which examines Italian culture (especially its family structures and regional identity).
- Canadian Cultural Sociology, which examines Canadian culture (especially its multiculturalism and bilingual heritage).
- Japanese Cultural Sociology, which examines Japanese culture (especially its group harmony and hierarchical relations).
- French Cultural Sociology, which examines French culture (especially its cultural distinction and public sphere).
- Brazilian Cultural Sociology, which examines Brazilian culture (especially its racial democracy and carnival traditions).
- Indian Cultural Sociology, which examines Indian culture (especially its caste system and religious pluralism).
- Russian Cultural Sociology, which examines Russian culture (especially its collective spirit and literary traditions).
- Mexican Cultural Sociology, which examines Mexican culture (especially its familism and folk catholicism).
- British Cultural Sociology, which examines British culture (especially its class system and imperial legacy).
- Korean Cultural Sociology, which examines Korean culture (especially its neo-confucianism and modernization).
- Australian Cultural Sociology, which examines Australian culture (especially its egalitarianism and outdoor lifestyle).
- Spanish Cultural Sociology, which examines Spanish culture (especially its regional autonomy and fiesta culture).
- Cultural Domain Focuses, such as:
- Traditional Practice Analysises for understanding cultural continuity.
- Modern Adaptation Studyies for examining cultural change.
- Cultural Institution Researches for investigating social organization.
- National Cultural Analysises, such as:
- Counter-Examples:
- Universal Cultural Theory, which ignores cultural specificity in favor of general principles.
- Comparative Cultural Studies, which primarily focuses on cross-cultural comparison rather than deep cultural analysis.
- Global Cultural Studies, which emphasizes cultural convergence over local distinctions.
- See: Cultural Sociology, National Culture, Cultural Analysis, Local-Global Dynamic, Cultural Tradition, Social System, Cultural Specificity, Sociological Method, Cultural Interpretation, National Identity.