Collision Culture by Kieran Keohane
The central premise of Collision Culture is that Ireland's experience of "economic boom" has resulted in the collision of incompatible ways of life. These "cultural collisions" in Irish life today occur between the local and global, between "traditional" and "modern", between Catholic and secular, and between rural and urban. They have become apparent in a variety of changes - changes in patterns of rates of suicide, in patterns of consumption, in representations of Irish "celebrities", in patterns of home ownership, in the rise of tribunals, and in a variety of other points of public discourse and Irish culture. The authors argue that the above categories clearly are not starkly divided, but rather are analytic reference points that are useful in trying to understand the conflicts behind various social problems in Ireland. By investigating cultures of everyday life - driving, housing, music, religion, consumerism, fashion, and sexuality, among others - the book shows how recent social transformations are manifest at the everyday level.
Dr Kieran Keohane is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at National University of Ireland, Cork. Dr Carmen Kuhling is a Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Limerick.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781904148616 |
| ISBN 10 | 1904148611 |
| Title | Collision Culture |
| Author | Kieran Keohane |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The Liffey Press |
| Year published | 2004-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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