Site of the Social
Author | : Theodore R. Schatzki |
Publisher | : Penn State Press |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2010-11-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0271046546 |
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"A special feature of the book is its development of the theoretical argument by sustained reference to two historical examples: the medicinal herb business of a Shaker village in the 1850s and contemporary day trading on the Nasdaq market. First focusing on the relative simplicity of Shaker life to illuminate basic ontological characteristics of the social site, Schatzki then uses the sharp contrast with the complex and dynamic practice of day trading to reveal what makes this approach useful as a general account of social existence.