000			01553cam a2200217ua 4500
020			_a0761934462
082			_a306.40954 _bSOC
245	1	0	_aThe social and the symbolic
260			_aNew Delhi _bSage Publications _c2007
300			_a481p.
490			_aCommunication Processes: vol.2
520			_aThis book argues that communication – an exchange of symbols – is the essence of society and that this exchange is the foundation on which the human collective is based. It explores how the collective sense of the self is defined either with reference to, or in defiance of, dominant existing traditions. The various essays highlight the links between culture studies and the use of communication in binding together a community as also to provide a voice to the unheard and the unsung. Beginning by describing the pertinence of communication to grasping the overall substance of social reality, the volume is divided into the following three parts: - Forms of self-identity: This section looks at the emergence and construction of personal and collective identities through myths, religious idioms, stories and traditions of marginalized communities. - Grounds of work relations: Here, the contributors focus on occupations and vocations of the peasant and artisan communities of western India.
650			_aCommunication
650	0		_aSocial Sciences
650	0		_aSociology
700			_aBel, Bernard, ed.
700	0	2	_aBiswajit Das, ed.
700	0	2	_aVibodh Parthasarathi, ed.
700	0	2	_aPoitevin, Guy, ed.
942			_cBK
999			_c18392 _d18392