Sociology about Art: An Introduction to How Sociologists Study the Arts

For sociologists, making, distributing, and using art and cultural products constitute social practices, yet, sociologists disagree on how to investigate these practices. Organised around three main schools of thought – critical sociology, symbolic interactionism, and social systems theory – Sociology about Art serves as an introduction to, and a self-reflective discussion about, how sociologists study the Arts.

Providing a wide spectrum of approaches in art sociology, the book focuses on ex...