Sociology of the Arts: Exploring Fine and Popular Forms (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780631230397)

This is a comprehensive overview of the sociology of art and an authoritative work of scholarship by a leading expert in the field. The international selection of perspectives, empirical research, and case studies makes this book essential for teaching and studying the sociology of art.

• Synthesizes the various theoretical models of art sociology.
  
• Provides empirical examples of books, films, television shows, dance, and music, as well as exemplars of sociological work on the arts.
  
• Discusses works from both fine and popular ends of the cultural spectrum.
  
• Explores how art is created, distributed, received, consumed, and used by people who experience it.

Author: Victoria D. Alexander
ISBN-10: 0631230394
ISBN-13: 9780631230397
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 01/31/2003
Pages: 392
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.54lbs
Size: 9.38h x 6.00w x 1.34d