The meanings of social life [electronic resource] : a cultural sociology / by Jeffrey C. Alexander. Alexander, Jeffrey C., 1947- Sociology. Prejudices. Culture. Violence. HM585 .A5 2003 301 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Jeffrey Alexander argues for a cultural sociology that will bring unconscious cultural structures into the broad light of day. Exposing our everyday myths and narratives in a series of empirical studies that range from Watergate to the Holocaust, he shows how these unseen yet potent cultural structures translate into concrete actions and institutions. Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2003. c2003. 2003 Text 1 online resource (296 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195160840.001.0001 eng