This lively and accessible new book reconsiders the different views as to what 'culture' is, how it operates, and how it relates to other aspects of the human (

It is generally accepted that the modern era has been a period of unprecedented cultural change; but what is the nature of this change and how has it impacted o

Chaney proposes an innovative framework for understanding the relationship between popular culture and everyday life; also identifies two long-term changes - ra

How important are the media? How is culture changing? How is ordinary life being transformed? How do we belong? This ground-breaking book offers a new approach

Everyday life is defined and characterised by the rise, transformation and fall of social practices. Using terminology that is both accessible and sophisticated