Meanings of life in contemporary Ireland
Subtitle: webs of significance
By: Tom Inglis
Series: Cultural sociology
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781137429124
Subjects: Values; Meaning (Philosophy); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes
Description: "The struggle to create and sustain meaning in our everyday lives is fought using cultural ingredients to spin the webs of meaning that keep us going. To help reveal the complexity and intricacy of the webs of meaning in which they are suspended, Tom Inglis interviewed one-hundred people in their native home of Ireland  to discover what was most important and meaningful for them in their lives. Inglis believes language is a medium: there is never an exact correspondence between what is said and what is felt and understood. Using a variety of theoretical lenses developed within sociology and anthropology, Inglis places their lives within the context of Ireland's social and cultural transformations, and of longer-term processes of change such as increased globalisation, individualisation, and informalisation"--

"Meaning makes social life possible. It is the air that enables everyday life to take place, from love, to bonding, communication and collaboration. Using a variety of theoretical lenses developed within sociology and anthropology, I explore the meanings of live of 100 ordinary people living around Ireland"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-237) and index.