Eric Magnuson
Biographic Data
| ID | 140598 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eric Magnuson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eric |
| FAMILY NAME | Magnuson |
| SIGNATURE | MAGNUSON E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Loyola Marymount University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Rejecting the American Dream: Men Creating Alternative Life Goals
This article uses ethnographic research to explore the dynamics of belief, morality, and life change within the mythopoetic men's movement. Examining the creation of local meaning within this context shows that its members have developed a significant criticism of the material values and work ethic connected to what has been called the American Dream. They are generally upper and upper middle-class white men who have come out ahead in the economi…
Creating Culture in the Mythopoetic Men's Movement: An Ethnographic Study of Micro-Level Leadership and Socialization
This paper analyzes the complex interactional processes of cultural interpretation and transmission engaged in within the context of the mythopoetic men's movement. Employing a micro-level but also cultural approach, the study examines the nuances of the process of meaning formation in this contemporary social movement. The ethnographic data shows that the men's movement group leader utilizes his authority and interactional power to develop the c…
Cultural Discourse in Action: Interactional Dynamics and Symbolic Meaning
Ideological Conflict in American Political Culture: The Discourse of Civil Society and American National Narratives in American History Textbooks
Approaches to the sociology of culture have largely been constituted around the long tradition of functionalism in sociology. This has hampered the field greatly. Among other shortcomings, this intellectual foundation has led to a limited understanding of ideology and civil society, a conservative political orientation and an overdeterministic view of social action and the actor. In this paper, I explore and then apply a new approach to the socio…
Rejecting the American Dream: Men Creating Alternative Life Goals
This article uses ethnographic research to explore the dynamics of belief, morality, and life change within the mythopoetic men's movement. Examining the creation of local meaning within this context shows that its members have developed a significant criticism of the material values and work ethic connected to what has been called the American Dream. They are generally upper and upper middle-class white men who have come out ahead in the economi…
Cultural Discourse in Action: Interactional Dynamics and Symbolic Meaning
Ideological Conflict in American Political Culture: The Discourse of Civil Society and American National Narratives in American History Textbooks
Approaches to the sociology of culture have largely been constituted around the long tradition of functionalism in sociology. This has hampered the field greatly. Among other shortcomings, this intellectual foundation has led to a limited understanding of ideology and civil society, a conservative political orientation and an overdeterministic view of social action and the actor. In this paper, I explore and then apply a new approach to the socio…
Creating Culture in the Mythopoetic Men's Movement: An Ethnographic Study of Micro-Level Leadership and Socialization
This paper analyzes the complex interactional processes of cultural interpretation and transmission engaged in within the context of the mythopoetic men's movement. Employing a micro-level but also cultural approach, the study examines the nuances of the process of meaning formation in this contemporary social movement. The ethnographic data shows that the men's movement group leader utilizes his authority and interactional power to develop the c…
Ideological Conflict in American Political Culture: The Discourse of Civil Society and American National Narratives in American History Textbooks
Approaches to the sociology of culture have largely been constituted around the long tradition of functionalism in sociology. This has hampered the field greatly. Among other shortcomings, this intellectual foundation has led to a limited understanding of ideology and civil society, a conservative political orientation and an overdeterministic view of social action and the actor. In this paper, I explore and then apply a new approach to the socio…
Cultural Discourse in Action: Interactional Dynamics and Symbolic Meaning
Creating Culture in the Mythopoetic Men's Movement: An Ethnographic Study of Micro-Level Leadership and Socialization
This paper analyzes the complex interactional processes of cultural interpretation and transmission engaged in within the context of the mythopoetic men's movement. Employing a micro-level but also cultural approach, the study examines the nuances of the process of meaning formation in this contemporary social movement. The ethnographic data shows that the men's movement group leader utilizes his authority and interactional power to develop the c…
Rejecting the American Dream: Men Creating Alternative Life Goals
This article uses ethnographic research to explore the dynamics of belief, morality, and life change within the mythopoetic men's movement. Examining the creation of local meaning within this context shows that its members have developed a significant criticism of the material values and work ethic connected to what has been called the American Dream. They are generally upper and upper middle-class white men who have come out ahead in the economi…
Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Ethnography (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Meaning (existential (3 works)