Cultural Meanings and Cultural Structures in Historical Explanation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4496458 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John R Hall (0000-0002-6230-8612, University of California, Davis, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 331-347 |
| Publication date | 2000-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History and Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2656 • E-ISSN: 1468-2303 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/0018-2656.00134 |
| OpenAlex | W2103393978 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 41 |
One way to recast the problem of cultural explanation in historical inquiry is to distinguish two conceptualizations involving culture: (1) cultural meanings as contents of signification (however theorized) that inform meaningful courses of action in historically unfolding circumstances; and (2) cultural structures as institutionalized patterns of social life that may be elaborated in more than one concrete construction of meaning. This distinction helps to suggest how explanation can operate in accounting for cultural processes of meaning-formation, as well as in other ways that transcend specific meanings, yet are nonetheless cultural. Examples of historical explanation involving each construct are offered, and their potential examined
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| Unique citing works | 41 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.78 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2023 (21) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 40 |