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The study of cultural objects and their materiality has moved to the center of cultural
sociology. This review synthesizes the work of this third wave of cultural sociology,
demonstrating how insights from the study of cultural objects and their mechanisms�…

Conspiracy theories are a constant feature of human society but have recently risen
in prominence with the flurry of COVID-19 conspiracy theories and their public
display in social media. Conspiracy theories should be studied not only because of�…

Part personal autobiography, part intellectual history, this article offers lessons from a
long career, reflections on my sociological contributions, and an account of how
major social changes shaped my trajectory and made me the sociologist I am. I also�…

The special issue titled 'Values‐based Territorial Food Networks–Benefits,
challenges and controversies' and this introductory editorial aim to bridge conceptual
and disciplinary differences within the literature on alternative agro‐food networks�…

Researchers have independently studied the roles of culture, creativity, and
innovation in the domain of handicrafts. In the present study, we aimed to understand
the linkages between the three constructs in the same sector. We based our research�…

Abstract We use Multiple Correspondence Analysis to capture the institutional logics
of love and intimacy among a random sample of American university students.
Comparing the theoretical assumptions of field theory and the institutional logics�…

It is uncontroversial for strategy scholars that culture matters for both strategy
formulation and execution. Yet, the diversity of approaches and concepts for thinking
about culture can prove daunting for operationalizing this insight. We introduce the�…

We propose that individuals differ in their ability to generate creative ideas as a
function of the values, beliefs, and norms of their social group's culture they have
adopted and routinely use. To generate creative ideas, an individual needs to think�…

This article conceptualizes the Sensitive Word Culture as a new theoretical lens for
understanding how Chinese netizens interact with Internet censorship systems.
Through the use of 22 in-depth interviews of Chinese Weibo users and netnography�…

This article develops a new approach to the sociology of time by examining how the
contentious politics of newness shapes modern revolutionary politics. It goes beyond
the prevalent dualistic conception of social time and develops a tripartite model by�…