Joanne bubolz eicher eds (1 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: very good. New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1965. Hardcover. Dustjacket. xv,429 pp. - Dress, Adornment, and the Social Order offers pertinent readings from such disciplines as cultural anthropology, economics, sociology, social psychology. and home economics, as well as from journalístic and popular sources. It is the first book to bring together this widely scattered material, and thus constitutes the only comprehensive, systematic examination of the socio-cultural aspects of dress and adornment. The book is organized as follows: Part One - an introduction to the study of dress and adornment - is followed by a treatment of the traditional topics: origins and functions of dress. In Part Three, diversity in cultural patterns of dress is discussed, with em- phasis on technical, aesthetic, moral, and ritualistic patterns. Part Four is given over to a consideration of observable relationships between dress and social organization, as exhibited by age and sex roles and the social structures of family, polity, economy, religion, caste, and class. Parts Five and Six are concerned with, respectively: significance of clothing for the individual as biological organism as well as normal or deviant social self; and patterns of change and stability in dress and the related topic of fashion. Each section of readings is preceded by comments that provide a frame- work for understanding and evaluating the selections. Dress, Adornment, and the Social Order also features valuable lists of supplementary readings, and an annotated bibliography. Condition : very good copy. Keywords : FASHION.…