Symbolic Crusade, 2nd ed,

by Joseph R. Gusfield

The important role of the Temperance movement throughout American history is analyzed as clashes and conflicts between rival social systems, cultures, and status groups. Sometimes the "dry" is winning the classic battle for prestige and political power. Sometimes, as in today's society, he is losing.This significant contribution to the theory of status conflict also discloses the importance of political acts as symbolic acts and offers a dramatistic theory of status politics, Gusfield provides a useful addition to the economic and psychological modes of analysis current in the study of political and social movements.

Genres: Sociology, Nonfiction, History

Paperback

First published September 1, 1966

Reviews

[Thomas Kerleroux · Rating 4 out of 5]

super, super interesting

[Courtney]

This book was very interesting in college. But that was in the context of a great class. Now, It's a lot of sociological take on the issue of temperance. I was more interested in history than sociology this time around.