Cultural Sociology
本课程探讨文化在社会生活中的意义与作用，从社会学视角分析文化的生产、传播与消费。内容涵盖文化与权力、文化资本与区隔、亚文化与反文化、大众文化与媒介文化、消费文化、全球化与文化认同等议题。课程结合经典理论与当代案例，引导学生理解文化如何塑造社会结构、身份认同与日常生活。
This course explores the meaning and role of culture in social life, analyzing the production, circulation, and consumption of culture from a sociological perspective. Topics include culture and power, cultural capital and distinction, subcultures and countercultures, mass and media culture, consumer culture, and globalization and identity, combining classical theory with contemporary cases.
选取一个当代亚文化现象（如粉丝文化、街头文化、游戏文化、网络社群等），进行深度个案研究，撰写一篇2500字的分析论文。运用文化社会学相关理论，探讨该亚文化的形成背景、意义建构、身份认同及其与主流文化的关系，分析其社会功能与文化意义。
Select a contemporary subcultural phenomenon and conduct an in-depth case study in a 2500-word analytical paper. Apply cultural sociology theories to explore its formation, meaning construction, identity formation, and relationship with mainstream culture, analyzing its social functions and cultural significance.