Culture as “Tool Kit” - theculturelab.umd
WEBCulture as “Tool Kit”. This contemporary notion of culture as something to be used and drawn upon comes from sociologist Ann Swidler (1986). From this perspective, people do not just live within a culture but use elements of that culture to inform their behavior and decision-making.
WEBCulture influences action not by providing the ultimate values toward which action is oriented, but by shaping a repertoire or "tool kit" of habits, skills, and styles from which people construct "strategies of action."
Culture: The Tool-Kit Metaphor and Multicultural Social Work
WEBSwidler “tool-kit” metaphor is a resource for understanding culture and its influence. Concepts and propositions related to tools, took kits, strategies of action, social frameworks for action, the...
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WEBJan 25, 2020 · Aimed at addressing the culture-action problem, the dual-process model seeks to reconcile the Parsonsian image of culture as values, ends, or motivations with what Vaisey refers to as “toolkit-repertoire theory,” for which he takes Swidler’s formulation as paradigmatic.
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WEBNov 26, 2009 · Swidler’s concept of a cultural toolkit provides a strong foundation for any cultural sociology course. Swidler defines a cultural toolkit as the symbols, stories, rituals, beliefs, ideologies and practices of daily life through which people use …
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WEB"Culture in Action: Symbols and Strategies" [11] (1986), argues that rather than just a form of internalized norms controlling behavior—argued by, for instance, Talcott Parsons—culture is a collection or "tool-kit" that people draw on to accomplish particular strategies of action. [12]
Culture: The Tool-Kit Metaphor and Multicultural Social Work
WEBFeb 1, 1999 · Culture: The Tool-Kit Metaphor and Multicultural Social Work. Swidler’s “tool-kit” metaphor is a resource for understanding culture and its influence. Concepts and propositions related to...