Mary Douglas
Dublin Core
Title
Mary Douglas
Description
Social Theory, Anthropology, Cultural Sociology
Rights
“Picture of Mary Douglas (1921–2007), British anthropologist” by N/A is licensed under Fair Use.
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
1921
Birthplace
Britain
Death Date
2007
Biographical Text
Douglas, Mary. (2003) [1986] Risk acceptability according to the social sciences. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203708781
Douglas, M. (2002). Collected works (12 vols.). London: Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Mary-Douglas-Collected-Works/Douglas-Douglas/p/book/9780415283977
Douglas, M. (1992). Risk and blame: Essays in cultural theory. London and New York, NY: Routledge.
Douglas, M. (1986). How institutions think. Syracuse University Press.
Douglas, M. (1973). Natural symbols: explorations in cosmology. London: Barrie and Jenkins.
Douglas, M. (2003). Purity and danger: An analysis of concepts of pollution and taboo. Routledge. Accessed July 1, 2022. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9780203361832/purity-danger-mary-douglas
Douglas, M. (2002). Collected works (12 vols.). London: Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Mary-Douglas-Collected-Works/Douglas-Douglas/p/book/9780415283977
Douglas, M. (1996). Thought styles: critical essays on good taste. Sage.
Douglas, M. (1992). Risk and blame: Essays in cultural theory. London and New York, NY: Routledge.
Douglas, M. (1986). How institutions think. Syracuse University Press.
Douglas, M., & Wildavsky, A. (1983). Risk and culture: An essay on the selection of technological and environmental dangers. University of California Press.
Douglas, M. (1973). Natural symbols: explorations in cosmology. London: Barrie and Jenkins.
Secondary Text
Richards, P. (2017). Mary Douglas: understanding social thought and conflict. Berghahn Books.
Logue, D. M., Clegg, S., & Gray, J. (2016). Social organization, classificatory analogies and institutional logics: Institutional theory revisits Mary Douglas. Human Relations, 69(7), 1587-1609. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0018726715614637
Douglas, M. and Ney, S. (1998). Missing persons: a critique of the social sciences. Berkley: University of California Press. https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520207523/missing-persons
Douglas, M. (Ed). (1982). Essays in the sociology of perception. London, Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul.
Extra Resources
Mary Douglas Memorial Lecture 2015: The Societalization of Social Problems. June 3, 2014. University of Oxford Podcasts. Podcast. Accessed July 1, 2022. https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/mary-douglas-memorial-lecture-2015-societalization-social-problems
Interview with Mary Douglas - February 2006 - part 1. November 8, 2007. Prof Alan Macfarlane - Ayabaya. Youtube. Accessed July 1, 2022. https://youtu.be/xl3oMdIRFDs
Mary Douglas Full Interview. October 9, 2014.
Joe Galbo. Youtube. Accessed July 1, 2022. https://youtu.be/ghObQIll7N4.
Citation
“Mary Douglas,” Mapping Social Theory and Sociology, accessed December 26, 2024, https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/mapping-social-theory-and-sociology/items/show/566.