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This book offers readers a number of ways to link cultural experience to political economyto become aware of the ways in which political and economic realities and decisions determine the outlines of spaces and activities in everyday life. Unsettling and provocative, Culture Works shows how particular economies and power relations work in familiar and central cultural experiences: art, beer, advertising, dance, sport, shopping, the Web, and media.

"This text is important for any introductory anthropology course, particularly in conveying to students the relevance of anthropology by engaging with the very aspects of popular culture that are significant in their everyday lives." - Kristin L. Dowell, University of Oklahoma

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures -- 1 Introduction: rethinking organizational culture -- 2 Foundations of cultural studies -- 3 The pre-history of organizational culture -- 4 Models of organizational culture -- 5 Sexism, racism, and other common cultural practices -- 6 Redeeming organizational culture: stories and storytelling -- 7 Concluding comments -- Bibliography -- Index.