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A secondary concern to

Does "meaning has become a secondary concern to social organization" mean "social organization in of priority in comparison to meaning"?


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Our central aim in this book is the presentation of a sociology of the arts that takes meaning seriously. While any sociology of the arts must discuss art in society, meaning has become a secondary concern to social organization in this area of the discipline. Whether they speak about the production of culture or the construction of art worlds and fields, sociologists have been reluctant to address questions of value, interpretation, and experience, except with an eye toward debunking the claims of others.

  

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catttt Does "meaning has become a secondary concern to social organization" mean "social organization in of priority in comparison to meaning"? Typo: "is of". Yes.

  • catttt Does "meaning has become a secondary concern to social organization" mean "social organization in of priority in comparison to meaning"?
  • Typo: "is of".
  • Yes.
  • You are right to stumble there.
  • It is expressed clumsily.
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cattttDoes "meaning has become a secondary concern to social organization" mean "social organization in of priority in comparison to meaning"?

Typo: "is of".

Yes. You are right to stumble there. It is expressed clumsily. I might have made it "meaning has become a concern secondary to social organization", but ev

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