This book offers a critical introduction to most of the theories of culture in the social sciences, as well as a proposal by the author—who frames the theory of culture in a general theory of social action, which he exposes using a lot of examples to illustrate its usefulness for research. In this way, it satisfies a long-term need of those who, at different levels of study and from different thematic and disciplinary perspectives, are interested in the study of political culture, youth culture, organizational culture, cultural identity, national culture, popular culture, religious culture and a long etcetera.