سوسيولوجيا الأدب sociology of literature هو حقل فرعي في سوسيولوجيا الثقافة. وتدرس الانتاج الاجتماعي للأدب وآثاره الاجتماعية. والمثال الملحوظ هو كتاب پيير بورديو سنة 1992 Les Règles de L'Art: Genèse et Structure du Champ Littéraire، الذي ترجم بعنوان قواعد الفن: تكوين وبنية الحقل الأدبي (1996).
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