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Social capital is a principal concept across the social sciences and has readily entered into mainstream discourse. In short, it is popular. However, this popularity has taken its toll.Social capital suffers from a lack of consensus because of the varied ways it is...
Editeur :
Polity
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2020-05-11
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Key Concepts
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Black Men's Studies offers an approach to understanding the lives and the self determination of men of African descent in the U.S. context. It not only frames their experiences, it also explores the multidimensional approaches to advancing the lives ofBlack men....
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
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2020-05-11
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Classical sociology considered money as central to the functioning of modern society, relatingit to a progressive expansion of instrumental rationality and the emergence of weaker social ties.Modern money, the universal equivalent described by Simmel, facilitates...
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Springer VS
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2020-05-09
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What is racism? is a timely question that is hotly contested in the philosophy of race. Yet disagreement about racism’s nature does not begin in philosophy, but in the sociopolitical domain. Alberto G. Urquidez argues that philosophers of race have failed to pay...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2020-05-09
Collection :
African American Philosophy and the African Diaspora
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This volume examines the question “Do abstract objects exist?”, presenting new work from contributing authors across different branches of philosophy. The introduction overviews philosophical debate which considers: what objects qualify as abstract, what do we mean by...
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Springer
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2020-05-08
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Der Band geht der Frage nach, welche spezifisch edukativen Techniken angesichts der zunehmenden Etablierung und Professionalisierung der pädagogischen Arbeitsfelder erforderlich werden. In diesem Zusammenhang wird zu klären versucht, welche pädagogische und didaktische...
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Springer VS
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2020-05-07
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This volume brings together scholars from across disciplines and continents in order to continue to analyse, query, and deconstruct the complexities of bodily existence in the modern world. Comprising nine essays by leading and emerging scholars, and spanning issues...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-05-07
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This brief presents a study addressing the impact of a college degree upon officer use of force. The average American municipal police academy only requires 26 weeks of training, despite previous studies showing overwhelming support that college educated police officers...
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Springer
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2020-05-07
Collection :
SpringerBriefs in Criminology
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This new, updated edition provides a lively, lucid and compelling introduction to contemporary controversies over the self and self-identity in the social sciences and humanities. In an accessible and concise format, the book ranges from classical intellectual...
Editeur :
Polity
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2020-05-07
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Key Concepts
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With the transformation of the role of the welfare state, the “social engagement” and “active participation” were taking the place of passive benefits. The importance of individual actions is becoming more and more prominent.With the reduction of welfare benefits and...
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Springer VS
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2020-05-06
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Max Weber, einer der Begründer der modernen Soziologie, hat ebenfalls ökonomische, historische, rechts- und religionswissenschaftliche Werke verfasst und wird – neben der Soziologie – in allen Geistes- und Kulturwissenschaften breit rezipiert. Etliche von Weber geprägte...
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J.B. Metzler
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2020-05-06
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?This book discusses the influence of the pharmaceutical industry on the practice of medicine, and the observed and potential pitfalls of such partnerships. It argues that the pharmaceutical industry has become indispensable to many of the activities of the medical...
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Springer
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2020-05-06
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When Americans think about race, “white” is often the furthest thing from their minds. Yet whiteness colors so much of social life in the United States, from the organization and maintenance of social structures to an individual’s sense of self. White has long been...
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Polity
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2020-05-06
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This book conducts a cross-linguistic and cross-cultural study of 'women’s language' as it pertains to feminine beauty. It examines the ideological constructs of beauty and femininity in the cultures of Japan and Russia, as embodied through televised beauty ads, and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-05-05
Collection :
Palgrave Studies in Language, Gender and Sexuality
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This volume interrogates the intertwining of the local and the digital in environmental communication. It starts by introducing a wave metaphor to tease out major shifts in the field, and situates the intersections of local places and digital networks in the beginning...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-05-05
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Learn what it was like to live as a Norseman in this fun and fascinating look at Vikings and the Viking Age. Vikings, those ancient Norse seafarers, have inspired plenty of pop culture phenomena, from the A&E hit show Vikings to Thor: Ragnarök, to the ever-expanding...
Editeur :
Running Press Adult
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2020-05-05
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Over five decades of research has made clear that social networks can have an important impact on our political behavior. Specifically, when we engage in political conversation within these networks we develop connections that increase the likelihood that we will become...
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Oxford University Press
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2020-05-05
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In recent decades, gold mining has moved into increasingly remote corners of the globe. Aside from the expansion of industrial gold mining, many countries have simultaneously witnessed an expansion of labor-intensive and predominantly informal artisanal and small-scale...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2020-05-04
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From the beginning, American cinema has been both a powerful mythmaker and a social critic. D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation, arguably the first feature film, shows us just how early in its history cinema had established its influence. In 1915 it was the first movie to...
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Oxford University Press
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2020-05-04
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This book discusses the protection, planning, and design of sustainable urban water environments. Against the backdrop of environmental changes, it addresses issues of water resource protection and sustainable development in China and Germany at different stages of...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-05-03
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