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This book develops a theory of aesthetic fiction’s impact on social identities. Throughout five case studies, the author develops the argument that social identities are nurtured by and may even emerge through the conflict between different aesthetic expressions....
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2020-03-30
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This book investigates the life trajectories of Generation X and Y Australians through the 1990s and 2000s. The book defies popular characterizations of members of the ‘precarious generations’ as greedy, narcissistic and self-obsessed, revealing instead that many of the...
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Springer
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2020-03-30
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Perspectives on Children and Young People
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Today, we live in a post-truth era. Creating alternative realities, and making people believe fake realities become easier. Digital platforms tend to promote dramatic, sensational and emotional content that harms democracy. This book examines different aspects of the...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2020-03-30
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There are two narratives of the American class structure: one of a country with boundless opportunities for upward mobility and one of a rigid class system in which the rich stay rich while the poor stay poor. Each of these narratives holds some truth, but each...
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Oxford University Press
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2020-03-30
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Reinforce understanding of the two most popular options for A-level Paper 2: Topics in Sociology, including Families and Households, and Beliefs in Society.Packed full of clear topic summaries, knowledge check questions and sample exam-style questions and answers with...
Editeur :
Hodder Education
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2020-03-30
Collection :
Student Guides
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This book explores how biotechnology can lead to the reimagination of cities. In a time where the increasing adoption of technology by cities is leading to unsustainable environmental and economic concerns, biotechnology has enabled new ways of envisioning data and...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-03-30
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Die Migrations- und Mobilitätsbewegungen im Kontext der Krisen der vergangenen Jahre, aber auch allgemein aufgrund der Internationalisierungs- und Globalisierungsphänomene geben der Beschäftigung mit daraus resultierenden Phänomenen und Problemen eine neue...
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J.B. Metzler
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2020-03-30
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Die Studie beschäftigt sich mit der Entwicklung des Jazz in der DDR und beleuchtet den Zeitraum vom Mauerbau (1961) bis zur Ausweisung des Liedermachers Wolf Biermann (1976). Katharina Weißenbacher stützt ihre Recherchen auf Interviews mit Jazzmusikern, Literatur,...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2020-03-30
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This book takes a new look at the study of emigration since publication of Americans Abroad in 1992. The US receives a high volume of immigrants, but its emigrant population is less frequently studied. International migration continues to increase, with now over 200...
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Springer
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2020-03-30
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This book explores why word of mouth is the most important determinant of a movie’s success. Beginning with a discussion of the enduring appeal of movies, and why the box office has survived the disruption of television and will likely survive the disruption of...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2020-03-27
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Dass sich Arbeits- und Lebenswelten und damit zusammenhängend Geschlechterverhältnisse im Umbruch befinden, ist mittlerweile sowohl in der Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung als auch in der Arbeits- und Industriesoziologie ‚state of the art‘. Die Beobachtung eines...
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Springer VS
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2020-03-27
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In the spring of 1969, 101 students received master’s degrees from Columbia University’s prestigious School of Journalism, where they had learned the trade as it was then practiced. Most hoped to start a career in newspapers, radio, television or magazines, the...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2020-03-27
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This book describes how international development works, its shortcomings, its theoretical and practical foundations, along with prescriptions for the future. International Development Law provides the reader with new perspectives on the origins of global poverty,...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-03-26
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Social workers have a long, proud history of service in most branches of the United States military. The experiences of social workers and other human service professionals of all military ranks have an important, often profound, and lasting impact that informs not only...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-03-26
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There is often a demand for a short, sharp definition of racism, for example as captured in the popular formula Power + Prejudice= Racism. But in reality, racism is a complex, multidimensional phenomenon that cannot be captured by such definitions. In our world today...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2020-03-26
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There is often a demand for a short, sharp definition of racism, for example as captured in the popular formula Power + Prejudice= Racism. But in reality, racism is a complex, multidimensional phenomenon that cannot be captured by such definitions. In our world today...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2020-03-26
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A comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of Women's and Gender Studies, featuring original contributions from leading experts from around the world The Companion to Women's and Gender Studies is a comprehensive resource for students and scholars alike,...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2020-03-26
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Carmen Birkholz zeigt, dass die subjektiven Spiritualitätskonzepte von Pflegenden und Begleitenden wesentlich für sie selbst und für ihr Sorgehandeln in Bezug auf Menschen mit Demenz am Lebensende sind. Dazu untersucht sie in vier Pflegeeinrichtungen mit...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2020-03-25
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This book covers several dimensions of disaster studies as an emerging discipline. It is the inaugural book in the series ‘Disaster Studies and Management’ and deals with questions such as “Is disaster management a field of practice, a profession, or simply a new area...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2020-03-25
Collection :
Disaster Studies and Management
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Im Mittelpunkt des Bandes steht die ethnografisch orientierte Forschungspraxis. Sie wird im Spiegel der in den Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaften aktuell kontrovers verhandelten Konzepte Diversität und Intersektionalität reflektiert. Besondere Aufmerksamkeit wird der...
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Springer VS
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2020-03-25
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