Social category: 205239 books
The Concept of Social Change (Routledge Revivals)
A Critique of the Functionalist Theory of Social Change
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2010
Anthony Smith's important work on the concept of social change, first published in 1973, puts forward the paradigm of historical change as an alternative to the functionalist theory of evolutionary change. He shows that, in attempting to provide a theory of social change, functionalism reveals itself...
by Christine Langhoff
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2003
Essay from the year 2003 in the subject Sociology - Social System, Social Structure, Class, Social Stratification, grade: 2.1 (B), Oxford University (New College), 4 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Class is a concept much used in both sociology as well as everyday language,...
by Amos Morris-Reich
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2008
The transformation of the human sciences into the social sciences in the third part of the 19th century was closely related to attempts to develop and implement methods for dealing with social tensions and the rationalization of society. This book studies the connections between academic disciplines...
Classical Social Contract Theory
The Classical Social Contract Theories of Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau Compared
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2009
Essay from the year 2008 in the subject Politics - Political Theory and the History of Ideas Journal, grade: 80%= good, University of Kerala (Department of Political Science), course: Political Theory- Liberal Tradition, language: English, abstract: This essay compares the classical social contract...
by John Irving
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1959
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1959
"On the night of August 22, 1935, as Canadians listened to their radios, they heard, with amazement and incredulity, that the first Social Credit government in the world had been elected that day in the province of Alberta. . . . Before the tabulation of votes was completed, telephone calls from...
The Plot Against Social Security
How the Bush Plan Is Endangering Our Financial Future
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Relentless and ominous, the drumbeat echoes across the land: Social Security is on the verge of bankruptcy. These repeated warnings have become a dismal article of faith for the millions of Americans who pay Social Security taxes and expect to collect benefits someday. But they are flatly untrue.
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by Joyce Bell
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
The Black Power movement has often been portrayed in history and popular culture as the quintessential "bad boy" of modern black movement-making in America. Yet this impression misses the full extent of Black Power's contributions to U.S. society, especially in regard to black professionals...
Thinking the Unthinkable
The Riddles of Classical Social Theories
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
In the eloquent style for which he has become famous, Charles Lemert writes of social theory as no one else. Thinking the Unthinkable is offered as text for instruction, yet it defies the prevailing assumption that social theory is a method for clarifying the facts of social life. Lemert shows how...
by Prideaux, Simon, Roulstone
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2012
In an era of scarce social resources the question of the changing social policy constructions and responses to disabled people has become increasingly important. Paradoxically, some disabled people are realising new freedoms and choices never before envisioned, whilst others are prey to major retractions...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2008
How can groups effectively meet the needs of humans in areas as diverse as aid, responsibility, action, healing, learning and acceptance? This edited volume aims to address these issues and provide ways to extend the current reach and quality of social work with groups.
Based on a selection...
Voices From the Field
Group Work Responds
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013
Voices From the Field is the book to challenge you from your cozy position of complacency! By simply opening its pages, you will learn about fascinating developments in group work sequences in group care, empowerment groups in action, and a whole spectrum of practice and education-oriented themes...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2015
In this volume teacher educators explicitly and implicitly share their visions for the purposes, experiences, and commitments necessary for social studies teacher preparation in the twenty-first century. It is divided into six sections where authors reconsider: 1) purposes, 2) course curricula, 3)...
Community Practice
Theories and Skills for Social Workers
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2011
For almost two decades, Community Practice has been a definitive text for social workers, community practitioners, and students eager to help individuals contribute to and use community resources or work to change oppressive community structures. In this third edition, a wealth of new charts and cases...
Freaks, Geeks, and Cool Kids
Teenagers in an Era of Consumerism, Standardized Tests, and Social Media
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2015
In Freaks, Geeks, and Cool Kids: Teenagers in an Era of Consumerism, Standardized Tests, and Social Media, Second Edition, award-winning sociologist Murray Milner tries to understand why teenagers behave the way they do. The first edition drew upon two years of intensive fieldwork in one high school...