Social Science category: 175800 books
by Gary Taylor, Liam Mellor, Richard McCarter
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2015
Work-Related Learning and the Social Sciences provides a clear and accessible introduction to the theory and practice of work. Written in a student friendly style, it makes use of the following:
Theoretical Perspectives: The theoretical foundations of identity, power, community, citizenship,...
Small Town China
Rural Labour and Social Inclusion
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2011
While much has been written about rural migrant workers’ experiences in the big cities, population movements into China’s vast network of towns and small cities has been largely neglected. This book presents a detailed case study of rural migrant workers experiences in a small town in a north...
Navigating Souths
Transdisciplinary Explorations of a U.S. Region
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
The work of considering, imagining, and theorizing the U.S. South in regional, national, and global contexts is an intellectual project that has been going on for some time. Scholars in history, literature, and other disciplines have developed an advanced understanding of the historical, social, and...
by Harold E. Nottridge
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
The urban setting in which people live has an important influence upon the organization and planning of their social lives. H. E. Nottridge here presents a valuable introduction to the field of urban sociology, showing that it is a theoretical discipline which is worthy of consideration in its own...
by Janet Michello, Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2015
Institutions play a dominant role in our society and influence the manner in which we live. Institutions form the basic structure of society and impact our access to information, employment, financial and educational resources, and quality of life. This book showcases how American institutions perpetuate...
Geographies of Exclusion
Society and Difference in the West
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2002
Images of exclusion characterised western cultures over long historical periods. In the developed society of racism, sexism and the marginalisation of minority groups, exclusion has become the dominant factor in the creation of social and spatial boundaries. Geographies of Exclusion seeks to identify...
Karl Mannheim and the Crisis of Liberalism
The Secret of These New Times
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
To reflect on Karl Mannheim is to address fundamental issues of political enlightenment Mannheim's driving determination "was to learn as a sociologist by close observation the secret (even if it is infernal) of these new times." Mannheim's aim was "to carry liberal values forward."...
Urban Transformations
Power, People and Urban Design
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2004
Cities affect every person's life, yet across the traditional divides of class, age, gender and political affiliation, armies of people are united in their dislike of the transformations that cities have undergone in recent times. The physical form of the urban environment is not a designer add-on...
Applied Data-Centric Social Sciences
Concepts, Data, Computation, and Theory
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2014
Applied data-centric social sciences aim to develop both methodology and practical applications of various fields of social sciences and businesses with rich data. Specifically, in the social sciences, a vast amount of data on human activities may be useful for understanding collective human nature....
by Mark Jayne
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2005
In investigating the mutual and dynamic relationship between urban development and consumption, this book asks: how are cities moulded by consumption, and how is consumption moulded by cities?
Consumption stands at the intersection of different spheres of everyday life: between the public and...
Who Are We Now?
Interpreting the Pew Study on Jewish Identity in America Today
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2013
Who is a Jew in 21st century America?
Is membership in “the tribe” defined by shared religious beliefs? Common ethnic backgrounds? Familiar holiday practices? Similar tastes in culture and cuisine? And what do the widely varying answers to those questions mean for the future of the American...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2014
A Historiography of the Modern Social Sciences includes essays on the ways in which the histories of psychology, anthropology, sociology, economics, history and political science have been written since the Second World War. Bringing together chapters written by the leading historians of each discipline,...
Harry Potter and the Millennials
Research Methods and the Politics of the Muggle Generation
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
Without a doubt the Harry Potter series has had a powerful effect on the Millennial Generation. Millions of children grew up immersed in the world of the boy wizard—reading the books, dressing up in costume to attend midnight book release parties, watching the movies, and even creating and competing...
Agency without Actors?
New Approaches to Collective Action
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2012
The question of agency is a key issue in social theory and research. The discourse of human agency as an effect of social relations is deeply intertwined with the history of sociological thought. However, in most recent discussions the role of non-humans gains a substantial impact concerning agency....