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Complexities
Social Studies of Knowledge Practices
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2002
Although much recent social science and humanities work has been a revolt against simplification, this volume explores the contrast between simplicity and complexity to reveal that this dichotomy, itself, is too simplistic. John Law and Annemarie Mol have gathered a distinguished panel of contributors...
Spacefarers
Images of Astronauts and Cosmonauts in the Heroic Era of Spaceflight
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2013
The recent 50th anniversaries of the first human spaceflights by the Soviet Union and the United States, and the 30th anniversary of the launching of the first U.S. Space Shuttle mission, have again brought to mind the pioneering accomplishments of the first quarter century of humans in space. Historians,...
Using Narrative in Social Research
Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2005
'Jane Elliott's examination of the use of "narrative" within the broad context of social science inquiry is a must-read for both qualitative and quantitative researchers, novice and expert alike' - Journal of Advanced Nursing
`This important book does an impressive job of synthesising...
Learn to Write Badly
How to Succeed in the Social Sciences
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
Modern academia is increasingly competitive yet the writing style of social scientists is routinely poor and continues to deteriorate. Are social science postgraduates being taught to write poorly? What conditions adversely affect the way they write? And which linguistic features contribute towards...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
As a discipline, social work needs an inclusive metatheory for both research and practice that goes beyond positivism and constructivism. This is the first book to present and discuss how critical realism can contribute to a more useful and realistic approach to both research and practice in social...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Recent years have seen a dramatic re-emergence of interest in ontology. From philosophy and social sciences to artificial intelligence and computer science, ontology is gaining interdisciplinary influence as a popular tool for applied research. Contributions to Social Ontology focuses specifically...
by Bryan Green
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Although attitudes toward the aged and their care are inherent in any society, gerontology itself is a relatively recent field of study and practice. Gerontology and the Construction of Old Age applies the methods of discourse analysis and textual analysis to texts and documents in this newly evolved...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2015
Half a billion Muslim women inhabit some 45 Muslim-majority countries, and another 30 or more countries have significant Muslim minorities, including, increasingly, countries in the developed West. This study provides a literature review of recent empirical social science scholarship that addresses...
by James V. Wertsch
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 1998
Contemporary social problems typically involve many complex, interrelated dimensions--psychological, cultural, and institutional, among others. But today, the social sciences have fragmented into isolated disciplines lacking a common language, and analyses of social problems have polarized into approaches...
by Kenneth C. Bausch
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
In The Emerging Consensus of Social Systems Theory Bausch summarizes the works of over 30 major systemic theorists. He then goes on to show the converging areas of consensus among these out-standing thinkers.
Bausch categorizes the social aspects of current systemic thinking as falling into five broadly...
The Trouble with Community
Anthropological Reflections on Movement, Identity and Collectivity
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2015
'Community' is one of social science's longest-standing concepts. The assumption, of much social science, has been that it is in communities -- and to communities -- that human individuals, as social and cultural beings, belong. Communities are said to embody that interactive environment from which...
by Wei Shan, Lijun Yang
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2016
This book attempts to provide an overview of social and political changes in Chinese society since the global financial crisis. Rapid economic development has restructured the setup of society and empowered or weakened certain social players. The chapters in this book provide an updated account of...
Renascent Pragmatism
Studies in Law and Social Science
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Pragmatism is experiencing a resurgence in law, philosophy and social science, with pragmatists seeking a consistent, comprehensive and productive understanding of social life. In its four sections Renascent Pragmatism aids the reinvigoration of pragmatism as an important intellectual tradition and...
Eurocentrism at the Margins
Encounters, Critics and Going Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
Eurocentrism remains a prevailing feature of Western-dominated social scientific perspectives, tending to ignore alternative views originating outside the West and thus maintaining a form of scholarly hegemony. As such, there is an urgent need to reconsider Eurocentrism in social science, to ask whether...