Philosophy of Social Science
... times of the social scientists who bet their careers on them. Yet the choices must be justified by a theory, either one that argues for the appropriateness of the methods of natural science to the question the social scientist ad dresses or one that explains why these methods are not appropriate an ...
... times of the social scientists who bet their careers on them. Yet the choices must be justified by a theory, either one that argues for the appropriateness of the methods of natural science to the question the social scientist ad dresses or one that explains why these methods are not appropriate an ...
Introduction to Sociology
... This is not to say all sociologists necessarily look at the social world from exactly the same perspective (or viewpoint), not that sociologists are always in complete about what they are seeing, how behaviour could or should be understood and so forth. As we will see, the sociological perspective i ...
... This is not to say all sociologists necessarily look at the social world from exactly the same perspective (or viewpoint), not that sociologists are always in complete about what they are seeing, how behaviour could or should be understood and so forth. As we will see, the sociological perspective i ...
Kirn-post_fordism_and_its discontents
... he asserts possible ways of finding new forms of political organisation. Just like Tronti went to the US (Marx in Detroit), Bologna goes to New York. According to Bologna, today we need to come up with new strategies of organisation against capital as well as strategies against their cooptation by t ...
... he asserts possible ways of finding new forms of political organisation. Just like Tronti went to the US (Marx in Detroit), Bologna goes to New York. According to Bologna, today we need to come up with new strategies of organisation against capital as well as strategies against their cooptation by t ...
Cultural conceptions of poverty and shame as portrayed
... also provide markers against which individuals judge and understand their progress and behaviour in life, mirrors in which the shame of poverty can be reviewed. The family is similarly important as an institution and setting in which the shame of poverty is manifest through the inability to provide ...
... also provide markers against which individuals judge and understand their progress and behaviour in life, mirrors in which the shame of poverty can be reviewed. The family is similarly important as an institution and setting in which the shame of poverty is manifest through the inability to provide ...
Sociology /Social Work - BYU
... Anthropological approaches and perspectives on humans, their culture, and their society; basic concepts for analyzing cultural behavior. (Winter, Spring, Fall) ...
... Anthropological approaches and perspectives on humans, their culture, and their society; basic concepts for analyzing cultural behavior. (Winter, Spring, Fall) ...
Media meta-capital: extending the range of
... characteristics (possibly a field of such processes) and a source of taken-for-granted frameworks for understanding the reality they represent (an influence, potentially, on action in all fields). Accounts of media and media power which concentrate exclusively on either questions of ‘production’ or ...
... characteristics (possibly a field of such processes) and a source of taken-for-granted frameworks for understanding the reality they represent (an influence, potentially, on action in all fields). Accounts of media and media power which concentrate exclusively on either questions of ‘production’ or ...
The Use of Field Experiments to Study Mechanisms of Discrimination
... The study of social inequalities, i.e., the unequal distribution of individual monetary and non-monetary resources within a population, has a long tradition in the social sciences. Inequalities can take various forms such as differences in employment and payment as well as unequal access to housing, ...
... The study of social inequalities, i.e., the unequal distribution of individual monetary and non-monetary resources within a population, has a long tradition in the social sciences. Inequalities can take various forms such as differences in employment and payment as well as unequal access to housing, ...
Global diffusion of interactive networks: The impact of culture
... networks, such as cellular telephony, is seen as a status symbol and would therefore be effected by power distance. Again, the implications of power distance on the diffusion of interactive networks is inconclusive. Although the effect power distance has on the speed of diffusion is unclear, researc ...
... networks, such as cellular telephony, is seen as a status symbol and would therefore be effected by power distance. Again, the implications of power distance on the diffusion of interactive networks is inconclusive. Although the effect power distance has on the speed of diffusion is unclear, researc ...
S UMMARY
... − global politics and ideologies? − environmental governance? − democracy? - In what ways are these shifts sufficiently important to transform the existing practices, power structures, and orders of meaning in international relations and/or global governance? Outline The thesis identifies different ...
... − global politics and ideologies? − environmental governance? − democracy? - In what ways are these shifts sufficiently important to transform the existing practices, power structures, and orders of meaning in international relations and/or global governance? Outline The thesis identifies different ...
ibn khaldun`s conception of dynastic cycles and
... Since the beginning of the discipline, International Relations (IR) theorists have tried to answer number of questions. One of them, probably the most important one, is about the causes that lie behind war and shifts in international politics (Burchill & Linklater, 2005, p. 7). Different answers to ...
... Since the beginning of the discipline, International Relations (IR) theorists have tried to answer number of questions. One of them, probably the most important one, is about the causes that lie behind war and shifts in international politics (Burchill & Linklater, 2005, p. 7). Different answers to ...
Theories of Culture and Mobility
... reproduction but do exist. For example, cultural mobility theory (DiMaggio, 1982; Erickson, 1996) challenges Bourdieu’s assumption that the habitus is deeply internalized and resistant to change. Instead, cultural mobility theory argues that new resources, networks, and experiences lead poor individ ...
... reproduction but do exist. For example, cultural mobility theory (DiMaggio, 1982; Erickson, 1996) challenges Bourdieu’s assumption that the habitus is deeply internalized and resistant to change. Instead, cultural mobility theory argues that new resources, networks, and experiences lead poor individ ...
Handbook of Contemporary European Social Theory
... theory in a post-national and post-disciplinary era. It also identifies what is distinctive about European social theory in terms of themes and traditions. It is divided into five parts: disciplinary traditions, national traditions, major schools, key themes, and the reception of European social theor ...
... theory in a post-national and post-disciplinary era. It also identifies what is distinctive about European social theory in terms of themes and traditions. It is divided into five parts: disciplinary traditions, national traditions, major schools, key themes, and the reception of European social theor ...
Theology as a Challenge to Social Science
... social science or that endeavours to use social science perspectives in theological disciplines. The advocacy is developed only in relation to contemporary theology and social science. It does not enter, for instance, into the value of social science theory for Biblical interpretation. In so far as ...
... social science or that endeavours to use social science perspectives in theological disciplines. The advocacy is developed only in relation to contemporary theology and social science. It does not enter, for instance, into the value of social science theory for Biblical interpretation. In so far as ...
Biopolitics An Advanced Introduction
... the present book is a translation of that volume, there are some significant changes to be noted. First, there is a new title: Biopolitics: An Advanced Introduction. As one of the anonymous reviewers of the book rightly pointed out, the original title, “Introduction to Biopolitics,” might deter read ...
... the present book is a translation of that volume, there are some significant changes to be noted. First, there is a new title: Biopolitics: An Advanced Introduction. As one of the anonymous reviewers of the book rightly pointed out, the original title, “Introduction to Biopolitics,” might deter read ...
Emotions versus Reasons: A Critical Analysis of Jon Elster`s View
... help us to save the cost of decisions, to overcome weaknesses of will, enhance the credibility of threats and promises and so on. To this he replies that it confuses social norms with private rules and habits. Moreover, many norms prescribe irrational behavior. This will entail the puzzling thesis t ...
... help us to save the cost of decisions, to overcome weaknesses of will, enhance the credibility of threats and promises and so on. To this he replies that it confuses social norms with private rules and habits. Moreover, many norms prescribe irrational behavior. This will entail the puzzling thesis t ...
The Validity of Karl Marx`s Theory of Historical Materialism
... develop the process in the correct realm, the realm of man. In rejecting idealism, Marx developed his view of the world based on materialism. Materialism is the opposite of idealism. According to materialists, matter is the only thing that can be proven to exist. Matter precedes everything and the m ...
... develop the process in the correct realm, the realm of man. In rejecting idealism, Marx developed his view of the world based on materialism. Materialism is the opposite of idealism. According to materialists, matter is the only thing that can be proven to exist. Matter precedes everything and the m ...
ProutWorld Features Ideology Sarkar FAQ Prout in 60 minutes
... Prout concretizes the spiritual in the concept of cardinal human values. In the words of Sarkar: "Human existence is trifarious, a combination of three currents: physical, mental and spiritual. Most people cannot transcend the limits of their physical existence: crude worldly pleasures become the on ...
... Prout concretizes the spiritual in the concept of cardinal human values. In the words of Sarkar: "Human existence is trifarious, a combination of three currents: physical, mental and spiritual. Most people cannot transcend the limits of their physical existence: crude worldly pleasures become the on ...