The Route Not Taken: Pareto`s Model of Social Mobility
... that account for the ubiquity of the Pareto distribution.6 The strong attraction felt by some scientists for the mystery and potential theoretical value represented by such uniformities, as well as the rather independent position of the phenomenon with respect to mainstream economic theory, was wel ...
... that account for the ubiquity of the Pareto distribution.6 The strong attraction felt by some scientists for the mystery and potential theoretical value represented by such uniformities, as well as the rather independent position of the phenomenon with respect to mainstream economic theory, was wel ...
Mundane
... development of computer technology, for example as an end in itself (engineering research), as an element in work practice (instrumental, applied or economic research) or as an aspect of communicative social practices more generally (research on media, communication and society). Such collaboration ...
... development of computer technology, for example as an end in itself (engineering research), as an element in work practice (instrumental, applied or economic research) or as an aspect of communicative social practices more generally (research on media, communication and society). Such collaboration ...
CSR as aspirational talk
... positions and across social norms and expectations—in terms of formulating definitions, articulating ideals, laying down principles, contesting standards, publicizing visions, putting forward plans, etc.—have the potential to stimulate positive social change, even when such talk is not fully reflect ...
... positions and across social norms and expectations—in terms of formulating definitions, articulating ideals, laying down principles, contesting standards, publicizing visions, putting forward plans, etc.—have the potential to stimulate positive social change, even when such talk is not fully reflect ...
The Nature of Social Science Research
... Because our social world is all around us, it is often assumed that explaining social phenomena is just a matter of common sense. Yet being a member of a society definitely does not equate to an automatic understanding of our social reality. Indeed, as outlined in the previous paragraph on cultural ...
... Because our social world is all around us, it is often assumed that explaining social phenomena is just a matter of common sense. Yet being a member of a society definitely does not equate to an automatic understanding of our social reality. Indeed, as outlined in the previous paragraph on cultural ...
Disasters can lift veils : five issues for sociological disaster studies
... over 100 billion pesos (National Economic Development Authority 2013). Authorities suggest that it will take years, if not decades, for the government, aid agencies and local communities to build back better. As with most complex phenomena, however, it seems that the more we know about Haiyan, the m ...
... over 100 billion pesos (National Economic Development Authority 2013). Authorities suggest that it will take years, if not decades, for the government, aid agencies and local communities to build back better. As with most complex phenomena, however, it seems that the more we know about Haiyan, the m ...
Magazines and the Making of America
... to people in many strata of society, not just socioeconomic elites, as tools of communication and community building. The story told here begins with the publication of the first magazines in America in 1741 and continues to 1860, the eve of the Civil War, that great cleaving of community, that terr ...
... to people in many strata of society, not just socioeconomic elites, as tools of communication and community building. The story told here begins with the publication of the first magazines in America in 1741 and continues to 1860, the eve of the Civil War, that great cleaving of community, that terr ...
“Turning the Social Contract Inside Out: Neoliberal Governance and
... social contract theory. As a variation on social contract, what we find in Sandra’s case is the reversal of consent – consenting to economic rule rather than political rule, consenting to the legitimation of self-interest rather than public interest, and consenting to exclusion rather than inclusion ...
... social contract theory. As a variation on social contract, what we find in Sandra’s case is the reversal of consent – consenting to economic rule rather than political rule, consenting to the legitimation of self-interest rather than public interest, and consenting to exclusion rather than inclusion ...
Class, property, and structural endogamy: Visualizing networked
... of marital relinkages between families as a means of alliance in European villages. Marital relinking of the ancestral lines of two or more couples occurs when there exists a circuit of consanguinal links among them. For example, say we have three couples (1, 2, 3),A married to B, C to D, and E to F ...
... of marital relinkages between families as a means of alliance in European villages. Marital relinking of the ancestral lines of two or more couples occurs when there exists a circuit of consanguinal links among them. For example, say we have three couples (1, 2, 3),A married to B, C to D, and E to F ...
TRANSNATIONAL MARKETS AND THE POLANYI PROBLEM
... market system, submerge the economy in social relationships, framed by non-economic institutions. In other words, economic activity in production and distribution is established as a by-product of social relationships, which are subject to a non-economic rationale. Production and distribution do not ...
... market system, submerge the economy in social relationships, framed by non-economic institutions. In other words, economic activity in production and distribution is established as a by-product of social relationships, which are subject to a non-economic rationale. Production and distribution do not ...
1150207 - Extras Springer
... price of resources, and the interaction of different interest groups, drives institutions. But the evolution of an institution is not only a long-term process of natural development, it also has its own features. "The structure dominating the way we operate is made up of the formal rules, behavior o ...
... price of resources, and the interaction of different interest groups, drives institutions. But the evolution of an institution is not only a long-term process of natural development, it also has its own features. "The structure dominating the way we operate is made up of the formal rules, behavior o ...
Unit Outline Part 1 - MMU Understanding Criminology / FrontPage
... 3. To what extent does crime reflect mainstream cultural values? 4. Why do some communities become characterised by high levels of crime? 5. Critically assess the labelling perspective's depiction of the process by which someone achieves the label of 'deviant'. 6. To what extent has the growing awar ...
... 3. To what extent does crime reflect mainstream cultural values? 4. Why do some communities become characterised by high levels of crime? 5. Critically assess the labelling perspective's depiction of the process by which someone achieves the label of 'deviant'. 6. To what extent has the growing awar ...
Utatlan: The Constituted Community of the K`iche Maya of Q`umarkaj
... devoted much of his professional career to studying the ethnography, ethnohistory, linguistics, and archaeology of the K’iche’ Maya of Guatemala (Carmack 1977, 1981; Carmack and Weeks 1981). The K’iche’ played a prominent role in the history of Central America. They were a dominant force in the regi ...
... devoted much of his professional career to studying the ethnography, ethnohistory, linguistics, and archaeology of the K’iche’ Maya of Guatemala (Carmack 1977, 1981; Carmack and Weeks 1981). The K’iche’ played a prominent role in the history of Central America. They were a dominant force in the regi ...
Forbidden Knowledge: Public Controversy and the Production of
... production is biased toward the benefit of the privileged, leaving blank spaces where knowledge could empower disenfranchised social groups. Both terms highlight how institutional, political, economic, and cultural constraints create gaps in what we know and what we choose to accept as knowledge. Thi ...
... production is biased toward the benefit of the privileged, leaving blank spaces where knowledge could empower disenfranchised social groups. Both terms highlight how institutional, political, economic, and cultural constraints create gaps in what we know and what we choose to accept as knowledge. Thi ...
quantitative and qualitative - BU Blogs
... As we said, quantitative statements are both more precise (at least potentially) and more explicit. This is because the very act of creating a numerical scale requires a set of explicit comparisons and an explicit comparison-set – a domain. Scales cannot be developed in highly specific contexts. Im ...
... As we said, quantitative statements are both more precise (at least potentially) and more explicit. This is because the very act of creating a numerical scale requires a set of explicit comparisons and an explicit comparison-set – a domain. Scales cannot be developed in highly specific contexts. Im ...