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Montesquieu and the Discovery of the Social
by Brian SingerMontesquieu is often considered the first social thinker. Today, when 'the end of the social' has been proclaimed, it is time to reconsider its beginnings. In a wide-ranging, original interpretation of The Spirit of the Laws, this book explores what did it mean to 'discover the social', and what can it mean to recover the social today?
Moral Crusades in an Age of Mistrust: The Jimmy Savile Scandal
by F. FurediThe epidemic of scandals unleashed by the Savile Scandal highlights the precarious status of relations of trust. The rapid escalation of this crisis offers insights into the relationship between anxieties about childhood and the wider moral order. This book explains why western society has become so uncomfortable with the exercise of authority.
Moral Panics in the Contemporary World
by Julian Petley Jason Hughes Chas Critcher Amanda RohloffMoral Panics in the Contemporary World represents the best current theoretical and empirical work on the topic, taken from the international conference on moral panics held at Brunel University. The range of contributors, from established scholars to emerging ones in the field, and from a working journalist as well, helps to cover a wide range of moral panics, both old and new, and extend the geographical scope of moral panic analysis to previously underrepresented areas. Designed from the outset to comprise a coherent and integrated set of viewpoints which share a common engagement with critically exploring moral panics in the contemporary world, it contains case studies instantly recognisable and familiar to a student readership (drugs, alcohol, sexual abuse and racism). The collection brings a fresh approach to analysis and argument by testing and extending the concept of moral panic and analyzing a range of topics and geographical contexts, accurately reflecting the state-of-the-art moral panics research today.
Moral Panics in the Contemporary World
by Julian Petley Jason Hughes Chas Critcher Amanda RohloffMoral Panics in the Contemporary World represents the best current theoretical and empirical work on the topic, taken from the international conference on moral panics held at Brunel University. The range of contributors, from established scholars to emerging ones in the field, and from a working journalist as well, helps to cover a wide range of moral panics, both old and new, and extend the geographical scope of moral panic analysis to previously underrepresented areas. Designed from the outset to comprise a coherent and integrated set of viewpoints which share a common engagement with critically exploring moral panics in the contemporary world, it contains case studies instantly recognisable and familiar to a student readership (drugs, alcohol, sexual abuse and racism). The collection brings a fresh approach to analysis and argument by testing and extending the concept of moral panic and analyzing a range of topics and geographical contexts, accurately reflecting the state-of-the-art moral panics research today.
The Moral Panics of Sexuality
by Breanne Fahs, Mary L. Dudy and Sarah StageA provocative feminist analysis of the moral panics of sexuality, this interdisciplinary edited collection showcases the range of historical and contemporary crises we too often suppress, including vagina dentata, vampires, cannibalism, age appropriateness, breast cancer, menstrual panics, and sex education.
Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason and the Gap Between Us and Them
by Joshua GreeneA ground-breaking and ambitious book that promotes a new understanding of morality, one that will help us to solve society's biggest problems.Our brains were designed for tribal life, for getting along with a select group of others (Us), and for fighting off everyone else (Them). But modern life has thrust the world's tribes into a shared space, creating conflicts of interest and clashes of values, along with unprecedented opportunities. As the world shrinks, the moral lines that divide us become more salient and more puzzling. We fight over everything from tax codes to gay marriage to global warming, and we wonder where, if at all, we can find our common ground.A grand synthesis of neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy, Moral Tribes reveals the underlying causes of modern conflict and lights a way forward. Our emotions make us social animals, turning Me into Us. But they also make us tribal animals, turning Us against Them. Our tribal emotions make us fight, sometimes with bombs, sometimes with words, and often with life-and-death stakes. Drawing inspiration from moral philosophy and cutting-edge science, Moral Tribes shows when we should trust our instincts, when we should reason, and how the right kind of reasoning can move us forward.Joshua Greene is the director of Harvard University's Moral Cognition Lab, a pioneering scientist, a philosopher, and an acclaimed teacher. The great challenge of Moral Tribes is this: How can we get along with Them when what they want feels so wrong? Finally, Greene offers a surprisingly simple set of maxims for navigating the modern moral terrain, a practical road map for solving problems and living better lives.
Morality and Corporate Governance: Firm Integrity and Spheres of Justice
by Giulio SapelliFirms, the most significant nucleus of modern economic activity, are very special social organisations with economic purposes and also a responsibility for pursuing the welfare of all ranks of society. This requires moral commitment at a subjective and collective level, i.e. ethics. In this book, a renowned author with long experience as a consultant to large firms explores the relationship between moral action and economic action with particular reference to the firm. Diverse aspects of corporate responsibility – social, civil, political, and environmental – within a rapidly changing world are investigated from a philosophical perspective. Prerequisites for self-regulation are considered and aspects of responsibility beyond the law, such as charters of values and codes of ethics, are discussed. Particular attention is paid to firm integrity and different spheres of justice, each of which has its own criteria for the distribution of goods.
The Mormon Quest for Glory: The Religious World of the Latter-day Saints
by Melvyn HammarbergThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has 6 million members in the United States today (and 13 million worldwide). Yet, while there has been extensive study of Mormon history, comparatively little scholarly attention has been paid to contemporary Mormons. The best sociological study of Mormon life, Thomas O'Dea's The Mormons, is now over fifty years old. What is it like to be a Mormon in America today? Melvyn Hammarberg attempts to answer this question by offering an ethnography of contemporary Mormons. In The Mormon Quest for Glory, Hammarberg examines Mormon history, rituals, social organization, family connections, gender roles, artistic traditions, use of media, and missionary work. He writes as a sympathetic outsider who has studied Mormon life for decades, and strives to explain the religious world of the Latter-day Saints through the lens of their own spiritual understanding. Drawing on a survey, participant observation, interviews, focus groups, attendance at religious gatherings, diaries, church periodicals, lesson manuals, and other church literature, Hammarberg aims to present a comprehensive picture of the religious world of the Latter-day Saints.
Motivation, Altruism, Personality and Social Psychology: The Coming Age of Altruism
by M. BabulaMotivation, Altruism, Personality and Social Psychology takes up the debate around altruism and the acceptance in society that self-interest is a healthy guiding principle in life, and argues that helping behaviour can lead to self-fulfilment and happiness and is beneficial to psychological health and society in general.
Moving in the Shadows: Violence in the Lives of Minority Women and Children
by Liz KellyIn the UK the number of people who came from a minority ethnic group grew by 53 per cent between 1991 and 2001, from 3.0 million in 1991 to 4.6 million in 2001. Whilst much has been written about the impact of these demographic changes in relation to policy issues, black and minority women and children remain under-researched. Recent publications have tended to focus on South Asian women, forced marriage and 'honour' related violence. Moving in the Shadows brings together for the first time in a single volume, an examination of violence against women and children within the diverse communities of the UK. Its strength lies in its gendered focus as well as its understanding of the need for an integrated approach to all forms of violence against women, whilst foregrounding the experiences of minority women, the communities they are part of, and the organizations which have advocated for their rights and given them voice. The chapters contained within this volume explore a set of core themes: the forms and contexts of violence minority women experience; the continuum of violence; the role of culture and faith in the control of women and girls; the types of intervention within multi-cultural and social cohesion policies; the impacts of violence on British-born and migrant women and girls; and the intersection of race, class, gender and sexuality highlighting issues of similarity and difference. Taken together, they provide a valuable resource for scholars, students, activists, social workers and policy-makers working in the field.
Moving in the Shadows: Violence in the Lives of Minority Women and Children
by Liz KellyIn the UK the number of people who came from a minority ethnic group grew by 53 per cent between 1991 and 2001, from 3.0 million in 1991 to 4.6 million in 2001. Whilst much has been written about the impact of these demographic changes in relation to policy issues, black and minority women and children remain under-researched. Recent publications have tended to focus on South Asian women, forced marriage and 'honour' related violence. Moving in the Shadows brings together for the first time in a single volume, an examination of violence against women and children within the diverse communities of the UK. Its strength lies in its gendered focus as well as its understanding of the need for an integrated approach to all forms of violence against women, whilst foregrounding the experiences of minority women, the communities they are part of, and the organizations which have advocated for their rights and given them voice. The chapters contained within this volume explore a set of core themes: the forms and contexts of violence minority women experience; the continuum of violence; the role of culture and faith in the control of women and girls; the types of intervention within multi-cultural and social cohesion policies; the impacts of violence on British-born and migrant women and girls; and the intersection of race, class, gender and sexuality highlighting issues of similarity and difference. Taken together, they provide a valuable resource for scholars, students, activists, social workers and policy-makers working in the field.
Multiagent System Technologies: 11th German Conference, MATES 2013, Koblenz, Germany, September 16-20, 2013 Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #8076)
by Matthias Klusch Matthias Thimm Marcin PaprzyckiThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th German Conference on Multiagent System Technologies, MATES 2013, held in Koblenz, Germany, in September 2013. The 29 revised full papers and 3 keynote talks presented were carefully reviewed and selected from various submissions. The papers cover a broad area of topics of interest ranging from issues of agent-based coordination to simulation to negotiation.
Multikulti: Herausforderung gesellschaftliche Vielfalt (Centaurus Paper Apps #21)
by Nausikaa SchirillaWas heißt das schon, wenn jemand Österreicher, Türke oder Nigerianerin ist?In Deutschland gibt es mittlerweile eine Vielfalt an Kulturen, die für manche anregend, für andere aber neu und gewöhnungsbedürftig ist. Wissenschaft und Medien verwenden eine Vielfalt von Bezeichnungen für diese gesellschaftliche Realität. Es ist die Rede von Fremden, von Parallelgesellschaften oder von multikultureller Gesellschaft. Andere benutzen die Begriffe interkulturell oder transkulturell oder den der Diversität. Eine starke Betonung von Fremdheit und kulturellen Differenzen verstärkt aber Stereotypen und wird der Vielfalt der Lebensweisen von MigrantInnen und Mehrheitsgesellschaft nicht gerecht. Auch sind Kulturen keine statischen Einheiten, die es zu erkennen und zu respektieren gilt, sondern offene, flexible, dynamische und vielfältige Gebilde. So hat sich nicht zuletzt auch die „deutsche Kultur“ verändert.
Multikulturalität in der Diskussion: Neuere Beiträge zu einem umstrittenen Konzept (Interkulturelle Studien)
by Stefan Neubert Hans-Joachim Roth Erol YildizDer Band greift die aktuelle Diskussion um Multikulturalismus in Form eines interdisziplinären Streitgesprächs zwischen Soziologie, Kulturtheorie und Pädagogik auf und ergänzt sie durch neue theoretische Perspektiven.
Multilokalität als Handlungssituation: Lokale Identifikation, Kosmopolitismus und ortsbezogenes Handeln unter Mobilitätsbedingungen (Forschung und Entwicklung in der Analytischen Soziologie)
by Knut PetzoldZunehmende Mobilisierungsanforderungen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt machen das Pendeln zwischen Wohnorten erforderlich. Dieses auch als Multilokalität bezeichnete Phänomen ermöglicht die Analyse des Verhältnisses von Mobilität und lokalen Bezügen. Knut Petzold verbindet die Konzepte der lokalen Identifikation und des Kosmopolitismus mit handlungs- und einstellungstheoretischen sowie sozialpsychologischen Elementen, wobei Konsum und Engagement als ortsbezogene Handlungen berücksichtigt werden. Anhand der Daten einer Online-Erhebung überprüft der Autor ein Modell zur Entstehung und Wirkung von lokaler Identifikation und Kosmopolitismus bei individueller Mobilität.
Multimedia Communications, Services and Security: 6th International Conference, MCSS 2013, Krakow, Poland, June 6-7, 2013. Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #368)
by Andrzej Dziech Andrzej CzyzewskiThis volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Multimedia Communications, Services and Security, MCSS 2013, held in Krakow, Poland, in June 2013. The 27 full papers included in the volume were selected from numerous submissions. The papers cover various topics related to multimedia technology and its application to public safety problems.
Multimodal Pattern Recognition of Social Signals in Human-Computer-Interaction: First IAPR TC3 Workshop, MPRSS 2012, Tsukuba, Japan, November 11, 2012, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #7742)
by Friedhelm Schwenker Stefan Scherer Louis-Philippe MorencyThis book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the First IAPR TC3 Workshop on Pattern Recognition of Social Signals in Human-Computer-Interaction (MPRSS2012), held in Tsukuba, Japan in November 2012, in collaboration with the NLGD Festival of Games. The 21 revised papers presented during the workshop cover topics on facial expression recognition, audiovisual emotion recognition, multimodal Information fusion architectures, learning from unlabeled and partially labeled data, learning of time series, companion technologies and robotics.
Multinational Companies and Domestic Firms in Europe: Comparing Wages, Working Conditions and Industrial Relations
by K. Tijdens D. Gregory Maarten van KlaverenThe Social Effects of FDI on Multinational Companies and Domestic Firms compares and contrasts wages, working conditions and industrial relations processes in multinational and domestic companies. This book is an effort to map the social effects of FDI in a number of EU member states, in relation to the prevailing patterns of internationalization.
Multiple Access Communications: 6th International Workshop, MACOM 2013, Vilnius, Lithuania, December 16-17, 2013, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #8310)
by Magnus Jonsson Alexey Vinel Boris Bellalta Marina Ninoslav Dimitrova Desislava Dieter FiemsThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Multiple Access Communications, MACOM 2013, held in Vilnius, Lithuania, in December 2013. The 16 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from various submissions. They describe the latest advancements in the field of multiple access communications with an emphasis on OFDM techniques, channel coding, spectrum management, medium access control protocols and different aspects of wireless access networks.
Music and Human-Computer Interaction (Springer Series on Cultural Computing)
by Simon Holland, Katie Wilkie, Paul Mulholland and Allan SeagoThis agenda-setting book presents state of the art research in Music and Human-Computer Interaction (also known as ‘Music Interaction’). Music Interaction research is at an exciting and formative stage. Topics discussed include interactive music systems, digital and virtual musical instruments, theories, methodologies and technologies for Music Interaction. Musical activities covered include composition, performance, improvisation, analysis, live coding, and collaborative music making. Innovative approaches to existing musical activities are explored, as well as tools that make new kinds of musical activity possible. Music and Human-Computer Interaction is stimulating reading for professionals and enthusiasts alike: researchers, musicians, interactive music system designers, music software developers, educators, and those seeking deeper involvement in music interaction. It presents the very latest research, discusses fundamental ideas, and identifies key issues and directions for future work.
Music Business and the Experience Economy: The Australasian Case
by Peter Tschmuck, Philip L. Pearce and Steven CampbellMusic Business and the Experience Economy is the first book on the music business in Australasia from an academic perspective. In a cross-disciplinary approach, the contributions deal with a wide-range of topics concerning the production, distribution and consumption of music in the digital age. The interrelationship of legal, aesthetic and economic aspects in the production of music in Australasia is also highlighted as well as the emergence of new business models, the role of P2P file sharing, and the live music sector. In addition, the impact of the digital revolution on music experience and valuation, the role of music for tourism and for branding, and last but not least the developments of higher music education, are discussed from different perspectives.
The Music History Classroom
by James A. DavisThe Music History Classroom brings together essays written by recognized and experienced teachers to assist in the design, implementation, and revision of college-level music history courses. This includes the traditional music history survey for music majors, but the materials presented here are applicable to other music history courses for music majors and general education students alike, including period classes, composer or repertory courses, and special topics classes and seminars. The authors bring current thought on the scholarship of teaching and learning together with practical experience into the unique environment of the music history classroom. While many of the issues confronting teachers in other disciplines are pertinent to music history classes, this collection addresses the unique nature of musical materials and the challenges involved in negotiating between historical information, complex technical musical issues, and the aesthetics of performing and listening. This single volume provides a systematic outline of practical teaching advice on all facets of music history pedagogy, including course design, classroom technology, listening and writing assignments, and more. The Music History Classroom presents the 'nuts-and-bolts' of teaching music history suitable for graduate students, junior faculty, and seasoned teachers alike.
The Music History Classroom
by James A. DavisThe Music History Classroom brings together essays written by recognized and experienced teachers to assist in the design, implementation, and revision of college-level music history courses. This includes the traditional music history survey for music majors, but the materials presented here are applicable to other music history courses for music majors and general education students alike, including period classes, composer or repertory courses, and special topics classes and seminars. The authors bring current thought on the scholarship of teaching and learning together with practical experience into the unique environment of the music history classroom. While many of the issues confronting teachers in other disciplines are pertinent to music history classes, this collection addresses the unique nature of musical materials and the challenges involved in negotiating between historical information, complex technical musical issues, and the aesthetics of performing and listening. This single volume provides a systematic outline of practical teaching advice on all facets of music history pedagogy, including course design, classroom technology, listening and writing assignments, and more. The Music History Classroom presents the 'nuts-and-bolts' of teaching music history suitable for graduate students, junior faculty, and seasoned teachers alike.
Muslim Britain: Communities under Pressure
by Tahir AbbasThis edited collection is a cogent exploration of how the events of September 11 and the subsequent war on terror have impacted on the lived experiences of British South Asian Muslims in a number of important spheres, namely, religious and ethnic identity, citizenship, Islamophobia, gender and education, radicalism, media and political representation. The contributors to this volume are specialists in the fields of sociology, social geography, anthropology, theology and law. Each of the chapters explores the positions of South Asian Muslims from different analytical perspectives based on various methodological approaches. A number of the chapters carry primary empirical analysis, therefore making this one of the most pertinent compilations in this field. Other contributions are more discursive, providing valuable polemics on the current positions of British South Asian Muslims.
Muslim-Christian Dialogue in Post-Colonial Northern Nigeria: The Challenges of Inclusive Cultural and Religious Pluralism (Christianities of the World)
by M. IwuchukwuIwuchukwu examines the perennial conflicts in different parts of northern Nigeria and why they are popularly called Muslim-Christian clashes. Specifically, he examines the immediate and remote factors that are responsible for the conflicts.