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Sociology in America: A History
by Craig CalhounThough the word “sociology” was coined in Europe, the field of sociology grew most dramatically in America. Despite that disproportionate influence, American sociology has never been the subject of an extended historical examination. To remedy that situation—and to celebrate the centennial of the American Sociological Association—Craig Calhoun assembled a team of leading sociologists to produce Sociology in America. Rather than a story of great sociologists or departments, Sociology in America is a true history of an often disparate field—and a deeply considered look at the ways sociology developed intellectually and institutionally. It explores the growth of American sociology as it addressed changes and challenges throughout the twentieth century, covering topics ranging from the discipline’s intellectual roots to understandings (and misunderstandings) of race and gender to the impact of the Depression and the 1960s. Sociology in America will stand as the definitive treatment of the contribution of twentieth-century American sociology and will be required reading for all sociologists. Contributors: Andrew Abbott, Daniel Breslau, Craig Calhoun, Charles Camic, Miguel A. Centeno, Patricia Hill Collins, Marjorie L. DeVault, Myra Marx Ferree, Neil Gross, Lorine A. Hughes, Michael D. Kennedy, Shamus Khan, Barbara Laslett, Patricia Lengermann, Doug McAdam, Shauna A. Morimoto, Aldon Morris, Gillian Niebrugge, Alton Phillips, James F. Short Jr., Alan Sica, James T. Sparrow, George Steinmetz, Stephen Turner, Jonathan VanAntwerpen, Immanuel Wallerstein, Pamela Barnhouse Walters, Howard Winant
Sociology in America: A History (Morality And Society Ser.)
by Craig CalhounThough the word “sociology” was coined in Europe, the field of sociology grew most dramatically in America. Despite that disproportionate influence, American sociology has never been the subject of an extended historical examination. To remedy that situation—and to celebrate the centennial of the American Sociological Association—Craig Calhoun assembled a team of leading sociologists to produce Sociology in America. Rather than a story of great sociologists or departments, Sociology in America is a true history of an often disparate field—and a deeply considered look at the ways sociology developed intellectually and institutionally. It explores the growth of American sociology as it addressed changes and challenges throughout the twentieth century, covering topics ranging from the discipline’s intellectual roots to understandings (and misunderstandings) of race and gender to the impact of the Depression and the 1960s. Sociology in America will stand as the definitive treatment of the contribution of twentieth-century American sociology and will be required reading for all sociologists. Contributors: Andrew Abbott, Daniel Breslau, Craig Calhoun, Charles Camic, Miguel A. Centeno, Patricia Hill Collins, Marjorie L. DeVault, Myra Marx Ferree, Neil Gross, Lorine A. Hughes, Michael D. Kennedy, Shamus Khan, Barbara Laslett, Patricia Lengermann, Doug McAdam, Shauna A. Morimoto, Aldon Morris, Gillian Niebrugge, Alton Phillips, James F. Short Jr., Alan Sica, James T. Sparrow, George Steinmetz, Stephen Turner, Jonathan VanAntwerpen, Immanuel Wallerstein, Pamela Barnhouse Walters, Howard Winant
Sociology in the Age of the Internet (UK Higher Education OUP Humanities & Social Sciences Sociology)
by Allison CavanaghIn recent years there has been a large and diverse body of writing from scholars in the social sciences who have been studying changes brought about by new communication technologies in general and the Internet in particular. The question of how people behave, interact and organize themselves in relation to this form of communication has been given added prominence by developments within new social theory, especially in relation to the novelty of contemporary social formations and the importance of mass communications to this changed order. For the student new to the study of technology and society, there are a bewildering array of claims and counter claims, representing a spectrum of theoretical, methodological and critical sensibilities in relation to the Internet. In this new book Allison Cavanagh evaluates the work in this area by: Investigating the novelty of the Internet and setting the Internet in the context of communication histories Evaluating the extent and rate of change through a synthesis of the available empirical literature Providing a key to understanding the changes identified through an evaluation of the utility of new social theory Sociology in the Age of the Internet is essential reading for academics and students with an interest in the relationship between the internet and society.
Sociology in Theology: Reflexivity and Belief
by K. FlanaganThis is an original study of the sociological imagination in regard to visual culture. It explores the reflexive dimensions of choice over seeing or not seeing in relation to paintings, images and islands. Bourdieu, Goffman and Simmel provide the basis for insights into how reflexivity in sociology has unexplored theological implications.
A Sociology Of Educating (PDF)
by Roland Meighan Clive Harber Iram Siraj-Blatchford Stephen Walker Len Barton MeighanIntended to stimulate sociologically informed thinking about educating, this book has become firmly established in its field, winning places on reading lists for Education Studies, Initial Teacher Training and Continuing Professional Development courses. The book begins with a light-hearted taste of sociology, and then goes on to explore five key areas of education: the hidden curriculum ideologies of educating sociological perspectives and the study of education educational life chances, and the next learning system. This new edition includes sections on personalized learning, progressive education, and the impact of assessment on pupils. It also comes with a new chapter 'The Discourses of Education'.
Sociology of Education (PDF)
by Jill SwaleThis series of Advanced TopicMasters provides detailed and up-to-date analysis and discussion of key topics in AS/A-level subjects. Written by experienced teachers, authors and examiners, Advanced TopicMasters take students beyond the basic textbooks. Each title explores the key questions and debates surrounding the topic, helping students to identify, analyse, interpret and evaluate the material presented. These skills are developed through a series of short source-based Tasks that appear in each chapter and are accompanied by Guidance notes on how to tackle the questions. Analysis of each topic is illustrated with full colour photographs, charts, tables and diagrams.
Sociology of Higher Education: Contributions and Their Contexts
by Patricia J. GumportIn this volume, Patricia Gumport and other leading scholars examine the sociology of higher education as it has evolved since the publication of Burton Clark's foundational article in 1973. They trace diverse conceptual and empirical developments along several major lines of specialization and analyze the ways in which wider societal and institutional changes in higher education have influenced this vital field of study.In her own chapters, Gumport identifies the factors that constrain or facilitate the field's development, including different intellectual legacies and professional contexts for faculty in sociology and in education. She also considers prospects for the future legitimacy and vitality of the field.Featuring extensive reviews of the literature, this volume will be invaluable for scholars and students of sociology and higher education.
The Sociology of Loyalty
by James ConnorSpecifically, this book explains loyalties: why we have them and what they do for us and society. It also places loyalty into the study of emotions such as trust and shame. By drawing on current theories and current and historical examples this book clearly establishes the components of loyalty and its place with in the theories of emotion. Additionally it develops the theoretical understanding of emotions by taking a previously ignored – yet highly topical – emotion and placing it within the theoretical perspective.
The Sociology of Religion
by Grace DavieWhy is religion still important? Can we be fully modern and fully religious? The Sociology of Religion works at two levels. First it sets out the agenda - covering the key questions in the sociology of religion today. At the same time, it interrogates this agenda - asking if the sociology of religion, as we currently know it, is ′fit for purpose′. If not, what is to be done? In a single volume, Grace Davie captures the nature and forms of modern religion, the current debates in the field and the prospects for future development.
The Sociology of Religion
by Grace DavieWhy is religion still important? Can we be fully modern and fully religious? The Sociology of Religion works at two levels. First it sets out the agenda - covering the key questions in the sociology of religion today. At the same time, it interrogates this agenda - asking if the sociology of religion, as we currently know it, is ′fit for purpose′. If not, what is to be done? In a single volume, Grace Davie captures the nature and forms of modern religion, the current debates in the field and the prospects for future development.
The Sociology of Rural Life
by Sam HillyardFrom fox-hunting to farming, the vigor with which rural activities and living are defended overturns received notions of a sleepy and complacent countryside. Alongside these developments, the rise of the organic food movement has helped to revitalize an already politicized rural population. Over the years 'rural life' has been defined, redefined and eventually fallen out of fashion as a sociological concept - in contrast to urban studies, which has flourished. This much-needed reappraisal calls for its reinterpretation in light of the profound changes affecting the countryside. First providing an overview of rural sociology, Hillyard goes on to offer contemporary case studies that clearly demonstrate the need for a reinvigorated rural sociology. Tackling a range of contentious issues, this book offers a new model for rural sociology and reassesses its role in contemporary society.A PDF version of this book is available for free in open access via the OAPEN Library platform, www.oapen.org
Sociology Through the Projector (International Library of Sociology)
by Bulent Diken Carsten Bagge LaustsenSociology through the Projector takes issue with the question of how contemporary film can help answering the general, abstract but still urgent question: what is the social today? This book explains the performative relation to contemporary social theory in which cinema functions as a tool for social diagnosis. There is much to be learned about social theory through an encounter with films as films are part and parcel of the society they portray. Increasingly more lay knowledge about social problems and facts stems from cinema as it offers to large audiences a popular and pedagogical introduction to social knowledge. Social theory cannot avoid a critical engagement with cinema as cinema interprets, invents, displaces and distorts the object of sociological inquiry. This book will provide a deeper understanding of contemporary social theory as the chosen films will work as a pedagogical route into contemporary social theory. The films represent a mix of European and American blockbusters and more aesthetically orientated films. The authors question several dominant topics and concerns within social theory and film studies. Firstly, by cross-examining a series of concepts such as identity, representation, memory and surveillance (filming social behaviour) which are of concern to both film theory and social theory. Secondly, by trying to develop imaginative approaches to standard social concerns such as exclusion, gender roles and inequalities, power, infantilisation and commodification of the social and psychological bonds. This book will be a great resource for students and researchers of Sociology, Contemporary Social Theory, Film Studies and Cultural Studies.
Sociology Through the Projector (International Library of Sociology)
by Bulent Diken Carsten Bagge LaustsenSociology through the Projector takes issue with the question of how contemporary film can help answering the general, abstract but still urgent question: what is the social today? This book explains the performative relation to contemporary social theory in which cinema functions as a tool for social diagnosis. There is much to be learned about social theory through an encounter with films as films are part and parcel of the society they portray. Increasingly more lay knowledge about social problems and facts stems from cinema as it offers to large audiences a popular and pedagogical introduction to social knowledge. Social theory cannot avoid a critical engagement with cinema as cinema interprets, invents, displaces and distorts the object of sociological inquiry. This book will provide a deeper understanding of contemporary social theory as the chosen films will work as a pedagogical route into contemporary social theory. The films represent a mix of European and American blockbusters and more aesthetically orientated films. The authors question several dominant topics and concerns within social theory and film studies. Firstly, by cross-examining a series of concepts such as identity, representation, memory and surveillance (filming social behaviour) which are of concern to both film theory and social theory. Secondly, by trying to develop imaginative approaches to standard social concerns such as exclusion, gender roles and inequalities, power, infantilisation and commodification of the social and psychological bonds. This book will be a great resource for students and researchers of Sociology, Contemporary Social Theory, Film Studies and Cultural Studies.
Software Architectures, Components, and Applications: Third International Conference on Quality of Software Architectures, QoSA 2007, Medford, MA, USA, July 11-13, 2007, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #4880)
by Sven Overhage Clemens A. Szyperski Ralf H. Reussner Judith A. StaffordResearchers and professionals will find in this text the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the Third International Conference on the Quality of Software Architectures, QoSA 2007, held in Medford, MA, USA, in 2007. It was mounted in conjunction with the 10th International ACM SIGSOFT Symposium on Component-Based Software Engineering, CBSE 2007. The 13 revised full papers presented together with one keynote lecture were carefully reviewed and selected from 42 submissions.
Software Engineering Approaches for Offshore and Outsourced Development: First International Conference, SEAFOOD 2007, Zurich, Switzerland, February 5-6, 2007, Revised Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #4716)
by Bertrand Meyer Mathai JosephThis book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the First International Conference on Software Engineering Approaches for Offshore and Outsourced Development, SEAFOOD 2007, Zurich, Switzerland, in February 2007. The 15 revised full papers constitute a balanced mix of academic and industrial aspects and address topical regions such as processes, education, country reports, evaluation and assessment, communication and distribution, as well as tools.
Software Process Dynamics and Agility: International Conference on Software Process, ICSP 2007, Minneapolis, MN, USA, May 19-20, 2007, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #4470)
by Qing Wang Dietmar Pfahl David M. RaffoThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Software Process, held in Minneapolis, MN, USA, in May 2007. The 28 revised full papers presented together with the abstracts of two keynote addresses cover process content, process tools and metrics, process management, process representation, analysis and modeling, experience report, and simulation modeling.
Software Process Improvement: 14th European Conference, EuroSPI 2007, Potsdam, Germany, September 26-28, 2007, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #4764)
by Pekka Abrahamsson Nathan Baddoo Tiziana Margaria Richard MessnarzThis book constitutes the refereed proceeding of the 14th European Software Process Improvement Conference, EuroSPI 2007, held in Potsdam, Germany, in September 2007. The papers are organized in topical sections on enforcement, alignment, tailoring. There is focus on SME issues, improvement analysis and empirical studies, new avenues of SPI, SPI methodologies, as well as testing and reliability.
Soldiers at Peace: Veterans of the Civil War in Mozambique
by J. SchaferThis is the first scholarly study of soldiers and guerrillas demobilized after the civil war in Mozambique (1979-1992). The book examines former soldiers' - from both sides - return to civilian life, and how their identity as veterans plays out in the political sphere.
Southern Theory: The global dynamics of knowledge in social science
by Raewyn ConnellSouthern Theory presents the case for a radical re-thinking of social science and its relationships to knowledge, power and democracy on a world scale.Mainstream social science pictures the world as understood by the educated and affluent in Europe and North America. From Weber and Keynes to Friedman and Foucault, theorists from the global North dominate the imagination of social scientists, and the reading lists of students, all over the world. For most of modern history, the majority world has served social science only as a data mine.Yet the global South does produce knowledge and understanding of society. Through vivid accounts of critics and theorists, Raewyn Connell shows how social theory from the world periphery has power and relevance for understanding our changing world from al-Afghani at the dawn of modern social science, to Raul Prebisch in industrialising Latin America, Ali Shariati in revolutionary Iran, Paulin Hountondji in post-colonial Benin, Veena Das and Ashis Nandy in contemporary India, and many others.With clarity and verve, Southern Theory introduces readers to texts, ideas and debates that have emerged from Australia's Indigenous people, from Africa, Latin America, south and south-west Asia. It deals with modernisation, gender, race, class, cultural domination, neoliberalism, violence, trade, religion, identity, land, and the structure of knowledge itself.Southern Theory shows how this tremendous resource has been disregarded by mainstream social science. It explores the challenges of doing theory in the periphery, and considers the role Southern perspectives should have in a globally connected system of knowledge. Southern Theory draws on sociology, anthropology, history, psychology, economics, philosophy and cultural studies, with wide-ranging implications for social science in the 21st century.
Southern Theory: The global dynamics of knowledge in social science
by Raewyn ConnellSouthern Theory presents the case for a radical re-thinking of social science and its relationships to knowledge, power and democracy on a world scale.Mainstream social science pictures the world as understood by the educated and affluent in Europe and North America. From Weber and Keynes to Friedman and Foucault, theorists from the global North dominate the imagination of social scientists, and the reading lists of students, all over the world. For most of modern history, the majority world has served social science only as a data mine.Yet the global South does produce knowledge and understanding of society. Through vivid accounts of critics and theorists, Raewyn Connell shows how social theory from the world periphery has power and relevance for understanding our changing world from al-Afghani at the dawn of modern social science, to Raul Prebisch in industrialising Latin America, Ali Shariati in revolutionary Iran, Paulin Hountondji in post-colonial Benin, Veena Das and Ashis Nandy in contemporary India, and many others.With clarity and verve, Southern Theory introduces readers to texts, ideas and debates that have emerged from Australia's Indigenous people, from Africa, Latin America, south and south-west Asia. It deals with modernisation, gender, race, class, cultural domination, neoliberalism, violence, trade, religion, identity, land, and the structure of knowledge itself.Southern Theory shows how this tremendous resource has been disregarded by mainstream social science. It explores the challenges of doing theory in the periphery, and considers the role Southern perspectives should have in a globally connected system of knowledge. Southern Theory draws on sociology, anthropology, history, psychology, economics, philosophy and cultural studies, with wide-ranging implications for social science in the 21st century.
Soziale Exklusion im Wohlfahrtsstaat: Arbeitslosensicherung und Sozialhilfe in Großbritannien und Deutschland
by Katrin MohrKatrin Mohr untersucht am Beispiel der Arbeitslosensicherung und der Sozialhilfe in Großbritannien und Deutschland, wie Wohlfahrtsstaaten soziale Exklusion strukturieren. Sie analysiert die inklusiven und exklusiven Mechanismen und Logiken der Systeme der sozialen Sicherung bei Einkommensarmut und Erwerbslosigkeit in beiden Ländern und geht den möglichen Konsequenzen nach, die sich aus der Verfasstheit dieser Sicherungssysteme sowie ihrem Wandel für Prozesse sozialer Ausgrenzung ergeben. Indem die Autorin die vergleichende Wohlfahrtsstaatsforschung mit der Analyse sozialer Ungleichheit verknüpft, leistet sie einen Beitrag zur Soziologisierung der Sozialpolitikforschung sowie zu einer in Deutschland noch wenig entwickelten Ungleichheitsforschung mit institutionellem Fokus.
Soziale Netzwerke und soziale Ungleichheit: Zur Rolle von Sozialkapital in modernen Gesellschaften (Sozialstrukturanalyse)
by Jörg Lüdicke Martin DiewaldSozialkapital ist in vielfacher Weise mit dem System sozialer Ungleichheit verknüpft. Auf der einen Seite ist die Konstitution individueller Nahumwelten mitbestimmt durch die sozialstrukturelle Einbettung von Personen. Auf der anderen Seite können soziale Ungleichheiten direkt und indirekt durch soziales Kapital produziert werden. Die Beiträge in dem Band beschäftigen sich theoretisch und empirisch mit unterschiedlichen Facetten dieses komplexen Wirkungszusammenhangs. Dabei werden nicht nur individuelle Ungleichheitsmerkmale untersucht, sondern auch Ungleichheitsbedingungen verschiedener Gesellschaften.
Soziale Ungleichheit: Eine Einführung in die zentralen Theorien (Studientexte zur Soziologie)
by Nicole BurzanDas Buch bietet eine gut verständliche Einführung in ein zentrales Thema der Sozialwissenschaften: Soziale Ungleichheit - ausgezeichnet mit dem René-König-Lehrbuchpreis der DGS!
Sozialer Wandel und Gewaltkriminalität: Deutschland, England und Schweden im Vergleich, 1950 bis 2000 (Analysen zu gesellschaftlicher Integration und Desintegration)
by Helmut Thome Christoph BirkelDer Band dokumentiert die Entwicklung unterschiedlicher Formen von Gewaltkriminalität und setzt sie in Beziehung zum ökonomischen und sozialen Strukturwandel in den drei Vergleichsländern. Betrachtet werden insbesondere Veränderungen in der Effektivität und Legitimität des staatlichen Gewaltmonopols sowie Wandlungstendenzen in den sozialstaatlichen Sicherungssystemen, der Regulierung von Märkten und Arbeitsbeziehungen, den Familienverhältnissen sowie der Mediennutzung, die insgesamt auf eine Veränderung des Integrationsmodus moderner Gesellschaften hinweisen.
Sozialgeschichte des Geständnisses: Zum Wandel der Geständniskultur
by Jo Reichertz Manfred SchneiderDer Band zeichnet die Sozialgeschichte des Geständnisses nach. Ausgegangen wird von der These, dass sich ein Geständnis nicht aus selbstverständlichen Gründen herleiten lässt, sondern auf komplexen Voraussetzungen beruht. Auf Seiten des einer Straftat Beschuldigten stellt sich nämlich die Frage, weshalb er einen Sachverhalt einräumen soll, die u.U. sehr schwerwiegende Folgen für ihn hat. Auf Seiten der Vernehmer entsteht das Problem, wie bei einer Vernehmung ohne Zwangsmittel Gesprächsbereitschaft hergestellt werden kann.