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This open access book focuses on the distinctive experiences of freelance and self-employed live performers in the UK’s live entertainment industries It provides an in-depth account of their working……続きを見る

This open access book traces the development of sociology in Germany from the late 19th century to the present day, providing a concise overview of the main actors, institutional processes, theories……続きを見る

Have you ever wondered whether a friend you have is a true friend? Have you ever been hurt by a friend? Have you ever wanted to know whether a friend you have is from God? A heart to heart talk abou……続きを見る

Written by a highly respected team of authors brought together by the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), this book provides accessible insights into pressing social problems in the Uni……続きを見る

The new study provides a fresh and timely reassessment of the political philosophy of Hannah Arendt. While analysing the central themes of Arendt's work, Phillip Hansen also shows that her work make……続きを見る

Just when the clamor over "traditional" marriage couldn’t get any louder, along comes this groundbreaking book to ask, "What tradition?" In Marriage, a History, historian and marriage expert Stephan……続きを見る

Since World War II, students in East and Southeast Asia have led protest movements that toppled authoritarian regimes in countries such as Indonesia, South Korea, and Thailand. Elsewhere in the regi……続きを見る

This book presents a comparative perspective on post-war Caribbean migration to Britain and France. Both migrations were responses to the link between former colonies and colonial powers. However, t……続きを見る

This work explores the competition for jobs between different Latin American immigrant groups in the U.S. economy. Bohon's research looks at occupational status attainment among Latino groups in Mia……続きを見る

What are the main characteristics of effective leadership? How can we understand leadership today? This wide-ranging, inter-disciplinary book provides readers with a complete introduction to the ess……続きを見る

This book addresses the issue of music consumption in the digital era of technologies. It explores how individuals use music in the context of their everyday lives and how, in return, music acquires……続きを見る

This book analyzes Mexican migrant organizations in the US and their political influence in home communities in Mexico. By connecting multifaceted arenas of Mexican migrant’s activism, it traces the……続きを見る

This book addresses the eclipse of shame in Christian theology by showing how shame emerges in Christian texts and practice in ways that can be neither assimilated into a discourses of guilt nor dis……続きを見る

Essay aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Klassiker und Theorierichtungen, Note: 2,3, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (Institut für Soziologie), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Im vorliege……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Klassiker und Theorierichtungen, Note: 1,7, Universität Hamburg (Soziologie), Veranstaltung: Klassiker soziologischer Theorie, Sprache: De……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Arbeit, Beruf, Ausbildung, Organisation, Note: 1,0, Universität Hamburg (Soziologie), Veranstaltung: Arbeit und Familie, Sprache: Deutsch,……続きを見る

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Politische Soziologie, Majoritäten, Minoritäten, Note: 1,0, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, 172 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, ……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Familie, Frauen, Männer, Sexualität, Geschlechter, Note: 1,0, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Institut für Soziologie), Veranstalt……続きを見る

Debates over the role of government have intensified in the wake of America's deepest financial crisis since the Depression. This book suggests new ways of moving forward based on the policies and p……続きを見る

Trial by jury is one of the most important aspects of the U.S. legal system. A reflective look at how juries actually function brings out a number of ethical questions surrounding juror conduct and ……続きを見る

Current debates about the future of the family are often based on serious misconceptions about its past. Arguing that there is no biologically mandated or universally functional family form, Stephan……続きを見る

Comparing the major Pacific Rim cities of Sydney, Hong Kong and Shanghai, this book examines world city branding. Whilst all three cities compete on the world's stage for events, tourists and invest……続きを見る

This book is about Black women's search for relationships and encounters that support healing from intimate and cultural violence. Narratives provide an ethnographic snapshot of this violence, while……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Klassiker und Theorierichtungen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Erziehungswissenschaften), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Jeder Mensch……続きを見る

Prior research has tended to mirror popular representations of the female sex worker as a morally flawed individual and a victim of circumstances beyond her control. Sex Work and Female Self-Empower……続きを見る

In the wake of the Iraq war, the term Old Europe was appropriated by politicians, civil society and social movement actors alike to rally in defence of supposedly social and civilized values against……続きを見る

Recent years have seen a growing emphasis upon the need for universities to contribute to the economic, social and environmental well-being of the regions in which they are situated, and for closer ……続きを見る

This magnificently produced atlas provides a unique visual survey of the profound economic, political, and social changes taking place in China, as well as their implications for the world at large.……続きを見る

Back in 1972, German political sociologist Claus Offe published a book on the Structural Problems of Late Capitalism which, for almost two decades, inspired and stimulated an international and trans……続きを見る

How have Jews experienced their environments and how have they engaged with specific places? How do Jewish spaces emerge, how are they contested, performed and used? With these questions in mind, th……続きを見る