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This book engages with evolving definitions of borders and citizenship in the public discourse in the South Asia region. The traditional understanding of citizenship and belonging in the Indian cont……続きを見る

This book addresses the challenge of understanding human life. It compares our life experience with the attempts to grasp it by astrologers, eugenicists, psychologists, neuroscientists, social scien……続きを見る

Carl Sternheims Buch "Ulrike" taucht den Leser in die Welt der wilhelminischen Gesellschaft des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts ein. Der Autor verbindet gekonnt soziale Satire mit psychologischer Tiefe, wäh……続きを見る

In 'Deutschlands Beruf in der Gegenwart und Zukunft' von Theodor Rohmer wird eine tiefgehende Analyse der politischen und gesellschaftlichen Situation Deutschlands präsentiert. Rohmer beschreibt die……続きを見る

The ability to achieve economic security through hard work is a central tenet of the American Dream, but significant shifts in today’s economy have fractured this connection. While economic insecuri……続きを見る

Selbstbestimmt arbeiten, Visionen verfolgen und in die Zukunft investieren Es herrscht ein Ungleichgewicht in der deutschen Gründungslandschaft. Der Frauenanteil aller "Neu-Selbstständigen" lag im J……続きを見る

This open access book examines how families and other social institutions interact to shape outcomes over the life course. It considers how to use research evidence to reduce social disadvantage thr……続きを見る

First published in 1984, The Assamese is an anthropological exploration of Assam. The many tribes living in the hill tracts of Assam early engaged the attention of anthropologists but no significant……続きを見る

The world has never be so rich – at least financially. And so unsustainable – economically, socially and environmentally. In fact, we are all living a “ nemesis of wealth” (nealth), caused by our sh……続きを見る

This manual provides an overview of China's administrative geography, history, and populations of all 31 provinces, as well as Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. It focuses primarily on how the provinces ……続きを見る

This book examines discourses around infertility and views of childlessness in medieval and early modern Europe. Whereas in our own time reproductive behaviour is regulated by demographic policy in ……続きを見る

This book presents a critical analysis and examination of the major theories and social issues in the social construction of aging and death. It is concerned with the impact of death and places how ……続きを見る

Inequalities are central to the public debate and social science research. They are inextricably linked to geographical space, shaping human mobility and migration patterns, creating diverse living ……続きを見る

Naming the places of the world is an essential human act of territorialization. As the subject of conflict or dispute, naming plays out in numerous ways that involve collective and individual relati……続きを見る

Industrialization and Assimilation examines the process of ethnic identity change in a broad historical context. Green explains how and why ethnicity changes across time, showing that, by altering t……続きを見る

Politics, Violence, Memory highlights important new social scientific research on the Holocaust and initiates the integration of the Holocaust into mainstream social scientific research in a way tha……続きを見る

L’umanità di domani è una carta geografica del futuro per orientarsi nel mondo che verrà attraverso la lente degli sviluppi demografici e dei flussi di popolazione che lo caratterizzeranno.Paul Morl……続きを見る

This open access book addresses the important and neglected question of older workers who are excluded from the labour market. It challenges post-capitalist discourses of active ageing with a focus ……続きを見る

This Fourth Edition of a pioneering book provides a critical analysis of the origins and evolution of political and policy debates regarding race and racism in British society. Drawing on a broad ra……続きを見る

Das Buch zeigt aus einer rassismuskritischen Perspektive die Konstitution von (‚kultursensiblen‘) Altenpflegeheimen sowie darin eingelassene Subjekte und Adressierungen. Durch die Betrachtung von (‚……続きを見る

This open access book shows policymakers which initiatives work when responding to the increasing diversity in cities, towns and neighborhood's. In recent times, policymakers have grappled with ways……続きを見る

Population control requires that the birth rate equal to the death rate. If it is too low population will decline; if it is too high, population will increase. If either condition persists long enou……続きを見る

本书作者阐述积极应对人口老龄化的重大意义和路径选择，从全球视野出发展望了我国人口老龄化的趋势、特点和挑战，介绍了发达国家的宝贵经验。 続きを見る

The aging of America will reshape how we live and will transform nearly every aspect of contemporary society. Renowned life course sociologist Deborah Carr provides a lively, nuanced, and timely por……続きを見る

This book focuses on the dynamic process of aging and on interventions to support the development of older and integrated societies, from a multidisciplinary point of view. Gathering contributions f……続きを見る

This book discusses opportunities and limitations to democratic participation in institutions and organizations across the life course. It demonstrates that democratic participation is not something……続きを見る

This book is a broad collection of short and concise chapters addressing important issues relating to population levels, trends, and differentials. In addition to traditional population concerns, su……続きを見る

This book gathers the outcomes of various, extensive research efforts on building a moderately prosperous society in minority areas, which would allow China’s poor and poverty-stricken areas to comp……続きを見る

On January 29, 2001, President George W. Bush signed an executive order creating the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. This action marked a key step toward institutionaliz……続きを見る

This is an open access book. Massive development of the internet in the current era of openness delivers enormous benefits for easy access to information for both individual users, groups and govern……続きを見る