Aster - Sociology 1

The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003108436, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 ……続きを見る

The focus of this book is to investigate a routine yet disruptive activity at the hospital – telephone interaction – and to expose how nurses and physicians coordinate at distance in view of deliver……続きを見る

Being gay is not a given. Through a rigorous ethnographic inquiry into the material foundations of sexual identity, The Struggle to Be Gay makes a compelling argument for the centrality of social cl……続きを見る

In 1952, a terminally ill Harold Innis asked his closest intellectual confidant, Tom Easterbrook, to teach his signature course on communications on his behalf. With Innis’s premature death, the cou……続きを見る

**From one of the world’s best-known development economistsーan excoriating attack on the tragic hubris of the West’s efforts to improve the lot of the so-called developing world. "Brilliant at diag……続きを見る

Cosmopolitanism is commonly associated today with the idea that the forces of globalization could be tempered by new forms of cosmopolitan governance, an idea that was popular among some political t……続きを見る

This book untangles the components of police education and advocates a robust community-based training model with significant civilian oversight. The recommended approach recognizes that the citizen……続きを見る

In "The Condition of England," Charles F. G. Masterman delves into the social and political landscape of early 20th-century Britain, offering a critical examination of the conditions wrought by indu……続きを見る

Der Ausgangspunkt dieser Neusortierung ist: Wissenschaftskommunikation ist die Kontaktaufnahme und -pflege der Wissenschaft mit der Nichtwissenschaft, also mit ihrer Umwelt. Damit wird das Verständn……続きを見る

This book considers how the concept of violence has been interpreted, used, defined, and explored by social researchers and thinkers. It does not provide a final answer to the question of what viole……続きを見る

Unique, transgressive and as funny as its subject, A Life Discarded has all the suspense of a murder mystery. Written with his characteristic warmth, respect and humour, Masters asks you to join him……続きを見る

All too often in conflict situations, rape is referred to as a 'weapon of war', a term presented as self-explanatory through its implied storyline of gender and warring. In this provocative but much……続きを見る

Organised civil society in Greece is generally regarded as weak with rankings for associational density, volunteerism and levels of social capital traditionally among the lowest in Europe. Austerity……続きを見る

Friends, Lovers, Co-Workers, and Community analyzes how television narratives form the first decade of the twenty-first century are powerful socializing agents which both define and limit the types ……続きを見る

This award-winning book answers some of the big questions on the legitimacy of the European Union. Specifically, it looks at what it would mean for the EU to be considered a legitimate body and wher……続きを見る

Taking a longer view than most literature on economic development, Richard A. Easterlin stresses the enormous contrast between the collective experience of the last half century in both developed an……続きを見る

"Wonderful edition to a foundations course; much needed focus on the natural way children learn through play!" ーDiane Lang, Manhattanville College "This is the most clearly self aware of the severa……続きを見る

Moskau, 1946: Im Büro eines literarischen Magazins begegnen sich der gefeierte Schriftsteller Boris Pasternak und die mehr als 20 Jahre jüngere Olga Ivinskaya. Es ist der Beginn einer leidenschaftli……続きを見る

This book examines the explicit effects of global connectivity on local culture and society in post-reform mainland China. It focuses on individual level globalization in China and how global social……続きを見る

Time is both the ally of high-level nuclear waste (HLNW) managers and the enemy. It is the ally because the radioactivity in elements and isotopes decreases with age, making the waste progressively ……続きを見る

Supported by the Independent Transport Commission (ITC): a registered charity Why travel? What motivations underpin the journeys we make? And how can we make decisions that improve our travel experi……続きを見る

This book explores those who long for “bygone utopias,” times before rapid, culturally destructive social change stripped individuals of their perceived agency. The case of the wave of foreclosure p……続きを見る

Come affrontare in modo alternativo i grandi dilemmi del nostro tempo, dal riscaldamento climatico alla disuguaglianza, alle concentrazioni di potere autoritario? Keller Easterling sostiene che la r……続きを見る

Foreign aid and overseas military intervention have been important and controversial political topics for over a decade. The government’s controversial target to spend 0.7 per cent of national incom……続きを見る

Our experiences of the city are dependent on our gender, race, class, age, ability, and sexual orientation. It was already clear before the pandemic that cities around the world were divided and bec……続きを見る

Renaissance Italians pioneered radical changes in ways of helping the poor, including orphanages, workhouses, pawnshops, and women’s shelters. Nicholas Terpstra shows that gender was the key factor ……続きを見る

Today, more than at any other point in history, we are aware of the cultural impact of global processes. This has created new possibilities for the development of a cosmopolitan culture but, at the ……続きを見る

This important book traces the impact of the movement of people, ideas and capital across the globe. 続きを見る

Even in an international downturn, Australia is a prosperous country. Yet many Australians are working more for less and struggling to meet their basic needs, despite being employed. Living Low Paid……続きを見る

Voices From American Prisons: Faith, Education and Healing is a comprehensive and unique contribution to understanding the dynamics and nature of penal confinement. In this book, author Kaia Stern d……続きを見る