Author : Dennis Wrong
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 10,19 MB
Release : 1994-01-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1439106479
At the end of the twentieth century, many fear that the bonds holding civil society together have come undone. Yet, as the noted scholar Dennis Wrong shows us, our generation is not alone in fearing a breakdown of social ties and a descent into violent conflict.
Author : A. Pickel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 34,5 MB
Release : 2006-08-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1403984565
This important contribution to the study of the problem of order, which figures prominently in today's globalization debate, focuses on the role of sovereignty. It advances arguments based on psychocultural perspectives and looks at postcommunist transformations and changes in political, economic and cultural orders at all levels of social life.
Author : Henrik Enroth
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 44,78 MB
Release : 2022-03-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1009090291
The problem of social order is the question of what holds complex and diverse societies together. Today, this question has become increasingly urgent in the world. Yet our ability to ask and answer the question in a helpful way is constrained by the intellectual legacy through which the question has been handed down to us. In this impressive, erudite study, Henrik Enroth describes and analyzes how the problem of social order has shaped concept formation, theory, and normative arguments in political science. The book covers a broad range of influential thinkers and theories throughout the history of political science, from the early twentieth century onwards. Social order has long been a presupposition for inquiry in political science; now we face the challenge of turning it into an object of inquiry.
Author : N. J. Rengger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 31,53 MB
Release : 1999-11-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1134865597
This book seeks to offer a general interpretation and critique of both methodlogical and substantive aspects of International theory.
Author : John M. Byrne
Publisher :
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 12,16 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Sociology
ISBN :
Author : Adam Jamrozik
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 36,38 MB
Release : 1998-07-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521599320
Social problems such as unemployment, poverty and drug addiction are a fact of life in industrialised societies. This book examines the sociology of social problems from interesting and challenging perspectives. It analyses how social problems emerge and are defined as such, who takes responsibility for them, who is threatened by them and how they are managed, solved or ignored. The authors examine and critique existing theories of social problems before developing their own theoretical framework. Their 'theory of residualist conversion of social problems' explains how certain social problems threaten legitimate power structures, so that problems of a social or political nature are transformed into personal problems, and the 'helping professions' are left to intervene. This book will become a key reference on class, inequality and social intervention and an important text for students in sociology and social work courses.
Author : Nicholas J. Rengger
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 16,56 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780415095839
This book seeks to offer a general interpretation and critique of both methodlogical and substantive aspects of International theory.
Author : Elizabeth Colson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 26,33 MB
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1351329324
This book provides a vivid and informative view of life in traditional groups that are ordered mainly through the informal operation of everyday social relations, based on Colson's field research with North American Indians and with peoples in what is now Zambia.
Author : Bottoms Hay Sparks
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 35,96 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780198258186
This book presents a substantial new statement on the character of social life in confinement. Drawing upon extensive fieldwork in two contrasting English maximum security prisons, the authors systematically compare this institutional order, including the differing control strategies deployed in each, as seen by both custodians and captives, controllers and controlled. The authors discuss the implications of their research for the tradition of sociological concern within the 'prison community'. They re-examine the resources of that rich but latterly somewhat dormant field in the light of some of the main currents in contemporary social theory, and thereby provide a new perspective on the 'problem of order' in maximum custody. This book will have significant policy implications, and it will be required reading for scholars and students in criminology and criminal justice, as well as for administrators and reformers in penal system.
Author : Shane Parrish
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 42,96 MB
Release : 2024-10-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0593719972
Discover the essential thinking tools you’ve been missing with The Great Mental Models series by Shane Parrish, New York Times bestselling author and the mind behind the acclaimed Farnam Street blog and “The Knowledge Project” podcast. This first book in the series is your guide to learning the crucial thinking tools nobody ever taught you. Time and time again, great thinkers such as Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett have credited their success to mental models–representations of how something works that can scale onto other fields. Mastering a small number of mental models enables you to rapidly grasp new information, identify patterns others miss, and avoid the common mistakes that hold people back. The Great Mental Models: Volume 1, General Thinking Concepts shows you how making a few tiny changes in the way you think can deliver big results. Drawing on examples from history, business, art, and science, this book details nine of the most versatile, all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making and productivity. This book will teach you how to: Avoid blind spots when looking at problems. Find non-obvious solutions. Anticipate and achieve desired outcomes. Play to your strengths, avoid your weaknesses, … and more. The Great Mental Models series demystifies once elusive concepts and illuminates rich knowledge that traditional education overlooks. This series is the most comprehensive and accessible guide on using mental models to better understand our world, solve problems, and gain an advantage.
