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Manohar Publishers and Distributors A Haunting Tragedy: Gender, Caste and Class in
Book SynopsisThis book is a detailed analysis of the food scarcity and epidemics among the womenfolk and other vulnerable sections of society in colonial Orissa. Its major significance lies in the fact that the food crisis, mass exodus and adverse sex ratio continue to raise questions in the contemporary world. Studies of such experiences help in re-designing strategies to meet the challenges arising from natural disasters, wars, pandemics, besides poverty and uncertain production outcomes. The study of Orissa Famine of 1866 explodes the myth upheld by the colonial administrators that women died at a lower rate than men in famines, because they could easily adapt to food scarcity and were supposedly less prone to infectious diseases. Evidence based on historical, sociological and biological factors showed that increasing male migration, much of it, leading to high mortality, explains the change in sex ratio during the colonial period. This work also shows that many of today''s consumption preferences, linguistic usages and cultural habits of people, carry traces of cataclysmic experiences.
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Vitasta Publishing Pvt.Ltd No Return Address: Partition and Stories of
Book SynopsisBengal as a province was divided several times by its rulers for various reasonsto manage it better, divide its spoils among the conquerors, or to break the spirit of a rebellious and creatively inclined community. But what did this division mean to a Bengali? How did it impact their identity, culture, lives and future generations? How did they take the Partition and the consequent slicing off of their community? Sadly, these are the questions that haunt generations of Bengalistheir memories stowed away in trunks, pieces of documents, dying dialects, photographs or the deepest recesses of their mind. The displacement through Partition brought in alienation, sorrow, longing and a sense of loss in its tow. The resultant rootlessness bred strong emotions.
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Vitasta Publishing Pvt.Ltd Gopabandhu Dash's Dharmapada
Book SynopsisUnfortunately, the braveheart then put an end to his own life by jumping from the temple into the ancient Chandrabhaga River below to protect the life, dignity and self-esteem of the 1200 artisans.
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Vitasta Publishing Pvt.Ltd Tribes of India:: Realities and Representations
Book SynopsisThe text discusses challenges faced by Indian tribal communities due to domination, cultural genocide, and modernization. It questions the impact on tribal practices, traditions, language, and identity, offering critical insights on tribal research, oral cultures, literature, linguistic realities, and globalization effects.
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Niyogi Books Dudiya: In Your Burning Land
Book SynopsisThis fast-paced novel featuring thrilling encounters, ambushes and races against time, highlights the issue of Naxalism plaguing Chhattisgarh and other states of India.
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Manohar Publishers and Distributors Gandhi and Adivasis: Tribal Movements in Eastern
Book SynopsisAdivasi movements played a very important, if not determining, role in the India's freedom struggle. Gandhi's idea of mass mobilization couldn't have been successful without the active participation of all sections of the Indian society. Adivasi movements were swelled by Gandhian ideology only during the Non-Cooperation movement. Though Gandhi's interest in the tribal problems crystallized at a later stage of his life, his influence on tribal movements was revealing. His association with Thakkar Bapa and Verrier Elwin also enriched his knowledge about tribal state of affairs. Adivasis started looking at Gandhi as saviour or a saint, who could deliver them justice and peace. But, Gandhi always supported Adivasi movements in order to give a mass character to his movements. There were some particular demands of the Adivasis that were not supported by Gandhi. Their armed struggle was also against his non-violent principles.
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Juggernaut Publication South vs North: India's Great Divide
Book SynopsisChildren born in south India have better chances of survival, education, and economic success compared to those born in the north. The book explores the reasons behind this disparity and the potential consequences for a centralized India.
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APE (Art Paper Editions) Hotel Amour
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Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press What you should know about: Anti-Corruption
Book SynopsisThe Simply Said Series offers balanced views and reliable explanations on complex issues in several categories. Leading authorities provide clear, concise, and up-to-date information to simplify even the most complicated subjects for general readers. Perfect for students, professionals, and inquisitive individuals. In What You Should Know About Anti-Corruption, corruption and anti-corruption are defined and explored through a historical lens and modern-day case studies, with an exploration of the global legal framework in place to combat the former, and champion the latter.
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Vajra Books Struggle of Ganesh Man Singh
Book SynopsisMeeta Singh, daughter of Ganesh Man Singh, is a gynecologist specializing in oncology. She is a professor at Nepalganj Medical College and has authored books on her father and female genital tract oncology.
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Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Advancements in Sexology
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Academic Studies Press The Canary on the Couch
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HarperCollins The Content of Our Character
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc We Need to Talk
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HarperCollins The Sexual Evolution
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Oxford University Press Inc Team Creativity and Innovation
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Oxford University Press A World of Three Cultures
Book SynopsisIn this book, Miguel Basáñez presents a provocative look at the impact of culture on global development. Drawing on data from governments, NGOs, the World Values Survey and more addressing over one hundred countries, he argues that values, as the building blocks of culture, are directly related to the speed with which social, cultural and economic development occurs. Basáñez utilizes quantitative survey data to delineate three cultural hyperclusters across the globe: cultures of honor, which prioritize political authority; cultures of achievement, which emphasize economic advancement; and cultures of joy, which focus on social interactions. According to Basáñez, these cultures evolved chronologically, mirroring the development of agrarian, industrial and service societies.He argues that a country''s developmental path is profoundly influenced by its people''s values and culture, as crystallized through its formal and informal governing institutions. Culture is passed down over generatiTrade Review"Miguel Basáñez has married his personal confrontations with cultural diversity with objective evidence to craft an original scheme of categories for societies that will provoke experts and those interested in the importance of a society's values to reflect on their current understanding. Every reader concerned with the inequalities among the world's nations will profit from this synthesis of fact and speculation." -Jerome Kagan, Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, Harvard University "By making exceptional use of Inglehart's World Values Survey, Basáñez has very skillfully reasoned the impact of values on development. The three cultures he outlines - honor, achievement and joy - represent Atlantic culture, East Asian culture and Latin American culture. The book shows persuasively that the three cultures bloom each in their own way, vindicating the claim that the world experiences multiple modernities. Its beauty also lies in how well Basáñez exemplifies the three cultures!" -Takashi Inoguchi, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo "In this very readable book Miguel Basa?ez presents a cross-cultural world view influenced by the data analysis and interpretation of the three founding fathers of the discipline: a European management researcher, an American sociologist, and an Israeli psychologist, but this he does from his own Latin-American point of view. Compared to us he is quite original in adding to his two main axes of Power and Achievement a third axis of Joy. It is a joy to read his work." -Geert Hofstede, author of Culture's Consequences "A World of Three Cultures is a book to be recommended in a time of cultural wars, because it helps the reader to give meaning to such conflicts through the use of statistical data and to give hope to global public opinion in a possible convergence scenario." -Matteo B. Marini, Professor of Development Economics, Università della CalabriaTable of ContentsFOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION PART I: VALUES AS KEYSTONE OF CULTURES: LITERATURE REVIEW Chapter 1: Historical Analyses Chapter 2: Empirical Analyses PART 2: VALUE AXES AND THE GEOGRAPHY OF CULTURES Chapter 3: Three-Dimensional Representation Chapter 4: Cultural Geography PART 3: CULTURES OF HONOR, ACHIEVEMENT, AND JOY Chapter 5: Empirical Profiles of the Three Cultures Chapter 6: The Three Cultures in the World Values Survey PART 4: CULTURAL CHANGE Chapter 7: Six Agents of Cultural Change Chapter 8: Processes of Change Chapter 9: Axiological Diagnosis PART 5: CONCEPTS AND MEASURES OF DEVELOPMENT Chapter 10: The Objective and Subjective Development Indices PART 6: THE DRIVING FORCES OF DEVELOPMENT Chapter 11: The Structures of Nature and Human Action Chapter 12: The Power of Ideas CONCLUSION APPENDICES NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
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Oxford University Press Inc Democracy Inside
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Oxford University Press Inc Parenting for a Digital Future How Hopes and Fears about Technology Shape Childrens Lives
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Oxford University Press Situational Breakdowns
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Oxford University Press Inc The Color of Welfare
Book SynopsisFrom Reconstruction to Lyndon Johnson and beyond, Jill Quadagno reveals how American social policy has continuously foundered on issues of race. She draws on extensive primary research to show how social programmes became entwined with the civil rights movement and subsequently suffered by association at the hands of a white backlash.Trade Review"Important....A major contribution."--Frances Fox Piven, co-author of Why Americans Don't Vote and Regulating the Poor "A sweeping and detailed account of the U.S. health insurance system's development during the 20th century. ...One Nation Uninsured is a clearly written, informative book that would be of interest to academics studying health care, politics, policy or U.S. history, and members of the lay public who want a better understanding of why the United States does not have universal health insurance. It would also be accessible to students, particularly those in advanced undergraduate courses or graduate seminars."--Social Forces "Outstanding and thought provoking."--Free Press "What distinguishes Quadagno's depiction is its forceful interjection of racial issues into the heart of welfare policy analysis. The result is a suggestive and informative reconsideration....Written in limpid, unpretentious prose, The Color of Welfare contains numerous gems of policy analysis."--American Journal of Sociology "What distinguishes Quadagno's depiction is its forceful interjection of racial issues into the heart of welfare policy analysis. The result is a suggestive and informative reconsideration....Written in limpid, unpretentious prose, The Color of Welfare contains numerous gems of policy analysis (including fresh treatments of employment, housing, and day care policy and, best of all, of President Mixon's ill-fated Family Assistance Plan [FAP])."--American Journal of Sociology "Quadagno demonstrates convincingly that race, class, and gender are essential analytical categories for those who hope to understand the nation's past and to design public hope to understand the nation's past and to design public policies for its future. [A] timely, well-researched study."--Booklist "This important book provides a lucid and perceptive analysis of the War on Poverty and the turbulent race politics which surrounded and ultimately engulfed it. More than that, by placing racial inequality at the very center of her analysis, Jill Quadagno makes a major contribution to our understanding of the distinctive development of the American welfare state."--Frances Fox Piven, co-author of Why Americans Don't Vote and Regulating the Poor "A leading authority on the American welfare state, Jill Quadagno makes a compelling case for her thesis that racism has done more than any other fact to limit generous and dignified public social provision in the United States. Scholars, students, and policy-makers all have much to learn from this important book."--Theda Skocpol, author of Protecting Soldiers and Mothers: The Political Origins of Social Policy in the United States "A telling analysis of race as the key faultline of American social policy."--Joel Blau, author of The Visible Poor: Homelessness in the U.S. "The graceful prose of Jill Quadagno's new book conceals a hard-hitting argument about the critical importance of racism in shaping the American welfare state. Based on exhaustive research in primary sources, she tells a story which has not been told before. Even child care programs, not to mention family assistance, job training, and housing programs have been decisively shaped by the politics of race. Theoretically, her argument challenges the claim that America's 'liberal values' have been a main barrier to the expansion of the American welfare state."--Robert R. Alford, author of Health Care Politics "A sweeping and detailed account of the U.S. health insurance system's development during the 20th century. ...One Nation Uninsured is a clearly written, informative book that would be of interest to academics studying health care, politics, policy or U.S. history, and members of the lay public who want a better understanding of why the United States does not have universal health insurance. It would also be accessible to students, particularly those in advanced undergraduate courses or graduate seminars."--Social Forces
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Oxford University Press Inc Norman Street
Book SynopsisNorman Street is the first serious examination of a scenario that appears likely to be played out again and again as federal budget policies result in reduced services for urban areas across the country. Based on a three-year study conducted in Brooklyn''s Greenpoint/Williamsburg section, the book is an in-depth, detailed description of life in a multi-ethnic working class neighborhood during New York City''s fiscal crisis of 1975-78. Now updated with a new introduction to address the changes and events of the thirty years since the book''s original publication, its lessons continue to demonstrate the impact of political and economic changes on everyday lives.Relating local events to national policy, Susser deals directly with issues and problems that face industrial cities nationwide: ethnic and race relations are analyzed within the context of community organization and local politics; the impact of landlord/tenant relations, housing discrimination, and red-lining are examined; and tTrade ReviewThe original edition of Norman Street painted a gripping and moving portrait of a mid-1970s NYC neighborhood under assault. At that time, neither Susser nor the residents of Greenpoint-Williamsburg could imagine that the combination of regulation and neglect they were enduring was a precursor of the much larger and more devastating global project of neoliberalism. This reissued and updated edition, with Susser's compelling new introduction, offers a moving and instructive time-trip, transporting us back to a key moment in the struggle for livable urban neighborhoods. * Jane Collins, University of Wisconsin-Madison *Blending fine-grain ethnography with superb political economic analysis, Susser's Norman Street is a classic of urban social science. It gives a vivid picture of the economic ingredients, social struggles, and demographic change that set the stage for a hipsterized Williamsburg and transformed Greenpoint. A paradigm of neighborhood ethnography in a global context. * Neil Smith, author of New Urban Frontier *Table of ContentsIntroduction to the Updated Edition ; 1. Introduction ; 2. A Changing Neighborhood ; 3. A Changing Workplace and Its Consequences ; 4. The Welfare System: Interaction Between Officials and Clients ; 5. The Welfare System: Regulations and the Life of a Welfare Recipient ; 6. Landlord-Tenant Relations ; 7. Cooperation and Conflict in a Block Association ; 8. Making Things Work ; 9. Kinship, Friendship, and Support ; 10. Save the Firehouse! ; 11. The Sources of Political Control ; 12. Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index ; Index of Pseudonyms
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Oxford University Press Social Foundations of Postindustrial Economies
Book SynopsisThe Golden Age of postwar capitalism has been eclipsed, and with it seemingly also the possibility of harmonizing equality and welfare with efficiency and jobs. Most analyses believe the the emerging postindustrial society is overdetermined by massive, convergent forces, such as tertiarization, new technologies, or globalization, all conspiring to make welfare states unsustainable in the future. Social Foundations of Postindustrial Economies takes a second, more sociological and more institutional, look at the driving forces of economic transformation. What, as a result, stands out is postindustrial diversity, not convergence. Macroscopic, global trends are undoubtedly powerful, yet their influence is easily rivalled by domestic institutional traditions, by the kind of welfare regime that, some generations ago, was put in place. It is, however, especially the family economy that hold the key as to what kind of postindustrial model will emerge, and to how evolving tradeoffs will be manaTrade ReviewOnce again, Esping-Andersen has laid out for us an ambitious academic and political agenda. This book will certainly be of interest to the community of comparative welfare regime analysts, but should be read as well by analysts of U.S. welfare reform, for it reveals that many of the policy changes these scholars are charting are not confined to America. * Ann Shola Orloff, American Journal of Sociology *provocative and informative * Ann Shola Orloff, American Journal of Sociology *Esping-Andersen's new work shows the significant scholarly payoff from the sustained conversations that have come to characterize comparative welfare regime analysis, including those between feminists and others. His revised regime analysis highlights new material on household economies * Ann Shola Orloff, American Journal of Sociology *Gösta Esping-Andersen's rich new book analyzes the roots of the crises of today's welfare regimes * Ann Shola Orloff, American Journal of Sociology *clear and absorbing writing * Norman Ginsburg, Global Social Policy 1(1) *adds significantly to a more realistic understanding of contemporary welfare regimes by probing deeper into their "institutional fine grain". Social Foundations is essentially a timely addition to the views presented in The Three Worlds, centred around a new, persuasive, emphasis on the role of the household as a defining element driving postindustrial economies. * Government and Oppostion *this book impressively integrates detailed empirical analysis of the manifold aspects of the work-family-welfare nexus within a coherent synthetic framework. In this, the author again displays virtually unrivalled skill amidst current research * Government and Opposition *The book provides a wealth of interesting statistical information and analysis. * Andrew Sayer, Progress in Human Geography 24,3. *well worth reading as a highly informative analysis of the diversity of the social foundations of postindustrial economies. * Andrew Sayer, Progress in Human Geography 24,3. *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; PART ONE: VARIETIES OF WELFARE CAPITALISM ; 2. The Democratic Class Struggle Revisited ; 3. Social Risks and Wefare States ; 4. The Household Economy ; 5. Comparative Welfare Regimes Re-examined ; PART TWO: THE NEW POLITICAL ECONOMY ; 6. The Structural Bases of Postindustrial Employment ; 7. Managing Divergent Employment Dilemmas ; PART THREE: WELFARE CAPITALISM RECAST? ; 8. New Social Risks in Old Welfare States ; 9. Recasting Wefare Regimes for a Postindustrial Era ; Bibliography
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Oxford University Press Social Foundations of Postindustrial Economies
Book SynopsisThe Golden Age of postwar capitalism has been eclipsed, and with it seemingly also the possibility of harmonizing equality and welfare with efficiency and jobs. Most analyses believe that the emerging postindustrial society is overdetermined by massive, convergent forces, such as tertiarization, new technologies, or globalization, all conspiring to make welfare states unsustainable in the future. Social Foundations of Postindustrial Economies takes a second, more sociological and more institutional, look at the driving forces of economic transformation. What, as a result, stands out is postindustrial diversity, not convergence. Macroscopic, global trends are undoubtedly powerful, yet their influence is easily rivalled by domestic institutional traditions, by the kind of welfare regime that, some generations ago, was put in place. It is, however, especially the family economy that hold the key as to what kind of postindustrial model will emerge, and to how evolving tradeoffs will be manTrade Reviewwell worth reading as a highly informative analysis of the diversity of the social foundations of postindustrial economies. * Andrew Sayer, Progress in Human Geography 24,3. *The book provides a wealth of interesting statistical information and analysis. * Andrew Sayer, Progress in Human Geography 24,3. *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; PART ONE: VARIETIES OF WELFARE CAPITALISM ; 2. The Democratic Class Struggle Revisited ; 3. Social Risks and Wefare States ; 4. The Household Economy ; 5. Comparative Welfare Regimes Re-examined ; PART TWO: THE NEW POLITICAL ECONOMY ; 6. The Structural Bases of Postindustrial Employment ; 7. Managing Divergent Employment Dilemmas ; PART THREE: WELFARE CAPITALISM RECAST? ; 8. New Social Risks in Old Welfare States ; 9. Recasting Wefare Regimes for a Postindustrial Era ; Bibliography
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Oxford University Press Inc Imprisoned in English
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Oxford University Press, USA Strategies for Deconstructing Racism in the Health and Human Services
Book SynopsisBuilding on the successful outcomes of a five-year initiative undertaken in New York City, Alma Carten, Alan Siskind, and Mary Pender Greene bring together a national roster of leading practitioners, scholars, and advocates who draw upon extensive practice experiences and original research. Together, they offer a range of strategies with a high potential for creating the critical mass for change that is essential to transforming the nation''s health and human services systems. Strategies for Deconstructing Racism in the Health and Human Services closes the gap in the literature examining the role of interpersonal bias, structural racism, and institutional racism that diminish service access and serve as the root cause for the persistence of disparate racial and ethnic outcomes observed in the nation''s health and human services systems. The one-of-a-kind text is especially relevant today as population trends are dramatically changing the nation''s demographic and cultural landscape, whTable of ContentsForward (Joyce M. James) Preface Acknowledgments Contributing Authors Introduction (Alma J. Carten) PART ONE: Building the Infrastructure: Supporting Sustainable Change and Renewal 1. Promoting Organizational and Systemic Change Mary Pender Greene and Paul Levine 2. Incorporating Antiracist Work at Staff and Board Levels Alan Siskind and Todd Schenk 3. Education and Training of a Race-Conscious Workforce Willie Tolliver and Steve Burghardt 4. Creating a Culturally Competent Research Agenda Mo Yee Lee, Xiafei Wang, Yiwen Cao, Chang Liu, and Amy Zaharlick 5. When Does Race Matter? Examining Antiracist Organizational Change Lisa V. Blitz and Mimi Abramovitz PART TWO: Reshaping Theoretical and Practice Paradigms 6. Deconstructing White Supremacy Rev. David Billings 7. Theoretical Perspectives for Transformation Jeanne Bertrand Finch 8. Antiracist Approaches for Shaping Theoretical and Practice Paradigms Kenneth V. Hardy PART THREE: Systemic Impacts and Special Populations 9. Children, Youth, and Family Serving Systems Gerald P. Mallon and Ruth G. McRoy 10. Systems Serving Ethnically Diverse Older Adults Camille Huggins 11. Barriers to Mental Health and Treatment Among Urban Adolescents and Emerging Adult Males of Color Michael A. Lindsey and Amaris Watson PART FOUR: The Helping Relationship 12. The Influence of Race and Ethnicity on Consumer Behaviors Manny J. González 13. Establishing Effective Cross- Cultural Alliances with Diverse Consumer Populations Eileen Klein 14. Unpacking Racism, Poverty, and Trauma's Impact on the School- to- Prison Pipeline Robert Abramovitz and Jessica Mingus PART FIVE: Replicating Best Practices 15. Giving Equal Access to the American Dream to All Kids: The Harlem Children's Zone Anne Williams- Isom 16. A Racial Equity Staff Development Strategy for Public Human Service Organizations Christiana Best- Giacomini, Alexis Howard, and Henry Ilian Closing Thoughts from the Editors Index
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Oxford University Press Neighbor Networks
Book SynopsisThere is a moral to this book, a bit of Confucian wisdom often ignored in social network analysis: Worry not that no one knows you, seek to be worth knowing. This advice is contrary to the usual social network emphasis on securing relations with well-connected people. Neighbor Networks examines the cases of analysts, bankers, and managers, and finds that rewards, in fact, do go to people with well-connected colleagues. Look around your organization. The individuals doing well tend to be affiliated with well-connected colleagues. However, the advantage obvious to the naked eye is misleading. It disappears when an individual''s own characteristics are held constant. Well-connected people do not have to affiliate with people who have nothing to offer. This book shows that affiliation with well-connected people adds stability but no advantage to a person''s own connections. Advantage is concentrated in people who are themselves well connected. This book is a trail of argument and evidence Trade ReviewWinner of the 2011 Academy of Management's George R. Terry Book Award 'for outstanding contribution to the advancement of management knowledge.'Scholars interested in rigorous analytical approaches to social capital, social dynamics, or network phenomena will greatly enjoy Neighbor Networks. * Brian Rubineau, Industrial and Labor Relations Review *The core contribution of Neighbor Networks is the rich detail devoted to explaining when it matters to be connected to well-connected others. Theoretically, the book explains how the social capital benefits accruing to individuals are largely the result of their immediate networks. Empirically, the book offers a bevy of evidence in support of these claims. The contribution also delineates the cases of closure in neighbour networks (and the effects of such closure on reputation and relationship development) and the benefits of having a strategic partner inside a neighbor network. This is a fine book of interest to graduate students and researchers across the social sciences. * Martin Kilduff and Blaine Landis, Administrative Science Quarterly *Burt ... has an impressive ability to establish connections between "classical" theories and to show how they relate to network concepts. Would you expect a book about social networks to rely on references as varied as Weber, Veblen, Durkheim, Von Hayek, McClelland, and many others? Burt is not merely theorizing on brokerage across social groups; he is one of the brokers that are described in the book. A broker who spans structural holes across disciplines, questions theories and levels of analysis, and who combines all this in a theory of his own. * Barthélémy Chollet, M@n@gement *Table of ContentsPART I: ESTABLISHING SECONDHAND BROKERAGE; PART II: TESTING THE PERIMETER; PART III: EXPLORING IMPLICATIONS
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Palgrave Macmillan Europeans Globalizing Mapping Exploiting Exchanging Making Europe
Book SynopsisThis is thefirst comprehensivetext on social psychological approaches to communication, providing an excellent introduction to theoretical perspectives, special topics, and applied areas and practice in communication. Bringing together scholarsof international reputation, this book provides a unique contribution to the field.Trade Review'A very timely book...the focus on the multi-faceted nature of the social and behavioural changes that are allied to communication processes is impressive' - Jaan Valsiner, Professor, Department of Psychology, Clark University, USA '...The Social Psychology of Communication is rich in differing and often even competing theoretical perspectives and practical applications, and yet it also manages to be a book of singular purpose...the reader will jump back and forth between agreement, objection, and wonder. When this occurs, the book has accomplished its goal.' Psychology in SocietyTable of ContentsGlossary of Keywords and Definitions Introduction: The Social Psychology of Communication: Towards an 'Inter-Field' Approach; D.Hook & B. Franks PART I: INTRODUCING THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF COMMUNICATION The Developmental Impact of Communicative Interaction; J.Hardman Dialogue, Critical Consciousness and Praxis; C.Vaughan Non-verbal Communication and Culture; A.de-Graft Aikins Social Influence: Modes and Modalities; G.Sammut & M.Bauer Pragmatic Theory and Social Relations; B.Franks & H.Green Communicative Action and the Dialogical Imagination; S.Jovchelovitch PART II: SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMMUNICATIONIdentity and Resistance in Communication; C.Howarth Rumours and Gossip as Genres of Communication; B.Franks & S.Attia Empty and Full Speech; D.Hook Argument and Rhetoric; V. Glaveanu with M.Bauer Evolution and Communication; B.Franks & J.Dhesi PART III: APPLIED AREAS AND PRACTICE Religion as Communicative Action; E.Arens Media Health Campaigns: From Information to Social Change; C.Campbell & K.Scott Social Psychology of Political Communication; M.C.Nisbet & L.Feldman Science Communication; J.Gregory
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Global Sociology
Book SynopsisROBIN COHEN is Professorial Fellow at the Department of International Development, University of Oxford, UK.PAUL KENNEDY is Reader in Sociology and Global Studies at the Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. MAUD PERRIER is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Bristol, UK.Trade ReviewJust think for a moment of the ‘global events’ that are changing the world: 9/11, the financial crisis, climate change, Fukushima, the Arab Spring. They all came by total surprise, which means they are beyond our normal sociological categories and global in their scope and implications. That’s the reason why students and professors of sociology more than ever need the information in and inspiration from Global Sociology. * Ulrich Beck, University of Munich, Germany *From the slums of Brazil to the internet cafes of Iran, this book guides the reader through the complex, turbulent but endlessly fascinating terrain of a globalizing world. Elegantly written, rich in examples, very up to date and astonishingly comprehensive, it is the best possible introduction to the social scientific study of globalization. * David Inglis, University of Aberdeen, UK *This remarkably comprehensive textbook makes a convincing case for the study of sociology from a global perspective. Showing that globalization is indeed a powerful force in the contemporary world, the authors incorporate concrete global issues in their accessible presentation of changing social relations. * Manfred B. Steger, RMIT University, Australia, and University of Hawai’i-Manoa, USA *Table of ContentsIntroduction PART ONE: INTERPRETATIONS The Making of Global Sociology Thinking Globally Modernity and the Evolution of World Society Work, Production and Finance Political Sociology: Changing Nation-States PART TWO: DIVISIONS Global Inequalities: The Victims Class, Income and Wealth Gender and Sexualities Race, Ethnicity and Intersectionality Corporate Power and Social Responsibility Crime, Terrorism and Violence PART THREE: EXPERIENCES Population and Migration Globalization, Families and Social Change Consuming Culture Lifestyle and Leisure Media and the Digital Age Global Religions Urban Life PART FOUR: DYNAMICS AND CHALLENGES Global Civil Society and Political Activism Towards an Environmentally Safe World Identities and Belonging Conclusion: Global Uncertainties and Ways Forward.
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St. Martins Press-3PL The New Golden Age A Revolution Against Political Corruption and Economic Chaos
Book SynopsisBestselling author and economist Ravi Batra takes aim at the obstacles to global prosperity from corrupt financial institutions to political motivations and makes a big statement about what the economy needs.Trade Review"The analysis is keen and provocative, and the conclusions unorthodox as ever." -Publishers Weekly "Dr. Batra vividly portrays the way in which public disgust for corruption, both corporate and federal, is becoming a serious force for political change." -Dr. W. Curtiss Priest, Director, Center for Information, Technology,& Society, MIT Praise for Greenspan's Fraud: "The most thoroughgoing assault on the Maestro's legacy so far." -Cecil Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram "As always, his economic arguments are expressed elegantly." -Publishers Weekly "In this chilling expose of one of the most powerful men of our time, Ravi Batra reveals Greenspan for who he secretly is: An ideologue who has waged war on the American Dream and imperiled the world economy." -David Callahan, author of The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead Praise for Ravi Batra: "When it comes to the bottom line so beloved of economists, one can learn a lot about events by thinking about them in cyclical regularities, of which Batra gives a novel and brilliant exposition." -Lester C. Thurow "Ravi Batra has made an outstanding reputation in the United States as an international economic theorist in the best Western tradition." -Leonard Silk, New York TimesTable of ContentsA Globe in Poverty and Economic Chaos The Twin Bubbles: Housing and Oil The Cycles of Inflation and Money The Law of Social Cycle Western Society The U.S. Business Empire Lies, Damned Lies, and Economists The Muslim Civilization Contemporary Muslim Society Our Common Future Global Poverty: A Call for Voter's Revolution
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MIT Press Reforming the Unreformable Lessons from Nigeria The MIT Press
Book SynopsisA report on development economics in action, by a crucial player in Nigeria's recent reforms.Corrupt, mismanaged, and seemingly hopeless: that's how the international community viewed Nigeria in the early 2000s. Then Nigeria implemented a sweeping set of economic and political changes and began to reform the unreformable. This book tells the story of how a dedicated and politically committed team of reformers set out to fix a series of broken institutions, and in the process repositioned Nigeria's economy in ways that helped create a more diversified springboard for steadier long-term growth. The author, Harvard- and MIT-trained economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, currently Nigeria's Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance and formerly Managing Director of the World Bank, played a crucial part in her country's economic reforms. In Nigeria's Debt Management Office, and later as Minister of Finance, she spearheaded negotiations with the Paris Club that l
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Yale University Press The AIDS Disaster
Book SynopsisPatterns of avoidance, denial and segregation on the part of various organizations in the face of the AIDS crisis and its victims are detailed in this book. The authors contend that an all-out war on AIDS which also attacks sexual discrimination and poverty is necessary.
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Yale University Press Feminism Psychoanalytic Theory
Book SynopsisA series of essays that aim to elucidate how the unconscious awareness of self and gender we develop from earliest infancy continues to shape both our experiences as men and women and the patterns of inequality and difference that permeate our society and culture.
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Yale University Press The Politics of Medical Encounters
Book SynopsisExamining the interactions between patients and doctors, this book aims to show how physicians' focus on physical complaints often fails to address patients' underlying concerns and also reinforces the societal problems that cause or aggravate these maladies.
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Yale University Press Moral Panic
Book SynopsisIt is commonly acknowledged that sexual abuse of children is a grave and pervasive problem and that child molesters are predators who compulsively repeat their crimes and have little hope of cure. Yet as recently as twenty years ago many experts viewed the problem far less seriously, declaring that molestation was a very rare offense and that molesters were merely confused individuals unlikely to repeat their offenses. Over the past century, opinion has fluctuated between these radically different perspectives. This timely book traces shifting social responses to adult sexual contacts with children, whether this involves molestation by strangers or incestuous acts by family members. The book explores how and why concern about the sexual offender has fluctuated in North America since the late nineteenth century. Philip Jenkins argues that all concepts of sex offenders and offenses are subject to social, political, and ideological influences and that no particular view of offenders repre
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Grand Central Publishing The Bedroom Gap
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£23.04
Griffin Publishing Its Bigger Than Hip Hop
Book SynopsisIt''s Bigger Than Hip Hop takes a bold look at the rise of a generation that sees beyond the smoke and mirrors of corporate-manufactured rap and is building a movement that will change not only the face of pop culture, but the world.M. K. Asante, Jr., a passionate young poet, professor, filmmaker, and activist who represents this new movement, uses hip hop as a springboard for a larger discussion about the urgent social and political issues affecting the hip-hop and post-hip-hop generations.Through insightful anecdotes, scholarship, revolutionary rap lyrics, personal encounters, and conversations with youth across the globe as well as icons such as Chuck D and Maya Angelou, Asante illuminates a shift that can be felt in the crowded spoken-word joints in post-Katrina New Orleans, seen in the rise of youth-led organizations committed to social justice, and heard around the world chanting It''s bigger than hip hop.
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ABC-CLIO Developing NonHierarchical Leadership on Campus
Book SynopsisMany problems that plague modern American society, including disappearance of community, decaying inner cities, racial tensions, environmental degradation, declining civic engagement, and the increasing ineffectiveness of government, to name a few, are in many respects problems of leadership.Trade ReviewThis is an excellent book. I recommend it highly to leadership practictioners, faculty, students, and any person who shares an interest in non-hierarchical leadership. It is a volume you will revisit time and again whether you are wrestling with a new concept, preparing a presentation, planning a change process. I guarantee that within short order our edition . . . will bear the scars of ample use. That can only mean good things for the future of non-hierarchical leadership development. * Concepts & Connections: Teaching Leadership *One of the key strengths of this book is the inclusion of student voices. Each of the four sections opens with a quote or reflection from one or more students and the inclusion of student voices in many of the chapters adds much to the presentation of the material. . . . [P]racticing student affairs professionals developing the next generation of student leaders may find this to be a useful resource. * Journal of College Student Development *Table of ContentsForeword by Alexander W. Astin Introduction Thinking about Non-Hierarchical Leadership Development An Interview with Helen S. Astin by Kathleen N. McMahon The Emergence of Inclusive, Process-Oriented Leadership by Shannon K. Faris and Charles L. Outcalt A Multiple-Level Approach for Understanding the Nature of Leadership Studies by Francis J. Yammarino and Fred Dansereau Developing Social Change Agents: Leadership Development for the 1990s and Beyond by Maguerite Bonous-Hammarth New Ways of Leading in a Networked World by Cynthia Cherrey and Kathleen Allen Using Postmodern Feminism to Reconceptualize "Citizenship" and "Community" by Lori E. Varlotta Putting Theory into Action: Successful Campus Programs Developing an Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies by Mark T. Green, Ph.D., Jacquelyn Alexander, Ph.D. and Ray Boryczka, M.A. Miami's Leadership Commitment by Dennis C. Roberts Spheres of Confluence: Non-Hierarchical Leadership in Action by David C. Robertson and Bryan J. Lubic The Peer-to-Peer Context by Sunshine B. Martin Common Cause: Different Routes by Cynthia Cherrey, Judi Biggs Garbuio and Rachel Isgar Learning and Leading: A Class Project Provides Context by Nancy Huber Service, Spirituality, and Social Change by Diane Bischetti Designing Experimental Training Sessions for the Social Change Model of Leadership Development by Emily A. Langdon and Nancy B. Mathias Emerging Leaders: Leadership Development from a Community College Perspective by Heather Anderson, Paul Dale, James Rubin, Cindy Shoenhair, and Shelle Witten Non-Hierarchical Leadership in Action: Creating Change on our College Campus by Tammera J. Klumpyan and Emily A. Langdon Overcoming Resistance to Change in Higher Education by May Liscinsky, Christopher S. Chambers, and Christopher R. Foley The Advent of Leadership Development in the UCLA International Student Orientation Program by Mariana Zavala-Corzo The Complex Intersections of Leadership and Identity Intercultural Leadership: A Program Model for Students in Higher Education by Daniel C. Adams and Patricia M. Aqui Transforming Communities: Students Dialoguing across Racial and Ethnic Boundaries by Wayne R. Millette and Roger Fischer The Lavender Leader: An Inqueery into Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Student Leadership by Ronni Sanlo How We Define and Measure Success: Assessing Leadership Development Developing Citizenship through Assessment: A Participatory Model for Guiding Learning and Leadership by Christine M. Cress Assessing Non-Hierarchical Leadership by Tracy M. Tyree
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Little, Brown Spark Presence
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Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc Blockchain Chicken Farm
Book SynopsisFrom FSGO x Logic: stories about rural China, food, and tech that reveal new truths about the globalised world.
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Taylor & Francis Welfare Needs Rights and Risks
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Absent Fathers
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Connecting Children
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Consuming Health The Commodification of Health
Book SynopsisConsuming Health explores the diverse meanings and applications of the term 'consumer' in the field of health care and the implications for policy-making, health care delivery and experiences of health care.
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Taylor & Francis Human Resource Development in the Public Sector
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Citizenship in Nordic Welfare States
Book SynopsisThis book offers an innovative analysis of the ways in which the relationship between citizens and welfare states - social citizenship - becomes more dynamic and multifaceted as a result of Europeanization and individualization.Table of ContentsPart 1: Citizenship in Contemporary Welfare States – Issues and Perspectives 1. Opening Citizenship: Why Do We Need a New Understanding of Social Citizenship? 2. From Active States to Active Citizenship? The Impact of Economic Openness and Transnational Governance 3. What Do We Mean by Active Citizenship? Part 2: Towards a New Balance of Rights and Duties – Activation Reform 4. Nordic Activation Reforms in a European Context: A Distinct Universalistic Model? 5. Individualizing Welfare Provision: The Integrated Approach of the Finnish Activation Reform 6. The Challenges of Decentralized Delivery of Services: The Scope for Active Citizenship in Swedish and Norwegian Activation Policies Part 3: The Increased Scope for Participation and Inclusion of Marginal Groups 7. Claiming Participation Rights: Social Mobilization and Citizenship in Denmark and Norway 8. Capabilities and Participation: Russian Women Immigrants in North Norway 9. Europeanization ‘From Below’: The OMC Process on Social Inclusion in the Swedish Welfare State Part 4: Marketization of Citizenship? Choice, Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights 10. Contrasting Legal Concepts of Active Citizenship: Europe and the Nordic Countries 11. Membership and Migration: Market Citizenship or European Citizenship? 12. Double Discrimination: Human Rights and Immigrant Women in Denmark within the Context of the Nordic Legal Tradition 13. From Disabling Barriers to Participation: The Opportunities Created by the EU Equality Strategy 14. Enlarging Freedom of Choice: Pension Reforms in the Nordic Countries and Germany 15. Conclusions: Remaking Social Citizenship in Nordic Welfare States
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Suicide and Society in India
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Basic Books Becoming Adult
Book SynopsisHow do young people envision their occupational futures? What do teenagers feel about their schooling and after-school work, and how do these experiences affect their passage to adult work? These are the questions that psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and sociologist Barbara Schneider posed in their five-year study of adolescents. The results provide an unprecedented window on society''s future through which we can glimpse how today''s youth are preparing themselves for the lives they will lead in the decades to come.
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