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‘Equality’ as an ideal has a long history, and while some progress has obviously been made, the persistence of certain inequalities is remarkable.
In order to draw a detailed picture of equality’s nature, value, relevance, and scope, this book provides a...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-10-19
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In Wrongful Conviction in Sexual Assault, Matthew Barry Johnson introduces new directions in wrongful conviction research and understanding. Citing Innocence Project and National Registry of Exoneration data, the book identifies sexual assault as the predominant offense...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-10-19
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The book explores and discusses some of the changes, challenges and opportunities confronting local governance in the context of the new urban paradigm associated with the HABITAT III New Urban Agenda, a 20-year strategy for sustainable urbanization, adopted in October...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-10-19
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Culture’s Engine offers an insightful and penetrating analysis of the enduring relationship between technology and society. William Gosling explores in absorbing historical detail how humans have experienced change through a sequence of technological revolutions,...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-10-17
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This book explores the role of railways in developing sustainable low-carbon mobility by analyzing the intermodal relationship between railways and other transport modes. Focusing on geographical and governance perspectives, and taking China as a case study, it analyzes...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-10-17
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This book analyzes men’s experiences and perceptions regarding their participation in infidelity and offers a glimpse into the inner workings of their most intimate relationships, as well as the ways men negotiate marriages that fall short of their expectations.Using a...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-10-17
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This volume explores voters’ political rationalizations. The author analyzes semi-structured interview data from 120 American voters collected from 2013-2015 about their positions on three economic referenda—or “direct democratic economic policies” (DDEPs) on the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-10-16
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The Last Word argues that the Hollywood novel opened up space for cultural critique of the film industry at a time when the industry lacked the capacity to critique itself. While the young studio system worked tirelessly to burnish its public image in the wake of...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-10-16
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This book represents an ethnographic study of the experiences and counternarratives of twelve Latinx young adults. All of the participants in this study are first generation immigrants to the United States, representing different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2020-10-16
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It is well established that the race and gender of elected representatives influence the ways in which they legislate, but surprisingly little research exists on how race and gender interact to affect who is elected and how they behave once in office. How do race and...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-10-16
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A twenty-year perspective that dares to imagine huge changes.A collective book to awaken our senses and suggest specific watchfulness on a key point that will determine our future: the place of human beings in businesses.A social fiction essay to try and imagine the...
Editeur :
TohuBohu éditions
Parution :
2020-10-16
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Das Buch lotet aus, wie das Auftreten des Corona Virus und die Maßnahmen zur Bekämpfung der Ansteckung unser Zusammenleben verändern. Hierzu werden Fachleute aus der Netzwerkforschung befragt, denn fast alle Maßnahmen beeinflussen die Beziehungen zwischen den Menschen....
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2020-10-15
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Welchen Einfluss hat die Gestaltung des gegenständlichen Umfeldes auf zwischenmenschliche Beziehungen und wie werden diese gewollt oder ungewollt mit den Dingen mitgestaltet? Auf welche Weise werden durch Design und Architektur soziale Kompetenzen wie...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2020-10-14
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Diese Studie rekonstruiert die Entwicklungen der Löhne und Lohnungleichheiten während der Eurokrise aus einer gesamteuropäischen sowie inner- und zwischenstaatlichen Perspektive. Es wird gezeigt, dass die unterschiedlichen betrieblichen als auch arbeitsmarktpolitischen...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2020-10-14
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This book revisits some of the persisting challenges of development of India, which remain unresolved even after twenty-five years of economic reforms and almost fifteen years of high growth rate. These include defining purpose of development, inequality, labour, work,...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-10-14
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Does exposure to media violence make us more violent? Do stereotypes in the media affect the way we see different social groups? Do media institutions play any role in social change? Media Effects is a concise introduction which studies the ways in which media use...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2020-10-14
Collection :
Key Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies
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Das Buch liefert aus rechtlicher und kriminologischer Perspektive einen aktuellen Blick auf den Strafvollzug und die Wiedereingliederung nach der Entlassung. Namhafte Autoren aus Wissenschaft und Praxis stellen in gut verständlicher Weise ihre Forschungsergebnisse vor...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-10-14
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Das Feld der Macht bildet ein Schlüsselkonzept der Soziologie Bourdieus, ist in seiner Bedeutung für die Theoriearchitektur allerdings bislang weitgehend verkannt worden. Der Band liefert die erste umfassende Rekonstruktion des Ansatzes und skizziert ein...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2020-10-13
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