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This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the various sociologies of New Zealand from the late 19th century to the present day. Opening with previously undocumented insights into the history of proto-sociology in New Zealand, the book then explores the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2018-04-13
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Sociology Transformed
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How do Chinese, Japanese and Korean mothers in Britain make sense of their motherhood and employment? What are the intersecting factors that shape these women’s identities, experiences and stories? Contributing further to the continuing discourse and development of...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2018-04-12
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This book aims at presenting a conceptual apparatus and empirical analysis of the ways Nordic civil society is affected by social transformations by focusing on the Norwegian case. The Norwegian empirical focus allows identifying processes and factors of change that are...
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Springer
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2018-04-11
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the manifestations and interrelations of collectivity and power on the internet from a sociological point of view. It addresses questions on how different forms of internet-based collectivities (masses, crowds, movements,...
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Springer
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2018-04-10
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This edited collection highlights the diversity and reach of global leisure studies and global leisure theory. It explores the impact of globalization on leisure, and the sites of resistance and accommodation found in local, virtual and global leisure spaces.Unlike any...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2018-04-06
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The volume is the first to take a life-course approach to the study of domestic work in Italy. It provides a coherent and systemic overview of time spent on housework, childcare and adult care over the life course. While most previous research has focused on the time...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-04-06
Collection :
SpringerBriefs in Sociology
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The revised and updated second edition of Introduction to Cities explores why cities are such a vital part of the human experience and how they shape our everyday lives. Written in engaging and accessible terms, Introduction to Cities examines the study of cities...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2018-04-03
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The ageing of our population is a key societal issue across the globe. Although people are living longer, they need to be living longer in good health to continue to enjoy quality of life and independence and to prevent rises in health and social care costs. This timely...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-03-31
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This book analyses the relationship between youth and participation, looking specifically at those repertories of involvement that are commonly clustered under the concept of “unconventional political participation”. The author focuses on the connections between youth...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-03-30
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This book argues that there is no morality and that people are not morally responsible for what they do. In particular, it argues that what people do is neither right nor wrong and that they are neither praiseworthy nor blameworthy for doing it. Morality and moral...
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Springer
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2018-03-29
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Der Band fragt nach dem Verhältnis von Mediatisierungsforschung und dem Kommunikativen Konstruktivismus. Aus verschiedenen soziologischen, medien- und kommunikationswissenschaftlichen Perspektiven wird theoretisch und anhand von empirischen Beispielen diskutiert, ob und...
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Springer VS
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2018-03-28
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Dieses Open Access Buch ist ein Beitrag zur Methodik transdisziplinärer Forschung, und zwar für transformative wie nicht-transformative Forschung, für solche innerhalb wie außerhalb von Reallaboren. Methoden der Wissenserzeugung, Wissensintegration und Transformation...
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Springer VS
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2018-03-28
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Komplexität und Unübersichtlichkeit, Rationalität und Intuition – das sind Herausforderungen, mit denen Wissenschaft und Praxis gleichermaßen konfrontiert sind. Das Buch führt in Systemaufstellungen als eine wissenschaftliche Methode ein, mit der sichKomplexität...
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Springer Gabler
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2018-03-23
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Christianity flourishes in areas facing profound dislocations amidst regime change and warfare. This book explains the appeal ofChristianity in the Chaozhou-Shantou (Chaoshan) region during a time of transition, from a stage of disintegration in the late imperial era...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-03-23
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Jasmin Fitzpatrick widmet sich aus politikwissenschaftlicher Perspektive zivilgesellschaftlichen Organisationen und untersucht, wie diese das Potenzial der neuen Kommunikationskanäle des Web 2.0 nutzen. Im Fokus stehen zum einen ihre Mobilisierung von Unterstützern und...
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Springer VS
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2018-03-19
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Jacques Rancière gilt als einer der einflussreichsten französischen Philosophen der Gegenwart, in dessen gesamtem Werk immer wieder das Motiv der radikalen Kritik an der Sozialwissenschaft in Szene gesetzt wird. In dem Sammelband werden zahlreiche Denkmotive des...
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Springer VS
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2018-03-17
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This important new book from one of the world's leading sociologists of sport weaves together social theory, history and political economy to provide a highly original analysis of the complex relationship between sport and modernity. Incorporating a powerful set of...
Editeur :
Polity
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2018-03-16
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Self-help gurus, life coaches and business consultants love to tell us that we must strive for constant self-improvement to realize our full potential and become truly happy. But it doesn't seem to work - for many of us, life still seems hollow and meaningless. So...
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Polity
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2018-03-16
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We are living in an open sea, caught up in a continuous wave, with no fixed point and no instrument to measure distance and the direction of travel. Nothing appears to be in its place any more, and a great deal appears to have no place at all. The principles that have...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2018-03-15
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