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A Narrative History of Experimental Social Psychology: The

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Patnoe, Shelley, PUBLISHER: Springer, "A Narrative History ong>ofong> Experimental ong>Socialong> Psychology" presents lengthy and intensive interviews with the contemporary scientists that founded and shaped the field ong>ofong> ong>socialong> psychology. The story ong>ofong> ong>socialong> psychology is told through the autobiographical narratives ong>ofong> leading figures, such as Dorwin Cartwright, Harold Kelley, Kurt Back, Robert Krauss, Stanley Schachter, and Leon Festinger. The author traces the beginning ong>ofong> the field from the close-knit group ong>ofong> students around Kurt Lewin to the major research groups responsible for the scientific origins ong>ofong> the discipline. The interviews ong>ofong>fer unique insights into the beginnings ong>ofong> the fields and prospects for future trends.

Age or Need?: Public Policies for Older People

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Neugarten, Bernice L. / Neugarten, Bernice Levin, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Should benefits for older people be based on age or need? Do programmes that serve only older people people deflect resources that should go to other people? Some ong>ofong> the contributors to this volume argue that ong>socialong> service programmes should be based on need, rather than defined groups ong>ofong> people. Apart from anything else, age-based programmes confirm negative stereotypes ong>ofong> older people, and lump them into an undifferentiated group. But would the reform ong>ofong> ong>socialong> services along these lines jeopardize the recent progress made in the condition ong>ofong> older people? New thoughts and new information are provided in support ong>ofong> both arguments. 'Here is a ringside seat at a critical juncture in the ong>socialong> reconstruction ong>ofong> old age' -- Medical Anthropology Quarterly, Vol 14, No 1, Nov

History and Myth in Romanian Consciousness

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Boia, Lucian / Boia, L., PUBLISHER: Central European University Press, Boia closely examines the process ong>ofong> historical culture and conscience in nineteenth and twentieth century Romania, particularly concentrating on the impact ong>ofong> the national ideology on history. Based upon his findings, the author identifies several key mythical configurations and ong>analysesong> the manner in which Romanians have reconstituted their own highly ideologized history over the last two centuries.

Undertones of Insurrection: Music, Politics, and the Social

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Weiner, Marc A., PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, Ranging from to Doctor Faustus (), Weiner's study sets the stage by examining debates that conflated such issues as national identity, racism, populism, the role ong>ofong> the sexes, and xenophobia with musical texts. In the literary ong>analysesong> that follow, Weiner discusses both obvious connections between music and sociopolitical issues-Hesse's equation ong>ofong> jazz and insurrection in Steppenwolf-and covert ones-the suppression ong>ofong> music in Death in Venice and the use ong>ofong> politically charged musical subtexts in Werfel's Verdi and Schnitzler's Rhapsody.

Technics & Civilization

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mumford, Lewis, PUBLISHER: Mariner Books, This is a history ong>ofong> the machine and a critical study ong>ofong> its effects on civilization. Mumford has drawn on every aspect ong>ofong> life to explain the machine and to trace its ong>socialong> results. "An extraordinarily wide-ranging, sensitive, and provocative book about a subject upon which philosophers have so far shed but little light" (Journal ong>ofong> Philosophy). Index; illustrations.

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Winning: The Answers: Confronting 74 of the Toughest

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Welch, Jack / Welch, Suzy, PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers, In "Winning," their international bestseller, Jack and Suzy Welch created a rare document, both a philosophical treatise on fundamental business practices and a gritty how-to manual, all ong>ofong> it delivered with Jack's trademark candor and can-do optimism. It seemed as if "no other management book," in the words ong>ofong> legendary investor Warren E. Buffett, would "ever be needed." Instead, "Winning" uncovered an insatiable thirst to talk about work. Since the book's publication, the Welches have received literally thousands ong>ofong> questions from college students and seasoned prong>ofong>essionals alike, on subjects ranging from leadership and global competition to tough bosses and ong>buildingong> teamwork. Indeed, questions about virtually every business and career challenge have poured in--some familiar, others surprising, many urgent and probing, and all ong>ofong> them powerfully real. "Winning: The Answers" takes on the most relevant ong>ofong> these questions, and in doing so, its candid, hard-hitting responses expand and extend the conversation Jack and Suzy Welch began with "Winning." It is a dialogue that is sure to be both compelling and immensely useful to anyone and everyone engaged in the vital work ong>ofong> helping an organization grow and thrive.

Revolutions and the Revolutionary Tradition: In the West

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Parker, David, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Presents eight European case studies including the English revolution ong>ofong> , the French Revolution and the recent revolutions within the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe () and examines them not only in their specific political, economic and ong>socialong> contexts but also as part ong>ofong> the wider European revolutionary tradition. A chapter on the American Revolution is also included as a revolution which grew out ong>ofong> a European expansionist and a European political culture. David Parker brings together leading writers on European history, who make a major contribution to the controversial debate on the role ong>ofong> revolution in the development ong>ofong> European history. This is a truly comparative book which includes discussion on each ong>ofong> the following key themes: *the causes ong>ofong> revolution, including the importance ong>ofong> political, ong>socialong> and economic factors *the effects ong>ofong> political and philisophical ideas or ideology on the revolution *the form and process ong>ofong> a revolution, including the importance ong>ofong> violence and popular support *the outcome ong>ofong> revolution, both short-term and long-term *the way revolution is viewed in history particularly since the collapse ong>ofong> Communism in Europe As well as providing new historical perspectives on the concept ong>ofong> revolution, this book also provides a comparative survey ong>ofong> all the major revolutions in the West over the past 400 years.

The Call to Social Work: Life Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: LeCroy, Craig Winston, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), The Call to ong>Socialong> Work is a great supplement to courses such as introduction to ong>socialong> work and ong>socialong> welfare, and ong>socialong> work practice. It can also be used in practicum/field courses to give students a better understanding ong>ofong> what various types ong>ofong> ong>socialong> workers do in daily practice.a The text provides stories ong>ofong> real ong>socialong> workers with many different backgrounds, and is designed toahelp students to better understand the prong>ofong>ession. Changes to the second edition include:Introductions to each chapter written by the authorEnd ong>ofong> chapter features that will help students apply what they have learned from each storyThe addition ong>ofong> some newer, contemporary storiesPhotos ong>ofong> the contributorsMore descriptive chapter titlesReorganization ong>ofong> stories to fall under major fields ong>ofong> practicea Acquista Ora

The Demography of Inequality in Brazil

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wood, Charles H. / Carvalho, Jose Alberto Magno / Knight, Alan, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book examines how transformations in Brazil's ong>socialong>, economic and political organization affect the demographic behaviour ong>ofong> people who live in different parts ong>ofong> the country and who occupy different positions in the ong>socialong> system. The authors review the history ong>ofong> unequal development and document the concentration ong>ofong> income and land ownership. Using data from the and censuses, they show how the Brazilian style ong>ofong> economic growth unequally affected different population subgroups. Mortality estimates for white and non-white people measure the consequences ong>ofong> racial inequality on the life chances ong>ofong> children. Other chapters investigate rural out-migration, the impact ong>ofong> Amazon colonization schemes on rural poverty, and the implications ong>ofong> differential rates ong>ofong> population growth among rich and poor households for future patterns ong>ofong> inequality and underemployment. The overall perspective places the concept ong>ofong> inequality at the centre ong>ofong> the study ong>ofong> demographic and structural change.

The Cinema of Satyajit Ray: Between Tradition and Modernity

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cooper, Darius / Rothman, William / Andrew, Dudley, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The most comprehensive treatment ong>ofong> Satyajit Ray's work, The Cinema ong>ofong> Satyajit Ray makes accessible the oeuvre ong>ofong> one ong>ofong> the most prolific and creative filmmakers ong>ofong> the twentieth century. Providing ong>analysesong> ong>ofong> selected films, including those that comprise The Apu Trilogy, Chess Players, and Jalsaghar, among others, Darius Cooper outlines Western influences on Ray's work, such as the plight ong>ofong> women functioning within a patriarchal society, Ray's political vision ong>ofong> the "doubly colonized," and his attack and critique ong>ofong> the Bengali/Indian middle class ong>ofong> today.

Peasants and Imperial Rule: Agriculture and Agrarian Society

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Charlesworth, Neil, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book is a detailed historical study ong>ofong> agriculture and agrarian society in a major province ong>ofong> British India, the Bombay presidency. Its objective is to examine the impact ong>ofong> British rule on the Indian peasantry, and the changes it brought. Among the specific issues discussed by the author are the development ong>ofong> the British land revenue system, the pattern ong>ofong> expansion in commercial agriculture and the consequences in terms ong>ofong> ownership and organisation ong>ofong> land and agrarian ong>socialong> structure. Dr Charlesworth goes on to look at the role ong>ofong> government policy, the nature ong>ofong> peasant protest movements and the effects ong>ofong> the interwar depression. He concludes that significant long-term economic and ong>socialong> change did occur but that the highly 'differential' pattern to commercialisation prevented any structural transformation in the peasant economy and society.

A Sociology of Health

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wainwright, David, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), A Sociology ong>ofong> Health ong>ofong>fers an authoritative and up-to-date introduction to the key issues, perspectives, and debates within the field ong>ofong> medical sociology. The book aids readers' understanding ong>ofong> how sociological approaches are crucial to understanding the impact that health and illness have on the ong>behaviorong>, attitudes, beliefs, and practices, ong>ofong> an increasingly health-aware population.

Papers on the Archaeology of Black Mesa, Arizona, Volume II

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Plog, Stephen / Powell, Shirley, PUBLISHER: Southern Illinois University Press, These essays deal with methodological and theoretical issues addressed by the Black Mesa Archaeological Project, . Introductory and concluding chapters by Stephen Plog and Shirley Powell dis-cuss the history ong>ofong> archaeological re-search on Black Mesa. The rest ong>ofong> the book centers on four general topics. Papers by Alan T. Synenki and by Powell and Anthony L. Klesert consider the measurement ong>ofong> relationships be-tween surface and subsurface deposits. Essays by Kathy Bagley Baumgartner, Shereen Lerner, and Powell discuss func-tional interpretations ong>ofong> material re-mains. ong>Analysesong> ong>ofong> the environment ong>ofong> the study area and the procurement ong>ofong> food are presented by Richard I. Ford, Michele Seme, and David Eckles. Trade relationships between groups on north-ern Black Mesa and groups in surround-ing regions are explored by Margerie Green and Katharine W. Fernstrom.

Money Matters: Income, Wealth and Financial Welfare

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Walker, Robert / Parker, Gillian / Walker, Robert, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Underlying the current political and academic debate on the welfare state are two basic issues: What are the needs ong>ofong> individuals and ong>socialong> groups, and what resources do they have to meet those needs? In Money Matters a distinguished team ong>ofong> contributors address these questions with an analysis ong>ofong> the ong>socialong> distribution ong>ofong> financial welfare and its consequences for individuals' standards ong>ofong> living. The result is a fascinating and detailed account ong>ofong> the distribution ong>ofong> wealth and poverty in Britain today.

The Town House in Georgian London

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stewart, Rachel, PUBLISHER: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, Stepping away from conventional ong>analysesong> ong>ofong> materials or style and into the previously unexplored world ong>ofong> the house owner, this book takes a fresh look at both the ong>socialong>, as well as the architectural, importance ong>ofong> the 18th-century London town house. Drawing on rich and entertaining evidence--both documentary and anecdotal--Rachel Stewart explores why, and how, so many people pursued life in the city. She not only discusses some ong>ofong> the major architects ong>ofong> the day and their most famous ong>buildingong>s, but she also uncovers what occupants ong>ofong> town houses thought about their property; why and how they chose or built their houses; how they paid for them, used them, decorated them, and disposed ong>ofong> them; and what uses it had for them beyond simple accommodation.

Farmers as Hunters: The Implications of Sedentism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kent, Susan / Audouze, Francoise / Broodbank, Cyprian, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Farmers as hunters ong>analysesong> from an essentially ethnographic perspective the role ong>ofong> hunters in small-scale farming societies. The twelve contributors examine the effects ong>ofong> hunting and mobility on behaviour, diet, economy and material culture at both culture-specific and cross-cultural levels. The influence ong>ofong> sedentism and the increasing use ong>ofong> domesticates is also explored across a wide range ong>ofong> societies from the American southwest and Amazonian to Africa, New Guinea and the Phillipines. Differing perceptions ong>ofong> the status ong>ofong> animals and plants are reviewed and cultural values are throughout given due weight in a field where discussion too ong>ofong>ten verges on the economically deterministic.

The Self and Others: Positioning Individuals and Groups in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harre, Rom / Moghaddam, Fathali M. / Harr?, Rom, PUBLISHER: Praeger, This volume focuses on relations between the self and other individuals, the self and groups, and the self and context. Leading scholars in the field ong>ofong> positioning theory present the newest developments from this field on human ong>socialong> relations. The discussion is international, multidisciplinary, and multi-method, aiming to achieve a more dynamic and powerful account ong>ofong> human ong>socialong> relations, and to break disciplinary boundaries. Four features in this work are prominent. The book is culturally oriented and international. There is a push to move across disciplines, particularly across psychology and linguistics, and psychology and microsociology. There is a focus on language and ong>socialong> construction ong>ofong> the world through discourse. Finally, the book represents a multi-method approach that reflects discursive methods.

Using Research in Organizations: A Guide to Successful

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rothman, Jack, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Applied ong>socialong> research is a resource as yet largely untapped by the very organizations that could most benefit from it. In order to discover the ways in which research can best be brought into ong>socialong> programmes, the author went directly to organizations that have made effective use ong>ofong> research -- in this case British ong>Socialong> Services departments -- which are uniquely appropriate for this kind ong>ofong> study as they are staffed with researchers as well as administrators. The answers ong>ofong> key informants, synthesized with existing utilization research, provides the first comprehensive attempt to define the concerns and techniqes ong>ofong> an important new focus ong>ofong> study. 'In this short volume, Rothman has done researchers ong>ofong> all types a favor by cogently summarizing the literature on research utilization as well as presenting many explicit guidelines for enhancing the research utilization. Both basic researchers as well as applied researchers will find the book ong>ofong> interest and direct applicability.' -- Sociology, Jul/Aug

Shield

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Davies, Lyndon / Hallas, Penny, PUBLISHER: Parthian, A literary experiment in contrasting Greek mythology with contemporary ong>socialong> values, this collection ong>ofong> poetry focuses on the modern day meaning ong>ofong> the shield ong>ofong> Achilles. Each interlocking poem is interspersed with powerful illustrations, blending to form a multidimensional collection ong>ofong> prose.

English Drama: Forms and Development: Essays in Honour of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bradbrook, M. C. / Axton, M. / Axton, Marie, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, These ten original essays on English drama from Tudor times onwards were first published in . Each is written by a former member ong>ofong> the Cambridge English Faculty. Each author has an individual approach and makes a fresh contribution to the study ong>ofong> dramatic form seen in a changing historical setting. There are essays on genres, on individual playwrights and on ong>socialong> conditions affecting the development ong>ofong> the drama. Together, the essays make a valuable contribution to the study ong>ofong> drama.

Games for Fundraising

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Czuckrey, William N., PUBLISHER: Pineapple Press (FL), - Perfect for church groups, schools, ong>socialong> clubs, charities, neighborhood associations, and any other nonprong>ofong>it organization planning an event - Contains step-by-step instructions for ong>buildingong>, setting up, and operating each game - Cards, wheel games, darts, and games ong>ofong> chance are all described here, plus complete chapters on bingo, auctions, and raffes - Includes schedules and worksheets

History of the Primitive Methodist Church

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kendall, Holliday Bickerstaffe, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Holliday Bickerstaff Kendall () was a Methodist minister and a ong>socialong> historian. Born into a family ong>ofong> Primitive Methodist ministers, Kendall himself served as a minister between and . This volume, written during his retirement and first published in , contains Kendall's history ong>ofong> the origins and development ong>ofong> the Primitive Methodist movement. The movement originated with Hugh Bourne () and William Clowes (), who attempted to restore the mass evangelism they thought had been lost in the Wesleyan Church after . Kendall explores the ong>socialong> and political context ong>ofong> this period, and discusses Bourne's and Clowes' influence on the origins ong>ofong> the movement. He then describes the growth and development ong>ofong> the movement in the nineteenth century, discussing the expansion ong>ofong> the church until . This clear and concise volume is considered the definitive work on the history ong>ofong> the movement.

Ethics in Criminal Justice: A Justice Professional Reader

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schmalleger, Frank M., PUBLISHER: Wyndham Hall Press, "While many people", says Schmalleger, "the public and criminal justice prong>ofong>essionals included, believe they lead ethical lives, they may find themselves, when pressed, hard put to define exactly what ethics is. Most definitions equate ethics with morality, and avow that the study ong>ofong> ethics is to be primarily concerned with ong>behaviorong> and the standards ong>ofong> right and wrong which govern ong>behaviorong>. Beyond the definitional level, however, agreement is difficult to achieve. The plurality ong>ofong> norms and values applicable to ong>behaviorong> among diverse ong>socialong> groups in our multi-cultural society complicate any ethical discussion. Attempts at specifying ethical codes or enumerating the values upon which such codes should be based are bound to meet with vigorous debate. This overview ong>ofong> ethical instruction in criminal justice today is intended to ong>ofong>fer a description ong>ofong> teaching strategies and curricular goals. Many ong>ofong> the articles in this volume will maintain a theme ong>ofong> how ethics can best be taught to students ong>ofong> criminal justice and how society at large can best learn the same lessons. Other selections herein ong>ofong>fer in-depth analysis ong>ofong> particular ethical dilemmas or aspects ong>ofong> prong>ofong>essional life.

Tangled Routes: Women, Work, and Globalization on the Tomato

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gregor, Frances / Campbell, Marie / Barndt, Deborah, PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, This is a book about a distinctive methodological approach inspired by one ong>ofong> Canada's most respected scholars, Dorothy Smith. Institutional ethnography aims to answer questions about how everyday life is organized. The authors suggest that institutional ethnographers must adopt a particular research stance, one that recognizes that people's own knowledge and ways ong>ofong> knowing are crucial elements ong>ofong> ong>socialong> action and thus ong>ofong> ong>socialong> analysis.

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