| defining a sociological problem involves: A Sociological Approach to Social Problems (RLE Social Theory) Noel Timms, 2014-08-07 The topics covered in this book are directly related to much of the misunderstanding of what sociology is about. It is usual nowadays to label as sociological any discussion concerned, however loosely, with ‘Society’. But a careful reading of Mr Timms’ treatment of the problem areas he has chosen should make clear the difference between this use of the adjective in everyday speech, and its more vigorous technical use. In dealing with his subject Mr Timms makes use of the concepts of sociology such as ‘role’, ‘norms’, ‘social control’, ‘class’, and ‘family’. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Theory and Practice in Sociology Ian Marsh, 2014-05-12 Theory and Practise in Sociology provide's students with a comprehensive, clear and accessible introduction to the main methods of research and the main theoretical approaches in sociology, and help's them examine the relationship between methods and theory. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Understanding Social Problems Linda A. Mooney, Morgan M. Holmes, David Knox, Caroline Schacht, 2011-10-14 Written from a distinctly Canadian point of view, Understanding Social Problems, Fourth Canadian Edition, examines how the structure and culture of societies contribute to social problems and their consequences. This text has strong pedagogical features and is comprehensive in its coverage, progressing from micro to macro levels of analysis. It focuses first on problems of health care, drug use, and crime, and then broadens to the widening concerns of population, health and welfare, science and technology, large-scale inequality and environmental problems. Known for its inclusive approach, Understanding Social Problems, Fourth Canadian Edition, explores powerful stories of real life people struggling with the challenges society and its problems have thrust upon them. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Researching Social Problems Amir Marvasti, A. Javier Treviño, 2019-06-11 This book covers a wide range of contemporary methods for researching social problems and connects these approaches to the broader substance and theories of social problems. Expository and discursive in approach, chapters follow a uniform structure, with each offering research examples and a broad description of the related method and its theoretical context, together with a how-to guide for applying that method using substantive examples from the field of social problems. For every method explored, there is a research example that fully reviews and illustrates the application of the particular method, before giving a full assessment of the method’s strengths and weaknesses and latest developments. With chapters exploring survey interviews, in-depth interviews, narrative inquiry, institutional ethnography, participatory action research, auto-ethnography, Actor-Network Theory, experimental research, visual research methods, and research ethics, Researching Social Problems will appeal to scholars and students of sociology and politics working in the fields of research methods and social problems. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Introduction to Sociology 2e Nathan J. Keirns, Heather Griffiths, Eric Strayer, Susan Cody-Rydzewski, Gail Scaramuzzo, Sally Vyain, Tommy Sadler, Jeff D. Bry, Faye Jones, 2015-03-17 This text is intended for a one-semester introductory course.--Page 1. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Community Practice David A. Hardcastle, Patricia R. Powers, Stanley Wenocur, 2011-02-18 This fully revised classic text provides a comprehensive and integrated overview of the community theory and skills fundamental to all areas of social work practice. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Social Science Research Anol Bhattacherjee, 2012-04-01 This book is designed to introduce doctoral and graduate students to the process of conducting scientific research in the social sciences, business, education, public health, and related disciplines. It is a one-stop, comprehensive, and compact source for foundational concepts in behavioral research, and can serve as a stand-alone text or as a supplement to research readings in any doctoral seminar or research methods class. This book is currently used as a research text at universities on six continents and will shortly be available in nine different languages. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Constructing Social Problems Malcolm Spector, John I. Kitsuse, 2017-07-05 There is no adequate definition of social problems within sociology, and there is not and never has been a sociology of social problems. That observation is the point of departure of this book. The authors aim to provide such a definition and to prepare the ground for the empirical study of social problems. They are aware that their objective will strike many fellow sociologists as ambitious, perhaps even arrogant. Their work challenges sociologists who have, over a period of fifty years, written treatises on social problems, produced textbooks cataloguing the nature, distribution, and causes of these problems, and taught many sociology courses. It is only natural that the authors' work will be viewed as controversial in light of the large literature which has established a sociology of a wide range of social problems-the sociology of race relations, prostitution, poverty, crime, mental illness, and so forth. In the 1970s when the authors were preparing for a seminar on the sociology of social problems, their review of the literature revealed the absence of any systematic, coherent statement of theory or method in the study of social problems. For many years the subject was listed and offered by university departments of sociology as a service course to present undergraduates with what they should know about the various social pathologies that exist in their society. This conception of social problems for several decades has been reflected in the substance and quality of the literature dominated by textbooks. In 'Constructing Social Problems', the authors propose that social problems be conceived as the claims-making activities of individuals or groups regarding social conditions they consider unjust, immoral, or harmful and that should be addressed. This perspective, as the authors have formulated it, conceives of social problems as a process of interaction that produces social problems as social facts in society. The authors further propose that this process and the social facts it produces are the data to be researched for the sociology of social problems. This volume will be of interest to those concerned with the discipline of sociology, especially its current theoretical development and growth. |
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| defining a sociological problem involves: The Satanism Scare Joel Best, 2017-09-29 Although there is growing concern over Satanism as a threat to American life, the topic has received surprisingly little serious attention. Recognizing this, the editors of this volume have selected papers from a wide variety of disciplines, broadly covering contemporary aspects of Satanism from the vantage points of studies in folklore, cults, religion, deviance, rock music, rumor, and the mass media.All contributors are skeptical of claims that a large, powerful satanic conspiracy can be substantiated. Their research focuses instead on claims about Satanism and on the question of whose interests are served by such claims. Several papers consider the impact of anti-Satanism campaigns on public opinion, law enforcement and civil litigation, child protection services, and other sectors of American society.The constructionist perspective adopted by the editors does not deny the existence of some activities by 'real' Satanists, and two papers describe the workins of satanic groups. Whatever the basis of the claims examined and analyzed, there is growing evidence that belief in the satanic menace will have real social consequences in the years ahead. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: The Study of Social Problems Earl Rubington, Martin S. Weinberg, 1989 |
| defining a sociological problem involves: American Criminal Justice Policy Daniel P. Mears, 2010-04-12 Examines the most prominent criminal justice policies, finding that they fall short of achieving the effectiveness that policymakers have advocated. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Social Work Practice Eileen Gambrill, 2012-12-06 The first textbook to emphasize the importance of critical thinking skills to practice, this third edition of the classic Social Work Practice retains its unique focus on thinking critically about decisions that social workers make daily. Organized around the phases of helping, this hands-on introduction highlights the decision points that social workers encounter during assessment, intervention, and evaluation. This text, together with its companion website, provides students with a wealth of hands-on exercises for developing and assessing their practice skills. Most importantly, it helps students enhance client well-being by becoming critical thinkers and evidence-informed practitioners. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: The Social Construction of Reality Peter L. Berger, Thomas Luckmann, 2011-04-26 A watershed event in the field of sociology, this text introduced “a major breakthrough in the sociology of knowledge and sociological theory generally” (George Simpson, American Sociological Review). In this seminal book, Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann examine how knowledge forms and how it is preserved and altered within a society. Unlike earlier theorists and philosophers, Berger and Luckmann go beyond intellectual history and focus on commonsense, everyday knowledge—the proverbs, morals, values, and beliefs shared among ordinary people. When first published in 1966, this systematic, theoretical treatise introduced the term social construction,effectively creating a new thought and transforming Western philosophy. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Communities in Action National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Committee on Community-Based Solutions to Promote Health Equity in the United States, 2017-04-27 In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: The Study of Social Problems Earl Rubington, Martin S. Weinberg, 1977 |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Defining America's Social Problems Jack D. Douglas, 1974 |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Designing and Managing Programs Peter M. Kettner, Robert M. Moroney, Lawrence L. Martin, 2022-09-27 Hands-on and practical, the new edition of this classic text for social work and human services incorporates the principles of effectiveness-based planning as it addresses the steps of designing, implementing, and evaluating a program at the local agency level. Meaningful examples at every stage of the process—from problem analysis and needs assessment to evaluating effectiveness and calculating costs—enhance reader understanding of concepts in the real world. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health Teresa L. Scheid, Tony N. Brown, 2010 The second edition of A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health provides a comprehensive review of the sociology of mental health. Chapters by leading scholars and researchers present an overview of historical, social and institutional frameworks. Part I examines social factors that shape psychiatric diagnosis and the measurement of mental health and illness, theories that explain the definition and treatment of mental disorders and cultural variability. Part II investigates effects of social context, considering class, gender, race and age, and the critical role played by stress, marriage, work and social support. Part III focuses on the organization, delivery and evaluation of mental health services, including the criminalization of mental illness, the challenges posed by HIV, and the importance of stigma. This is a key research reference source that will be useful to both undergraduates and graduate students studying mental health and illness from any number of disciplines. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: An Introduction to Sociology Anthony Giddens, Mitchell Duneier, 2000-04-01 |
| defining a sociological problem involves: The Social Work Companion Neil Thompson, Sue Thompson, 2017-09-16 This new and fully updated edition of a hugely popular textbook is a practical and user-friendly guide that lets students know what to expect from their course and will be there every step of the way as a reference tool. Written by experts in the field, the book guides the reader through from their academic study on social work courses to entering the field as a practitioner. The Social Work Companion is the essential survival guide for students on qualifying courses in social work and a helpful resource for experienced practitioners. New to this Edition: - A indispensable wide-ranging yet accessible coverage of the core areas of theory and practice studied on a typical social work degree course - A wealth of guidance on study skills, advice about possible career directions, and extensive signposting to sources of further information |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Convention and Innovation in Literature Theo d'. Haen, Rainer Georg Grübel, Helmut Lethen, 1989-01-01 This work is a critical evaluation of the concepts of convention and innovation as applied in the study of changing literary values, hierarchies and canons. Two approaches are analyzed: (1) the linking of convention and the subject's awareness of convention, and (2) systems theory. The merits of both approaches are discussed and an attempt is made to combine them and to regard systems of literary communication primarily as systems of conventions. Specific cases of changing conventions and innovation are illustrated with examples from the field of versification (Rimbaud), reception studies (Puskin, Goethe, George Eliot), the dichotomy of forgetting/remembering (Nietzsche, Proust), avant-garde, the American dream, and popular genres assimilated in Postmodernism. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Creating Business Value and Competitive Advantage With Social Entrepreneurship Iyigun, N. Oyku, 2018-07-20 The field of social entrepreneurship is attracting attention from multiple industries. Social entrepreneurs are responsible for finding ways to creatively contribute to society by providing affordable products and services. Creating Business Value and Competitive Advantage With Social Entrepreneurship is a useful scholarly resource that examines the broad topic of social entrepreneurship by looking at relevant theoretical frameworks and fundamental terms. Focused on topics such as creating business value, promoting social entrepreneurship, and enacting programs of social change, this book provides the latest research and practical solutions concerning social entrepreneurship. The source proves valuable to academicians, researchers, entrepreneurship practitioners, and individuals interested in learning more about social entrepreneurship. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Encyclopedia of Social Problems Vincent N. Parrillo, 2008-05-22 From terrorism to social inequality and from health care to environmental issues, social problems affect us all. The Encyclopedia will offer an interdisciplinary perspective into these and many other social problems that are a continuing concern in our lives, whether we confront them on a personal, local, regional, national, or global level. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: The Science of Public Policy: Policy analysis II Tadao Miyakawa, 2000-05-25 This set offers a comprehensive collection of papers on this significant discipline. Published in two parts with new introductions to the individual volumes by the editor, this is an invaluable tool for any researcher in this area. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Exceptional Children Ronald L. Taylor, Les Sternberg, 2012-12-06 Exceptional Children: Integrating Research and Teaching provides a com prehensive introduction to the constantly changing area of special educa tion. The book is research-based, and its title reflects our opinion regarding the important link between research and classroom practice. There is one feature of Exceptional Children: Integrating Research and Teaching that warrants attention and perhaps justification; it was written specifically to address the graduate student or sophisticated undergraduate student mar ket. As such, the book is written at a higher level and with a greater concept density than typical introductory special education texts. We feel that this type of book is very much needed and will be received favorably by the special education community. There are also several unique features of Exceptional Children: Integrat ing Research and Teaching that we feel will be quite valuable. First, we have emphasized the area of teaching practices and not simply included basic facts about definitions, characteristics, and causes. Although some intro ductory texts include information about teaching considerations, that area is not discussed as in depth as it is in our text. We feel that it is important that readers not only understand the educational needs of exceptional chil dren, but also can identify the best educational practices to meet those needs. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Fundamentals of Sociology Rajendra Kumar Sharma, 1996 This Book Covers Courses Prescribed In Indian Universities In Sociology For The Papers : Principles Of Sociology; Essentials Of Sociology; Fundamentals Of Sociology Etc. Meant To Serve As A Textbook It Discusses All The Essentials And Leaves Out Those Topics Which Are Irrelevant. Thus, It Is At Once Concise, Relevant And Also Detailed And Exhaustive. It Deals With Social Phenomena; Society, Social Institutions And Associations; Communities, Groups And Factors Determining These. It Includes Social Change, Social Control And Social Processes. While Its Subject-Matter Has Been Drawn From Standard Books Published In The West, It Has Been Discussed In Indian Setting. While Its Method Of Presentation Is Analytic, It Has Adopted Holistic And Integral Approach On Controversial Issues. With Actual University Questions At The End Of Each Chapter, This Book Intends To Deliver First Division At The Examination. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: RURAL MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT GUPTA, DEEPA, GUPTA, MUKUL, GUPTA, PARTH MUKUL, 2023-11-01 This book provides a comprehensive understanding of rural marketing and management practices in India, with a focus on targeting rural consumers. It covers topics such as rural market segmentation, consumer behaviour, product development, pricing strategies, distribution channels, and promotional activities. The book also explores the challenges and opportunities associated with rural marketing and management, such as infrastructure issues, limited resources, cultural differences, and regulatory barriers. In addition, the author discusses case studies and real–world examples of successful rural marketing and management initiatives, including those of companies like Hindustan Unilever, ITC, and Mahindra & Mahindra. The book also offers practical insights and recommendations for marketers and managers who want to tap into the rural market and make their products and services more accessible to non-urban consumers. Overall, the aim of the book is to equip undergraduate and postgraduate students, academicians, marketers, managers, and entrepreneurs with the knowledge and tools they need to succeed in the challenging and dynamic environment of rural markets. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BOOK • All important aspects of rural marketing and management from product development and consumer behaviour to trends, practices, challenges and government initiatives. • Case studies and real–life examples of successful rural marketing and management, emphasizing best practices and lessons learned from different industries and regions around the world. • Exclusive chapters on Rural Digital Marketing, E-commerce and Rural Entrepreneurship and Innovation. • Up-to-date data, graph/charts, diagrams for references and clear understanding. • Equips students and academicians, with the knowledge and tools they need to succeed in the challenging and dynamic environment of rural markets. TARGET AUDIENCE • MBA (Marketing) • PG Diploma in Rural Marketing/Development • B.Com/M.Com • B.Tech (Recently Introduced) For learning aids go to https://www.phindia.com/rural_marketing_and_management_gupta |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Understanding and Using Theory in Social Work Juliette Oko, 2011 Written in an accessible style, this title introduces theory as an explanatory framework that is drawn upon by the social worker to inform their decision-making process, by helping to 'make sense' of what is going on. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists , 1970-01 The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is the premier public resource on scientific and technological developments that impact global security. Founded by Manhattan Project Scientists, the Bulletin's iconic Doomsday Clock stimulates solutions for a safer world. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Sartre on Contingency Mabogo Percy More, 2021-09-22 The problem of antiblack racism has a long history in the world, with as long a history of thinkers writing and theorizing against it. Few philosophers have opposed institutionalized racialism as vehemently as Jean-Paul Sartre, both in his intellectual work and in his political action. This book argues that not only does a relationship exists between Sartre’s existentialist philosophy and antiracism but also, more profoundly, that it is precisely his existential ontology that informs his anti-racist social and political commitments. He sought to examine the complexity of our existence as conscious bodies and thus provides the ontological basis for understanding the situation of a black person in an antiblack world. This book is about how Sartre’s philosophy – especially his early writings – can be applied to address the problem of racism against black people. It argues that among the many concepts in Sartre’s work that are useful in understanding the problem of racism against black people, the philosophical notion of contingency is one of the most significant. Contingency in Sartre is the view that whatever exists, need not exist, and that therefore it can be changed; that the fact that one is born white or black without their choice, has no moral weight at all in treating others as though they are responsible for what they are. In this book Mabogo More contends that through Sartre’s philosophical notion of contingency, he provides us with the ammunition to understand and deal with racism broadly, and antiblack racism in particular. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: WoMELA-GG 2019 Anindito Subagyo , Juneman Abraham , Tirta N. Mursitama, Robbi Rahim, M. Tazil Multazam, 2019-04-17 We are delighted to introduce the proceedings of the first edition of the Workshop on Multimedia Education, Learning, Assessment and its Implementation in Game and Gamification. This Workshop has brought researchers, developers and practitioners around the world who are leveraging and developing the education, media learning and scientific technology. We strongly believe that this Joint Workshop on Multimedia Education, Learning, Assessment and its Implementation in Game and Gamification provides a good forum for all researcher, developers and practitioners to discuss all scientific and technological aspects that are relevant to Digital Society. We also expect that the future Workshop will be as successful and stimulating, as indicated by the contributions presented in this volume. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Reliability and Life-Cycle Analysis of Deteriorating Systems Mauricio Sánchez-Silva, Georgia-Ann Klutke, 2015-11-27 This book compiles and critically discusses modern engineering system degradation models and their impact on engineering decisions. In particular, the authors focus on modeling the uncertain nature of degradation considering both conceptual discussions and formal mathematical formulations. It also describes the basics concepts and the various modeling aspects of life-cycle analysis (LCA). It highlights the role of degradation in LCA and defines optimum design and operation parameters. Given the relationship between operational decisions and the performance of the system’s condition over time, maintenance models are also discussed. The concepts and models presented have applications in a large variety of engineering fields such as Civil, Environmental, Industrial, Electrical and Mechanical engineering. However, special emphasis is given to problems related to large infrastructure systems. The book is intended to be used both as a reference resource for researchers and practitioners and as an academic text for courses related to risk and reliability, infrastructure performance modeling and life-cycle assessment. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Redefining Social Problems Edward Seidman, Julian Rappaport, 2013-06-29 |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Essentials of Middle and Secondary Social Studies William B. Russell III, Stewart Waters, Thomas N. Turner, 2013-10-15 Building on the success of a much-loved elementary text, Essentials of Middle and Secondary Social Studies focuses on the key issues central to the actual teaching of middle and high school social studies, including lesson planning and inclusive instructional strategies. Written in an engaging, conversational style, the text encourages teachers in their development as professionals and enables them to effectively use creative and active learning strategies in the everyday classroom. Features of the book include: • A full chapter on lesson plans designed to provide middle and secondary social studies teachers with classroom tested lesson plans. The chapter includes two classroom tested lessons for each social science discipline---U.S. History, World History, Geography, Government, Economics, Psychology, & Sociology. • A chapter on technology that is designed to better prepare middle and secondary social studies teachers to effectively teach social studies with technology. Attention is given to digital history, media literacy, teaching with film and music, and numerous other types of impactful technology. • Each teaching methodology and lesson plan discusses how the strategy can be used to meet the individual needs of diverse learners, including English Language Learners and exceptional education students. • A section in each chapter provides various resources for further development. The section includes articles, books, and web resources. • Each chapter includes an “Extension” activity offering readers with the opportunity to extend the learning experience with relevant and meaningful real-life scenarios. • “Focus activities” give readers the opportunity to prepare for the learning experience with relevant and meaningful scenarios. • Covers current topics such as NCSS Standards, Common Core State Standards, Technology, Media, Skills, Character Education, and Literacy. |
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| defining a sociological problem involves: Solution-oriented Social Work Practice Gilbert J. Greene, Mo Yee Lee, 2011 Too often in practice, there is a tendency to pathologize clients, requiring a diagnosis as part of the helping relationship. Suppose, however, that most of the client problems that social workers encounter have more to do with the vagaries of life and not with what clients are doing wrong. This powerful idea is the philosophy behind the strengths-based approaches to social work. This groundbreaking practice handbook takes this concept one step further, combining the different strengths-based approaches into an overarching model of solution-oriented social work for greater impact. The strengths perspective emphasizes client strengths, goal-setting, and a shared definition of positive outcome. Solution-focused therapy approaches ongoing problems when they have temporarily abated, amplifying exceptions as solutions. This natural but rarely explored pairing is one component in the challenging and effective practice framework presented here by the authors, two seasoned practitioners with over 50 years of combined experience. By integrating the most useful aspects of the major approaches, a step-by-step plan for action emerges. With this text in hand, you will: - Integrate elements from the strengths perspective, solution-focused therapy, narrative therapy, and the strategic therapy of the Mental Research Institute (the MRI approach) into an effective and eclectic framework - Build and practice your skills using case examples, transcripts, and practical advice - Equip yourself with the tools you need to emphasize clients' strengths - Challenge the diagnosis-first medical model of behavioral health care - Collaborate with clients to get past thinking (first-order change), and more to acting outside the box (second-order change) - Learn to work with a wide variety of clients, including individuals, groups, and families; involuntary clients; clients with severe mental illness; and clients in crisis For any student or practitioner interested in working with clients towards collaborative and empowering change, this is the essential text. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Housing First Deborah Padgett, Benjamin F. Henwood, Sam J. Tsemberis, 2016 This book provides a unique portrayal of Housing First as a 'paradigm shift' in homeless services. Since 1992, this approach has spread nationally and internationally, changing systems and reversing the usual continuum of care. The success of Housing First has few parallels in social and human services. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Mathematical Programming and Game Theory for Decision Making S. K. Neogy, 2008 This edited book presents recent developments and state-of-the-art review in various areas of mathematical programming and game theory. It is a peer-reviewed research monograph under the ISI Platinum Jubilee Series on Statistical Science and Interdisciplinary Research. This volume provides a panoramic view of theory and the applications of the methods of mathematical programming to problems in statistics, finance, games and electrical networks. It also provides an important as well as timely overview of research trends and focuses on the exciting areas like support vector machines, bilevel programming, interior point method for convex quadratic programming, cooperative games, non-cooperative games and stochastic games. Researchers, professionals and advanced graduates will find the book an essential resource for current work in mathematical programming, game theory and their applications. |
| defining a sociological problem involves: Cultural Change in Modern World History Peter N. Stearns, 2018-12-13 In this innovative textbook, leading world historian Peter Stearns analyses key examples of culture change from around the world, highlighting what culture change involves and how it can be explained and assessed, both historically and in the contemporary world. Culture change is one of the most interesting and significant features of human society, but until now there has been no book for the classroom which looks explicitly at this phenomenon. Cultural Change in Modern World History covers different kinds and levels of culture change since 1500 – from colonial culture contact in British India to modernization in Meiji Japan and changing attitudes towards gay marriage in the past decade – considering how we should define culture change, how to deal with causation and how to evaluate continuities and consequences. Stearns addresses fundamental questions: why do groups of people change their beliefs and values, and what happens when they do? Conversely, why do some groups resist culture change, and how do some manage to combine novel and more traditional cultural components? Figuring out how better to understand why groups or societies change their minds – or refuse to do so – provides a crucial perspective on human behaviors and values. As the first book to explore this important question, Cultural Change in Modern World History is a ground-breaking text for students of world history, cultural history and anthropology. |
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relationship between individuals and institutions. Exploring this question usually involves adopting a micro, or small-scale, approach and looking at small segments of institutions in much greater …
Sociological Theory Mechanisms and Meaning Structures
The first identifies a problem at the conflu-ence of analytical sociology and two contending frameworks for doing cultural sociology. This problem involves both the facile understanding of …
Friendship and Happiness from a Sociological Perspective
problem within the field. There is a need to highlight the significance of social context when defining hap-piness, as the role of social interaction is often overlooked. For example, Aristotle …
Sociological Theorising and Contemporary Social Problems in …
sociological imagination works are between a sociological problem and a social problem, and between a personal problem and a social problem. In the first distinction, a sociological …
Stigma - Scholars at Harvard
Sociological approaches to stigma in the ensuing fifteen years have considered the different types of, as well as the meso- and macro-level causes, consequences, and responses to, stigma …
ARTICLES THE PROMISE AND PARADOX OF MAX WEBER‘S …
ultimately unsuccessful, tactic for solving the problem of judicial legislation. In this way, Weber‘s legal scholarship was not just sociological but driven by much of the same concern that …
Modern African Literature and Cultural Identity
ical and sociological factors, all these factors, as they affect and express themselves in our literature, marking off for it a broad area of reference. Within this area of reference then, and …
THE NATURE OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
izations and models (e.g., defining com-munication as a “process of acting upon information”); unfortunately, such defini-tions are so abstract that they are all but useless in directing theory …
‘Not Smiling but Frowning’: Sociology and the ‘Problem of …
much more of a social, collective process that involves everyday decision-making as individuals navigate their way through life, trying to flourish. The Origins of ‘Happiness as a Problem’ One …
Reflections on Reflexivity: Sociological Issues and …
ivity” as a specific topic of sociological study in its own right – in contrast to the very fact that it is regularly used by most researchers “without defining how they are us-ing it, as if it is …
Humanity & Society Toward a Social ª The Author(s) 2017 …
this problem is often associated with other difficulties, such as low grades, grade retention, poverty, and pressing family or work responsibilities (Lockwood and Secada 1999; Rumberger …
The Methodological Potential of Scrapbooking: Theory, …
While defining scrapbooking might pose a problem, classifying related research is a little easier. Distinct cross-disciplinary groupings can be identified, such as research focussing on the …
Exploring the Concept and Use of Positive Deviance in Nursing
for nurses, decision making involves multiple condi-tions of certainty, uncertainty, and risk. 1. The clinical setting contains an infinite assortment of situations that require nurses to use their …
AS Sociology - AICE PSYCHOLOGY
Solving the problem of survival; how to organise people into economic (work) relationships to produce the things (food, shelter, etc.) necessary for human survival. Solving the problem of …
Literature Review: Urban Poverty in a Sociological Perspective
perspectives are very important when looking at the problem of poverty (Hosgorur et al., 2023; Marwell & Morrissey, 2020; Sofo & Wicks, 2017; Walker et al., 2013; Levine, 2017). Among …
Defining a Social Problem: Understanding Inequality
problem. The “problem” involves land, water and air in Detroit. You will find materials on Canvas to support your analysis, including the instructor’s preliminary summary of how and why space …
DOCUMENTS AND DOCUMENTARY RESEARCH - SAGE …
the first part of the research process involves the collection, creation or co-creation of new empirical data, which is then analysed. In documentary research, the data already exists. …
Defining cosmetic surgery - Flinders University
correcting a tormenting problem for women, as opposed to them simply being subservient to patriarchal values. 11 Llewelyn Negrin, an academic in the field of aesthetics in contemporary …
P A P E R - I FOUNDATIONS OF RURAL SOCIOLOGY - OSOU
of research papers in the area of rural life. Hence after, an organization named Rural Sociological Society was established in 1937. In 1930, a book written by Sorokin, Zimmerman and C.J …
On Propaganda - JSTOR
the problem of defining sociological concepts is acute, it is perhaps worthwhile to continue this discussion. This may be conveniently started by establishing a few points of agreement …
Migration and Urbanization in Nigeria from Pre-colonial to …
2 Introduction Migration is a key aspect of the process of society’s development and inescapably linked with the legends of origin of most societies across the world, meaning that the histories ...
1 Practitioners of Vigilantism - JSTOR
sociological historical elements allow the reader to better understand this very ... teria for defining vigilantism:6 it involves planning and premeditation by those engaging in it; its participants are …
Comparative-Historical Methods: An Introduction - SAGE …
within the social sciences. It involves eight steps: (1) formulate a problem, (2) conceptualize variables, (3) make hypotheses, (4) establish a sample, (5) operationalize concepts, (6) gather …
Chapter 1 Theories of Power
the contemporary sociological discourse. Thanks to Foucault, the discussion of power became a widespread intellectual preoccupation. Foucault investigated the concept in new fields: …
A sociological study of the impact of domestic violence on …
A sociological study of the impact of domestic violence on child socialization. NWARW Nnayakkara . B.A, Special Degree, University of Kelaniya , Candidate of Master of Philosophy …
