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Scholars have long argued that political participation tends to increase with economic and social modernization. In this study of Turkey, however, the author shows that rapid socio-economic growth has coincided with a substantial decline in turnout at the polls. His ecological analysis of subnational aggregate voting data for the sixties and the ex

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Building upon David Riesmans The Lonely Crowd, the authors explore the social and economic conditions that have resulted in a thinning of empathy and mutual identification.

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This book examines the social epistemological issues relating to technology for the sake of providing insights toward public self-awareness and informing matters of education, policy, and public deliberation.

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This book examines the social epistemological issues relating to technology for the sake of providing insights toward public self-awareness and informing matters of education, policy, and public deliberation.

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The idea that radical adult educators should build civil society through social movements is the dominant paradigm within the adult education left today.

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This bibliography is a companion volume to International Law and the Social Sciences. One of the aims of the earlier work by Wesley L. Gould and Michael Barkun was to show how social science concepts could be employed in research in international law. With the support and encouragement of the American Society of international Law, they have now com

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Now in its third edition, this essential guide provides entries for roughly 1,600 reference sources in the social sciences, including anthropology, business, economics, education, geography, history, law, political science, psychology, and sociology.

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This book provides a broad sociological study of Tibetan education and knowledge production. It examines Tibets traditional social structures and hierarchies, analyzes spiritual dimensions of its culture and their role in education, and applies social and philosophical theories to Tibetan society.

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Illuminating key themes of classical sociological texts, this book shows how the ideas of Marx, Durkheim or Weber can be explored by listening to music, reading about celebrities, or watching award-winning films. Providing a fresh way to explore social theory, the text clearly shows the continued relevance of classic ideas in the modern world.

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This title analyses one of the core concerns of both classical and contemporary social theory: the concept of social structure. It does so through an analysis of the language of social theory.

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An analysis of rapidly increasing societal complexity. The 18 contributors propose elements of a methodology based on sociocybernetic principles aimed at describing and explaining the growth of societal complexity, and the contribution of "autopoiesis".

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In this book, leading sociologists expand the scope of their discipline by revealing the sociological aspects of the works of great philosophers, scientists, and writers.

Sociologists have long recognized that sociological insight can be gleaned from creative thinkers outside their formal discipline.

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This book provides insight into the lives and contributions of eigth master sociologists as perceived by their outstanding students.

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This book provides insight into the lives and contributions of eigth master sociologists as perceived by their outstanding students.

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The author contends that sociology, the science of social reform, is tied to the modern project of creating normalcy. This project is not viable in post-normal times brought on by Covid-19 and climate change. Thorpe argues that sociology must be left behind in order to create a new global humanity.