Durkheim and the Internet On Sociolinguistics and the Sociological Imagination

 
Durkheim and the Internet On Sociolinguistics and the Sociological Imagination
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English | ISBN: 1350055190 | 2018 | 136 pages | PDF | 1416 KB
Sociolinguistic evidence is an undervalued resource for social theory. In this book, Jan Blommaert uses contemporary sociolinguistic insights to develop a new sociological imagination, exploring how we construct and operate in online spaces, and what the implications of this are for offline social practice.


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Sociological Realism

 
Sociological Realism
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English | 2014 | pages: 212 | ISBN: 1138798010, 0415614562 | PDF | 2,3 mb
Sociological Realism presents a clear and updated discussion of the main tenets and issues of social theory, written by some of the top scholars within the critical realist and relational approach. It connects such approaches systematically to other strands of thought that are central in contemporary sociology, like systems theory and rational choice theory.


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The Finnish Education Mystery Historical and sociological essays on schooling in Finland

 
The Finnish Education Mystery Historical and sociological essays on schooling in Finland
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English | 2017 | pages: 309 | ISBN: 1138096997, 0415812585 | PDF | 4,8 mb
Finnish education has been a focus of global interest since its first PISA success in 2001. After years of superficial celebration, astonishment and educational tourism, the focus has recently shifted to what is possibly the most interesting element of this Finnish success story: that Finnish schools have been effectively applying methods that go against the flow of global education policy with no testing, no inspection, no hard evaluation, no detailed national curriculum, no accountability and no hard competition. From a historical and sociological perspective the Finnish case is not merely a linear success story, but is part of a controversial and paradoxical struggle towards Utopia: towards egalitarian schooling.


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Realism and Racism Concepts of Race in Sociological Research

 
Realism and Racism Concepts of Race in Sociological Research
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English | 2000 | pages: 131 | ISBN: 0415233739, 0415233720 | PDF | 4,2 mb
There are continuing difficulties within social science surrounding concepts of race. This book suggests that these difficulties stem from the uncertain ontological and epistemological status of ideas about race, itself a consequence of the recognition that concepts of race have all but lost their relevance as sociologically significant descriptions.


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War, Peace and the Military Sociological Perspectives

 
War, Peace and the Military Sociological Perspectives
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English | 2023 | ISBN: 3658405201 | 276 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 1.38 MB
This book is a comprehensive analysis of the various social science approaches to explaining and interpreting war, peace and the military. Its central aim is to trace and reconstruct those basic assumptions constructed and 'thought processes' undertaken by modern social sciences in their research and conceptualization of military violence and the use of force. In addition to such reconstruction, the aim is also to enquire into the preconditions of such thought. This study therefore eschews the development of an explicit 'strategy' (in the sense of a research strategy), but instead is much more concerned with thinking about its subject matter by means of re-thinking and reflecting upon different theoretical approaches and problems. The investigation includes a critical reexamination of the tradition of military-sociological research from the beginning of modern sociology to late-twentieth century theoretical approaches regarding the security-focused and/or war-driven aspects of modern society.


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Intersecting Religion and Sexuality Sociological Perspectives

 
Intersecting Religion and Sexuality Sociological Perspectives
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2020 | 262 Pages | ISBN: 9004372474 | PDF | 14 MB
Intersecting Religion and Sexuality: Sociological Perspectives outlines what an intersectional analysis can offer research into religion and sexuality. It draws on various research projects which focus on different facets of this topic, such as queer sexualities, unmarried motherhood, and heterosexuality.


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A Sociological Theory of Law

 
A Sociological Theory of Law
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English | 2016 | ISBN: 113864448X, 0415858968 | PDF | pages: 470 | 17.8 mb
Niklas Luhmann is recognised as a major social theorist, and his treatise on the sociology of law is a classic text. For Luhmann, law provides the framework of the state, lawyers are the main human resource for the state, and legal theory provides the most suitable base from which to theorize on the nature of society. He explores the concept of law in the light of a general theory of social systems, showing the important part law plays in resolving fundamental problems a society may face. He then goes on to discuss in detail how modern 'positive' - as opposed to 'natural' - law comes to fulfil this function. The work as a whole is not only a contribution to legal sociology, but a major work in social theory. With a revised translation, and a new introduction by Martin Albrow.


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Perspectives on Sociological Theories, Methodological Debates and Organizational Sociology

 
Perspectives on Sociological Theories, Methodological Debates and Organizational Sociology
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English | 2023 | ISBN: 8770227802 | 330 Pages | PDF (True) | 8.4 MB
This book stands as the full body of scholarly work on western theories of social sciences. The book contents three chapters. The first part gives the overall scenario of theories, the second part provides the pathway to research destination - the research method, and the third and final part is the destination of the substantive field of study and the roles of international organizations on social, political, economic, environmental regimes creation as well as to other social and development functions of international organizations.


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Criminology A Sociological Approach

 
Criminology A Sociological Approach
James W. Messerschmidt, "Criminology: A Sociological Approach"
English | 2014 | ISBN: 0199334641 | PDF | pages: 474 | 86.1 mb
Ideal for undergraduate courses in criminology-especially those taught from a critical perspective-Criminology: A Sociological Approach, Sixth Edition, is a comprehensive yet highly accessible introduction to the study of crime and criminological theory. Authors Piers Beirne and James W. Messerschmidt present the topic from a sociological standpoint, emphasizing the social construction of crime and showing how crime relates to gender, class, race, and age. Providing students with a strong theoretical foundation, the book also addresses historical, feminist, and comparative perspectives and highlights the major types of crime and victimization patterns.


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