Evaluating the Social Justice Implications of the New Theory of
... revenue products, employers have no choice and bear no responsibility. In the view of the theory, those who advocate higher wages are advocating for businesses to become uncompetitive by increasing their labor costs without a concomitant increase in productivity. Because any governmental interventio ...
... revenue products, employers have no choice and bear no responsibility. In the view of the theory, those who advocate higher wages are advocating for businesses to become uncompetitive by increasing their labor costs without a concomitant increase in productivity. Because any governmental interventio ...
survey research
... A and 50% support candidate B. However, because the 2.5% margins of error overlap, we can’t be sure if support for candidates A and B differs in the population. To conclude that support for the two candidates differs in the population, the margins of error must not overlap. Copyright © 2004 by Nelso ...
... A and 50% support candidate B. However, because the 2.5% margins of error overlap, we can’t be sure if support for candidates A and B differs in the population. To conclude that support for the two candidates differs in the population, the margins of error must not overlap. Copyright © 2004 by Nelso ...
causation - BU Blogs
... patterns between an X and Y, without any consideration of what might link them together – or, alternatively, ‘mechanismic’ accounts that ignore patterns of association between cause and effect? My sense is that such constrained forms of argument are relatively rare in the social science world. Grant ...
... patterns between an X and Y, without any consideration of what might link them together – or, alternatively, ‘mechanismic’ accounts that ignore patterns of association between cause and effect? My sense is that such constrained forms of argument are relatively rare in the social science world. Grant ...
critical political ecology
... how “human nature” was dominated by the instrumental rationality and exploitation of modern industrial society. The debates also fueled the growth of environmentalism as a “new” social movement in Europe and North America during the 1960s, which was partly premised on concerns about the instrumental ...
... how “human nature” was dominated by the instrumental rationality and exploitation of modern industrial society. The debates also fueled the growth of environmentalism as a “new” social movement in Europe and North America during the 1960s, which was partly premised on concerns about the instrumental ...
The morphogenesis of the world order of organized violence
... what might be called “sociological” as opposed to political problem, which is creating a stable pattern of behavior, whether cooperative or conflictual. (Wendt, 1999: 251; italics in original) Regarding international order, the political question is ‘How cooperation is achieved or impeded (under an ...
... what might be called “sociological” as opposed to political problem, which is creating a stable pattern of behavior, whether cooperative or conflictual. (Wendt, 1999: 251; italics in original) Regarding international order, the political question is ‘How cooperation is achieved or impeded (under an ...
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH PRACTICE
... made according to the aims and context of the research (Patton, 2002; Seale, 1999; Seale et al., 2007). Either way there is general agreement that an understanding of the background from which different methods originate will contribute to better research practice. Finally, as noted in the Preface, ...
... made according to the aims and context of the research (Patton, 2002; Seale, 1999; Seale et al., 2007). Either way there is general agreement that an understanding of the background from which different methods originate will contribute to better research practice. Finally, as noted in the Preface, ...
Electronic copy - Cemal Burak Tansel
... Hobson is acutely aware of this point. Eschewing Said’s ‘monochromatic definition’ (ECWP: 3), he unpacks the influence of Eurocentrism on Western theory by asking several questions aimed at revealing the differentiated forms of Eurocentrism. He asks, does theory construct a hierarchical world order? ...
... Hobson is acutely aware of this point. Eschewing Said’s ‘monochromatic definition’ (ECWP: 3), he unpacks the influence of Eurocentrism on Western theory by asking several questions aimed at revealing the differentiated forms of Eurocentrism. He asks, does theory construct a hierarchical world order? ...
Reading social science - University of London International
... We will therefore be looking at questions about ‘human nature’, social and political order, the ‘self’, knowledge and tradition, social and economic processes and the question of ‘agency’. These texts have been chosen because they are very important in their own right. They have also been chosen bec ...
... We will therefore be looking at questions about ‘human nature’, social and political order, the ‘self’, knowledge and tradition, social and economic processes and the question of ‘agency’. These texts have been chosen because they are very important in their own right. They have also been chosen bec ...
Online journalism in Social Transformations: A community
... sharing information and ideas and providing emotional support to each other, generate valuable social capital for civil society (Wellman & Gulia, 1999). Consequently, the term “community” has become a popular metaphor for online social relationships that make up an integral part of an individual’s l ...
... sharing information and ideas and providing emotional support to each other, generate valuable social capital for civil society (Wellman & Gulia, 1999). Consequently, the term “community” has become a popular metaphor for online social relationships that make up an integral part of an individual’s l ...
wp 51.indd - Technology Governance
... The German Historical School of Economics is part of a set of historical schools in intellectual history; “historical” in this case means to study historical data in order to learn about economic phenomena (as this is the most scientific way to do it, because there are hardly any important perennia ...
... The German Historical School of Economics is part of a set of historical schools in intellectual history; “historical” in this case means to study historical data in order to learn about economic phenomena (as this is the most scientific way to do it, because there are hardly any important perennia ...
Computational Media and New Literacies—The
... or don’t have basic mathematical literacy, you can’t profit from history, science, or mathematics textbooks. Education has producers as well as consumers. Teachers, too, read to learn more and improve their practice. Someone has to write textbooks. Most teachers, especially the best, also write to h ...
... or don’t have basic mathematical literacy, you can’t profit from history, science, or mathematics textbooks. Education has producers as well as consumers. Teachers, too, read to learn more and improve their practice. Someone has to write textbooks. Most teachers, especially the best, also write to h ...
From Cyber to Digital Anthropology to an Anthropology of the
... Gabriella Coleman (2010: 2) divides the corpus of ethnographic studies on digital media into three categories: (1) the relationship between digital media and the cultural politics of media, studies about sociocultural identity construction and forms of representation; (2) inquiries into the “vernacu ...
... Gabriella Coleman (2010: 2) divides the corpus of ethnographic studies on digital media into three categories: (1) the relationship between digital media and the cultural politics of media, studies about sociocultural identity construction and forms of representation; (2) inquiries into the “vernacu ...
Introduction to Anthropology
... applied anthropology as a separate subfield. In fact, in the 1990s, about half of new anthropology Ph.D.s acquire jobs in some federal, state, or local governmental agency or in the private sector. Anthropologists who apply their knowledge and research skills to solving human problems are trained in ...
... applied anthropology as a separate subfield. In fact, in the 1990s, about half of new anthropology Ph.D.s acquire jobs in some federal, state, or local governmental agency or in the private sector. Anthropologists who apply their knowledge and research skills to solving human problems are trained in ...
Social liberation and conflict resolution
... for the people intertwined with them. Although the West imagines itself as populated by individuals who are, for the most part, insulated from the realities of one another’s lives, the fact is that human beings are, by nature, gregarious—meaning we are group animals—and therefore thoroughly linked i ...
... for the people intertwined with them. Although the West imagines itself as populated by individuals who are, for the most part, insulated from the realities of one another’s lives, the fact is that human beings are, by nature, gregarious—meaning we are group animals—and therefore thoroughly linked i ...
Read the introduction - Duke University Press
... broaden the class of objects toward which aesthetic theory might be turned. This broadening has been witnessed across the humanities and social sciences since the 1970s, as popular culture and music, noncanonical forms of visual culture, mass-media content, and so-called para-literatures have ta ...
... broaden the class of objects toward which aesthetic theory might be turned. This broadening has been witnessed across the humanities and social sciences since the 1970s, as popular culture and music, noncanonical forms of visual culture, mass-media content, and so-called para-literatures have ta ...
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... define the interaction forces according to the SFM. Additionally, the inherent variable Bn,q is the estimated behavior between n and q, and can be any Bl ∈ B. Accordingly, we propose a method to infer the latent state Bn (t) = Bl of a person that describes its force interaction with its nearby targe ...
... define the interaction forces according to the SFM. Additionally, the inherent variable Bn,q is the estimated behavior between n and q, and can be any Bl ∈ B. Accordingly, we propose a method to infer the latent state Bn (t) = Bl of a person that describes its force interaction with its nearby targe ...
Why are More Redistributive Social Security Systems - E
... include Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.1 Since contributions are typically proportional to earnings, flat-rate benefit formulas imply more intragenerational redistribution than in earnings-related systems. Countries with earnings-related public pension programs have considerably hi ...
... include Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.1 Since contributions are typically proportional to earnings, flat-rate benefit formulas imply more intragenerational redistribution than in earnings-related systems. Countries with earnings-related public pension programs have considerably hi ...
TRANSLATOR`S INTRODUCTION to Axel Honneth, The Struggle for
... for the autonomy and dignity of persons and (c) networks of solidarity and shared values within which the particular worth of members of a community can be acknowledged. These relationships are not ahistorically given but must be established and expanded through social struggles. These struggles can ...
... for the autonomy and dignity of persons and (c) networks of solidarity and shared values within which the particular worth of members of a community can be acknowledged. These relationships are not ahistorically given but must be established and expanded through social struggles. These struggles can ...
and History (post
... reference while providing a background for making one’s own choices. The study of history enables individual students to develop a sense of identity and belonging. At the same time, the pursuit of this subject brings us into contact with different cultures and traditions that provide both new stimul ...
... reference while providing a background for making one’s own choices. The study of history enables individual students to develop a sense of identity and belonging. At the same time, the pursuit of this subject brings us into contact with different cultures and traditions that provide both new stimul ...
Herbert Simon's interdisciplinary project
... A true science of human behavior had to be able to describe actions as rational, within certain bounds, and it had to be able to specify the nature of those limits. In addition, it had to be able to account for the responsiveness of human actions to a changing environment, meaning that it had to be ...
... A true science of human behavior had to be able to describe actions as rational, within certain bounds, and it had to be able to specify the nature of those limits. In addition, it had to be able to account for the responsiveness of human actions to a changing environment, meaning that it had to be ...