Aalborg Universitet Globalization and the Next Economy Li, Xing; Clark, Woodrow W.
... Economy for California has impacts globally. It implies new ways of doing business where the keys to employment creation, economic growth and higher standards of living are ideas, knowledge, innovations and technologies embedded in services and manufactured products. The rules of the game of the Nex ...
... Economy for California has impacts globally. It implies new ways of doing business where the keys to employment creation, economic growth and higher standards of living are ideas, knowledge, innovations and technologies embedded in services and manufactured products. The rules of the game of the Nex ...
Sociological Explanation, Inaugural Lecture, no. 28
... 'Under conditions of advanced industrialism', as Mrs Floud and Dr Halsey have said, 'the economy becomes increasingly dominated by the institutions of research and technological innovation ... So that the educational system comes to occupy a strategic place as a central determinant of the economic, ...
... 'Under conditions of advanced industrialism', as Mrs Floud and Dr Halsey have said, 'the economy becomes increasingly dominated by the institutions of research and technological innovation ... So that the educational system comes to occupy a strategic place as a central determinant of the economic, ...
Book Review Living an Impossible Living in a Transborder World
... Another important contribution of this book, is its understanding of the vulnerable status of many migrants which prevents them from engaging in long-term life planning or gaining access to the formal market, credit in particular. In these contexts, ROSCAs appear as one of the few strategies such pe ...
... Another important contribution of this book, is its understanding of the vulnerable status of many migrants which prevents them from engaging in long-term life planning or gaining access to the formal market, credit in particular. In these contexts, ROSCAs appear as one of the few strategies such pe ...
Week 3 activity
... A rather fatalistic view about disasters prevailed in prehistory and much of early historical time. They were primarily seen as the results of supernatural forces. In fact, disasters were eventually labeled in the legal system of many countries as "Acts of God," with the implication that nothing cou ...
... A rather fatalistic view about disasters prevailed in prehistory and much of early historical time. They were primarily seen as the results of supernatural forces. In fact, disasters were eventually labeled in the legal system of many countries as "Acts of God," with the implication that nothing cou ...
Participatory Backcasting from Principles
... Besides the conditions proposed by natural sciences, there is a need to define social principles - and therefore the boundaries - that the collective representing the system wants to set for themselves. This approach integrates science-based and value-based principles as assets to support the proces ...
... Besides the conditions proposed by natural sciences, there is a need to define social principles - and therefore the boundaries - that the collective representing the system wants to set for themselves. This approach integrates science-based and value-based principles as assets to support the proces ...
Marginalization - Dufour
... resources and subsequently, to their dominated position in a certain domain of power relations (Mouchard, 2010). From the literature on transnational social movements in general, we know that such processes are extremely costly, difficult to sustain and largely ineffective in terms of direct outputs ...
... resources and subsequently, to their dominated position in a certain domain of power relations (Mouchard, 2010). From the literature on transnational social movements in general, we know that such processes are extremely costly, difficult to sustain and largely ineffective in terms of direct outputs ...
agrofuels in brazil - FIAN International
... Brazilian government has also insisted that the massive use of agricultural products for fuel production does not affect food production in Brazil or lead to higher food prices and that, therefore, it does not represent a risk to the right to food or to food security, nor does it represent a threat ...
... Brazilian government has also insisted that the massive use of agricultural products for fuel production does not affect food production in Brazil or lead to higher food prices and that, therefore, it does not represent a risk to the right to food or to food security, nor does it represent a threat ...
Introduction
... learning to perform real life tasks, for example to use computers (Baldi, 1997; Birdi et al., 1997), the oldest group was less successful - especially when they are put under time pressure. Like many observations about learning and old age these could be interpreted in a more contextualistic directi ...
... learning to perform real life tasks, for example to use computers (Baldi, 1997; Birdi et al., 1997), the oldest group was less successful - especially when they are put under time pressure. Like many observations about learning and old age these could be interpreted in a more contextualistic directi ...
The “Breakdown” Debate in Social Movements
... The metaphor of “breakdown” has been used by a number of scholars to capture some of the cnditions underlying the emergence of various forms of collective actions. Some scholars argue that tht term and its associated ideas should be jettisoned; others find it an apt metaphor which helps to acount fo ...
... The metaphor of “breakdown” has been used by a number of scholars to capture some of the cnditions underlying the emergence of various forms of collective actions. Some scholars argue that tht term and its associated ideas should be jettisoned; others find it an apt metaphor which helps to acount fo ...
Improving how community and hospital
... 1. Introduction “We think that if we could just get the process right it will be fine ... but if we’re not all working together towards a common aim, it won’t. We need a common understanding of the challenges” (Executive Director of Nursing). ...
... 1. Introduction “We think that if we could just get the process right it will be fine ... but if we’re not all working together towards a common aim, it won’t. We need a common understanding of the challenges” (Executive Director of Nursing). ...
Many Dimensions, Many Comn~unities, any Views of Justice
... terpersonal and institutional dimen- greater attention to, and have stronger sions, both of which exist most ofien moral commiunents to, the suffering and most intensely in one's local com- and needs of those with whom we munity setting. At its most intimate, share some common bond-be it health care ...
... terpersonal and institutional dimen- greater attention to, and have stronger sions, both of which exist most ofien moral commiunents to, the suffering and most intensely in one's local com- and needs of those with whom we munity setting. At its most intimate, share some common bond-be it health care ...
Sample pages 1 PDF
... Bruno Latour (2007) promotes. Following Ahearn (2001), agency is neither necessarily intentional, oppositional nor absent, but refers to, “the socioculturally mediated capacity to act” (ibid: 130). Thus agency is distinct from action. While action is defined as the actual process of acting, agency r ...
... Bruno Latour (2007) promotes. Following Ahearn (2001), agency is neither necessarily intentional, oppositional nor absent, but refers to, “the socioculturally mediated capacity to act” (ibid: 130). Thus agency is distinct from action. While action is defined as the actual process of acting, agency r ...
sociology of education
... Educational sociology analyzes objectively the aims and purposes of education based on an analysis of society and the needs of people in society. ...
... Educational sociology analyzes objectively the aims and purposes of education based on an analysis of society and the needs of people in society. ...
Hypothetical Cognition and Coalition Enforcement Language, Morality, and Violence Lorenzo Magnani ()
... aspects, implicit in the activity of cognitive niche construction. In evolution coalition enforcement works through the building of social cognitive niches as a new way of diverse human adaptation. Basically the hypothesis refers to cooperation between related and unrelated animals to produce signif ...
... aspects, implicit in the activity of cognitive niche construction. In evolution coalition enforcement works through the building of social cognitive niches as a new way of diverse human adaptation. Basically the hypothesis refers to cooperation between related and unrelated animals to produce signif ...
State_and_Civil_Society_in_Social_Policy_Discourse_MacMaster
... residual category of ‘safety nets’ that merely counteract policy failures or development disasters” (Mkandawire, 2001, 1), as an integral part of a systems thinking and long-term strategic approach to public policy, together with economic policy, so that one engages in a substantively meaningful dis ...
... residual category of ‘safety nets’ that merely counteract policy failures or development disasters” (Mkandawire, 2001, 1), as an integral part of a systems thinking and long-term strategic approach to public policy, together with economic policy, so that one engages in a substantively meaningful dis ...
Integrating Global Learning Across the General Education
... Global learning is a critical analysis of and an engagement with complex, interdependent global systems and legacies (such as natural, physical, social, cultural, economic, and political) and their implications for people's lives and the earth's sustainability. (Association of American Colleges & Un ...
... Global learning is a critical analysis of and an engagement with complex, interdependent global systems and legacies (such as natural, physical, social, cultural, economic, and political) and their implications for people's lives and the earth's sustainability. (Association of American Colleges & Un ...
The case for a sociology of dying, death, and bereavement
... the same coin, in the sense that they are both aspects of the same reality. Unfortunately, much of the theoretical work about the individual in society has conceived of the individual in society in terms, not so much of coffee and cream, but rather of soup and bowl (Elkjaer, 2005). That is, a common ...
... the same coin, in the sense that they are both aspects of the same reality. Unfortunately, much of the theoretical work about the individual in society has conceived of the individual in society in terms, not so much of coffee and cream, but rather of soup and bowl (Elkjaer, 2005). That is, a common ...
social care and adult services scrutiny panel
... been involved in the Review of Community Services and integration between health and social care needed to be robust. However, at this time he felt unclear as to what additional demands this would place on Middlesbrough’s Social Care Service. It was acknowledged that Social Care and Health Services ...
... been involved in the Review of Community Services and integration between health and social care needed to be robust. However, at this time he felt unclear as to what additional demands this would place on Middlesbrough’s Social Care Service. It was acknowledged that Social Care and Health Services ...
1 / What Is Social Constructionism?
... Transforming the Marxian critical concept of ideology into a general and non-critical concept of knowledge as such, Mannheim (1936) called for the sociological analysis of all knowledge (except natural science) as socially embedded and constructed. This was, of course, a monumental precedent for soc ...
... Transforming the Marxian critical concept of ideology into a general and non-critical concept of knowledge as such, Mannheim (1936) called for the sociological analysis of all knowledge (except natural science) as socially embedded and constructed. This was, of course, a monumental precedent for soc ...
Claudia Giannetto - Goldsmiths Virtual Learning Environment
... globalization and processes of identity construction among Mexican Maya people of Eastern Yucatán. My research will focus on the effects of two specific economic and social phenomena on the definition of Mayan identities: the male rural migration to the Mayan coast (Riviera Maya), where indigenous ...
... globalization and processes of identity construction among Mexican Maya people of Eastern Yucatán. My research will focus on the effects of two specific economic and social phenomena on the definition of Mayan identities: the male rural migration to the Mayan coast (Riviera Maya), where indigenous ...
2006-2
... trajectory of punctuated equilibrium because they follow a chaotic path marked by large (even catastrophic) shifts between stable states. 3 Possible mechanisms that produce such a pattern in all evolving systems can be hypothesised as the outcome of the unstable and changing balance between forces o ...
... trajectory of punctuated equilibrium because they follow a chaotic path marked by large (even catastrophic) shifts between stable states. 3 Possible mechanisms that produce such a pattern in all evolving systems can be hypothesised as the outcome of the unstable and changing balance between forces o ...
The Journal of Social Studies Research An Old Fad of Great
... documents that fail to engage students if they are not connected to student experiences, interests, or prior knowledge, which is more of a risk if the teacher intrinsically values the historical over the contemporary. In this case, instead of primary documents generating inquiry and wonder, there is ...
... documents that fail to engage students if they are not connected to student experiences, interests, or prior knowledge, which is more of a risk if the teacher intrinsically values the historical over the contemporary. In this case, instead of primary documents generating inquiry and wonder, there is ...
soc 222 w: social deviance
... "What should be done to control deviance?" from a socio/historical perspective. In other words, we will look at how these questions have been answered at various points in time by various types of "experts" (priests, philosophers, physicians, lawyers, psychologists, sociologists, etc.). This will in ...
... "What should be done to control deviance?" from a socio/historical perspective. In other words, we will look at how these questions have been answered at various points in time by various types of "experts" (priests, philosophers, physicians, lawyers, psychologists, sociologists, etc.). This will in ...
IMPORTANCE OF TRIVARG (DHARMA, ARTH AND KAAM) IN
... human needs and his work are fulfilled and completed only by wealth. It has been said by ancient intellectuals while elaborating the importance of wealth in their social life, they gave thrust to accumulate more and more wealth.7 Because all other people are helpful to those who are economically sou ...
... human needs and his work are fulfilled and completed only by wealth. It has been said by ancient intellectuals while elaborating the importance of wealth in their social life, they gave thrust to accumulate more and more wealth.7 Because all other people are helpful to those who are economically sou ...