Competing Explanations of Global Evils: Theodicy, Social Sciences
... Bad things happen and they happen on a global scale. The competencies to explain and deal with these evils (terror, global warming, epidemic outbreaks, world financial crisis, etc.) seem to transcend the power of individual nation states. When evil things happen in a globalized world, what are gener ...
... Bad things happen and they happen on a global scale. The competencies to explain and deal with these evils (terror, global warming, epidemic outbreaks, world financial crisis, etc.) seem to transcend the power of individual nation states. When evil things happen in a globalized world, what are gener ...
The debate about utopias from a sociological perspective
... existentialist philosophy: the transhistorical validity of a utopia, they write, is the result of its closeness to some aspect of the ‘human condition’ as such (Manuel & Manuel:20). In the analysis of Thomas More’s Utopia of 1516, specifically, the Manuels are aware that this work in particular has ...
... existentialist philosophy: the transhistorical validity of a utopia, they write, is the result of its closeness to some aspect of the ‘human condition’ as such (Manuel & Manuel:20). In the analysis of Thomas More’s Utopia of 1516, specifically, the Manuels are aware that this work in particular has ...
The Breath of the Possible
... itself as a matter of self-loss, crisis, and undoing, Bataille allowed himself to fall in love with the falling itself. This became an even more torturous theoretical knot when the College went on to assert that the return of these experiences to modern life was allied to, or even completed, the rev ...
... itself as a matter of self-loss, crisis, and undoing, Bataille allowed himself to fall in love with the falling itself. This became an even more torturous theoretical knot when the College went on to assert that the return of these experiences to modern life was allied to, or even completed, the rev ...
The Poverty of Historicism
... natural sciences, from the study of life at the macro level through to the study of inanimate matter at the micro level, most of the special difficulties involved in studying human beings are simulated; and (c) for every advantage physics has against the social sciences, an argument can be made for ...
... natural sciences, from the study of life at the macro level through to the study of inanimate matter at the micro level, most of the special difficulties involved in studying human beings are simulated; and (c) for every advantage physics has against the social sciences, an argument can be made for ...
Intergenerational Equity, Social Discount Rates and Global Warming
... development often suggests we are. There are people who feel that their ancestors saved too much for the future; that they should have sacrificed less for their descendents. To be sure, it is not unacknowledged by such people that, in the process, their ancestors also damaged many ecosystems. But th ...
... development often suggests we are. There are people who feel that their ancestors saved too much for the future; that they should have sacrificed less for their descendents. To be sure, it is not unacknowledged by such people that, in the process, their ancestors also damaged many ecosystems. But th ...
Social Studies: World History Pacing Resource Document
... Backgrounder: Explain the popularity of the movie “300” was because of its exciting action, but that its historical accuracy is less impressive. Talk to students about whether it’s important to know what really happened at the Battle of Thermopylae and how they might find out. ...
... Backgrounder: Explain the popularity of the movie “300” was because of its exciting action, but that its historical accuracy is less impressive. Talk to students about whether it’s important to know what really happened at the Battle of Thermopylae and how they might find out. ...
THE DRAMATISTIC GENRE IN ORGANISATIONAL RESEARCH
... about life (Overington & Mangham, 1982). Shakespeare’s well worn yet enduring epithet, “all the world’s a stage” captures a recurrent speculation that pre-occupied classical thinkers and continues to hold its fascination today. Lyman & Scott (1975) trace the intellectual genealogy of the dramatistic ...
... about life (Overington & Mangham, 1982). Shakespeare’s well worn yet enduring epithet, “all the world’s a stage” captures a recurrent speculation that pre-occupied classical thinkers and continues to hold its fascination today. Lyman & Scott (1975) trace the intellectual genealogy of the dramatistic ...
Social Theory, Social Research, and a Theory of Action James S
... by proximate causes but by its consequences-leaving a theoretical approach that in its logical properties was not different from others. The effect on the discipline was not to reintroduce the theory of action that Parsons had discarded but to move away from functional explanation via final causes t ...
... by proximate causes but by its consequences-leaving a theoretical approach that in its logical properties was not different from others. The effect on the discipline was not to reintroduce the theory of action that Parsons had discarded but to move away from functional explanation via final causes t ...
View/Open - Dora.dmu.ac.uk
... Rather than impugning the conceptual validity of emotionally intelligent justice, its general ‘goodness’ or ‘rightness’, this article subjects it to theoretical scrutiny. It also highlights key difficulties the strategy proposed for its advancement must overcome. A key area of concern is the propos ...
... Rather than impugning the conceptual validity of emotionally intelligent justice, its general ‘goodness’ or ‘rightness’, this article subjects it to theoretical scrutiny. It also highlights key difficulties the strategy proposed for its advancement must overcome. A key area of concern is the propos ...
4.1 Up the Creek Without a Paddle? Exploring the Terrain for
... do with young people's own genuine scope of action and influence, and much more to do with the objective uncertainties and subjective anxieties that accompany processes of social and economic change. In times of rapid changes and dislocations – which clearly characterise European cultures, economies ...
... do with young people's own genuine scope of action and influence, and much more to do with the objective uncertainties and subjective anxieties that accompany processes of social and economic change. In times of rapid changes and dislocations – which clearly characterise European cultures, economies ...
`Business, as usual: the policy priorities of the World Bank`s
... Despite the fact that youth unemployment is a manifestly global issue (in its reach, causes and consequences) studies of youth employment have focused on national policies and polities and failed to notice that international organisations are increasingly active and influential in policy formation i ...
... Despite the fact that youth unemployment is a manifestly global issue (in its reach, causes and consequences) studies of youth employment have focused on national policies and polities and failed to notice that international organisations are increasingly active and influential in policy formation i ...
US.8 – Post World War II to Present The student will demonstrat
... the Cold War, which lasted for the next 46 years. The Cold War was a time period, after WWII, in which nations had tactical (military) and political (government) struggles between each other. During the Cold War, the tensions between countries could have resulted in WWIII. ...
... the Cold War, which lasted for the next 46 years. The Cold War was a time period, after WWII, in which nations had tactical (military) and political (government) struggles between each other. During the Cold War, the tensions between countries could have resulted in WWIII. ...
Hebrew History - James Madison University
... A broad theme-based history of the Ancient Mediterranean from the Late Bronze Age to the end of Antiquity (1500 BC – AD 600). It examines the political, social, economic and religious history of the states that governed the area and their cultural interactions. The course is a mixture of lectures an ...
... A broad theme-based history of the Ancient Mediterranean from the Late Bronze Age to the end of Antiquity (1500 BC – AD 600). It examines the political, social, economic and religious history of the states that governed the area and their cultural interactions. The course is a mixture of lectures an ...
From mirror self-recognition to the looking
... sociology and especially into the narrative of the rise of symbolic interactionism (Denzin, 1992; Hewitt, 2000; Jackson, 1988). However, Mead is also identified with the pragmatic tradition in American philosophy along with such figures as Charles Sanders Pierce, William James, and John Dewey (Holst ...
... sociology and especially into the narrative of the rise of symbolic interactionism (Denzin, 1992; Hewitt, 2000; Jackson, 1988). However, Mead is also identified with the pragmatic tradition in American philosophy along with such figures as Charles Sanders Pierce, William James, and John Dewey (Holst ...
Application for Certification of a Course as a General Education
... Does the course content devote time tracing the stories of major events and influences in the historical experience of world cultures. Yes. This course provides an overview of major world cultures from the 15th century (1400’s) through to the present. Emphasis is on providing an overview understandi ...
... Does the course content devote time tracing the stories of major events and influences in the historical experience of world cultures. Yes. This course provides an overview of major world cultures from the 15th century (1400’s) through to the present. Emphasis is on providing an overview understandi ...
Representations, identity and resistance in communication
... Culture informs the ways we think and act in relation to everything – even the ways in which we think about communication. Hayakawa (1978) for example, points out how communication is represented in Western cultures, where the listener is often positioned as subordinate to the active and independen ...
... Culture informs the ways we think and act in relation to everything – even the ways in which we think about communication. Hayakawa (1978) for example, points out how communication is represented in Western cultures, where the listener is often positioned as subordinate to the active and independen ...
The Significance of Race and Class for Political Participation Jane
... generally. This is indeed a celebrated subject, accounting for perhaps more written scholarship in social science than any other relationship. In an effort to narrow the scope of the inquiry while maintaining the theoretical significance of the discussion, I will focus my attention in this paper spe ...
... generally. This is indeed a celebrated subject, accounting for perhaps more written scholarship in social science than any other relationship. In an effort to narrow the scope of the inquiry while maintaining the theoretical significance of the discussion, I will focus my attention in this paper spe ...
Screening for Medicaid Eligibility Under the Pickle Amendment
... payment exceeds the SSI benefit level for all months in which SSI was received. For this reason, you should ask not only whether the individual received both SSI and social security in the same month but also whether the individual received SSI immediately before the individual’s social security pay ...
... payment exceeds the SSI benefit level for all months in which SSI was received. For this reason, you should ask not only whether the individual received both SSI and social security in the same month but also whether the individual received SSI immediately before the individual’s social security pay ...
SP405_Contemporary Social Thought 2015-16
... prevalent ideas of a society necessarily the best ideas or do they represent the hegemonic perceptions of the dominant classes? The perception that the state and ideas represent the interests of dominant classes are central to Marxism, yet, ...
... prevalent ideas of a society necessarily the best ideas or do they represent the hegemonic perceptions of the dominant classes? The perception that the state and ideas represent the interests of dominant classes are central to Marxism, yet, ...
Social Studies
... A. identifying the location of major places and geographic features on the surface of the earth, the physical and cultural characteristics of places, the physical processes that shape patterns on the earth's surface, how movement of cultural characteristics interconnects various places, and how the ...
... A. identifying the location of major places and geographic features on the surface of the earth, the physical and cultural characteristics of places, the physical processes that shape patterns on the earth's surface, how movement of cultural characteristics interconnects various places, and how the ...
historical materialism k
... accommodation of bourgeois rule—that relegates such "knowledge" to complicity with various oppressions .2 It is as though poststructuralism, in an immense social reconstruction of the deep historical past, would like to see the entire eighteenth-century Age of Revolution, which was, to be sure, a bo ...
... accommodation of bourgeois rule—that relegates such "knowledge" to complicity with various oppressions .2 It is as though poststructuralism, in an immense social reconstruction of the deep historical past, would like to see the entire eighteenth-century Age of Revolution, which was, to be sure, a bo ...
6th_Grade_World_History_NGSSS
... Identify principles (civic participation, role of government) from ancient Greek and Roman civilizations which are reflected in the American political process today, and discuss their effect on the American political process. SS.6.E.1.1 Identify the factors (new resources, increased productivity, ed ...
... Identify principles (civic participation, role of government) from ancient Greek and Roman civilizations which are reflected in the American political process today, and discuss their effect on the American political process. SS.6.E.1.1 Identify the factors (new resources, increased productivity, ed ...
Lessons 1 3_4 - BM1 - AIS-IB
... • Treating suppliers with respect and building a long term relationship. Leads to better quality supplies and better all round service. The stakeholder approach is, therefore, based on an inclusive view, in which the various groups which the firm affects are included in its decision making rather th ...
... • Treating suppliers with respect and building a long term relationship. Leads to better quality supplies and better all round service. The stakeholder approach is, therefore, based on an inclusive view, in which the various groups which the firm affects are included in its decision making rather th ...
9/8/09 - Unicef
... evidence of the decay of values if “excluded”. Therefore, exclusion is proposed as the key term to name the problem, and in a broad sense it refers to the disconnection from consumption and being out of the labor market. There are also voices that call for attention to the diverse manifestations of ...
... evidence of the decay of values if “excluded”. Therefore, exclusion is proposed as the key term to name the problem, and in a broad sense it refers to the disconnection from consumption and being out of the labor market. There are also voices that call for attention to the diverse manifestations of ...
Who`s Right About the Right Comparing
... Moral standards traditionalism refers to a cognitive orientation that draws a strong contrast between right and wrong ways of living, is rooted in traditional standards, and can be threatened by social change. Social scientists have connected adherence to definitive moral standards with political co ...
... Moral standards traditionalism refers to a cognitive orientation that draws a strong contrast between right and wrong ways of living, is rooted in traditional standards, and can be threatened by social change. Social scientists have connected adherence to definitive moral standards with political co ...