Three simple models of social capital and economic growth
... capital’ or ‘social infrastructure’) and growth, as this has been done elsewhere, such as Chin and Chou (2004), and Gradstein (2003). 2.3.2. The forms of social capital At each of the three levels explained above, social capital affects economic growth as a result of interactions between two distinc ...
... capital’ or ‘social infrastructure’) and growth, as this has been done elsewhere, such as Chin and Chou (2004), and Gradstein (2003). 2.3.2. The forms of social capital At each of the three levels explained above, social capital affects economic growth as a result of interactions between two distinc ...
A Theory of Structure: Duality, Agency, and Transformation
... American Journal of Sociology that a relation is powerful or important it is certainly more convincing to designate it as "structural" than as "patterning." The term structure empowers what it designates. Structure, in its nominative sense, always implies structure in its transitive verbal sense. W ...
... American Journal of Sociology that a relation is powerful or important it is certainly more convincing to designate it as "structural" than as "patterning." The term structure empowers what it designates. Structure, in its nominative sense, always implies structure in its transitive verbal sense. W ...
Social Stratificationhot! - Professional Learning and Development
... to it in many contexts. For example, we may talk about houses being in a middle class district, of coming from a working class background or of newspapers being written for certain classes. Some of the main indicators that sociologists have used are based on: occupation income wealth ownersh ...
... to it in many contexts. For example, we may talk about houses being in a middle class district, of coming from a working class background or of newspapers being written for certain classes. Some of the main indicators that sociologists have used are based on: occupation income wealth ownersh ...
Sociological discourse, year 3, number 6 / December
... separately ) and a number of other affective processes, the emotional background becomes the foundation and landmark of every move in the tavern. Collection of Professor Đorđević reveals a new dimension of scientific work, with a lot of sociological imagination, uncompromising assessment of the tave ...
... separately ) and a number of other affective processes, the emotional background becomes the foundation and landmark of every move in the tavern. Collection of Professor Đorđević reveals a new dimension of scientific work, with a lot of sociological imagination, uncompromising assessment of the tave ...
1 Social status and cultural consumption
... via TV, newspapers, magazines etc. – was in fact quite extensive across all strata of American society; and also that while the small minority who did effectively ‘insulate’ themselves from mass – or popular – culture tended to be of high status, they in no way constituted a dominant elite. They wer ...
... via TV, newspapers, magazines etc. – was in fact quite extensive across all strata of American society; and also that while the small minority who did effectively ‘insulate’ themselves from mass – or popular – culture tended to be of high status, they in no way constituted a dominant elite. They wer ...
International Relations in a Constructed World
... Associationand the JapanAssociationof InternationalRelations. At that time the editorsbeganthe processof forming the work of the Miami Group into a coherentvolume. Since Onuf introduced"constructivism"in 1989 it has generatedgrowing interest,andmany scholarshave adoptedthe namefor their approaches. ...
... Associationand the JapanAssociationof InternationalRelations. At that time the editorsbeganthe processof forming the work of the Miami Group into a coherentvolume. Since Onuf introduced"constructivism"in 1989 it has generatedgrowing interest,andmany scholarshave adoptedthe namefor their approaches. ...
Doing Sociology
... trend, however, has a longer history going back to the very intellectual legacies that went into the making of sociology. For a moment if we return to Bottomore’s textbook on sociology, we find mention of a fourfold origin in political philosophy, the philosophy of history, biological theories of ev ...
... trend, however, has a longer history going back to the very intellectual legacies that went into the making of sociology. For a moment if we return to Bottomore’s textbook on sociology, we find mention of a fourfold origin in political philosophy, the philosophy of history, biological theories of ev ...
The Paradox of Positivism
... the regimes that Gramsci had in mind in his discussion of Fordism was fascist Italy. It is worth emphasizing that Italy in the fascist period developed a rather successful form of Fordist regulation based on mixed public private enterprises organized from the early 1930s (De Cecco and Pedone 1996: 2 ...
... the regimes that Gramsci had in mind in his discussion of Fordism was fascist Italy. It is worth emphasizing that Italy in the fascist period developed a rather successful form of Fordist regulation based on mixed public private enterprises organized from the early 1930s (De Cecco and Pedone 1996: 2 ...
Continuity, Change and the Circulation of Social Practices
... recently focused on cultural change in relatively independent ways, suggesting the importance of analysing the circulation and diffusion of practices (Canzler, Kaufmann & Kesselring, 2008; Cresswell, 2010; Cresswell and Merriman, 2011; Shove et al., 2012). If the study of practices of mobility has e ...
... recently focused on cultural change in relatively independent ways, suggesting the importance of analysing the circulation and diffusion of practices (Canzler, Kaufmann & Kesselring, 2008; Cresswell, 2010; Cresswell and Merriman, 2011; Shove et al., 2012). If the study of practices of mobility has e ...
the full paper - Boxer Research Limited
... (Kay 2003; Langlois 2003). Michael Porter, a dominant influence on competitive strategy during the 1980’s and 1990’s, concluded that a fundamentally different approach was needed to creating value, one that gave priority to creating value for the customer as well as for the supplier (Porter and Kram ...
... (Kay 2003; Langlois 2003). Michael Porter, a dominant influence on competitive strategy during the 1980’s and 1990’s, concluded that a fundamentally different approach was needed to creating value, one that gave priority to creating value for the customer as well as for the supplier (Porter and Kram ...
Social Support and Patient Adherence to Medical Treatment: A Meta
... vaccination programs, to commercial weight-loss programs, and to community-based exercise programs were not included. Repeated crosschecking of references within the larger adherence meta-analysis project of which this study is a part suggests that the vast majority, if not all, of the articles meet ...
... vaccination programs, to commercial weight-loss programs, and to community-based exercise programs were not included. Repeated crosschecking of references within the larger adherence meta-analysis project of which this study is a part suggests that the vast majority, if not all, of the articles meet ...
Paradox or Sustainable Model? A Social Sciences
... She has received 14 Honorary Degrees assigned to her by American, Asian and European universities. She is also honorary citizen of various cities around the world including Rome, Buenos Aires, Florence, Milan and many more. However, what characterises Chiara’s work is love towards mankind, towards a ...
... She has received 14 Honorary Degrees assigned to her by American, Asian and European universities. She is also honorary citizen of various cities around the world including Rome, Buenos Aires, Florence, Milan and many more. However, what characterises Chiara’s work is love towards mankind, towards a ...
Social exclusion and social solidarity: Three paradigms
... Yet, with challenges to Republican ideology and adoption of exclusion discourse in other national contexts, exclusion has been re-assimilated to earlier paradigms of social disadvantage. For example, the EC increasingly uses an evolving Social Democratic notion of "exclusion" based on T.H. Marshall' ...
... Yet, with challenges to Republican ideology and adoption of exclusion discourse in other national contexts, exclusion has been re-assimilated to earlier paradigms of social disadvantage. For example, the EC increasingly uses an evolving Social Democratic notion of "exclusion" based on T.H. Marshall' ...
The effects of social and political openness on the welfare state in
... stated: welfare states are positively affected by social openness (Hypothesis 1a) and welfare states are negatively affected by social openness (Hypothesis 1b). Theories about the link between political openness and the welfare state are lacking so far in the literature. First of all, political open ...
... stated: welfare states are positively affected by social openness (Hypothesis 1a) and welfare states are negatively affected by social openness (Hypothesis 1b). Theories about the link between political openness and the welfare state are lacking so far in the literature. First of all, political open ...
TOWARDS A SOCIOLOGY OF UNEMPLOYMENT*
... results were especially concerned with the impact of the technical and organizational changes on those workers who might be termed as “surviving” the restructuring process. Thus concern was directed towards the forms of hiring and use of labor which arose in environments undergoing this restructurin ...
... results were especially concerned with the impact of the technical and organizational changes on those workers who might be termed as “surviving” the restructuring process. Thus concern was directed towards the forms of hiring and use of labor which arose in environments undergoing this restructurin ...
The Development of Intergroup Social Cognition
... introspection and generally elude our awareness; they may also allow awareness but are difficult to control. Conscious processes afford more opportunity for reflection and even deliberation, and both the processes and their output (e.g., preferences, beliefs, attitudes) permit our awareness and cont ...
... introspection and generally elude our awareness; they may also allow awareness but are difficult to control. Conscious processes afford more opportunity for reflection and even deliberation, and both the processes and their output (e.g., preferences, beliefs, attitudes) permit our awareness and cont ...
Schutz was a positivist
... established and maintained suffer from exactly the same problem as social contract theories. At the same time, Garfinkel deepened the problem by arguing that the meaning of all words, in use, is indexical or context-dependent. This means that work always has to be done by people in order to recognis ...
... established and maintained suffer from exactly the same problem as social contract theories. At the same time, Garfinkel deepened the problem by arguing that the meaning of all words, in use, is indexical or context-dependent. This means that work always has to be done by people in order to recognis ...
Practice Theory - WesScholar
... utility. They promise that they can be turned into something more precise. But the value of the concepts is destroyed when they are pushed in the direction of meeting their promise. [Turner, 1994, 116] Assessing these worries about the coherence or substance of the practice concept and its applicati ...
... utility. They promise that they can be turned into something more precise. But the value of the concepts is destroyed when they are pushed in the direction of meeting their promise. [Turner, 1994, 116] Assessing these worries about the coherence or substance of the practice concept and its applicati ...
Social Psychology and Multiculturalism Verkuyten, Maykel
... These associations do not tell us anything about causal effects. A few experimental studies have directly examined the effects of multiculturalism on intergroup relations. Wolsko and colleagues (2000), for example, examined the impact of exposure to multicultural and colour-blind ideologies on inter ...
... These associations do not tell us anything about causal effects. A few experimental studies have directly examined the effects of multiculturalism on intergroup relations. Wolsko and colleagues (2000), for example, examined the impact of exposure to multicultural and colour-blind ideologies on inter ...
The Property-Owning Democracy vesus the Welfare State∗
... ticular, he suggests that to make a comparative institutional evaluation we need to specify ideal-types of dierent regimes and see how they would be assessed by the principles of justice (Rawls 2001, 1368). Thus, laissez-faire capitalism (the system of natural liberty) considered as an ideal-type ...
... ticular, he suggests that to make a comparative institutional evaluation we need to specify ideal-types of dierent regimes and see how they would be assessed by the principles of justice (Rawls 2001, 1368). Thus, laissez-faire capitalism (the system of natural liberty) considered as an ideal-type ...
Defining Social Innovation - European Social Innovation Research
... transformation of society as a whole. This includes the extensive literature on the role of civil society in social change and the role of the social economy and social entrepreneurs in delivering economic growth and social inclusion. It also incorporates the role of business in social change – at o ...
... transformation of society as a whole. This includes the extensive literature on the role of civil society in social change and the role of the social economy and social entrepreneurs in delivering economic growth and social inclusion. It also incorporates the role of business in social change – at o ...
Defining Social Innovation
... transformation of society as a whole. This includes the extensive literature on the role of civil society in social change and the role of the social economy and social entrepreneurs in delivering economic growth and social inclusion. It also incorporates the role of business in social change – at o ...
... transformation of society as a whole. This includes the extensive literature on the role of civil society in social change and the role of the social economy and social entrepreneurs in delivering economic growth and social inclusion. It also incorporates the role of business in social change – at o ...
the disciplinary society and the birth of sociology: a foucauldian
... and the genealogical project Moving through the genealogical paths of “local” European geography and a number of common fields where knowledge has been produced, we are introduced into the field of research – the field of politics and fields of power and resistance. In defining what knowledge is ...
... and the genealogical project Moving through the genealogical paths of “local” European geography and a number of common fields where knowledge has been produced, we are introduced into the field of research – the field of politics and fields of power and resistance. In defining what knowledge is ...
Do you two know each other? Transitivity, homophily
... homogeneous group members. That is, having a high NFC predisposed individual perceivers to evaluate homophilous affiliations more favorably than heterophilous affiliations. People with a high NFC clearly prefer homophily, but could it be that the same people clearly perceive homophily, even in situa ...
... homogeneous group members. That is, having a high NFC predisposed individual perceivers to evaluate homophilous affiliations more favorably than heterophilous affiliations. People with a high NFC clearly prefer homophily, but could it be that the same people clearly perceive homophily, even in situa ...
practice theory
... utility. They promise that they can be turned into something more precise. But the value of the concepts is destroyed when they are pushed in the direction of meeting their promise. [Turner, 1994, 116] Assessing these worries about the coherence or substance of the practice concept and its applicati ...
... utility. They promise that they can be turned into something more precise. But the value of the concepts is destroyed when they are pushed in the direction of meeting their promise. [Turner, 1994, 116] Assessing these worries about the coherence or substance of the practice concept and its applicati ...