Comparative Sociology Of Examinations

Author : Fumiya Onaka
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429881053

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Comparative Sociology of Examinations by Fumiya Onaka Pdf

Contemporary societies are constructed, constricted, and constrained by various series of examinations. Governments of both Western and non-Western countries tend to conduct detailed, multi-layered and continuous systems of tests or examinations. International tests, such as PISA and TIMSS, have also been introduced to compare the relative performances of learners within diverse educational institutions across different countries. Examinations therefore provide a methodological pivot for comparing a range of societies. They enable us to contrast the West and the East; the North and the South; tribal and mass society; ancient and postmodern civilization; and so on. Comparing parallel societies from across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and North America, this book proposes fundamental transitions in sociological research from system to process and from communication to composition through intensive studies on examinations. It uses ethnographies, interviews, questionnaires, documents, statistics, and big-data analyses to make comparisons on broad scales of time and space. In so doing, it suggests hypotheses encompassing different kinds of societies in human history, including those in the Axial Age and the Modern Ages.

Author : Jon Oplinger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 180316171X

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An Introduction to Comparative Sociology by Jon Oplinger Pdf

Drawing on anthropology, archaeology and history to illustrate key points, the book offers a thorough examination of the field, covering such often neglected topics as the mass production of deviance (Stalin's lethal purges, for example) and the sociology of war.

Author : Stephen Kalberg
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1994-03-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0226423026

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Max Weber's Comparative-Historical Sociology by Stephen Kalberg Pdf

The revival of historical sociology in recent decades has largely neglected the contributions of Max Weber. Yet Weber's writings offer a fundamental resource for analyzing problems of comparative historical development. Stephen Kalberg rejects the view that Weber's historical writings consist of an ambiguous mixture of fragmented ideal types on the one hand and the charting of vast processes of rationalization and bureaucracy on the other. On the contrary, Weber's substantive work offers a coherent and distinctive model for comparative analysis. A reconstruction of Weber's comparative historical method, Kalberg argues, uncovers a sophisticated outlook that addresses problems of agency and structure, multiple causation, and institutional interpretation. Kalberg shows how such a representation of Weber's work casts a direct light upon issues of pressing importance in comparative historical studies today. Weber addresses in a forceful way the whole range of issues confronted by the comparative historical enterprise. Once the full analytical and empirical power of Weber's historical writings becomes clear, Weber's work can be seen to generate procedures and strategies appropriate to the study of present day as well as past social processes. Written in an accessible and engaging fashion, this book will appeal to students and professionals in the areas of sociology, anthropology, and comparative history.

Author : John M. Hobson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1997-03-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521588626

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The Wealth of States by John M. Hobson Pdf

The Wealth of States is the first sustained analysis of the overlap between historical sociology and international relations. Through a detailed examination of nineteenth century trade regimes, and the Great Powers' efforts to increase their military capabilities, the author reveals the importance of the state as an autonomous actor in international politics and economics, which is not dependent upon dominant economic classes. The book thus represents a distinctive approach that goes beyond the existing paradigms of Marxism, liberalism and realism.

Author : Sokratis M. Koniordos
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351750707

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Towards a Sociology of Artisans by Sokratis M. Koniordos Pdf

This title was first published in 2001. A comparative sociological examination of artisans, exploring historical examples and theoretical references to the stratum. The book also investigates empirical case studies and analyzes the variegated careers of contemporary artisans.

Author : Masamichi S. Sasaki,Jack Goldstone,Ekkart Zimmermann,Stephen K. Sanderson
Publisher : Brill Academic Pub
Page : 681 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9004206248

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Concise Encyclopedia of Comparative Sociology by Masamichi S. Sasaki,Jack Goldstone,Ekkart Zimmermann,Stephen K. Sanderson Pdf

The Concise Encyclopedia of Comparative Sociology presents the current state of knowledge in comparative sociology for students, scholars, and the educated lay public. The major aim of comparative sociological research is to identity similarities and differences among societies, studying variation across both geographical regions and historical periods. This volume is divided into six broad categories: Theoretical and methodological issues in comparing societies, comparative historical sociology, comparing institutions and social structures, comparing social processes, comparing sociologists. Nearly 60 essays written by distinguished experts in their fields focus on the first five categories, while the biographical section contains 41 biographies of both classical and contemporary sociologists who have made major contributions to comparative sociology. -- from back cover.

Author : Jack Goody
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1982-06-24
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0521286964

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Cooking, Cuisine and Class by Jack Goody Pdf

This wide ranging book explores the relationship between cuisine and class structure, and examines how cooking in the Third World is changing as a result of the impact of the West. Material discussed is both historical and anthropological, and ranges from China to Britain.

Author : Patricia Broadfoot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105024326931

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Education, Assessment, and Society by Patricia Broadfoot Pdf

This book provides a comparative account of the evolution of examinations and other assessment procedures in England and France. By tracing the similarities and differences in the ways in which the two countries provided for the assessment of occupational competence, for managing the need for educational and social selection and for social control, the author shows that changes in assessment reflect changes in the priorities and preoccupations of society as a whole. Assessment is seen as rising in the context of increasing social competition within emerging industrial societies.

Author : Patricia Broadfoot
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429557675

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The Sociology of Assessment: Comparative and Policy Perspectives by Patricia Broadfoot Pdf

In the World Library of Educationalists series, international experts themselves compile career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces – extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, major theoretical and practical contributions – so the world can read them in a single manageable volume. Readers will be able to follow the themes and strands and see how their work contributes to the development of the field. In a collection of her most influential work spanning nearly four decades, Patricia Broadfoot applies her trademark sociological and comparative perspective to empirical studies at every level of the educational system. From her classic long-term study of the impact of changing national assessment policies on pupils and teachers in the classrooms of England and France to her sustained championship of the need for a better understanding of the impact of assessment on learning, Broadfoot has consistently championed the need for a more developed sociological understanding of assessment. Broadfoot’s accessible writing offers insights that are as novel as they are important for the education of future generations. This book allows readers to follow themes and strands across Patricia Broadfoot’s career and will be of interest to all followers of her work and any reader interested in the development of teaching, learning and assessment.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 699 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004266179

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Concise Encyclopedia of Comparative Sociology by Anonim Pdf

This book is a collection of essays intended to communicate effectively the current state of knowledge in comparative sociology, the major aim of which is to identify similarities and differences between and among societies. Forty significant biographies are included.

Author : Stephen Kalberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351919098

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Max Weber's Comparative-Historical Sociology Today by Stephen Kalberg Pdf

Bringing together the author's major scholarly work on Weber over the last thirty years, Max Weber's Comparative-Historical Sociology Today addresses major themes in Weber's thought, whilst also examining the mode of analysis practised in his comparative-historical writings. By exploring Weber's concepts and procedures, the individual chapters seek to convey the rigor of his research strategies, demonstrating their uniqueness. In this light, this study proceeds to identify as incomplete and then reconstruct the analyses undertaken by Weber of the rise of Confucianism in China, the caste system in India, and monotheism in ancient Israel. The analysis then advances to the modern era, utilising Weber's research procedures to explain the origins of four independent phenomena: the singularity of the American political culture, the cultural foundations of modern citizenship, cultural pessimism (Kulturpessimismus) in nineteenth century Germany, and the 'location' of work in contemporary German society. A dialogue with a variety of recent major schools is pursued throughout this volume. Offering a rich examination of the major themes in Weber's sociology, alongside a reconstruction of his mode of analysis and application of his approach, this book will appeal to scholars around the world with interests in social theory, German and American societies, cultural sociology, political sociology, the sociology of knowledge, comparative-historical sociology, and the sociology of civilizations.

Author : EduGorilla Prep Experts
Publisher : EduGorilla Community Pvt. Ltd.
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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UP PGT Sociology Exam 2022 | UPSESSB Post Graduate Teacher | 1600+ Solved Questions [10 Full-length Mock Tests + 3 Previous Year Papers] by EduGorilla Prep Experts Pdf

• Best Selling Book in English Edition for UP PGT Sociology Exam with objective-type questions as per the latest syllabus given by the UPSESSB. • Compare your performance with other students using Smart Answer Sheets in EduGorilla’s UP PGT Sociology Exam Practice Kit. • UP PGT Sociology Exam Preparation Kit comes with 13 Tests(10 Mock Tests + 3 Previous Year Papers) with the best quality content. • Increase your chances of selection by 16X. • UP PGT Sociology Exam Prep Kit comes with well-structured and 100% detailed solutions for all the questions. • Clear exam with good grades using thoroughly Researched Content by experts.

Author : J. Michael Armer,Robert Mortimer Marsh
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9004064877

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Comparative Sociological Research in the 1960s and 1970s by J. Michael Armer,Robert Mortimer Marsh Pdf

Author : Geoff Whitty
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351838719

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Sociology and School Knowledge by Geoff Whitty Pdf

The rise of a radical ‘new’ sociology of education during the early 1970s focused attention on the nature of school knowledge. Although this new approach was set to revolutionize the subject, within a few years, many people considered these developments an eccentric interlude, with little relevance to curriculum theory or practice. First published in 1985, this book offers a more positive view of the new sociology of education and its contribution to our understanding of the curriculum. In doing so, it argues that some of the radical promise of the new sociology of education could be realised, but only if sociologists, teachers and political movements of the left work more closely together.

Author : Dipankar Gupta
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Caste
ISBN : 0199476519

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Q.E.D. (quod Erat Demonstrandum) by Dipankar Gupta Pdf