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Author : Roberta Garner
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442601550
First edition published by Broadview Press 2004.
Author : Roberta Garner
Publisher : Garamond Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1551118785
Social Theory: Power and Identity in the Global Era offers students substantial selections from the classic and standard texts alongside unusual and thought-provoking examples of theory in action.
Author : Inna Naroditskaya
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780253041791
Music in the American Diasporic Wedding explores the complex cultural adaptations, preservations, and fusions that occur in weddings between couples and families of diverse origins. Discussing weddings as a site of negotiations between generations, traditions, and religions, the essays gathered here argue that music is the mediating force between the young and the old, ritual and entertainment, and immigrant lore and assimilation. The contributors examine such colorful integrations as klezmer-tinged Mandarin tunes at a Jewish and Taiwanese American wedding, a wedding services industry in Chicago's South Asian community featuring a diversity of wedding music options, and Puerto Rican cultural activists dancing down the aisles of New York's St. Cecilia's church to the thunder of drums and maracas and rapping their marriage vows. These essays show us what wedding music and performance tell us about complex multiethnic diasporic identities and remind us that how we listen to and celebrate otherness defines who we are.
Author : August E. Grant,Jennifer H. Meadows
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781134987658
Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals has set the standard as the single best resource for students and professionals looking to brush up on how communication technologies have developed, grown, and converged, as well as what’s in store for the future. The 15th edition is completely updated, reflecting the changes that have swept the communication industries. The first five chapters offer the communication technology fundamentals, including the ecosystem, the history, and structure—then delves into each of about two dozen technologies, including mass media, computers, consumer electronics, and networking technologies. Each chapter is written by experts who provide snapshots of the state of each individual field. Together, these updates provide a broad overview of these industries, as well as the role communication technologies play in our everyday lives. In addition to substantial updates to each chapter, the 15th edition includes: First-ever chapters on Big Data and the Internet of Things Updated user data in every chapter Projections of what each technology will become by 2031 Suggestions on how to get a job working with the technologies discussed The companion website, www.tfi.com/ctu, offers updated information on the technologies covered in this text, as well as links to other resources
Author : Chinua Thelwell
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781317398806
Theater and Cultural Politics for a New World presents a radical re-examination of the ways in which demographic shifts will impact theater and performance culture in the twenty-first century. Editor Chinua Thelwell brings together the revealing insights of artists, scholars, and organizers to produce a unique intersectional conversation about the transformative potential of theater. Opening with a case study of the New WORLD Theater and moving on to a fascinating range of essays, the book looks at five main themes: Changing demographics Future aesthetics Making institutional space Critical multiculturalism Polyculturalism
Author : Mike Allen
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 2013 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483381428
Communication research is evolving and changing in a world of online journals, open-access, and new ways of obtaining data and conducting experiments via the Internet. Although there are generic encyclopedias describing basic social science research methodologies in general, until now there has been no comprehensive A-to-Z reference work exploring methods specific to communication and media studies. Our entries, authored by key figures in the field, focus on special considerations when applied specifically to communication research, accompanied by engaging examples from the literature of communication, journalism, and media studies. Entries cover every step of the research process, from the creative development of research topics and questions to literature reviews, selection of best methods (whether quantitative, qualitative, or mixed) for analyzing research results and publishing research findings, whether in traditional media or via new media outlets. In addition to expected entries covering the basics of theories and methods traditionally used in communication research, other entries discuss important trends influencing the future of that research, including contemporary practical issues students will face in communication professions, the influences of globalization on research, use of new recording technologies in fieldwork, and the challenges and opportunities related to studying online multi-media environments. Email, texting, cellphone video, and blogging are shown not only as topics of research but also as means of collecting and analyzing data. Still other entries delve into considerations of accountability, copyright, confidentiality, data ownership and security, privacy, and other aspects of conducting an ethical research program. Features: 652 signed entries are contained in an authoritative work spanning four volumes available in choice of electronic or print formats. Although organized A-to-Z, front matter includes a Reader’s Guide grouping entries thematically to help students interested in a specific aspect of communication research to more easily locate directly related entries. Back matter includes a Chronology of the development of the field of communication research; a Resource Guide to classic books, journals, and associations; a Glossary introducing the terminology of the field; and a detailed Index. Entries conclude with References/Further Readings and Cross-References to related entries to guide students further in their research journeys. The Index, Reader’s Guide themes, and Cross-References combine to provide robust search-and-browse in the e-version.
Author : Gino De Vecchis
Publisher : Edizioni Nuova Cultura
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9788868124403
Gino De Vecchis The fight for geography in the italian schools (2010-2014): an updating Cristiano Pesaresi, Mara Lombardi GIS4RISKS project. Synergic use of GIS applications for analysing volcanic and seismic risks in the pre and post event Roberto Scandone, Lisetta Giacomelli Vesuvius, Pompei, Herculaneum: a lesson in natural history Matteo Puttilli Towards a multimedia approach in geographical research and education. Reflections from the web-research “Al centro di Tunisi – Au centre de Tunis” Simone Betti, Alessandro Ceccarelli Is family farming educational? The Australian experience THE LANGUAGE OF IMAGES (Edited by Elisa Bignante and Marco Maggioli) Rickie Sanders, Bogdan Jankowski Exploring Urban Geography in Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities MAPPING SOCIETIES (Edited by Edoardo Boria) Russell Foster “Now we need to make Italians”. Semiotics and Semantics in Teaching Cartography GEOGRAPHICAL NOTES AND (PRACTICAL) CONSIDERATIONS Maria Paradiso Between Krakow 2014 and Moscow 2015 TEACHINGS FROM THE PAST Halford Mackinder Geography as a Pivotal Subject in Education with comments by Davide Papotti Re-reading Geography as a Pivotal Subject in Education by H. Mackinder
Author : Nathaniel Lewis,Stephen Tatum
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780803299931
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Problem of the Past -- 2. The Problem of Space and Place -- 3. The Problem of Aesthetics -- 4. The Problem of the [Uncanny] West -- Conclusion -- "Just Another Day in Paradise"--Source Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Author : Abdulkadir Osman Farah
Publisher : Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-25
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781912234776
The question of population migration and Diaspora transnationalism in the age of globalization is an area of social sciences deserving much more attention than it has received. This book deals with the advent of new ideological currents based on an assumed "e;Clash of Civilizations"e; increasingly popular in social, economic and political discourses. In this regard applicable oriental literature on migration and Diaspora formation is comparatively older than what has been produced in the west in recent years, thus deserving careful consideration. For instance when dealing with transnational communities the concept of qabiil (kinship allegiance) as a central organizational factor dominates western scholarship. Instead this book favors taking both western and non-western approaches into consideration in order to achieve deeper and richer understanding of the transnational global Diaspora condition. In order to surmount the dichotomy of essentialist versus no-essentialist frames, the epistemological approach instrumentalized in this work follows an emancipatory method critically engaging both approaches. Furthermore the book proposes a theoretical framework analytically connecting western and non-western social inquiry. Hence we should note Emile Durkheim's scheme of modern society transformation from "e;mechanical to organic solidarity"e; was preceded by Ibn Khaldun's binary scheme distinguishing "e;badawa"e; (primitive or pre-modern, i.e. symbolizing nomadism, loyalty and tribalism) from "e;hadara"e; (civilization or modern, i.e. symbolizing modernity, urbanization and individualism). Finally this book empirically examines how a host country's mobilizing, political and structural opportunities or lack of them influence transnational Diasporas' civic engagement that often include the application of combined formal and informal social, economic and political capital in addressing multifaceted challenges emanating from host and homeland environments.
Author : Brian M. Howell,Edwin Zehner
Publisher : William Carey Publishing
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781645085300
Power and Identity in the Global Church: Six Contemporary Cases applies contemporary sociological, theological, and New Testament insights to better understand how God’s people can, do, and should interact in the field, thereby laying the groundwork for better multicultural approaches to mission partnership. The authors—six evangelical anthropologists and theologians—also show that faithfulness in mission requires increased attention to local identities, cultural themes, and concerns, including the desire to grow spiritually through direct engagement with God’s word. In this context, failure to attend to power imbalances can stunt spiritual and leadership growth. Attending to those imbalances should make Christian churches more truly brothers and sisters in Christ, equal members of the one global body of which Christ alone is the head.
Author : Emin Fuat Keyman
Publisher : Humanities Press International
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015041060271
A discussion about production, state and cultural identity as important concepts in the international relations theory. This book also describes and analyzes the theories of globalization, state and identity/difference which constitute and inform this field of critical theory.
Author : Roland Robertson
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1992-07-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781473914087
A stimulating appraisal of a crucial contemporary theme, this comprehensive analysis of globalizaton offers a distinctively cultural perspective on the social theory of the contemporary world. This perspective considers the world as a whole, going beyond conventional distinctions between the global and the local and between the universal and the particular. Its cultural approach emphasizes the political and economic significance of shifting conceptions of, and forms of participation in, an increasingly compressed world. At the same time the book shows why culture has become a globally contested issue - why, for example, competing conceptions of ′world order′ have political and economic consequences.
Author : Manuel Castells
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781444356298
In this second volume of The Information Age trilogy, with an extensive new preface following the recent global economic crisis, Manuel Castells deals with the social, political, and cultural dynamics associated with the technological transformation of our societies and with the globalization of the economy. Extensive new preface examines how dramatic recent events have transformed the socio-political landscape of our world Applies Castells’ hypotheses to contemporary issues such as Al Qaeda and global terrorist networks, American unilateralism and the crisis of political legitimacy throughout the world A brilliant account of social, cultural, and political conflict and struggle all over the world Analyzes the importance of cultural, religious, and national identity as sources of meaning for people, and its implications for social movement Throws new light on the dynamics of global and local change
Author : Michael Savage,Gaynor Bagnall,Brian J Longhurst
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0761949860
Drawing on long-term empirical research into cultural practices, lifestyles and identities, Globalization and Belonging explores how far-reaching global changes are articulated locally. The authors address key sociological issues of stratification as analysis alongside 'cultural' issues of identity, difference, choice and lifestyle. Their original argument: Shows how globalisation theory conceives of the 'local' ; reveals that people have a sense of elective belonging based on where they choose to put down roots. Suggests that the feel of a place is much more strongly influenced by the values and lifestyles of those migrating to it ; reinvigorates debates in urban and community studies by recovering the 'local' as an intrinsic aspect of globalization.
Author : Berch Berberoglu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317254041
Political Sociology in a Global Era provides a critical analysis of the origins, nature, development, and transformation of the state and society historically and today, examining the class nature and social basis of politics and the state in different societal settings. The book emphasizes the centrality of class relations in explaining political power and the role of the state in class-divided societies by providing powerful theoretical and empirical analyses of themes in political sociology in an era of globalization. It examines in detail the major political issues and events of our time, and makes them relevant to the study of power and politics today. Some of the features of this text include: Introduces a global political sociology emphasizing the dynamics of power relations Provides a critical analysis of the role of politics and the state within the world-historical process Describes classical and contemporary theories of politics and the state Explains the origins and development of the state, discussing the nature of the state, its class basis, and contradictions in different types of societies Considers the dynamics of the capitalist state and traces its development in Europe and the United States from the 18th century to the present Details the role of the advanced capitalist state in the global political economy at the current, advanced stage of late capitalism Discusses the social movements that have been actively struggling against the capitalist state from earlier times to the present, including the Arab Spring, focusing on recent developments in both advanced capitalist and less-developed capitalist societies where mobilization of the masses has led to struggles against the capitalist state on a global scale Offers an original analysis of global capitalism and places it in the context of the current crisis of the global capitalist system