The Social Construction Of Reform

Author : Dan A. Lewis,Jane A. Grant,Dennis P. Rosenbaum
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1412834260

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The Social Construction of Reform by Dan A. Lewis,Jane A. Grant,Dennis P. Rosenbaum Pdf

It has become fashionable to assume that concerted action to bring about social reform is a waste of time. If we are to move beyond the current laments about how nothing works anymore, we must view the reform process from the perspective of the community groups involved-those who make it work or fail-and understand how and why they behave as they do. "Social Construction of Reform "is an analysis of the activities of community groups who used Ford Foundation funding to prevent crime. The authors ask: What are the goals of the community groups who are involved in the reform? What are they trying to accomplish with their participation in the program? Are their goals synonymous with those who fund and evaluate the activity? The authors begin by analyzing the implementation of the grant by the groups involved. They describe the origins of the group's planned intervention, the nature of what is called community crime prevention, and then they examine the impact of external funding on community organizations as a generic issue. They take a careful look at what the groups did with the Foundation's support, to understand how well the groups' crime prevention strategy they employed supported their ideology. The block watch is examined in detail as the tactic most often employed. The authors conclude with observations on what success and failure mean in the context of the findings reported, offering a better understanding of reforms and new criteria to assess their effectiveness.

Author : George W. Noblit,Van O. Dempsey
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1996-09-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781438414799

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The Social Construction of Virtue by George W. Noblit,Van O. Dempsey Pdf

It's time to face an inevitable conclusion: School reform does not reform schools. That's because reform movements conceive of schools as being about transmitting knowledge. Yet, schools are not primarily about knowledge. They are about the construction of meaning and morality in the lives of students and communities. In this book, the authors argue that to break this recycling of reform efforts, we must understand how schools construct moral life. The focus is on two elementary schools: Rougemont, an historically African American school that was closed during school desegregation in the 1970s, and Cedar Grove, an historically white school to which the former Rougemont students were sent. Described are the histories of these schools, the communities in which they are located, and some of the people who influenced and were influenced by the schools. From those contexts the authors then make explicit the "virtues" that these communities and schools constructed and valued, and describe how those virtues came to influence lives. The oral histories of the two schools and their communities provide the basis of a novel critique of the value conflict that has characterized educational reform in this country. The social construction of virtue offers an alternative perspective on the moral purpose of schooling in America.

Author : Xueyi Lu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000709858

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Social Construction and Social Development in Contemporary China by Xueyi Lu Pdf

What is the social structure of Chinese society in the 21st century? How should China address the problem of migrant workers? How can China form a modern society? These key sociological issues are some of the topics this book covers. This book is a collection of the research articles and lectures that Dr. Lu Xueyi, the former Head of the Institute of Sociology at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, has published since the 1980s. The author discusses the social structure, social stratification, social construction, and development of contemporary Chinese society. Arguing that the gap between economic and social development has become the major social issue facing modern China, the author advocates paying close attention to the country’s social structure and the growth of the middle class. The book will be of interest to all scholars and students of Sociology and Chinese Studies.

Author : Oxford University Press
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780199803705

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The Social Construction of Crime: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide by Oxford University Press Pdf

This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of criminology find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data sets, and blogs. Written by a leading international authority on the subject, the ebook provides bibliographic information supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult and editorial commentary to make it clear how the cited sources are interrelated related. A reader will discover, for instance, the most reliable introductions and overviews to the topic, and the most important publications on various areas of scholarly interest within this topic. In criminology, as in other disciplines, researchers at all levels are drowning in potentially useful scholarly information, and this guide has been created as a tool for cutting through that material to find the exact source you need. This ebook is a static version of an article from Oxford Bibliographies Online: Criminology, a dynamic, continuously updated, online resource designed to provide authoritative guidance through scholarship and other materials relevant to the study and practice of criminology. Oxford Bibliographies Online covers most subject disciplines within the social science and humanities, for more information visit www.aboutobo.com.

Author : Franke Wilmer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2004-04-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135956226

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The Social Construction of Man, the State and War by Franke Wilmer Pdf

Combining detailed analysis with a close reading of historical narratives, documentary evidence and first-hand interviews, this is the first book on conflict to look seriously at the issue of ethnic identity and what it means for future peace.

Author : Peilin Li
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811540004

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Comprehensive Deepening of Reforms in China by Peilin Li Pdf

This book covers key issues related to comprehensive reform in China in a broad range of areas, such as the economy, politics, culture, social management, the environment and CPC Party building. The insightful analyses will appeal to social science researchers interested in reform-era contemporary China, as well as both undergraduate and graduate students trying to understand this country better. Lawmakers and policymakers at different levels of government will find in the well-informed policy recommendations following the analyses a valuable source of reference and inspiration.

Author : Liqun Wei
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811657153

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General Theory of Social Governance in China by Liqun Wei Pdf

This book discusses the connotation and function of social governance and elaborates on social governance thought in classical Marxism, Mao Zedong’s social governance thought, and social governance thought in socialism with Chinese characteristics, especially in Xi Jinping’s New Era. Together, these components constitute the basic theory of social governance in China. Moreover, the book clarifies ancient and modern social governance thought in China and analyzes institutional innovations, practices, and experiences of Chinese social governance. It depicts the evolution and reform of social governance in China both vertically and horizontally. In turn, it addresses the overall system, fundamental institutions, hierarchy, field, and mode of China’s social governance, as well as its connection to national security. It discusses major issues and their causes, together with enhancing mechanisms. In closing, it outlines future trends in Chinese social governance, and its role in and effects on the global governance system.

Author : Dr Angelos Giannakopoulos,Dr Konstadinos Maras,Professor Dirk Tänzler
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781409483748

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The Social Construction of Corruption in Europe by Dr Angelos Giannakopoulos,Dr Konstadinos Maras,Professor Dirk Tänzler Pdf

The volume demonstrates the suitability of the theory of social constructivism in portraying and analyzing the diversity of the phenomenon of corruption. The approach of social constructivism taken in this volume is able to reconstruct the 'construction of corruption' both from a societal perspective, by assessing it as generally accepted or tolerated behaviour in more or less standardized rule-governed social situations, and from the perspective of actors who perceive corrupt behaviour as problem solving in everyday life. The volume proves the usefulness of a social construction perspective for empirical research. It contains case studies of social definitions of corruption in eleven European countries that contribute in different ways to establishing a grounded theory of the phenomenon of corruption.

Author : Anne L. Clunan
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801891571

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The Social Construction of Russia's Resurgence by Anne L. Clunan Pdf

A concluding chapter discusses the policy implications of aspirational constructivism for Russia and other nations and a methodological appendix lays out a framework for testing the theory.

Author : Dan A. Lewis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Community organization
ISBN : OCLC:81265532

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The Social Construction of Reform by Dan A. Lewis Pdf

Author : Peter Stuart,Allan M. Savage
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781449720841

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The Catholic Faith and the Social Construction of Religion by Peter Stuart,Allan M. Savage Pdf

The intent behind this book is to provide grist for the mill for research students and other interested readers. Chapter one, by author Allan Savage, presents an understanding of the social construction of religious activity, which maintains that social construction of religion arises from a dialectical engagement within the world from a phenomenological philosophical point of view. Co-author Peter Stuart presents a classical and traditional point of view, and readers expecting academic accord between the authors will be disappointed. A further rationale for writing this book is that both Savage and Stuart desire to express their personal convictions in the public forum. Both have interests in the ebb and flow of civilization, especially as it pertains to the place of faith, religion, politics, and a variety of social phenomena, including economics, culture, gender, ethnicity, and the family, as well as the ebb and flow of money, power, property, and prestige, as articulated throughout history. They believe that writing about the place of faith and religion in French Canada is crucial if one is to understand the place that this keystone civilization occupies within confederation and its enduring ambivalence regarding its belonging, or not, to Canada.

Author : Mary E. Pettenger
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0754648028

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The Social Construction of Climate Change by Mary E. Pettenger Pdf

Adopting two constructivist perspectives - norm-centred and discourse - to explore the social construction of climate change from a broad, theoretical level to particular cases, this volume offers a greater understanding of why current efforts to mitigate

Author : George Meszaros
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781135908652

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Social Movements, Law and the Politics of Land Reform by George Meszaros Pdf

Social Movements, Law and the Politics of Land Reform investigates how rural social movements are struggling for land reform against the background of ambitious but unfulfilled constitutional promises evident in much of the developing world. Taking Brazil as an example, it unpicks the complex reasons behind the remarkably consistent failures of its constitution and law enforcement mechanisms to deliver social justice. Using detailed empirical evidence and focusing upon the relationship between rural social struggles and the state, the book develops a threefold argument: first, the inescapable presence of power relations in all aspects of the production and reproduction of law; secondly their dominant impact on socio-legal outcomes; and finally the essential and positive role played by social movements in redressing those power imbalances and realising law’s progressive potentialities.

Author : C. Melissa Snarr
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007-09-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567026033

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Social Selves and Political Reforms by C. Melissa Snarr Pdf

Snarr's book explores and evaluates five different visions of the social self from five key ethicists (Rauschenbusch, Niebuhr, Hauerwas, Harrison, and Townes).

Author : Scott R. Harris
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780791482384

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Meanings of Marital Equality, The by Scott R. Harris Pdf