検索キーワード： 社会理論

Die Jahre zwischen den großen Kriegen gelten bis heute als die wichtigste Epoche der modernen deutschen Geistesgeschichte, und an keinem Ort verdichtet sich die geistige Produktivität dieser Zeit auf so einzigartige Weise wie in der Universitätsstadt Marburg.

From New Yorker staff writer Jay Caspian Kang, a provocative, mordantly funny, autobiographical rejection of the toxic competitiveness that has come to define the lives of American parents and children alike—and a search for a better way for all Every year, the rat race begins earlier and...

A bold indictment of America’s chronic obsession with creativity and innovation, tracing how these beloved ideas came to dominate our political and economic conversation while serving to mask inequality and protect elite interests “Innovation” and “creativity” have been the defining...

When studying social work, it can be difficult to find the time to step back and think about what it actually means to be a social worker. Now in its third edition, How to Be a Social Worker critically examines the knowledge base of social work and encourages you to explore how your own values...

This book explores extreme experiences in psychoanalysis and examines how to work with and understand such experiences both theoretically and practically. It invites listeners into new, transformative quantum frontiers of psychoanalytic thought and clinical experience. Taking her profound work...

'When you finish, you'll know yourself better, you'll understand the people you care about better' ANGELA DUCKWORTH, author of Grit 'Teeming with wisdom, insight, empathy, and sparkle. One of the best books I have ever read' CASS R. SUSNSTEIN, co-author of Noise A founding father of behavioural...

A sociologist who has been tracking the polarization of higher education for twenty years reveals how students are navigating the campus culture wars, what they wish their professors would do differently, and why they’re actually afraid of saying what they think. “Anyone who wants to...

Why are so many of our fellow citizens disentangling from the political and economic future of India to invest in the destiny of other nations? Are Non-Resident Indians turning irreversibly into Non-Returning Indians? Is enhancing soft power a fair trade off for losing priceless human capital?...

American political history has a rhythm and a progression. Part of that progression is White populist anger and resentment. The Forgotten Man and White Populist Resentment: Power, Politics, and Narrative Dominance in the Trump Era traces how this White populism rose to dominate the Republican...

Brought to you by Penguin. In an era dominated by convenience and efficiency, you’d think life would be easier and, most importantly, happier. Shouldn’t all the time saved by technology leave us with more for ourselves? The Atlantic columnist, game-designer and philosopher Ian Bogost thinks...

Ny dagsordensættende debatbog af Kaare Dybvad Bek, socialdemokratisk folketingsmedlem og minister – og forfatter til de anmelderroste bøger Udkantsmyten og De lærdes tyranni. De bredeste skuldre orker ikke længere at bære de tungeste byrder. De tager ud for at realisere deres bucket list...

Humanitarian crises are a central problem of modern history and contemporary international relations. Since the 1990s, the aid sector has ballooned in size and is now a multi-billion-dollar industry. In this book, historian Julia F. Irwin traces the events and trends that defined modern...

People’s actions often seem confusing—but many follow predictable patterns. The Patterns of Human Behavior helps you understand why people do what they do and shows simple ways to respond effectively. This book explains the main reasons behind everyday behavior, including emotions, habits...

John Mappin is a sentinel of sovereignty, a modern mythmaker, and, willingly or not, a hero at history’s crossroads. From his defiant refusal to turn Camelot into a migrant-processing hotel to his prophetic wager on Donald Trump’s rise, Mappin has become a lightning rod for global battles; nationhood versus globalism, courage versus conformity, truth versus the psychiatric priesthood of lies. His close relationship with Charlie Kirk, his friendship with Candace Owens, and his associations with figures such as Tucker Carlson and Nigel Farage show how his influence reaches across continents.

Charles Derber shows how the United States is moving toward sociocide—the erosion of durable, positive social relations in the economy, family, politics, and civil society essential to sustaining society itself—while offering pragmatic solutions. Bonfire: American Sociocide, Broken Relations...

The pace of modern life is undoubtedly speeding up, yet this acceleration does not seem to have made us any happier or more content. If acceleration is the problem, then the solution, argues Hartmut Rosa in this major new work, lies in "resonance." The quality of a human life cannot be measured...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. This is the official OpenStax Introduction to Sociology 3e audiobook, produced by Audileo, a valued OpenStax Technology Partner. Introduction to Sociology 3e aligns to the topics and objectives of many introductory sociology courses. It is arranged in a...

Is cleanliness next to godliness? What does such a concept really mean? Why does it recur as a universal theme across all societies? And what are the implications for the unclean? In Purity and Danger Mary Douglas identifies the concern for purity as a key theme at the heart of every society. In...

Potente e emblemático, Lugar de negro traça um panorama sucinto de um dos problemas sociais mais candentes do nosso país. Passadas quatro décadas de sua publicação original, sua leitura permanece atual e obrigatória para entender as dinâmicas de raça e classe no Brasil. Lugar de negro reúne três textos de duas grandes referências nos estudos das relações entre desigualdade e raça—Lélia Gonzalez e Carlos Hasenbalg—sintetizando pontos centrais da questão racial brasileira.

Beauty today is a paradox. The cult of beauty is ubiquitous but it has lost its transcendence and become little more than an aspect of consumerism, the aesthetic dimension of capitalism. The sublime and unsettling aspects of beauty have given way to corporeal pleasures and 'likes', resulting in...