Social Capital

Social Capital
Author: Nan Lin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2002-05-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521521673

1. Theories of Capital: The Historical Foundation. 3. 2. Social Capital: Capital Captured through Social Relations. 19. 3. Resources, Hierarchy, Networks, and Homophily: The Structural Foundation. 29. 4. Resources, Motivations, and Interactions: The Action Foundation. 41. 5. The Theory and Theoretical Propositions. 55. 6. Social Capital and Status Attainment: A Research Tradition. 78. 7. Inequality in Social Capital: A Research Agenda. 99. 8. Social Capital and the Emergence of Social Structure: A Theory of Rational Choice. 127. 9. Reputation and Social Capital: The Rational Basis for Social Exchange. 143. 10. Social Capital in Hierarchical Structures. 165. 11. Institutions, Networks, and Capital Building: Societal Transformations. 184. 12. Cybernetworks and the Global Village: The Rise of Social Capital. 210. 13. The Future of the Theory. 243. . References. 251. . Index. 267.

A Guide to First-Passage Processes

A Guide to First-Passage Processes
Author: Sidney Redner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2001-08-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0521652480

The basic theory presented in a way which emphasizes intuition, problem-solving and the connections with other fields.

The Cambridge Companion to Augustine

The Cambridge Companion to Augustine
Author: David Vincent Meconi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 405
Release: 2014-06-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1107025338

This second edition of the Companion has been thoroughly revised and updated with eleven new chapters and a new bibliography.

Upheavals of Thought

Upheavals of Thought
Author: Martha C. Nussbaum
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 770
Release: 2003-04-14
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780521531825

A philosophical examination of the emotions as highly discriminating responses to what is of value.

Multimedia Learning

Multimedia Learning
Author: Richard E. Mayer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2009-01-19
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0521514126

An evidence based, rigorous text reviewing 12 principles of experimental studies grounded in cognitive theory of multi-media learning.

Cambridge Latin Course Unit 1 Student's Text North American edition

Cambridge Latin Course Unit 1 Student's Text North American edition
Author: North American Cambridge Classics Project
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2001-02-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780521004343

The Fourth Edition Cambridge Latin Course is an introductory program organized into four well-integrated units. Cambridge's proven approach includes a stimulating continuous story line, interwoven grammatical development and cultural information, supportive illustrations and photographs, and a complete Language Information section. Reading is the heart of the Cambridge Latin Course, and all the elements of the program - illustrations, vocabulary, grammar and syntax, cultural contexts and references, activities - are carefully introduced and arranged to provide students with the skills they need to read with comprehension and enjoyment from the very first page.

Critical Visions

Critical Visions
Author: Anthony Elliott
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2003
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780742526907

Drawing social theory, cultural studies, and psychoanalysis together in a bold configuration, Elliott challenges the widespread view that social theory seems to have lost its way as a result of the diversification of conceptual approaches.

The Handbook of Applied Linguistics

The Handbook of Applied Linguistics
Author: Alan Davies
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 888
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0470756756

The Handbook of Applied Linguistics is a collection of newly commissioned articles that provide a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of the field of Applied Linguistics. Provides a comprehensive and current picture of the field of Applied Linguistics. Contains 32 newly commissioned articles that examine both the applications of linguistics to language data and the use of real world language to ameliorate social problems. Valuable resource for students and researchers in applied linguistics, language teaching, and second language acquisition. Presents applied linguistics as an independent discipline that unifies practical experience and theoretical understanding of language development and language in use.