New Horizons in Sociological Theory and Research

New Horizons in Sociological Theory and Research
Author: Luigi Tomasi
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 421
Release: 2020-07-24
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1000160254

This title was first published in 2001. This book tackles the important issue of the tasks that confront sociology in the third millennium. It examines the sociological interpretations of the World-Wide revolution which - amid unprecedented scientific and technological progress and the globalization of markets - has generated new inequalities, poverty, structural unemployment and mass conditionings. A number of the most distinguished living sociologists (including Boudon, Beck, Eisenstadt, Tiryakain, Wieviorka) furnish profound and innovative interpretations of changes in world society, while outlining the frontiers of sociological research for the 21st Century. The contributions to the book not only prompt reflection on the structure and organization of sociological research, but also revitalize sociological inquiry by conducting original and stimulating analysis of theoretical and methodological issues - an undertaking essential for the survival of the discipline itself.

New Horizons in Sociological Theory and Research

New Horizons in Sociological Theory and Research
Author: Luigi Tomasi
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2001
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

An examination of the tasks and frontiers that confront sociology at the start of the third millennium. Distinguished contributors analyze the nature and effects of social changes such as the globalization of markets and unprecedented scientific and technological progress and explore the implications for the structure and organization of sociological research.

New Horizons in Philosophy and Sociology

New Horizons in Philosophy and Sociology
Author: Hülya Yaldir
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Social sciences
ISBN: 9783631742075

What is our responsibility as scholars in the Humanities and Social Sciences in the face of global issues threatening humanity today? This book provides a platform for an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural dialogue among philosophers and sociologists on the most pressing global issues facing humanity today. Combining the critical thinking of philosophy with sociological methods and researches, this volume offers fresh and stimulating perspectives with regard to various issues including environmental degradation, democracy, gender and economic inequalities, religion, war and peace.

New Horizons in Arts, Heritage, Nonprofit and Social Marketing

New Horizons in Arts, Heritage, Nonprofit and Social Marketing
Author: Roger Bennett
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2013-09-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135743800

Arts, heritage, non-profit and social marketing today comprise key components of the contemporary marketing management scene. Governments, charities and voluntary sector organisations throughout the world are increasingly involved in the development of marketing campaigns, and more and more of these organisations are likely to be at the cutting edge of the application of the very latest marketing methods. Research in the arts, heritage, non-profit and social marketing fields is intellectually rigorous, relevant for user communities, and has a great deal to offer to marketing theory as well as to promotional practice. This book presents a collection of stimulating articles that report some of the freshest and most innovative research and thinking in the authors’ specialist domains. Collectively the chapters offer a balance of empirical and conceptual research in arts, heritage, non-profit and social marketing. They explore new ideas, challenge pre-existing orthodoxies, develop knowledge, and demonstrate the epistemological importance of current research in these critical areas. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Marketing Management.

Nationalism and Social Theory

Nationalism and Social Theory
Author: Gerard Delanty
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2002-04-26
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1412931835

Why has nationalism proved so durable? What are the roots of its appeal? This sharp and accessible book slices through the myths surrounding nationalism and provides an important new perspective on this perennial subject. The book argues that: nationalism is persistent, not merely because of its specific ideological appeal, but because it expresses some of the major conflicts in modernity; nationalism reflects and reinforces four key trends in western social development: state formation, democratization, capitalism and the rationalization of culture; the forms of nationalism can be organized into a comprehensive typology which is outlined in the course of this study; post-nationalism and cosmopolitanism are significant innovations in the debate about nation-states and nationalism; and that the new radical nationalisms have become powerful new movements in the global age.

Sociocultural Realities

Sociocultural Realities
Author: Angus Macfarlane
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781927145722

Sociocultural Realities: Exploring New Horizons examines sociocultural approaches in the education sector, from early childhood to tertiary. With few publications covering such a range, there is a common struggle to gain a better understanding of the impact of social and cultural discourses on learning and teaching; this book aims to encourage the discussion and application of the theory and practice by researchers, policy-makers and teacher educators in Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and elsewhere. The evolution of sociocultural theory is illustrated, and its links to cultural diversity across these three geographically distinct settings are shared. By way of a range of personal experiences, and some innovative research that showcases sociocultural theory in practice, the book offers practical examples for educators to employ in today's diverse learning contexts. Three key messages recur: the importance of people working in partnership, the worthiness of protecting diversity and uniqueness, and the significance of participation as an enabler of success. Sociocultural Realities: Exploring New Horizons is a reference for teachers, special education advisors, psychologists, university lecturers and paraprofessionals.

Social Theory

Social Theory
Author: John Scott
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2006
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780761970880

This is a comprehensive, critical review of social theory that places leading contributions in their larger context. Written predominantly for students, the scope and range of the subjects and authors dealt with results in one of the most comprehensive introductions to social theory published to date. Ranging from the philosophical foundations of sociology and the discovery of `the social' to distinctive sociological approaches, to the significance of issues pertaining to gender and patriarchy, to questions of modernity and post-modernity, the book is comprehensive in subject matter.

The Art and Science of Sociology

The Art and Science of Sociology
Author: Roland Robertson
Publisher: Anthem Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2016-07-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1783085533

A festschrift honoring the work of Edward A. Tiryakian, consisting of a large number of essays.

Routledge Handbook of Cosmopolitanism Studies

Routledge Handbook of Cosmopolitanism Studies
Author: Gerard Delanty
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 614
Release: 2012-05-23
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1136868437

Pt. 1. Cosmopolitan theory and approaches -- pt. 2. Cosmopolitan cultures -- pt. 3. Cosmopolitics -- pt. 4. World varieties of cosmopolitanism.

The Nature and Types of Sociological Theory

The Nature and Types of Sociological Theory
Author: Don Martindale
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 579
Release: 2013-11-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136225870

First Published in 1998. This is Volume XI of twenty-two in a series on Social Theory and Methodology. Notions are widespread that sociological theory is either an industrious activity on the drawing boards of the architects of fantasy or a branch of esoterics operating in a shadowy realm of semi-darkness. The present study holds neither of these conceptions of sociological. The present study’s function is to illuminate the difference between one theory and another. The power and reliability of a theory are not always evident all at once. A theory may have a power to explain what was not originally anticipated; it may also disclose the existence of problems it cannot explain.