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| Author | : Alex Nicholls |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 262 |
| Release | : 2015-09-18 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1137506806 |
This book is open access under a CC BY license. Interest in social innovation continues to rise, from governments setting up social innovation 'labs' to large corporations developing social innovation strategies. Yet theory lags behind practice, and this hampers our ability to understand social innovation and make the most of its potential. This collection brings together work by leading social innovation researchers globally, exploring the practice and process of researching social innovation, its nature and effects. Combining theoretical chapters and empirical studies, it shows how social innovation is blurring traditional boundaries between the market, the state and civil society, thereby developing new forms of services, relationships and collaborations. It takes a critical perspective, analyzing potential downsides of social innovation that often remain unexplored or are glossed over, yet concludes with a powerful vision of the potential for social innovation to transform society. It aims to be a valuable resource for students and researchers, as well as policymakers and others supporting and leading social innovation.
| Author | : Anthony R. Pratkanis |
| Publisher | : Psychology Press |
| Total Pages | : 496 |
| Release | : 2011-02-25 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 1136737030 |
The contributions to this volume capture the thrill of current work on social influence, as well as providing a tutorial on the scientific and technical aspects of this research. The volume teaches the student to: Learn how to conduct lab, field and case research on social influence through example by leading researchers Find out about the latest discoveries including the status of research on social influence tactics, dissonance theory, conformity, and resistance to influence Discover how seemingly complex issues such as power, rumors, group and minority influence and norms can be investigated using the scientific method Apply knowledge to current influence campaigns to find out what works and what does not. The Science of Social Influence is the perfect core or complementary text for advanced undergraduate or graduate students in courses such as Attitudes and Attitude Change, Communications, Research Methods and, of course, Social Influence.
| Author | : George Ritzer |
| Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
| Total Pages | : 448 |
| Release | : 1990 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 9780231070799 |
This book presents essays reflecting the current state and near-term prospects of sociological theory.
| Author | : Peter Hedström |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 457 |
| Release | : 2009-01-01 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 900416569X |
The 37th World Congress of the IIS focused on theory and research at the forefront of sociology and the relationship between sociology and its neighbouring disciplines. This volume constitutes a sustained effort by prominent sociologists and other social scientists to assess the current standing of sociology. It is a stocktaking of the unique nature of sociology in the light of advances within the discipline itself and within a range of neighbouring disciplines. Some of the chapters outline institutional and professional strategies for sociology in the new millennium. Others trace scholarly advances and propose ambitious research programmes drawing on recent developments not only within traditional neighbouring disciplines such as history, political science, and economics, but also within the cognitive, cultural and mathematical sciences.Contributors include: Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Raymond Boudon, Richard Breen, Christofer R. Edling, S. N. Eisenstadt, Jack Goldstone, Philip Gorski, Peter Gärdenfors, Ulf Hannerz, Peter Hedström, Hans Joas, Dietrich Rueschemeyer, Jens Rydgren, Neil Smelser, Aage B. Sørensen, Richard Swedberg, Piotr Sztompka, Peter Wagner and Björn Wittrock.
| Author | : Baljit Singh |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 542 |
| Release | : 1957 |
| Genre | : India |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Eddie Harmon-Jones |
| Publisher | : Psychology Press |
| Total Pages | : 296 |
| Release | : 2016-04-14 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 131724186X |
Social Neuroscience provides an updated and critically important survey of contemporary social neuroscience research. In response to recent advances in the field, this book speaks to the various ways that basic biological functions shape and underlie social behavior. The book also shows how an understanding of neuroscience, physiology, genetics, and endocrinology can foster a fuller, more consilient understanding of social behavior and of the person. These collected chapters cover traditional and contemporary social psychology topics that have received conceptual and empirical attention from social neuroscience approaches. While the focus of the chapters is demonstrating how social neuroscience methods contribute to understanding social psychological topics, they also cover a wide range of social neuroscience methods, including hormones, functional magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalography, event-related brain potentials, cardiovascular responses, and genetics.
| Author | : David Dunning |
| Publisher | : Psychology Press |
| Total Pages | : 373 |
| Release | : 2011-01-07 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 1136847197 |
Motivational science is one of the fastest-growing areas of research in social psychology, incorporating multiple perspectives from social-personality research. This volume provides students and researchers with a comprehensive overview of major topics in social motivation. All contributors are renowned specialists in their field who provide in-depth and integrated coverage of the major empirical and theoretical contributions in their area. Social Motivation is essential reading for all social psychologists with an interest in social-motivational processes, and will also be of interest to people working in political science and cultural studies looking for a psychological perspective to work in their field.
| Author | : Klaus Fiedler |
| Publisher | : Psychology Press |
| Total Pages | : 444 |
| Release | : 2011-03-15 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1136872426 |
The principal processes involved in language production and communication are explored in depth, and their effects on all main social psychological phenomena revealed.
| Author | : Jon A. Krosnick |
| Publisher | : Psychology Press |
| Total Pages | : 541 |
| Release | : 2016-11-10 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 1315445670 |
In recent decades, research in political psychology has illuminated the psychological processes underlying important political action, both by ordinary citizens and by political leaders. As the world has become increasingly engaged in thinking about politics, this volume reflects exciting new work by political psychologists to understand the psychological processes underlying Americans’ political thinking and action. In 13 chapters, world-class scholars present new in-depth work exploring public opinion, social movements, attitudes toward affirmative action, the behavior of political leaders, the impact of the 9/11 attacks, and scientists’ statements about global warming and gasoline prices. Also included are studies of attitude strength that compare the causes and consequences of various strength-related constructs. This volume will appeal to a wide range of researchers and students in political psychology and political science, and may be used as a text in upper-level courses requiring a scholarly and contemporary review of major issues in the field.
| Author | : Brooke Holmes |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
| Total Pages | : 718 |
| Release | : 2015-03-30 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 3110389304 |
Our understanding of science, mathematics, and medicine today can be deeply enriched by studying the historical roots of these areas of inquiry in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean. The fields of ancient science and mathematics have in recent years witnessed remarkable growth. The present volume brings together contributions from more than thirty of the most important scholars working in these fields in the United States and Europe in honor of the eminent historian of ancient science and medicine Heinrich von Staden, Professor Emeritus of Classics and History of Science at the Institute of Advanced Study and William Lampson Professor Emeritus of Classics and Comparative Literature at Yale University. The papers range widely from Mesopotamia to Ancient Greece and Rome, from the first millennium B.C. to the early medieval period, and from mathematics to philosophy, mechanics to medicine, representing both a wide diversity of national traditions and the cutting edge of the international scholarly community.
