Tous les ebooks de la collection "Key Concepts" - Polity

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Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Community J. Toby Reiner People often yearn for a sense of belonging and connection: they long to live in a meaningful community. In the modern age, however, this often seems to be a chimera. Does modernity doom us to be atomised individuals? Does the promise of community imply a loss of... Editeur : Polity Parution : 2025-07-04 Collection : Key Concepts ePub 20,03 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Sustainability Leslie Paul Thiele The quest for sustainability has generated lifestyle changes for individuals across the globe, transformations within the arts, sciences, business, design, engineering, and agriculture, innovative policies and laws, and historic international agreements. Yet the means... Editeur : Polity Parution : 2024-03-12 Collection : Key Concepts ePub 23,10 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Social Mobility Anthony Heath , Yaojun Li Social mobility has long been one of the central topics of sociology. It has been the subject of major theoretical contributions from the earliest generations of scholars, as well as being of persistent political interest and concern.Social mobility is frequently used... Editeur : Polity Parution : 2023-11-28 Collection : Key Concepts ePub 19,10 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Class Will Atkinson Class is not only amongst the oldest and most controversial of all concepts in social science, but also a topic which has fascinated, amused, incensed and galvanized the general public. But what exactly is a ‘class’? How do sociologists study and measure it, and how... Editeur : Polity Parution : 2023-11-28 Collection : Key Concepts ePub 23,10 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Families Vanessa May In this accessible and engagingly written book, Vanessa May invites readers into the rich world of thought, research and study of the highly diverse phenomenon of families and family life. The book explores what is and has been understood by ‘family’ in different... Editeur : Polity Parution : 2023-11-08 Collection : Key Concepts ePub 20,99 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Socialization Muriel Darmon How does society form and transform individuals? Sociology has been asking this question since its inception and “socialization” has been analyzed from different vantage points by various prominent thinkers. Socialization offers an overview of some of these perspectives... Editeur : Polity Parution : 2023-10-23 Collection : Key Concepts ePub 20,99 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Governance Anne Mette Kjaer Governance is an easy-to read introduction to an increasingly important concept in political science. It provides a clear overview of how the concept has been used in the sub-fields of public administration and public policy, international relations, European studies... Editeur : Polity Parution : 2023-02-13 Collection : Key Concepts ePub 21,52 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Ideology Marius S. Ostrowski Over its long history, the concept of ideology has acquired a vast and at times incommensurable roster of meanings: positive and negative, analytic and critical, philosophical, psychological and scientific. But how precisely should we understand and study ideology... Editeur : Polity Parution : 2022-04-15 Collection : Key Concepts PDF, ePub 17,93 € PDF ePub
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Human Rights Michael Freeman Human Rights, now in its fourth edition, is an introductory text that is both innovative and challenging. Its unique interdisciplinary approach invites students to think imaginatively and rigorously about one of the most important and influential political concepts of... Editeur : Polity Parution : 2022-01-26 Collection : Key Concepts ePub 21,52 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Poverty Ruth Lister Poverty remains one of the most urgent issues of our time. In this fully updated edition of her important and widely acclaimed intervention on the topic, Ruth Lister introduces readers to the meaning and experience of poverty in the contemporary world. The book opens... Editeur : Polity Parution : 2021-01-07 Collection : Key Concepts ePub 21,52 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Social Capital Joonmo Son Social capital is a principal concept across the social sciences and has readily entered into mainstream discourse. In short, it is popular. However, this popularity has taken its toll.Social capital suffers from a lack of consensus because of the varied ways it is... Editeur : Polity Parution : 2020-05-11 Collection : Key Concepts ePub 19,20 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Concepts of the Self Anthony Elliott This new, updated edition provides a lively, lucid and compelling introduction to contemporary controversies over the self and self-identity in the social sciences and humanities. In an accessible and concise format, the book ranges from classical intellectual... Editeur : Polity Parution : 2020-05-07 Collection : Key Concepts ePub 20,26 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Intersectionality Sirma Bilge , Patricia Hill Collins The concept of intersectionality has become a central topic in academic and activist circles alike. But what exactly does it mean, and why has it emerged as such a vital lens through which to explore how social inequalities of race, class, gender, sexuality, age,... Editeur : Polity Parution : 2020-04-17 Collection : Key Concepts ePub 21,52 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Health Mildred Blaxter The second edition of Mildred Blaxter's successful and highly respected book offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the key debates surrounding the concept of health today. It discusses how health is defined, constructed, experienced and acted out in... Editeur : Polity Parution : 2018-07-30 Collection : Key Concepts ePub 19,10 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Civil Disobedience William E. Scheuerman What is civil disobedience? Although Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King helped to bring the idea to prominence, even today it remains unclear how we should best understand civil disobedience. Why have so many different activists and intellectuals embraced it, and to... Editeur : Polity Parution : 2018-02-19 Collection : Key Concepts PDF, ePub 20,04 € PDF ePub
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Neoliberalism Damien Cahill , Martijn Konings For over three decades neoliberalism has been the dominant economic ideology. While it may have emerged relatively unscathed from the global financial crisis of 2007-8, neoliberalism is now - more than ever - under scrutiny from critics who argue that it has failed to... Editeur : Polity Parution : 2017-08-31 Collection : Key Concepts ePub 19,10 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Crime, The Mystery of the Common-Sense Concept Robert Reiner Crime is a source of endless fascination and fear. Yet behind the apparent consensus that crime must be fought, there is considerable conflict about what should or should not be treated as criminal, and even the most shocking crimes can inspire divisive debate. This... Editeur : Polity Parution : 2016-06-20 Collection : Key Concepts ePub 21,52 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Childhood Michael Wyness What is childhood? In recent years, a cluster of critical and complex ideas have emerged around the nature of biological, social and psychological growth in the early years, reflecting the changing nature of adult - child relations, and political and cultural... Editeur : Polity Parution : 2015-01-08 Collection : Key Concepts ePub 19,10 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Power John Scott This far-reaching study gives a concise and coherent overview of the debates surrounding the analysis of social power. The concept of power is outlined, and its main dimensions are explored through consideration of various facets – command, pressure, constraint,... Editeur : Polity Parution : 2014-04-03 Collection : Key Concepts PDF, ePub 20,26 € PDF ePub
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Toleration Andrew Jason Cohen In this engaging and comprehensive introduction to the topic of toleration, Andrew Jason Cohen seeks to answer fundamental questions, such as: What is toleration? What should be tolerated? Why is toleration important? Beginning with some key insights into what we mean... Editeur : Polity Parution : 2014-02-27 Collection : Key Concepts PDF, ePub 19,10 € PDF ePub
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