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Urban Villagers, Rev & Exp Ed
Häftad, 1982
293 kr
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Hebert Gans’ study of Italian Americans in Boston’s West In is one of the classics of contemporary sociology.Providing a first-hand account of life in an inner city of contemporary sociology, Urban Villagers is a systematic and sensitive analysis of working-class culture and of the politicians, …
Democracy and the News
E-bok, 2003
122 kr
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American democracy was founded on the belief that ultimate power rests in an informed citizenry. But that belief appears naive in an era when private corporations manipulate public policy and the individual citizen is dwarfed by agencies, special interest groups, and other organizations that have a …
Democracy and the News
E-bok, 2003
86 kr
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American democracy was founded on the belief that ultimate power rests in an informed citizenry. But that belief appears naive in an era when private corporations manipulate public policy and the individual citizen is dwarfed by agencies, special interest groups, and other organizations that have a …
People, Plans, and Policies
Essays on Poverty, Racism, and Other National Urban Problems
Inbunden, 1991
1381 kr
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The primary theme of this collection of essays is that the cities' basic problems are poverty and racism, and until these concerns are addressed by bringing about racial equality, creating jobs, and instituting other reforms, the generally low quality of urban life will persist. Gans argues that …
People, Plans, and Policies
Essays on Poverty, Racism, and Other National Urban Problems
Häftad, 1994
724 kr
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The primary theme of this collection of essays is that the cities' basic problems are poverty and racism, and until these concerns are addressed by bringing about racial equality, creating jobs, and instituting other reforms, the generally low quality of urban life will persist. Gans argues that …
Levittowners
Ways of Life and Politics in a New Suburban Community
Häftad, 2017
325 kr
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In 1955, Levitt and Sons purchased most of Willingboro Township, New Jersey and built 11,000 homes. This, their third Levittown, became the site of one of urban sociology's most famous community studies, Herbert J. Gans's The Levittowners. The product of two years of living in Levittown, the work …
Sociology and Social Policy
Essays on Community, Economy, and Society
Inbunden, 2017
1209 kr
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This collection of recent essays by the influential sociologist Herbert J. Gans brings together the many themes of Gans's wide-ranging career to make the case for a policy-oriented vision of sociology. Sociology and Social Policy presents a range of studies that explicate and help solve social …
Sociology and Social Policy
Essays on Community, Economy, and Society
Häftad, 2017
648 kr
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This collection of recent essays by the influential sociologist Herbert J. Gans brings together the many themes of Gans's wide-ranging career to make the case for a policy-oriented vision of sociology. Sociology and Social Policy presents a range of studies that explicate and help solve social …
War Against The Poor
The Underclass And Antipoverty Policy
Häftad, 1996
326 kr
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In his withering dissection of the origins and misuse of the term underclass" to stereotype and stigmatize the poor, Herbert J. Gans shows how this ubiquitous label has relegated a wide variety of people,welfare recipients, the working poor, teenage mothers, drug addicts, the homeless, and …
Popular Culture and High Culture
An Analysis and Evaluation Of Taste
Häftad, 1999
290 kr
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Is NYPD Blue a less valid form of artistic expression than a Shakespearean drama? Who is to judge and by what standards?In this new edition of Herbert Gans's brilliantly conceived and clearly argued landmark work, he builds on his critique of the universality of high cultural standards. While …
Imagining America in 2033
How the Country Put Itself Together after Bush
E-bok, 2009
511 kr
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In the spirit of great utopian writing that dares to hope for a better world, Imagining America in 2033 takes place in a fictional yet achievable future America—a time when progressive, liberal ideals inform politics and citizens alike. At the heart of Herbert J. Gans''s utopian narrative is the …
Imagining America in 2033
How the Country Put Itself Together after Bush
Häftad, 2009
308 kr
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In the spirit of great utopian writing that dares to hope for a better world, Imagining America in 2033 takes place in a fictional yet achievable future America—a time when progressive, liberal ideals inform politics and citizens alike.At the heart of Herbert J. Gans's utopian narrative is the …
Deciding What's News
A Study of CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, Newsweek, and Time
Häftad, 2005
281 kr
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For ten years, Herbert J. Gans spent considerable time in four major television and magazine newsrooms, observing and talking to the journalists who choose the national news stories that inform America about itself. Writing during the golden age of journalism. Gans included such headline events as …
Making Sense of America
Sociological Analyses and Essays
Häftad, 1999
855 kr
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For four decades, Herbert J. Gans has been one of the leading sociologists in the United States. His writing on American communities, culture, and ethnicity have been widely read here and elsewhere, and his incisive analyses of antipoverty policy and other social policies have been influential in …
