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Money, Morals, and Manners
The Culture of the French and the American Upper-Middle Class
Häftad, 1994
297 kr
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Drawing on remarkably frank, in-depth interviews with 160 successful men in the United States and France, Michèle Lamont provides a rare and revealing collective portrait of the upper-middle class—the managers, professionals, entrepreneurs, and experts at the center of power in society. Her book is …
Necessity of Politics
Reclaiming American Public Life
Häftad, 2000
348 kr
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Even in the midst of an economic boom, most Americans would agree that civic institutions are hard pressed and that they are growing ever more cynical and disconnected from one another. In response to this bleak assessment, advocates of "civil society" argue that rejuvenating neighborhoods, …
Childerley
Nature and Morality in a Country Village
Häftad, 1995
323 kr
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In Childerley, a small village two hours from London, stockbrokers and stock-keepers live side by side in thatched cottages, converted barns and modern homes. Why do these villagers find country living so compelling? Why, despite our urban lives, do so many of us strive for a home in the country, …
Heaven's Kitchen
Living Religion at God's Love We Deliver
Häftad, 2003
263 kr
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How do people practice religion in their everyday lives? How do our daily encounters with people who hold different religious beliefs shape the way we understand our own moral and spiritual selves? In Heaven's Kitchen, Courtney Bender takes a highly original approach to answering these questions. …
Heartwood
The First Generation of Theravada Buddhism in America
Av Wendy Cadge
Häftad, 2004
400 kr
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Beyond Caring
Hospitals, Nurses, and the Social Organization of Ethics
Häftad, 1996
297 kr
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Documenting the real world of the contemporary hospital, its nurses, and their moral and ethical crises, this work analyzes the forces that shape moral decisions in hospitals. Based on more than ten years of field research, "Beyond Caring" contains eyewitness accounts and personal stories …
Democracy in Latin America, 1760-1900
Volume 1, Civic Selfhood and Public Life in Mexico and Peru
Häftad, 2013
306 kr
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Carlos A. Forment's aim in this highly ambitious work is to write the book that Tocqueville would have written had he traveled to Latin America instead of the United States. Forment pores over countless newspapers, partisan pamphlets, tabloids, journals, private letters, and travelogues to show in …
First Year Out
Understanding American Teens after High School
Häftad, 2007
263 kr
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Wild parties, late nights, and lots of sex, drugs, and alcohol. Many assume these are the things that define an American teenager's first year after high school. But the reality is quite different. As Tim Clydesdale reports in "The First Year Out", teenagers generally manage the increased …
More Than Victims
Battered Women, the Syndrome Society, and the Law
Häftad, 1998
297 kr
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Donald Downs offers an analysis of the injustices behind the logic of battered woman syndrome, concluding that this very logic harms those it is trying to protect. The text argues that battered women often adopt heroic means of survival, retaining accurate, reasoned perceptions concerning the …
End of the Line
Lost Jobs, New Lives in Postindustrial America
Häftad, 1997
586 kr
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This volume tells the story of what the 1988 closing of the Chrysler assembly plant in Kenosha, Wisconsin, meant to the people who lived in that company town. Since the early days of the 20th century, Kenosha had forged its identity and politics around the interests of the auto industry. When …
Laughing Saints and Righteous Heroes
Emotional Rhythms in Social Movement Groups
Häftad, 2010
280 kr
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Why do people keep fighting for social causes in the face of consistent failure? Why do they risk their physical, emotional, and financial safety on behalf of strangers? How do these groups survive high turnover and emotional burnout? To explore these questions, Erika Summers Effler undertook three …
Playing God?
Human Genetic Engineering and the Rationalization of Public Bioethical Debate
Inbunden, 2002
869 kr
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Technology evolves at a dazzling speed, and nowhere more so than in the field of genetic engineering, where the possibility of directly changing the genes of one's children is quickly becoming a reality. The public is rightly concerned, but interestingly, they have not had much to say about the …
Playing God?
Human Genetic Engineering and the Rationalization of Public Bioethical Debate
Häftad, 2002
348 kr
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Technology evolves at a dazzling speed, and nowhere more so than in the field of genetic engineering, where the possibility of directly changing the genes of one's children is quickly becoming a reality. The public is rightly concerned, but interestingly, they have not had much to say about the …
Rationality and Power
Democracy in Practice
Häftad, 1998
297 kr
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In the Enlightenment tradition, rationality is considered well-defined, independent of context; we know what rationality is, and its meaning is constant across time and space. However, Bent Flyvbjerg argues that rationality is context-dependent and that the crucial context is determined by …
Democracy in Latin America, 1760-1900
Volume 1, Civic Selfhood and Public Life in Mexico and Peru
Inbunden, 2003
552 kr
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This work provides a Tocquevillian account of democracy in Latin America. Drawing on a wealth of archival research, Carlos A. Forment demonstrates how citizens of Latin America established strong democratic traditions in their countries through the practice of democracy in their everyday lives. …
Healing Powers
Alternative Medicine, Spiritual Communities, and the State
Inbunden, 1992
526 kr
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The personal testimony of individuals engaged in healing practices and the opposing voices of orthodox and alternative medicines are the center of Healing Powers. Focusing on medical norms and practices and on competing philosophies of the mind, the body, reality, and rationality across radically …
Lesser Harms
The Morality of Risk in Medical Research
Inbunden, 2004
877 kr
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Research physicians face intractable dilemmas when they consider introducing new medical procedures. Innovations carry the promise of preventing or curing life-threatening diseases, but they can also lead to injury or even death. How have clinical scientists made high-stakes decisions about …
Lesser Harms
The Morality of Risk in Medical Research
Häftad, 2006
315 kr
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Research physicians face intractable dilemmas when they consider introducing new medical procedures. Innovations carry the promise of preventing or curing life-threatening diseases, but they can also lead to injury or even death. How have clinical scientists made high-stakes decisions about …
Cultural Dilemmas of Progressive Politics
Styles of Engagement among Grassroots Activists
Häftad, 2001
323 kr
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Despite there having been no significant move to the right in recent years in public political opinion, conservatives have fared much better than progressives. This text explores the reasons for this pattern through examination of case studies of grassroots movements. The book focuses particularly …
For the Sake of the Children
The Social Organization of Responsibility in the Hospital and the Home
Av Carol A. Heimer, Lisa R. Staffen
Häftad, 1998
332 kr
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This study examines the organization of social responsibility in the USA, in particular of critically ill newborn children. Drawing on medical records and interviews with parents and medical staff, the book investigates two neonatal intensive care units, showing the traumas of extreme medical …
Making of Pro-life Activists
How Social Movement Mobilization Works
Häftad, 2009
289 kr
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How do people become activists for causes they care deeply about? Many people with similar backgrounds, for instance, fervently believe that abortion should be illegal, but only some of them join the pro-life movement. By delving into the lives and beliefs of activists and nonactivists alike, Ziad …
Streets of Glory
Church and Community in a Black Urban Neighborhood
Häftad, 2005
263 kr
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Long considered the lifeblood of black urban neighborhoods, churches are thought to be dedicated to serving their surrounding communities. But Omar McRoberts's work in Four Corners, a tough Boston neighborhood containing twenty-nine congregations, reveals a very different picture. McRoberts finds, …
God and Government in the Ghetto
The Politics of Church-State Collaboration in Black America
Inbunden, 2007
852 kr
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In recent years, as government agencies have encouraged faith-based organizations to help ensure social welfare, many black churches have received grants to provide services to their neighborhoods' poorest residents. This collaboration, activist churches explain, is a way of enacting their faith …
God and Government in the Ghetto
The Politics of Church-State Collaboration in Black America
Häftad, 2007
306 kr
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In recent years, as government agencies have encouraged faith-based organizations to help ensure social welfare, many black churches have received grants to provide services to their neighborhoods' poorest residents. This collaboration, activist churches explain, is a way of enacting their faith …
Catholic Social Imagination
Activism and the Just Society in Mexico and the United States
Inbunden, 2007
852 kr
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The reach of the Catholic Church is arguably greater than that of any other religion, extending across diverse political, ethnic, class, and cultural boundaries. But what is it about Catholicism that resonates so profoundly with followers who live under disparate conditions? What is it, for …
Catholic Social Imagination
Activism and the Just Society in Mexico and the United States
Häftad, 2007
348 kr
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The reach of the Catholic Church is arguably greater than that of any other religion, extending across diverse political, ethnic, class, and cultural boundaries. But what is it about Catholicism that resonates so profoundly with followers who live under disparate conditions? What is it, for …
Citizen Speak
The Democratic Imagination in American Life
Häftad, 2006
280 kr
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When we think about what constitutes being a good citizen, routine activities like voting, letter-writing, and paying attention to the news spring to mind. But, in "Citizen Speak", Andrew J. Perrin argues that these activities play only a small part in democratic citizenship - a form of citizenship …
Speaking of Abortion
Television and Authority in the Lives of Women
Av Andrea L. Press, Elizabeth R. Cole
Häftad, 2001
246 kr
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"I just always had this vision of me being ...well, Donna Reed, you know. (Laughter) Donna Reed, only I never had the pearls." This comment is one of the many recorded in this book, a study of how women's views of television and the media relate to their personal stance on abortion. Over four …
Behind Closed Doors
IRBs and the Making of Ethical Research
Av Laura Stark
Inbunden, 2012
1106 kr
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Although the subject of federally mandated Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) has been extensively debated, we actually do not know much about what takes place when they convene. The story of how IRBs work today is a story about their past as well as their present, and "Behind Closed Doors" is the …
Behind Closed Doors
IRBs and the Making of Ethical Research
Av Laura Stark
Häftad, 2012
376 kr
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Although the subject of federally mandated Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) has been extensively debated, we actually do not know much about what takes place when they convene. The story of how IRBs work today is a story about their past as well as their present, and "Behind Closed Doors" is the …
