Book Review: All the Livelong Day: All the Livelong Day: The Meaning & Demeaning of Routine Work, by Barbara Garson, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1975, 221 pp, $7.95
In: The insurgent sociologist, Volume 8, Issue 4, p. 99-102
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In: The insurgent sociologist, Volume 8, Issue 4, p. 99-102
In: PS: political science & politics, Volume 43, Issue 2, p. 273-274
Matthew Moore's survey of political theorists in U.S. American colleges and universities is an impressive contribution to political science (Moore 2010). It is the first such survey of political theory as a subfield, the response rate is very high, and the answers to the survey questions provide new information about how political theorists look when compared to political scientists overall. We are roughly the same age, for example, and are slightly more likely to be female. The survey also gives us a picture of political theorists' conditions of employment: about half of us get jobs in the first year upon receiving our Ph.D.s; most of us teach at schools that range from 1,000 to 10,000 students; most of us are not at Ph.D.-granting institutions.
ISSN: 1527-5558
In: New directions in cultural analysis 2
In: Historical Social Research, Supplement, Issue 19, p. 47-68
'This paper outlines the concerns of the author with Qualitative Data Analysis' (QDA) numerous remodelings of Grounded Theory (GT) and the subsequent eroding impact. He cites several examples of the erosion and summarize essential elements of classic GT methodology. It is hoped that the article will clarify his concerns with the continuing enthusiasm but misunderstood embrace of GT by QDA methodologists and serve as a preliminary guide to novice researchers who wish to explore the fundamental principles of GT.' (author's abstract)|
In: Theory and society: renewal and critique in social theory, Volume 11, Issue 6
ISSN: 1573-7853
In: Traditions in Social Theory
This book examines the intellectual contribution made by Frankfurt School Critical Theory to our understanding of modern life. Thematically organized and offering a strong mix of historical and contemporary material, it considers the work of both the first and second generation. While the work of the latter is often taken to exceed that of the former, the author suggests that insights gleaned by both, regarding the human subject, offer a significant alternative to post-modern ideas
In: Historical social research: HSR-Retrospective (HSR-Retro) = Historische Sozialforschung, Volume 36, Issue 3, p. 362-372
ISSN: 2366-6846
"The Unified Growth Theory is receiving increasing attention from growth theorists since the seminal work of Galor and Weil (1999, 2000). These authors emphasize the need for a unified theory of growth that could account for the transition from Malthusian Stagnation to the Modern Growth Regime (1999). This interest is motivated by the lack of explanation and knowledge regarding the historical evolution of the relationship among population growth, technological change and the standard of living. This paper gives an overview of the Unified Growth Theory, its determinants and its implications." (author's abstract)
In: Critical Theory in the Twenty-First Century
In: Science & society: a journal of Marxist thought and analysis, Volume 43, Issue 2, p. 132-157
ISSN: 0036-8237
In: Administrative theory & praxis: ATP ; a quarterly journal of dialogue in public administration theory, Volume 24, Issue 3, p. 415-436
ISSN: 1084-1806
In: Administrative theory & praxis: ATP ; a quarterly journal of dialogue in public administration theory, Volume 24, Issue 3, p. 415-436
ISSN: 1949-0461
In: Annual review of political science, Volume 1, p. 259-288
ISSN: 1094-2939