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The article analyzes the role of modern mass communication in the construction of social reality representations. Based on the phenomenological and postmodern approaches to social analysis, the authors draw a conclusion about the determining and specific influence of the mass media on the individual in the context of the information society. The modern socio-informational exchange is greatly complicated by the information redundancy factor and the impossibility to fully process the entire volume of information. Excess of information puts a person in a situation of choice: he needs to choose certain channels. Then the chosen ones become the main media providers of social reality representations. Consequently, those representations in many respects are influenced by the content broadcasted through the selected channels. Theoretical and empirical data show that this plays a special role in the structure of individuals' everyday informational practices and affects the level of trust to information sources and the processes of self-identification and socialization in the current social reality. The authors draw a general conclusion that people's representations of social reality are, to a large extent, of an image nature. In many ways, this process also depends on the media concept of the selected channels. It is constructed and promoted by the communication efforts of the modern mass media. The authors emphasize the simulated and controllable nature of this process. The article presents data which may be useful in further sociological analysis of the modern mass communication process, in interpretation of its institutional characteristics, in determining their role in the construction of social reality representations.

This timely book provides an alternative vision of social mobility and a route-map to achieving it. It examines how the term 'social mobility' structures what success means and the impact that has on society. It recasts the relationship with employers and covers progress in non-work areas of life.

The role of the social worker is immeasurable in modern society, and consists
of a series of activities, such as: assessing or collecting data about the
client, providing appropriate treatment, researching the causes of the
client?s problems, teaching the client and likewise. Although social work as
a profession is extremely important, one gets the impression that they are
more than ever in the center of public interest, but not in a way that
allows the affirmation of their profession. On the contrary, it is more
pejoratively, when a tragedy occurs, and where their role is inevitable .
However, earlier research that dealt with this topic came to a conclusion
that social workers and Centers for Social Work are negatively exposed,
although the majority of the social community is not sufficiently familiar
with their role, which further distorts the image of their work. In this
regard, it is necessary to perform an analysis of the activities of the
Centers for Social Work, in order to positively influence the construction
and strengthening of the image and reputation in the public, greater
transparency, but also better communication with users. In this context,
this paper will try to examine the current media image of the profession of
social workers in the Republic of Serbia, whether there are prejudices about
this profession, and to what extent it is important that the reporting of
the media and journalists be complete, objective, accurate and timely.

Education is an inseparable part of current global processes which is shaping and at the same reflecting the basic changes in economic, social and ecological spheres. One of the most significant current global trends is the high level of mobility of people - from tourism to growing working migration. Relocation of people, mixture of ethnic groups and nationalities have taken place in all epochs of the history of humanity but it has never been so grand-scale, that is including absolutely all continents. The development of transport, information technologies have simplified people's relocation, including with educational purposes. Such state of things has identified multiculturalism as a separate branch of pedagogical theory and practice. Russia is a multicultural state that has formed a corresponding system of education as the foundation of national culture, outlook, based on variety of cultures, languages, traditions. Modern challenges of social development formulate a sophisticated task of up-bringing in the spirit of deep respect to all nations, the ability to communicate and cooperate with people of various nationalities, social groups, religions. Among the multitude of tasks of multicultural education, connected with designing of its contents, the most important from our point of view is the up-bringing of a multiculturally orientated personality. Multiculturally orientated personality possesses civic self-actualization, means of creative self-organization and self- realization in the multicultural world. It must possess key general competences, including the knowledge of basics and objective laws of the development of multicultural world, the ability to orientate in the cultural multi-variety of the world. The major role in solution of the task is given to studying geography, shaping geographic culture. Geoculturalistic agenda, various aspects of studying geography has very deep roots. Geography is tensely connected with the idea of culture. Culture is territorial, that is it experiences full-scaled influence of geographic factor, it is differentiated in space, and is organized in a very special way, developing and functioning in specific, immanent territorial forms. Besides, teaching geography at school does not correspond to the current demands to full extent. In secondary school, especially in city, geography is taught only in specialized classes which obviously diminish the opportunities of developing multiculturual environment to full scale. These and many other aspects of shaping geographic culture of students are realized on bachelor degree course and master course in institutions of higher education. Thus, the development of geographic culture, advance of geographic education should become the important part in solution the problems of multicultural education and multicultural preparation of specialists.

This innovative edited collection uncovers the invisible frames which form our understanding of international law. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, it investigates how social cognition and knowledge production processes affect decision-making, and inform unquestioned beliefs about what international law is, and how it works.

"How does cultural hierarchy relate to social hierarchy? Do the more advantaged consume 'high' culture, while the less advantaged consume popular culture? Or has cultural consumption in contemporary societies become individualised to such a degree that there is no longer any social basis for cultural consumption? Leading scholars from the UK, the USA, Chile, France, Hungary and the Netherlands systematically examine the social stratification of arts and culture. They evaluate the 'class--culture homology argument' of Pierre Bourdieu and Herbert Gans; the 'individualisation arguments' of Anthony Giddens, Ulrich Beck and Zygmunt Bauman; and the 'omnivore--univore argument' of Richard Peterson. They also demonstrate that, consistent with Max Weber's class--status distinction, cultural consumption, as a key element of lifestyle, is stratified primarily on the basis of social status rather than by social class."--Provided by publisher

Résumé Une première approche de la solidarité dans le couple consiste à étudier les manifestations de la solidarité au sein de chaque type de couple c'est-à-dire dans le mariage, le concubinage et le Pacte civil de solidarité puis de les comparer. Ce travail conduit à deux observations : l'existence d'un grand nombre d'obligations imposées, voire parfois spontanées, allant du devoir de secours à l'aide mutuelle et matérielle en passant par l'obligation naturelle d'entraide, et le constat qu'au-delà d'une simple différence d'appellations, existe également une gradation de l'intensité de la solidarité selon la reconnaissance sociale du mode de conjugalité. Ensuite, il convient de vérifier ce pluralisme en s'intéressant à l'évolution de la solidarité dans le couple. De cette étude, il ressort que lesmanifestations de solidarité tendent à se rapprocher les unes des autres et plus précisément à se calquer sur le modèle du mariage.

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- The Problem -- The Case Study -- Sample & -- Access -- Ethics -- Conceptual Framework -- Habitus and Dispositions -- Science Capital -- Social Mobility -- Gender -- Chapter Overview -- References -- Chapter 2: The Contemporary Social Mobility and Equality Policy Context: Framing the Problem -- Introduction -- Science & -- Education -- A Scientific Revolution -- Widening Participation -- Social Mobility -- Flaws in Mobility Research -- Persisting Disadvantage -- Flawed Policies -- STEM Initiatives -- International Policy Convergence -- Shortages -- Widening Participation and Unequal Opportunities -- Women, Science & -- Work -- Explaining Aspirations -- Habitus & -- Dispositions -- Gendered Aspirations -- Equalities -- Equal Rights -- Equality Act, 2010 -- Athena Swan -- Propositions -- References -- Chapter 3: Making Chemists -- Introduction -- Family Background -- Class Origins & -- Mobility -- Occupational Influences -- Other Family Influences -- Motivation & -- Aspirations -- School Education -- Choosing University -- University Experience -- Future Plans -- Academic & -- Vocational -- Family -- The Genealogical Perspective -- References -- Chapter 4: Equality Policies and Initiatives at Marsden -- Introduction -- Equality at Marsden -- Policy Changes and New Initiatives Developed Through the ASC -- Shared Parental Leave Policy -- Maternity Leave Policy for Doctoral Students -- Flexible Working Initiative -- Staff Appointment Practices -- Focusing on Representation -- Fixing the 'Leaky' Pipeline? -- Widening Participation Policies -- Social Class Representation in the Department -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: The Limits of Equality Policy -- Promotion Processes -- Academic Culture of Overworking.