Suchergebnisse

"This book characterizes the technical and social aspects of engineering practice and to look at ways that this characterization can be important in the design of engineering courses in higher education. The principal contours of the work include the study of engineering practice and its relation to knowledge, competences and to cross-disciplinary and identity contexts. Empirical data on the practice of engineering professionals are presented from a range of companies in different national contexts, including engineering design companies and engineering innovation leaders"--

"Collection of articles on social innovation in the Basque Country"--Provided by publisher

Intro; The Social Constructions and Experiences of Madness; Copyright; Table of Contents; Introduction: Whose Lived Experience Is It Anyway?; Madness: A Revolutionary Rear-Guard; 'You can't label it and there's no umbrella': The Consumer Movement and the Social Construction of Mental Illness; Psychology's Madness: Solipsistic Denial of Relational Dependency; Has Autism Changed?; Creativity and 'Madness': Myths, Constructions and Realities; The Lived Experience of Mental Health Issues as a Constructive Asset for Redefining and Measuring Citizenship: A Social Enterprise

"For a long time, love has been confined to the private sphere and its social dimension has been overlooked. Instead, love is a force capable of generating social bonds and change in human sociability. This book unveils the concept of social love as a kind of 'Karst River' that flows through the history of sociology, reassessing it as a form criticism by people in everyday life. Breaking the logic of instrumentality, calculation and standardization, love enables people to enter in a regime of overabundance which recognizes the irreducibility of the other. Being a key element of solidarity in current plural and inequal societies, love can also help to interpret and intervene in social problems, such as poverty, conflicts, xenophobia, climate change, and post-covid crisis, recognizing people as social changers. Adopting an interdisciplinary perspective, the book offers theoretical and empirical reflections on social love, as well as insights of some of the most important current sociologists, such as Sari Hanafi, Alain Caillè, Paulo Henrique Martins, Adrian Scribano and Geoffrey Pleyers. Providing overviews on key questions and studies on current issues, the book is essential reference and resource for researchers, students, social workers, and professionals in the whole spectrum of social disciplines"--

Fear, human rights, and new labour policy post-9/11 / David Denney -- Does difference make a difference in financial planning for risk? / Deborah Quilgars, Anwen Jones, and David Abbott -- The great cut : the support for private modes of social evasion by public policy / Rowland Atkinson -- Risk and public protection : responding to involuntary and "taboo" risk / Hazel Kemshall and Jason Wood -- Social policy beyond fear : the globalization of strangeness, the "war on terror" and "spaces of wonder" / Chris Rumford -- Fear and security : a vulnerability-led policy response / Frank Furedi -- Child protection social work : risks of fears and fears of risks : impossible tasks from impossible goals? / Brian Littlechild -- Fear of others : social exclusion and the European crisis of solidarity / Gerard Delanty -- "We don't have to take this" : zero tolerance of violence against health care workers in a time of insecurity / Jonathan Gabe and Mary Ann Elston -- Afterword : risk and welfare / Bent Greve

Euro-Mediterranean Consortium for Applied Research on International Migration (CARIM) ; Turkey receives ever-increasing numbers of irregular migrants from its economically and politically unstable East and South trying to cross its territory towards Europe. Turkey has also experienced dramatic economic and social change. Therefore, with regard to international migration Turkey, once regarded as a sending country, has become a transit as well as a destination country. There are various categories of irregular migrants which may overlap. A smuggled, even a trafficked, migrant may seek asylum in Turkey. An asylum seeker may become an irregular employee. An irregular employee may apply for asylum. Similarly, someone who was heading for Europe through Turkey may get stuck in Turkey and be forced to start employment without a valid work permit. A rise in 'irregular' migration is an issue of concern in Turkey. Irregular migration has been perceived as having social, economic and security consequences. Restrictive legislation and reinforced control mechanisms have been introduced by Turkey over the years. International law and EU instruments are part of this legislation. 2003 was a milestone in coping with irregular migration since most of the legislation was adopted in that year and immediately afterwards. It should also be noted that despite Turkey's restrictionist stance an intensification of global and regional disparities has brought about more irregular migration and, given the magnitude of the problem, the solutions are beyond the control of a single country, requiring international cooperation and coordination.

The context of this book -- Approaches to the study of honour -- Dishonour and stigma -- Violence and stigma -- Blood revenge -- Honour killing -- Conclusions -- Index -- Bibliography

MAMA on the Web : ethical considerations for our networked world / Barbara A. Schuldt -- Establishing the human dimension of the digital divide / Helen Partridge -- Socio-economic influence on information technology : the case of California / Rasool Azari, James Pick -- The ethics of Web design : ensuring access for everyone / Jack S. Cook, Laura Cook -- Web accessibility for users with disabilities : a multi-faceted ethical analysis / Alfreda Dudley-Sponaugle, Jonathan Lazar -- Internet voting : beyond technology / Trisha Woolley, Craig Fisher -- Protection of minors from harmful Internet content / Geoffrey A. Sandy -- Mobile communities and the "Generation that beeps and hums" / Marian Quigley -- Insights from Y2K and 9/11 for enhancing IT security / Laura Lally -- Cryptography : deciphering its progress / Leslie Leong, Andrzej T. Jarmoszko -- A method of assessing information system security controls / Malcolm R. Pattinson -- Information security policies in large organisations : the development of a conceptual framework to explore their impact / Neil F. Doherty, Heather Fulford -- Metrics based security assessment / James E. Goldman, Vaughn R. Christie -- The critical role of digital rights management processes in the context of the digital media management value chain / Margherita Pagani

Who Should We Be Online? examines how power and social inequality shape knowledge and fuel misinformation on the internet. Drawing on numerous case studies, Frost-Arnold proposes structural and individual changes to make the internet more conducive to knowledge production and sharing.

"Proven strategies for harnessing the power of social media to drive social change Many books teach the mechanics of using Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to compete in business. But no book addresses how to harness the incredible power of social media to make a difference. The Dragonfly Effect shows you how to tap social media and consumer psychological insights to achieve a single, concrete goal. Named for the only insect that is able to move in any direction when its four wings are working in concert, this book. Reveals the four "wings" of the Dragonfly Effect-and how they work together to produce colossal results. Features original case studies of global organizations like the Gap, Starbucks, Kiva, Nike, eBay, Facebook; and start-ups like Groupon and COOKPAD, showing how they achieve social good and customer loyalty. Leverage the power of design thinking and psychological research with practical strategies. Reveals how everyday people achieve unprecedented results-whether finding an almost impossible bone marrow match for a friend, raising millions for cancer research, or electing the current president of the United States. The Dragonfly Effect shows that you don't need money or power to inspire seismic change."--

An examination of public employment and expenditure data for 17 OECD countries for the period 1963-1983 reveals decelerating growth in public employment after 1970, whereas expenditure growth rates have been accelerating. Two contrary tendencies in public sector employment since the early 1970s are apparent: a general decline in goods and market services, and a significant increase in communal and social services. (Abstract amended)