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This book brings together a group of scholars who were shaped by Oxford anthropology in the late 1970s and early 1980s, each reflecting on their academic trajectories. This was a period of major political and academic change in Great Britain and, more generally, around the globe. A decade earlier, the student revolts had had a profound effect on the way the social sciences saw their role in society. Yet, it is only with the impact of the neoliberal reaction, at the time of Mrs Thatcher's first government, that the full implications of the earlier crisis made themselves felt in anthropology. These implications were both internal, in theoretical terms, leading to a deep questioning of the central tenets that had shaped the social sciences throughout the twentieth century; and external, in academic terms, when scholarly discourse was suddenly treated by those in power as being largely irrelevant to the economy and to society – a kind of perverse luxury. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

"Excepting the fourth, the following chapters were . a course of lectures to the students of Michigan university . The fourth chapter was spoken to the Congregational club of Minnesota."--Pref. ; The scientific ground of a Christian sociology.--The Christian constitution of society.--The gospel of Jesus to the poor.--The message of Jesus to men of wealth.--The political economy of the Lord's prayer. ; Mode of access: Internet.

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Family as a concept is flexible, thus prone to changes concerning the needs of the modern industrial society. Roles within the family are structured following the contemporary conditions, following the emancipation of women, reduction in the male workforce due to mechanization, and increased presence of grandparents as caregivers, due to increased life expectancy. The main objective of this scientific work is to analyse relevant standpoints regarding the function and sustainability of family, while taking into account external influences such as economic status, political situation, as well as societal norms and values. The identification of these challenges helps us determine the extent to which family structure and function is able to adopt to rapid globalisation that is taking place. Globalization is opening many doors, giving us freedom of choice in terms of family structure and roles, while simultaneously forcing us to find our identity through labeling ourselves as "this", "that", or "the next best alternative". Higher living standards constrain our possibility of choice, as fewer children mean less economic burden, but more attention is spent on them. The boomerang effect of childhood is what emphasizes the importance of a stable home.

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The history of independent Brazil may be divided into three major state- society cycles, and, after 1930, five political pacts or class coalitions can be identified. These pacts were nationalist; only in the 1990s the Brazilian elites surrender to the neoliberal hegemony. Yet, since the mid-2000s they have been rediscovering the idea of the nation. The main claim of this essay is that Brazilian elites and Brazilian society are "national-dependent", that is, they are ambivalent and contradictory, requiring an oxymoron to define them. They are dependent because they often see themselves as "European" and the mass of the people as inferior. But Brazil is big enough, and there are enough common interests around its domestic market, to make the Brazilian nation less ambivalent. Today Brazil is seeking a synthesis between the last two political cycles – between social justice and economic development in the framework of democracy.

Over a fifty year career as an architectural critic and historian Kenneth Frampton has consistently defended the Modernist agenda of the Twentieth Century. However, he has also been fiercely critical of its failings and shortcomings. He has taught at the world's most prestigious institutions, produced a body of work that can be defined as kaleidoscopic and has written texts which have become part of the canon of architectural history and theory. His encyclopedic Modern Architecture: a Critical History, is in its fourth edition and still remains a bedrock text for our understanding of the Modern Movement more than twenty years after its initial publication. His ground-breaking essay of 1983, Towards a Critical Regionalism: Six Points for an Architecture of Resistance set the agenda for a reconsideration of Modernism that continues to resonate today. He has published internationally on a whole range of issues and remains committed to a critical analysis of Modernism which places architecture firmly in the context of the social and political milieu of the left. In this fifty year career, the ideas of the social and political theorist Hannah Arendt have operated as a form of conceptual and ethical foundation. His 1979 essay, The Status of Man and the Status of his Objects, is a form of analysis of her theories that explores, amongst other things, her distinction between work and labour in the specific context of architecture. This essay is also given primary importance in his 2002 book Labour, Work and Architecture: Collected Essays on Architecture and Design, which he dedicates to the memory of Arendt. In his 1979 essay, he suggests that reading Arendt's work in 1965 illuminated the "invariably confusing distinction between building (as process) and architecture (as stasis)", with architecture having as its primary charge the creation of the public realm. He begins this interview-article by summarising these themes, but also by drawing out the relevance of Arendt's ideas in the context of contemporary commodified culture. He goes on to explore a whole range of other ideas including the mediatisation of architecture, high rise development, suburbia and the role of government in the architecture of the United States and the United Kingdom.

Correspondence between Rex H. Lampman, editor of the Pacific Geographic Magazine and Gen. Plutarco Elías Calles who is living in exile. The letter is dated on September 1935. Mr. Lampman requests the General to write an article for the magazine in which he addresses the position of Mexico in relation to those of the countries of the Pacific Rim. He describes the position of the magazine, its objectives and the significant role that the countries that share the Ocean Pacific will play in the future. The publication would include photographs and invite the readers to collaborate. Gen. Plutarco Elías Calles replies apologizing for not being able to collaborate due to his health status. / Correspondencia entre Rex H. Lampman, editor de The Pacific Geographic Magazine y el general PEC, quien todavía no sale al exilio (fechada en septiembre de 1935), relativa a: Rex H. Lampman solicita al general PEC que escriba un artículo para el primer número de la revista que publicará The Pacific Geographic Society, en el que se refiera a la postura de México frente a las otras naciones de la Cuenca del Pacífico. Le describe el perfil de la revista, sus objetivos y lo importantes que son y serán para el futuro las naciones que desde la Antártica hasta el Polo Sur comparten el Océano Pacífico. La publicación incluirá gran cantidad de fotos y está abierta a la participación de sus lectores. Respuesta del general PEC lamentando no poder colaborar con la revista por motivos de salud

Uzbekistan has set out on a path of development aimed at building a civil society, and significant changes have taken place in these processes over the past years of independence. Socio-political, economic reforms have radically changed the political system of society, its economic foundations. This article provides a philosophical analysis of the role of youth in the formation of a strong civil society in Uzbekistan.

Draft version of a paper presented as part of "Conversation in America: Changing Rules, Hidden Dimensions", sponsored by Smithsonian Institution and SCA, 1995. Criticizes the state of public discourse and outlines steps toward improving the quality of public conversation.

It is the mandate of Higher Learning Institutions to foster strategies that enhance knowledge and motivationally encourage creativeness and innovativeness for the economical growth of the Global Society. This paper comprehensively discussed the inseparable relationship between the society and the designing of Higher Education curriculum. Curriculum design follows a dynamic trend that is multi-factorial in nature. Influential factors such as environmental, political and social are seriously considered in formulating adaptable curriculum that reflects the societal needs in the field of Education. Of concern is societal factor that tends to be the most influential among others. The curriculum designers are forthwith find ways to protect cherished society beliefs not to argue against each other. The designing of curriculum should assume that certain accepted values are promoted without imposing one denomination

This is an extended review essay of the book Radical democracy and collective movements today: The biopolitics of the multitude versus the hegemony of the people. In it, I examine the authors' attempts to synthesize the political theoretical approaches associated with Ernesto Laclau and Antonio Negri, and I argue that such a synthesis can only be an unstable one, since the two approaches operate with incompatible conceptions of ontology.

The postmodern era, which we live in, is characterised by the demand for freedom. One person's freedom ends where another person's freedom begins. The idea of tolerating another person's freedom is not new; it has its roots in the works of Thomas Hobbes whose political philosophy stands at the very beginning of the early modern period. The moral rules are strictly purposeful; they ensure balance – arrestment, which is in the best interest of all members of the world community. The fight against each other, selfishness and immorality are eventually to the detriment of the one who disturbs the balance. The 20th century, face to face with tragic events, brought forth a new concept of the world opening up the options of substantive quest for the essence of mankind – its domesticity, concentration and responsibility. Born into the time and space continuum of one's life, human beings are subject to the life movement. The resource of potential for good and meaningful living, not only for the present but also – and above all – for future generations, is found in a family. Family is the environment where one can find the option and resource of a free relationship to each other, dignity, trust and self-confidence.