Suchergebnisse

Introduction to sociology -- Theory and perspectives -- Research methods and statistics -- Sociology of contemporary american society -- Political sociology -- Public opinion and attitude change -- Wealth, power and inequality -- The working class -- American social problems: crime, poverty and population -- Sociology of the American family -- Sociology of religion -- Sociology of alcohol and drugs -- Guns, crime and violence -- Homelessness -- Urban sociology -- Social inequalities and health -- Social policy and evaluation research -- Post-script: my life as a sociologist -- Index.

Filipino remittances -- Can tourism solve the poverty problem? A case study from China -- The struggle over historical preservation in the People's Republic of China -- Japan's falling birth rate and what to do about it -- Japan's great Tohoku earthquake of 2011 -- The erased of Slovenia -- The peasantry in post-socialist Hungary -- Physical education and social policy in Hungary -- The sociology of everyday life in Russia and Ukraine -- The Russian middle class -- Transylvanian demography and the First World War -- How to preserve indigenous languages : Twitter! -- Sexual abuse of children in New Zealand -- Is hatred of the "other" universal? The curious case of African immigrants in South Africa -- Gender and urban agriculture in Nigeria -- Public health in Nigeria : TB, HIV, depression and quality of life -- Network terrorism and the international jihadi movement -- Muslims in Europe -- Arab sociology -- Social media and the Arab Spring -- The maquiladoras of Mexico : disaster or economic salvation? -- Renationalization in contemporary Argentina -- Street children in Honduras -- Cruise ship economics and sociology -- Indigenous rights and resource governance in the circumpolar regions -- The lessons learned

"The Global Enterprise includes research that will intrigue anyone interested in what social scientists contribute to our understanding of contemporary social trends and advances, both locally and globally. Key research is underway in social science around the world, and it is far past time that Western social scientists learned of and learned from these findings"--

"What is the state of contemporary American morality? From their original conception in Christian scripture to their assimilation into Western culture, the 'Seven Deadly Sins' - lust, greed, envy, pride, and all the rest - have guided human morality, steering human behavior and psychology away from evil and toward a full embrace of the good. But their hold on modern life is increasingly tenuous. Indeed, one may observe that these days, deadly sin is far more common and more commonly practiced than its virtuous counterparts - humility, charity, kindness, industriousness, and chastity. Without greed, there is no economy; without anger, no politics; and without pride and envy, surely less motivation and competition would exist. James D. Wright carefully examines the complexities and ambiguities in modern society in the context of the seven deadly sins and their corresponding virtues. Are we all lost souls, condemned by our immoral deeds, or are the trappings of older sin deteriorating? Is it time, finally, to reconsider the classifications of evil and good? Wright uses each chapter to consider how the social sciences have operationalized each 'sin', how they have been studied, and what lessons have been learned over time. He reviews recent trends and contemplates the societal costs and benefits of the behaviors in question. Lost Souls emerges, then, as a meditation on contemporary sin, concluding that the line between guilt and innocence, right and wrong, is often very thin."--

chapter 1 Public Opinion and the War in Vietnam -- chapter 2 America's Homeless -- chapter 3 The Minimum Wage -- chapter 4 Popular Science and Social Science -- chapter 5 Guns in America -- chapter 6 Handsome Guys Don't Commit Crimes -- chapter 7 America's Divorce Problem -- chapter 8 Small Towns in Mass Society -- chapter 9 Sober Up, Take a Shower, Get a Job -- chapter 10 Food, Glorious Food -- chapter 11 Social Science in Review.

Sociology has tackled some of the most formidable problems that confront contemporary society: inequality, homelessness, violence, gender, and many more. Sociologists assert that hypotheses can be formulated and tested against empirical evidence, that faulty viewpoints can be uncovered and discarded, and that plausible theory can be distinguished from mere ideology. This collection was written over a span of forty-four years and is presented in the belief that sociology is a science. In Social Problems, Social Issues, Social Science, James D. Wright presents his research on some of the social issues that have most vexed America: homelessness, addiction, divorce, minimum wage, and gun control, among others. Starting with essays first published in the flagship journal Society, Wright offers readers a foundational look at specific social problems and the methods sociologists have used to study them. He then provides an up-to-date reexamination of each issue, analyzing the changes that have occurred over time and how sociologists have responded to it. This book is both a retrospective on the field and on one scholar?s life and work. Using his own experience in researching and writing about America?s most trenchant social issues, Wright describes the evolution of the methods and theory used by social scientists to understand and, ultimately, to confront America?s most troublesome social problems. -- Publisher description.