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- the_practice_of_social_theory @6916:2020
- nature of the contemporary world and contemporary societies is being called into question. Generally speakin... eveloped in the West in a period in which Western societies were very confident in their future. It had becom... , finding broad political consensus in democratic societies had become elusive; now it seems impossible. The ... e have this society?” and “Why do we find so many societies, with both much in common and much that is differ
- the_practice_of_social_theory @6916:2018
- nature of the contemporary world and contemporary societies is being called into question. Generally speaki... eveloped in the West in a period in which Western societies were very confident in their future. It had becom... , finding broad political consensus in democratic societies had become elusive; now it seems impossible. The ... e have this society?" and "Why do we find so many societies, with both much in common and much that is differ
- themes @6916:2018
- e same? (World Values Survey 2014) * Why do some societies choose to invest in parks, others in schools? * W... of times. * Change is a constant, and yet, as societies change, we realize that our own concept of change... mselves as people. * The state: So-called modern societies all have a specialised institution of government ... textbooks and online sources. ## Durkheim ## * Societies differ with respect to their division of labor *
- the_pleasures_of_theory_-_a_rationale_for_the_unit_design @6916:2018
- e have this society?” and “Why do we find so many societies, with both much in common and much that is differ... ion which intervenes in impoverished postcolonial societies to create conditions necessary for economic takeo... plaining why European, industrialized, capitalist societies came into being. Each of these people lived, more
- 2024 @6916:2024
- evelopment as a source of expert knowledge on how societies work and what makes societies change. But where you stand on social change depends on where you sit. When th... Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies//, translated by W. D. Halls, 1–14, 39–46, 78–83.
- about_this_seminar @6916:2018
- t the diversity and comparative differences among societies as well as an interest in the subtle and imponder... and what concepts we can use to illuminate human societies and their logic. Like many classes at the postgr
- 2018 @6916:2018
- In order to understand the conditions under which societies and economies change and grow, and the conditions... ask what is society, and why do people belong to societies. This unit presents the key concepts and perspect
- about_this_seminar @6916:2020
- t the diversity and comparative differences among societies as well as an interest in the subtle and imponder... and what concepts we can use to illuminate human societies and their logic. Like many classes at the postgr
- 7 @6916:2024
- h century in industrialized, affluent, capitalist societies of “the West” (and especially after the second Wo... er [1997] 2013). * Capitalist firms in affluent societies use their economic power to pressure states to el
- 11 @6916:2024
- hings are examples of a dysfunction or disease in societies that prevents its members from participating in p... rently. Is this a problem? ===== Like many other societies, Azande people in South Sudan say that every bad
- about_this_seminar @6916:2024
- we can achieve better and better knowledge of how societies work. That feels less and less possible in the fa... thority of people, groups, and ideas in their own societies. What better time than now to expand the voices t
- weekly_plan_and_assigned_readings @6916:2018
- Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies [abridged]. Translated by W. D. Halls. New York:
- 6 @6916:2020
- Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies//, translated by W. D. Halls, 1–14, 39–46, 78–83.
- plan @6916:2020
- Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies//, translated by W. D. Halls, 1–14, 39–46, 78–83.
- 2020 @6916:2020
- to the study of specialized knowledge of //how// societies and communities work. Likewise, in many other pos