Author: Amitai Etzioni
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 698

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Author: Wilson C. McWilliams
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742549159
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 366

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The Active Society, published in 1968, is the most ambitious book in Amitai Etzioni's remarkable career. In this new collection of essays, Wilson Carey McWilliams brings together scholars in a range of disciplines to analyze the significance and shortcomings of this important work.

Author: Mikael Holmqvist
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317035798
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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Across the traditional welfare states of Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Canada there has been increasing emphasis on 'activation' by the unemployed as a tool for fighting unemployment. The core idea of activation programmes is the integration and empowerment of jobseekers through active work-related measures rather than passive income support. However, the empirical evidence of the efficacy of activation programmes is far from conclusive and there have been no systematic studies of the effects of activation programmes on the lives of the unemployed people who come into contact with them. This book is based on a detailed ethnographic study of the highly praised Swedish rehabilitation organization Samhall. The result is a key volume for those working and studying within welfare, poverty, disability and special needs.

Author: Jan Dobbernack
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137338849
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 220

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Across Europe the protection of 'social cohesion' has become an important political objective. This book draws attention to the connection between the cohesive society and the active society. It explores France, Germany and the United Kingdom and challenges the claim that the active conduct of problematic populations can save society from collapse.

Author: Agnihotri Satwati
Publisher: Mittal Publications
ISBN: 9788170998051
Category : Behavior therapy
Languages : en
Pages : 312

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Author: Piotr Sztompka
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226788159
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236

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In Society in Action, Piotr Sztompka sets forth a highly topical contribution to central theoretical debates of contemporary sociology. Taking the idea and practice of collective mobilization as his theme, Sztompka argues that modern institutions, particularly of late, are characterized by an increasing awareness of collective empowerment. The most obvious concrete expression of this phenomenon, as Sztompka makes clear, is the rise of a diversity of active social movements such as those which dramatically transformed Europe in the 1980s, from the birth of Solidarity in 1980 to the 1989 "Autumn of Nations." Sztompka connects the interpretations of such collective activity to a wider grasp of the nature of social action. The result is a comprehensive and original theory of social change which focuses on the self-transforming influence on society of its members' striving for freedom, autonomy, and self-fulfillment. He develops his theory by means of a general concept of "social becoming," the roots of which he traces to the early romantic and humanist work of Karl Marx and his followers and to two influential sociological schools of today, the theory of agency and historical sociology. Sztompka situates his theory midway between the rigid determinism of social totalities and the unbridled voluntarism of free individuals. Social change, he demonstrates, can be understood neither as the outcome of individual actions taken alone nor as structurally determined actions. Instead, he confers upon social organizations and movements a "self-transcending" quality: they express human agency yet, by virtue of their active character, are quite often able to achieve unpredictable outcomes. Throughout his analysis of social movements and revolutions in history, Sztompka emphasizes the dynamics of spontaneous social change generated from below—a theoretical testimony to the rapid and fundamental social change in Eastern Europe in recent history. Against the fashions of postmodernist malaise, boredom, and disenchantment, his theory of social becoming expresses the possibility of emancipation, of change leading to positive gains. His work registers a belief in progress, not inevitably gained, but its attainment fully dependent upon the creativity and optimism of an active citizenry.

Author: Amitai Etzioni
Publisher:
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Category : Political sociology
Languages : en
Pages : 732

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Author: Wendy Wiedenhoft Murphy
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1483358143
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 273

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Consumer Culture and Society offers an introduction to the study of consumerism and consumption from a sociological perspective. Author Wendy Wiedenhoft Murphy examines what we buy, how and where we consume, the meanings attached to the things we purchase, and the social forces that enable and constrain consumer behavior. Opening chapters provide a theoretical overview and history of consumer society and featured case studies look at mass consumption in familiar contexts, such as tourism, food, and higher education. The book explores ethical and political concerns, including consumer activism, indebtedness, alternative forms of consumption, and dilemmas surrounding the globalization of consumer culture.

Author: Thomas L. Howard
Publisher: William R. Kenan Jr Endowment
ISBN: 9780813939810
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"The Jefferson Society is the University of VIrginia's oldest student organization. Founded in 1825, the Society has counted the likes of Woodrow Wilson and Edgar Allan Poe among its members and remains one of the largest and most active student organizations on the Grounds. Society Ties tells the Society's story and gives a history of student life at the University of Virginia, exploring what motivated students and how they experienced the ineffable place that is Jefferson's Academical Village." -- Front dust jacket flap.

Author: Amitai Etzioni
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671885243
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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Explains how Americans need to develop or restore a sense of community in order to reconstruct society.