Robert Ezra Park (1864–1944) gilt als der Begründer der empirischen Stadtsoziologie und der humanökologischen Forschungsrichtung an der Universität Chicago (»Chicagoer Schule für Soziologie«).
Robert Ezra Park (1864–1944) gilt als der Begründer der empirischen Stadtsoziologie und der humanökologischen Forschungsrichtung an der Universität Chicago (»Chicagoer Schule für Soziologie«).
Arnold Gehlen (1904–1976) gilt neben Max Scheler und Helmuth Plessner als berühmter und umstrittener Vertreter der Philosophischen Anthropologie und ebenso als brillanter Soziologe.
A comprehensive collection provides guidance and deep insight from a variety of experts in this emerging fieldThe rapidly developing field of interreligious studies fosters scholarship engaging two or more religious traditions at a time.
The inspirational story of one woman's faithful determination in answering God's call to become a nurse told by her devoted husband who walked alongside her every step of the way.
Maurice Halbwachs (1877–1945) gehört – neben Marcel Mauss – zu den wichtigsten Vertretern der französischen Soziologie in der Nachfolge von Émile Durkheim.
Maurice Halbwachs (1877–1945) gehört – neben Marcel Mauss – zu den wichtigsten Vertretern der französischen Soziologie in der Nachfolge von Émile Durkheim.
Women have healed since the beginning of time, but accessing a formal degree in medicine was impossible for them in Britain until the late 19th century.
Women have healed since the beginning of time, but accessing a formal degree in medicine was impossible for them in Britain until the late 19th century.
Children and youth, regardless of their ethnic backgrounds, are experiencing lifestyle choices their parents never imagined and contributing to the transformation of ideals, traditions, education and adult child power dynamics.
A Family Practice is the sweeping saga of four generations of doctors, Russell men seeking innovative ways to sustain themselves as medical practitioners in the American South from the early nineteenth to the latter half of the twentieth century.
Public discourse on Asian parenting tends to fixate on ethnic culture as a static value set, disguising the fluidity and diversity of Chinese parenting.
The theme of Islam and Judeo-Christianity is the relationship between these three faiths under three headings that are often promoted as a basis for commonality between them (sons of Abraham, monotheism, and religions of the book).
When an 80-ton Fin Whale became trapped in a lagoon near his Newfoundland home, Farley Mowat rejoiced: here was a unique chance to observe one of the world's most magnificent creatures up close.
Elaine Halligan's My Child's Different: The lessons learned from one family's struggle to unlock their son's potential explores the enabling role that parents can play in getting the best out of children who are seen as 'different' or 'difficult'.
Once upon a time, on grounds of both religion and common sense, people assumed that the earth was flat and that the sun literally rose and set each day.
This book examines the phenomenon of infanticide in Ireland from 1850 to 1900, examining a sample of 4,645 individual cases of infant murder, attempted infanticide and concealment of birth.
Perhaps because of the wisdom received from our Romantic forbears about the purity of the child, depictions of children as monsters have held a tremendous fascination for film audiences for decades.
'Long, thin, and cool as hell' was how parasitologist Thomas Platt described the new genus and species of trematode (Baracktrema obamai) he named in honor of the 44th USA president and his 5th cousin, Barack Obama.
Recent debates surrounding children in State care, parental rights, and abuse in Ireland's industrial schools, concern issues that are rooted in the historical record.
Recent debates surrounding children in State care, parental rights, and abuse in Ireland's industrial schools, concern issues that are rooted in the historical record.
Ellen La Motte: nurse, writer, activist, is a biography of La Motte that traces the arc of her life, from her birth in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1873 to her death in Washington, D.
