Sociology and anthropology

This book takes an entirely new approach to the evolution of cities and of societies in premodern periods.

In 1955 the Scripps Foundation for Research in Population Problems conducted a survey to determine the number of pregnancies and births wives had had, the number of children wanted expected etc.

Initially published in Moscow in 1950 following the author's death, this book contains the first chapters of a large monograph Krylov planned entitled The foundations of physical statistics,"e; his doctoral thesis on "e;The processes of relaxation of statistical systems and the criterion of mechanical instability,"e; and a small paper entitled "e;On the description of exhaustively complete experiments.

Carlos Waisman has pinpointed the specific beliefs that led the Peronists unwittingly to transform their country from a relatively prosperous land of recent settlement, like Australia and Canada, to an impoverished and underdeveloped society resembling the rest of Latin America.

Robin Dunbar uses economic models to explore the social behavior of the gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada), a unique species, whose social system is one of the most complex among the primates.

This richly documented work focuses on the parentela (extended family), including Epitacio's, to illustrate the role bonds of blood, marriage, and friendship played in formal politics at local, state, and national levels throughout the Old Republic (1889-1930).

By examining the relationship between the notaires, members of a significant French legal profession with deep roots in French history, and the state, Ezra Suleiman demonstrates that clientelism exists and may be more dangerous in a centralized state than in a decentralized one.

This handbook introduces the concept of transformational wisdom as the missing component to build a more sustainable future and address the world’s most pressing challenges.

This monograph tackles Marshall McLuhan's relationship with Jacques Maritain and Étienne Gilson and, thanks to unpublished letters, essays and interviews, accredits a hypothesis that, until now, has found little support in the academic community.

This book confronts one of the defining challenges of super-aged societies: the surging number of older adults living alone in Japan, the global leader in population aging.

This book examines the impact of disasters on individuals and communities, from natural calamities like wildfires and hurricanes, technological disasters, and human-induced crises.

Commander Leighton is a psychiatrist and anthropologist who was assigned to go to the Japanese Relocation Center at Poston, Arizona, and "e;apply the methods of social science"e; to that community-find out in terms of human relationships what was working well and why, what was going wrong and why, and attempt to draw general principles from that experience.

The postwar political and technological-industrial revolutions have brought profound changes to Poland.

This book is an invaluable key to self-understanding.

Ce livre est une enquete sociologique sur les droits des enfants travailleuses et travailleurs au Senegal, un sujet dit global , qui est ici etudie empiriquement et minutieusement reconstitue dans ses realites.

A groundbreaking work that transformed the way we understand life on Earth.

Fußball gilt als Triebfeder gesellschaftlicher Integration.

Lynda Ann Ewen offers the first thoroughgoing Marxist-Leninist analysis, based on primary research, of the structure and dynamics of class relations and corporate power in a major U.

While many studies suggest that Indian Untouchables do not entirely share the hierarchical values characteristic of the caste system, Michael Moffatt argues that the most striking feature of the lowest castes is their pervasive cultural consensus with those higher in the system.

Fußball gilt als Triebfeder gesellschaftlicher Integration.

Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2025 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Sonstiges, Note: 2,0, Universität Hamburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Wie führt die kapitalistische Form der Nutzbarmachung von Natur zu einer Entfremdung des Menschen von der natürlichen Umwelt, und welche Rolle spielt arbeitsbezogenes Umweltwissen in der Überwindung dieser Entfremdung?

A founder of and leading thinker in the field of modern ethnobiology looks at the widespread regularities in the classification and naming of plants and animals among peoples of traditional, nonliterate societies--regularities that persist across local environments, cultures, societies, and languages.

Explore les relations soignants-soignés et les normes éthiques dans le contexte médical contemporain des soins intensifs durant la syndémie de COVID-19.

This book confronts one of the defining challenges of super-aged societies: the surging number of older adults living alone in Japan, the global leader in population aging.

Les sociétés contemporaines semblent de plus en plus traversées par des formes multiples de polarisation, et la Belgique n’échappe pas à cette dynamique.

Das Buch bietet Lehrkräften und Schulleitungen einen wissenschaftlich fundierten Überblick über grundlegende Fragen zu Wohlbefinden und psychischer Gesundheit im schulischen Kontext: Wie wird Wohlbefinden definiert?

This book manifests the Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) framework propounded by the United Nations (UN), which connects sports to physical activity and human health outcomes through its ability to combat chronic diseases and improve mental and physical health.

Este libro reúne una serie de investigaciones sobre la regulación de la transición energética en América Latina desde una perspectiva jurídica e institucional.

Although there have been other studies of elite administrators in France, Great Britain, Germany, and Russia, John Armstrong has made the first systematic comparison of their roles, especially their inclination to participate in economic development.

Whereas most previous work on Maya healing has focused on ritual and symbolism, this book presents evidence that confirms the scientific foundations of traditional Maya medicine.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2026 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Beziehungen und Familie, Note: 2,0, Duale Hochschule Gera-Eisenach (ehem.

How does the status of women in different cultures actually compare with that of men?

Das Buch bietet Lehrkräften und Schulleitungen einen wissenschaftlich fundierten Überblick über grundlegende Fragen zu Wohlbefinden und psychischer Gesundheit im schulischen Kontext: Wie wird Wohlbefinden definiert?

Why are religious visions believed only in certain times and places?

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2026 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Sonstiges, Note: 1,0, FernUniversität Hagen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die seit den 1980er-Jahren vorherrschende Orientierung an einem „Ideal einer Marktwirtschaft für das 21.

From the first apes to the first cities, HUMANS: FROM THE BEGINNING is the definitive guide to our distant pastIn just a few years, our understanding of the human past has changed beyond recognition as new discoveries and advances in genetic techniques overturn long-held beliefs and make international news.

As the much publicized "e;graying of America"e; progresses, political groups that lobby for the elderly have achieved enormous power and organizational success, with no sign of decline in the foreseeable future.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2024 im Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaften - Sonstiges, Note: 1,6, Philipps-Universität Marburg (Germanistik und Kunstwissenschaften), Veranstaltung: Filmischer Master Space und Genderstereotype, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der 2004 erschienene Film "Barbie als die Prinzessin und das Dorfmädchen" ist hier der zentrale Untersuchungsgegenstand.

This handbook represents the first structured, academic overview of constructed languages, including not only well-known examples like Esperanto and Klingon, but also those created for educational, philosophical, and communication purposes.

Epigenetic variation has become an important complement to traditional forensic genetics, offering new ways to interpret biological traces and extract investigative information beyond sequence based DNA profiling.

Epigenetic variation has become an important complement to traditional forensic genetics, offering new ways to interpret biological traces and extract investigative information beyond sequence based DNA profiling.

"e;A clear and straightforward discussion of the ways in which literatures and their comparative study must depend upon the problematics of interpersonal and other relations.

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2025 im Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaften - Sonstiges, Note: 1,0, Universität Passau, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Bachelorarbeit untersucht die Berichterstattung des öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunks in Deutschland über die gesellschaftlichen und politischen Verhältnisse in Argentinien während der Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 1978.

Adolescence is widely viewed as the most difficult stage of parenting.

Adolescence is widely viewed as the most difficult stage of parenting.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2025 im Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaften - Sonstiges, Note: 1,7, Universität Bremen (Kulturwissenschaft), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Hausarbeit untersucht die Reden von Swami Vivekananda auf dem Weltparlament der Religionen 1893 in Chicago und deren Einfluss auf die Wahrnehmung des Hinduismus im Westen.