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Book Toward a Just Social Order

Download or read book Toward a Just Social Order written by Derek L. Phillips and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derek Phillips presents a strong case for the importance of normative theories about the just social organization of society. Most sociologists urge the avoidance of value judgments, but Professor Phillips argues for a notion of a just social order that reflects a twin concern with explanatory and normative thinking. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Book Toward a Structural Theory of Action

Download or read book Toward a Structural Theory of Action written by Peter H. Rossi and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toward a Structural Theory of Action: Network Models of Social Structure, Perception, and Action centers on the concept of social structure, perceptions, and actions, as well as the strategies through which these concepts guide empirical research. This book also proposes a model of status/role-sets as patterns of relationships defining positions in the social topology. This text consists of nine chapters separated into three parts. Chapter 1 introduces the goals and organization of the book. Chapters 2-4 provide analytical synopsis of available network models of social differentiation, and then use these models in describing actual stratification. Chapter 5 presents a model in which actor interests are captured. Subsequent chapter assesses the empirical adequacy of the two predictions described in this book. Then, other chapters provide a network model of constraint and its empirical adequacy. This book will be valuable to anthropologists, economists, political scientists, and psychologists.

Book Toward a Just Social Order

    Book Details:
  • Author : Derek L. Phillips
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1986-01-01
  • ISBN : 9780608046488
  • Pages : 471 pages

Download or read book Toward a Just Social Order written by Derek L. Phillips and published by . This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Law and the Social Order

    Book Details:
  • Author : Morris Raphael Cohen
  • Publisher : Transaction Publishers
  • Release : 1982-01-01
  • ISBN : 9781412827300
  • Pages : 492 pages

Download or read book Law and the Social Order written by Morris Raphael Cohen and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing the bulk of Morris Cohen's writings on the philosophy of law, this collection of essays features articles originally published in popular periodicals and law reviews during the early decades of this century. In his introduction to the Social and Moral Thought edition, Harry N. Rosenfield reviews Cohen's contributions to the philosophy of law and emphasizes Cohen's enormous influence, as a legal philosopher, on American law.

Book The New Social Order

Download or read book The New Social Order written by Harry Frederick Ward and published by New York, Macmillan Company. This book was released on 1919 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Towards A New Social Order  Real Democracy  Sustainability   Peace

Download or read book Towards A New Social Order Real Democracy Sustainability Peace written by Patrick Holz and published by Vernon Press. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This contribution argues that a long-established social order has been in place since the first stratified societies in the Near Middle East which unavoidably comes with substantial economic, political and environmental repercussions. Part I of the book dissects the various facets of this order, which is termed the social dominance paradigm, while in Part II a fundamentally different order, the peace paradigm, is introduced. The latter rests on real democracy (in the Athenian sense), sustainability and peace. As such, both paradigms function as vehicles for further analysis and research while the peace paradigm also provides a rough plan for the implementation of transformational change. Typically, political, economic, social, and environmental research seeks to increase specialized knowledge. Here, however, the overall intent is to utilize interdisciplinary evidence and connect the dots between a number defining features within seemingly modern societies. The argument is that these are, in fact, not modern at all but follow an ancient template of power, control, and coordination concentrated in the hands of the few. Potentially, this contribution can function as a trans-disciplinary methodological framework as well as an information hub for researchers in the fields of political and social sciences, history, anthropology, evolutionary biology, organization and peace studies. Practitioners who are interested in fundamental social change may also find the issues raised to be of interest. As such, this book provides a generalist, evidence-based discussion of a multi-disciplinary nature that may pique the interest of both experts and amateurs alike.

Book Towards a Natural Social Contract

Download or read book Towards a Natural Social Contract written by Patrick Huntjens and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book is a 2022 Nautilus Gold Medal winner in the category "World Cultures' Transformational Growth & Development". It states that the societal fault lines of our times are deeply intertwined and that they confront us with challenges affecting the security, fairness and sustainability of our societies. The author, Prof. Dr. Patrick Huntjens, argues that overcoming these existential challenges will require a fundamental shift from our current anthropocentric and economic growth-oriented approach to a more ecocentric and regenerative approach. He advocates for a Natural Social Contract that emphasizes long-term sustainability and the general welfare of both humankind and planet Earth. Achieving this crucial balance calls for an end to unlimited economic growth, overconsumption and over-individualisation for the benefit of ourselves, our planet, and future generations. To this end, sustainability, health, and justice in all social-ecological systems will require systemic innovation and prioritizing a collective effort. The Transformative Social-Ecological Innovation (TSEI) framework presented in this book serves that cause. It helps to diagnose and advance innovation and spur change across sectors, disciplines, and at different levels of governance. Altogether, TSEI identifies intervention points and formulates jointly developed and shared solutions to inform policymakers, administrators, concerned citizens, and professionals dedicated towards a more sustainable, healthy and just society. A wide readership of students, researchers, practitioners and policy makers interested in social innovation, transition studies, development studies, social policy, social justice, climate change, environmental studies, political science and economics will find this cutting-edge book particularly useful. “As a sustainability transition researcher, I am truly excited about this book. Two unique aspects of the book are that it considers bigger transformation issues (such as societies’ relationship with nature, purpose and justice) than those studied in transition studies and offers analytical frameworks and methods for taking up the challenge of achieving change on the ground.” - Prof. Dr. René Kemp, United Nations University and Maastricht Sustainability Institute

Book The Principles of Social Order

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  • Author : Lon Luvois Fuller
  • Publisher : Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press
  • Release : 1981
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 326 pages

Download or read book The Principles of Social Order written by Lon Luvois Fuller and published by Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Welfare State and Social Work

Download or read book The Welfare State and Social Work written by Josefina Figueira-McDonough and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2007 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an assessment of the historical, sociopolitical, and economic factors that have influenced social work policy and practice in the United States.

Book Towards a Contextualized Conceptualization of Social Justice for Post Apartheid Namibia

Download or read book Towards a Contextualized Conceptualization of Social Justice for Post Apartheid Namibia written by Basilius M. Kasera and published by Langham Publishing. This book was released on 2024-05-31 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The search for justice, beyond the basic political understanding, is profoundly theological and ethical. In this work, Dr. Basilius M. Kasera analyses the meaning of justice in post-apartheid Namibia from a biblical perspective. He argues that notions of justice carry no meaning unless they emanate from the community of the affected. Every group of people, by virtue of being God’s image-bearers, are able to assess their own context and provide befitting solutions. However this kind of agency has not been afforded to the post-apartheid Namibian society, which continues to operate on borrowed models of justice. While extrapolating on Allan Boesak’s beneficial theological concepts of justice, Dr. Kasera encourages theologians and Christians at large to participate in the creation of meaningful, effective, and transformative policies, programmes, practices, systems, and justice institutions.

Book Towards Social Renewal

Download or read book Towards Social Renewal written by Rudolf Steiner and published by Rudolf Steiner Press. This book was released on 2013-05-17 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although this book was first published in 1919, it remains highly relevant to social problems encountered today. Uniquely, Steiner's social thinking is not based on intellectual theory, but on a profound perception of the archetypal spiritual nature of social life. As he suggests in this classic work, society has three distinct realms - the economic, the political (individual human rights), and the cultural (spiritual). While social life as a whole is a unity, the autonomy of these three sectors should be respected if our increasing social problems are to be resolved. Steiner relates the ideals of 'liberty, equality and fraternity' to modern society. Economics calls for fraternity (brotherhood), political rights require equality, while culture should be characterised by liberty (freedom). The slogans of the French Revolution, he suggests, can only become truly manifest if our social thinking is transformed to correspond to the spiritual reality.

Book Quixote s Ghost

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  • Author : David Stoesz
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2005-07-14
  • ISBN : 0195181204
  • Pages : 261 pages

Download or read book Quixote s Ghost written by David Stoesz and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-07-14 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of the ideological fight for control of American social welfare policy, this book demonstrates how the Right pirated the pragmatism championed by the Left since the New Deal and what that means for the future of social policy. It illustrates how both the Right and the Left have shortchanged American social policy.

Book The Social Principles of Jesus

Download or read book The Social Principles of Jesus written by Walter Rauschenbusch and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2003-10-02 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Toward A Just World Order

Download or read book Toward A Just World Order written by Richard Falk and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-22 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is designed to provide students with a solid theoretical and methodological base for understanding how the present international system works, how that system is likely to evolve given current world trends, and what realistically can be done to alleviate the most serious global problems. Part 1 develops a world order perspective by examin

Book Communion Ecclesiology and Social Transformation in African Catholicism

Download or read book Communion Ecclesiology and Social Transformation in African Catholicism written by Idara Otu and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Idara Otu, one of the new theological voices from Africa, rethinks ecclesiology in the changing context of a wounded and broken world. What does the Catholic Church in Africa look like post-Vatican II? This book creatively illuminates the intrinsic connections between ecclesial communion and social mission in the changing face of the church in Africa. The multiple levels of dialogue in African Catholicism, especially in the reception and contextualization of conciliar teachings, is redefining world Christianity. The author explores how dialogue, synodality, inculturation, leadership, human security, social issues, and social transformation are shaping the identity and mission of the church in Africa. This book also engages recent magisterial teachings and diverse theological voices in developing the praxis for the emergence of particular churches in Africa that are defined by the joys and sorrows of God’s people. The book calls for a Triple-C church, revitalized through Conversion, Communality, and Conversation, as well as fostering integral and sustainable social transformation in Africa’s contested march toward modernity.

Book Just Transitions

    Book Details:
  • Author : Edouard Morena
  • Publisher : Pluto Press (UK)
  • Release : 2019-11-20
  • ISBN : 9780745339924
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Just Transitions written by Edouard Morena and published by Pluto Press (UK). This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we secure jobs in the shift towards sustainable production?

Book Towards Asia s Sustainable Development The Role of Social Protection

Download or read book Towards Asia s Sustainable Development The Role of Social Protection written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2002-02-01 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the proceedings of two meetings organised by the OECD to discuss the issue of developing social protection. It brings together perspectives of experts from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, as well as contributions from Korea and Australia, plus the views of IGOs.