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Book Synopsis Sociocultural Systems by : Frank L. Elwell
Download or read book Sociocultural Systems written by Frank L. Elwell and published by Athabasca University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Macrosociology--the study of large-scale social structures andthe fundamental principles of social organization--was the styleof sociology practiced by the founders of the discipline. Today, thesocial theories of Karl Marx, Max Weber, Émile Durkheim, and HerbertSpencer (among others) are commonly studied as part of the history ofthe field, but, although the macrosociological approach that thesethinkers advocated is still employed, it no longer dominates thediscipline. Instead, sociologists typically adopt a narrower focus,specializing in areas such as social psychology, medicine, religion, orthe study of social stratification. Examining the bigger picture is atask often left to public intellectuals. Sociocultural Systems aims to reinstate macrosciology asthe heart of the discipline by demonstrating that both classical andcontemporary macrosociologists stand upon common ground. Focusing onthe broad issues that concerned the founders, Elwell addressesquestions such as: Historically, what factors accounted for the origin,survival, and evolution of sociocultural systems? Why were somesocieties more technologically advanced than others? What is the originof capitalism? What factors determine the allocation of goods andservices within and among societies? What effects do changes ingovernment and economic institutions have on communities? Elwell argues that, as evolution does for biology, themacrosociological paradigm offers an analytical strategy that can beused both to guide and prioritize research in all of the myriadspecialties within sociology and to lay forth an orderly body ofknowledge for students. Clearly articulating important sociologicalprinciples, Sociocultural Systems provides a criticalunderstanding of social institutions and issues, while also furnishinga framework for possible solutions to the perennial social crises thatare part and parcel of the development of human societies.
Book Synopsis Sociocultural Systems by : Paul E. Zopf
Download or read book Sociocultural Systems written by Paul E. Zopf and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis E-Learning as a Socio-Cultural System: A Multidimensional Analysis by : Zuzevi?i?t?, Vaiva
Download or read book E-Learning as a Socio-Cultural System: A Multidimensional Analysis written by Zuzevi?i?t?, Vaiva and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information and communication technologies play a crucial role in a number of modern industries. Among these, education has perhaps seen the greatest increases in efficiency and availability through Internet-based technologies. E-Learning as a Socio-Cultural System: A Multidimensional Analysis provides readers with a critical examination of the theories, models, and best practices in online education from a social perspective, evaluating blended, distance, and mobile learning systems with a focus on the interactions of their practitioners. Within the pages of this volume, teachers, students, administrators, policy makers, and IT professionals will all find valuable advice and enriching personal experiences in the field of online education.
Book Synopsis Sociocultural Systems by : E. S. Whitney Thompson
Download or read book Sociocultural Systems written by E. S. Whitney Thompson and published by WCB/McGraw-Hill. This book was released on 1977 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Draft Environmental Impact Statement by : United States. Bureau of Land Management. Alaska State Office
Download or read book Draft Environmental Impact Statement written by United States. Bureau of Land Management. Alaska State Office and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Gulf of Alaska/Cook Inlet Sale No.88 by :
Download or read book Gulf of Alaska/Cook Inlet Sale No.88 written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis OCS (Outer Continental Shelf) Oil and Gas Leasing Program, Proposed 5-year Plan, Mid-1987 to Mid-1992 by :
Download or read book OCS (Outer Continental Shelf) Oil and Gas Leasing Program, Proposed 5-year Plan, Mid-1987 to Mid-1992 written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 994 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Duality of the Mind written by Ron Sun and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001-09-01 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a condensation of a large body of work concerning human learning carried out over a period of more than five years by Dr. Sun and his collaborators. In a nutshell, this work is concerned with a broad framework for studying human cognition based on a new approach that is characterized by its focus on the dichotomy of, and the interaction between, explicit and implicit cognition and a computational model that implements this framework. In this work, a broad, generic computational model was developed that instantiates Dr. Sun's framework and enables the testing of his theoretical approach in a variety of ways. With this model, simulation results were matched with data of human cognition in a variety of different domains. Formal (mathematical and computational) analyses were also carried out to further explore the model and its numerous implementational details. Furthermore, this book addresses some of the most significant theoretical issues, such as symbol grounding, intentionality, social cognition, consciousness, and other theoretical issues in relation to the framework. The general framework and the model developed generate interesting insights into these theoretical issues.
Book Synopsis Navarin Basin OCS (Outer Continental Shelf) Oil and Gas Sale No.107 Leasing, Bering Sea by :
Download or read book Navarin Basin OCS (Outer Continental Shelf) Oil and Gas Sale No.107 Leasing, Bering Sea written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Analytical Archaeology by : David L. Clarke
Download or read book Analytical Archaeology written by David L. Clarke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-24 with total page 551 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study was well-established as a pioneer work on archaeological methodology, the theoretical basis of all archaeological analysis whatever the period or era. The first edition of the book presented and evaluated the radical changes in methodology which derived from developments in other disciplines, such as cybernetics, computer science and geography, during the 1950s and ‘60s. It argued that archaeology was a coherent discipline with its own methods and procedures and attempted to define the entities (attributes, artefacts, types, assemblages, cultures and culture groups) rigorously and consistently so that they could be applied to archaeological data. The later edition continued the same general theory, which is unparalleled in its scope and depth, adding notes to help understanding of the advances in method and theory to support the student and professional archaeologist. Review of the original publication: "One might venture that this is the most important archaeological work for twenty or thirty years, and it will undoubtedly influence several future generations of archaeologists." The Times Literary Supplement
Book Synopsis The Global Water System in the Anthropocene by : Anik Bhaduri
Download or read book The Global Water System in the Anthropocene written by Anik Bhaduri and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-08-11 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Global Water System in the Anthropocene provides the platform to present global and regional perspectives of world-wide experiences on the responses of water management to global change in order to address issues such as variability in supply, increasing demands for water, environmental flows and land use change. It helps to build links between science and policy and practice in the area of water resources management and governance, relates institutional and technological innovations and identifies in which ways research can assist policy and practice in the field of sustainable freshwater management. Until the industrial revolution, human beings and their activities played an insignificant role influencing the dynamics of the Earth system, the sum of our planet‘s interacting physical, chemical, and biological processes. Today, humankind even exceeds nature in terms of changing the biosphere and affecting all other facets of Earth system functioning. A growing number of scientists argue that humanity has entered a new geological epoch that needs a corresponding name: the Anthropocene. Human activities impact the global water system as part of the Earth system and change the way water moves around the globe like never before. Thus, managing freshwater use wisely in the planetary water cycle has become a key challenge to reach global environmental sustainability.
Book Synopsis Northwest National Petroleum Reserve -- Alaska by :
Download or read book Northwest National Petroleum Reserve -- Alaska written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Human Materialism by : Paul J. Magnarella
Download or read book Human Materialism written by Paul J. Magnarella and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Substantive, interesting, and provocative. Magnarella has advanced anthropological theory through this work. . . . I believe this book will become a classic in the field."--Mario D. Zamora, College of William and Mary "Refreshing and very welcome . . . builds on and expands many of the time-honored concepts in ethnographic science. . . . a sound piece of scholarship [that] focuses our attention on important questions and unresolved debates in the field. . . . a model that many anthropologists will most likely want to test against their own field experience and data."--Andrei Simic, University of Southern California Human materialism, Magnarella's new paradigm for anthropology, offers both an abstract model of sociocultural systems and a research strategy. Designed to be dynamic rather than mechanical, the paradigm is flexible enough to deal with systems as small as families or hunting-and-gathering bands and as large as modern nations and international systems. Furthermore, it can address issues in any social science area, from questions of kinship and law to questions of religion, education, and politics. The author supplies several case studies to illustrate how human materialism applies to this range of sociocultural situations: state-level politics and civil violence in Turkey; religion and politics within Arabia's Ikhwan movement; religion, myth, and symbolic systems among Siberia's Koryak. Human materialism not only places human behavior within its environmental context but focuses significantly on human thought, especially the plans, strategies, and agendas of societal leaders. The paradigm integrates a spectrum of theoretical perspectives that are often viewed by anthropologists as mutually exclusive and competitive. In the process it reaffirms the field's traditional holistic approach to the study of culture and society. Magnarella contends that such an integrative paradigm can resolve the debate among cultural anthropologists, "those seeking scientific explanations as well as those searching for meaning." This work will attract the attention of those interested in theory, modernization, economic development, social and cultural change, and applied and general anthropology. Paul J. Magnarella is professor of anthropology and affiliate professor in the Center for African Studies at the University of Florida. Among his recent books are The Peasant Venture and Tradition and Change in a Turkish Town.
Book Synopsis Issues in Bioethics and the Concept of Scale by : William Andrew Cook
Download or read book Issues in Bioethics and the Concept of Scale written by William Andrew Cook and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2008 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issues in Bioethics and the Concept of Scale arose from the author's deep and committed interest in ecology, moral philosophy, and medicine, and how they are interrelated. William A. Cook expands on the recognition that spatial and temporal scale characteristics are factors in the understanding and modeling of ecological systems and in decision-making around ecological and environmental issues, and introduces this dynamic to the field of bioethics. The concept of scale, from hierarchy theory as it is used in ecology to deal with the complexity and interrelationships of systems, is explored and identified as a factor and potential source of conflict in the field of bioethics. This notion of scale is conceptually useful for considering the complexity of some bioethical issues.
Book Synopsis Final Supplement to the Final Environmental Statement by : United States. Bureau of Land Management
Download or read book Final Supplement to the Final Environmental Statement written by United States. Bureau of Land Management and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Systems in sociocultural development by : Society for General Systems Research. Southeastern Meeting
Download or read book Systems in sociocultural development written by Society for General Systems Research. Southeastern Meeting and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Religious Evolution and the Axial Age by : Stephen K. Sanderson
Download or read book Religious Evolution and the Axial Age written by Stephen K. Sanderson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religious Evolution and the Axial Age describes and explains the evolution of religion over the past ten millennia. It shows that an overall evolutionary sequence can be observed, running from the spirit and shaman dominated religions of small-scale societies, to the archaic religions of the ancient civilizations, and then to the salvation religions of the Axial Age. Stephen K. Sanderson draws on ideas from new cognitive and evolutionary psychological theories, as well as comparative religion, anthropology, history, and sociology. He argues that religion is a biological adaptation that evolved in order to solve a number of human problems, especially those concerned with existential anxiety and ontological insecurity. Much of the focus of the book is on the Axial Age, the period in the second half of the first millennium BCE that marked the greatest religious transformation in world history. The book demonstrates that, as a result of massive increases in the scale and scope of war and large-scale urbanization, the problems of existential anxiety and ontological insecurity became particularly acute. These changes evoked new religious needs, especially for salvation and release from suffering. As a result entirely new religions-Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism-arose to help people cope with the demands of the new historical era.
