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Growing Up Online: Young People and Digital Technologies

In this cutting-edge anthology, contributors examine the diverse ways in which girls and young women across a variety of ethnic, socio-economic, and national backgounds use digital technology in their everyday lives. They explore identity development, how young women interact with technology, and how race, class, and identity influence game play.

Growing Up So High: A Liberties Boyhood

Seán O'Connor was born in Francis Street, in the Liberties of Dublin, a neighbourhood famous over the centuries for the sturdy independence of its people.Now, in this evocative and affectionate book, he recollects the unique and colourful district of his childhood: the neighbours who lived there, their traditions, talk and lore, the music and poetry of the laneways and markets.Remembrances of the 1940s classroom, of bird-watching in Phoenix Park, of roaming towards adolescence in the streets of his ancestors are mingled with tales of ancient ghosts and the coming of change to the Liberties.O'Connor, father of the novelist Joseph, tells his story with honesty, warmth and style, and the often wry wit of his home-place. This tenderly written testament of one Liberties boy builds into a vivid and heart-warming picture of his own extended family as part of a proud community and its all-but-vanished way of life.

Growing up Working Class: Hidden Injuries and the Development of Angry White Men and Women

This enlightening auto-ethnography examines how social class (and other social institutions and structures) affect how people grow up. Primarily, the book investigates how American children and young adults are impacted by the "hidden injuries" of class, and offers a rich description of how these injuries manifest and curdle later in life. Thomas J. Gorman provides sociological explanations for the phenomenon of the so-called "angry white man," and engages with this phenomenon as it relates to the rise of recent populist political figures such as Donald J. Trump. He also examines how and why white working class people tend to lash out at the wrong social forces and support political action that works against their own interests. Finally, the book demonstrates the connections between working-class attitudes toward schooling, sports, politics, and economics.

Growing up Working Class: Hidden Injuries and the Development of Angry White Men and Women

This enlightening auto-ethnography examines how social class (and other social institutions and structures) affect how people grow up. Primarily, the book investigates how American children and young adults are impacted by the "hidden injuries" of class, and offers a rich description of how these injuries manifest and curdle later in life. Thomas J. Gorman provides sociological explanations for the phenomenon of the so-called "angry white man," and engages with this phenomenon as it relates to the rise of recent populist political figures such as Donald J. Trump. He also examines how and why white working class people tend to lash out at the wrong social forces and support political action that works against their own interests. Finally, the book demonstrates the connections between working-class attitudes toward schooling, sports, politics, and economics.

Growth and Development in Adulthood among Persons with Intellectual Disability: New Frontiers in Theory, Research, and Intervention

This volume advocates an optimistic new conceptual and practical approach to adulthood, aging, and education for individuals with intellectual disability (ID) across the lifespan. The compensation age theory (CAT) at the heart of this book suggests that the adulthood period in populations with ID may be characterized by processes of cognitive development, growth, and neural sprouting, rather than stagnation or even decline. Empirical findings indicate the contribution of chronological age, maturity, and accumulating life experiences to adults’ continued cognitive growth and intelligence, as a result of direct mediation, cognitive intervention, and academic learning as well as exposure to indirect learning. Grounded in cumulative evidence for the CAT, the book presents comprehensive analysis of a practical holistic educational intervention model for enhancing adults’ Cognition (literacy), Affect (including autonomy), and Behavior (adaptive behavior skills), including operative strategies, mediational parameters, and guidance for change agents in diverse settings. This triple CAB model offers detailed tools for promoting the cognitive improvement and invigoration of adults with ID in during ADL, vocational and leisure activities, at all severity levels ranging from mild and moderate to severe and profound, across different ID etiologies including Down syndrome, and even at advanced ages for adults with ID exhibiting comorbid Alzheimer’s.

Growth and Structure of Human Populations: A Mathematical Investigation

Although mathematical demography has traditionally studied the so-called stable population (fixed mortality and fertility schedules), Ansley Coale investigates now the dynamics of population growth and structure—the changing age composition of a population as birth and death rates fluctuate.Originally published in 1972.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.

Growth, Decline, and Regeneration in Large Cities: A Case Study Approach (The Metropolis and Modern Life)

Growth, Decline, and Regeneration in Large Cities sheds light on why some cities prosper, others implode, and still others are able to reverse their downward trajectories. The book focuses on four major case studies of American metropolitan areas: Detroit, Boston, Minneapolis, and Austin. It explores how distinctive political and cultural forces in these cities affected economic growth or decline. Theoretical frameworks to explain economic development in urban areas are identified. The book addresses important subjects such as response to deindustrialization, disruption caused by gentrification, globalization, and the importance of human capital for economic development.

Growth, Decline, and Regeneration in Large Cities: A Case Study Approach (The Metropolis and Modern Life)

Growth, Decline, and Regeneration in Large Cities sheds light on why some cities prosper, others implode, and still others are able to reverse their downward trajectories. The book focuses on four major case studies of American metropolitan areas: Detroit, Boston, Minneapolis, and Austin. It explores how distinctive political and cultural forces in these cities affected economic growth or decline. Theoretical frameworks to explain economic development in urban areas are identified. The book addresses important subjects such as response to deindustrialization, disruption caused by gentrification, globalization, and the importance of human capital for economic development.

Growth, Disparities and Inclusive Development in India: Perspectives from the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh (India Studies in Business and Economics)

The book critically examines the high growth trajectory in India, particularly since the late 1980s, a period which is characterized by increasing inequality. Through various studies from the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh -- a state more populous than Brazil and with a GDP comparable to Bangladesh -- it sheds light on the link between growth and inequality in emerging economies. The slow pace of any upward movement in terms of various development indicators in low-income Indian states is due to a number of factors, including their historical disadvantages. Over a period of time, this has resulted in widening disparities, both between different regions of these states, and between these states and other more prosperous Indian states.The book provides a holistic, yet critical, region-wise analysis of the achievements of Uttar Pradesh compared to other states and to India as a whole, in the context of indicators of inclusive development, namely, growth, employment, poverty, infrastructure, agriculture, industry, education and health. Based on the latest data and sophisticated analysis methods, it assesses inequality and development disparities, clearly identifying three major challenges that poorer states face in redressing poverty and expanding inclusive growth – increasing economic opportunities, empowering poor and marginalised groups to avail new opportunities in a rapidly changing world, and ensuring an effective safety net to reduce vulnerability.The book suggests strategies for promoting high and sustained economic growth, and highlights the significance of broadening social inclusiveness through greater and more rapid access to economic and social opportunities, and building strong social safety nets to protect the chronically poor and mitigate their risks and vulnerabilities with the help of good governance and institutions. With contributions from leading scholars from the region, it is a valuable resource for researchers working in the area of growth and inequality, as well as for policy makers from developing economies around the globe.

Growth, Distribution and Political Change: Asia and the Wider World (Studies in the Economies of East and South-East Asia)

Continuing the inequality and development debate originally ushered in by Kuznets, this book extends to the possible sociopolitical disruptions of growing inequality and its ramifications for growth and development. Comparing a range of countries in Asia and beyond, the book examines the relationships between growth, distribution and politics. Theoretical and empirical studies are backed up by discussion of historical developments in this interdisciplinary study which will interest political scientists, sociologists, historians and economists.

Growth for Good: Reshaping Capitalism to Save Humanity from Climate Catastrophe

From the front lines of economics and policymaking, a compelling case that economic growth is a force for good and a blueprint for enrolling it in the fight against climate change. Economic growth is wrecking the planet. It’s the engine driving climate change, pollution, and the shrinking of natural spaces. To save the environment, will we have to shrink the economy? Might this even lead to a better society, especially in rich nations, helping us break free from a pointless obsession with material wealth that only benefits the few? Alessio Terzi takes these legitimate questions as a starting point for a riveting journey into the socioeconomic, evolutionary, and cultural origins of our need for growth. It’s an imperative, he argues, that we abandon at our own risk. Terzi ranges across centuries and diverse civilizations to show that focus on economic expansion is deeply interwoven with the human quest for happiness, well-being, and self-determination. Growth, he argues, is underpinned by core principles and dynamics behind the West’s rise to affluence. These include the positivism of the Enlightenment, the acceleration of science and technology and, ultimately, progress itself. Today growth contributes to the stability of liberal democracy, the peaceful conduct of international relations, and the very way our society is organized through capitalism. Abandoning growth would not only prove impractical, but would also sow chaos, exacerbating conflict within and among societies. This does not mean we have to choose between chaos and environmental destruction. Growth for Good presents a credible agenda to enroll capitalism in the fight against climate catastrophe. With the right policies and the help of engaged citizens, pioneering nations can set in motion a global decarbonization wave and in parallel create good jobs and a better, greener, healthier world.

Growth IQ: Master the 10 Paths to Grow Your Business

'A worthy successor to Michael Porter, Bova's book is that rare gift: it opens doors for new ideas and new actions. No glib answers here, simply hard-won wisdom that will provoke big changes for organizations large and small.' - Seth Godin, author of LinchpinThe Wall Street Journal Top Ten Bestseller: The 10 strategies to sustainable growth, based on a purpose-led culture for organizations large and small.Tiffani Bova, the Growth and Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce, draws on her expertise as a consultant and practitioner to devise a new framework for business leaders looking to pursue growth. We're witnessing an age of endless customization, and growth strategy is no exception. There's no one size fits all strategy; a winning strategy for one business may spell doom for another.In Growth IQ, Bova determines that there are ten simple – but easily misunderstood – growth paths, and explains how companies can get a handle on their particular business context, and use it to determine the right combination and sequence of growth paths to take them into the future. Bova breaks down the strategies deployed by a wide range of companies to show you how: * GE and John Deere have lasted over a century and continue to thrive by combining their strategy of innovative product development with a renewed focus on R&D and customer experience. * Marvel transformed from a struggling comic book publisher to a global entertainment behemoth by realigning their market penetration strategy to focus on comic book characters, instead of just comic books. * Gateway's attempt at market expansion into brick-and-mortar retail led to its failure, while the same move by Apple has accelerated its growth.Whether your company is on a growth spurt, in a worrying stall, or showing signs of decline, Growth IQ is your map to charting the course of your company's future.

The Growth of Populism in the Political Mainstream: The Contagion Effect of Populist Messages on Mainstream Parties’ Communication (Springer Series in Electoral Politics)

This book examines the populist communication of mainstream parties in Germany, Austria, Italy, and Spain. For a long time, populist and radical right parties have been the main subject of investigation in academic research. Yet, how mainstream parties react to the rise of such actors is less known. Scholars assume a “populist Zeitgeist”, a populist contagion claiming that the political mainstream actively engages in populist and nativist discourses. The author tests this widespread assumption analyzing whether center-left and center-right mainstream parties adopt populist messages, as well as content related to the leftist and right-wing host ideologies of populist actors. Therefore, this book is a must-read for scholars, students, and researchers of political science and electoral studies, as well as policy-makers and practitioners interested in a better understanding of populism and populist communication.

The Growth of Social Knowledge: Theory, Simulation, and Empirical Research in Group Processes (Non-ser.)

This timely, comprehensive analysis of the latest advances in group processes research shows how cutting edge technologies, such as laboratory experiments, simulations, and complex systems combine with the rigor of cumulative research programs to change the way we see the social world. Group processes researchers study society scientifically, and have used sociological theory to build scientific, cumulative knowledge about the social world. Over the last 20 years, they have been extremely successful in advancing this knowledge through the reciprocal interplay of theory and experiment. The synthesis of such knowledge—uniting theory, simulation, and experiment—provides substantive explanations for social phenomena and predictions about events in complex social systems. This volume explores aspects of this synthesis from the perspective of group processes research.Providing deep analyses of methodological issues related to the synthesis of the theories, simulations, and experiments of group processes research, the authors also offer empirical examples of various studies that have been conducted. They investigate the ways in which theoretical research programs coordinate theory and empirical research in sociology to produce scientific progress and how computer simulations have evolved into an important component of theoretical research programs. This illustration of the relationships between theory construction and the method of theory verification advances our understanding of the field and may lead to a radical shift in the methodology and substance of modern social science.

The Growth Of The Manufacturing Industry In Tanzania: An Economic History

Tracing the evolution of the Tanzanian manufacturing industry since the beginning of colonial rule, this book focuses on the period since independence and especially on the effects of socialist policies resulting from the 1967 Arusha Declaration. Dr. Silver develops volume indices of production for Tanzanian industry as a whole and for individual sectors. He also examines in detail changes in labor productivity, earnings, unit labor costs, investments, and the prices of manufactured goods, paying special attention to the role of government-controlled parastatals, the regional distribution of manufacturing industries, and income inequality. The rapid growth in production and employment and the changing structure of the manufacturing industry, he concludes, is due to high rates of investment in a small number of relatively large establishments, primarily in the parastatal sector.

The Growth Of The Manufacturing Industry In Tanzania: An Economic History

Tracing the evolution of the Tanzanian manufacturing industry since the beginning of colonial rule, this book focuses on the period since independence and especially on the effects of socialist policies resulting from the 1967 Arusha Declaration. Dr. Silver develops volume indices of production for Tanzanian industry as a whole and for individual sectors. He also examines in detail changes in labor productivity, earnings, unit labor costs, investments, and the prices of manufactured goods, paying special attention to the role of government-controlled parastatals, the regional distribution of manufacturing industries, and income inequality. The rapid growth in production and employment and the changing structure of the manufacturing industry, he concludes, is due to high rates of investment in a small number of relatively large establishments, primarily in the parastatal sector.

The Growth Paths of State-Society Relations: Power Dynamics, Industrial Policy, and the Pursuit of Inclusive and Sustainable Growth

Institutions shape states, society, businesses, and the interactions between them. Understanding how these interactions shape the growth paths of different countries is crucial to monitoring policy outcomes and gauging creditable impact. The Growth Paths of State-Society Relations highlights how different state-society relations have developed, the power relationships that characterize their different forms or modes, and the wider growth paths that are likely to emerge as a result. Combining case studies with empirical and theoretical game analysis, Mohamed Ismail Sabry presents four State-Business-Labor Relations (SBLR) modes for considering the power relationships at play in these interactions. Analyzing four significant case studies featuring Germany, the USA, China, and Russia, Sabry investigates the emergence of these various modes, particularly whether they arise out of institutional settings or special socioeconomic or historical circumstances. Considering variables such as levels of productivity, long-run economic growth, inequality, and sustainability, chapters also discuss how the SBLR modes affect the growth paths of each example country, particularly through policies related to Technology and Industry 4.0, Green transformation, and social welfare. Providing a rationale for institutional change as well as suggestions for power restructuring within a state-society relationship, The Growth Paths of State-Society Relations offers a unique and nuanced analysis of the perpetual interplay between government, business, and society.

The Growth Paths of State-Society Relations: Power Dynamics, Industrial Policy, and the Pursuit of Inclusive and Sustainable Growth

Institutions shape states, society, businesses, and the interactions between them. Understanding how these interactions shape the growth paths of different countries is crucial to monitoring policy outcomes and gauging creditable impact. The Growth Paths of State-Society Relations highlights how different state-society relations have developed, the power relationships that characterize their different forms or modes, and the wider growth paths that are likely to emerge as a result. Combining case studies with empirical and theoretical game analysis, Mohamed Ismail Sabry presents four State-Business-Labor Relations (SBLR) modes for considering the power relationships at play in these interactions. Analyzing four significant case studies featuring Germany, the USA, China, and Russia, Sabry investigates the emergence of these various modes, particularly whether they arise out of institutional settings or special socioeconomic or historical circumstances. Considering variables such as levels of productivity, long-run economic growth, inequality, and sustainability, chapters also discuss how the SBLR modes affect the growth paths of each example country, particularly through policies related to Technology and Industry 4.0, Green transformation, and social welfare. Providing a rationale for institutional change as well as suggestions for power restructuring within a state-society relationship, The Growth Paths of State-Society Relations offers a unique and nuanced analysis of the perpetual interplay between government, business, and society.

Growth Triumphant: The Twenty-first Century in Historical Perspective (Economics, Cognition, And Society)

Taking a longer view than most literature on economic development, Richard A. Easterlin stresses the enormous contrast between the collective experience of the last half century in both developed and developing countries and what has gone before. An economic historian and demographer, the author writes in the tradition of the "new economic history," drawing on economic theory and quantitative evidence to interpret the historical experience of economic theory and population growth. He reaches beyond the usual disciplinary limits to draw, as appropriate, on sociology, political science, psychology, anthropology, and the history of science. The book will be of interest not only to social scientists but to all readers concerned with where we have been and where we are going. ". . . Easterlin is both an economic historian and a demographer, and it is the combination of these two disciplines and the fine balance between theory and experience that make this well-written, refreshingly optimistic book excellent reading." --Population and Development Review "In this masterful synthesis, Richard Easterlin draws on the disciplines of economic history, demography, sociology, political science, psychology, and the history of science to present an integrated explation of the origins of modern economic growth and of the mortality revolution. . . . His book should be easily accessible to non-specialists and will give them a sense of why economic history can inform our understanding of the future." --Dora L. Costa, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, EH.Net and H-Net "Growth Triumphant is, simply, a fascinating book. Easterlin has woven together a history of economic growth, economic development, human mortality and morbidity, the connections each has with the others, and the implications of this nexus of forces on the future. . . . This book deserves a wide audience." --Choice "In what must surely be the most fair-minded, well-balanced, and scrupulously reasoned and researched book on the sensational subjects implied in its title--the Industrial Revolution, the mortality and fertility revolutions, and the prospects for future happiness for the human race--Professor Easterlin has set in place the capstone of his research career." --Journal of Economic History Richard A. Easterlin is Professor of Economics, University of Southern California.

Grundbegriffe der Kulturtheorie und Kulturwissenschaften (Sammlung Metzler)

Leitfaden durch die Fülle kulturwissenschaftlicher Begriffe und Theorien. In über 150 Beiträgen informiert der Band über die wichtigsten Ansätze, wie z. B. Dekonstruktivismus, Gender Studies, Postkolonialismus und Kultursemiotik sowie die zentralen Begriffe wie etwa Erinnerung, Ritual und Ethnizität.

Grundbegriffe der Soziologie (Uni-Taschenbücher)

Grundbegriffe der Soziologie

Im vorliegenden Buch wird das Feld der Soziologie anhand von über 100 Grundbegriffen beleuchtet. Neben der begrifflichen Klärung wird dabei auch ein Überblick über die theoretischen Grundlagen der Soziologie und eine verlässliche Orientierung und Einführung geboten. Durch ein sorgfältig erarbeitetes Sach- und Stichwortregister werden nicht nur die einzelnen Grundbegriffe, sondern eine große Anzahl weiterer soziologischer und sozialwissenschaftlicher Fachausdrücke aufgenommen und erklärt und somit ein grundlegendes und breites Verständnis der Soziologie und ihrer Anwendungsfelder ermöglicht.Der InhaltVon A wie Akkulturation bis Z wie ZivilgesellschaftDie ZielgruppeStudierende und Lehrende der Soziologie sowie angrenzender FachbereicheDie HerausgeberDr. Johannes Kopp ist Professor für Soziologie an der Universität Trier.Dr. Anja Steinbach ist Professorin für Soziologie an der Universität Duisburg-Essen.

Grundbegriffe der Soziologie

Im vorliegenden Buch soll das Feld der Soziologie anhand von über 100 Grundbegriffen beleuchtet werden. Neben der begrifflichen Klärung wird dabei auch ein Überblick über die theoretischen Grundlagen der Soziologie und eine verlässliche Orientierung und Einführung geboten. Der Bestand der bisherigen Begriffe wurde in dieser Auflage erneut kritisch durchgesehen, teilweise gekürzt, um aktuelle Diskussionen erweitert und generell grundlegend überarbeitet. Es ist dabei gelungen, die führenden Forscher und Forscherinnen der einzelnen Gebiete zu gewinnen. Durch ein sorgfältig erarbeitetes Sach- und Stichwortregister werden nicht nur die einzelnen Grundbegriffe, sondern eine große Anzahl weiterer soziologischer und sozialwissenschaftlicher Fachausdrücke aufgenommen und erklärt.

Grundbegriffe der Soziologie

In dem Band wird das Feld der Soziologie anhand von über 100 Grundbegriffen beleuchtet. Neben der begrifflichen Klärung wird dabei auch ein Überblick über die theoretischen Grundlagen der Soziologie und eine verlässliche Orientierung und Einführung geboten. Es wird ein grundlegendes und breites Verständnis der Soziologie und ihrer Anwendungsfelder vermittelt.

Grundbegriffe der Soziologie

Die "Grundbegriffe der Soziologie" sollen für die begriffliche und theoretische Grundlegung der Soziologie eine verlässliche Orientierung und Einführung bieten. Ein sorgfältig erarbeitetes Sachregister hilft bei der Erschließung aller relevanten Begriffe.