Craig Calhoun Bücher

Das ökonomische System des Kapitalismus wird kollabieren, weil negative Konjunkturzyklen und politische Krisen zusammentreffen und Wachstum an Grenzen stößt. Umweltkrisen werden den Kapitalismus massiv unter Druck setzen, ebenso wie globale Machtkämpfe und der Kampf um Ressourcen. Die Mittelklassen werden ihre Arbeit an IT-Services verlieren und nicht mehr so konsumieren können wie heute. Eine wichtige Frage wird sein, ob eine internationale politische Steuerung den Marktliberalismus wird beeinflussen können. Fünf herausragende Sozialforscher diskutieren in diesem Buch die Optionen wirtschaftlicher und sozialer Entwicklung in den nächsten 30 Jahren. Historische Systemumbrüche und gegenwärtige Machtverhältnisse im Blick, entwerfen sie fünf Zukunftsszenarien für das 21. Jahrhundert und führen ihre Ergebnisse in einer Synthese zusammen. Inhaltsverzeichnis Inhalt Die nächste große Wende 7 Gemeinsame Einleitung Die strukturelle Krise oder Warum der Kapitalismus sich nicht mehr rentieren könnte 17 Immanuel Wallerstein Das Ende der Mittelschichtarbeit: Keine weiteren Auswege 49 Randall Collins Das Ende ist vielleicht nah aber für wen? 89 Michael Mann Was war der Kommunismus? 123 Georgi Derluguian Was den Kapitalismus heute bedroht 163 Craig Calhoun Ein Weckruf an die Sozialwissenschaften 203 Gemeinsamer Schluss

This comprehensive collection of classical sociological theory is a definitive guide to the roots of sociology. The Reader traces the evolution of social science from its undisciplined beginnings to current guideposts and reference points in contemporary sociological debate.

This book attempts to combine intellectual integrity with a lively writing style and aims to acquaint students with the entire range of sociological inquiry from classical to contemporary. This edition has been completely updated and now includes two new features: Communist Societies in Transition, and Sociology and the Media.

Craig Calhoun, Dilip Gaonkar, and Charles Taylor argue that democracies have embraced individual freedom at the expense of equality and solidarity, economic growth at the expense of democracy. Rebuilding local communities and large-scale institutions is now crucial, with attention to the public good beyond private advantage or ingroup loyalty.

This thorough collection of contemporary sociological theory is the definitive guide to current perspectives and approaches in the field. Organized by theme, the volume includes the most representative material available on topics such as symbolic interactionism, phenomenology, structuralism, network theory, critical theory, feminist theory, and the current debates over modernity and postmodernity.

Midair is a true account of one of the most remarkable tales of survival in the history of aviation - a midair collision at 30,000 feet by two bomb-laden B-52s over a category 5 super typhoon above the South China Sea during the outset of the Vietnam War - and the subsequent story of what happened to the surviving pilot when he bailed out in the middle of the typhoon.

Trust Based Observations teaches observers to build trusting relationships with teachers as they engage in frequent observations and reflective conversations with them. Using the manageable observation form and data driven goal setting, the result is teachers embrace risk-taking and take growth steps necessary for significant teaching improvement.

While in-depth cultural histories have been devoted to such classic horror monsters as the vampire, the zombie and Frankenstein's tragic creature, the cinematic werewolf has long been considered little more than the 'beast within': a psychoanalytic analogue for the bestial side of man. This book, the first scholarly study of the werewolf in cinema, redresses the balance by exploring over one hundred years of werewolf films - from The Werewolf (1913) to WolfCop (2014) via The Wolf Man (1941) and An American Werewolf in London (1981) - to reveal the cultural significance of she-wolves and wolf-men as evolving metaphors for the cultural fears and anxieties of their times. In doing so, it illustrates how we can begin to understand one of our oldest mythical monsters as a rich and diverse cultural metaphor.

Using five key concepts (social structure, culture, power, functional integration and social action), this book aims to show the diversity of sociology, without presenting it as though it were divided by competing perspectives. This edition emphasizes cross-cultural understanding and global issues.