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A watershed event in the field of sociology, this text introduced “a major breakthrough in the sociology of knowledge and sociological theory generally” (George Simpson, American Sociological Review).
In this seminal book, Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann examine how knowledge forms and how it is preserved and altered within a society. Unlike earlier theorists and philosophers, Berger and Luckmann go...
In this seminal book, Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann examine how knowledge forms and how it is preserved and altered within a society. Unlike earlier theorists and philosophers, Berger and Luckmann go...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Hosted by twice Oscar nominated actor and activist Woody Harrelson, 'Ethos' lifts the lid on a Pandora's Box of systemic issues that guarantee failure in every aspect of our lives, from the environment to our democracy and our own personal liberty. From conflicts of interest in politics to unregulated corporate power, to a military industrial complex that just about owns our government. We cannot change our system until we know how the system works....
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Profiles the world's most renowned sociologists and more than 100 of their biggest ideas, including issues of equality, diversity, identity, and human rights; the effects of globalization; the role of institutions; and the rise of urban living in modern society.
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Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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The epic story and ultimate big history of how human society evolved from intimate chimp communities into the sprawling civilizations of a world-dominating species. If a chimpanzee ventures into the territory of a different group, it will almost certainly be killed. But a New Yorker can fly to Los Angeles--or Borneo--with very little fear. Psychologists have done little to explain this: for years, they have held that our biology puts a hard upper...
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Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2020.
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Español
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"El libro de la sociología es una recopilación brillante y clara de las teorías de los sociólogos más importantes de la actualidad como Bauman, Haberman, Sennet, Sassen, Wallerstein, Bordieu ... que explica con un lenguaje claro apoyado por gráficos e ilustraciones teorías tales como la modernidad líquida, glocalización, sistema-mundo, la sociedad red o macdonalización con las que los especialistas nos ayudan a comprender nuestra sociedad."--Amazon.es...
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Vision Video
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Find Me is a profoundly moving documentary that tells the stories of three families who adopt children from China as well as the stories of those who loved these children first; The biological parents who feel they can’t keep their children and the orphanage nannies or foster-families who must say goodbye to the children they’ve raised for months…or years..
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Electric Pictures
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
The Human Race is a compelling adventure documentary set in the Kimberley Region - an ancient, remote and spectacular landscape in North Western Australia. Three men from different continents begin the race on the rim of Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater, the second largest meteorite crater in the world, and finish in the small coastal town of Wyndham.. Australian Aboriginal elder, 72 year old Jack Jugarie, travels with little more than his Dreamtime knowledge...
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The Video Project
Pub. Date
1997.
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English
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Waco: The Rules of Engagement is the first full-length documentary film to present the complete picture of the series of events outside Waco, Texas during 1993 that resulted in the shooting of 4 federal agents and the deaths of 86 men, women, and children of the Branch Davidian religious sect. Waco: The Rules of Engagement is a highly detailed examination of the interaction between David Koresh, his members, and Federal Law Enforcement. It shows how...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Explore ways that teachers and students behave in classrooms across the globe, focusing on what seems to work in a few key systems. Discover why practices that produce a great outcome in one place—such as lengthening the school year—don’t necessarily lead to success in another..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
How should we measure academic success? By standardized tests and school grades? By transition and mobility within an education system? See how true success in education is a delicate balance between school factors and non-school factors, which can look quite different depending on the context..
15) Human Geography
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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HUMAN GEOGRAPHY: MAKING SENSE OF PLANET EARTH presents human geography’s unique perspective. Human geography focuses on the distribution of places and human traits across the globe and their connection to one another. Presented by acclaimed geographer Alec Murphy this incredible series shot in HD reviews significant discoveries, individuals, and theories that make human geography a cutting edge science in the 21st Century.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Assuming something is “wrong” with schools, how might they be fixed? Analyze how the larger forces of imposition, invitation, and innovation can lead to change through examples from Saudi Arabia, the U.S., and Myanmar, where Buddhist monks have established non-religious schools at their monasteries to remedy the poor quality of government-provided education..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Accountability culture varies from country to country and region to region, but three common elements appear in most educational systems. Compare and contrast how access, achievement, and a combination of standards and assessments play out in the U.S. and Finland, and look at one notable exception—the consensus culture of Japan..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Is low student performance the fault of teachers? Consider this question as you study characteristics of students, teachers, curriculum, and culture in the “model” educational systems to see what makes them different (or not) from the U.S. and other middle- or low-performing countries. Look at the elusiveness of quality teachers in the Gulf region..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Many business and industry leaders say there is no connection between formal school education—which teaches information, but not skills—and what is needed in the world of work. Investigate renewed global efforts to test whether vocational training can better prepare youth to participate in the emerging technology-driven knowledge economy..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Borrowing or benchmarking one national education system against another is not necessarily a remedy or the most useful analytical tool for educational reform, yet these are among the most common approaches. Begin to understand why this approach falls short as Professor Wiseman lays out his general thesis for the course..
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