Kategoria BISAC: Social Science >> Sociology - General

This book is the first academic monograph in China to comprehensively examine the concept, principles, and system of civil law from an ethical point of view. Under the background that China has promulgated the Civil Code, it is necessary to analyze the relevant contents of the Civil Code from all aspects, in depth and from various angles. The basic point of view is that China s Civil Code should not only consider the advanced nature, but also take into account the national character, sublimation, and inheritance, and to meet the needs of modern society and demonstrate the ethical value....

• The foremost reference resource for academics, researchers, and graduate students in psychology looking for the most current, well-researched, and thorough information in the field of social psychology
• Established for over 50 years; no other reference in the field can claim the stature or thoroughness of content as this classic resource
• Represents the full field from neuron to nation
• This fifth edition brings on board mostly new authors as befits a vigorous, cutting-edge science
• Features chapters on social neuroscience, mind perception,...

This volume is a critical exploration of multiple posthuman possibilities in the 21st century and beyond. Due to the global engagement with advanced technology, we are witness to a species-wise blurring of boundaries at the edge of the human. On the one hand, we find ourselves in a digital age in which human identity is being transformed through networked technological intervention, a large part of our consciousness transferred to -smart- external devices. On the other hand, we are assisted---or assailed---by an unprecedented proliferation of quasi-human substitutes and surrogates, forming...

This book explores how economic and social values are created through dynamic, non-linear interactions within cooperative networks. Emphasizing the importance of relations and networks in value creation, the book discusses critical issues such as the relational nature of the firm, relational management and leadership as well as relational philosophy. This includes topics such as network models, stakeholder management, relational contracts, cooperative economics as well as philosophical questions related to relational ontology, epistemology and methodology, inter alia.

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• Builds on the success of The Blackwell Companion to Social Theory, second edition with substantial revisions, entirely new contributions, and a fresh editorial direction
• Explores contemporary areas such as actor network theory, social constructionism, human rights and cosmopolitanism
• Includes chapters on demography, science and technology studies, and genetics and social theory
• Emphasizes key areas of sociology which have had an...

• Composed of over 30 essays written by an international array of scholars and meticulously edited by one of the best known authorities on the study of deviance
• Features chapters on cutting-edge topics, such as terrorism and environmental degradation as forms of deviance
• Each chapter includes a critical review of what is known about the topic, the current status of the...