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Die beharrliche Mitte – Wenn investive Statusarbeit funktioniert
Dieses Open-Access-Buch untersucht vor dem Hintergrund der kulturell hegemonialen Rolle der Mittelschichten in westlichen Gesellschaften sowie angesichts zeitdiagnostischer Behauptungen, dass „die Mitte" zunehmenden Verunsicherungen und Gefährdungen ausgesetzt sei, die biographischen Orientierungen und Praktiken, die die Lebensführung der Mittelschichten in Deutschland ausmachen.
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- 978-3-658-36566-0
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Understanding Cultural Non-Participation in an Egalitarian Context
This open access book uses a rich data set, from individuals whose background profiles statistically predict strong cultural non-participation, to explore the most salient lifestyles and symbolic boundaries drawn in these potentially disengaged groups.The book departs from a theoretical framework in which cultural practices and cultural participation in their most visible and tangible form are …
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- 978-3-031-18865-7
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- Palgrave Studies in Cultural Participation
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- XI, 163
Rassismus in der Polizei: Eine wissenschaftliche Bestandsaufnahme
Der Open Access-Band arbeitet das Themenfeld Polizei und Rassismus umfassend auf. In 33 Beiträgen werden behandelt: • Grundlagen zum Phänomen Rassismus, • relevante Befunde zur Polizei als Organisation und zu ihrer Praxis, • Entstehungszusammenhänge und Folgen von Rassismus in der Polizei, • Methoden der wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung und • Möglichkeiten und Grenzen des…
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- 978-3-658-37133-3
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- VIII, 742
Teilhabeforschung – Konturen eines neuen Forschungsfeldes
Teilhabeforschung untersucht die Lebenslagen von Menschen mit Beeinträchtigungen und Behinderungen unter den normativen Perspektiven von Inklusion und gleichberechtigter Teilhabe. Sie berücksichtigt, dass sich die deutschsprachige Forschung zum komplexen Phänomen der Beeinträchtigung und Behinderung über die Jahre stark ausdifferenziert hat und mittlerweile unterschiedliche Disziplinen und…
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- 978-3-658-38305-3
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- Beiträge zur Teilhabeforschung
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- X, 544
People or Property
This open access book explores the intersection of property law, relocation, and resettlement processes in the United States and among communities that grapple with migration as an adaptation strategy. As communities face the prospect of relocating because of rising seas, policy makers, disaster specialists, and community leaders are scrambling to understand what adaptation pathways are legally…
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- 978-3-031-36872-1
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- XXI, 242
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First-in-Family Students, University Experience and Family Life
This open access book, now in its second edition, offers a comprehensive overview of the experiences of First in Family (FiF) or first-generation students in higher education. It draws upon narratives of students and their family members and spans the entire university student life cycle (pre-entry, commencement, progression and graduation) with a focus on specific cohorts including mature-aged…
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- 978-3-031-34450-3
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- XXIII, 294
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Occupy the Future
"How the Occupy movement has challenged the gap between American principles and American practice--and how we can realize our most cherished ideals."--Provided by publisher.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262306072
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- 1 online resource (280 pages) :illustrations.
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Fair division and collective welfare
The concept of fair division is as old as civil society itself. Aristotle's "equal treatment of equals" was the first step toward a formal definition of distributive fairness. The concept of collective welfare, more than two centuries old, is a pillar of modern economic analysis. Reflecting fifty years of research, this book examines the contribution of modern microeconomic thinking to distribu…
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- 9780262280297
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- 1 online resource (vi, 289 pages) :illustrations
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Combating inequality :rethinking government's role
"Edited collection with contributions from notable economists on policy solutions to the problem of economic inequality in advanced economies"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 0262363534
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- 1 online resource.
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Heredity, Family, and Inequality: A Critique of Social Sciences
Empirical literature in disciplines ranging from behavioural genetics to economics shows that in virtually every aspect of life the outcomes of children are correlated to a greater or lesser extent with the outcomes of their parents. Beenstock offers theoretical and methodological tools for understanding these correlations.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 0262301385
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- 1 online resource (viii, 474 pages) :illustrations
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