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  • The Myth of the Age of Entitlement

    Millennials, Austerity, and Hope

    par James Cairns ...
    We are said to be living in the age of entitlement. Scholars and pundits declare that millennials expect special treatment, do whatever they feel like, and think they deserve to have things handed to them. In The Myth of the Age of Entitlement, Cairns peels back the layers of the entitlement myth, exposing its faults and arguing that the majority of millennials are actually disentitled, facing ... En savoir plus

    $24.99 CAD

  • A Good Book, In Theory

    Making Sense Through Inquiry, Second Edition

    par Alan Sears, James Cairns ...
    This brief and engagingly written book provides a unique introduction to the process of social inquiry and the theoretical and methodological frameworks that support that inquiry, offering a strong foundation in critical thinking that is rooted in the social sciences but maintains relevance across the disciplines. ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • A Good Book, In Theory

    Making Sense Through Inquiry, Third Edition

    par Alan Sears, James Cairns ...
    This highly original and compelling book offers an introduction to the art and science of social inquiry, including the theoretical and methodological frameworks that support that inquiry. The new edition offers coverage of post-modernism and Indigenous ways of knowing, as well as a discussion of the research process and how to communicate arguments effectively. The result is a book that blends ... En savoir plus

    $24.99 CAD

  • The Democratic Imagination

    Envisioning Popular Power in the 21st Century

    par Alan Sears, James Cairns ...
    Democracy is very much an open question in the early twenty-first century. While voter participation declines in many traditional democracies, new movements for democracy are emerging around the world. This book brings the question of democracy out of the halls of political power and home to our daily lives, pitting "official democracy" and "democracy from below" against one another in a lively ... En savoir plus

    $24.99 CAD

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  • The Sociological Imagination

    par C. Wright Mills ...
    C. Wright Mills is best remembered for his highly acclaimed work The Sociological Imagination, in which he set forth his views on how social science should be pursued. Hailed upon publication as a cogent and hard-hitting critique, The Sociological Imagination took issue with the ascendant schools of sociology in the United States, calling for a humanist sociology connecting the social, personal, ... En savoir plus

    $20.99 CAD

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  • The Consequences of Modernity

    par Anthony Giddens ...
    In this major theoretical statement, the author offers a new and provocative interpretation of the institutional transformations associated with modernity. We do not as yet, he argues, live in a post-modern world. Rather the distinctive characteristics of our major social institutions in the closing period of the twentieth century express the emergence of a period of 'high modernity,' in which ... En savoir plus

    $24.75 CAD

  • School and Society

    par Walter Feinberg, Jonas F. Soltis ...
    Collections series Thinking About Education Series
    This widely used text has been expanded to include the most important issues in contemporary schooling, including:New end-of-chapter sections for Further Reading.New references added to the useful Additional Resources section.School and Society, Fifth Edition uses realistic case studies, dialogues, and open-ended questions designed to stimulate thinking about problems related to school and society ... En savoir plus

    $36.99 CAD

  • The Ethics of Care and Empathy

    par Michael Slote ...
    Eminent moral philosopher Michael Slote argues that care ethics presents an important challenge to other ethical traditions and that a philosophically developed care ethics should, and can, offer its own comprehensive view of the whole of morality. Taking inspiration from British moral sentimentalism and drawing on recent psychological literature on empathy, he shows that the use of that notion ... En savoir plus

    $83.99 CAD

  • In Praise of Reason

    Why Rationality Matters for Democracy

    par Michael P. Lynch ...
    A spirited defense of the relevance of reason for an era of popular skepticism over such matters as climate change, vaccines, and evolution.Why does reason matter, if (as many people seem to think) in the end everything comes down to blind faith or gut instinct? Why not just go with what you believe even if it contradicts the evidence? Why bother with rational explanation when name-calling, ... En savoir plus

    $20.79 CAD

  • Professing Feminism

    Education and Indoctrination in Women's Studies

    par Daphne Patai, Noretta Koertge ...
    Feminists have often called Women's Studies the 'academic arm of the women's movement.' But Daphne Patai and Noretta Koertge charge that the attempt to make Women's Studies serve a political agenda has led to deeply problematic results: dubious scholarship, pedagogical practices that resemble indoctrination more than education, and the alienation of countless potential supporters. In this new and ... En savoir plus

    $78.99 CAD

  • Words, Objects and Events in Economics

    The Making of Economic Theory

    Modifié par Peter Róna, László Zsolnai, Agnieszka Wincewicz-Price ...
    Collections series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This open access book examines from a variety of perspectives the disappearance of moral content and ethical judgment from the models employed in the formulation of modern economic theory, and some of the papers contain important proposals about how moral judgment could be reintroduced in economic theory. The chapters collected in this volume result from the favorable reception of the first volume ... En savoir plus

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  • Transforming Conflict through Insight

    par Cheryl A. Picard, Kenneth R Melchin ...
    Examining the difficulties of conflict resolution, Transforming Conflict through Insight demonstrates how applying Bernard Lonergan's philosophy of insight to mediation can lead to more productive and constructive negotiations. Kenneth R. Melchin and Cheryl A. Picard provide both an overview of conflict research and an introduction to Lonergan's "insight theory," offering an outstanding piece of ... En savoir plus

    $32.99 CAD