Books written by Neil J. Smelser

Sociology

... agree with Collins that the basic relations between the sexes are those of dominant males and sub- In a related theory , Barron and Norris ordinate females , but they find this inequal- ( 1976 ) argue that subordination of women is ...
Cultural Trauma and Collective Identity

Greene, J. M., and S. Kumar. 2000. “Editors' Introduction.” Pp. xxi–xxix in Witness: Voices from the Holocaust, ed. J. M. Greene and S. Kumar. New York: Free Press. ... Hartman, Geoffrey H. 1996. The Longest Shadow: In the Aftermath of ...
Social Change in the Industrial Revolution: An Application of Theory to the British Cotton Industry

Friendly societies, he argued, enriched the mercer, undertaker, and milliner by their extravagant funerals. The practice of drinking on meeting-nights had "fascinating charms" which were likely to seduce the members: Their character ...
Usable Social Science

Susan H. Godar and Sharmila Pixy ferris. Hershey, Pa: idea Group Publishing, 49–75. Cook, Karen S., Roderick M. Kramer, David H. Thom, irena Stepanikova, et al. 2004 trust and Distrust in Patient-Physician Relationships—Perceived ...
Social Change in the Industrial Revolution: An Application of Theory to the British Cotton Industry

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Social Structure and Mobility in Economic Development

The foundation of this volume is the notion that the several processes of change constituting economic and social development are systematically interrelated.
社会科学的比较方法

据美新泽西州恩格尔伍德克利夫斯普伦蒂斯-霍尔出版公司1976年版译出
Behavioral and Social Science Research: A National Resource

A National Resource, Part I National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social ...
America Becoming: Racial Trends and Their Consequences

This collection of papers represents the most current literature in the field. Volume 1 covers demographic trends, immigration, racial attitudes, and the geography of opportunity.
Social Paralysis and Social Change: British Working-Class Education in the Nineteenth Century

Davies, Emily. "On Secondary Instruction, as Relating to Girls." In Transactions of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science, pp. 394 — 404. London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1856.
The Faces of Terrorism: Social and Psychological Dimensions

The later version, as pieced together by Mooney, predicted an earthquake for the spring of 1891 (one variant specified July 4 of that year). A messiah identified with Jesus would appear.
Theory Collectve Behav Ils 258

75 Sakolski, The Great American Land Bubble, p. 29. 76 Galbraith, The Great Crash, pp. 175–176, quoting Macaulay and Bagehot, and implying the same about the 1928–29 boom in America. For the same conditions which preceded the railway ...
Social Change and Modernity

Social Change and Modernity
The Faces of Terrorism: Social and Psychological Dimensions

The Faces of Terrorism provides the breadth of scope necessary to understand--and ultimately eliminate--this most pressing global threat. "This is a fine book, remarkably broad and encompassing in its sweep.
The Odyssey Experience: Physical, Social, Psychological, and Spiritual Journeys

Drawing on an astonishing range of examples, Neil J. Smelser focuses on how such experiences enhance our lives and provide us with meaning and dignity. The odyssey experience, as Smelser advances it, is generic, widespread, and recurring.
Problematics of Sociology: The Georg Simmel Lectures, 1995

These skillfully written essays are based on the Georg Simmel Lectures delivered by Neil J. Smelser at Humboldt University in Berlin in the spring of 1995.
Dynamics of the Contemporary University: Growth, Accretion, and Conflict

This book is an expanded version of the Clark Kerr Lectures of 2012, delivered by Neil Smelser at the University of California at Berkeley in January and February of that year.
Diversity and Its Discontents: Cultural Conflict and Common Ground in Contemporary American Society

This work asks the question: does any social solidarity exist among Americans?
The Social Importance of Self-Esteem

Alcoholics and drug addicts may be seen as " retreatists " ; they cannot attain societal goals through either legitimate or illegitimate means . The term anomie suggests alienation— substance abusers retreat from society because they ...
Comparative Methods in the Social Sciences

The book's unique clarity makes it particularly useful for working scholars as well as students fighting their way through the methodological thickets of comparative studies.