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Doing Computational Social Science - A Practical Introduction (Paperback): John McLevey Doing Computational Social Science - A Practical Introduction (Paperback)
John McLevey
R1,098 Discovery Miles 10 980 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Computational approaches offer exciting opportunities for us to do social science differently. This beginner's guide discusses a range of computational methods and how to use them to study the problems and questions you want to research. It assumes no knowledge of programming, offering step-by-step guidance for coding in Python and drawing on examples of real data analysis to demonstrate how you can apply each approach in any discipline. The book also: Considers important principles of social scientific computing, including transparency, accountability and reproducibility. Understands the realities of completing research projects and offers advice for dealing with issues such as messy or incomplete data and systematic biases. Empowers you to learn at your own pace, with online resources including screencast tutorials and datasets that enable you to practice your skills and get up to speed. For anyone who wants to use computational methods to conduct a social science research project, this book equips you with the skills, good habits and best working practices to do rigorous, high quality work.

Introducing Social Statistics (Hardcover): Richard Startup, Elwyn T. Whittaker Introducing Social Statistics (Hardcover)
Richard Startup, Elwyn T. Whittaker
R3,019 Discovery Miles 30 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1982, this book describes those basic ideas and techniques of statistics which should be known to every social scientist. The explanations are given in careful detail at a level of mathematical sophistication which will be readily attainable by students meeting statistical methods for the first time. All the methods described are applied to, and sometimes are motivated by, genuine problems of interest arising in sociology, social policy, politics or human geography. The authors often provide a meaningful discussion of the substantive problem itself in addition to an analysis of the statistical techniques being used on it. In this way subject matter and statistical techniques are integrated in an original and effective manner. The authors combine considerable experience of shared teaching of social statistics with familiarity with its use in practical fields and in research. Their book therefore focuses on the most directly applicable methods and is carefully sequenced to promote rapid student understanding. The topic of probability - which so often confuses students - is here dealt with simply yet thoroughly. The chapter on the sources of social statistics, whilst being unusual in a text of this kind, is particularly welcome and comprehensively meets the needs of students on a wide range of courses. Introducing Social Statistics will make the vitally important field of statistics accessible to all students of the social sciences.

Doing Accessible Social Research - A Practical Guide (Hardcover): Daniela Aidley, Kriss Fearon Doing Accessible Social Research - A Practical Guide (Hardcover)
Daniela Aidley, Kriss Fearon
R2,102 Discovery Miles 21 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Nearly 20% of the population has a disability. Despite this, mainstream research often does not explicitly address the methodological and practical issues that can act as barriers to disabled people's participation in social research. In this book, Aidley and Fearon provide a concise, practical introduction to making it easier for everyone to take part in research. Requiring no prior knowledge about accessible research methods, the book: * explains how removing barriers to participation will improve the quality of the research; * covers the research process from design, to collecting data, to dissemination and publication; * includes checklists and further reading, as well as useful examples and vignettes to illustrate how issues play out in practice. This book will be invaluable to researchers from a variety of backgrounds looking to increase participation in their research, whether postgraduate students, experienced academic researchers, practitioners or professionals.

Research Methods for Sports Studies (Paperback, 4th edition): Ian Jones Research Methods for Sports Studies (Paperback, 4th edition)
Ian Jones
R1,438 Discovery Miles 14 380 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Complete introduction to research methods for any sport or exercise-related degree course Covers qualitative and quantitative methods Explores the full research process, from choosing a research question to writing a research report Includes international sport and exercise related cases and examples in every chapter Straightforward and engaging but not simplistic; substantial enough for any graduate level course Fully revised fourth edition includes expanded coverage of key and emering topics including online research, data visualisation, image analysis, source evaluation, and mixed methods For the first time, the book is full colour throughout Diversity is a key theme in the new edition, including feminist and indigenous methodologies, and a wider range of international and cultural examples, cases and researcher profiles New feature showcases leading researchers briefly discussing their own research projects, showing how effective research takes place in practice Companion website includes additional teaching and learning materials for students and lecturers

Semantic Network Analysis in Social Sciences (Hardcover): Elad Segev Semantic Network Analysis in Social Sciences (Hardcover)
Elad Segev
R4,067 Discovery Miles 40 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Semantic Network Analysis in Social Sciences introduces the fundamentals of semantic network analysis and its applications in the social sciences. Readers learn how to easily transform any given text into a visual network of words co-occurring together, a process that allows mapping the main themes appearing in the text and revealing its main narratives and biases. Semantic network analysis is particularly useful today with the increasing volumes of text-based information available. It is one of the developing, cutting-edge methods to organize, identify patterns and structures, and understand the meanings of our information society. The first chapters in this book offer step-by-step guidelines for conducting semantic network analysis, including choosing and preparing the text, selecting desired words, constructing the networks, and interpreting their meanings. Free software tools and code are also presented. The rest of the book displays state-of-the-art studies from around the world that apply this method to explore news, political speeches, social media content, and even to organize interview transcripts and literature reviews. Aimed at scholars with no previous knowledge in the field, this book can be used as a main or a supplementary textbook for general courses on research methods or network analysis courses, as well as a starting point to conduct your own content analysis of large texts.

Mass Shootings and Civilian Armament (Hardcover): Alexei Anisin Mass Shootings and Civilian Armament (Hardcover)
Alexei Anisin
R4,052 Discovery Miles 40 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

- puts forward the most comprehensive assessment of the relationship between mass shootings and background checks to date. -While scholars have carried out both quantitative analyses and case studies of mass shootings on this topic, no books exist on this topic and peer reviewed articles have thus far failed to account for why a historical increase in societal armament arose in the first place, have not fully identified causal mechanisms and pathways that link mass shootings to gun purchases, and have treated the proposed causal relationship as being linear in nature. - takes a multi-methodological approach comprised of case studies, quantitative analysis, and qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) to offer a transparent, well rounded inquiry on the mass shootings-background check nexus,. -provides readers with several different perspectives through which to consider the prominence of this vastly important empirical trend, and importantly, classifies the pathways, processes, and mechanisms that link mass shootings to post-shooting increases in gun purchases

health policy (Hardcover): James W. Bjoerkman, Christa Altenstetter health policy (Hardcover)
James W. Bjoerkman, Christa Altenstetter
R10,625 Discovery Miles 106 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Health Policy presents the key classic and contemporary articles and will be an important source of reference for health care professionals, academics and policymakers. It sheds light on the values and socio-political factors which underpin health policy, and will be invaluable in helping to assess and compare policymaking processes in different countries. The volume is divided into six sections and within each section the articles are presented chronologically. Thus the selection is suitable for both the beginner and the more advanced student; the beginner will benefit from the earlier readings by observing their cumulative impact on later writings, while the more advanced student may find the more up-to-date articles of particular interest. Section I introduces several basic values which underlie all health policies; section II reviews the socio-economic and political factors in health policy; section III deals with the experience and practice of American health care while section IV offers comparisons with other countries in Europe and also with Japan. Section V examines the opportunities and constraints for countries' learning from each other and finally section VI raises methodological issues and indicates the challenges which must be addressed in the future.

Handbook of Computational Social Science, Volume 1 - Theory, Case Studies and Ethics (Paperback): Uwe Engel, Anabel Quan-Haase,... Handbook of Computational Social Science, Volume 1 - Theory, Case Studies and Ethics (Paperback)
Uwe Engel, Anabel Quan-Haase, Sunny Liu, Lars E. Lyberg
R1,738 Discovery Miles 17 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

1. Very comprehensive and extensive coverage (stresses the relevance of the entire research cycle, from design to data collection to analysis to interpretation). 2. Highlights the multidisciplinary nature of CSS, drawing from research in computer science, statistics, and the social and behavioural sciences. 3. Takes a holistic approach to CSS methods. Instead of focusing on simply harvesting data, the editors emphasise the importance of a carefully crafted research design containing key milestone checks.

Handbook of Computational Social Science, Volume 1 - Theory, Case Studies and Ethics (Hardcover): Uwe Engel, Anabel Quan-Haase,... Handbook of Computational Social Science, Volume 1 - Theory, Case Studies and Ethics (Hardcover)
Uwe Engel, Anabel Quan-Haase, Sunny Liu, Lars E. Lyberg
R5,256 Discovery Miles 52 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

1. Very comprehensive and extensive coverage (stresses the relevance of the entire research cycle, from design to data collection to analysis to interpretation). 2. Highlights the multidisciplinary nature of CSS, drawing from research in computer science, statistics, and the social and behavioural sciences. 3. Takes a holistic approach to CSS methods. Instead of focusing on simply harvesting data, the editors emphasise the importance of a carefully crafted research design containing key milestone checks.

Handbook of Computational Social Science, Volume 2 - Data Science, Statistical Modelling, and Machine Learning Methods... Handbook of Computational Social Science, Volume 2 - Data Science, Statistical Modelling, and Machine Learning Methods (Paperback)
Uwe Engel, Anabel Quan-Haase, Lars Lyberg, Sunny Liu
R1,733 Discovery Miles 17 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

1. Very comprehensive and extensive coverage (stresses the relevance of the entire research cycle, from design to data collection to analysis to interpretation). 2. Highlights the multidisciplinary nature of CSS, drawing from research in computer science, statistics, and the social and behavioural sciences. 3. Takes a holistic approach to CSS methods. Instead of focusing on simply harvesting data, the editors emphasise the importance of a carefully crafted research design containing key milestone checks. 4. Covers important and emergent topics in the field like the relationship between CSS, AI and machine learning.

Innovation in Real Places - Strategies for Prosperity in an Unforgiving World (Hardcover): Dan Breznitz Innovation in Real Places - Strategies for Prosperity in an Unforgiving World (Hardcover)
Dan Breznitz
R882 R821 Discovery Miles 8 210 Save R61 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A challenge to prevailing ideas about innovation and a guide to identifying the best growth strategy for your community. Across the world, cities and regions have wasted trillions of dollars on blindly copying the Silicon Valley model of growth creation. Since the early years of the information age, we've been told that economic growth derives from harnessing technological innovation. To do this, places must create good education systems, partner with local research universities, and attract innovative hi-tech firms. We have lived with this system for decades, and the result is clear: a small number of regions and cities at the top of the high-tech industry but many more fighting a losing battle to retain economic dynamism. But are there other models that don't rely on a flourishing high-tech industry? In Innovation in Real Places, Dan Breznitz argues that there are. The purveyors of the dominant ideas on innovation have a feeble understanding of the big picture on global production and innovation. They conflate innovation with invention and suffer from techno-fetishism. In their devotion to start-ups, they refuse to admit that the real obstacle to growth for most cities is the overwhelming power of the real hubs, which siphon up vast amounts of talent and money. Communities waste time, money, and energy pursuing this road to nowhere. Breznitz proposes that communities instead focus on where they fit in the four stages in the global production process. Some are at the highest end, and that is where the Clevelands, Sheffields, and Baltimores are being pushed toward. But that is bad advice. Success lies in understanding the changed structure of the global system of production and then using those insights to enable communities to recognize their own advantages, which in turn allows to them to foster surprising forms of specialized innovation. As he stresses, all localities have certain advantages relative to at least one stage of the global production process, and the trick is in recognizing it. Leaders might think the answer lies in high-tech or high-end manufacturing, but more often than not, they're wrong. Innovation in Real Places is an essential corrective to a mythology of innovation and growth that too many places have bought into in recent years. Best of all, it has the potential to prod local leaders into pursuing realistic and regionally appropriate models for growth and innovation.

Handbook of Computational Social Science, Volume 2 - Data Science, Statistical Modelling, and Machine Learning Methods... Handbook of Computational Social Science, Volume 2 - Data Science, Statistical Modelling, and Machine Learning Methods (Hardcover)
Uwe Engel, Anabel Quan-Haase, Lars Lyberg, Sunny Liu
R5,265 Discovery Miles 52 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

1. Very comprehensive and extensive coverage (stresses the relevance of the entire research cycle, from design to data collection to analysis to interpretation). 2. Highlights the multidisciplinary nature of CSS, drawing from research in computer science, statistics, and the social and behavioural sciences. 3. Takes a holistic approach to CSS methods. Instead of focusing on simply harvesting data, the editors emphasise the importance of a carefully crafted research design containing key milestone checks. 4. Covers important and emergent topics in the field like the relationship between CSS, AI and machine learning.

Modeling Interpretation and the Practice of Political Theory (Paperback): Martin Beckstein, Ralph Weber Modeling Interpretation and the Practice of Political Theory (Paperback)
Martin Beckstein, Ralph Weber
R1,144 Discovery Miles 11 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Political theory offers a great variety of interpretive traditions and models. Today, pluralism is the paradigm. But are all approaches equally useful? What are their limits and possibilities? Can we practice them in isolation, or can we combine them? Modeling Interpretation and the Practice of Political Theory addresses these questions in a refreshing and hands- on manner. It not only models in the abstract, but also tests in practice eight basic schemes of interpretation with which any ambitious reader of political texts should already be familiar. Comprehensive and engaging, the book includes: A straightforward typology of interpretation in political theory. Chapters on the analytical Oxford model, biographical and oeuvre- based interpretation, Skinner's Cambridge School, the esoteric model, reflexive hermeneutics, reception analysis and conceptual history. Original readings of Federalist Paper No. 10 , Plato's Statesman, de Gouges's The Three Urns, Rivera's wall painting The History of Mexico and Strauss's Persecution and the Art of Writing; with further chapters on Machiavelli, Huang Zongxi and a Hittite loyalty oath. An Epilogue proposing pragmatist eclecticism as the way forward in interpretation. An inspiring, hands- on textbook suitable for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as experienced scholars of political theory, intellectual history and philosophy interested in learning more about types and models of interpretation, and the challenge of combining them in interpretive practice.

Research Ethics in Human Geography (Hardcover): Sebastian Henn, Judith Miggelbrink, Kathrin Hoerschelmann Research Ethics in Human Geography (Hardcover)
Sebastian Henn, Judith Miggelbrink, Kathrin Hoerschelmann
R4,060 Discovery Miles 40 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores common ethical issues faced by human geographers in their research. It offers practical guidance for research planning and design that incorporates geographic disciplinary knowledge to conceptualise research ethics. The volume brings together international insights from researchers in geography and related fields to provide a comprehensive overview of relevant ethical frameworks and challenges in human geography research. It includes in-depth reflections on a range of ethical dilemmas that arise in certain contextual conditions and spatial constructions that face those researching and teaching on spatial dimensions of social life. With a focus on the increased need for specialist ethics training as part of postgraduate education in the Humanities and Social Sciences and the necessity for fostering sensitivity in cross-cultural comparative research, the book seeks to enable people to engage in ethical decision-making and moral reasoning while conducting research. Chapters examine the implications of geographical research for conceptualising ethics and discuss specific case studies from which more general conclusions, linked to conceptual debates, are drawn. As a research-based reference guide for tackling ethically sensitive projects and international differences in legal and institutional standards and requirements, the book is useful for postgraduate and undergraduate students as well as academics teaching at senior levels.

Researching Happiness - Qualitative, Biographical and Critical Perspectives (Hardcover): Ilona Suojanen, Wolfram Manzenreiter,... Researching Happiness - Qualitative, Biographical and Critical Perspectives (Hardcover)
Ilona Suojanen, Wolfram Manzenreiter, Barbara Holthus, Sarah Coulthard, Kelly Johnson, …
R2,104 Discovery Miles 21 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the past, happiness studies has been dominated by the work of philosophers, economists and psychologists, but more recently there has been a growing interest from social scientist into the natures of happiness and wellbeing. This original collection draws on the latest empirical research to explore the practical challenges facing happiness researchers today, such as how to conduct happiness research in different cultural contexts, how to theorise wellbeing or how to operationalise definitions of happiness in qualitative and biographical research. By uniquely combining the critical approach of sociology with techniques from other disciplines, the contributors illuminate new approaches to the study of happiness and well-being.

Translations of Security - A Framework for the Study of Unwanted Futures (Hardcover): Ulrik Pram Gad, Ole Waever, Trine... Translations of Security - A Framework for the Study of Unwanted Futures (Hardcover)
Ulrik Pram Gad, Ole Waever, Trine Villumsen Berling, Karen Lund Petersen
R3,918 Discovery Miles 39 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book scrutinizes how contemporary practices of security have come to rely on many different translations of security, risk, and danger. Institutions of national security policies are currently undergoing radical conceptual and organisational changes, and this book presents a novel approach for how to study and politically address the new situation. Complex and uncertain threat environments, such as terrorism, climate change, and the global financial crisis, have paved the way for new forms of security governance that have profoundly transformed the ways in which threats are handled today. Crucially, there is a decentralisation of the management of security, which is increasingly handled by a broad set of societal actors that previously were not considered powerful in the conduct of security affairs. This transformation of security knowledge and management changes the meaning of traditional concepts and practices, and calls for investigation into the many meanings of security implied when contemporary societies manage radical dangers, risks, and threats. It is necessary to study both what these meanings are and how they developed from the security practices of the past. Addressing this knowledge gap, the book asks how different ideas about threats, risk, and dangers meet in the current practices of security, broadly understood, and with what political consequences. This book will be of interest to students of critical security studies, anthropology, risk studies, science and technology studies and International Relations. The Open Access version of this book, available at: https://www.routledge.com/Translations-of-Security-A-Framework-for-the-Study-of-Unwanted-Futures/Berling-Gad-Petersen-Waever/p/book/9781032007090 has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license

Applied Statistics Using Stata - A Guide for the Social Sciences (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Mehmet Mehmetoglu, Tor Georg... Applied Statistics Using Stata - A Guide for the Social Sciences (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Mehmet Mehmetoglu, Tor Georg Jakobsen
R1,092 Discovery Miles 10 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Straightforward, clear, and applied, this book will give you the theoretical and practical basis you need to apply data analysis techniques to real data. Combining key statistical concepts with detailed technical advice, it addresses common themes and problems presented by real research, and shows you how to adjust your techniques and apply your statistical knowledge to a range of datasets. It also embeds code and software output throughout and is supported by online resources to enable practice and safe experimentation. The book includes: * Original case studies and data sets * Practical exercises and lists of commands for each chapter * Downloadable Stata programmes created to work alongside chapters * A wide range of detailed applications using Stata * Step-by-step guidance on writing the relevant code. This is the perfect text for anyone doing statistical research in the social sciences getting started using Stata for data analysis.

Field Experiments in Political Science and Public Policy - Practical Lessons in Design and Delivery (Paperback): Peter John Field Experiments in Political Science and Public Policy - Practical Lessons in Design and Delivery (Paperback)
Peter John
R1,322 Discovery Miles 13 220 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Field experiments -- randomized controlled trials -- have become ever more popular in political science, as well as in other disciplines, such as economics, social policy and development. Policy-makers have also increasingly used randomization to evaluate public policies, designing trials of tax reminders, welfare policies and international aid programs to name just a few of the interventions tested in this way. Field experiments have become successful because they assess causal claims in ways that other methods of evaluation find hard to emulate. Social scientists and evaluators have rediscovered how to design and analyze field experiments, but they have paid much less attention to the challenges of organizing and managing them. Field experiments pose unique challenges and opportunities for the researcher and evaluator which come from working in the field. The research experience can be challenging and at times hard to predict. This book aims to help researchers and evaluators plan and manage their field experiments so they can avoid common pitfalls. It is also intended to open up discussion about the context and backdrop to trials so that these practical aspects of field experiments are better understood. The book sets out ten steps researchers can use to plan their field experiments, then nine threats to watch out for when they implement them. There are cases studies of voting and political participation, elites, welfare and employment, nudging citizens, and developing countries.

The South China Sea - From a Regional Maritime Dispute to Geo-Strategic Competition (Paperback): Leszek Buszynski, Do Thanh Hai The South China Sea - From a Regional Maritime Dispute to Geo-Strategic Competition (Paperback)
Leszek Buszynski, Do Thanh Hai
R1,242 Discovery Miles 12 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the very latest developments in the South China Sea maritime dispute. It examines the South China Sea as an arena for geostrategic competition between China and the United States and why the dispute is so important for regional and global geopolitics. It outlines the most recent developments in the sea itself and assesses the role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the current views of the contesting claimants. It considers the position of countries from outside the region, India as well as Japan; surveys military and naval developments; and examines confidence building, preventive diplomacy, and dispute resolution measures. The book concludes by highlighting the points of greatest risk and by discussing how the situation is likely to develop going forward.

Research Methods - The Basics (Paperback, 3rd edition): Nicholas Walliman Research Methods - The Basics (Paperback, 3rd edition)
Nicholas Walliman
R592 Discovery Miles 5 920 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Research Methods: The Basics is an accessible, user-friendly introduction to the different aspects of research theory, methods and practice. This third edition provides an expanded and fully updated resource suitable for students and practitioners in a wide range of disciplines including the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. It is structured in two parts - the first covers the nature of knowledge and the reasons for doing research, the second explains the specific methods used to conduct an effective research project and how to propose, plan, carry out and write up a research project. This book covers: * Reasons for doing a research project * Structuring and planning a research project * The ethical issues involved in research * Different types of data and how they are measured * Collecting primary and secondary data * Analysing qualitative and quantitative data * Mixed methods and interdisciplinary research * Devising a research proposal and writing up the research * Motivation and quality of work. Complete with student learning tasks at the end of each section, a glossary of key terms and guides to further reading, Research Methods: The Basics is the essential text for anyone coming to research for the first time. New to this edition is free access to a set of digital resources. This contains case studies, to- do lists, quizzes on aspects of research related to the chapters in the book and useful PowerPoint presentations for lecturers. To access the online material, go to www.routledge.com/9780367694081 and click on 'Support Material' beneath the illustration of the front cover.

The Research Companion - A practical guide for those in the social sciences, health and development (Paperback, 2nd edition):... The Research Companion - A practical guide for those in the social sciences, health and development (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Petra M. Boynton
R1,446 Discovery Miles 14 460 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Have you ever wanted to know an effective and ethical way to: Design a study? Recruit participants? Report findings? And improve the quality and output of your research? The Research Companion focuses on the practical skills needed to complete research in the social or health sciences and development. It covers the behind-the-scenes essentials you need to run an effective and ethical piece of research and offers clear, honest advice to help avoid typical problems and improve standards and outcomes. It addresses each stage of the research process from thinking of a research idea, through to managing, monitoring, completing and reporting your project, and working effectively and safely with participants and colleagues. As well as covering theoretical issues in research, the book is full of links to other resources and contains practical tips and stories from researchers at all levels. This new edition is fully updated to reflect shifts in funding structures, open access, and online developments and has a link to a blog and friendly online community for readers to connect with diverse researchers all sharing experiences and offering practical advice. The Research Companion brings hard-earned lessons from the real world to offer invaluable guidance to all students of the social and health sciences, from those just beginning their first research project, to experienced researchers and practitioners. It will be instrumental in raising readers' competence levels and making their research more accurate, ethical, and productive.

Buckminster Fuller's World Game and Its Legacy (Hardcover): Timothy Stott Buckminster Fuller's World Game and Its Legacy (Hardcover)
Timothy Stott
R1,551 Discovery Miles 15 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book studies R. Buckminster Fuller's World Game and similar world games, past and present. Proposed by Fuller in 1964 and first played in colleges and universities across North America at a time of growing ecological crisis, the World Game attempted to turn data analysis, systems modelling, scenario building, computer technology, and information design to more egalitarian ends to meet human needs. It challenged players to redistribute finite planetary resources more equitably, to 'make the world work'. Criticised and lauded in equal measure, the World Game has evolved through several formats and continues today in correspondence with debates on planetary stewardship, gamification, data management, and the democratic deficit. This book looks again at how the World Game has been played, focusing on its architecture, design, and gameplay. With hindsight, the World Game might appear naive, utopian, or technocratic, but we share its problems, if not necessarily its solutions. Such a study will be of interest to scholars working in art history, design history, game studies, media studies, architecture, and the environmental humanities.

Religion and Religious Practices in Rural China (Paperback): Mu Peng Religion and Religious Practices in Rural China (Paperback)
Mu Peng
R1,243 Discovery Miles 12 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores how, unlike in the West, the daily religious life of most Chinese people spreads without institutional propagation. Based upon more than a decade of field research in rural China, the book demonstrates the decisive role of rites of passage and yearly festival rituals held in every household in shaping people's religious dispositions. It focuses on the family, the unit most central to Chinese culture and society, and reveals the repertoire embodied in daily life in a world envisioned as comprising both the "yin" world of ancestors, spirits, and ghosts, and the "yang" world of the living. It discusses especially the concept of bai, which refers to both concrete bodily movements that express respect and awe, such as bowing, kneeling, or holding up ritual offerings, and to people's religious inclinations and dispositions, which indicate that they are aware of a spiritual realm that is separate from yet close to the world of the living. Overall, the book shows that the daily practices of religion are not a separate sphere, but rather belief and ritual integrated into a way of dwelling in a world envisaged as consisting of both the "yin" and the "yang" worlds that regularly communicate with each other.

Practice Methodologies in Education Research (Paperback): Julianne Lynch, Julie Rowlands, Trevor Gale, Stephen Parker Practice Methodologies in Education Research (Paperback)
Julianne Lynch, Julie Rowlands, Trevor Gale, Stephen Parker
R1,243 Discovery Miles 12 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Practice Methodologies in Education Research offers a fresh approach to researching practice in education. Addressing a major gap in research methodology scholarship, it highlights how integral practice theory is to the transformational agendas of education research, introducing a theory of activist practice methodologies informed by expansive theories of practice. With contributions from leading education researchers drawn from across the world, the book confronts onto-epistemological dilemmas for doing research that arise from taking practice theory seriously, including the theories of Bourdieu, de Certeau, Deleuze, Haraway, Latour, Taylor, and Vygotsky. A defining feature of the chapters is their activist axiologies and their experimental approach to researching practice in education, in fields as diverse as educational leadership, schooling, higher education, adult and workplace education and training, professional practice, and informal learning. Practice Methodologies in Education is essential reading for education academics and postgraduates engaged in critical research using practice theory.

Youth Prospects in the Digital Society - Identities and Inequalities in an Unravelling Europe (Paperback): John Bynner, Walter... Youth Prospects in the Digital Society - Identities and Inequalities in an Unravelling Europe (Paperback)
John Bynner, Walter Heinz
R738 Discovery Miles 7 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In an age when the next generation have worse prospects than those of their parents, this book appraises the challenges young people face resulting from the instability of their lives. Based on youth experience of education, employment and political participation in England and Germany, the book examines the impact of digitalisation in the context of rising inequality, accelerating technological transformation, fragile European institutions, growing nationalism and mental and economic stress arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The insights gained point to young peoples' agency as central to acquiring the skills and resources needed to shape their future in the digital society.

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