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This man was evidently unable to keep a job for longer than about
four months.
Comparing the UK, US, Germany and Japan, this book draws on
innovative concepts of varieties of gender regime as well as
varieties of capitalism. The volume re-thinks the processes of
de-gendering and re-gendering of working practices in the context
of both de-regulation and re-regulation of employment.
This book helps to bridge the gap between science and literary
scholarship. Building on findings in the evolutionary human
sciences, the authors construct a model of human nature in order to
illuminate the evolved psychology that shapes the organization of
characters in nineteenth-century British novels, from Jane Austen
to E. M. Forster.
This book explores the extent to which a transformation of public
employment regimes has taken place in four Western countries, and
the factors influencing the pathways of reform. It demonstrates how
public employment regimes have unravelled in different domains of
public service, contesting the idea that the state remains a
'model' employer.
Literary studies are at a tipping point. ." There is broad
agreement that the discipline is in "crisis"--that it is aimless,
that its intellectual energy is spent, that all of the trends are
bad, and that fundamental change will be required to set things
right. But there is little agreement on what those changes should
be, and no one can predict which way things will ultimately
tip.
"Literature, Science, and a New Humanities" represents a bold
new response to the crisis in academic literary studies. This book
presents a total challenge to dominant paradigms of literary
analysis and offers a sweeping critique of those paradigms, and
sketches outlines of a new paradigm inspired by scientific
theories, methods, and attitudes.
This edited collection assembles cutting-edge comparative policy
research on contemporary policies relevant to gender and workplace
issues. Contributors analyze contemporary gender-related employment
policies ranging from parental leave and maternity programs, sexual
harassment, and work/life balance to gender mainstreaming. Gender
and Work in Comparative Perspective thoroughly illustrates the
richness of understanding that can be gained through the
juxtaposition of a variety of research methodologies focused on a
common theme. The side-by-side presentation of single case studies
on countries such as Canada, the United States, Germany, and Japan
allows readers to compare and understand a wide range of policy
options, thereby integrating what are usually separate bodies of
research on the role of gender in welfare state developments,
employment transformations, workplace policies, and work
experience. An essential tool for scholars in many fields, this
volume clearly illustrates how national approaches to gender and
workplace policy form a spectrum of alternatives that, while rooted
in the historical and social cultures of individual nation-states,
are also subject to similar international global and economic
forces.
This edited collection assembles cutting-edge comparative policy
research on contemporary policies relevant to gender and workplace
issues. Contributors analyze contemporary gender-related employment
policies ranging from parental leave and maternity programs, sexual
harassment, and work/life balance to gender mainstreaming. Gender
and Work in Comparative Perspective thoroughly illustrates the
richness of understanding that can be gained through the
juxtaposition of a variety of research methodologies focused on a
common theme. The side-by-side presentation of single case studies
on countries such as Canada, the United States, Germany, and Japan
allows readers to compare and understand a wide range of policy
options, thereby integrating what are usually separate bodies of
research on the role of gender in welfare state developments,
employment transformations, workplace policies, and work
experience. An essential tool for scholars in many fields, this
volume clearly illustrates how national approaches to gender and
workplace policy form a spectrum of alternatives that, while rooted
in the historical and social cultures of individual nation-states,
are also subject to similar international global and economic
forces.
Homer's epics reflect an eighth-century BCE world of warrior tribes
that were fractured by constant strife; aside from its fantastic
scale, nothing is exceptional about Troy's conquest by the Greeks.
Using a fascinating and innovative approach, Professor Gottschall
analyses Homeric conflict from the perspective of modern
evolutionary biology, attributing its intensity to a shortage of
available young women. The warrior practice of taking enemy women
as slaves and concubines meant that women were concentrated in the
households of powerful men. In turn, this shortage drove men to
compete fiercely over women: almost all the main conflicts of the
Iliad and Odyssey can be traced back to disputes over women. The
Rape of Troy integrates biological and humanistic understanding -
biological theory is used to explore the ultimate sources of
pitched Homeric conflict, and Homeric society is the subject of a
bio-anthropological case study of why men fight.
Humans are storytelling animals. Stories are what make our
societies possible. Countless books celebrate their virtues. But
Jonathan Gottschall, an expert on the science of stories, argues
that there is a dark side to storytelling we can no longer ignore.
Storytelling, the very tradition that built human civilization, may
be the thing that destroys it. In The Story Paradox, Gottschall
explores how a broad consortium of psychologists, communications
specialists, neuroscientists, and literary quants are using the
scientific method to study how stories affect our brains. The
results challenge the idea that storytelling is an obvious force
for good in human life. Yes, storytelling can bind groups together,
but it is also the main force dragging people apart. And it's the
best method we've ever devised for manipulating each other by
circumventing rational thought. Behind all civilization's greatest
ills-environmental destruction, runaway demagogues, warfare-you
will always find the same master factor: a mind-disordering story.
Gottschall argues that societies succeed or fail depending on how
they manage these tensions. And it has only become harder, as new
technologies that amplify the effects of disinformation campaigns,
conspiracy theories, and fake news make separating fact from
fiction nearly impossible. With clarity and conviction, Gottschall
reveals why our biggest asset has become our greatest threat, and
what, if anything, can be done. It is a call to stop asking, "How
we can change the world through stories?" and start asking, "How
can we save the world from stories?"
This book helps to bridge the gap between science and literary
scholarship. Building on findings in the evolutionary human
sciences, the authors construct a model of human nature in order to
illuminate the evolved psychology that shapes the organization of
characters in nineteenth-century British novels, from Jane Austen
to E. M. Forster.
Literary studies are at a tipping point. ." There is broad
agreement that the discipline is in "crisis"--that it is aimless,
that its intellectual energy is spent, that all of the trends are
bad, and that fundamental change will be required to set things
right. But there is little agreement on what those changes should
be, and no one can predict which way things will ultimately
tip.
"Literature, Science, and a New Humanities" represents a bold
new response to the crisis in academic literary studies. This book
presents a total challenge to dominant paradigms of literary
analysis and offers a sweeping critique of those paradigms, and
sketches outlines of a new paradigm inspired by scientific
theories, methods, and attitudes.
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