This text presents a study of elite attitudes to poverty in developing countries and uses five cases, intended to be broadly represetntative of the diversity of situations.
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"Saudi women have become one of the most rapidly changing elements of Arab Islamic society. Concern with socio-economic national development and the pressures to integrate women into the process of social development make the issue of women in Saudi Arabia one of particular inte…
Biographical study of lee kuan yew, comprising an account of his political leadership of Singapore - examines his role in the economic development of the city state, discusses the merger with Malaysia and subsequent independence, describes his attitude toward education, and incl…
Over a period of six years, at factory and warehouse, at the tavern across the road, in their homes and union meetings, on fishing trips and social outings, David Halle talked and listened to workers of an automated chemical plant in New Jersey's industrial heartland. He has eme…
Case study of an emergency relief programme organised by international organizations (incl. Voluntary organizations, FAO, UNHCR, UNICEF, WHO) in response to the influx of rural area refugees from Uganda in Southern Sudan during the early months of 1982 - covers social characteri…
A study of the relationship between full-time union officials and shop stewards across the whole of British industry in 1986-91.
"Work and Family - Allies or Enemies? offers a fresh new lens for viewing the real struggles that business professionals face in their daily battle to find ways of "getting a life" and "having it all." Based on a pioneering study that surveyed more than 800 business professional…
Few would dispute that we live in an unequal and unjust world, but what causes this inequality to persist? Danny Dorling claims in this book that in rich countries social inequality is no longer caused by not having enough resources to share, but by unrecognised and unacknowledg…
"Presents selections of works of Yu Keping, a Chinese intellectual and figure in official think tanks, on politics and democracy that reveal the ongoing debates in Chinese political and intellectual circles on democratic reform and where China's political development is heading"…
Mathematical analysis of causation in intergenerational social mobility and social stratification in the USA - discusses the methodology of data analysis and model construction with regard to social status dimensions, and examines the role of motivation, values, attitudes, famil…
Annotated bibliography on the attitudes and interethnic relations of USA Blacks with regard to Africa - includes social and cultural anthropologycal works, a general bibliography and a selected annotated bibliography. References.
Monograph examining the role of China foreign policy in Africa from 1958 to 1971 - traces the evolution of Chinese diplomacy, discusses conflicts with the USA and the USSR, considers China's attitude towards international relations, describes economic aid and trade programmes, a…
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This collection of essays both reframes disability in terms of social processes and offers a global, multicultural perspective on the subject. It explores the significance of mental, sensory and motor impairments in light of fundamental, culturally determined assumptions about h…
Monograph on a survey of White elites in South Africa R - covers educational level, occupational status, social status, attitudes towards racial segregation, the extent of political participation, the relationship with other social classes, etc. Bibliography pp. 179 to 185 and s…
Examines the self-organization of disabled people in the UK during the past 30 years. Explores the development of the disability movement and the formation of the British Council of Disabled People. Looks at the impact of the movement on disability consciousness and discusses is…
Como sus predecesoras, la novena edición de Psicología Social ofrece una mirada amplia, equilibrada y predominante de la psicología social. Por tanto, incluye descripciones detalladas de estudios clásicos del almacén histórico de la psicología social, así como los últimos descub…