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"It may be taboo to say, but some groups in America do better than others. Why do some groups rise? Drawing on groundbreaking original research and startling statistics, The Triple Package uncovers the secret to their success. A superiority complex, insecurity, impulse control--…
Sex, smoking, and social stratification are three very different social phenomena. And yet, argues sociologist Randall Collins, they and much else in our social lives are driven by a common force: interaction rituals. Interaction Ritual Chains attempts to develop a "radical mi…
The Ruralia, Volume 9, includes thirty papers dealing with the various aspects of social and economic hierarchy in the rural settlement in medieval Europe mainly from archaeological point of view. The authors from 15 countries provide a broad overview of the current issues, comp…
"Class, Self, Culture puts class back on the map in a novel way by taking a new look at how class is made and given value through culture. It shows how different classes become attributed with value, enabling culture to be deployed as a resource and as a form of property, which …
Social mobility is a classic topic in sociology, and Hungary presents an interesting case study for a number of reasons. The communist regime that took power after World War II had the proclaimed goal of eliminating the abusive inequalities of the old regime and creating an egal…
Studie over hedendaags politiek leiderschap en over charismabepalende processen.
The author examines power of charisma in political leadership and its consequences in the history of the 20th century including Gandhi, Hitler, Castro, Franklin Roosevelt, Sukarno, the Ayatollah Khomeini, and Mussolini.
The author examines power of charisma in political leadership and its consequences in the history of the 20th century including Gandhi, Hitler, Castro, Franklin Roosevelt, Sukarno, the Ayatollah Khomeini, and Mussolini.
Inequality is not just about the size of our wallets. It is a socio-cultural order which, for most of us, reduces our capabilities to function as human beings, our health, our dignity, our sense of self, as well as our resources to act and participate in the world. This book s…