Explicitly addressing both the macro and micro dimensions of social sustainability, this book outlines the theoretical and practical possibilities. As a contribution to sustainable development, the book will be useful in the practice, teaching and academic research of this nasce…
Innovation in socio-cultural context
by Westlund, Hans, Adam, Frane
fromRoutledge advances in sociology
"This book develops a theory of secularization and existential security, demonstrating that the publics of virtually all advanced industrial societies have been moving toward more secular orientations during the past fifty years, but also that the world as a whole now has more p…
In Making is Connecting, David Gauntlett argues that, through making things, people engage with the world and create connections with each other. Both online and offline, we see that people want to make their mark on the world, and to make connections.
Handbook of research methods on trust
by Saunders, Mark, Lyon, Fergus, Möllering, Guido
The Handbook of Research Methods on Trust provides an authoritative in-depth consideration of quantitative and qualitative methods for empirical study of trust in the social sciences. As this topic has matured, a growing number of practical approaches and techniques has been uti…
Handbook of research methods on trust
by Saunders, M. N. K., Lyon, Fergus, Möllering, Guido
The Handbook of Research Methods on Trust provides an authoritative in-depth consideration of quantitative and qualitative methods for empirical study of trust in the social sciences. As this topic has matured, a growing number of practical approaches and techniques has been uti…
This book defines the field of social capital and health. Over the last two decades, there has been a recognition of the importance of social capital and its impact on the health of those in that community. The purpose of this book is to show the growth in the field of social ca…
Offers a hopeful message about civic renewal with stories of a dozen places around the country where people are engaging in new forms of social activism and community renewal.