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What Happened to College?

How Politics Broke Higher Education and What We Can Do to Fix It

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A sociologist who has been tracking the polarization of higher education for twenty years reveals how students are navigating the campus culture wars, what they wish their professors would do differently, and why they’re actually afraid of saying what they think.“Anyone who wants to understand the crisis in higher education—and help solve it—should read this book.” —Greg Lukianoff * “Everyone has ... Read more

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A sociologist who has been tracking the polarization of higher education for twenty years reveals how students are navigating the campus culture wars, what they wish their professors would do differently, and why they’re actually afraid of saying what they think.“Anyone who wants to understand the crisis in higher education—and help solve it—should read this book.” —Greg Lukianoff * “Everyone has
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How Three Police Chiefs Defied the Odds and Changed Cop Culture

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From "one of the most interesting sociologists of his generation" and a former cop, the story of three departments and their struggle to change aggressive police culture and achieve what Americans want: fair, humane, and effective policing.What should we do about the police? After the murder of George Floyd, there's no institution more controversial: only 14 percent of Americans believe that ... Read more

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From "one of the most interesting sociologists of his generation" and a former cop, the story of three departments and their struggle to change aggressive police culture and achieve what Americans want: fair, humane, and effective policing.What should we do about the police? After the murder of George Floyd, there's no institution more controversial: only 14 percent of Americans believe that
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What Happened to College?

How Politics Broke Higher Education and What We Can Do to Fix It

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A sociologist who has been tracking the polarization of higher education for twenty years reveals how students are navigating the campus culture wars, what they wish their professors would do differently, and why they’re actually afraid of saying what they think.“Anyone who wants to understand the crisis in higher education—and help solve it—should read this book.” —Greg Lukianoff * “Everyone has ... Read more

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A sociologist who has been tracking the polarization of higher education for twenty years reveals how students are navigating the campus culture wars, what they wish their professors would do differently, and why they’re actually afraid of saying what they think.“Anyone who wants to understand the crisis in higher education—and help solve it—should read this book.” —Greg Lukianoff * “Everyone has
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Richard Rorty

The Making of an American Philosopher

by Neil Gross ...

On his death in 2007, Richard Rorty was heralded by the New York Times as “one of the world’s most influential contemporary thinkers.” Controversial on the left and the right for his critiques of objectivity and political radicalism, Rorty experienced a renown denied to all but a handful of living philosophers. In this masterly biography, Neil Gross explores the path of Rorty’s thought over the ... Read more

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On his death in 2007, Richard Rorty was heralded by the New York Times as “one of the world’s most influential contemporary thinkers.” Controversial on the left and the right for his critiques of objectivity and political radicalism, Rorty experienced a renown denied to all but a handful of living philosophers. In this masterly biography, Neil Gross explores the path of Rorty’s thought over the
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Professors and Their Politics

Edited by Neil Gross, Solon Simmons ...

Despite assumptions in some quarters of widespread academic radicalism, professors are politically liberal but on the whole democratically tolerant and are focused more on the business of research and teaching than on trying to change the world.Professors and Their Politics tackles the assumption that universities are ivory towers of radicalism with the potential to corrupt conservative youth. ... Read more

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Despite assumptions in some quarters of widespread academic radicalism, professors are politically liberal but on the whole democratically tolerant and are focused more on the business of research and teaching than on trying to change the world.Professors and Their Politics tackles the assumption that universities are ivory towers of radicalism with the potential to corrupt conservative youth.
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Why Are Professors Liberal and Why Do Conservatives Care?

by Neil Gross ...

Neil Gross shows that the U.S. academy’s liberal reputation has exerted a self-selecting influence on young liberals, while deterring promising conservatives. His study sheds new light on both academic life and American politics, where the conservative movement was built in part around opposition to the “liberal elite” in higher education. ... Read more

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Neil Gross shows that the U.S. academy’s liberal reputation has exerted a self-selecting influence on young liberals, while deterring promising conservatives. His study sheds new light on both academic life and American politics, where the conservative movement was built in part around opposition to the “liberal elite” in higher education.
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Social Knowledge in the Making

Edited by Charles Camic, Neil Gross, Michèle Lamont ...

Over the past quarter century, researchers have successfully explored the inner workings of the physical and biological sciences using a variety of social and historical lenses. Inspired by these advances, the contributors to Social Knowledge in the Making turn their attention to the social sciences, broadly construed. The result is the first comprehensive effort to study and understand the day-to ... Read more

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Over the past quarter century, researchers have successfully explored the inner workings of the physical and biological sciences using a variety of social and historical lenses. Inspired by these advances, the contributors to Social Knowledge in the Making turn their attention to the social sciences, broadly construed. The result is the first comprehensive effort to study and understand the day-to
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How Three Police Chiefs Defied the Odds and Changed Cop Culture

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From “one of the most interesting sociologists of his generation” and a former cop, the story of three departments and their struggle to change aggressive police culture and achieve what Americans want: fair, humane, and effective policing.What should we do about the police? After the murder of George Floyd, there’s no institution more controversial: only 14 percent of Americans believe that ... Read more

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From “one of the most interesting sociologists of his generation” and a former cop, the story of three departments and their struggle to change aggressive police culture and achieve what Americans want: fair, humane, and effective policing.What should we do about the police? After the murder of George Floyd, there’s no institution more controversial: only 14 percent of Americans believe that
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Ethics

by Baruch Spinoza ...

Translated by R. H. M. Elwes ...

Baruch Spinoza's "Ethics" is a pivotal work in Western philosophy, blending rigorous analytical rigor with a deep metaphysical exploration of reality. Fueled by a radical departure from Cartesian dualism, Spinoza introduces a geometrical method that elucidates complex ideas through clear axioms and propositions. The content delves into the nature of God, the universe, and human emotion, asserting ... Read more

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Baruch Spinoza's "Ethics" is a pivotal work in Western philosophy, blending rigorous analytical rigor with a deep metaphysical exploration of reality. Fueled by a radical departure from Cartesian dualism, Spinoza introduces a geometrical method that elucidates complex ideas through clear axioms and propositions. The content delves into the nature of God, the universe, and human emotion, asserting
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Conflict, Security, Foreign Policy, and International Political Economy

Past Paths and Future Directions in International Studies

Edited by Michael Brecher, Frank P. Harvey ...

Series series Millennial reflections on international studies
No study of international relations is complete without consideration of foreign policy processes and an understanding of state security, conflict in global politics, and the relationship between the world economy and international behavior. Conflict, Security, Foreign Policy, and International Political Economy: Past Paths and Future Directions in International Studies consists of twelve original ... Read more

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No study of international relations is complete without consideration of foreign policy processes and an understanding of state security, conflict in global politics, and the relationship between the world economy and international behavior. Conflict, Security, Foreign Policy, and International Political Economy: Past Paths and Future Directions in International Studies consists of twelve original
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The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology

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Series Book 36 - Wiley Blackwell Companions to Sociology
Featuring a collection of original chapters by leading and emerging scholars, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology presents a comprehensive and balanced overview of the major topics and emerging trends in the discipline of sociology today.Features original chapters contributed by an international cast of leading and emerging sociology scholarsRepresents the most innovative and 'state-of-the ... Read more

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Featuring a collection of original chapters by leading and emerging scholars, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology presents a comprehensive and balanced overview of the major topics and emerging trends in the discipline of sociology today.Features original chapters contributed by an international cast of leading and emerging sociology scholarsRepresents the most innovative and 'state-of-the
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The System of Professions

An Essay on the Division of Expert Labor

by Andrew Abbott ...

In The System of Professions Andrew Abbott explores central questions about the role of professions in modern life: Why should there be occupational groups controlling expert knowledge? Where and why did groups such as law and medicine achieve their power? Will professionalism spread throughout the occupational world? While most inquiries in this field study one profession at a time, Abbott here ... Read more

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In The System of Professions Andrew Abbott explores central questions about the role of professions in modern life: Why should there be occupational groups controlling expert knowledge? Where and why did groups such as law and medicine achieve their power? Will professionalism spread throughout the occupational world? While most inquiries in this field study one profession at a time, Abbott here
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