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  • A Critical Companion to Mel Gibson

    Series series Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Directors
    The twelve essays in A Critical Companion to Mel Gibson offer various interpretations of Mel Gibson’s work, treating this prolific but controversial figure not only as a filmmaker but as a historian, religious thinker, and social philosopher. From The Man Without a Face and Braveheart to The Passion of the Christ, Apocalypto, and Hacksaw Ridge, this interdisciplinary collection mines Gibson’s life ... Leer más

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  • Marginalized Women and Work in 20th- and 21st-Century British and American Literature and Media

    Marginalized Women and Work in 20th- and 21st-Century British and American Literature and Media examines the intricate relationship between marginalized women and work through critical essays about representations of women’s work in non-canonical literary writings, mass media, and popular culture. Covering a broad range of texts including Paule Marshall’s fiction, Natasha Trethewey’s poetry, and ... Leer más

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  • From Medicine to Sociology. Health and Illness in Magdalena Sokołowska’s Research Conceptions

    Series Libro 27 - Studies in Social Sciences, Philosophy and History of Ideas
    This monograph is the first book in medical sociology that comprehensively describes the research conceptions of the co-founder of the European medical sociology, Professor Magdalena Sokołowska (1922–1989). The study characterizes the stages of formation of the scientific foundations of medical sociology in Europe: the evolution of approach to the phenomena of health and illness from the medical ... Leer más

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  • Dumbing Down

    The Crisis of Quality and Equity in a Once-Great School System—and How to Reverse the Trend

    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This open access book examines the challenges and issues caused by a move to a marketized education system in Sweden. Observing the introduction of the school voucher system and a postmodern social constructivist view of knowledge, the move away from objective knowledge is identified as the core reason for Sweden’s current education crisis. The impact of declining education standards on the labor ... Leer más

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  • Adaptation of Western Economics by Russian Universities

    Intercultural Travel of an Academic Field

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  • Sociology

    Series series The Britannica Guide to the Social Sciences
    Sociology, the study of human behavior in social groups, is a relatively recent discipline within the social sciences, which examine human behavior, culture, and society using scientific methodology in both research and analysis. This resource explains the rise of the social sciences, in particular sociology, charting the history of the discipline and its founders. The key principles and ... Leer más

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  • The Finnish Education Mystery

    Historical and sociological essays on schooling in Finland

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    Finnish education has been a focus of global interest since its first PISA success in 2001. After years of superficial celebration, astonishment and educational tourism, the focus has recently shifted to what is possibly the most interesting element of this Finnish success story: that Finnish schools have been effectively applying methods that go against the flow of global education policy with no ... Leer más

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  • Nostalgia

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    Nostalgia is a topic that most lay people are familiar with, but, until recently, few social scientists understood. Once viewed as a disease, nostalgia is now considered to be an important psychological resource. It involves revisiting personally cherished memories that involve close others. When people engage in nostalgia, they experience a boost in positive psychological states such as positive ... Leer más

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  • The Biopolitics of Gender

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  • Dynamics in Education Politics

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  • Nordic Childhoods and Early Education

    Philosophy, Research, Policy and Practice in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden

    Series series International Perspectives on Educational Policy, Research and Practice
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