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EBOOK: THEORIES OF SOCIAL REMEMBERING

By: Barbara Misztal

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EBOOK: THEORIES OF SOCIAL REMEMBERING

By: Barbara Misztal

“brilliant… an impressive tour de force” Network *Why does collective memory matter? *How is social memory generated, maintained and reproduced? *How do we explain changes in the content and role of collective memory? Through a synthesis of old and new theories of social remembering, this book provides the first comprehensive overview of the sociology of memory. This rapidly expanding field explores how representations of the past are generated, maintained and reproduced through texts, images, sites, rituals and experiences. The main aim of the book is to show to what extent the investigation of memory challenges sociological understandings of the formation of social identities and conflicts. It illustrates the new status of memory in contemporary societies by examining the complex relationships between memory and commemoration, memory and identity, memory and trauma, and memory and justice. The book consists of six chapters, with the first three devoted to conceptualising the process of remembering by analyzing memory's function, status and history, as well as by locating the study of memory in a broader field of social science. The second part of the book directly explores and discusses theories and studies of social remembering. After a short conclusion, which argues that study of collective memory is an important part of any examination of contemporary society, the glossary offers a concise and up to date overview of the development of relevant theoretical concepts. The result is an essential text for undergraduate courses in social theory, the sociology of memory and a wider audience in cultural studies, history and politics.

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335226507

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Trust in Modern Societies

The Search for the Bases of Social Order

By: Barbara Misztal

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Trust in Modern Societies

The Search for the Bases of Social Order

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This is one of the first systematic discussions of the nature of trust as a means of social cohesion, discussing the works of leading social theorists on the issue of social solidarity.

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John Wiley & Sons

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074566797X

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Informality

Social Theory and Contemporary Practice

By: Barbara Misztal

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Informality

Social Theory and Contemporary Practice

By: Barbara Misztal

For most of the twentieth century, modernity has been characterised by the formalisation of social relations as face to face interactions are replaced by impersonal bureaucracy and finance. As we enter the new millennium, however, it becomes increasingly clear that it is only by stepping outside these formal structures that trust and co-operation can be created and social change achieved. In a brilliant theoretical tour de force, illustrated with sustained case studies of changing societies in the former eastern Europe and of changing forms of interaction within so-called virtual communities, Barbara Misztal, argues that only the society that achieves an appropriate balance between the informality and formality of interaction will find itself in a position to move forward to further democratisation and an improved quality of life.

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278

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Routledge

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1134730276

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9781134730278

Later Life

Exploring Ageing through Literature

By: Barbara A. Misztal

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Later Life

Exploring Ageing through Literature

By: Barbara A. Misztal

Later Life views older age as a valuable stage of life and argues for the centrality of self-making to the quality of later life. Aiming to enrich an understanding of ageing as the unfolding process in which people try to negotiate vulnerabilities of their bodies and manage mortality, it explores the conditions for pursuing the search for knowledge of oneself in later life. This new book, with the help of literary examples, presents factors both supporting and hindering the quality of the experience of later life. It demonstrates how wondering, courage and habit sustain the self-making in older age. After illustrating that the process of ageing also imposes ordeals, the book depicts remedies needed to overcome boredom, bitterness and sadness, three torments caused by the age-specific sense of time. It is essential reading not only for academics and professionals in age studies, sociology of ageing, gerontology and health care, but also for a general audience. The book’s focus on the experiences of later life will appeal to the reader interested in understanding the complexities of ageing and in enhancing the quality of later life, while its reliance on literary illustrations will be appreciated by lovers of literature.

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320

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Routledge

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0429631596

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Childbed Fever

A Scientific Biography of Ignaz Semmelweis

By: K. Codell Carter,Barbara R. Carter

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Childbed Fever

A Scientific Biography of Ignaz Semmelweis

By: K. Codell Carter,Barbara R. Carter

In the nineteenth century, tens of thousands of women died each year from childbed fever. The Carters describe birthing conditions and medical practices in Vienna during the time when young Semmelweis began to work in a maternity clinic there. He discovered that childbed fever arose because medical personnel did not wash adequately after dissecting corpses before doing vaginal examinations of women in labor. After he required students to disinfect themselves, the mortality rate immediately dropped. However, Semmelweis's views were not accepted by the senior physicians who believed the disease was due to a variety of causes. After strident attempts to persuade skeptics, Semmelweis was committed to a Viennese insane asylum where he died at age 42, possibly from beatings by asylum guards. Childbed fever, now called puerperal infection, continues to be a leading cause of maternal mortality, in spite of the best efforts of modern physicians.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313388385

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EBOOK: THEORIES OF SOCIAL REMEMBERING

By: Barbara Misztal

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Trust in Modern Societies

The Search for the Bases of Social Order

By: Barbara Misztal

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The Search for the Bases of Social Order

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This is one of the first systematic discussions of the nature of trust as a means of social cohesion, discussing the works of leading social theorists on the issue of social solidarity.

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Later Life

Exploring Ageing through Literature

By: Barbara A. Misztal

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Exploring Ageing through Literature

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Intellectuals and the Public Good

Creativity and Civil Courage

By: Barbara A. Misztal

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Creativity and Civil Courage

By: Barbara A. Misztal

Creativity and civil courage are major dimensions of an intellectual's authority and contribute towards the enrichment of democracy. This book develops a sociological account of civil courage and creative behaviour in order to enhance our understanding of the nature of intellectuals' involvement in society. Barbara A. Misztal employs both theoretical-analytic and empirical components to develop a typology of intellectuals who have shown civil courage and examines the biographies of twelve Nobel Peace Prize laureates, including Elie Wiesel, Andrei Sakharov and Linus C. Pauling, to illustrate acts of courage which have embodied the values of civil society. She advances our understanding of the nature of intellectuals' public involvement and their contribution to social well-being. In the current climate of fear and insecurity, as governments are forced to deal with issues of increasing complexity, this is a pioneering sociological book with a highly original approach.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521847184

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Book's by Barbara A. Misztal

EBOOK: THEORIES OF SOCIAL REMEMBERING

EBOOK: THEORIES OF SOCIAL REMEMBERING

Trust in Modern Societies

Trust in Modern Societies

Informality

Informality

Later Life

Later Life

Childbed Fever

Childbed Fever

EBOOK: THEORIES OF SOCIAL REMEMBERING

EBOOK: THEORIES OF SOCIAL REMEMBERING

Trust in Modern Societies

Trust in Modern Societies

Later Life

Later Life

Intellectuals and the Public Good

Intellectuals and the Public Good

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