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Ecological-evolutionary Theory

Principles and Applications

By: Gerhard Lenski

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Ecological-evolutionary Theory

Principles and Applications

By: Gerhard Lenski

For forty years, in a variety of books and articles, Gerhard Lenski has become the most influential proponent of ecological and evolutionary explanations of human societies, their development and transformations, from the Stone Age to the present. In his newest book, Lenski offers a succinct but comprehensive statement of the full body of his theory followed by demonstration of how it can be used to generate new and valuable insights when applied to a set of highly diverse issues. These include debates concerning the origin of ancient Israel and its distinctive culture, the rise of the West in the modern era, the highly varied trajectories of development of Third World nations in recent decades, and the failure of Marxist efforts to transform society in the Soviet Union and elsewhere. In the concluding chapter, Lenski discusses a number of other issues and areas where ecological-evolutionary theory may be fruitfully applied in the future.

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Routledge

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1317260880

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Power and Privilege

A Theory of Social Stratification

By: Gerhard E. Lenski

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Power and Privilege

A Theory of Social Stratification

By: Gerhard E. Lenski

Power and Privilege seeks to answer the central question of the field of social stratification: Who gets what and why? Using a dialectical view of the development of thought in the discipline, Gerhard Lenski describes the outlines of an emerging synthesis of theories. He shows that perspectives as diverse and contradictory as those of Marx, Spencer, Sumner, Veblen, Mosca, Pareto, Sorokin, Parsons, and Dahrendorf are parts of an evolving and systematic body of theory.

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UNC Press Books

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1469611104

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Ecological-evolutionary Theory

Principles and Applications

By: Gerhard Lenski

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Principles and Applications

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Power and Privilege

A Theory of Social Stratification

By: Gerhard E. Lenski

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A Theory of Social Stratification

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Stigma

How We Treat Outsiders

By: Gerhard Falk

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Stigma

How We Treat Outsiders

By: Gerhard Falk

What is it in human nature that leads us to label some as insiders and stigmatize others as outsiders?Sociologist Gerhard Falk examines the social psychology that motivates this process of exclusion, focusing on the outcasts in contemporary American society and comparing current experience with examples from the past. Referring to the work of Emile Durkheim and Erving Goffman, Falk reviews the whole range of stigmatized people from the mentally ill to ordinary people with unpopular occupations, like undertakers and trash collectors. Amid the wide diversity of stigmatized persons, he finds two basic types of outsiders: the "existential" and the "achieved." The first group comprises those who are stigmatized because of their very existence, regardless of their specific actions: the mentally handicapped, for example. The second group describes those whose actions or life conditions have resulted in stigma: from high achievers (often subject to resentment) to criminals. Falk also looks at the ways in which writers past and present have dramatized stigmatized characters in literature.This fascinating overview of a long-standing and widespread social problem will be of interest to all those concerned about creating a more fair-minded society.

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Prometheus Books

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1615923969

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Murder, an Analysis of Its Forms, Conditions, and Causes

By: Gerhard Falk,Clifford Falk

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Murder, an Analysis of Its Forms, Conditions, and Causes

By: Gerhard Falk,Clifford Falk

A unique study providing evidence that murder is predictable and the exceptionally high murder rate in the United States is reduceable. Part I examines 50 case histories and an analysis of 912 homicides from an original study made in Erie County (Buffalo), New York. Part II discusses multicide, serial killers, and mass murderers. Part III covers assassinations and executions and a final part presents conclusions.

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McFarland

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0899504787

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9780899504780

Youth Culture and the Generation Gap

By: Gerhard Falk,Ursula A. Falk

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Youth Culture and the Generation Gap

By: Gerhard Falk,Ursula A. Falk

The youth culture has taken over in the Western world, and the United States is its champion. Has this cultural emphasis widened the generation gap, or is it just a natural by-product of the generational differences that exist in all societies? Is the gen

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Algora Publishing

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0875863698

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9780875863696

American Judaism in Transition

The Secularization of a Religious Community

By: Gerhard Falk

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American Judaism in Transition

The Secularization of a Religious Community

By: Gerhard Falk

The American Jewish community is in transition. This book describes in detail how American Jews changed from living in a religion-oriented community to living a secular life. Falk discusses how Jewish Americans were greatly influenced by the secularization of Western civilization in general and by the Christian community in Europe and America specifically. The secularization of American Jewish institutions is analyzed by discussing changes in the Jewish religion, Jewish education and Jewish organizations during this century. Special consideration is given to the issue of Jewish survival in America with specific emphasis on the Jewish-Christian intermarriage rate. Contents: Part One: The Present Condition of Judaism in America; The American Jewish at the End of the 20th Century; Part Two: The Development of Secularization in the Western World; The Influence of Jewish Philosophers on the Secularization of Judaism; The Influence of Christians and Other Philosophers on the Secularization of the Western World; The Secularization of the U.S. before 1900; The Influence of Scientific Thinking on the Secularization Process; The Influence of Some European and American Writers on the Secularization Process; The Secularization of the United States in the 20th Century; Part Three: American Jewish Institutions at the End of the Century; The Secularization of the Jewish Religion in America; The Secularization of the American Jewish Family; The Secularization of American Jewish Education; Organized American Jewishness at the End of the 20th Century; Part Four: Jewish Continuity in a Secular Society; The Secular Life in America; Jewish Survival in America.

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University Press of America

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0761800166

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9780761800163

Human Societies

An Introduction to Macrosociology

By: Gerhard Emmanuel Lenski,Patrick Nolan,Jean Lenski

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Human Societies

An Introduction to Macrosociology

By: Gerhard Emmanuel Lenski,Patrick Nolan,Jean Lenski

This text is written for introductory sociology courses and takes a macrosociological, global approach, offering an introduction that is comparative, cross-cultural and historical. It compares societies over time and across environments, emphasizing the dynamics of social change.

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McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages

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007037631X

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Ecological-evolutionary Theory

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Power and Privilege

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Murder, an Analysis of Its Forms, Conditions, and Causes

Murder, an Analysis of Its Forms, Conditions, and Causes

Youth Culture and the Generation Gap

Youth Culture and the Generation Gap

American Judaism in Transition

American Judaism in Transition

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