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Second Thoughts

Sociology Challenges Conventional Wisdom

By: Janet M. Ruane,Karen A. Cerulo

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Second Thoughts

Sociology Challenges Conventional Wisdom

By: Janet M. Ruane,Karen A. Cerulo

Co-authored by Karen A. Cerulo, the Eastern Sociological Society’s Robin L. Williams Lecturer for 2013-2014 Do birds of a feather flock together or do opposites attract? Is honesty the best policy? Are children our most precious commodity? Is education the great equalizer? Adages like these shape our social life. This Sixth Edition of Second Thoughts reviews several popular beliefs and notes how these conventional wisdoms cannot be taken at face value, but instead require careful second thoughts. This unique text encourages students to step back and sharpen their analytic focus with 25 essays that use social research to expose the gray areas of commonly held beliefs, revealing the complexity of social reality and sharpening students’ sociological vision.

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1483300013

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Second Thoughts: Sociology Challenges Conventional Wisdom

Sociology Challenges Conventional Wisdom

By: Janet M. Ruane,Karen A. Cerulo

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Second Thoughts: Sociology Challenges Conventional Wisdom

Sociology Challenges Conventional Wisdom

By: Janet M. Ruane,Karen A. Cerulo

Do birds of a feather flock together or do opposites attract? Does haste make waste or should you strike while the iron is hot? Adages like these—or conventional wisdoms—shape our social life. This Fifth Edition of Second Thoughts reviews several popular beliefs and notes how such adages cannot be taken at face value. This unique text encourages students to step back and sharpen their analytic focus with 24 essays that use social research to expose the gray areas of commonly held beliefs, revealing the complexity of social reality and sharpening students’ sociological vision.

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1412988098

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Recent Advances in Thin-Layer Chromatography

By: F.A.A. Dallas,H. Read,R.J. Ruane,I.D. Wilson

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Recent Advances in Thin-Layer Chromatography

By: F.A.A. Dallas,H. Read,R.J. Ruane,I.D. Wilson

For many years TLC has suffered from the image of being a low sensitivity, low resolution, non-quantitative teehnique, suitable for chemists, but not a tool for real ehromatographers. Whilst perhaps true in the past this attitude no longer ref1eets the eapabi1ities of modern instrumenta1ized TLC in all its many forms. This volume represents the proceedings of a meeting in Brighton in 1987 whieh formed part of a eontinuing series of one and two day events on TLC organized by the Chromatographie Soeiety either alone or, like this one, in eonjunetion with other learned bodies. These meetings are designed to keep ehromatographers up to date with the latest deve10pments and help promote a more positive image of TLC. lan Wilson November 1987 v CONTENTS The Chromatographic Society xi Contemporary Thin-layer Chromatography: An introduction IoD. Wilson INSTRUMENTATION Quantitative Methods in Thin-layer Chromatography C.F. Poole, S.K. Poole and T.A. Dean 11 Fluorescence Line-narrowing Spectroscopy: A New and Highly Selective Detection Technique for Thin-layer and Liquid Chromatography J.W. Hofstraat, C. Gooijer, U.A. Th. Brinkman and N.H. Velthorst 29 Qualitative and Quantitative Image Analysis of Fluorescence from High Performance Thi. n-layer Chromatography R.M. Belchamber, S.J. Brinkworth, H. Read and J.D.M. Roberts 37 Analytical Rotation Planar Chromatography Sz. Nyiredy, K. Dallenbach-Toelke and O. Sticher 45 Analytical and Preparative Overpressured Layer Chromatography E. Mincsovics and E. Tyihak 57 Anticircular Planar Chromatography: Analytical and Preparative Aspects H. Traitler and A.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1489922210

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Using Evidence to Inform Policy

By: Pete Lunn,Frances Ruane

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Using Evidence to Inform Policy

By: Pete Lunn,Frances Ruane

Using Evidence to Inform Policy is a unique examination of how evidence can be used to improve policymaking, especially in challenging economic times. There is a need for transparency in government and policy decisions. Research and evidence can help to provide this transparency, and Using Evidence to Inform Policy outlines how. However, the book also demonstrates the complexity of the relationship between evidence and policy, arguing that in most cases good policy cannot be determined by evidence alone. Using Evidence to Inform Policy demonstrates the breadth and value of the contribution that evidence can make to policy. It presents eleven studies drawn from recent Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) research projects, illustrating different aspects of the relationship between evidence and policy, and how these vary by policy area. Using examples, the book demonstrates how national and international research can be used to good effect in policymaking. The theme of how evidence can influence policy is examined with reference to Ireland and the international experience and in a wide range of areas, including the economy, public infrastructure, innovation, competition, the labour market, financial regulation, healthcare, housing, education, government spending, public services and earnings. Each chapter tackles a question that's relevant to policymaking now, for example, how to protect consumers of financial services; what is the public's perception of public services and their implications for public sector reform?; how to explain changes in earnings and labour costs during the recession; what is the evidence for providing economic security through competition and regulatory policy?; do active labour market policies activate?; how to boost innovation and productivity in enterprises. The book is relevant to all those taking courses in economics, sociology, political science, governance, social policy and Irish Studies at postgraduate and undergraduate level, as well as civil servants, politicians, policymakers, researchers and analysts in the public sector.

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0717162893

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9780717162895

The International Relations of Middle-earth

Learning from The Lord of the Rings

By: Patrick James,Abigail E. Ruane

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The International Relations of Middle-earth

Learning from The Lord of the Rings

By: Patrick James,Abigail E. Ruane

Based on their successful undergraduate course at the University of Southern California, Abigail E. Ruane and Patrick James provide an introduction to International Relations using J. R. R. Tolkien's fantastically popular trilogy The Lord of the Rings. Because Tolkien's major themes---such as good versus evil and human agency versus determinism---are perennially relevant to International Relations, The Lord of the Rings is well suited for application to the study of politics in our own world. This innovative combination of social science and humanities approaches to illustrate key concepts engages students and stimulates critical thinking in new and exciting ways.

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University of Michigan Press

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0472028596

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9780472028597

Climate Change Risks and Food Security in Bangladesh

By: Winston Yu,Mozaharul Alam,Ahmadul Hassan,Abu Saleh Khan,Alex Ruane,Cynthia Rosenzweig,David Major,James Thurlow

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Climate Change Risks and Food Security in Bangladesh

By: Winston Yu,Mozaharul Alam,Ahmadul Hassan,Abu Saleh Khan,Alex Ruane,Cynthia Rosenzweig,David Major,James Thurlow

Managing climate variability and change remains a key development and food security issue in Bangladesh. Despite significant investments, floods, droughts, and cyclones during the last two decades continue to cause extensive economic damage and impair livelihoods. Climate change will pose additional risks to ongoing efforts to reduce poverty. This book examines the implications of climate change on food security in Bangladesh and identifies adaptation measures in the agriculture sector using a comprehensive integrated framework. First, the most recent science available is used to characterize current climate and hydrology and its potential changes. Second, country-specific survey and biophysical data is used to derive more realistic and accurate agricultural impact functions and simulations. A range of climate risks (i.e. warmer temperatures, higher carbon dioxide concentrations, changing characteristics of floods, droughts and potential sea level rise) is considered to gain a more complete picture of potential agriculture impacts. Third, while estimating changes in production is important, economic responses may to some degree buffer against the physical losses predicted, and an assessment is made of these. Food security is dependent not only on production, but also future food requirements, income levels and commodity prices. Finally, adaptation possibilities are identified for the sector. This book is the first to combine these multiple disciplines and analytical procedures to comprehensively address these impacts. The framework will serve as a useful guide to design policy intervention strategies and investments in adaptation measures.

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Routledge

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1136532498

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China's Declining Business Dynamism

By: Diego A. Cerdeiro,Cian Ruane

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China's Declining Business Dynamism

By: Diego A. Cerdeiro,Cian Ruane

After impressive growth in the 2000s, China's productivity has more recently stagnated. We use firm-level data to analyze productivity and firm dynamism trends from 2003 to 2018. We document six facts that together show a decline in China’s business dynamism. We show that (i) the revenue share of young firms has declined, (ii) the life-cycle growth of young firms relative to older incumbents has slowed, (iii) weaker life-cycle growth can be explained by slower productivity growth and weaker investment in intangibles, (iv) younger and smaller firms are more capital constrained than their older and larger counterparts, (v) the responsiveness of capital growth to the marginal product of capital has declined, and (vi) large productivity gaps between SOEs and private firms persist. We find that business dynamism is weaker in provinces where SOEs account for a larger share of the capital stock. Our results suggest that declining private business dynamism is an important factor in explaining China's sluggish TFP growth and that SOE reform could boost productivity growth indirectly by stimulating business dynamism.

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International Monetary Fund

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9798400200359

Teacher Education and the Cultural Imagination

Autobiography, Conversation, and Narrative

By: Susan Florio-Ruane,Julie deTar

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Teacher Education and the Cultural Imagination

Autobiography, Conversation, and Narrative

By: Susan Florio-Ruane,Julie deTar

Examines use of ethnically diverse published autobiographies in a teacher educ. book club & course. Focuses on autobiography as site of teacher learning about culture & role of conversation in that learning. Blends personal narrative w/ analysis & descri.

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1135689458

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9781135689452

Churchill and the Bomb in War and Cold War

By: Kevin Ruane

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Churchill and the Bomb in War and Cold War

By: Kevin Ruane

Covering the development of the atomic bomb during the Second World War, the origins and early course of the Cold War, and the advent of the hydrogen bomb in the early 1950s, Churchill and the Bomb in War and Cold War explores a still neglected aspect of Winston Churchill's career – his relationship with and thinking on nuclear weapons. Kevin Ruane shows how Churchill went from regarding the bomb as a weapon of war in the struggle with Nazi Germany to viewing it as a weapon of communist containment (and even punishment) in the early Cold War before, in the 1950s, advocating and arguably pioneering “mutually assured destruction” as the key to preventing the Cold War flaring into a calamitous nuclear war. While other studies of Churchill have touched on his evolving views on nuclear weapons, few historians have given this hugely important issue the kind of dedicated and sustained treatment it deserves. In Churchill and the Bomb in War and Cold War, however, Kevin Ruane has undertaken extensive primary research in Britain, the United States and Europe, and accessed a wide array of secondary literature, in producing an immensely readable yet detailed, insightful and provocative account of Churchill's nuclear hopes and fears.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472523474

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9781472523471

A New Look at Geometry

By: Irving Adler,Ruth Adler,Peter Ruane

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A New Look at Geometry

By: Irving Adler,Ruth Adler,Peter Ruane

This richly detailed overview surveys the evolution of geometrical ideas and thedevelopment of the concepts of modern geometry from ancient times to the present.Topics include projective, Euclidean, and non-Euclidean geometry as well as the roleof geometry in Newtonian physics, calculus, and relativity. Over 100 exercises withanswers. Includes a new Introduction by Peter Ruane.Reprint of The John Day Company, Inc., New York, 1966

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Courier Corporation

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0486498514

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9780486498515

Sacrifice and Gender in Biblical Law

By: Nicole J. Ruane

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Sacrifice and Gender in Biblical Law

By: Nicole J. Ruane

This book examines the Hebrew Bible's numerous laws about sacrificial procedure to understand the significance of gender in sacrificial rituals and the reasons that gender distinctions are so vital in these acts. Gender selection of both victims and participants is an intrinsic aspect of the nature and purpose of each rite, affecting its form and function, as well as its legitimacy. Sacrifice and Gender in Biblical Law considers the laws of the firstborn, the rite of the red cow, laws of slaughter, rituals of purification, and other offerings. It shows that these laws regulate material wealth and contribute to the construction of social roles.

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Cambridge University Press

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110735465X

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9781107354654

Tales in a Rearview Mirror

By: Donal Ruane

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Tales in a Rearview Mirror

By: Donal Ruane

Tales in a Rearview Mirror is a collection of true stories as told from the driver's seat of a Dublin taxi. Some are funny, some are sad, some are foolish and some are bittersweet. Pretty much like the people Donal Ruane observes as he reluctantly drives around the city. All human life is here. There's the criminal's girlfriend who's just bought a house for cash in "Fox-bleedin'-rock". The eccentric American looking for a hooker. The drunken northsider chancing his arm to share a taxi home with a south county darling. The mother and father of all family rows in Ballyfermot. And lots more besides. Tales in a Rearview Mirror is the real deal. It's a hugely entertaining, brilliantly written slice of real Dublin life that you won't get anywhere else. "An irresistable read." Gerry Ryan

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Gill

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0717135969

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9780717135967

Paying for the Welfare State in the 21st Century

Tax and Spending in Post-Industrial Societies

By: David Byrne,Sally Ruane

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Paying for the Welfare State in the 21st Century

Tax and Spending in Post-Industrial Societies

By: David Byrne,Sally Ruane

What does the future hold for the welfare state in the post-industrial 21st century? Political and economic forces are threatening the taxation regimes of highly globalised, capitalist societies, prompting an urgent debate around the function of the welfare state and how we pay for it. In a challenge to current policy and thinking, David Byrne and Sally Ruane deploy the concepts and analytical tools of Marxist political economy to better understand these developments, and the possibilities they present for social change. Using the SNP in Scotland as an illustrative case study, current debates are related to a critical understanding of the relationship between taxation and spending, issues that are fundamental to early 21st century politics and the future of the welfare state.

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Policy Press

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1447336550

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Sacrifice and Gender in Biblical Law

By: Nicole J. Ruane

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By: Nicole J. Ruane

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0521877245

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Proceedings of the FAO Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation

25-27 September 2023

By: Ruane, J. (ed.),Lucio Restrepo, M. (ed.)

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Proceedings of the FAO Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation

25-27 September 2023

By: Ruane, J. (ed.),Lucio Restrepo, M. (ed.)

This publication contains the proceedings of the FAO Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation, which took place at FAO headquarters in Rome on 25-27 September 2023. The objective of the conference was to provide a neutral forum for FAO Members, producers, scientists, development agencies, policymakers, civil society and the private sector to engage in dialogue on innovations and pathways to efficiently produce more nutritious, safe and accessible animal sourced foods with a reduced environmental footprint and to contribute to vibrant local and diversified livestock systems that are more resilient to shocks and disruptions. The proceedings provide a record of the main highlights of the conference, including the opening plenary session where there were addresses by the FAO Director-General, two keynote speakers and nine participants in two high-level ministerial panels; four plenary sessions dedicated respectively to the themes of better production, better nutrition, better environment and better life, with summaries of presentations and facilitated discussions; and a final plenary session including statements from 12 participants in two high-level ministerial segments. The proceedings also include one chapter each dedicated to the Global Youth Dialogue on Sustainable Livestock Transformation; the reports of five side events and an FAO launch event which took place during the conference; and a summary of 12 success stories of sustainable livestock transformation that were showcased in an exhibition held during the conference.

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9251388970

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9789251388976

The Dynamics of Conflict in Northern Ireland

Power, Conflict and Emancipation

By: Joseph Ruane,Jennifer Todd

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The Dynamics of Conflict in Northern Ireland

Power, Conflict and Emancipation

By: Joseph Ruane,Jennifer Todd

This book offers a uniquely comprehensive account of the conflict in Northern Ireland, providing a rigorous analysis of its dynamics and present structure and proposing a new approach to its resolution. It deals with historical process, communal relations, ideology, politics, economics and culture and with the wider British, Irish and international contexts. It reveals at once the enormous complexity of the conflict and shows how it is generated by a particular system of relationships which can be precisely and clearly described. The book proposes an emancipatory approach to the resolution of the conflict, conceived as the dismantling of this system of relationships. Although radical, this approach is already implicit in the converging understandings of the British and Irish governments of the causes of conflict. The authors argue that only much more determined pursuit of an emancipatory approach will allow an agreed political settlement to emerge.

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Cambridge University Press

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052156879X

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9780521568791

Introducing Social Research Methods

Essentials for Getting the Edge

By: Janet M. Ruane

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Introducing Social Research Methods

Essentials for Getting the Edge

By: Janet M. Ruane

Introducing Social Research Methods: Essentials for Getting the Edge is a concise and student-friendly introduction to research methods that uses examples from around the world to illustrate the centrality of social science research in our everyday lives. Explains complex, multi-faceted concepts and methodologies in straightforward prose Designed for students who are new to or skeptical of social science research methods as useful tools for approaching real-world challenges Persuasively argues that social scientific proficiency unlocks an array of personal and professional opportunities beyond the realms of academia A supplementary website features a glossary, test bank, Power Point presentations, a comprehensive list of web resources, a guide to relevant TED lectures and much more

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118874234

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9781118874233

The Wizards of Spin

America's Favorite News Stars

By: John Ruane

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The Wizards of Spin

America's Favorite News Stars

By: John Ruane

The Wizards of Spin is a series of satirical stories based on real news events and the celebrity media stars who deliver the headlines and commentary to America each day. With so much interest in news and talk show celebrities, author John Ruane has created these fictional stories to capture the wackiness of the current star-crazed news cycle. Besides O'Reilly and Olbermann, stories are based on Oprah, Chris Matthews, David Letterman, Jay Leno, Matt Lauer, Diane Sawyer, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Katie Couric and many more.

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Publish Green

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1937003280

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9781937003289

People Like Me

By: Lynn Ruane

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People Like Me

By: Lynn Ruane

A force of nature from the day she was born, Lynn Ruane grew up in a loving home in Tallaght, West Dublin. But in her early teens things began to unravel, and she fell into a life of petty crime and chaotic drug use. By age fifteen – pregnant with her first child, no longer attending school and still reeling from a series of shocking incidents in her personal life – Lynn decided she had enough of running away from herself and set about rebuilding her life.Inspired by her daughter, she returned to education and, with the help of some brilliant mentors, slowly began to heal the hurt of her younger years. She began campaigning on behalf of the people society had left behind by developing addiction services, becoming an activist in Trinity, and then as a senator in the chamber of the Seanad. But as the debate around consent gained pace, the lines between personal and political were redrawn, and Lynn was called to reckon with her past in a new and frightening way ...Intimate and brave, People Like Me is the exhilarating story of one woman's journey to the brink and back, emerging as a leading light for change in Ireland and an inspiration to women everywhere.

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