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The Sociology of Knowledge Toward a Deeper Understanding of the History of Ideas

The Sociology of Knowledge Toward a Deeper Understanding of the History of Ideas

This volume serves as both an introduction to the field of the sociology of knowledge and an interpretation of the thought of the major figures associated with its development More than a compendium of ideas Stark seeks here to put order into what he regarded as a diffuse tradition of diverse bodies of thought in particular the seemingly irreconcilable conflict between the study of the political element in thought identified here with Karl Mannheim and the investigation of the social element in thinking associated with the work of Max Scheler. The sociology of knowledge is primarily directed toward the study of the precise ways that human experience through the mediation of knowledge takes on a conscious and communicable shape. While both schools dealt with by Stark assume that the pursuit of truth is not purposeful apart from socially and historically determined structures of meaning the tradition extending from Marx to Mannheim seeks to expose hidden factors that turn us away from the truth while that of Weber and Scheler attempts to identify social forces that impart a definite direction to our search for itIn order to reconcile opposing theoretical positions Stark seeks to lay the foundations for a theory of the social determination of thought by directing his inquiry to the philosophical problem of truth in a manner compatible with cultural sociology. Stark's theoretical legacy to the sociology of knowledge is that social influences operate everywhere through a group's ethos. From this many systems of ideas and social categories emanate revealing partial glimpses of a synthetic whole. The outcome of Stark's work is a general theory of social determination remarkably consistent with contemporary interests in the broad range of cultural studies whose focus is best described as the use of philosophical literary and historical approaches to study the social construction of meaning. The Sociology of Knowledge will be of great interest to social scientists philosophers and intellectual historians. | The Sociology of Knowledge Toward a Deeper Understanding of the History of Ideas

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Football Gambling and Everyday Life in Zimbabwe

Football Gambling and Everyday Life in Zimbabwe

As unemployment soared in Zimbabwe in the early twenty-first century betting on football/soccer emerged as a popular if unsustainable livelihood option and the number of betting halls mushroomed. This book investigates this growing social phenomenon providing a holistic analysis of football gambling in Zimbabwe and exposing its impact on the everyday lives of Zimbabweans. Drawing on original empirical and theoretical analysis from across six different areas of Zimbabwe the book highlights the lived experiences of communities that are only beginning to grapple with the long-term effects of addiction. Explaining its historical origins in the colonial and immediate post-colonial periods the authors delve into the motivations patterns practices and impacts of soccer betting. Tackling issues such as gender livelihoods addiction religion and tradition related to soccer betting the book lays bare the general lack of policy frameworks and support services to protect vulnerable populations. This book offers a rare glimpse into a sociological phenomenon sweeping across Zimbabwe with a particularly stark impact on the country’s youth. It will interest sports and African studies researchers as well as those focusing on the socio-health problems related to gambling. | Football Gambling and Everyday Life in Zimbabwe

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Historical Explanation An Anti-Causalist Approach

Historical Explanation An Anti-Causalist Approach

This book is concerned with the appropriate form of explanations in historiography and the social sciences. It combines action theory and philosophy of historiography and develops a theory of teleological explanations of human actions based on late-Wittgensteinian and Ordinary Language Philosophy insights. In philosophy of action many philosophers favor causal theories of human action. Additionally in current philosophy of historiography the majority view is that historians should explain historical phenomena by their causes. This book pushes back against these mainstream views by reviving an anti-causal view of explanation of current and past human actions. The author argues that disciplines that deal with human actions require a certain form of explanation namely a teleological or intentional explanation. This means that past human actions and their results will have to be explained by reasons of agents not by causes. Therefore historiography employs a method of explanation which is in stark contrast to the sciences. The author thus proposes a Verstehen (understanding) approach in historiography and the social sciences. Historical Explanation will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working in philosophy of action philosophy of history and philosophy of the social sciences. | Historical Explanation An Anti-Causalist Approach

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Unrepresented States and the Construction of Meaning Clinical and Theoretical Contributions

Unrepresented States and the Construction of Meaning Clinical and Theoretical Contributions

In the last several decades the analytic field has widened considerably in scope. The therapeutic task is now seen by an increasing number of analysts to require that patient and analyst work together to strengthen or to create psychic structure that was previously weak missing or functionally inoperative. This view which may apply to all patients but is especially relevant to the treatment of non-neurotic patients and states of mind stands in stark contrast to the more traditional assumption that the therapeutic task involves the uncovering of the unconscious dimension of a present pathological compromise formation that holds a potentially healthy ego in thrall. The contrast which this book calls attention to is that which exists roughly between formulations of psychic structure and functioning that were once assumed to have been sufficiently well explained by the hypotheses of Freud's topographic theory and those that were not. The former are modeled on neurosis and dream interpretation where conflicts between relatively well-defined (saturated) and psychically represented desires were assumed to operate under the aegis of the pleasure-unpleasure principle. | Unrepresented States and the Construction of Meaning Clinical and Theoretical Contributions

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Sport Policy

Sport Policy

Sport Policy: a comparative analysis of stability and change builds on the growing general interest in the comparative study of sport policy and the more specific interest in processes of policy change and issues associated with policy convergence. In stark contrast to many other areas of public policy such as education personal welfare and health care there is a paucity of theoretically informed comparative studies in sport. Over recent years there has been a steady increase in public investment in sport and frequently as a consequence a sharper debate about how public resources should be used. However there has been little analysis of the factors that shape the generation of domestic sport policy and little attempt to identify the variables that might influence the policy process. Sport Policy: a comparative analysis of stability and change provides a theoretically informed analysis of the sports systems in Canada England Germany and Norway. These economically advanced countries are carefully selected to enable the investigation of the significance of variables and because they share a number of socio-economic and sports-related characteristics which provides the text with a unique breadth and depth of coverage. This text is a vital addition to the general paucity of literature in this area and is written by an internationally renowned author team.

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A Critical History of Health Films in Central and Eastern Europe and Beyond

A Critical History of Health Films in Central and Eastern Europe and Beyond

The burgeoning scholarship on Western health films stands in stark contrast to the vacuum in the historical conceptualization of Eastern European films. This book develops a nonlinear historical model that revises their unique role in the inception of national cinematography and establishing supranational health security. Readers witness the revelation of an unknown history concerning how the health films produced in Eastern European countries not only adopted Western patterns of propaganda but actively participated in its formation especially with regard to those considered “others”: Women and the populations of the periphery. The authors elaborate on the long “echo” of the discursive practices introduced by health films within public health propaganda as well as the attempts to negate and deconstruct such practices by rebellious filmmakers. A wide range of methods including the analysis of the sociological biographies of filmmakers the historical reconstruction of public campaigns against diseases and an investigation into the production of health films contextualizes these films along a multifaceted continuum stretching between the adaptation of global patterns and the cultivation of national authenticities. The book is aimed at those who study the history of film the history of public health Central and Eastern European countries and global history. | A Critical History of Health Films in Central and Eastern Europe and Beyond

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Gendered Injustice Uncovering the Lived Experience of Detained Girls

Gendered Injustice Uncovering the Lived Experience of Detained Girls

Without strong proof policy advocates along with some scholars have causally linked declines in juvenile offending and incarceration with evidence-based and rehabilitation-oriented policy reform. Such studies have called for a shift back to rehabilitative ideals augmented by innovative strategies that emphasize cultures of care and in the cases of system-involved girls ‘gender-responsive’ programs anchored in feminist literature. These programs have also caught the attention of feminist scholars who cast doubt on both their design and implementation. Gendered Injustice offers a unique contribution to the latter line of scholarship and critically examines claims of innovation empowerment and gender-responsivity in youth correction that currently dominate the field. Drawing on rich ethnographic data this book uncovers the reality of and gives voice to the experiences and continued mistreatment of marginalized girls housed in locked institutions in the US State of California. By providing detailed insight into the detention experiences and the pathways of several young women this book draws stark comparisons between the lived experience of young women in detention with the official rhetoric of empowerment that dominates public discourse. This book reveals the ways in which institutional policies and practices are designed to neglect and in many instances re-victimize inmates. This is essential reading for those engaged in corrections juvenile justice gender and crime and feminist criminology. | Gendered Injustice Uncovering the Lived Experience of Detained Girls

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