1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456248103321

Titolo

Geoenvironmental engineering and geotechnics [[electronic resource] ] : progress in modeling and applications : proceedings of sessions of GeoShanghai 2010, June 3-5, 2010, Shanghai, China / / edited by Qiang He, Shui-Long Shen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston, Va., : American Society of Civil Engineers, c2010

ISBN

1-68015-596-2

0-7844-7344-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (299 p.)

Collana

Geotechnical special publication ; ; no. 204

Altri autori (Persone)

HeQiang <1972->

ShenShui-Long

Disciplina

624.1/51

Soggetti

Engineering geology

Environmental geotechnology

Soil permeability

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Hosted by Tongji University, Shanghai Society of Civil Engineering, China, Chinese Institution of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, China; In cooperation with Alaska University Transportation Center, USA ... [et al.]."

"Geo-Institute."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Geotechnics -- Geoenvironmental engineering -- Seepage and porous mechanics.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910416146803321

Autore

Hammersley Martyn

Titolo

Troubling Sociological Concepts : An Interrogation / / by Martyn Hammersley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020

ISBN

9783030516444

303051644X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 pages)

Disciplina

301.014

300

Soggetti

Sociology

Culture

Social sciences

Social structure

Equality

Sociological Theory

Sociology of Culture

Society

Social Structure

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Ideology -- 3. Culture -- 4. Society -- 5. Social Class -- 6. Sex and Gender -- 7. Ethnicity, Race, and Racism -- 8. Power -- 9. Values, Interests, Goals, and Attitudes. .

Sommario/riassunto

Sociology addresses challenging social issues and seeks new ways to understand them. However, much sociological terminology suffers from multiple, vague, or uncertain meanings. This is true of many of the central terms that sociologists use, such as ‘power’, ‘ideology’, ‘culture’, ‘social class’, and even ‘society’. The result is that the conclusions reached by sociological investigations are frequently subject to discrepant interpretations, and their validity is difficult to assess. The chapters in this book address several of the key terms



employed by sociologists, examining the concepts associated with them in depth – from both an historical and an analytical perspective. The aim is not to develop an entirely new framework but rather to document the various meanings associated with these terms, and to suggest ways in which they could be refined or developed for the purposes of sociological analysis. Since the concepts addressed are of wide relevance, Troubling Sociological Concepts will be of interest and use to researchers and students across the social sciences.