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Record Nr.

UNINA9910426049503321

Autore

Susen Simon

Titolo

Sociology in the Twenty-First Century : Key Trends, Debates, and Challenges / / by Simon Susen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

9783030384241

3030384241

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXIII, 623 p.)

Disciplina

301

Soggetti

Social sciences - Philosophy

Political sociology

Political science

Social Theory

Political Sociology

Political Theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Part I: Intimations of Postcoloniality -- Chapter 1: Postcoloniality and Sociology -- Chapter 2: Postcoloniality and Decoloniality -- Part II: Intimations of Globality -- Chapter 3: Globality and Sociology -- Chapter 4: Globality and Connectivity -- Part III: Intimations of Canonicity -- Chapter 5: Canonicity and Sociology -- Chapter 6: Canonicity and Exclusivity -- Part IV: Intimations of Historicity -- Chapter 7: Historicity and Sociology -- Chapter 8: Historicity and Novelty -- Part V: Intimations of Disciplinarity -- Chapter 9: Disciplinarity and Sociology -- Chapter 10: Disciplinarity and Interdisciplinarity -- Part VI: Intimations of Hegemony -- Chapter 11: Hegemony and Sociology -- Chapter 12: Hegemony and Counterhegemony -- Part VII: Intimations of Reflexivity -- Epilogue: Critical Remarks -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

"A comprehensive and judicious account of the intellectual and material state of sociology, based on omnivorous reading and incisive analysis. The writing is beautifully clear and the book is a major contribution to



the self-understanding of the discipline." - William Outhwaite, Professor of Sociology at Newcastle University, UK This book examines key trends, debates, and challenges in twenty-first-century sociology. To this end, it focuses on significant issues surrounding the nature of sociology ('What is sociology?'), the history of sociology ('How has sociology evolved?'), and the study of sociology ('How can or should we make sense of sociology?'). These issues have been, and will continue to be, essential to the creation of conceptually informed, methodologically rigorous, and empirically substantiated research programmes in the discipline. Over the past years, however, there have been numerous disputes and controversies concerning the future of sociology. Particularly important in this respect are recent and ongoing discussions on the possibilities of developing new - and, arguably, post-classical - forms of sociology. The central assumption underlying most of these projects is the contention that a comprehensive analysis of the principal challenges faced by global society requires the construction of a sociology capable of accounting for the interconnectedness of social actors and social structures across time and space. This book provides a cutting-edge overview of crucial past, present, and possible future trends, debates, and challenges shaping the pursuit of sociological inquiry.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9911006677303321

Autore

Pusch Roland

Titolo

Rock mechanics on a geological base / / R. Pusch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; New York, : Elsevier, 1995

ISBN

1-281-07713-5

9786611077136

0-08-054066-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (519 p.)

Collana

Developments in geotechnical engineering ; ; v. 77

Disciplina

624.1/5132

Soggetti

Rock mechanics

Engineering geology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Rock Mechanics on a Geological Base; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Rock Nature; 2-1 Geology; 2-2 Mineralogy; 2-3 Petrology, rock types; 2-4 References; Chapter 3. Rock Structure; 3-1 Origin and nature of crystalline rock structure; 3-2 Scale factors; 3-3 Categorization; 3-4 Structural modeling; 3-5 Identification, determination and recording of structural features; 3-6 Structural homogeneity; 3-7 Example of structural characterization; 3-8 References; Chapter 4. Rock Stresses; 4-1 Introduction; 4-2 The concept of principal stresses

4-3 Stress conditions4-4 Groundwater (piezometric) pressures; 4-5 References; Chapter 5. Rock Strain; 5-1 Introduction; 5-2 Definitions; 5-3 Viscous and plastic strain; 5-4 Calculation of strain in rock mechanics; 5-5 Examples; 5-6 References; Chapter 6. Rock Strength; 6-1 Introduction; 6-2 The strength of rock material; 6-3 The strength of rock masses; 6-4 What strength criteria shall we use?; 6-5 Material modelling; 6-6 Determination of rock strength; 6-7 References; Chapter 7. Rock Stability; 7-1 The meaning of rock stability; 7-2 Tectonically and thermally induced strain

7-3 Rock displacements by loading or unloading7-4 Rock fall; 7-5 Clay-weathered rock and clayey sedimentary rock; 7-6 Examples; 7-7 References; Chapter 8. Rock Excavation; 8-1 Introduction; Chapter 9.



Rock Support; 9-1 General principles; Chapter 10. Rock Classification; 10-1 General aspects; 10-2 The Q-index; 10-3 Practical use of Q-data in ordinary projects; 10-4 Application of the Q-system to HLW repositories; 10-5 Conclusions; 10-6 References

Sommario/riassunto

Until a few years ago, hydropower, road tunneling and mining were the main fields interested in rock mechanics. Now, however, rock mechanics is becoming increasingly important in many more branches - the most significant globally being the disposal of hazardous, especially radiaoctive, waste in deeply located repositories. This has raised a number of new aspects on the mechanical behaviour of large rock masses hosting repositories and of smaller rock elements forming the nearfield of tunnels and boreholes with waste containers. The geological background and above all rock structure form the ba