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Expressing America [[electronic resource] ] : a critique of the global credit card society / / George Ritzer
| Expressing America [[electronic resource] ] : a critique of the global credit card society / / George Ritzer |
| Autore | Ritzer George |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : Pine Forge, 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (259 p.) |
| Disciplina |
332.765
332.7650973 |
| Collana | The Pine Forge Press social science library |
| Soggetto topico |
Credit cards - Social aspects - United States
Credit cards - Social aspects Consumer credit - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-8039-9069-3
1-4522-4311-5 1-4522-4666-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - The Credit Card: Private Troubles and Public Issues; Chapter 2 - Socio-History of the Credit Card: We Probably won't Recognize the Credit Card Field by the End of the Century; Chapter 3 - Credit Card Debt: Beware the Plastic Loan Shark; Chapter 4 - Credit Card Fraud: Screw You, Mac-I Got Mine; Chapter 5 - Secrecy, Privacy, and Credit Cards: Who isn't in Their Files?; Chapter 6 - Credit Cards, Fast-Food Restaurants, and Rationalization: All You Need is 42 Digits to Make One Long-Distance Phone Call
Chapter 7 - An American Express: The Culture that Conquered the WorldAppendix; Endnotes; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480299403321 |
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| Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : Pine Forge, 1995 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Expressing America : a critique of the global credit card society / / George Ritzer
| Expressing America : a critique of the global credit card society / / George Ritzer |
| Autore | Ritzer George |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London : , : Pine Forge, , 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 240 pages) |
| Disciplina | 332.7650973 |
| Collana | The Pine Forge Press social science library |
| Soggetto topico |
Credit cards - Social aspects - United States
Consumption (Economics) - United States Consumer credit - United States |
| ISBN |
0-8039-9069-3
1-4522-4311-5 1-4522-4666-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - The Credit Card: Private Troubles and Public Issues; Chapter 2 - Socio-History of the Credit Card: We Probably won't Recognize the Credit Card Field by the End of the Century; Chapter 3 - Credit Card Debt: Beware the Plastic Loan Shark; Chapter 4 - Credit Card Fraud: Screw You, Mac-I Got Mine; Chapter 5 - Secrecy, Privacy, and Credit Cards: Who isn't in Their Files?; Chapter 6 - Credit Cards, Fast-Food Restaurants, and Rationalization: All You Need is 42 Digits to Make One Long-Distance Phone Call; Chapter 7 - An American Express: The Culture that Conquered the World; Appendix; Endnotes; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791715003321 |
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| Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London : , : Pine Forge, , 1995 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Expressing America : a critique of the global credit card society / / George Ritzer
| Expressing America : a critique of the global credit card society / / George Ritzer |
| Autore | Ritzer George |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London : , : Pine Forge, , 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 240 pages) |
| Disciplina | 332.7650973 |
| Collana | The Pine Forge Press social science library |
| Soggetto topico |
Credit cards - Social aspects - United States
Consumption (Economics) - United States Consumer credit - United States |
| ISBN |
0-8039-9069-3
1-4522-4311-5 1-4522-4666-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - The Credit Card: Private Troubles and Public Issues; Chapter 2 - Socio-History of the Credit Card: We Probably won't Recognize the Credit Card Field by the End of the Century; Chapter 3 - Credit Card Debt: Beware the Plastic Loan Shark; Chapter 4 - Credit Card Fraud: Screw You, Mac-I Got Mine; Chapter 5 - Secrecy, Privacy, and Credit Cards: Who isn't in Their Files?; Chapter 6 - Credit Cards, Fast-Food Restaurants, and Rationalization: All You Need is 42 Digits to Make One Long-Distance Phone Call; Chapter 7 - An American Express: The Culture that Conquered the World; Appendix; Endnotes; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809147203321 |
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Ritzer George
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| Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London : , : Pine Forge, , 1995 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Globalization : a basic text / / George Ritzer and Paul Dean
| Globalization : a basic text / / George Ritzer and Paul Dean |
| Autore | Ritzer George |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, ; ; Malden, Massachusetts : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (553 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/2 |
| Soggetto topico | Globalization |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-118-68713-2
1-118-68834-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Globalization: A Basic Text; Copyright; Contents; About the Website; List of Figures; Preface; Chapter 1 Globalization I: Liquids, Flows, and Structures; Some of the Basics; From Solids to Liquids (to Gases); Solids; Liquids and gases; Flows; Types of flows; Heavy, Light, Weightless; Heavy Structures That Expedite Flows; Heavy Structures As Barriers to Flows; Subtler Structural Barriers; On the Increasing Ubiquity of Global Flows and Structures; Thinking about Global Flows and Structures; Chapter Summary; Discussion Questions; Additional Readings; Notes
Chapter 2 Globalization II: Some Basic Issues, Debates, and ControversiesIs There Such a Thing As Globalization?; Is It Globalization or Transnationalization?; If There Is Such a Thing As Globalization, When Did It Begin?; Hardwired; Cycles; Phases; Events; Broader, more recent changes; Globalization or Globalizations?; Economic; Political; Cultural; Religion; Science; Health and medicine; Sport; Education; What Drives Globalization?; Does Globalization Hop Rather Than Flow?; If There Is Such a Thing As Globalization, Is It Inexorable?; Does Globaphilia or Globaphobia Have the Upper Hand? GlobaphiliaGlobaphobia; Finding a middle ground; What, If Anything, Can Be Done about Globalization?; Nothing!; Everything!; Necessary actions are already underway; More, perhaps much more, needs to be done; Chapter Summary; Discussion Questions; Additional Readings; Notes; Chapter 3 Globalization and Related Processes: Imperialism, Colonialism, Development, Westernization, Easternization, and Americanization; Imperialism; The new imperialism; Colonialism; Postcolonialism; Development; Westernization; Easternization; Americanization A Broader and Deeper View of the Americanization of Consumer CultureMinimizing the Importance of Americanization; Anti-Americanism; Comparisons with Globalization; The Era of the "Posts"; Chapter Summary; Discussion Questions; Additional Readings; Notes; Chapter 4 Neoliberalism: Roots, Principles, Criticisms, and Neo-Marxian Alternatives; The Past, Present, and Future of Neoliberalism; Neoliberalism: An Exemplary Statement and the Basic Principles; Popular Neoliberal "Theory": The Case of Thomas Friedman; The Lexus and the Olive Tree; The World is Flat; Critiquing Neoliberalism The early thinking of Karl PolanyiContemporary criticisms of neoliberalism; Neoliberalism as Exception; Neoliberalism: The Case of Israel; The End of History; The Death of Neoliberalism?; Neo-Marxian Theoretical Alternatives to Neoliberalism; Transnational capitalism; Empire; Chapter Summary; Discussion Questions; Additional Readings; Notes; Chapter 5 Global Political Structures and Processes; On Political Processes and Flows; The Nation-State; Threats to the nation-state; In Defense of the Nation-State; "Imagined Community"; Changes in Global Nation-State Relations Other Global Political Developments and Structures |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463608503321 |
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Ritzer George
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| Chichester, West Sussex, ; ; Malden, Massachusetts : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Globalization : a basic text / / George Ritzer and Paul Dean
| Globalization : a basic text / / George Ritzer and Paul Dean |
| Autore | Ritzer George |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, ; ; Malden, Massachusetts : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (553 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/2 |
| Collana | New York Academy of Sciences |
| Soggetto topico | Globalization |
| ISBN |
1-118-68713-2
1-118-68834-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Globalization: A Basic Text; Copyright; Contents; About the Website; List of Figures; Preface; Chapter 1 Globalization I: Liquids, Flows, and Structures; Some of the Basics; From Solids to Liquids (to Gases); Solids; Liquids and gases; Flows; Types of flows; Heavy, Light, Weightless; Heavy Structures That Expedite Flows; Heavy Structures As Barriers to Flows; Subtler Structural Barriers; On the Increasing Ubiquity of Global Flows and Structures; Thinking about Global Flows and Structures; Chapter Summary; Discussion Questions; Additional Readings; Notes
Chapter 2 Globalization II: Some Basic Issues, Debates, and ControversiesIs There Such a Thing As Globalization?; Is It Globalization or Transnationalization?; If There Is Such a Thing As Globalization, When Did It Begin?; Hardwired; Cycles; Phases; Events; Broader, more recent changes; Globalization or Globalizations?; Economic; Political; Cultural; Religion; Science; Health and medicine; Sport; Education; What Drives Globalization?; Does Globalization Hop Rather Than Flow?; If There Is Such a Thing As Globalization, Is It Inexorable?; Does Globaphilia or Globaphobia Have the Upper Hand? GlobaphiliaGlobaphobia; Finding a middle ground; What, If Anything, Can Be Done about Globalization?; Nothing!; Everything!; Necessary actions are already underway; More, perhaps much more, needs to be done; Chapter Summary; Discussion Questions; Additional Readings; Notes; Chapter 3 Globalization and Related Processes: Imperialism, Colonialism, Development, Westernization, Easternization, and Americanization; Imperialism; The new imperialism; Colonialism; Postcolonialism; Development; Westernization; Easternization; Americanization A Broader and Deeper View of the Americanization of Consumer CultureMinimizing the Importance of Americanization; Anti-Americanism; Comparisons with Globalization; The Era of the "Posts"; Chapter Summary; Discussion Questions; Additional Readings; Notes; Chapter 4 Neoliberalism: Roots, Principles, Criticisms, and Neo-Marxian Alternatives; The Past, Present, and Future of Neoliberalism; Neoliberalism: An Exemplary Statement and the Basic Principles; Popular Neoliberal "Theory": The Case of Thomas Friedman; The Lexus and the Olive Tree; The World is Flat; Critiquing Neoliberalism The early thinking of Karl PolanyiContemporary criticisms of neoliberalism; Neoliberalism as Exception; Neoliberalism: The Case of Israel; The End of History; The Death of Neoliberalism?; Neo-Marxian Theoretical Alternatives to Neoliberalism; Transnational capitalism; Empire; Chapter Summary; Discussion Questions; Additional Readings; Notes; Chapter 5 Global Political Structures and Processes; On Political Processes and Flows; The Nation-State; Threats to the nation-state; In Defense of the Nation-State; "Imagined Community"; Changes in Global Nation-State Relations Other Global Political Developments and Structures |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788084803321 |
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Ritzer George
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| Chichester, West Sussex, ; ; Malden, Massachusetts : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Globalization : a basic text / / George Ritzer and Paul Dean
| Globalization : a basic text / / George Ritzer and Paul Dean |
| Autore | Ritzer George |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, ; ; Malden, Massachusetts : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (553 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/2 |
| Collana | New York Academy of Sciences |
| Soggetto topico | Globalization |
| ISBN |
1-118-68713-2
1-118-68834-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Globalization: A Basic Text; Copyright; Contents; About the Website; List of Figures; Preface; Chapter 1 Globalization I: Liquids, Flows, and Structures; Some of the Basics; From Solids to Liquids (to Gases); Solids; Liquids and gases; Flows; Types of flows; Heavy, Light, Weightless; Heavy Structures That Expedite Flows; Heavy Structures As Barriers to Flows; Subtler Structural Barriers; On the Increasing Ubiquity of Global Flows and Structures; Thinking about Global Flows and Structures; Chapter Summary; Discussion Questions; Additional Readings; Notes
Chapter 2 Globalization II: Some Basic Issues, Debates, and ControversiesIs There Such a Thing As Globalization?; Is It Globalization or Transnationalization?; If There Is Such a Thing As Globalization, When Did It Begin?; Hardwired; Cycles; Phases; Events; Broader, more recent changes; Globalization or Globalizations?; Economic; Political; Cultural; Religion; Science; Health and medicine; Sport; Education; What Drives Globalization?; Does Globalization Hop Rather Than Flow?; If There Is Such a Thing As Globalization, Is It Inexorable?; Does Globaphilia or Globaphobia Have the Upper Hand? GlobaphiliaGlobaphobia; Finding a middle ground; What, If Anything, Can Be Done about Globalization?; Nothing!; Everything!; Necessary actions are already underway; More, perhaps much more, needs to be done; Chapter Summary; Discussion Questions; Additional Readings; Notes; Chapter 3 Globalization and Related Processes: Imperialism, Colonialism, Development, Westernization, Easternization, and Americanization; Imperialism; The new imperialism; Colonialism; Postcolonialism; Development; Westernization; Easternization; Americanization A Broader and Deeper View of the Americanization of Consumer CultureMinimizing the Importance of Americanization; Anti-Americanism; Comparisons with Globalization; The Era of the "Posts"; Chapter Summary; Discussion Questions; Additional Readings; Notes; Chapter 4 Neoliberalism: Roots, Principles, Criticisms, and Neo-Marxian Alternatives; The Past, Present, and Future of Neoliberalism; Neoliberalism: An Exemplary Statement and the Basic Principles; Popular Neoliberal "Theory": The Case of Thomas Friedman; The Lexus and the Olive Tree; The World is Flat; Critiquing Neoliberalism The early thinking of Karl PolanyiContemporary criticisms of neoliberalism; Neoliberalism as Exception; Neoliberalism: The Case of Israel; The End of History; The Death of Neoliberalism?; Neo-Marxian Theoretical Alternatives to Neoliberalism; Transnational capitalism; Empire; Chapter Summary; Discussion Questions; Additional Readings; Notes; Chapter 5 Global Political Structures and Processes; On Political Processes and Flows; The Nation-State; Threats to the nation-state; In Defense of the Nation-State; "Imagined Community"; Changes in Global Nation-State Relations Other Global Political Developments and Structures |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815751703321 |
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Ritzer George
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| Chichester, West Sussex, ; ; Malden, Massachusetts : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Globalization : a basic text / George Ritzer
| Globalization : a basic text / George Ritzer |
| Autore | Ritzer, George |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | xvi, 592 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Disciplina | 303.482 |
| Soggetto topico | Globalization |
| ISBN | 9781405132718 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991002322669707536 |
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Ritzer, George
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| Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Handbook of social problems [[electronic resource] ] : an international, comparative perspective / / edited by George Ritzer
| Handbook of social problems [[electronic resource] ] : an international, comparative perspective / / edited by George Ritzer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (699 p.) |
| Disciplina | 361.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RitzerGeorge |
| Soggetto topico |
Social problems
Social problems - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-78268-866-8
1-4522-6155-5 1-4129-7352-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction. Social problems : a comparative international perspective / George Ritzer -- Theoretical issues in the study of social problems and deviance / Joel Best -- Methodological issues in the study of social problems / Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln -- Social problems and public policy / Tim Blackman, Teeside and Roberta Woods -- Social Problems. Population change / Sonalde Desai -- Ecological problems / Steven Yearley -- Global inequality / Salvatore J. Babones and Jonathan H. Turner -- Racism in comparative perspective / Joe R. Feagin and Pinar Batura -- Ethnic conflict as a global social problem / Thomas D. Hall and Lester M. Jones -- Gender inequality / Amy S. Wharton -- Urban problems in global perspective / Chigon Kim and Mark Gottdiener -- Work-related social problems / Teresa A. Sullivan -- The media and social problems / Douglas Kellner -- Consumption as a social problem / Douglas J. Goodman -- Family problems in global perspective / Felix M. Berardo and Constance L. Shehan -- Racial and ethnic educational inequality in global perspective / Caroline Hodges Persell, Richard Arum, and Kathryn Seufert -- Health as a social problem / William C. Cockerham -- How medical care systems become social problems / Andrew Twaddle -- Aids as a social problem : the creation of social pariahs in the management of an epidemic / Bronwen Lichtenstein -- War, militarism and national security / Ian Roxborough -- Sea change : the modern terrorist environment in perspective / Gus Martin -- The geopolitics of mass destruction : how genocide became a global social problem / David Norman Smith -- Globalization / John Boli -- Technology and social problems / Frank Webster and Mark Erickson, Aston -- The internet as a global social problem / Gili S. Drori -- Risk / John Tulloch -- Deviance. Crime / Michael Tonry -- Juvenile delinquency / Mark C. Stafford -- Drug use as a global social problem / Erich Goode -- The sexual spectacle : making a public culture of sexual problems / Ken Plummer -- Modern day folk devils and the problem of children's presence in the global sex trade / Julia O'Connell Davidson -- Mental illness as a social problem / Howard B. Kaplan -- Disability as a global issue / Gary L. Albrecht -- Corruption as a global social problem / Gary LaFree and Nancy Morris. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910481033503321 |
| Thousand Oaks, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Handbook of social problems [[electronic resource] ] : an international, comparative perspective / / edited by George Ritzer
| Handbook of social problems [[electronic resource] ] : an international, comparative perspective / / edited by George Ritzer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 687 p.) : ill |
| Disciplina | 361.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RitzerGeorge |
| Soggetto topico |
Social problems
Social problems - United States |
| ISBN |
1-78268-866-8
1-4522-6155-5 1-4129-7352-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction. Social problems : a comparative international perspective / George Ritzer -- Theoretical issues in the study of social problems and deviance / Joel Best -- Methodological issues in the study of social problems / Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln -- Social problems and public policy / Tim Blackman, Teeside and Roberta Woods -- Social Problems. Population change / Sonalde Desai -- Ecological problems / Steven Yearley -- Global inequality / Salvatore J. Babones and Jonathan H. Turner -- Racism in comparative perspective / Joe R. Feagin and Pinar Batura -- Ethnic conflict as a global social problem / Thomas D. Hall and Lester M. Jones -- Gender inequality / Amy S. Wharton -- Urban problems in global perspective / Chigon Kim and Mark Gottdiener -- Work-related social problems / Teresa A. Sullivan -- The media and social problems / Douglas Kellner -- Consumption as a social problem / Douglas J. Goodman -- Family problems in global perspective / Felix M. Berardo and Constance L. Shehan -- Racial and ethnic educational inequality in global perspective / Caroline Hodges Persell, Richard Arum, and Kathryn Seufert -- Health as a social problem / William C. Cockerham -- How medical care systems become social problems / Andrew Twaddle -- Aids as a social problem : the creation of social pariahs in the management of an epidemic / Bronwen Lichtenstein -- War, militarism and national security / Ian Roxborough -- Sea change : the modern terrorist environment in perspective / Gus Martin -- The geopolitics of mass destruction : how genocide became a global social problem / David Norman Smith -- Globalization / John Boli -- Technology and social problems / Frank Webster and Mark Erickson, Aston -- The internet as a global social problem / Gili S. Drori -- Risk / John Tulloch -- Deviance. Crime / Michael Tonry -- Juvenile delinquency / Mark C. Stafford -- Drug use as a global social problem / Erich Goode -- The sexual spectacle : making a public culture of sexual problems / Ken Plummer -- Modern day folk devils and the problem of children's presence in the global sex trade / Julia O'Connell Davidson -- Mental illness as a social problem / Howard B. Kaplan -- Disability as a global issue / Gary L. Albrecht -- Corruption as a global social problem / Gary LaFree and Nancy Morris. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778547603321 |
| Thousand Oaks, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Handbook of social problems [[electronic resource] ] : an international, comparative perspective / / edited by George Ritzer
| Handbook of social problems [[electronic resource] ] : an international, comparative perspective / / edited by George Ritzer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 687 p.) : ill |
| Disciplina | 361.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RitzerGeorge |
| Soggetto topico |
Social problems
Social problems - United States |
| ISBN |
1-78268-866-8
1-4522-6155-5 1-4129-7352-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction. Social problems : a comparative international perspective / George Ritzer -- Theoretical issues in the study of social problems and deviance / Joel Best -- Methodological issues in the study of social problems / Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln -- Social problems and public policy / Tim Blackman, Teeside and Roberta Woods -- Social Problems. Population change / Sonalde Desai -- Ecological problems / Steven Yearley -- Global inequality / Salvatore J. Babones and Jonathan H. Turner -- Racism in comparative perspective / Joe R. Feagin and Pinar Batura -- Ethnic conflict as a global social problem / Thomas D. Hall and Lester M. Jones -- Gender inequality / Amy S. Wharton -- Urban problems in global perspective / Chigon Kim and Mark Gottdiener -- Work-related social problems / Teresa A. Sullivan -- The media and social problems / Douglas Kellner -- Consumption as a social problem / Douglas J. Goodman -- Family problems in global perspective / Felix M. Berardo and Constance L. Shehan -- Racial and ethnic educational inequality in global perspective / Caroline Hodges Persell, Richard Arum, and Kathryn Seufert -- Health as a social problem / William C. Cockerham -- How medical care systems become social problems / Andrew Twaddle -- Aids as a social problem : the creation of social pariahs in the management of an epidemic / Bronwen Lichtenstein -- War, militarism and national security / Ian Roxborough -- Sea change : the modern terrorist environment in perspective / Gus Martin -- The geopolitics of mass destruction : how genocide became a global social problem / David Norman Smith -- Globalization / John Boli -- Technology and social problems / Frank Webster and Mark Erickson, Aston -- The internet as a global social problem / Gili S. Drori -- Risk / John Tulloch -- Deviance. Crime / Michael Tonry -- Juvenile delinquency / Mark C. Stafford -- Drug use as a global social problem / Erich Goode -- The sexual spectacle : making a public culture of sexual problems / Ken Plummer -- Modern day folk devils and the problem of children's presence in the global sex trade / Julia O'Connell Davidson -- Mental illness as a social problem / Howard B. Kaplan -- Disability as a global issue / Gary L. Albrecht -- Corruption as a global social problem / Gary LaFree and Nancy Morris. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811468303321 |
| Thousand Oaks, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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