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1 online resource (221 pages) |
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Institutions Unbound -- Front Cover; Institutions Unbound; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; INSTITUTIONS: SOCIALLY CONSTRUCTED SOCIAL BINDINGS ; SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ; HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS: SOCIALLY CONSTRUCTED, SOCIALLY UNBOUND ; Chapter 1: Medical Sociology; BARRIERS TO THE RIGHT TO HEALTH ; NATIONAL APPROACHES TO HEALTH CARE AS A HUMAN RIGHT ; EXPANSION OF (WESTERN) BIOMEDICALIZATION ; CONCLUSION ; Chapter 2: Crime, Law, and Deviance; ATROCITIES: A MAINSTAY OF HUMAN HISTORY ; EXPLANATIONS OF HUMANITARIAN AND HUMAN RIGHTS CRIMES |
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LEGAL REGULATION: NORMS AND COURT INTERVENTION MUTUAL GAINS IN METHODS AND THEORY: SOCIOLOGY OF CRIME, LAW, AND DEVIANCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS SCHOLARSHIP; CONCLUSION ; Chapter 3: Education; KEY FINDINGS IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION; KEY METHODS IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION ; THE SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION IN RELATION TO HUMAN RIGHTS ; RESITUATING THE HUMAN RIGHTS PARADIGM THROUGH THE SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION ; LOOKING FORWARD ; Chapter 4: Family; KEY QUESTIONS FACING FAMILY SCHOLARS ; AN OVERVIEW OF THE EVOLVING AMERICAN FAMILY ; HOW ARE FAMILIES STUDIED BY SOCIOLOGISTS? |
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THE SCOPE OF HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS REGARDING THE US FAMILY INSTITUTIONS AND LEADERS SHAPE THE US FAMILY ; RELEVANT EMPIRICAL FINDINGS ; APPLYING A HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE TO THE STUDY OF THE FAMILY ; APPLYING FAMILY SOCIOLOGY TO HUMAN RIGHTS RESEARCH ; Chapter 5: Organizations, Occupations, and Work; ORGANIZATIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND WORK: THE STATE OF THE FIELD ; THE KEY CONCERNS OF THE FIELD ; FINDINGS ; RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES ; LEARNING FROM STUDIES OF ORGANIZATIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND WORK ; A RESITUATION OF THE AREA/FIELD |
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A LOOK FORWARD: NEW QUESTIONS AND NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR BOTH THE AREA/FIELD AND HUMAN RIGHTS REALIZATIONSChapter 6: Political Sociology; KEY QUESTIONS AND THEORIES ; KEY FINDINGS IN POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY ; KEY METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES ; CRITIQUE OF POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY AND HUMAN RIGHTS ; REPOSITIONING POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY VIS-À-VIS HUMAN RIGHTS ; LOOKING FORWARD TO THE POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY OF HUMAN RIGHTS ; Chapter 7: Culture; QUESTIONS POSED BY CLASSICAL THEORISTS ; SEMANTIC TENSIONS IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE ; SEMANTIC TENSIONS IN HUMAN RIGHTS DISCOURSE ; HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA |
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THE OCCUPY MOVEMENT MAHATMA GANDHI AND THE INDIAN INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT ; WHY A CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF HUMAN RIGHTS IS ESSENTIAL ; Chapter 8: Science, Knowledge, and Technology; WHAT'S GOING ON ; CHALLENGES ; Chapter 9: Sociology of Law; THE DEBATES, PROBLEMS, AND IMPLICATIONS ; A SOCIOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK ; Chapter 10: Religion; ORIGINS, ADVOCATES, VIOLATIONS, AND FRAMES ; RELIGIONS AS CARRIERS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ; RELIGIOUS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS? ; HOW DO RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS INTERACT? ; RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AS A HUMAN RIGHT |
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Levels of reality, social structures, actors, institutions, and processes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-212) |
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Print version record |
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Sociology.
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Social institutions.
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Human rights.
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Sociology
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Human Rights
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sociology.
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social institutions.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights.
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Human rights
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Social institutions
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Sociology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Iyall Smith, Keri E
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Gran, Brian K
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| ISBN |
9781317223030 |
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1317223039 |
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9781317223023 |
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1317223020 |
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9781138655485 |
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1138655481 |
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9781138655515 |
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1138655511 |
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9781315622446 |
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1315622440 |
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