Logic of social science

Non-Academic Careers for Quantitative Social Scientists

Part II creates a guide for social science PhDs on how to set themselves up for such careers, including navigating the academic world of graduate scho

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Animal Welfare Science, Husbandry and Ethics: The Evolving Story of Our Relationship with Farm Animals

The symbiotic relationship of man and non-human animals is the result of a long intertwined history of the evolution of biological, social and cultura

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Evidential Pluralism in the Social Sciences Taylor & Francis Ltd

Through case studies in sociology, economics and legal studies, this book advances new philosophical foundations for the methods of the social sciences, providing an account of how to establish or evaluate causal claims, and offering a new way of thinking about evidence-based policy, basic social science research and mixed methods research....

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Hivemind: The New Science of Tribalism in Our Divided World (1409194329)

Kniha - 304 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - autor Sarah Rose Cavanagh, 304 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Hivemind: A collective consciousness in which we share consensus thoughts, emotions, and opinions; a phenomenon whereby a group of people function as if with a single mind. Our views of the world are shaped by the stories told by our sel...

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Toward New Possibilities for Library and Information Science

The 2018 West Virginia teachersÂ’ strike in the USA exemplifies the changing shape of dissent and protest in the digital age. The use of social media

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Afterlife of Empire

Using a wealth of recently declassified files from the National Archives, oral histories, court cases, press reports, social science writings, and pho

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Literature of Questions

Nonfiction books for children-from biographies and historical accounts of communities and events to works on science and social justice-have tradition

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Central City's Joy and Pain

Explores complex social issues through personal narrative. Jerome Morris does so by blending social-science research with his own memoir of life in Bi

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Cultures of Growth: How the New Science of Mindset Can Transform Individuals, Teams and Organisations - Murphy Mary C.

Anotace: In her multi-million-copy bestseller Mindset Carol Dweck coined the terms `fixed` and `growth` mindset, transforming our view of individual success. Award-winning social psychologist Mary Murphy builds on Dweck`s work in Cultures of Growth to present a groundbreaking argument: that mindset is not isolated to an individual. Instead, we can all influence each othe...

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Cultures of Growth: How the New Science of Mindset Can Transform Individuals, Teams and Organisations - Mary C. Murphy

<p>In her multi-million-copy bestseller Mindset Carol Dweck coined the terms 'fixed' and 'growth' mindset, transforming our view of individual success. Award-winning social psychologist Mary Murphy builds on Dweck's work in Cultures of Growth to present a groundbreaking argument: that mindset is not isolated to an individual. Instead, we can all influence each other...

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Thinking Through Statistics

A guide to using statistics properly in social science.

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Good Book, In Theory

This highly original and compelling book offers an introduction to the art and science of social inquiry, including the theoretical and methodological

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Tricks of the Trade

This guide to research methods covers four areas of social science: the creation of "imagery" to guide research; methods of "sampling" to generate max

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Social Governance and Political Order in Contemporary China Taylor & Francis Ltd

Focusing on the conflict and coordination between social development and political order in social governance, this book investigates the causes, evolution and manifestations of such tensions in contemporary China, combining both qualitative and quantitative analysis. The title is essential reading for scholars and students studying sociology and political science, especi...

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Technics and Civilization

Drawing upon art, science, philosophy, and the history of culture, this title explains the origin of the machine age and traces its social results, as

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Process-Tracing Methods

Process-tracing in social science is a method for studying causal mechanisms linking causes with outcomes. This enables the researcher to make inferen

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Murdle: Even More Killer Puzzles: 100 Cunningly Clever Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles - Karber G. T.

Anotace: **From THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES comes even more MURDLE - the `utterly addictive` murderous puzzle book for armchair detectives everywhere**`THE PUZZLE SENSATION OF THE YEAR!` - JANICE HALLETT, bestselling author of THE TWYFORD CODE`I`M COMPLETELY OBSESSED` - OLIVIA BLACKE, author of A FATAL GROOVEDeductive Logico is back on the scene to investigate mu...

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Economics of Bioresources

Written by a team of scholars and practitioners from various engineering, natural-science and social-science disciplines, the book is primarily intend

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Tale of Two Cultures

Some in the social sciences argue that the same logic applies to both qualitative and quantitative methods. This title discusses major differences bet

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Seven Letters to Melin Essays on the Soul, Science, Art and Mortality - Šafařík Josef

Anotace: Josef Šafařík's Seven Letters to Melin is a critique of a reductionist technological approach to life and of man's alienation from nature and from himself in the modern era. The book is conceived as a series of letters to a certain Melin, in fact Šafařík's alternative or former self as a working engineer who believed in the value of science and te...

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Power of Friendship

The Power of Friendship is a practical and accessible handbook that draws on more than thirty years of social science research and insights from moder

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Premise of Fidelity

The Premise of Fidelity: Science, Visuality, and Representing the Real in Nineteenth century Japan uncovers the social and epistemological roles of th

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Body of Knowledge

Adopting an approach based on ethnomethodology and conversation analysis, this book presents a close-up view of social science researchers engaged in

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Body of Knowledge

Adopting an approach based on ethnomethodology and conversation analysis, this book presents a close-up view of social science researchers engaged in

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Shadow of Unfairness

In this sequel to his prize-winning book, The Eyes of the People, Green draws on philosophy, history, social science, and literature to ask what democ

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Sociocultural Context of Romantic Relationships

Using truly interdisciplinary social science, this book demonstrates the many ways in which social and cultural forces affect individuals in their rel

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Future of the Liberal Order

This book brings together some of the finest minds of social science to answer the great questions about the future of the liberal order.

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Human Use Of Human Beings

Only a few books stand as landmarks in social and scientific upheaval. Norbert Wiener's classic is one in that small company. Founder of the science o

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Return of Sherlock Holmes

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Originally published in 1903-1904, The Return of Sherlock Holmes is the thirteen-story collection of one of the greatest-ever fictional detectives. Three years after the supposed death of Sherlock Holmes and his archenemy Professor Moriarty in the torrent of Reichenbach Falls, Holmes...

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Complexity and the Art of Public Policy

Complexity science--made possible by modern analytical and computational advances--is changing the way we think about social systems and social theory

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Age and the Reach of Sociological Imagination

Combining foundational principles of critical social science with recent breakthroughs in research across disciplines ranging from biology to economic

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Cambridge Handbook of Motivation and Learning

This superb collection of renowned experts in education, social psychology, learning science, and neuroscience presents insights into positive learnin

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The Concept of Tragedy Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book explores the notion of ‘the tragic’ from the perspective of social science. Tracing the history of tragedy and arguing for the relevance of the concept for social science today, it develops the idea of ‘tragic social science’ as a useful analytic to be applied to a range of modern topics, including inequality and climate change....

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The Concept of Tragedy Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book explores the notion of ‘the tragic’ from the perspective of social science. Tracing the history of tragedy and arguing for the relevance of the concept for social science today, it develops the idea of ‘tragic social science’ as a useful analytic to be applied to a range of modern topics, including inequality and climate change....

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Fall of Porcupine

Step into the town of Porcupine and take to the well-loved scrubs of Finley, the newest fledgling doctor to join the ranks of St. Ursula's hospital. As the seasons in the small-town change and life starts to stir, you'll soon realize that things aren't always what they seem: Not everyone is honest with themselves and others, the healthcare industry is not as illustrious a...

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Fall of Porcupine (PC)

Step into the town of Porcupine and take to the well-loved scrubs of Finley, the newest fledgling doctor to join the ranks of St. Ursula's hospital. As the seasons in the small-town change and life starts to stir, you'll soon realize that things aren't always what they seem: Not everyone is honest with themselves and others, the healthcare industry is not a...

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Monstrosity of Christ

"What matters is not so much that Zizek is endorsing a demythologized, disenchanted Christianity without transcendence, as that he is offering in the end (despite what he sometimes claims) a heterodox version of Christian belief."--John Milbank"To put it even more bluntly, my claim is that it is Milbank who is effectively guilty of heterodoxy, ultimately of a regression t...

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Analysis of Robert D. Putnam's Bowling Alone

In one of the most frequently cited social science publications of the last half-century, Robert D. Putnam draws heavily on the critical thinking skil

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Scholastic Book of World Records 2019

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The Psychology of Insecurity Taylor & Francis Ltd

This ground-breaking volume features contributions by leading international researchers exploring the social psychology of insecurity, and how existential, metaphysical and social uncertainty influence human social behaviour. This accessible and engaging book will be of interest to students, researchers and practitioners as a textbook or reference book in behavioral and s...

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The Psychology of Insecurity Taylor & Francis Ltd

This ground-breaking volume features contributions by leading international researchers exploring the social psychology of insecurity, and how existential, metaphysical and social uncertainty influence human social behaviour. This accessible and engaging book will be of interest to students, researchers and practitioners as a textbook or reference book in behavioral and s...

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The History of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Pictures

Based on period documents and photography, the book maps in detail the development of Czech non-university sciences from the 18th century when the Society of Unknown Scholars in the Austrian Lands was founded in Olomouc. The main attention is focused on the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and its most important precursors, whether the Czechoslovak Academy of Sci...

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The Art of Rhetoric - Aristotelés

Anotace: HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics...Despite dating from the 4th century BC, The Art of Rhetoric continues to be regarded by many as the single most important work on the art of persuasion. As democracy began emerging in 5th-century Athens, public speaking and debate became an increasingly important tool to g...

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The Art of Rhetoric - Aristotelés

<p>HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics…</p> <p>Despite dating from the 4th century BC, The Art of Rhetoric continues to be regarded by many as the single most important work on the art of persuasion. As democracy began emerging in 5th-century Athens, public speaking and debate became an increasingly im...

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Sketches of an Elephant: A Topos Theory Compendium

Topos Theory is a subject that stands at the junction of geometry, mathematical logic and theoretical computer science, and it derives much of its pow

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Art of the Modern Age

This is a sweeping and provocative work of aesthetic theory: a trenchant critique of the philosophy of art as it developed from the eighteenth century to the early twentieth century, combined with a carefully reasoned plea for a new and more flexible approach to art. Jean-Marie Schaeffer, one of France's leading aestheticians, explores the writings of Kant, Schlegel, Nova...

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Maths of Life and Death

"Kit Yates shows how our private and social lives are suffused by mathematics. Ignorance may bring tragedy or farce. This is an exquisitely interesting book.It's a deeply serious one too and, for those like me who have little maths, it's delightfully readable" - Ian McEwan "Kit Yates is a natural storyteller. Through fascinating stories and examples, he sho...

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Art of the Start 2.0

Fully revised and updated for the first time in a decade - Guy Kawasaki's iconic, bestselling guide for startups of all kinds. Now featuring the latest wisdom about social media and many other topics. A new product, a new service, a new company, a new division, a new organization, a new anything-where there's a will, here's the way. Whether you are an entrepreneur, intrap...

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Analysis of Max Weber's Politics as a Vocation

'Politics as a Vocation' examines what makes good political leaders and explores the effects of political action on modern societies. On one level, it summarizes the political scholarship of one of the founding fathers of social science. On another, it reflects practical concerns about the future of Germany after its defeat in World War I.

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The Sovietization of Rural Hungary, 1945-1980 Taylor & Francis Ltd

The intended audience includes readers at the graduate level in the fields of history, political science, and anthropology, general readers interested in the history of communism. It is hoped that the research questions inspire new research for exploring convergent and divergent elements in social transformation in former communist countries....

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The History of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Pictures - Martin Franc; Vlasta Mádlová

Anotace: Based on period documents and photography, the book maps in detail the development of Czech non-university sciences from the 18th century when the Society of Unknown Scholars in the Austrian Lands was founded in Olomouc. The main attention is focused on the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and its most important precursors, whether the Czechoslovak Acad...

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The History of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Pictures - Martin Franc

<p>Based on period documents and photography, the book maps in detail the development of Czech non-university sciences from the 18th century when the Society of Unknown Scholars in the Austrian Lands was founded in Olomouc. The main attention is focused on the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and its most important precursors, whether the Czechoslovak Acade...

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Age of Wonders: Planetfall Deluxe Edition

Deluxe Edition Content includes: Digital Artbook Experience the colorful and imaginative art that brought the world of Age of Wonders: Planetfall to life. Original Soundtrack Immerse yourself in the fantastical world of Planetfall with the games original soundtrack. Bravado Bundle Cosmetic Pack Nothing says “We’re here to rebuild society in our image”...

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Age of Wonders: Planetfall Deluxe Edition (PC)

Deluxe Edition Content includes:Digital ArtbookExperience the colorful and imaginative art that brought the world of Age of Wonders: Planetfall to life.Original SoundtrackImmerse yourself in the fantastical world of Planetfall with the games original soundtrack.Bravado Bundle Cosmetic PackNothing says &ldquo;We&rsquo;re here to rebuild society in our image&rdq...

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Alchemy: The Magic of Original Thinking in a World of Mind-Numbing Conformity - Rory Sutherland

<p>‘A breakthrough book. Wonderfully applicable to everything in life, and funny as hell.’ Nassim Nicholas Taleb Why is Red Bull so popular – even though everyone hates the taste? Why do countdown boards on platforms take away the pain of train delays? And why do we prefer stripy toothpaste? Discover the alchemy behind original thinking, as TED Talk superstar and...

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The Russia-Ukraine War of 2022 Taylor & Francis Ltd

This volume examines the war in Ukraine from a range of historical, military and feminist perspectives, exploring aspects such as the attitude of neighboring states, political leadership, local government, social mechanisms and the cultural and media policies of both Russia and Ukraine. Providing much needed context on the Russia-Ukraine war, this book will be of interest...

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Routledge Handbook of Non-Violent Extremism Taylor & Francis Ltd

This Handbook provides the first in-depth analysis of non-violent extremism across different ideologies and geographic centres, a topic overshadowed until now by the political and academic focus on violent and jihadi extremism in the Global North. The Handbook will appeal to those studying extremism, radicalisation, and terrorism and intersects several relevant discipline...

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Oxford Read and Discover: Level 4: Wonders of the Past

Series Editor Hazel GeatchesThis exciting new series of non-fiction readers provides interesting and educational content, with activities and project work. The readers are graded at four levels, from 3 to 6, suitable for students from age 8 and older. They can support Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), and cover a broad range of topics, within three curricul...

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Why the West Rules for Now : The Patterns of History and What They Reveal About the Future - Morris Ian

Anotace: Why does the West rule? This title answers this provocative question, drawing on 15,000 years of history and archaeology, and the methods of social science.

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Routledge Handbook of Descriptive Rhetorical Studies and World Languages Taylor & Francis Ltd

Routledge Handbook of Descriptive Rhetorical Studies and World Languages offers a useful collection of papers that present rhetorical analysis of the discoursal practice in different cultural settings. This handbook will be crucial for students and researchers in areas such as literature and linguistics, communication studies, political science, and arts and humanities i...

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