| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 379 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
The Annals of the International Institute of Sociology. New series ; v. 9 |
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Annals of the International Institute of Sociology. New series ; v. 9
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| Contents |
Preface; SECTION ONE: THE MORAL FABRIC OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIES: TWO PERSPECTIVES; SECTION TWO: TRUST IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIES; SECTION THREE: PROMISES AND DISAPPOINTMENTS: EASTERN EUROPE AFTER COMMUNISM SEEN FROM WITHOUT AND WITHIN; SECTION FOUR: DIVIDED WORLD -- FACES OF INEQUALITIES; SECTION FIVE: COPING WITH CORRUPTION; SECTION SIX: THE MORAL SENSE OF MODERNIZATION; SECTION SEVEN: TERROR, GENOCIDE, AND VIOLENCE; AFTERWORD; List of Editors and Contributors |
| Summary |
The proceedings of the Institute's July 2001 international congress in Krakow, Poland, reflect an interest in reviving morality and ethics to combat the decadent social philosophies of postmodernism and deconstructionism. The 21 papers discuss the moral fabric in contemporary societies, trust in contemporary societies, eastern Europe after Communis |
| Analysis |
Samfundsvidenskab Sociologi |
| Notes |
"Proceedings of the 35th Congress of the International Institute of Sociology, held in July 2001 in Kraków, Poland"--Preface |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Moral conditions -- Congresses
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Social norms -- Congresses
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Civilization, Modern -- 21st century -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Congresses
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Civilization, Modern -- 20th century -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Congresses
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Social problems -- Congresses
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Civilization, Modern -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Moral conditions
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Social norms
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Social problems
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| Genre/Form |
proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Skąpska, Grażyna.
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Orla-Bukowska, Annamaria.
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Kowalski, Krzysztof, 1969-
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| ISBN |
1423711025 |
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9781423711025 |
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9789004131149 |
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9004131140 |
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9047402294 |
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9789047402299 |
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