Dominance and Affection

Dominance and Affection

Author: Yi-Fu Tuan

Publisher:

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780300102086

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"(Tuan) does a masterful job exploring the condescending human treatment of animals as 'playthings' that exist only for our entertainment. He charts the malevolent history of male domination over women and children and the sad chronicle of slaves, dwarfs and other 'freaks' treated as human appliances or toys. This provocative study of power in the world of pleasure, play and art is a tour de force." -Cultural Information Service "A brilliant book that will appeal to a wide audience. The volume provides excellent material for school and college seminar debates on humankind's place in nature and attitudes toward other living things. . . . (A) penetrating analysis. . . . Readable at all levels."-Choice


Running Cultures

Running Cultures

Author: John Bale

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 0714684244

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Bale brings running into the realm of the humanities by drawing on sources from literature, poetry, film and art as well as statistics and training manuals to highlight tensions, ambiguities and complexities lying beneath common notions of the sport.


Weaving Ourselves into the Land

Weaving Ourselves into the Land

Author: Thomas Parkhill

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 9780791434536

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Examines how both negative and positive stereotypes of the "Indian" have influenced the study of Native American religions.


Encyclopedia of Power

Encyclopedia of Power

Author: Keith Dowding

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2011-02-01

Total Pages: 785

ISBN-13: 1452266417

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Request a free 30-day online trial to this title at www.sagepub.com/freetrial Power is a central concept in many disciplines in the social sciences, including political science, sociology, social-psychology, organization studies, urban politics and planning. This encyclopedia provides a much needed authoritative and comprehensive coverage of the use of power in those different discourses, enabling the different language communities to learn from each other. It provides a compendium of the concepts that build the ways in which power is conceptualized and provides analyses of related concepts. It also provides a sourcebook for those interested in studying power, and it cross references the many insights that have been provided by theorists over the years. With comprehensive coverage of the use of power in the social sciences, the encyclopedia serves as a one-stop point of reference for the diverse and complex ways in which power has been used. It also provides a reference for debates central to the issues of power in different contexts and for related topics, showing how these disparate topics are related to power. Key Themes - Biography - Concepts Related to Power - Decisions and Game Theory - Institutional Issues - International Relations - Interpersonal Relationships - Intrapersonal Matters - Key Debates - Methodological Issues - Political Science - Political Theory - Social Psychology - Social Theory - Theories of Power - Types of Power - Urban Studies


Leisure/tourism Geographies

Leisure/tourism Geographies

Author: David Crouch

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9780415181099

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Exploring diverse aspects of leisure and tourism, this text presents a mix of attitudes and ideas ranging from the methodologies behind leisure practices to detailed case studies which include Disneyland Paris and leisure in cyberspace.


Beast and Man

Beast and Man

Author: Mary Midgley

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-03-01

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 1134438443

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Philosophers have traditionally concentrated on the qualities that make human beings different from other species. In Beast and Man Mary Midgley, one of our foremost intellectuals, stresses continuities. What makes people tick? Largely, she asserts, the same things as animals. She tells us humans are rather more like other animals than we previously allowed ourselves to believe, and reminds us just how primitive we are in comparison to the sophistication of many animals. A veritable classic for our age, Beast and Man has helped change the way we think about ourselves and the world in which we live.


The SAGE Handbook of Visual Research Methods

The SAGE Handbook of Visual Research Methods

Author: Eric Margolis

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2011-07-31

Total Pages: 778

ISBN-13: 1473971233

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This book captures the state of the art in visual research. Margolis and Pauwels have brought together, in one volume, a unique survey of the field of visual research that will be essential reading for scholars and students across the social sciences, arts and humanities. The SAGE Handbook of Visual Research Methods encompasses the breadth and depth of the field, and points the way to future research possibilities. It illustrates ′cutting edge′ as well as long-standing and recognized practices. This book is not only ′about′ research, it is also an example of the way that the visual can be incorporated into data collection and the presentation of research findings. Chapters describe a methodology or analytical framework, its strengths and limitations, possible fields of application and practical guidelines on how to apply the method or technique. The Handbook is organized into seven main sections: - Framing the Field of Visual Research - Producing Visual Data and Insight - Participatory and Subject-Centered Approaches - Analytical Frameworks and Approaches - Visualization Technologies and Practices - Moving Beyond the Visual - Options and Issues for Using and Presenting Visual Research. Eric Margolis is an Associate Professor in the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication. He is President of the International Visual Sociology Association. Luc Pauwels is Professor of Visual Culture at the University of Antwerp. He is Chair of the Visual Communication Studies Division of the ICA and Vice-President of the International Visual Sociology Association (IVSA).


Animal Stories

Animal Stories

Author: Susan McHugh

Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 0816670323

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How cross-species companionship is figured across a variety of media--and why it matters.