Social Theory
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From ![]() A Failure to CommunicateFacts are not Enough with George Lakoff |
Lakoff described frames as metaphors and conceptual frameworks that we use to interpret and understand the world. They give meaning to the words we hear more than the other way around, because … | James Hoggan | 7 | 2016 | $0.70 Add |
From ![]() A Failure to CommunicateMatters of Concern with Bruno Latour |
Latour told me we should put aside matters of fact and focus instead upon matters of concern, a conclusion he arrived at after having studied everything from environmental crises to atmospheres … | James Hoggan | 12 | 2016 | $1.20 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Civil Power and the New LegitimacyFrom: Civilizing the State |
In Civil Power and the New Legitimacy, the author first looks at the origins of civil power, mass mobilizations and civil society, starting in ancient Greece. He also considers the connection … | John Restakis | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
From ![]() ConclusionHistory in an Age of Anxiety From: National Dreams |
Many Canadians are afflicted by perseveration of memory. They repeat the familiar myths of our history even as they must know that they no longer explain much about us. History is a … | Daniel Frances | 29 | 1997 | $0.58 Add |
From ![]() Divided We StandThe Myth of Heroism From: National Dreams |
It has often been observed that English Canada has not produced many heroes. The overwhelming influence of American culture on Canadian lives has inhibited the emergence of homegrown greatness. … | Daniel Frances | 42 | 1997 | $1.68 Add |
From ![]() Making TracksThe Myth of CPR From: National Dreams |
The myth of the CPR as creator of the country is, in fact, as old as the railway itself, which is not surprising given that it was the railway itself which created the myth. The mundane act of … | Daniel Frances | 39 | 1997 | $1.17 Add |
![]() National DreamsMyth, Mystery, and Canadian History |
As Canadians, we remember the stories told to us in high-school history class as condensed images of the past—the glorious Mountie, the fearsome Native, the Last Spike. National … | Daniel Frances | 217 | 1997 | View |
From ![]() Smashing Heads Doesn’t Open MindsMorality Binds and Blinds with Jonathan Haidt |
Ingrained, tribal behaviors can bind and blind us, and shut down open-minded thinking. Looking at the dynamic of polarization from the point of view of tribes and teams is enlightening and useful … | James Hoggan | 9 | 2016 | $0.90 Add |
From ![]() Smashing Heads Doesn’t Open MindsWhy We Want to be Misled with Dan Kahan |
Group values impact risk perceptions and how our interpretation of scientific evidence is shaped by our cultural affiliations. Cultural cognition describes the tendency of individuals to conform … | James Hoggan | 8 | 2016 | $0.80 Add |
From ![]() The Ideology of the CanoeThe Myth of Wilderness From: National Dreams |
The canoe is omnipresent in Canadian history and folklore. Canadians feel that the canoe is a fundamental icon of our nationality, representing as it does our links to our history, to our land, … | Daniel Frances | 50 | 1997 | $2.50 Add |
From ![]() The Infantilization of QuebecThe Myth of Unity From: National Dreams |
The author presents the opposing view points on the Battle of Quebec. For generations, while Quebec historians characterized the Battle of Quebec as a catastrophe, English-Canadian historians … | Daniel Frances | 49 | 1997 | $1.96 Add |
From ![]() The Mild WestThe Myth of RCMP From: National Dreams |
For a hundred years the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has occupied a special place in Canadian history and our imaginations. The story of how they drove out the American whiskey peddlers and … | Daniel Frances | 49 | 1997 | $1.96 Add |