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Mit Wissenschaft über Wissenschaft hinaus: Schlaglichter auf die Soziologie Albert Scherrs (Bildung und Gesellschaft)
by Jürgen Gerdes Uwe H. Bittlingmayer Helen Breit Claudia Himmelsbach Rebecca HofmannDer Sammelband verfolgt ein allgemeines und ein spezifisches Ziel. Das allgemeine Ziel besteht in der Auseinandersetzung mit unterschiedlichen Fragen der Ungleichheitssoziologie, wie sie u.a. in der sozialwissenschaftlichen Diskriminierungsforschung, der Fluchtforschung, der Soziologie Sozialer Arbeit verhandelt werden. Diese Auseinandersetzung wird gerahmt einerseits durch gesellschaftstheoretische Beiträge etwa zu den Forschungsfeldern Sozialisation oder Ethnizität gerahmt und andererseits wird der Bogen gespannt in eine unmittelbar öffentliche Soziologie gespannt, die das Motto Adornos "Eingriffe" aktualisiert. Das spezifische Ziel des Bandes ist die Auseinandersetzung mit dem umfangreichen Werk von Albert Scherr, dem dieses Buch gewidmet ist. Kapitel &“Employer discrimination in Bulgaria: How organizational context shapes ethnic preferences&” ist unter einer Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License über link.springer.com frei verfügbar (Open Access).
Mit dem Leben Schritt halten: Eine Analyse des Wearable-Dispositivs (Medienbildung und Gesellschaft #51)
by Franziska Margarete Schloots„Lerne deinen Körper besser kennen“, „Das Beste für deine Gesundheit“ und „Ihre Transformation beginnt jetzt“ - mit Versprechen wie diesen vermitteln die Produkttexte von Wearables wie Fitnesstracker und Smartwatches ein ganz bestimmtes Bild ihrer vorgesehenen Nutzer*innen und deren Nutzung. Verbunden mit den kleinen, am Handgelenk getragenen Geräten sind Fragen nach Erkenntnisgewinn und Kontrollverlust, Selbstoptimierung und Quantifizierungslogiken, Eigenverantwortung und Fremdsteuerung. Die vorliegende Arbeit widmet sich diesem komplexen Spannungsfeld und verfolgt dabei einen multiperspektivischen Ansatz: im Rahmen einer Dispositivanalyse werden die einzelnen Elemente des Wearable-Dispositivs als eigenständige, empirisch zu untersuchende Analysegegenstände betrachtet, um so das Zusammenwirken und die komplexe Beziehung von Diskursen, Gegenständen, Nutzung, Subjekten und Gesellschaft zu erforschen. Ein besonderes Erkenntnisinteresse liegt dabei auf dem Wissen, was sich über Wearables etabliert hat und sich in den Alltagspraktiken der Nutzer*innen widerspiegelt sowie bei der Frage nach den möglichen Funktionen und Auswirkungen des Wearable-Dispositivs.
Mitarbeiterzeitschriften und das interne Web 2.0: Eine empirische Vergleichsstudie zu gedruckten Mitarbeiterpublikationen
by Christian CauersKommunikationsabteilungen in Unternehmen stehen aktuell unter starkem Veränderungsdruck: So sind Erwartungshaltungen an die interne und externe Kommunikation aufgrund der Digitalisierung bei Entscheidern und Belegschaft im Unternehmen sowie von anderen Anspruchs- und Konsumentengruppen gestiegen. Die digitale Beschleunigung des Informationstransports, „rund-um-die-Uhr“-Verfügbarkeiten von Kommunikations- bzw. IT-Angeboten, der immer kürzer werdende Zyklus von technischen Neuerungen, ein „Informationswettbewerb“ diverser Angebote und vieles mehr, führen dazu, dass innerbetriebliche Kommunikationsangebote bezüglich Effizienz, Effektivität und wirtschaftlichem Erfolgsbeitrag auf dem Prüfstand stehen. Ausgehend von der gedruckten Mitarbeiterzeitschrift als klassischem, erfolgreichem Traditionsmedium vieler Betriebe wird in dieser Arbeit über einen Vergleich zweier repräsentativen Studien untersucht, ob und wie sich das Medium – angesichts der digitalen Herausforderungen – formal, inhaltlich und organisatorisch über zwölf Jahre hinweg verändert hat. Zusammenfassend lässt sich ausmachen, dass die „gedruckte Mitarbeiterpublikation“, wenn sie strategisch und inhaltlich sinnvoll zum Unternehmen und den Kommunikationsbedürfnissen der Belegschaft passt, immer noch ein starkes Kommunikations- und Dialogmedium sein kann.
Mitbestimmung in Aufsichtsräten
by Till JansenDie Unternehmensmitbestimmung wird immer wieder in Politik und Öffentlichkeit diskutiert. Dennoch ist wenig über die Praxis der mitbestimmten Aufsichtsratsarbeit bekannt. Die vorliegende Studie greift auf knapp 180 Interviews mit Aufsichtsräten großer deutscher Unternehmen zurück und nähert sich der gelebten Aufsichtsratspraxis. Es wird analysiert, wie Arbeitnehmer- und Anteilseignerinteresse konstruiert werden und welche Formen der Zusammenarbeit zu beobachten sind. Dabei entfaltet sich eine Typologie von vier Umgangsformen, die unerwartete Blicke in die Aufsichtsratsarbeit gewährt.
Mitford's Japan: Memories and Recollections, 1866-1906 (Japan Library Classic Paperbacks Ser.)
by Hugh CortazziAs the preface to this new edition points out, Mitford (Algernon Bertram, the first Lord Redesdale) was a gifted writer whose descriptions of Japan, during the critical time of transition from a feudal to a modern state in the late nineteenth century, are a testimony to his narrative skills, accuracy and objective reporting - qualities which are sometimes overshadowed by the higher profile given to his contemporary Ernest Satow. Accordingly, this new paperback edition, which makes the Mitford memoirs available to a much wider audience, includes a wide selection of extracts from Mitford's bestselling Tales of Old Japan (1871) - what Mitford, according to Carmen Blacker, perceived as the essence of the Japanese spirit: 'heroic, ruthless, devotedly loyal, bloody and chivalrous'.
Mitos mexicanos (nueva edición)
by Enrique FlorescanoEn Mitos mexicanos, una compilación coordinada por Enrique Florescano, varios reconocidos estudiosos y escritores se reúnen para analizar tanto los mitos fundacionales del país, como las figuras actuales que han alcanzado un lugar privilegiado en el imaginario colectivo mexicano.El mito es una de las expresiones de la mentalidad colectiva. Manifiesta las aspiraciones más recónditas de los seres humanos, y transmite, por ejemplo, temores compartidos o construye seres legendarios, héroes o villanos, y los convierte en personajes mitológicos.En Mitos mexicanos, estudiosos y escritores como Carlos Monsiváis, José Woldenberg, Juan Villoro, Margo Glantz, Hugo Hiriart, Carlos Montemayor, Cristina Pacheco, Bárbara Jacobs y Soledad Loaeza, entre otros, se reúnen para conformar un inventario de los mitos más entrañables u obsesivos para los mexicanos. Dividido en tres partes, el libro abarca desde los mitos fundacionales del país, hasta aquellos con los que convivimos hoy en día. También analiza figuras actuales que han alcanzado un lugar privilegiado en el imaginario colectivo, como el mariachi, el guerrillero, el narcotraficante, el rockero, el chicano y otros ídolos de reciente creación.La crítica ha dicho:"La obra de Enrique Florescano es una de las más sólidas en el ámbito de las ciencias sociales en México. Se trata de un trabajo sistemático de exploración del pasado que ha permitido comprender mejor la sociedad mexicana actual y sus perspectivas." -Andrés Fábregas Puig¸ Nexos-
Mittelschicht unter Druck: Dynamiken in der österreichischen Mitte
by Roland Verwiebe Laura WiesböckIn Europa schrumpft die Mittelschicht, was für eine Reihe von EU-Mitgliedsländern bislang kaum untersucht wurde. Dies trifft auch auf Österreich zu, welches sich durch Umbau der Sozialpolitik, Flexibilisierung des Arbeitsmarktes, Zuwanderung und einem Aufstieg rechter politischer Parteien in einem starken Umbruchprozess befindet. Dies ist der Hintergrund für eine in diesem Sammelband erstmalig vorgenommene Analyse des Schrumpfens der österreichischen Mittelschicht. Der Band ist multidisziplinär angelegt (Autor*innen aus Soziologie, Ökonomie, Politikwissenschaft, Zeitgeschichte), und versammelt theoretisch orientierte und empirische Beiträge etablierter Autor*innen wie auch Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innen.
Mitten Strings for God: Reflections for Mothers in a Hurry
by Katrina KenisonMothers are pulled in a million different directions while trying to give their kids fulfilling, productive, joyful childhoods. They mistake activity for happiness, and fill their kids' heads with information when they ought to be feeding their souls instead. This is a book for mothers who yearn to find a balance in their own and their children's lives. Through stories and suggestions, Katrina Kenison shares her insights into how to celebrate life's quiet moments, softly reminding busy mothers to pause and remember the deep sense of well-being that comes from a listening ear, an open heart, and a quiet little space carved out of time.
Mittendrin und nicht dabei: Die Fernsehredaktion als Apparat journalistischer Versicherung (Politische Ethnographie)
by Mirco Liefke„Nun das Wichtigste vom Tag“, so beginnen oft Nachrichtensendung. Was so selbstverständlich klingt und klingen soll, ist Ergebnis eines Prozesses, der im fertigen Beitrag kaum noch zu erkennen ist. Dabei prägen Redaktionen unser Bild der Wirklichkeit, indem sie ihr Publikum mit Informationen konfrontieren, über die sich reden und streiten lässt. Wie und wann das gelingt, zeigt diese Studie anhand der ZDF-heute-Redaktion. Dort lassen sich Verfahren beobachten, durch die sich die Redaktion ihrem Verständnis der Nachricht nach und nach versichert. Die Ereignisse, organisatorischen Notwendigkeiten und antizipierten Publikumsreaktionen bilden dabei nur den Hintergrund, vor dem über Auswahl und Darstellung der Inhalte entschieden wird. Die einschlägigen Kriterien müssen immer wieder aus der Konfrontation mit Nachrichtenentwürfen entwickelt werden, um das Vertrauen in eine ‚akzeptable‘ Version zu begründen. So schaffen Redaktionen Normalität angesichts von Ereignissen, die uns sonst oftsprachlos machen. Zum Problem wird die routinierte Bearbeitung von Neuigkeit jedoch, wenn existenzielle Notlagen wie die Klimakrise durch ein Weiter-so gerade nicht zu bewältigen sind.
Mitzvah Girls: Bringing Up the Next Generation of Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn
by Ayala FaderMitzvah Girls is the first book about bringing up Hasidic Jewish girls in North America, providing an in-depth look into a closed community. Ayala Fader examines language, gender, and the body from infancy to adulthood, showing how Hasidic girls in Brooklyn become women responsible for rearing the next generation of nonliberal Jewish believers. To uncover how girls learn the practices of Hasidic Judaism, Fader looks beyond the synagogue to everyday talk in the context of homes, classrooms, and city streets. Hasidic women complicate stereotypes of nonliberal religious women by collapsing distinctions between the religious and the secular. In this innovative book, Fader demonstrates that contemporary Hasidic femininity requires women and girls to engage with the secular world around them, protecting Hasidic men and boys who study the Torah. Even as Hasidic religious observance has become more stringent, Hasidic girls have unexpectedly become more fluent in secular modernity. They are fluent Yiddish speakers but switch to English as they grow older; they are increasingly modest but also fashionable; they read fiction and play games like those of mainstream American children but theirs have Orthodox Jewish messages; and they attend private Hasidic schools that freely adapt from North American public and parochial models. Investigating how Hasidic women and girls conceptualize the religious, the secular, and the modern, Mitzvah Girls offers exciting new insights into cultural production and change in nonliberal religious communities.
Mitzvah Girls: Bringing Up the Next Generation of Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn
by Ayala FaderMitzvah Girls is the first book about bringing up Hasidic Jewish girls in North America, providing an in-depth look into a closed community. Ayala Fader examines language, gender, and the body from infancy to adulthood, showing how Hasidic girls in Brooklyn become women responsible for rearing the next generation of nonliberal Jewish believers. To uncover how girls learn the practices of Hasidic Judaism, Fader looks beyond the synagogue to everyday talk in the context of homes, classrooms, and city streets. Hasidic women complicate stereotypes of nonliberal religious women by collapsing distinctions between the religious and the secular. In this innovative book, Fader demonstrates that contemporary Hasidic femininity requires women and girls to engage with the secular world around them, protecting Hasidic men and boys who study the Torah. Even as Hasidic religious observance has become more stringent, Hasidic girls have unexpectedly become more fluent in secular modernity. They are fluent Yiddish speakers but switch to English as they grow older; they are increasingly modest but also fashionable; they read fiction and play games like those of mainstream American children but theirs have Orthodox Jewish messages; and they attend private Hasidic schools that freely adapt from North American public and parochial models. Investigating how Hasidic women and girls conceptualize the religious, the secular, and the modern, Mitzvah Girls offers exciting new insights into cultural production and change in nonliberal religious communities.
Mix It Up (Third Edition): Popular Culture, Mass Media, And Society
by David GrazianA lively introduction to sociological thinking on pop culture, the media, and society Mix It Up demonstrates how a sociological perspective can help us better understand popular culture as a dynamic and durable—and ultimately significant—feature of modern society. With lively prose, the perfect mix of resonant historical cases, and relevant contemporary examples, David Grazian investigates the role of media and popular culture in everyday life. In the Third Edition, Grazian applies sociological ideas and theories to today’s biggest pop culture trends, including the rise of the influencer economy, the canonization of rap music, and the further consolidation of the media industries. This purchase offers access to the digital ebook only.
Mix It Up: Popular Culture, Mass Media, And Society
by David GrazianMix It Up demonstrates how a sociological perspective can help us better understand popular culture as a dynamic, durable, and significant feature of modern society. With lively prose and the perfect mix of resonant historical cases, David Grazian investigates the role of media and popular culture in everyday life. Now with a new chapter on the globalization of pop culture, Mix It Up explores how the media industry is organized; the increasingly blurry relationship between cultural consumption and production; and the social significance of leisure activities.
Mix-Design and Application of Hydraulic Grouts for Masonry Strengthening (Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering)
by Androniki Miltiadou-Fezans Theodosios P. TassiosThis book provides guidance for the rational design and application of hydraulic grouts, based on a series of specific data (type of masonry, voids' width, targeted strength and durability level, available materials, etc.). To this end, the basic characteristics of a grout, i.e. its injectability (penetrability, fluidity and stability), its strength and durability, are taken into account by means of rational models and quantified expressions of all grout-design parameters. Thus, a holistic, rational mix design methodology for optimization of grout composition is given, permitting the preliminary design of grouts, without having to resort to multiple tests in advance. Moreover, detailed practical guidelines for grouting application and quality control, based on real case studies, are also included. The book attempts to rationalize the entire procedure of this poly-parametric decision-making, keeping however in mind the need for practical engineering solutions.
Mixed Blessing: The Role Of The Texas Rangers In The Mexican War, 1846-1848
by Major Ian B. LylesThe Texas Rangers assumed many roles during the Mexican War (1846-1848), fighting in both the northern and central theaters. Along with frontier knowledge and combat experience, they also brought prejudices and they earned a reputation for ill-discipline. Thus, the central research question is whether the Texas Rangers contributed to the success of conventional army forces or did they materially hinder Generals Taylor and Scott more than they helped? Analysis begins by discussing the Mexican War, the Texas Rangers, and the concept of Compound Warfare (CW) (conventional and unconventional forces employed simultaneously to gain a synergistic advantage). CW theory is used to evaluate the Rangers' contributions. Ranger actions in support of Taylor's first battles and his movement to and conquest of Monterey, followed by the Battle of Buena Vista are described and evaluated. The Rangers' counter-guerilla operations in both theaters are evaluated next. The conclusion is that the Texas Rangers did contribute positively overall to the success of American commanders throughout the war despite some problems and atrocities. The final chapter also discusses the work's current relevance and suggests way for today's commanders to avoid problems when integrating irregular forces from differing cultures into the laws of war.
Mixed Blessings: Gender and Religious Fundamentalism Cross Culturally
by Judy Brink Joan MencherTaking a woman-centered approach, Mixed Blessings analyzes the effect of religious fundamentalism on gender roles in a variety of religions and nations. It explains how some women benefit from fundamentalism, gaining economic power and autonomy, and portrays how others maneuver within its restrictions. The scope of the book is broad, ranging from Christian groups in North and South America, Islamic groups in the Middle East and China, Jews in Israel, Hindus in India, and Buddhists in Sri Lanka. The detailed descriptions of women's lives illustrate the complexity of the intersection of gender and fundamentalism. The impact of fundamentalism for some women has been beneficial and has lead to greater economic power and autonomy. In other areas women must maneuver within the constraints of fundamentalism to gain power and autonomy.
Mixed Emotions: Anthropological Studies of Feeling
by Kay Milton; Maruška SvašekEmotions are of increasing interest in all the human sciences. In the past two decades, a growing number of anthropologists have explored emotional dynamics in a variety of geographic and cultural settings, and have developed various, at times conflicting, theories of emotion. This book fills a major gap by providing a concise introduction to the anthropology of emotions that outlines some of the major themes and controversies. Drawing on fieldwork undertaken in Europe, Japan and Melanesia, the authors explore how consciousness, memory, identity and politics are intimately related to emotional processes. A broad range of case studies covers such topics as how fear is managed in Belfast, how Spanish gypsies grieve and why Japanese tourists are drawn to monkey parks. This book will be of interest to anyone seeking to understand the formative impact emotions have on culture and society in an increasingly globalized world.
Mixed Emotions: Beyond Fear and Hatred in International Conflict
by Andrew A. G. RossIn recent years, itOCOs become increasingly clear that emotion plays a central role in global politics. For example, people readily care about acts of terrorism and humanitarian crises because they appeal to our compassion for human suffering. These struggles also command attention where social interactions have the power to produce or intensify the emotional responses of those who participate in them. aaaaaaaaaaa From passionate protests to poignant speeches, Andrew A. G. Ross analyzes high-emotion events with an eye to how they shape public sentiment and finds that there is no single answer. The politically powerful play to the publicOCOs emotions to advance their political aims, and such appeals to emotion also often serve to sustain existing values and ainstitutions. But the affective dimension can produce profound change, particularly when a struggle in the present can be shown to line up with emotionally resonant events from the past. Extending his findings to well-studied conflicts, including the War on Terror and the violence in Rwanda and the Balkans, Ross identifies important sites of emotional impact missed by earlier research focused on identities and interests. "
Mixed Harvest: Stories from the Human Past
by Rob SwigartIn unforgettable stories of the human journey, a combination of storytelling and dialog underscore an excavation into the deep past of human development and its consequences. Through a first encounter between a Neanderthal woman and the Modern Human she called Traveler, to the emergence and destruction of the world’s first cities, Mixed Harvest tells the tale of the Sedentary Divide, the most significant event since modern humans emerged. Rob Swigart’s latest work humanizes the rapid transition to agriculture and pastoralism with a grounding in the archaeological record.
Mixed Heritage in the Family: Racial Identity, Spousal Choice, and Childrearing
by Miri Song Carolyn LieblerAs interracial unions and multiracial people become more common in the United States, mixed-heritage people have come to be regarded by some as a bellwether of race relations in the country. Is the growth of this population a sign that we are now in a post-racial era and our racial identities no longer impact our daily lives? In Mixed Heritage in the Family,sociologists Carolyn A. Liebler and Miri Song explore how racially mixed people navigate racial boundaries as they choose spouses and raise families. Liebler and Song break new ground by being the first to combine and integrate the study of three aspects of life for people of mixed racial heritage – identity, spouse choice, and childrearing. This integrated approach reveals how complicated racial identification can be, and how it can be expressed in one’s choice of partner or in how one raises their children. The authors draw on census data and interviews with Asian-White, Black-White, and American Indian/Alaska Native-White mixed people to better understand how their identity choices are related to their choice of spouse and how they racially identify and raise their children. Increasingly, mixed people in the United States are identifying with multiple races. However, the authors find that mixed-race people are not a monolith and that how and why they identify varies considerably between and within each group. They found several common factors that influenced whether mixed-race people choose to identify as biracial, solely White, or solely as a racial minority. These factors include the history of the specific minority race in the U.S., the racial demographics of where they were raised, their social and cultural exposure to their White and non-White backgrounds, their attachment to their racial backgrounds, and how they are seen racially by others. The way mixed-heritage people identify was closely tied to the race of their spouse. However, having a White spouse did not necessarily mean the mixed-race person felt disconnected from their non-White heritage. White spouses varied in their racial consciousness and their interest in the culture of their mixed-race spouse’s minority ancestry. The spouse’s race, and the nature of racial overlap between the spouses, was also key in the racial upbringing of a mixed-heritage person’s child. In families where the parents share a minority racial heritage, couples lean into their shared ‘family race’, which guides their parenting choices and family life. Many mixed heritage parents found it important to foster racial pride in their children and combat negative racial stereotypes. Liebler and Song caution against making superficial predictions about the state of race relations in the U.S. based on an increase in the multiracial population. They show that race has not become less salient in the lives of many mixed-race people—American society is not post-racial. Mixed Heritage in the Family breaks new ground, provides compelling insights in its examination of the lives of mixed-race people, and shows how complicated racial identification can be.
Mixed Media in Contemporary American Literature: Voices Gone Viral (Routledge Research in American Literature and Culture)
by Joelle MannMixed Media in Contemporary American Literature: Voices Gone Viral investigates the formation and formulation of the contemporary novel through a historical analysis of voice studies and media studies. After situating research through voices of nineteenth- and twentieth-century American literature, this book examines the expressions of a multi-media vocality, examining the interactions among cultural polemics, aesthetic forms, and changing media in the twenty-first century. The novel studies shown here trace the ways in which the viral aesthetics of the contemporary novel move language out of context, recontextualizing human testimony by galvanizing mixed media forms that shape contemporary literature in our age of networks. Through readings of American authors such as Claudia Rankine, David Foster Wallace, Jennifer Egan, Junot Díaz, Michael Chabon, Joseph O’Neill, Michael Cunningham, and Colum McCann, the book considers how voice acts as a site where identities combine, conform, and are questioned relationally. By listening to and tracing the spoken and unspoken voices of the novel, the author identifies a politics of listening and speaking in our mediated, informational society.
Mixed Media: Moral Distinctions in Advertising, Public Relations, and Journalism
by Tom Bivins Thomas BivinsMixed Media offers students of journalism, advertising, and public relations the tools for making ethical and moral decisions within their professional disciplines. The fourth edition of this popular text features more recent ethical theories that acknowledge and address intersectionality within the communicative landscape, including issues of gender, race, ability, and age. The author also takes into account today’s rapidly expanding technology, touching on subjects such as free speech, censorship, cancel culture, and misinformation, and considers how each of these is affected by online and social media. Other updates to the text include expanded coverage of citizen journalism, the increasing media use of artificial intelligence and virtual reality, power in communicative structures, and public interest, as well as refreshed examples throughout. As in previous editions of the book, special attention is paid to key ethical decision-making approaches and concerns in each media industry, including but not limited to truth telling, constituent obligations, persuasion versus advocacy, and respect for the consumers of public communication. Mixed Media is key reading for students of all branches of Media and Communication Ethics. The author's own website, featuring lecture notes, case studies and links to further reading, can be accessed at www.j397mediaethics.weebly.com.
Mixed Messages: Cultural and Genetic Inheritance in the Constitution of Human Society
by Robert A. PaulAs social and symbolic animals--animals with language and systems of signs--humans are informed by two different kinds of heritage, one biological, the other cultural. Scholars have tended to study our genetic and symbolic lineages separately, but in recent years some have begun to explore them together, offering a "dual inheritance theory. ” In this book, Robert A. Paul offers an entirely new and original consideration of our dual inheritance to date, going deep inside an extensive ethnographic record to outline a fascinating relationship between our genetic codes and symbolic systems. Examining a wide array of cultures, Paul reveals how the inherent tensions between these two modes of transmission generate many of the features of human society, such as marriage rules, initiation rituals, gender asymmetry, and sexual symbolism. Exploring differences in the requirements, range, and agendas of genetic and symbolic reproduction, he shows that a properly conceived dual inheritance model does a better job of accounting for the distinctive character of actual human societies than either evolutionary or socio-cultural construction theories can do alone. Ultimately this book offers a powerful call for a synthesis of the traditions inspired by Darwin, Durkheim, and Freud--one that is critically necessary if we are to advance our understanding of human social life.
Mixed Messages: Mediating Native Belonging in Asian Russia
by Kathryn E. GraberFocusing on language and media in Asian Russia, particularly in Buryat territories, Mixed Messages engages debates about the role of minority media in society, alternative visions of modernity, and the impact of media on everyday language use. Graber demonstrates that language and the production, circulation, and consumption of media are practices by which residents of the region perform and negotiate competing possible identities. What languages should be used in newspapers, magazines, or radio and television broadcasts? Who should produce them? What kinds of publics are and are not possible through media? How exactly do discourses move into, out of, and through the media to affect everyday social practices? Mixed Messages addresses these questions through a rich ethnography of the Russian Federation's Buryat territories, a multilingual and multiethnic region on the Mongolian border with a complex relationship to both Europe and Asia.Mixed Messages shows that belonging in Asian Russia is a dynamic process that one cannot capture analytically by using straightforward categories of ethnolinguistic identity.
Mixed Method Design: Principles and Procedures (Developing Qualitative Inquiry #4)
by Janice M MorseThe use of mixed methods designs for conducting research has become a major trend in social science research. Renowned methodological experts Janice Morse and Linda Niehaus present a guide to intermediate and experienced researchers on the possibilities inherent in mixed method research. They offer the basic principles of conducting this kind of study, then examine a wide variety of design options available to the researcher, including their strengths and weaknesses and when to use them. Providing examples from a variety of disciplines, examining potential threats to validity, and showing the relationship between method and theory, the book will be a valuable addition to the methodologist’s library and a useful text in courses in research design.