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Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy.

, 1994
Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam is well known for his contention, first presented in an article entitled “Bowling Alone,” that civic engagement in contemporary America is in decline.
F. Weil, R. Putnam
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We Have Never Been Modern

, 1991
What makes us modern? This is a classic question in philosophy as well as in political science. However it is often raised without including science and technology in its definition. The argument of this book is that we are modern as long as we split our
B. Latour
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Modernity and Modernism

2021
Modernity and modernism both share the common stem word “modern”. Modern refers to all things new and in present as opposed to old and antiquated things and practices as well as anything which is in vogue and in fashion- music, modern history, modern apparels, lifestyle, technology and modern way of thinking.
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Social Capital: Its Origins and Applications in Modern Sociology

, 1998
This paper reviews the origins and definitions of social capital in the writings of Bourdieu, Loury, and Coleman, among other authors. It distinguishes four sources of social capital and examines their dynamics.
A. Portes
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Modern factor analysis

, 1961
This thoroughly revised third edition of Harry H. Harman's authoritative text incorporates the many new advances made in computer science and technology over the last ten years.
H. Harman
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How ‘Modern’ is the Modern Apprenticeship?

Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit, 2005
Despite the fact that some sectors of industry are facing major skills shortages, the Scottish labour market continues to be characterised by occupational segregation and a large disparity between the wages of women and men. The concentration of individuals in occupations and training based on their gender effectively restricts the pool of potential ...
Jim Campbell, Ailsa McKay, Emily Thomson
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Classical and modern regression with applications

, 1986
The author emphasizes applications with examples that illustrate nearly all the techniques discussed. Applications have been selected from physical sciences, engineering, biology, management science and economics. Emphasis is also placed on concepts with
R. H. Myers
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Sources of the Self: The Making of the Modern Identity

, 1990
Preface Part I. Identity and the Good: 1. Inescapable frameworks 2. The self in moral space 3. Ethics of inarticulacy 4. Moral sources Part II: Inwardness: 5. Moral topography 6. Plato's self-mastery 7. 'In Interiore Homine' 8.
Charles Taylor
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Modernity and Self-Identity: Self and Society in the Late Modern Age

The New Social Theory Reader, 1992
Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The contours of high modernity 2. The self: ontological security and existential anxiety 3. The trajectory of the self 4. Fate, risk, and security 5. The sequestration of experience 6. Tribulations of the self 7.
A. Giddens
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Modern Quantum Mechanics

, 1986
1. Fundamental Concepts. 2. Quantum Dynamics. 3. Theory of Angular Momentum. 4. Symmetry in Quantum Mechanics. 5. Approximation Methods. 6. Identical Particles. 7. Scattering Theory. Appendices. Supplements. Bibliography. Index.
J. J. Sakurai, San Fu Tuan, R. Newton
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