Author: Robert Wuthnow
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ISBN: 9780674007970
Category : Community
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Wuthnow shows that in America there has been a significant change in group affiliations away from traditional civic organizations toward affiliations that respond to individual needs and collective concerns. He looks at the challenges that must be faced if these innovative forms of civic involvement are to flourish.
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Publisher: Delene Kvasnicka
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Languages : en
Pages : 73
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Author: Michele Gelfand
Publisher: Scribner
ISBN: 1501152947
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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A celebrated social psychologist offers a radical new perspective on cultural differences that reveals why some countries, cultures, and individuals take rules more seriously and how following the rules influences the way we think and act. In Rule Makers, Rule Breakers, Michele Gelfand, “an engaging writer with intellectual range” (The New York Times Book Review), takes us on an epic journey through human cultures, offering a startling new view of the world and ourselves. With a mix of brilliantly conceived studies and surprising on-the-ground discoveries, she shows that much of the diversity in the way we think and act derives from a key difference—how tightly or loosely we adhere to social norms. Just as DNA affects everything from eye color to height, our tight-loose social coding influences much of what we do. Why are clocks in Germany so accurate while those in Brazil are frequently wrong? Why do New Zealand’s women have the highest number of sexual partners? Why are red and blue states really so divided? Why was the Daimler-Chrysler merger ill-fated from the start? Why is the driver of a Jaguar more likely to run a red light than the driver of a plumber’s van? Why does one spouse prize running a tight ship while the other refuses to sweat the small stuff? In search of a common answer, Gelfand spent two decades conducting research in more than fifty countries. Across all age groups, family variations, social classes, businesses, states, and nationalities, she has identified a primal pattern that can trigger cooperation or conflict. Her fascinating conclusion: behavior is highly influenced by the perception of threat. “A useful and engaging take on human behavior” (Kirkus Reviews) with an approach that is consistently riveting, Rule Makers, Ruler Breakers thrusts many of the puzzling attitudes and actions we observe into sudden and surprising clarity.
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 278
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Category : Fork lift trucks
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Author: Carl J. Rogers
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Category : Construction equipment
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Author: United States. Bureau of Yards and Docks
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Category : Navy-yards and naval stations
Languages : en
Pages : 102
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Author: United States Navy Department. Yard and Docks Bureau
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Languages : en
Pages : 102
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Author: United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel
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Category : Electricity
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Author: Bureau of Naval Personnel
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359125484
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278
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This book was written for the enlisted men of Naval Aviation. It is one of a series of books designed to give them the information necessary to perform their aviation duties. Beginning with static electricity, this book presents a concise explanation of electronic theory and proceeds to the practical matters of circuits, Ohm's Law, batteries, magnetism, generators and motors. It concludes with the electrical applications found in sound apparatus.What is electricity? 1Electrical current 9Electrical circuits 17Ohm's law 31Electrical measurements 37Characteristics of circuits 49Circuit resistance 67Circuit faults 77Cells and batteries 87Magnetism 121Electromagnetism 141Generators 155Direct current motors 179Electromagnetic induction 197Inductance and capacitance 211Sound 225
