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Spencer, Herbert, 1820–1903, English philosopher, b. Derby. In 1848 he moved to London, where he was an editor at The Economist and wrote his first major book, Social Statics (1851), which tried to establish a natural basis for...
Pop culture also has a fascination with end times. Sociologists say the interest in books, movies and lectures on the subject increases with bad times, such as those scarred by hurricanes, famines, tsunamis, war and economic...
Human Footprints on the Global Environment: Threats to Sustainability Edited by Eugene A. Rosa, Andreas Diekmann, Thomas Dietz and Carlo C. Jaeger State-of-the-art assessments of current research into the human dimensions of...
'Fear of food' public lecture at University of Leicester Concerns about the food we eat will be given a historical context at a public lecture being held at the University of Leicester. Professor Stephen Mennell of University...
The Open Sourcing the Design of Civil Infrastructure (OSD-CI) Project at the University of Notre Dame will have one postdoctoral fellowship available beginning in January 2010 for a period of 18 months. We welcome applicants...
By Lindsey Anderson, USA TODAY Teaching is more than lecturing: It is helping students experience their education, say the four 2009 U.S. Professors of the Year, who are being recognized today by the Council for Advancement and...
Don't believe the hype about women's declining happiness Are not women of the harem more happy than women voters? It is not too clear what the word happy really means and still less what true values it may mask. --Simone de...
International academics are to gather at the University of Leicester to discuss 'Civil Society and the Governance of Health Care' in a one-day workshop event sponsored by the Cinefogo European Network of Excellence and...
The Postgraduate Student Staff Liaison Committee meets twice a term to discuss matters relating to postgraduate students in the Sociology Department. Our role is to communicate any concerns or issues raised by students to the...
About 200 students at Birmingham University have protested against plans to close its Sociology Department. University officials have proposed bringing the department under the umbrella of other social sciences. One sociology...
