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Change in Societal Institutions

In the second half of the twentieth century, a number of researchers have conceptualized modern society as a social system composed of differenti­ ated yet interrelated institutional spheres. Commonly identified institu­ tional spheres are the family, religion, the economy, the polity or state, medi...

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Other Authors: Glass, J. (Editor), Hallinan, Maureen T. (Editor), Klein, D. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1990, 1990
Edition:1st ed. 1990
Subjects:
Business
Management Science
Business And Management
Political Science
Sociology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Convergence of Mass Media and Public Opinion
  • Emergence of an Institution
  • New Mass Media
  • Conflict with Other Institutions
  • Conflict with the Family
  • Conflict with Education
  • Conflict with Religion
  • Conflict with the Polity
  • The New Institutional Paradigm
  • Summary
  • References
  • 11. Things Fall Apart: Americans and Their Political Institutions, 1960–1988
  • Decline of Political Participation
  • Decline of Political Parties
  • Decline of Traditional Forms of Political Consciousness
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 12. Institutional Analysis: An Organizational Approach
  • Early Conceptions
  • Introductory Textbooks
  • Critique of Institutional Theory
  • Organizational Institutional Analysis
  • The Structure of Institutional Complexes.-Conclusions
  • References
  • 1. The Decline of Occupations: Redefining the Labor Force
  • Occupation and a New Workplace Revolution
  • The Traditional Significance of Occupations
  • Recent Labor Force Developments
  • The Declining Significance of Occupation
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 2. Women, Work, and Family: Changing Gender Roles and Psychological Well-Being
  • Employment and Marriage
  • Employment and Children
  • Women’s Work
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 3. Gender and the Structural Transformation of the Legal Profession in the United States and Canada
  • The Demographics of Professional Growth in the United States and Canada
  • The Segmentation and Stratification of Legal Practice
  • Partnership, Profit, and Pleasure in Practice
  • Power in Practice
  • Lawyers’ Lives and the Structural Transformation of Legal Practice
  • References
  • 4. The Changing Composition of Schools: Implications for School Organization
  • Changes in the Makeup of Schools
  • Effective Schools Research
  • 7. Contradiction and Change in Organized Religion: Roman Catholicism in the United States and Spain
  • Organizational Demography and the Catholic Church
  • Population Change and the Demographic Transition
  • Data and Methods
  • Analysis
  • Discussion
  • References
  • 8. The “Unmaking” of a Movement? The Crisis of US. Trade Unions in Comparative Perspective
  • Unionization before and during the Decline
  • Theoretical Explanations of the Decline
  • Analyzing the Decline
  • “Explaining” the US. Density Reduction
  • Conclusion and Implications
  • Data Appendix
  • References
  • 9. Medicine, the Medical Profession, and the Welfare State
  • Medicine’s Professional Project
  • Medicine and the Welfare State
  • Costs and Controls
  • The Rise of Bioethics
  • Professions and Proprietors
  • The Limits of Professionalism
  • References
  • 10. Mass Media and Public Opinion: Emergence of an Institution
  • Mass Society Revisited
  • The Emergence of a Public Opinion
  • The Organization of American Schools
  • On the Significance of Social Ties
  • On Networks and Learning
  • Networks and Culture
  • The Tasks Ahead
  • References
  • 5. Single Parents and the Schools: Effects of Marital Status on Parent and Teacher Interactions
  • Theoretical Perspectives
  • Sample, Variables, and Approaches
  • Results: Parents’ Reports of Teachers’ Practices of Parent Involvement
  • Teachers’ Reports of Single and Married Parents’ Helpfulness and Followthrough
  • Parents’ Awareness, Knowledge, and Evaluations of Teachers
  • Other Reports about School from Single and Married Parents
  • Summary and Discussion
  • References
  • 6. The Changing Contours of the Teaching Profession
  • Trends in Attrition
  • Attrition Rates in the National Longitudinal Study
  • Who Left Teaching and Who Wants to Return?
  • Teacher Attrition andTeacher Qualifications
  • Schools and Patterns of Attrition among Teachers
  • Conclusions
  • References

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