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Bowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American Community

Bowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American Community

by Robert D. Putnam

Once we bowled in leagues, usually after work -- but no longer. This seemingly small phenomenon symbolizes a significant social change that Robert Putnam has identified in this brilliant volume, Bowling Alone, which The Economist hailed as "a prodigious achievement." Drawing on vast new data that reveal Americans' changing behavior, Putnam shows how we have become increasingly disconnected from one another... (more)

Diffusion of Innovations

by Everett M. Rogers

In an age of ever-increasing technological innovation, this renowned volume - which has sold more than 30,000 copies in each edition - is more important than ever. DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS lucidly explains how inventions are almost always perceived as uncertain or even risky. To overcome this, most people seek out others like themselves who have already adopted the new idea. The diffusion process, then, is... (more)

In Good Company: How Social Capital Makes Organizations Work

In Good Company: How Social Capital Makes Organizations Work

by Don Cohen

Knowledge has always resided in organizations-but it wasn't until the Information Age put a premium on ideas that intellectual capital was recognized as a critical resource. Now, forces like technology, globalization, and the rise of free agency and virtual workplaces are bringing another form of "hidden" capital to the forefront. In Good Company is the first book to examine the role that social capital -a... (more)

Social Capital and Information Technology

Social Capital and Information Technology

The concept of social capital, or the value that can be derived from social ties created by goodwill, mutual support, shared language, common beliefs, and a sense of mutual obligation, has been applied to a number of fields, from sociology to management. It is only lately, however, that researchers in information technology and knowledge management have begun to explore the idea of social capital in relation to... (more)

Connect: 12 Vital Ties That Open Your Heart, Lengthen Your Life, and Deepen Your Soul

Connect: 12 Vital Ties That Open Your Heart, Lengthen Your Life, and Deepen Your Soul

by Edward M. Hallowell

That last raise may be fattening your bank account, but it did nothing for your soul. The talk you had with your boss about your kids' schools, however, did. Although our culture is focused on achievement, it is not our accomplishments that sustain us. It is the connections we make along the way. What are these connections? They are the feelings of being part of something that matters, something larger than... (more)

Trust in Schools: A Core Resource for Improvement (The Rose Series in Sociology)

Trust in Schools: A Core Resource for Improvement (The Rose Series in Sociology)

by Anthony S. Bryk

Whistlin' And Crowin' Women of Appalachia: Literacy Practices Since College (Studies in Writing and Rhetoric)

Whistlin' And Crowin' Women of Appalachia: Literacy Practices Since College (Studies in Writing and Rhetoric)

by Katherine Kelleher Sohn

Even some enlightened academicians automatically—and incorrectly—connect illiteracy to Appalachia, contends Katherine Kelleher Sohn. After overhearing two education professionals refer to the southern accent of a waiter and then launch into a few redneck jokes, Sohn wondered why rural, working-class white people are not considered part of the multicultural community. Whistlin’ and Crowin’ Women of Appalachia:... (more)

The Facebook Era: Tap Online Social Networks to Build Better Products, Reach More People, and Sell More Stuff

The Facebook Era: Tap Online Social Networks to Build Better Products, Reach More People, and Sell More Stuff

by Clara Chung-wai Shih

“People in all demographics and regions of the world are more connected than ever before to the products, issues, places, and individuals in their lives. This book recognizes that we’ve come to a place where people can represent their real identity--both personal and professional--and use the social filters on the Web to connect with the world around them.” --Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer, Facebook ... (more)

Linked

How Everything is Connected to Everything Else and What it Means

by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi

A cocktail party. A terrorist cell. Ancient bacteria. An international conglomerate. All are networks, and all are a part of a surprising scientific revolution. Albert-L&aacuteszló Barab&aacutesi, the nation's foremost expert in the new science of networks, takes us on an intellectual adventure to prove that social networks, corporations, and living organisms are more similar than previously... (more)

Spinning the Semantic Web: Bringing the World Wide Web to Its Full Potential

Spinning the Semantic Web: Bringing the World Wide Web to Its Full Potential

As the World Wide Web continues to expand, it becomes increasingly difficult for users to obtain information efficiently. Because most search engines read format languages such as HTML or SGML, search results reflect formatting tags more than actual page content, which is expressed in natural language. Spinning the Semantic Web describes an exciting new type of hierarchy and standardization that will replace the... (more)

The Gift (Routledge Classics S.)

by Marcel Mauss

Since its first publication in English in 1954, The Gift , Marcel Mauss's groundbreaking study of the relation between forms of exchange and social structure, has been acclaimed as a classic among anthropology texts.

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