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Funktionalismus und Neofunktionalismus: Eine Einführung
by Hans-Jürgen AretzDieser Beitrag zur soziologischen Theorie führt in das funktionalistische Denken ein und besteht aus zwei Bänden. In Band 1 (Kapitel 1 bis 7) steht die wissenschaftstheoretische Erörterung der funktionalen Analyse in ihrer Anwendung auf organische und soziale Systeme im Mittelpunkt. Die Funktionsanalyse ist zwar nur eine Methode, in der Soziologie hat der Funktionalismus aber den Charakter eines Paradigmas angenommen. In Band 2 (Kapitel 8 bis 13) wird der Entwicklungsgang des sozialwissenschaftlichen Funktionalismus von seinen Anfängen bis hin zum Strukturfunktionalismus und zum Neofunktionalismus sowie zur Systemtheorie von Luhmann in seinen wichtigsten Stationen dargestellt. Die Diskussion konzentriert sich dabei auf die herausragenden Vertreter, die diesem Paradigma im engeren Sinne zugerechnet werden. Ausgeschlossen werden somit alle theoretischen Ansätze, die zwar einige Merkmale einer Funktionsanalyse enthalten, aber nicht eigentlich zum soziologischen Funktionalismus gehören.
Funny Business: Harnessing the Power of Play to Give Your Company a Competitive Advantage
by Christopher ByrneA guide to using play to foster innovation, a competitive edge, better interpersonal skills, and greater satisfaction in the workplace.Play is an essential, necessary, and natural human activity . . . and it’s for adults and companies, too. Play is an immersive process that allows us to ask “What if?” to break free of the strictures that limit creativity and satisfaction. It is not about reverting to childhood, but a way to use the processes that came naturally to us as children but have been trained out of us, labeled as inappropriate, or otherwise diminished.Funny Business will show you how adults and companies can recapture and use this powerful tool to foster innovation, increase their competitive advantage, and create a vibrant and satisfying workplace. It delves into the concepts of play and what makes it so powerful in children’s development‚ and dispels the myths and beliefs that have made play a dirty word.From distinguishing between play and recreation to covering the practical tools managers and companies can use to create lasting change at all levels of operation, Funny Business will help you discover how your creative powers are one of the greatest assets you have and how they can contribute to your company and career.Okay, let’s play!
Further Education, Government's Discourse Policy and Practice: Killing a Paradigm Softly (Routledge Revivals)
by Sandy CrippsThis title was first published in 2002: By exploring a public policy process in action during the period 1944-1999, this book traces the impact of policy to the institutional level where policy becomes practice. The author investigates the development of the further education sector and reveals the process that helped shape its identity. The book provides a benchmark, combining theory with reality and evaluating current policy.
Fusion of the Worlds: An Ethnography of Possession among the Songhay of Nigeria
by Paul StollerStoller (anthropology, West Chester U.) lived amongst the Songhays intermittently for 18 years. Here he presents a vivid view of a possession cult from an insider's perspective as he recounts the many possession ceremonies he took part in during a drought in 1984.
Future Babble
by Dan GardnerIn 2008, as the price of oil surged above $140 a barrel, experts said it would soon hit $200; a few months later it plunged to $30. In 1967, they said the USSR would be the world’s fastest-growing economy by 2000, the USSR no longer existed. In 1908, it was pronounced that there would be no more wars in Europe; we all know how that turned out. Face it, experts are about as accurate as dart-throwing monkeys. And yet every day we ask them to predict the future—everything from the weather to the likelihood of a terrorist attack. Future Babble is the first book to examine this phenomenon, showing why our brains yearn for certainty about the future, why we are attracted to those who predict it confidently, and why it’s so easy for us to ignore the trail of outrageously wrong forecasts. In this fast-paced, example-packed, sometimes darkly hilarious book, Dan Gardner shows how seminal research by professor Philip Tetlock proved that the more famous a pundit is, the more likely they are to be right about as often as a stopped watch. Gardner also draws on current research in cognitive psychology, political science, and behavioral economics to discover something quite reassuring: The future is always uncertain, but the end is not always near.
Future Cities Making: Mission-oriented Research for Urban Sustainability Transitions in Australia (Theory and Practice of Urban Sustainability Transitions)
by Niki Frantzeskaki Peter Newton Deo Prasad Magnus Moglia Melissa Pineda PintoThis open access book describes the complex dynamics that coevolve in cities and from cities, to inform agendas for urban research and urban policy with a view to future city missions. It provides a suite of research-informed chapters on urban pathways that are early signals and visions for how future cities can be shaped and transformed as well as chapters from policy, industry and intermediary organization actors that relate and respond to these pathways from a mainstreaming and implementation perspective. This edited collection intends to trigger and capture an ambitious transformative agenda amongst researchers and practitioners who have as their mission to shape urban futures. While there is proliferating literature on cities, urbanism and urban governance, this book offers a unique selling point – implying a research positioning point – to the field of sustainability transitions by intersecting research on urban sustainability transitions and missions-oriented research. The focus on the nexus of game-changers, pathways and innovations sets the book firmly in the leading edge of urban transitions research. The book engages with a breadth of disciplines including sustainability science, urban planning, urban design, mobility, energy, climate change science, urban ecology, urban sociology, architecture, data science, sustainability transitions studies, policy analysis and policy studies, as well as environmental governance. As an output, it aims to engage with and inspire future research and teaching/education in the fields of architecture and urban planning, urban design, environmental governance, sustainability science, innovation studies and urban sociology.
Future City Architecture for Optimal Living
by Panos M. Pardalos Stamatina Th. RassiaThis book offers a wealth of interdisciplinary approaches to urbanization strategies in architecture centered on growing concerns about the future of cities and their impacts on essential elements of architectural optimization, livability, energy consumption and sustainability. It portrays the urban condition in architectural terms, as well as the living condition in human terms, both of which can be optimized by mathematical modeling as well as mathematical calculation and assessment. Special features include: * new research on the construction of future cities and smart cities * discussions of sustainability and new technologies designed to advance ideas to future city developments Graduate students and researchers in architecture, engineering, mathematical modeling, and building physics will be engaged by the contributions written by eminent international experts from a variety of disciplines including architecture, engineering, modeling, optimization, and related fields.
Future Courses of Human Societies: Critical Reflections from the Natural and Social Sciences (Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society)
by Kléber GhimireThe future as a field of inquiry, debate or forecasts continues to flourish. However, this book differs from existing literature in several important ways. It is not another publication on future scenarios guided by a linear technological fix - nor is it simply a volume of new statistics on economic, demographic or geopolitical developments. Rather, Future Courses of Human Societies explores and builds a general framework for the long-term evolution of human societies. Drawing upon a wide range of insights from across the social and natural sciences, the authors of this title present original, exploratory methodological and analytical approaches to examining the future. Encouraging the reader to deepen their knowledge and encourage critical thinking, three themes are considered in their complexity and multi-dimensionality: technological innovations; future ‘progress’; and the critical aspect of organizing collective life in the future. Furthermore, in contrast to previous studies which have embraced a relatively short time-span, this text incorporates perspectives from the immediate to the distant future, extending to several centuries and even millennia. An interdisciplinary and internationally comprehensive volume, Future Courses of Human Societies is a key source for students and researchers interested in fields such as future studies, technology in society, interdisciplinary learnings on social and natural sciences and future economic and political evolutions.
Future Data and Security Engineering. Big Data, Security and Privacy, Smart City and Industry 4.0 Applications: 7th International Conference, FDSE 2020, Quy Nhon, Vietnam, November 25–27, 2020, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1306)
by Josef Küng Tran Khanh Dang Makoto Takizawa Tai M. ChungThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Future Data and Security Engineering, FDSE 2019, held in Quy Nhon, Vietnam, in November 2020.*The 29 full papers and 8 short were carefully reviewed and selected from 161 submissions. The selected papers are organized into the following topical headings: big data analytics and distributed systems; security and privacy engineering; industry 4.0 and smart city: data analytics and security; data analytics and healthcare systems; machine learning-based big data processing; emerging data management systems and applications; and short papers: security and data engineering. * The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Future Directions in Social Development
by James Midgley Manohar PawarThis book invites readers to think about future directions in social development. The book succinctly presents the historical context and progress of social development. By reflecting on the Millennium and Sustainable Development Goals, it discusses the increasing global relevance of several critical themes and issues such as human rights and good governance, participation, peace, gender, environment, religion and spirituality, aging, social protection and partnership. It appreciates the importance of goals and targets, but calls to look beyond them to visualise future directions in social development. The book argues that values-driven social development needs to focus on knowledge creation, dissemination and training, draw on multidisciplinary knowledge and professionals, promote conscientious consumption, create less unequal societies and engage in innovation that brings happiness to everyone.
Future Energy Options from a Systems Perspective
by Aled Jones Nick KingThis book is an exploration of energy and its unique role to date as one of the fundamental enabling and controlling factors in human development and progress at the scale of global civilization, and how it will be fundamental to the type of future that collective humanity is likely to experience. The first section provides a contextual overview of energy and human civilization through a chronological description of how human energy use has evolved over time and led to the current ‘energy bind’. The second section explores what this energy bind might mean for our future energy choices when trying to meet the various challenges of dwindling resources, costs, and climate change, through exploration of three broad systems-based scenarios for the human ‘energy future’. The final section draws conclusions as to which scenario is most achievable and desirable, and what this might mean for longer-term human prospects.
Future Files
by Richard WatsonFuture Files is filled with provocative forecasts about how the world might change in the next half century. It examines emerging trends and developments in society, technology, economy, and business, and makes educated speculations as to where they might take us.
Future Girl: Young Women in the Twenty-First Century
by Anita HarrisAnita Harris creates a realistic portrait of the "new girl" that has appeared in the twenty-first century--she may still play with Barbie, but she is also likely to play soccer or basketball, be assertive and may even be sexually aware, if not active. Building on this new definition, Harris explores the many key areas central to the lives of girls from a global perspective, such as girlspace, schools, work, aggression, sexuality and power.
Future Human Behavior: Understanding What People Are Going To Do Next
by Thimon De JongThe world continues to develop at an astonishing speed – socially and technologically. Human behavior is continually influenced by this ever-changing environment. Is it possible to predict what those new behaviors will be? And what are their implications for our future societies? Thimon de Jong’s Future Human Behavior is a unique and accessible examination of our thrilling, challenging and unpredictable world and how we respond, react and shape it. Using insightful and original examples aligned with pertinent analysis, the author takes the reader on a compelling journey through future behavioral dynamics. He engages with a wide variety of topics, from digitalisation to trust, from ethics to mental health. Future Human Behavior is your inspirational guide to a number of possible futures, and the book you need to be ready for them all.
Future Interaction Design II
by Pertti Saariluoma Hannakaisa IsomäkiThe perspectives and techniques used in human-computer interaction design, practice and research are broadening. This book looks at emerging approaches which are likely to contribute to the discipline in near future. The underlying idea is that human character rather than technology should determine the nature of interaction. The concept of "interaction design" covers this range of concerns relevant to enabling quality design. Each chapter emphasizes alternative perspectives on interaction and new concepts to help researchers and practitioners relate to alternative design approaches and opportunities. This second volume provides a wider perspective, from both a scientific and geographic outlook. New topics, such as psychological design processes, gerotechnology, modelling, e-learning and subconscious experiences are discussed from a team of international authors. This book will be of considerable value to those seeking innovative perspectives upon designing and ensuring effective interaction between humans and technology.
Future Leadership: Generation Y motivieren und führen (essentials)
by Julia Clasen Isabella von Wissmann Annika KrügerWie wollen Mitglieder der Generation Y geführt werden? Auf Basis wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse liefert dieses essential Führungskräften, Beratern und Coaches praktische Handlungsempfehlungen und effektive Methoden für die erfolgreiche Führung von Nachwuchskräften. Anhand von aktuellen Studien werden Bedürfnisse und Erwartungen der Ypsiloner an Führung identifiziert und Erfolgsfaktoren zur Führung dieser Generation abgeleitet. Im Überblick werden drei zentrale Methoden agiler Führung vorgestellt: Scrum, Design Thinking und OKR. Resümierend können Ansätze des agilen Managements zur effektiven Führung von Mitarbeitern der Generation Y als erfolgversprechend bewertet werden.
Future Learning in Primary Schools
by Ching Sing Chai Cher Ping Lim Chun Ming TanThis edited book tells the story of the multifaceted efforts devoted by a "future school" in Singapore--The Nan Chiau Primary School--in shaping future learning. It documents the various measures implemented by one primary school to improve student learning outcomes in a technology-rich teaching and learning environment. With the current interest in Singapore's "Masterplan for ICT (information and communication technology) in Education," and the increasing focus on teaching and learning design by leading education researchers and professionals, this well-timed book will appeal to policy makers, educators and researchers.
Future Minds
by Richard WatsonDrawing on the latest research, this book looks at the ways that screen culture is shaping the future and changing the way we think. Future Minds asks: are we becoming addicted to data and how do we go about starting a digital diet, urgently? You'll find thought-provoking and practical suggestions about reclaiming the space and time to think deeply.
Future Network Systems and Security: 4th International Conference, FNSS 2018, Paris, France, July 9–11, 2018, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #878)
by Selwyn Piramuthu Robin Doss Wei ZhouThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Future Network Systems and Security, FNSS 2018, held in Paris, France, in July 2018.The 14 full papers and two short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 39 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on secure design and verication; security, privacy and ethics; big data and applications of future network systems.
Future Network Systems and Security: 5th International Conference, FNSS 2019, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, November 27–29, 2019, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1113)
by Selwyn Piramuthu Robin Doss Wei ZhouThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Future Network Systems and Security, FNSS 2019, held in Melbourne, Australia, in November 2019. The 16 full papers and two short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 38 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections onemerging networks and applications; security, privacy and trust; and security analytics and forensics
Future Network Systems and Security: Second International Conference, FNSS 2016, Paris, France, November 23-25, 2016, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #670)
by Robin Doss, Selwyn Piramuthu and Wei ZhouThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Future Network Systems and Security, FNSS 2016, held in Paris, France, in November 2016.The 12 full papers and one short paper presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 34 submissions. The papers focus on the technology, communications, systems and security aspects of relevance to the network of the future.
Future Perspectives on Human-Computer Interaction Research: Towards the Year 2030
by Sergio Sayago Montserrat Sendín Mercè TeixidóThis edited book provides some future perspectives on Human-Computer Interaction research and serves as a crucial nexus for reflecting on the paths that have led us here. Technologies are increasingly becoming active agents capable of learning, adapting, and making decisions. The classic User-Centred Design approach that positions the user strictly at the centre may no longer suffice. Putting the human-in-the-loop are crucial elements for trusting AI technologies and building better, more human-centred, ones. Offering a comprehensive overview of current research and future directions in this field it addresses important topics such as Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence, Augmented and Virtual Reality, User-Centred Design, and Children-Computer Interaction, providing insights into how these areas will continue to influence and transform our interaction with technologies. The chapters are enriched with case studies and examples that illustrate the practical application of methodological approaches and ideas.
Future Search: An Action Guide to Finding Common Ground in Organizations & Communities
by Marvin Weisbord Sandra JanoffWhen the term ''future search'' appeared in Productive Workplaces (Weisbord, 1987), so many people sparked to it that we decided, after trying fancier names like ''strategic futures conference,'' to retain it. The response to the concept led to Discovering Common Ground (Weisbord et al, 1992), a work that pulled together principles and practices for value-based action planning. The earlier book presented a variety of high participation models and cases, most based on the Emery/Trist Search Conference, including early experiments with future search. In this book we focus on our evolving future search model. Here we go deeply into our sources and rationale, our experiments with tasks and techniques, and examples of how we and many colleagues have employed this model and its variations. We also provide a philosophical rationale for our design and facilitation practices. -amazon.com
Future Shock
by Alvin TofflerDescription of the world's response to change and how it affects our lives.
Future Shock
by Alvin TofflerNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The classic work that predicted the anxieties of a world upended by rapidly emerging technologies—and now provides a road map to solving many of our most pressing crises. &“Explosive . . . brilliantly formulated.&” —The Wall Street Journal Future Shock is the classic that changed our view of tomorrow. Its startling insights into accelerating change led a president to ask his advisers for a special report, inspired composers to write symphonies and rock music, gave a powerful new concept to social science, and added a phrase to our language. Published in over fifty countries, Future Shock is the most important study of change and adaptation in our time. In many ways, Future Shock is about the present. It is about what is happening today to people and groups who are overwhelmed by change. Change affects our products, communities, organizations—even our patterns of friendship and love. But Future Shock also illuminates the world of tomorrow by exploding countless clichés about today. It vividly describes the emerging global civilization: the rise of new businesses, subcultures, lifestyles, and human relationships—all of them temporary. Future Shock will intrigue, provoke, frighten, encourage, and, above all, change everyone who reads it.