1st Edition
Comparative Anomie Research Hidden Barriers - Hidden Potential for Social Development
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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This title was first published in 2000: This text presents the results of a three-year study in social research, which aimed to measure and explain anomie in different parts of the world with different cultures and different socio-political and economic conditions. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were applied, and the book not only represents the projects in juxtaposition, but... Read more
Part 1: Explorative Anomie Studies 1. Anomie Scales: Measuring Social Instability, Bettina Gransow and John Western 2. Bulgaria in the Circle of Anomie, Jelio Vladimirov, Todor Todorov, Ivan Katzarski and Momtchil Badjakov 3. Anomie in the Asia Pacific Region: The Australian Study, John Western and Andrea Lanyon 4. The Economic Crisis, Globalisation and Anomie in Western Africa, Jean-Pierre Gern, Etienne Maillefer and Olivier Tschannen 5. Post-Apartheid and Double Anomie in South African Townships, Heinz Holley, Ken Jubber and Klaus Zapotoczky 6. Interrelationships of the Explorative Anomie Studies, Bettina Gransow, Andrea Lanyon, Judith Tanur and John Western Part 2: Anomie and Development 7. Anomie in the Development Context, Josef Schmid 8. On the Epistemology of Anomie Studies: Some Comments, Johan Galtung Part 3: Outlook 9. Conclusions and Implications for Development Policies, Peter Atteslander, Bettina Gransow and John Western
Biography
John Western, Bettina Gransow, Peter Atteslander
