San Antonio College Library

"In Runaway World, leading social commentator Anthony Giddens shows how globalization impacts every human on earth. Giddens examines the global marketplace, but goes beyond a conventional economic approach to look at more universal issues like family, risk, tradition, and democracy. Runaway World describes how changing currents in the international seas of finance are destabilizing countries, and how most people (and their governments) aren't prepared...

An eye-opening journey across various countries delving into their progressive social policies, envisioning their potential adoption in the United States. From worker benefits in Italy to women's leadership roles in Iceland, this documentary explores the transformative impact of policies on education, healthcare, and workforce inclusion, sparking a dialog on improving American society. Through visuals and interviews, Moore highlights the potential...

Felski presents a critical account of current American and European feminist literary theory, and analyzes contemporary fiction by women to show that no theorist can identify a specifically "female" or "feminine" kind of writing without reference to what gender means at a given historical moment. She argues that the idea of a feminist aesthetic is a non-issue needlessly pursued by feminists. She calls for a consideration of the social and cultural...

Study of the working conditions of rural workers in the USA, with particular reference to the historical aspects of the exploitation of migrant workers in california - covers land ownership, the management of farms, land settlement, trade unionism, political problems, strikes, the employment of Mexicans and other minority groups, social implications, social change, etc. Bibliography pp. 327 to 334.

Social research monograph on social change, cultural change and ethnic group change in the yucatan peninsula of Mexico, based on a field study of the maya-hispanic community of ticul - covers trends in social stratification and ethnic loyalties, and examines the determinants of social mobility, such as income, occupation, educational level and fluency in the Spanish language, etc. References.

Examines various aspects of modern life and analyzes changes that are occurring in such areas as the economy, politics, sexual attitudes, family life, and technology, and discusses the effect of these changes upon individuals and nations.

Provides a comprehensive and integrated politico-economic analysis of Arab economic performance and prospects.

Castells helps us understand how the Internet came into being and how it is affecting every area of human life. This guide reveals the Internet's huge capacity to liberate, but also its possibility to exclude those who do not have access to it.

Study of rural area intergroup relations and social conflict of the peasantry in the face of social change and capitalist agricultural development in Mexico - challenges the views on peasant farmer proletarianization held by orthodox Marxism; analyses the debate on agrarian structures; looks at production relations, agricultural marketing, agricultural credit, contract farming, etc.; discusses indigenous community organisation, peasant movements fighting...

Monograph comprising a social and cultural anthropologycal field study of seven ijebu yoruba urban area migrant families in ibadan, Nigeria - outlines research method, covers historical aspects of yoruba culture, and details case studies incl. Economic conditions, family living conditions, role of women, social class, leisure, etc., stressing value systems and attitudes to internal migration and social change. Bibliography pp. 202 to 208, maps, photographs...