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Old age, new science : gerontologists and their biosocial visions, 1900-1960 (2016)

Park, Hyung Wook

Pittsburgh, Pa : University of Pittsburgh Press

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ISBN: 9780822981367 , 082298136X

Language: English

Pages: Online Ressource

Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Park, Hyung Wook Old age, new science

DDC: 305.2609730904

Keywords: Aging Social aspects ; History ; 20th century ; Social gerontology History ; 20th century ; Gerontology History ; 20th century ; Social gerontology History 20th century ; Gerontology History 20th century ; Aging Social aspects 20th century ; History ; Social gerontology History 20th century ; Gerontology History 20th century ; Aging Social aspects 20th century ; History ; MEDICAL ; Geriatrics ; SCIENCE ; History ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies ; Aging ; Social aspects ; Gerontology ; Social gerontology ; Gerontology ; Social Welfare & Social Work ; Social Sciences ; History ; Electronic book ; Electronic books History

Abstract: "This book focuses on the "biosocial visions" shared by early gerontologists in American and British science and culture from the early to mid-twentieth century who believed the phenomenon of aging was not just biological, but social in nature. Advancements in the life sciences, together with shifting perspectives on the state and future of the elderly in society, informed how gerontologists interacted with seniors, and how they defined successful aging. Park shows how these visions shaped popular discourses on aging, directly influenced the institutionalization of gerontology, and also reflected the class, gender, and race biases of their founders"--

Abstract: "Between 1870 and 1940, life expectancy in the United States skyrocketed while the percentage of senior citizens age sixty-five and older more than doubled--a phenomenon owed largely to innovations in medicine and public health. At the same time, the Great Depression was a major tipping point for age discrimination and poverty in the West: seniors were living longer and retiring earlier, but without adequate means to support themselves and their families. The economic disaster of the 1930s alerted scientists, who were actively researching the processes of aging, to the profound social implications of their work--and by the end of the 1950s, the field of gerontology emerged. Old Age, New Science explores how a group of American and British life scientists contributed to gerontology's development as a multidisciplinary field. It examines the foundational "biosocial visions" they shared, a byproduct of both their research and the social problems they encountered. Hyung Wook Park shows how these visions shaped popular discourses on aging, directly influenced the institutionalization of gerontology, and also reflected the class, gender, and race biases of their founders"--

Abstract: Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Envisioning Age in Experimental and Social Contexts; Chapter 2. A Biosocial Vision and Textbooks in Starting a Multidisciplinary Science; Chapter 3. Projecting Visions and Cultivating a Science in American Society; Chapter 4. Calories, Aging, and Building a Biosocial Research Program; Chapter 5. Senescence, Science, and Society in Great Britain; Chapter 6. Growing Old and Biomedicine in the National Institutes of Health; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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Socialist fun : youth, consumption, and state-sponsored popular culture in the Soviet Union, 1945-1970 (2016)

Tsipursky, Gleb

Pittsburgh, Pa : University of Pittsburgh Press

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ISBN: 9780822981251 , 0822981254

Language: English

Pages: Online Ressource

Series Statement: Pitt series in Russian and East European studies

Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Tsipursky, Gleb Socialist fun

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DDC: 305.2350947080904

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Keywords: Socialism Social aspects ; History ; Soviet Union ; Consumption (Economics) History ; Soviet Union ; Popular culture History ; Soviet Union ; Cold War Social aspects ; Soviet Union ; Youth Societies and clubs ; History ; Soviet Union ; Youth Government policy ; History ; Soviet Union ; Youth Social life and customs ; Soviet Union ; Socialism Social aspects ; History ; Consumption (Economics) History ; Popular culture History ; Cold War Social aspects ; Youth Societies and clubs ; History ; Youth Government policy ; History ; Youth Social life and customs ; Consumption (Economics) History ; Popular culture History ; Cold War Social aspects ; Youth Societies and clubs ; History ; Youth Government policy ; History ; Youth Social life and customs ; Socialism Social aspects ; History ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies ; HISTORY ; General ; Consumption (Economics) ; International relations ; Manners and customs ; Popular culture ; Social aspects ; Youth ; Government policy ; Youth ; Social life and customs ; Youth ; Societies and clubs ; Child & Youth Development ; Social Welfare & Social Work ; Social Sciences ; HISTORY ; Europe ; Russia & the Former Soviet Union ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations ; History ; Soviet Union Relations ; Western countries ; Western countries Relations ; Soviet Union ; Soviet Union Social life and customs ; 1917-1970 ; Soviet Union Relations ; Western countries Relations ; Soviet Union Social life and customs 1917-1970 ; Soviet Union Relations ; Western countries Relations ; Soviet Union Social life and customs 1917-1970 ; Soviet Union ; Western countries ; Electronic books ; Sowjetunion ; Jugendkultur ; Massenkultur ; Jugend ; Geschichte 1945-1970

Abstract: "Most narratives depict Soviet Cold War cultural activities and youth groups as drab and dreary, militant and politicized. In this study Gleb Tsipursky challenges these stereotypes in a revealing portrayal of Soviet youth and state-sponsored popular culture. The primary local venues for Soviet culture were the tens of thousands of klubs where young people found entertainment, leisure, social life, and romance. Here sports, dance, film, theater, music, lectures, and political meetings became vehicles to disseminate a socialist version of modernity. The Soviet way of life was dutifully presented and perceived as the most progressive and advanced, in an attempt to stave off Western influences. In effect, socialist fun became very serious business. As Tsipursky shows, however, Western culture did infiltrate these activities, particularly at local levels, where participants and organizers deceptively cloaked their offerings to appeal to their own audiences. Thus, Soviet modernity evolved as a complex and multivalent ideological device. Tsipursky provides a fresh and original examination of the Kremlin's paramount effort to shape young lives, consumption, popular culture, and to build an emotional community--all against the backdrop of Cold War struggles to win hearts and minds both at home and abroad"--

Abstract: Chapter 1. Ideology, Enlightenment, and Entertainment : State-Sponsored Popular Culture, 1917-1946 -- Chapter 2. Ideological Reconstruction in the Cultural Recreation Network, 1947-1953 -- Chapter 3. Ideology and Consumption : Jazz and Western Dancing in the Cultural Network, 1948-1953 -- Chapter 4. State-Sponsored Popular Culture in the Early Thaw, 1953-1956 -- Chapter 5. Youth Initiative and the 1956 Youth Club Movement -- Chapter 6. The 1957 International Youth Festival and the Backlash -- Chapter 7. A Reformist Revival : Grassroots Club Activities and Youth Cafes, 1958-1964 -- Chapter 8. Ambiguity and Backlash : State-Sponsored Popular Culture, 1965-1970

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The megarhetorics of global development (2012)

Scott, J. Blake ; Dingo, Rebecca Ann

Pittsburgh, Pa : University of Pittsburgh Press

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ISBN: 9780822977414 , 0822977419

Language: English

Pages: Online Ressource (p. cm.)

Edition: Online-Ausg.

Series Statement: Pittsburgh series in composition, literacy, and culture

Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Megarhetorics of global development

DDC: 306.3

Keywords: Rhetoric Social aspects ; Globalization Social aspects ; Economic development Social aspects ; Communication in economic development Social aspects ; Rhetorical criticism ; Rhetoric Social aspects ; Globalization Social aspects ; Economic development Social aspects ; Communication in economic development Social aspects ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture ; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES ; Rhetoric ; Economic development ; Social aspects ; Globalization ; Social aspects ; Rhetoric ; Social aspects ; Rhetorical criticism ; Electronic book ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung

Abstract: After World War II, an unprecedented age of global development began. The formation of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund allowed war torn and poverty stricken nations to become willing debtors in their desire to entice Western investment and trade. New capital, it was foretold, would pave the way to political and economic stability, and the benefits would "trickle down" to even the poorest citizens. The hyperbole of this neocolonialism, however, has left many of these countries with nothing but compounded debt and unfulfilled promises. The Megarhetorics of Global Development examines rhetorical strategies used by multinational corporations, NGOs, governments, banks, and others to further their own economic, political, or technological agendas. These wide-ranging case studies employ rhetorical theory, globalization scholarship, and analysis of cultural and historical dynamics to offer in-depth critiques of development practices and their material effects. By deconstructing megarhetorics, at both the local and global level, and following their paths of mobilization and diffusion, the concepts of "progress" and "growth" can be reevaluated, with the end goal of encouraging self-sustaining and ethical outcomes

Abstract: Tracking "transglocal" risks in pharmaceutical development: Novartis's challenge of Indian patent law / J. Blake Scott -- Meeting the challenge of globalization: President Clinton's "double movement" discourse / Jason A. Edwards and Jaime L. Wright -- Ethos in a bottle: corporate social responsibility and humanitarian doxa / D. Robert DeChaine -- Developmental shifts: changing feelings about compassion in Korea / Matt Newcomb -- Staging the Beijing Olympics: intersecting human rights and economic development narratives / Tim Jensen and Wendy S. Hesford -- Framing the megarhetorics of agricultural development: industrialized agriculture and sustainable agriculture / Eileen E. Schell -- Turning the tables on the megarhetoric of women's empowerment / Rebecca Dingo -- Making the case: Bamako and the problem of anti-imperial art / Bret Benjamin -- Enfreakment; or, aliens of extraordinary disability / Robert McRuer.

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Science transformed? : debating claims of an epochal break (2011)

Schiemann, Gregor ; Radder, Hans ; Nordmann, Alfred

Pittsburgh, Pa : University of Pittsburgh Press

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ISBN: 9780822977506 , 0822977508

Language: English

Pages: Online Ressource (vii, 222 p. :) , ill.

Edition: Online-Ausg.

Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Science transformed?

DDC: 303.483

Keywords: Science Technological innovations ; Science Philosophy ; Science Social aspects ; Science Technological innovations ; Science Philosophy ; Science Social aspects ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; General ; PHILOSOPHY ; General ; Science ; Philosophy ; Science ; Social aspects ; Electronic book ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung

Abstract: "Advancements in computing, instrumentation, robotics, digital imaging, and simulation modeling are changing science into a technology-driven institution. The pragmatic interests of government, industry, and society increasingly exert their influence over science, raising questions of values and objectivity. These and other profound changes in the world of science have led many to speculate that we are in the midst of an epochal break in scientific history. This edited volume presents an in-depth examination of these issues from philosophical, historical, social, and cultural perspectives. It presents arguments both for and against the epochal break thesis in light of historical antecedents, offering an important occasion for philosophical analysis of the epistemic, institutional and moral questions affecting current and future scientific pursuits. "--P. 4 of cover

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The vigorous core of our nationality : race and regional identity in northeastern Brazil (2011)

Blake, Stanley E.

Pittsburgh, Pa : University of Pittsburgh Press

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ISBN: 9780822977704 , 0822977702

Language: English

Pages: Online Ressource (x, 315 p. :) , maps.

Edition: Online-Ausg.

Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Blake, Stanley E Vigorous core of our nationality : race and regional identity in northeastern Brazil

DDC: 305.8009813

Keywords: Group identity Brazil, Northeast ; Regionalism Brazil, Northeast ; National characteristics, Brazilian ; Group identity ; Regionalism ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies ; HISTORY ; General ; Civilization ; Group identity ; National characteristics, Brazilian ; Race relations ; Regionalism ; Social conditions ; Brazil, Northeast Social conditions ; 20th century ; Brazil, Northeast Social conditions ; 19th century ; Brazil, Northeast Race relations ; Brazil, Northeast Civilization ; Brazil, Northeast ; Brazil, Northeast Social conditions 19th century ; Brazil, Northeast Race relations ; Brazil, Northeast Civilization ; Brazil, Northeast Social conditions 20th century ; Northeast Brazil ; Electronic books

Abstract: Introduction : nordeste and nation -- The nineteenth-century origins of the nordestino, 1850-1870 -- Racial science in Pernambuco, 1870-1910 -- The medicalization of nordestinos, 1910-1925 -- Social hygiene : the science of reform, 1925-1940 -- Mental hygiene : the science of character, 1925-1940 -- Inventing the homem do nordeste : race, region, and the state, 1925-1940.

Abstract: The Vigorous Core of Our Nationality explores conceptualizations of regional identity and a distinct population group known as nordestinos in northeastern Brazil during a crucial historical period. Beginning with the abolition of slavery and ending with the demise of the Estado Novo under Getúlio Vargas, Stanley E. Blake offers original perspectives on the paradoxical concept of the nordestino and the importance of these debates to the process of state and nation building. Since colonial times, the Northeast has been an agricultural region based primarily on sugar production. The area's

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Language, rhythm & sound : Black popular cultures into the twenty-first century (2010)

Adjaye, Joseph K. ; Andrews, Adrianne R.

Pittsburgh, Pa : University of Pittsburgh Press

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ISBN: 9780822971771 , 0822971771

Language: English

Pages: Online Ressource (x, 324 pages)

Edition: [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library Online-Ausg. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library

Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Language, rhythm & sound

DDC: 305.896073

Keywords: African Americans Race identity ; Popular culture United States ; African Americans Cultural assimilation ; Blacks Race identity ; Schwarze ; USA ; United States ; African American arts ; Popular culture ; African Americans Race identity ; African Americans Cultural assimilation ; Blacks Race identity ; Blacks Race identity ; Schwarze ; USA ; United States ; Popular culture United States ; African American arts ; African Americans Cultural assimilation ; African Americans Race identity ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Ethnic Studies ; African American Studies ; Blacks ; Race identity ; Popular culture ; Alltagskultur ; Noirs américains ; Culture ; Influence africaine ; Noirs américains ; Identité collective ; Culture populaire ; États-Unis ; Influence africaine ; United States ; Schwarze ; USA ; Electronic books ; Electronic books

Abstract: Introduction : Popular culture and the Black experience / Joseph K. Adjaye -- The discourse of Kente cloth : from haute couture to mass culture / Joseph K. Adjaye -- Sarbeeb : the art of oblique communication in Somali culture / Said S. Samatar -- Nana Ampadu, the Sung-tale metaphor, and protest discourse in contemporary Ghana / Kwesi Yankah -- Using Afrikan proverbs to provide an Afrikan-centered narrative for contemporary Afrikan-American parental values / Huberta Jackson-Lowman -- The frustrated project of soul in the drama of Ed Bullins / Nathan L. Grant -- Of Mules and men and men and women : the ritual of talking B[l]ack / Adrianne R. Andrews -- Debunking the beauty myth with Black pop culture in Terry McMillan's Waiting to exhale / Rita B. Dandridge -- A womanist turn on the hip-hop theme : Leslie Harris's Just another girl on the IRT / Andre Willis -- Translating the double-dutch to hip-hop : the musical vernacular of Black girls play / Kyra D. Gaunt -- The language culture of rap music videos / Patricia A. Washington and Lynda Dixon Shaver -- The sound of culture : dread discourse and Jamaican sound systems / Louis Chude-Sokei -- "An-Ba-Chen'n La (Chained together) : the landscape of Kassav's Zouk / Brenda F. Berrian -- Mas' in Broklyn : immigration, race, and the cultural politics of Carnival / Rachel Buff -- Popular music, appropriation, and the circular culture of labor migration in Southern Africa : the case of South Africa and Malawi / Lupenga Mphande and Ikechukwu Okafor Newsum -- Cultural survivalisms and marketplace subversions : Black popular culture and politics into the twenty-first century / Tricia Rose.

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