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  • Handbook of Fuzzy Computation

    Edited by E Ruspini, P Bonissone, W Pedrycz ...
    Initially conceived as a methodology for the representation and manipulation of imprecise and vague information, fuzzy computation has found wide use in problems that fall well beyond its originally intended scope of application. Many scientists and engineers now use the paradigms of fuzzy computation to tackle problems that are either intractable ... Read more

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  • Men and Masculinities Around the World

    Transforming Men’s Practices

    Edited by E. Ruspini ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This collection, with contributions on seventeen countries from social scientists from Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, analyzes the characteristics and potential of diverse educational, political and related initiatives towards progressive changes in gender relations to show how men are reacting to contemporary social change ... Read more

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  • Migration and Transnationalism Between Switzerland and Bulgaria

    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book explores trends in migration from Bulgaria to Switzerland since Bulgaria joined the European Union (EU) in 2007. Due to several unique factors, this in-depth case study provides a basis for understanding transnational migration in a wider European context. Bulgarians represent a fairly small community within Switzerland, and are quite scattered throughout the country. They come from ... Read more

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  • Generations of Feminism and Gender Studies in Europe

    Series series Generations, Transitions and Social Change
    How did feminism shape the rise of gender studies in Europe?Using a generational lens, this book offers fresh insights and perspectives on the development and consolidation of gender studies in Europe. With contributions from pioneering women scholars who built and sustained the European Sociological Association’s Research Network 33, it provides an unprecedented account of how feminism and women ... Read more

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  • Millennials, Generation Z and the Future of Tourism

    Series Book 7 - The Future of Tourism
    This book examines the lifestyles, expectations and plans of Millennials and Generation Z and how they are redefining tourism. It demonstrates that if the tourism industry is to enjoy future growth, it must understand and meet the particular needs of these two generations. The volume explores the present and future challenges faced by the tourism industry as a result of the generational turnover, ... Read more

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  • Women and Religion

    Contemporary and Future Challenges in the Global Era

    This edited collection provides interdisciplinary, global, and multi-religious perspectives on the relationship between women’s identities, religion, and social change in the contemporary world. The book discusses the experiences and positions of women, and particular groups of women, to understand patterns of religiosity and religious change. It also addresses the current and future challenges ... Read more

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  • Father Involvement in the Early Years

    An International Comparison of Policy and Practice

    Fatherhood is in transition and being challenged by often contradictory forces: societal mandates to be both an active father and provider, men’s own wish to be more involved with their children, and the institutional arrangements in which fathers work and live. This book explores these phenomena in the context of cross-national policies and their relation to the daily childcare practices of ... Read more

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  • A New Youth?

    Young People, Generations and Family Life

    A New Youth? provides a cross-cultural perspective on the challenges and problems posed by young people's transition to adulthood. The authors address questions such as: What are the experiences of being young in different European countries? What can we learn about the differences of being young in non-European countries? Are young people developing new attitudes towards society? What are the ... Read more

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  • Diversity in Family Life

    Gender, Relationships and Social Change

    As new forms of family and 'non-traditional' families grow in number, there is a need to understand these 'new' arrangements and models of parenthood.This ground-breaking book discusses, using a comparative and a sociological perspective, examples of the relationship between changing gender identities and processes of family formation in the Western experience. It aims to show that, in the 21st ... Read more

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  • An Introduction to Longitudinal Research

    Series series Social Research Today
    One of the major changes in the social science research landscape in recent years has been the introduction of computerised panel surveys in Europe and the US which make longitudinal data widely available to graduate students for the first time. Elisabetta Ruspini here provides a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the issues involved in this kind of research. This book: * Defines the ... Read more

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  • Meeting Democracy

    Power and Deliberation in Global Justice Movements

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