Harrison C. White is the Giddings Professor of Sociology at Columbia University. His books include Markets from Networks: Socioeconomic Models of Production (Princeton) and Careers and Creativity: Social Forces in the Arts.

In Social Capital, first published in 2001, Nan Lin explains the importance of using social connections and social relations in achieving goals. Social capital, or resources accessed through such connections and relations, is critical (along with human capital, or what a person or organization actually possesses) to individuals, social groups, organizations, and communities in ...(展开全部)

Presents a comprehensive theory of human motivation and action from a social-cognitive perspective. This insightful text addresses the prominent roles played by cognitive, vicarious, self-regulatory, and self-reflective processes in psychosocial functioning; emphasizes reciprocal causation through the interplay of cognitive, behavioral, and environmental factors; and systematic...(展开全部)

In this completely revised edition of one of the foundational texts of network sociology, Harrison White refines and enlarges his groundbreaking theory of how social structure and culture emerge from the chaos and uncertainty of social life. Incorporating new contributions from a group of young sociologists and many fascinating and novel case studies, "Identity and Control" is ...(展开全部)

巴兹尔•伯恩斯坦（Basil Bernstein，1924—2000） 英国著名教育社会学家，伦敦大学教育社会学荣誉退休教授。终生致力于研究政治经济学、家庭、家庭与学校教育之间的相互关系，其研究影响了整整一代教育社会学家。一生获得众多荣誉博士学位和奖项，美国社会学协会教育社会学分会在2001年8月为其颁发威拉德•沃勒（Willard Waller）奖，表彰其终身成就与贡献。

In this completely revised edition of one of the foundational texts of network sociology, Harrison White refines and enlarges his groundbreaking theory of how social structure and culture emerge from the chaos and uncertainty of social life. Incorporating new contributions from a group of young sociologists and many fascinating and novel case studies, "Identity and Control" is ...(展开全部)

This book, the fifth in the series developing Bernstein's code theory, presents a lucid account of the most recent developments of this code theory and, importantly, shows the close relation between this development and the empirical research to which the theory has given rise. Pedagogy, Symbolic Control and Identity addresses the central issue of Bernstein's research project: ...(展开全部)

This book, the fifth in the series developing BernsteinOs code theory, presents a lucid account of the most recent developments of this code theory and, importantly, shows the close relation between this development and the empirical research to which the theory has given rise. Pedagogy, Symbolic Control and Identity addresses the central issue of BernsteinOs research project: ...(展开全部)

作者简介 格尔哈特•伦斯基，北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校社会学荣休教授，代表作为The Religious Factor: A Sociological Study of Religion's Impact on Politics; Human Societies（与Jean Lenski合著）。 译者简介 关信平，博士，南开大学社会工作与社会政策系教授，毕业于四川大学哲学系（本科）和南开大学社会学系（硕士）和南开大学经济学院（博士），曾赴英国、美国、德国等国家访问研究。著有《中国城市贫困研究》等，在中外学术期刊上发表100多篇学术论文。 谢晋宇，博士，现任四川大学教授。获教育部新世纪优秀人才奖励、天津市优秀社会科学成果一等奖等。在中外学术刊物发表论文近百篇。 陈宗显，南开大学外国语学院西语系教授（已退休），毕业于北京大学西方语言文学系，从事德语和英语教...(展开全部)

If all politics is local, then so is almost everything else, argues sociologist Gary Alan Fine. We organize our lives by relying on those closest to us—family members, friends, work colleagues, team mates, and other intimates—to create meaning and order. In this thoughtful and wide-ranging book, Fine argues that the basic building blocks of society itself are forged within the ...(展开全部)