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Drawing on remarkably frank, in-depth interviews with 160 successful men in the United States and France, Michèle Lamont provides a rare and revealing collective portrait of the upper-middle class-the managers, professionals, entrepreneurs, and experts at the center of power in society. Her book is a subtle, textured description of how these men define the values and attitudes they consider essential in separating themselves-and their class-from...
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Presses De L'université Du Québec
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2023
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Comprendre les origines du choix de carrière des jeunes en faveur du travail social aide à entrevoir une part du futur de la profession. L'histoire du futur se profile donc ici, dans ce livre, à travers la parole des témoins ayant livré des récits riches et étonnants à propos de leur décision de s'engager dans une formation en travail social. Les 16 témoignages rassemblés dans cet ouvrage ouvrent une fenêtre sur l'évolution en cours du...
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A critical examination of the complex system of college pricing-how it works, how it fails, and how fixing it can help both students and universities.
How much does it cost to attend college in the United States today? The answer is more complex than many realize. College websites advertise a sticker price, but uncovering the actual price-the one after incorporating financial aid-can be difficult for students and families. This inherent uncertainty...
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«Juin 2018. J'effectue une entrevue sur les ondes de Radio-Canada avec l'écrivain Édouard Louis. On discute ensemble de son parcours de transfuge de classe. Mes parents sont à l'écoute. L'histoire de pauvreté économique, culturelle et politique des parents d'Édouard Louis les renverse tant elle ressemble à la leur. C'est un choc.
Plus tard, ma mère m'écrit ce message : "Ce que ton père pis moi on a vécu, y'a plein de gens d'ici qui...
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Searching for truth can sometimes feel like finding a needle in a haystack in a world filled with information overload. But fear not, as we embark on this noble quest together!When analyzing critical issues, it is crucial to approach the task with an open mind and a discerning eye. We must be willing to dive deep into the facts and evidence, seeking clarity amidst the noise. It's like being detectives of truth, piecing together the puzzle of knowledge.By...
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"A fast-paced, compelling narrative that goes far beyond the headlines." - KEVIN DONOVAN, author of The Billionaire Murders
For Joey Philion, surviving the fire was only the beginning.
On the morning of March 10th, 1988, in Orillia, Ontario, a house fire engulfed fourteen-year-old Joey Philion in flames. He suffered third degree burns on 95 percent of his body. Doctors didn't think he would make it through the night.
After the Flames is about...
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Benak
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2024
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Dans le domaine de la littérature, il existe une œuvre rare qui transcende les simples mots sur une page, offrant plutôt un guide profond pour l'âme. Tel est le cas de l'œuvre majeure de Benak, « Le Citoyen Patriote ». En tant qu'écrivain estimé, doté d'une compréhension aiguë de l'écriture, du style et de l'engagement, l'on se sent à la fois humble et inspiré par la profondeur
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A collection of twenty-three studies that explore the latest developments in the analysis of income and wealth distribution and mobility.
Economic research is increasingly focused on inequality in the distribution of personal resources and outcomes. One aspect of inequality is mobility: are individuals locked into their respective places in this distribution? To what extent do circumstances change, either over the lifecycle or across generations?...
9) Power, Inc: The Epic Rivalry Between Big Business and Government-and the Reckoning That Lies Ahead
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The world's largest company, Wal-Mart Stores, has revenues higher than the GDP of all but twenty-five of the world's countries. Its employees outnumber the populations of almost a hundred nations. The world's largest asset manager, a secretive New York company called Black Rock, controls assets greater than the national reserves of any country on the planet. A private philanthropy, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, spends as much worldwide on...
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Research–driven and clearly written, bestselling economist Richard Florida addresses the growing alarm about the exodus of high–value jobs from the USA.
Today's most valued workers are what economist Richard Florida calls the Creative Class. In his bestselling The Rise of the Creative Class, Florida identified these variously skilled individuals as the source of economic revitalisation in US cities. In that book, he shows that investment in...
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Social class remains a fundamental presence in British life in the twenty-first century. It is woven into the very fabric of social and political discourse, undiminished by the end of mass industry; unaugmented despite the ascendancy of 'ordinary working people' and other substitute phrases. Absent from this landscape, however, is any compelling Marxist expression or analysis of class.
In Class Matters, Charles Umney brings Marxist analysis out...
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A groundbreaking book about the direct relationship between a woman's rights and freedoms and the economic prosperity of her country.
"The authors speak to hearts as well as minds." -Maud de Boer Buquicchio, UN Special Rapporteur
"Not only timely but profoundly important-a must-read." Jackie Jones, Professor of Feminist Legal studies
Gender discrimination is often seen from a human rights perspective; it is a violation of women's basic human rights,...
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Au-delà des apparences, ce qui s'est principalement joué en mai 68, c'est essentiellement la remise en question fondamentale de la notion de différence. Cependant, soixante ans plus tard, la France n'a pas su tirer pleinement parti de cette évolution mentale, et cela a des conséquences graves, en particulier pour le système éducatif et la transmission culturelle. En réalité, notre jeunesse n'est ni suffisamment éduquée ni correctement instruite....
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This introduction to social and cultural anthropology has become a modern classic, revealing the rich global variation in social life and culture across the world.
Presenting a clear overview of anthropology, it focuses on central topics such as kinship, ethnicity, ritual and political systems, offering a wealth of examples that demonstrate the enormous scope of anthropology and the importance of a comparative perspective. Unlike other texts...
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Mémoire d'encrier
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2024
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Diego saute d'un cinquième étage, et à partir de ce moment, l'image est gravée dans l'esprit de sa sœur : six secondes et un corps qui s'écrase contre le sol. Elle raconte l'histoire de sa relation à son frère : leur venue au monde dans un foyer o la vie n'était jamais belle, les années passées au Mexique avec leurs grands-parents pendant que leur mère cherchait une nouvelle vie en Espagne et qu'elle s'occupait de Diego alors qu'elle était...
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Cotton made the fortune of the Fuda family, Egyptian landed gentry with peasant origins, during the second part of the nineteenth century. This story, narrated and photographed by a family member who has researched and documented various aspects of her own history, goes well beyond the family photo album to become an attempt to convey how cotton, as the main catalyst and creator of wealth, produced by the beginning of the twentieth century two entirely...
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Aujourd'hui en Belgique, au moins 93 000 personnes sont surendettées. 93 000 vies en faillite. Et le chiffre ne fait qu'augmenter. La majorité d'entre elles vivent leur déchéance financière dans un silence honteux. Avec un Belge concerné sur cent, il y a pourtant beaucoup de chances pour que vous connaissiez un surendetté. Vos voisins, vos amis, peut-être votre famille. Personne n'est à l'abri.
Les surendettés sont-ils avant tout des flambeurs...
18) Ghostbread
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When you eat soup every night, thoughts of bread get you through.
One of seven children brought up by a single mother, Sonja Livingston was raised in areas of western New York that remain relatively hidden from the rest of America. From an old farming town to an Indian reservation to a dead-end urban neighborhood, Livingston and her siblings follow their nonconformist mother from one ramshackle house to another on the perpetual search for something...
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"Leçons de vie apprises" explore le tissu social et les relations humaines dans le but de nous guider vers leur amélioration. En puisant dans sa culture, l'auteure partage avec nous des réflexions et des pistes pour remédier au malaise social croissant, tandis que les valeurs semblent se diluer dans notre société.
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Gloire Sanghoud utilise l'écriture pour exprimer ses pensées les plus profondes. La littérature lui offre...
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Manufacturing in the Northeast and the Midwest pushed the United States to the forefront of industrialized nations during the early nineteenth century; the South, however, lacked the large cities and broad consumer demand that catalyzed changes in other parts of the country. Nonetheless, in contrast to older stereotypes, southerners did not shun industrial development when profits were possible. Even in the Appalachian South, where the rugged terrain...
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