Imagined communities: Reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism

Our possessions are a major contributor to and reflection of our identities A variety of evidence is presented supporting this simple and compelling premise Related streams of research are identified and drawn upon in developing this concept and implications are derived for consumer behavior Because the construct of extended self involves consumer behavior rather than buyer behavior, it appears to be a much richer construct than previous formulations positing a relationship between self-concept and consumer brand choice

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Possessions and the extended self.

Introduction 1. Woman's Place in Man's Life Cycle 2. Images of Relationship 3. Concepts of Self and Morality 4. Crisis and Transition 5. Women's Rights and Women's Judgment 6. Visions of Maturity References Index of Study Participants General Index

In a Different Voice. Psychological Theory and Women’s Development. Cambridge, MA (Harvard University Press) 1982.

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/201/4359/899.2.full.pdf

Phenomenology of perception.

We may not be able to make you love reading, but archaeology of knowledge will lead you to love reading starting from now. Book is the window to open the new world. The world that you want is in the better stage and level. World will always guide you to even the prestige stage of the life. You know, this is some of how reading will give you the kindness. In this case, more books you read more knowledge you know, but it can mean also the bore is full.

The archaeology of knowledge

Singapore can be described as a sea-port that became a city-state. In the process it has successfully managed religious and ethnic diversity through the use of law to regulate society and to manage religion. Inheriting English common law, Singapore has managed legal pluralism and religious diversity through state agencies, such as MUIS (Islamic Religious Council of Singapore), that seek to modernise the Shari’a, and through the Religious Harmony Act. It has also facilitated Muslim education and family life, strictly controlled religious sites through urban planning, limited aggressive evangelism, rejected ‘shapeless multiculturalism,’ and modestly supported neo-Confucian ‘rule of virtue.’ The chapter explores whether recent political changes will lead to a modification of Singapore’s ‘soft authoritarianism’ and evolution of its policies on diverse religions.

Soft Authoritarianism, Social Diversity and Legal Pluralism: The Case of Singapore

This article fully recognises the reality and detrimental impact of anti-Muslim sentiment and consequently that 'Islamophobia' describes an important social reality, especially in contexts where Muslims are a minority. However it is critical of ‘Islamophobia’ as a valid concept in the social science. In the sociology of Islam, it actually distorts research by concentrating on Muslims as invariably victims of social forces. This article is a modest proposal to reconsider differences between science and advocacy concepts, thereby recognising their different and distinctive roles in social movements and academic institutions. It is important that those undertaking any scholarly study of detrimental social behaviour motivated by hatred possess valid theoretical and empirical tools to counter false information or distorted views of minorities. To this extent, Islamophobia is a valuable advocacy concept in the public sphere and scholars should aim to keep it there. However, the article explores the history and deployment of Islamophobia as an advocacy concept and exposes its limitations as scientific description of social reality. There are two contrasted conclusions to this critique. The pessimistic view is that all human societies are constructed around social groups that have exclusionary boundaries. Although boundaries are always changing, the inclusion/exclusion dynamic never wholly disappears. Policy efforts enhance cosmopolitan virtues. The optimistic conclusion is that advocacy concepts and scientific practices, while not entirely compatible, are not systematically opposed. Advocacy may have greater effect when it is grounded in reliable facts and tested assumptions. Defending science and critical debate are important in a political climate of ‘fake news’ feeding off negative stereotypes, hate speech and incivility.

Islamophobia, Science and the Advocacy Concept

Book Reviews: Extended Review: Justification, the City and Late Capitalism

This chapter presents a brief overview of the importance that prolongevism, the social movement based on the popular ideology that life can be prolonged more or less indefinitely by modern medical interventions, has taken in society by critically evaluating its objectives and its social and personal consequences. In developing this analysis we will primarily refer to the works of Michel Foucault and to other scholars who have applied his theory to the human body. Although Foucault’s work has had a significant impact on sociology, including the sociology of health and illness, his relevance to the study of ageing and the life-extension project has yet to be fully explored.

Statecraft and soulcraft: Foucault On prolonging life

This chapter concerns with the complex interaction between politics and religion for social and political hegemony in Asia. With globalization, however, the Christian West is confronted by the growth of a variety of significant diasporic communities of ‘Asian religions’, and therefore the issue of religious militancy becomes a pressing issue of state policy, especially with the substantial growth of Muslim communities in Europe and North America. These changes are one aspect of the growing crisis around multiculturalism, secularization, laicite and desecularization. The chapter argues that the success of Christianity in Asia cannot be separated from economic and imperial power, and that its spread in Asia has also been a function of the strength or weakness of other religions, especially Islam. The growth of both Christian churches and Muslim mosques will more likely be constrained by growing Han nationalism and a revival of Confucian and Taoist ethics. Keywords: Asia; Christianity; globalization; Islam; multiculturalism; Muslim mosques; secularization; Taoist ethics

Bryan S. Turner

Papers

Soft Authoritarianism, Social Diversity and Legal Pluralism: The Case of Singapore

Islamophobia, Science and the Advocacy Concept

Book Reviews: Extended Review: Justification, the City and Late Capitalism

Statecraft and soulcraft: Foucault On prolonging life

Globalization, religion and empire in Asia