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David Kettler
Other affiliations: Ohio State University, Trent University, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Bio: David Kettler is an academic researcher from Bard College. The author has contributed to research in topics: Politics & Sociology of knowledge. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 66 publications receiving 1740 citations. Previous affiliations of David Kettler include Ohio State University & Trent University.
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01 Jan 1982
TL;DR: In this paper, the methodological basis of Mannheim's work is discussed, and how we can understand, test and mobilize our convictions about the links between cultural and social life, and the formation of knowledge.
Abstract: Central to Karl Mannheim's thinking, these essays about the methodological basis of his work show how we can understand, test and mobilize our convictions about the links between cultural and social life, and the formation of knowledge.
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TL;DR: The core ideology of conservatism stresses resistance to change and justification of inequality and is motivated by needs that vary situationally and dispositionally to manage uncertainty and threat.
Abstract: Analyzing political conservatism as motivated social cognition integrates theories of personality (authoritarianism, dogmatism-intolerance of ambiguity), epistemic and existential needs (for closure, regulatory focus, terror management), and ideological rationalization (social dominance, system justification). A meta-analysis (88 samples, 12 countries, 22,818 cases) confirms that several psychological variables predict political conservatism: death anxiety (weighted mean r = .50); system instability (.47); dogmatism-intolerance of ambiguity (.34); openness to experience (-.32); uncertainty tolerance (-.27); needs for order, structure, and closure (.26); integrative complexity (-.20); fear of threat and loss (.18); and self-esteem (-.09). The core ideology of conservatism stresses resistance to change and justification of inequality and is motivated by needs that vary situationally and dispositionally to manage uncertainty and threat.
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TL;DR: The Open Society and its Enemies by K. R. Popper as mentioned in this paper is a book of great length (444 pages of text), great learning (168 pages of notes), but not of commensurate understanding.
Abstract: THIS is a book of great length (444 pages of text), great learning (168 pages of notes), but not of commensurate understanding. It is a pity, because its defects may conceal its undoubted merits. When Dr. Popper is not caricaturing writers whose views he dislikes-and he dislikes a great many-he has a useful contribution to make to political thought, and his general moral theory (mainly to be found in the notes) is eminently sane and sensible. But for his passion for tilting at windmills he would have written a better and shorter book. The Open Society and its Enemies By K. R. Popper. Vol. 1: The Spell of Plato. Pp. vii + 268. Vol. 2: The High Tide of Prophecy—Hegel, Marx and the Aftermath. Pp. v + 352. (London: George Koutledge and Sons, Ltd., 1945.) 2 vols., 42s. net.
904 citations
TL;DR: Field theory is a more or less coherent approach in the social sciences whose essence is the explanation of regularities in individual action by recourse to position vis-a-vis others as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Field theory is a more or less coherent approach in the social sciences whose essence is the explanation of regularities in individual action by recourse to position vis‐a‐vis others. Position in the field indicates the potential for a force exerted on the person, but a force that impinges “from the inside” as opposed to external compulsion. Motivation is accordingly considered to be the paramount example of social structure in action, as opposed to a residue of chance or freedom. While field theory is often castigated for its necessarily tautological definition, this may be far more of an advantage than a defect. Field theory offers social scientists a combination of analytical insight and attention to the concrete; further, the implicit definition of “explanation” that it brings is one that, unlike conventional sociological definitions, is internally consistent and in accord with everyday usage.
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01 Jan 1986
TL;DR: In this article, the purpose of the course is to acquaint students with the wide variety of regulatory processes, policies, and institutions in this country, and students will develop a sophisticated and rigorous understanding of selected elements of regulatory politics, processes, and policies involving a regulatory agency of the U.S. government.
Abstract: The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with the wide variety of regulatory processes, policies, and institutions in this country. Furthermore, students will develop a sophisticated and rigorous understanding of selected elements of regulatory politics, processes, and policies involving a regulatory agency of the U.S. government. To accomplish this, a variety of materials will be presented. These will involve reading, discussion and integration of the concepts of regulation, as well as understanding the processes by which regulatory policy is developed and implemented. Also, the impacts or results of such regulatory policies will be treated. In addition, students will gain a good deal of experience and develop techniques for conducting a diverse set of research and writing skills.
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