Showing papers on "Face (sociological concept) published in 1981"
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TL;DR: Fascism is defined as "the result of a confluence of historical forces unlikely to be repeated and thus a social form limited to a particular period" as mentioned in this paper. But is fascism unique, or is it a generic phenomenon, and to what extent does it make sense to talk of the possibilities of a fascist America?
Abstract: Is fascism unique, the result of a confluence of historical forces unlikely to be repeated and thus a social form limited to a particular period? Or is it a generic phenomenon? To what extent does it make sense to talk of the possibilities of a fascist America? Would it be a friendly fascism, or does fascism always rest on systematic and openly brutal coercion? Efforts at formulating a generic concept of fascism generally have taken two routes: the liberal and the Marxist. The liberal view traces fascism to the anomic disruptions of modernization. Rapid industrialization fosters socio-cultural dislocation as traditional values are discredited; established status relations, particularly the petty bourgeoisie's, are upended, resulting in widespread confusion and the loss of self-esteem.
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TL;DR: The authors examine recent developments in liberal-democratic theory that represent different reactions to theoretical challenges to postwar "democratic revisionism," as well as different reaction to the "crisis" of contemporary liberal democracy.
Abstract: This paper will examine recent developments in liberal-democratic theory that represent different reactions to theoretical challenges to postwar "democratic revisionism," as well as different reactions to the "crisis" of contemporary liberal democracy. One sort of response, exemplified by Samuel Huntington and Giovanni Sartori, has been a reassertion of the "elitist" theory of democracy. A rather different response is represented by Charles Lindblom and Robert Dahl, who have made attempts to reformulate the "pluralist" theory of democracy. Both groups, the "neo-elitists" and the "revisionist pluralists," acknowledge, either implicitly or explicitly, that the theory and practice of contemporary liberal democracy face a crisis of some sort. Their contrasting assessments suggest profoundly different agendas for the future of liberal-democratic theory.
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01 Jan 1981
TL;DR: My lord, facts are like cows: if you look them in the face hard enough, they generally run away.
Abstract: My lord, facts are like cows. If you look them in the face hard enough, they generally run away.
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TL;DR: The impact of automation on the newspaper industry is discussed in this article, where the authors show how automation is affecting the industry employment in general and the union employment picture in particular; how the changing employment picture is altering the industry's economic picture; and how management and labor are responding to employment changes brought about by automation.
Abstract: The 19th century newspaper employe was ageneralist. It was not unusual to find a worker who could gather the news, write it, set it in type, print it and bundle it for distribution. Today, after a century of technological change which resulted in the formation of more than 20 national printing and publishing craft unions, the newspaper generalist is returning. Computerized systems in the newsroom have allowed the editor to recapture the key stroke, to direct the production process from creation of the story to distribution of the printed page. In the century-long swing from overall control to total diversification and back again, craft employes have felt the pendulum's weight knocking them out of the picture or forcing them into new positions. The swath being cut by the automation pendulum is broad—so broad it has affected the employment status of everyone from the reporter to the mailer. The effects of the technological revolution are most readily seen among one segment of the industry's work force: those with union representation. In the entire printing and publishing industry approximately one-third of the workers are unionized; within the newspaper industry, approximately one-quarter are organized. This report attempts to show (a) how automation is affecting the industry employment picture in general and the union employment picture in particular; (b) how the changing employment picture is altering the industry's economic picture; and (c) how management and labor are responding to employment changes brought about by automation.
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TL;DR: The history of European ideas: Vol. 1, No. 2, No 2, pp. 191-192 as discussed by the authors is a collection of essays from the History of European Ideas.
TL;DR: To keep "knocking my head against the wall, and acting like a snail, with the weight of the world's suffering on my back, as if I was to take the blame for everyone else" was nothing but the flawed character of a middle class intellectual.
Abstract: to keep &dquo;knocking my head against the wall,&dquo; about how I acted like a snail, with the weight of the world’s suffering on my back, as if I was to take the blame for everyone else-this was nothing but the flawed character of a middle class intellectual. At first I simply hated the class I knew best, had no pity to see it collapse, later, practical experience taught me the truth that the future belongs to the rising proletariat.
TL;DR: The review of Friendly Fascism: The New Face of Power in America by Bertram Gross can be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.
Abstract: Review of Friendly Fascism: The New Face of Power in America by Bertram Gross.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website.
TL;DR: In this paper, a brief business letter was written, then ten versions were made up, each having from four to twenty-nine errors systematically introduced, and three hundred students read one version of the letter, then answered questions about the letter's contents and judged the author (is he intelligent, a good writer, etc.).
Abstract: A brief business letter was written, then ten versions were madeup—each having from four to twenty-nine errors systematically introduced. Three hundred students read one version of the letter, then answered questions about the letter's contents and judged the “author” (is he intelligent, a good writer, etc.). The results pointed to misspelling as the most often noticed class of errors. Readers judged the author most harshly when spelling errors were present, but did not reach the same conclusion in the face of errors of syntax or punctuation. Finally, people labeled all classes of errors “misspelling,” and did not identify syntactic problems.
TL;DR: In some quarters, these children are seen simply as the victims of accidents or handicaps to whom nature has been unkind as mentioned in this paper. Yet neither they nor their parents are the fatal sufferers of blind destiny.
Abstract: In some quarters, these children are seen simply as the victims of accidents or handicaps to whom nature has been unkind. Yet neither they nor their parents are the fatal sufferers of blind destiny. They represent the hidden face of a society that we ourselves have built. They are the hidden children of a society whose present organisation and projected changes concern only recognised citizens. The latter, however, seem never to have widened their vision, their thoughts, their institutions and their struggles to include, from the very start and as of right, those children. 3 The opinions expressed in this paper are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views or policy of the organisation for which he works.
TL;DR: The data emphasise that, with a trend towards less selection of women for screening, the predictive power of a positive diaphanoscopic test would be lower and that for a negative test higher than in their series.
Abstract: prevalence figures, from well populations and hospital clinics, which in turn are the result of self-selection, referral patterns, and the age composition of the screened population. The data emphasise that, with a trend towards less selection of women for screening, the predictive power of a positive diaphanoscopic test would be lower and that for a negative test higher than in their series. One case appears to be missing from their results but it does not materially influence the outcome. A J HEDLEY