PREFACE

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INTRODUCTION

BREAKTHROUGHTS, FASHIONS AND CONTINUITY IN DEVELOPING SOCIOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE
Nikolai Genov

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Part One: SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL PROCESSES

THE GLOBAL SHIFT AND ITS CONSRQUENCES FOR SOCIOLOGY
Martin Albrow

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CHANGING VISIONS ABOUT THE POST-INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY
Terry Nichlos Clark

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THE SOCIAL ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE
Nico Stehr

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Part Two: SOGIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS

ROLE-SET THEORY AND MODERNITY:TRANSFORMING EXPERIENCE INTO UNDERSTANDING
Lance W. Roberts and Susanne von Below

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CONTRIBUTIONS OF RATIONAL CHOICE THEORY TO MODERN SOCIOLOGY: AN OVERVIEW
Martin Abraham and Thomas Voss

136

SOCIAL INDICATORS AND QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH: BACKGROUND, ACHIEVMENTS AND CURRENT TRENDS
Heinz-Herbert Noll

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SOCIAL CAPITAL AS AN USEFUL SCIENTIFIC METAPHOR
Frane Adam and Borut Roncevic

207

SOCIAL COHESION AND RELATED CONCEPTS
Antonio Shiesi

235

RECONCEPTUALAIZING MODES OF BELONGING: ADVANCEMENTS IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF ETHNICITYAND MULTICULTURALISM
Mathias Bos

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CONCEPTUALIZING ETHNICITY: IN SEARCH OG COGNITIVE INNOVATIONS
Stella R. Quah

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Part Three: SOCIOLOGY AND Social Practice

FIFTY YEARS OF URBAN SOCIOLOGY
Jiri Musil

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POVERTY PRODUCTION: A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO POVERTY UNDERSTANDING
Else Oyen

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FEMINIST SOCIOLOGY: PAST AND PRESENT CHALLENGES
Rosalind A. Sydie

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SOCIOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY
Gyorgy Szell

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