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Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste
No judgement of taste is innocent In a word, we are all snobs. Pierre Bourdieu brilliantly illuminates this situation of the middle class in the modern world. France's leading sociologist focusses here on the French bourgeoisie, its tastes and preferences. Distinction is at once a vast ethnography of contemporary France and a dissection of the bourgeois mind. In the course of everyday life people constantly choose between what they find aesthetically pleasing and what they consider tacky, merely trendy, or ugly. Bourdicu bases his study on surveys that took into account the multitude of social factors that play a part in a Frenchperson's choice of clothing, furniture, leisure activities, dinner menus for guests, and many other matters of taste. What emerges from his analysis is that social snobbery is everywhere in the bourgeois world. The different aesthetic choices people make are all distinctions-that is, choices made in opposition to those made by other classes. Taste is not pure. Bourdieu finds a world of social meaning in the decision to order bouillabaisse, in our contemporary cult of thinness, in the "California sports" such as jogging and cross-country skiing. The social world, he argues, functions simultaneously as a system of power relations and as a symbolic system in which minute distinctions of taste become the basis for social judgement. The topic of Bourdieu's book is a fascinating one: the strategies of social pretension are always curiously engaging. But the book is more than fascinating. It is a major contribution to current debates on the theory of culture and a challenge to the major theoretical schools in contemporary sociology. .
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A Judgement in Stone
"A classic "-- The London Times        What on earth could have provoked a modern day St. Valentine's Day massacre? On Valentine's Day, four members of the Coverdale family--George, Jacqueline, Melinda and Giles--were murdered in the space of 15 minutes. Their housekeeper, Eunice Parchman, shot them, one by one, in the blue light of a televised performance of Don Giovanni. When Detective Chief Superintendent William Vetch arrests Miss Parchman two weeks later, he discovers a second tragedy: the key to the Valentine's Day massacre hidden within a private humiliation Eunice Parchman has guarded all her life.  A brilliant rendering of character, motive, and the heady discovery of truth, A Judgement in Stone is among Ruth Rendell's finest psychological thrillers. "It will be an amazing achievement if [Rendell] ever writes a better book."-- London Daily Express"Ruth Rendell is the best mystery writer in the English-speaking world."-- Time.
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Rational Choice in an Uncertain World: The Psychology of Judgement and Decision Making
When faced with an important decision, we are often on our own to think through what we might do and what the probable consequences of out behaviors are. As we make these judgements, it is important that we be able to communicate precisely and fluently with one another. In Rational Choice in an Uncertain World, renowned authors Hastie and Dawes compare the basic principles of rationality with actual behavior in making decisions. They describe theories and research finding from the field of judgment and decision making in a non-technical manner, using anecdotes as a teaching device. Intended as an introductory textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, the material not only is of scholarly interest but is practical as well. In this volume, you’ll find: - New, student-friendly chapter introductions and conclusions
- Practical, everyday examples from the fields of finance, medicine, law and engineering
- Comprehensive, up-to-date information keeping pace with changing ideas within the field
Additional discussion of the descriptive, psychological models of decision making to expand upon the original emphasis on normative, rational, expected utility models .
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Opening the Bidding (The Official Better Bridge Series: Improving Your Judgement)
The first bid in a bridge auction impacts the bidding, play and defense of the entire deal. There's more to valuing a hand than adding up the high-card and length points. This book shares tips to improve your judgment and help you make better decisions when you are in a position to open. It includes the Guidelines of 15 and 20, light opening bids, pre-emptive bids and strong 2 Clubs, and more..
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Degree of Guilt/The Final Judgement
Here collected for the first time, complete in one volume, are two courtroom novels by The New York Times best-selling author, Richard North Paterson Recognized internationally for the expertise and authenticity of the legal aspects of his novels, Patterson is also famous for imaginative plot twists, detailed characterizations and page-turning narratives. These two stories weave complex motives, cold-blooded murder, the drama of men and women under pressure, and courtroom dynamics to tell explosive tales of human excess, betrayal and emotional truth..
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Hellboy Animated Volume 2: The Judgement Bell (Hellboy Animated)
In "The Judgment Bell," written by Jim Pascoe (Kim Possible, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and drawn by Rick Lacy (Venture Brothers), a figure from Dr. Broom's past wreaks havoc on the children of a small Polish village And in a backup story written and drawn by Hellboy Animated creator Tad Stones, a young Hellboy is once again stirred to heroism by the radio adventures of Lobster Johnson..
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Who Told You That You Were Naked?: Freedom From Judgement, Guilt and Fear of Punishment
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