The key concepts of urban sociology: a critical analysis

A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE OFFSHORE UNITISATION REGIME IN AUSTRALIA

The APPEA Journal ◽

10.1071/aj06031 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 47 (1) ◽

pp. 409

Author(s):

A. Soh ◽

C. Pope

Keyword(s):

Critical Analysis ◽

Historical Context ◽

Petroleum Industry ◽

Key Concepts ◽

Legislative Framework

Unitisation, and the threat of unitisation, is a major risk for petroleum industry participants because it can significantly affect both project timelines and project profitability. Despite this, the Commonwealth legislative framework is sparse on detail regarding the process for offshore unitisation in Australia. This article examines the offshore unitisation regime in Australia and its implications. Part I describes the historical context for unitisation in Australia; Part II describes the key concepts of unitisation, including both forced unitisation and voluntary unitisation; and Part III reviews the current Commonwealth legislative framework. Part IV analyses the adequacy of the Commonwealth legislative framework in achieving efficiency in unitisation and Part V addresses recommendations for amendments to that framework.

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Playing Whiteness in Crisis in The Last of Us and Tomb Raider

Transactions of the Digital Games Research Association ◽

10.26503/todigra.v4i3.102 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Soraya Murray

Keyword(s):

Identity Politics ◽

Critical Analysis ◽

Whiteness Studies ◽

Critical Whiteness Studies ◽

Critical Whiteness ◽

Key Concepts ◽

White Majority ◽

Crystal Dynamics ◽

Demographic Shifts ◽

The U.S

This paper examines the white normative figure under duress, through videogames that present a crisis in American narratives of progress: The Last of Us (Naughty Dog, 2013), set in a melancholic post-apocalyptic U.S.; and Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics, 2013), a reboot of the now-classic Lara Croft narrative that recasts the heroine as desperate and far from invincible. Using key concepts from critical whiteness studies, popular panics around the demographic shifts in the U.S. away from a white majority, and Richard Dyer’s theorizations, I show how “making whiteness strange” can decouple it from the normative, and rescue it from unattainable ideals and self-annihilating tendencies. Running the gauntlet between representing universal humanity and traumatized victimhood, whiteness in games takes a beating within a fraught post-9/11 and post-Obama moment of national transition. Through critical analysis of identity politics around whiteness in video games, larger cultural stakes are revealed.

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Feminist Theory, Feminist Psychology: A Bibliography of Epistemology, Critical Analysis, and Applications

Psychology of Women Quarterly ◽

10.1111/j.1471-6402.1989.tb01015.x ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 477-491 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Mary Crawford ◽

Jeanne Marecek

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Philosophy Of Science ◽

Feminist Theory ◽

Critical Analysis ◽

Social Constructionist ◽

Feminist Studies ◽

New Ways Of Working ◽

The Third ◽

Key Concepts ◽

Selection Of

A selection of recent (post-1980) works on feminist theory and method, this bibliography includes literature from psychology and other social sciences, feminist studies, and philosophy of science. The first of its four sections concerns epistemology and metatheory. The second lists works that offer reformulations or critical analyses of key concepts in gender studies; many of these are grounded in social constructionist and feminist standpoint epistemologies. The third section cites writings that illustrate the potential of new epistemological stances or exemplify new ways of working. The last section lists related bibliographies. (232 entries.)

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Neoliberalism and education: A reformational-pedagogical perspective (part 1)

Koers - Bulletin for Christian Scholarship ◽

10.19108/koers.82.1.2275 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 82 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Johannes van der Walt

Keyword(s):

Christian Education ◽

South African ◽

Critical Analysis ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Philosophy Of Education ◽

Educational Context ◽

Key Concepts ◽

The Way

This article forms yet another link in a series of studies and publications from the pens (computers) of South African reformational educationists regarding the so-called –isms deemed to be threats to the Christian (Biblical) orientation to education (including teaching and learning). In this, the first part of the article, a brief overview is given of how these reformational educationists have so far responded to the various “-isms” that they perceived to be threats or challenges to Christian education. This is followed by an attempt to define the concept “neoliberalism” and to indicate what it means in general, and in particular, in the educational context. This part of the article paves the way for a critical analysis of neoliberalism as a “philosophy of education” and of its transcendental preconditions in the second part. Key concepts: liberalism, neoliberalism, education, Christian education, teaching and learning, philosophical preconditions, transcendental foundations Opsomming Die neoliberalisme en opvoeding en onderwys: ‘n reformatories-pedagogiese perspektief (deel 1) Hierdie artikel is ‘n verdere skakel in ‘n reeks studies en publikasies uit die penne (rekenaars) van Suid-Afrikaanse reformatoriese opvoedkundiges wat verband hou met die sogenaamde –ismes wat hulle beskou het as bedreiginge vir die Christelike (Bybelse) siening oor opvoeding (insluitend onderwys in die sin van onderrig en leer). In hierdie deel van die artikel word eerstens ‘n kort oorsig gegee oor hoe die reformatoriese opvoedkundiges tot dusver te werk gegaan het om die “-ismes” wat hulle beskou het as bedreigings vir, of as uitdagings aan die Christelike opvoeding en onderwys, aan die kaak te stel. Dit word gevolg deur ‘n poging om die begrip “neoliberalisme” te omskryf en te stel wat dit breedweg impliseer, veral in ‘n opvoedkundige konteks. Hierdie deel van die artikel berei die weg voor vir ‘n kritiese ontleding van neoliberalisme as ‘n “opvoedingsfilosofie” en van sy transendentale voorwaardes in die tweede deel van die artikel. Kernbegrippe: liberalisme, neoliberalisme, opvoeding, onderwys, Christelike opvoeding en onderwys, onderrig en leer, filosofiese uitgangspunte, transendentale grondslae

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Conceitos-chave em Sociologia da Infância. Perspetivas Globais / Key concepts on Sociology of Childhood. Global Perspectives

10.21814/uminho.ed.36 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Catarina Almeida Tomás ◽

Gabriela Trevisan ◽

Maria João Leote de Carvalho ◽

Natália Fernandes

Keyword(s):

Critical Analysis ◽

Global Perspectives ◽

Scientific Area ◽

Contemporary Research ◽

Key Concepts ◽

Sociology Of Childhood

This book intends to fill a gap still open in the scientific area of Sociology of Childhood. It brings togheher the contributions of 55 authors, nationally and internationally recognized, from diverse geographies, in a renewed critical analysis on issues, themes and challenges currently placed in research on childhood and on the child(ren). The main goal is to share in a single volume a significant set of scientific reflections on key concepts of contemporary research in the area, in Portuguese and English, aiming to reach wider audiences around the globe.

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Ethnogeriatrics: Development and Application of the Cohort Analysis Tool

Perspectives on Communication Disorders and Sciences in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations ◽

10.1044/cds21.2.37 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 37-52

Author(s):

Melen McBride

Keyword(s):

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Cohort Analysis ◽

Analysis Tool ◽

Speech Language Pathology ◽

Clinical Tool ◽

Research Activities ◽

Key Concepts ◽

Practice Teaching ◽

Language Pathology ◽

Significant Factors

Ethnogeriatrics is an evolving specialty in geriatric care that focuses on the health and aging issues in the context of culture for older adults from diverse ethnic backgrounds. This article is an introduction to ethnogeriatrics for healthcare professionals including speech-language pathologists (SLPs). This article focuses on significant factors that contributed to the development of ethnogeriatrics, definitions of some key concepts in ethnogeriatrics, introduces cohort analysis as a teaching and clinical tool, and presents applications for speech-language pathology with recommendations for use of cohort analysis in practice, teaching, and research activities.

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