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En 2013 Colombia vio su vida pública estremecida por un cruento paro agrario que dejó decenas de muertos y un país dividido en las ambiguas percepciones alrededor de la vida en el campo. Mientras esto ocurría, en un pueblo andino al nororiente del país, se desarrollaba un enconado debate alrededor de la pureza del folclor. En un momento ambas historias se cruzan y la ciudad se ve dibujada sobre un nuevo paisaje. El libro tiene el estilo de un reportaje-perfil con un personaje principal, que al seguirlo, el lector se encontrará con un estudio sociológico que puede caber a cualquier pueblo de América Latina: la cultura, las tradiciones, el negocio cultural, la violencia política....

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"La ciudad es un trazo inconcluso, hecho de memorias y de olvidos, más de olvidos quizás, pero sobre todo, de invenciones. Los seres que la habitan se la inventan día a día. Algunos de ellos son la suma de tales invenciones y asoman al paisaje urbano su figura". ...

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I La salida al mundo II La invención III La tragedia de los inventores IV El regreso a casa

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Excerpt from the Native Life in Travancore, written by The Rev. SAMUEL MATEER, F.L.S of the London Missionary Society

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Slavery

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The book is about Syrian refugees living in Kilis and how the people of Kilis see them.

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Kilislilerin “merhamet yorgunluğu” yasadıkları ve zamanla da sınırla ve savasla ilgili ümitlerinin sarsıldığı söylenebilir. Kilisliler meslek, sosyo-ekonomik düzey, cinsiyet, siyasi görüş, dindarlık, kırsal ya da kent kökenli olup olmamalarına göre sığınmacıları farklı farklı değerlendirmektedirler. ...

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1. Giriş 2. Araştırmanın Amacı ve Önemi 3. Araştırmanın Yöntemi 4. Kilis‟in Mülteci Halleri 5. Sürgün Hayatlar 6. Kilis‟in Sığınmacılarla İmtihanı 7. Kimlikler: Deli Gömlekleri ve Önyargılar 8. Toplumsal Otizm 9. Ötekileştirme Süreci ve Yansımaları 9.1. Sığınmacı Akınının Ekonomik Boyutları 9.2. Yardımlar Üzerine: Kimse Yok mu Bize Yok mu? 9.3. Sağlık şikâyetleri: Kuyruklar ve İhmal Duyguları 9.4. Kayıt Dışı Evlilikler: Med Cezir Senaryoları 9.5. İki Kültür Bir Yaşam 9.6. Daralma ve Sıkışma Duyguları 9.7. Göçün Güvenlikleştirilmesi 10. Sonuç 11. Öneriler 12. Kaynaklar 13. Sığınmacı Fotoğrafları 14. Kilis Haritası ve Sınır ...

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This is the foreword written by VED from VICTORIA INSTITUTIONS to the digital version of NATIVE LIFE IN TRAVANCORE by The REV. SAMUEL MATEER, F.L.S published by VICTORIA INSTITUTIONS in 2014...

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NESOR (“New Social Risks and the role of universities”), un proyecto de investigación co-financiado por la Unión Europea a través del programa Socrates, ha analizado la función de la educación superior en el nuevo modelo social europeo, que es uno de las referencias estratégicas de la Unión Europea para la sociedad del conocimiento. Se prestó especial atención a las desigualdades sociales que están emergiendo en la sociedad y economía del conocimiento. Se analizó en que manera las universidades contribuyen y pueden contribuir a mitigar las nuevas formas de exclusión social y se elaboró un modelo de la educación superior para la sociedad del conocimiento globalizada. En el curso del proyecto, los equipos de investigación ha realizados más de 150 entrevistas con expertos de la educación superior y responsables de universidades en seis países europeas (Austria, España, Hungría, Italia, los Países Bajos y Polonia), se han organizado más de 10 seminarios con expertos, varias conferencias nacionales y 3 conferencias internacionales. Como fruto de esta trabajo investigadora se han elaborado más 24 informes nacionales, 4 informes comparativ...

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0. Introducción 1 1. La función social de la educación superior: un marco conceptual 5 2. Educación superior en el modelo social de la sociedad del conocimiento europeo 15 3. La educación superior en los modelos sociales europeos: ¿mitigar riesgos sociales? 24 4. Similitudes y diferencias entre sistemas de educación euperior 34 4.1. La performance del aprendizaje 34 4.2. La educación superior en la construcción de la sociedad del conocimiento europea 39 4.3. Educación superior y nuevos riesgos sociales en la era del conocimiento 56 4.4. La dimensión europea y la internacionalización de la educación superior 73 5. Comentarios concluyentes 79 6. Anexo 86 7. Bibliografía 90 7.1. Publicaciones producidas por el proyecto NESOR 90 7.2. Bibliografía utilizada en el curso del proyecto NESOR 96...

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The basic hypothesis explored in this paper is that organizational culture and institutional agendas significantly affected the rise and fall of the Twenty-third Air Force. The significance of this research effort is clear considering the 1 October 2003 merger of Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) and AFSOF under the aegis of the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). In light of recent events, this study’s ultimate goal is to provide a preview of how culture may affect AFSOC’s endeavors to strengthen CSAR capabilities. By studying the past, this paper looks for glimpses into the future....

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1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 3 HERITAGE AND CULTURE OF AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES . . . . . . . . . .29 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 4 HERITAGE AND CULTURE OF AIR RESCUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 5 ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE: THE RISE OF THE TWENTY-THIRD AIR FORCE . . . . . .101 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 6 ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE: THE FALL OF THE TWENTY-THIRD AIR FORCE . . . . .137 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 7 FROM THE PAST, THE FUTURE . . . . . . . . 171 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 APPENDIX: DESERT ONE ANALYSIS . . . . . . .183 ABBREVIATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199...

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DISCLAIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v ABOUT THE AUTHOR . . . . . . . . . . . . vii PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . xi INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Habit 1 Get a Haircut! First Impressions Last . . . . . 1 Habit 2 Shut Up! Listen and Pay Attention . . . . . . 9 Habit 3 Look Up! Attitude Is Everything . . . . . . . 15 Habit 4 Be Care-Full! Take Care of Your Troops . . . 23 Habit 5 Sharpen the Sword! Take Care of Yourself First. . . . . . . . . . . 35 Habit 6 Be Good! Know Your Stuff . . . . . . . . . . 45 Habit 7 Build Trust! Be Trustworthy . . . . . . . . . 51 Habit 8 Hang on Tight! Find an Enlisted Mentor . . . 59 FINAL THOUGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67...

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Indian bureaucratic loot. Pay, perks, pension, commutation of pension &c. and feudal oppressive language usages

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Domestic violence

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Now we move on to discuss the various facets of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act. As mentioned earlier, this discussion cannot follow the tracks of wordings of the Act, which at best is only a display of empty pedantry. Before entering into the exact premises of the discussion, there is one more item that needs mention. That is the so-called equality between men and women. It is a theme that is ferociously discussed in many nations. More in nations, where actually there is not much of an ‘equality’ issue. It is like the claims of the Blacks for right to equality with the Whites in English nations, where actually there is not much of a discrimination as that can be conceived of as in nations like India. For in nations like India, such right to equality with any superior class of people, including the rich, government officials, social superiors etc. cannot even be pondered upon, by the lower classes. In Indian feudal languages, it is a very rare occasion for anyone to be equal to anyone else, just like that. More so, the husband with the wife and the wife with the husband. In most Indian vernaculars, the wife ...

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Indian bureaucratic loot. Pay, perks, pension, commutation of pension &c. and feudal oppressive language usages

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I am posting a writing here which might be mentioned as racist or hate speech or any such thing, by persons who might not know how to contain the arguments. There is nothing racist in my words. For I am not White, and I do not feel that Whites of Continental Europe have any superiority other than what proximity to England can lend to anyone in the world. There might be a query about my right to write this piece of information. I have to mention that I define myself here as a researcher on codes in languages. I have written a few books, all of them original thoughts....

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When the native-English speaking students in Australia find themselves being addressed as Thoo / Thum/ Nee &c. and referred to as USS / Avan / Aval &c. all of which are degrading words that paint dirt on a human personality, they have every right to react. If any Hindi or any other feudal language teachers use such words on them, they need to have the courage to give a cracking slap on the teacher....

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Analogies entre histoires de prairiens et histoires d'hommes

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Prologue: Il était une fois le Prairien. C'était un être évolué de la classe des insectes qui vivait depuis des millénaires dans la prairie, un endroit qu'il appelait affectueusement la planète verte. Le prairien se croyait depuis toujours au centre du monde et de l'univers. Les dieux avaient créé pour lui, un monde à son image dans lequel il devait régner au détriment des autres espèces créées pour le satisfaire. ...

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Bu çalışmada sosyoloji, metodoloji ve felsefeden yararlanılarak sosyolojik olarak düşünmenin tekniği araştırılmaktadır. Amaç, düşünme veya araştırma yapma gibi entelektüel bir çalışma esnasında bilimsel dogmalar, düşünce kalıpları veya diğer metodolojik hatalara düşmeden ya da engellere takılmadan sosyal olayların anlaşılmasını sağlayacak pratik bir düşünme metodu oluşturmaktır. Böylece araştırmacının herhangi bir sosyal olgu hakkındaki bilgisi, sadece başkalarının o konuyla ilgili daha önceki anlayışlarıyla sınırlı kalmayarak olayın hakikatine başka yönleriyle de nüfuz edebilecektir. Çalışmada düşünme ve metodolojinin önemli noktaları birleştirilerek sosyolojik düşünmenin temel çerçevesi kurulmaya çalışılmaktadır. Araştırmadaki teori ve pratik bağını koparmamak için konular mümkün olduğu kadar birlikte ele alınmakta ve uygulama örnekleriyle açıklanmaktadır. Bu amaçla sık kullanılan bazı araştırma tekniklerine de yer verilmiştir. Vurgulanması gereken bir husus da metodolojinin araştırma tekniklerinden çok daha ötede ve en az araştırmanın kendisi kadar önemli olduğudur. Bilimsel bir çalışmada her adımın düşünülerek atılması gerekmekt...

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Sosyoloji biliminin tahsili, sosyologlara zaman içinde sosyolojik bir düşünme tarzını sağlamakla birlikte, mevcut standartların ötesine geçecek bakış tarzlarını geliştirme mecburiyeti vardır. Öte yandan, sosyal bilimler sahasındaki diğer araştırmacıların kendi disiplinlerindeki çalışmalarına katkı sağlaması bakımından sosyolojik düşünmeyi dikkate almaları gerekmektedir. Sosyolojik düşünebilmenin yararlı olacağı bir başka kesim de sosyal politikalarla uğraşan veya karar verme görevindeki yöneticiler, yetkililer ve siyasilerdir. Doğru kararların alınması sadece mevcut teknik imkanların en uygun kombinasyonunu sağlamakla değil, mevcut olan tüm faktörler karar verme sürecine dahil edilmesiyle gerçekleşmektedir. Özellikle sosyal determinantlar esas faktör olarak değerlendirmeye katılmalıdır. Bir toplumun kendine has şartları ihmal edilerek yapılan faaliyetler hem eksik hem de bilimsellikten uzaktır. Bu nedenle günümüz insanı için mümkün olduğu kadar geniş bir yelpazeyi dikkate alan ve sürekli geliştirilen sosyolojik bir düşünce biçimi sağlanmalıdır....

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Sunuş 1 I. Düşünme ve Sosyoloji 4 A. Bilimsel ve Eleştirel Düşünme 9 B. Realisttik ve İdealisttik Düşünme 10 C. Bilgi Kaynakları ve Objektivite Problemi 11 D. Sosyolojik Düşünmenin Bilgi Kaynakları 15 E. Sosyolojik Düşünme 18 F. Niçin Sosyolojik Düşünme? 20 G. Sosyolojik Alan 25 H. Sosyoloji ve Yakın Bilimler 29 II. Perspektif ve Metot 36 A. Sosyolojik Bakış 36 B. Mikro ve Makro Açılar 39 C. Sosyolojide Araştırma 44 D. Sayısal ve Niteliksel Araştırmalar 48 E. Sosyolojik Düşünmenin Metodolojik Özellikleri 50 F. Sosyolojik Düşünme ve Metot Problemleri 52 III. Düşünme ve Araştırma 55 A. Soru Sorma 55 B. Kavram Tanımlama 60 C. Araştırma Problemi 65 1. Tespiti 66 2. Çözümü 68 D. Beyin Fırtınası 74 E. Konsept Haritası 76 F. Konu Seçimi ve Gerekçelendirme 78 G. Teori Kurma 82 H. Problemden Tebliğe Bir Sosyolojik Düşünme Örneği 85 I. Okuma 94 J. Not Alma 98 K. Yazım 99 L. Sözlü İletişim 109 IV. Bilimsel Metnin Yapısı 113 A. Başlık 114 B. Önsöz 118 C. Giriş 118 D. Problem 119 E. Kaynakların Değerlendirilmesi 120 F. Metodoloji 120 1. Sörvey ve Anket Araştırması 121 2. Gözlem Araştırması 123 3. İçerik A...

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Postcolonialism or postcolonial studies.

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Kolonizasyon Psikolojisi Hayal kırıklığı olan bir Modernite Dünya Hayatının Süsü Edward Said Sözlüğü Devekuşu’na mektuplar Melez Bilinçte Ruhun Uyanışı Karanlığın Yüreği’nde bir Seyyah Hikâye Anlatan Adam Nekrasov: Düşler ve Sesler Gadamer’i Yeniden Düşünmek Ruhun Temsili Dünyası Serâb-ı Ömrüm: Feylesof Rıza Tevfik İslam ve Romantik Oryantalizm Gazali ve Tahayyül Poetikası Türkiye’de Yeni Eleştiri: Hüseyin Cöntürk ‘Komşularımız ve Bizler’e dair Janus’un iki ayrı yüzü: Tanpınar ve Doğu Bilgisi Seçili Maduniyet Çalışmaları Hamid Dabaşi ve Post-Oryantalizme dair Doğu Afrika Romanı’nda İslam Dünyanın En Güzel Arabistanı Kırık hayaller şehridir, güneşin kavurduğu Değişim Rüzgârları Agamben ve Kolonyalizm Delilik Ülkesinden Notlar Guantanamo’dan Şiirler Entelektüel bir Müslüman: İsmail Fenni Divan-ı Lugat-it Türk’ün izinde Ali Emiri Efendi Osmanlı Devri Son Âlimlerinden: İbnülemin Edebiyatımızda İlk Mutasavvıflar Ve Köprülü ‘Aşkın Okunmaz Kıyıları’ Raci’nin Hatıraları: Amak-ı Hayal Ayasofya’nın Hat Levhaları Tanpınar ve Cemil Meriç’te Balzac’a dair Düşünceler Genç Werther’in Acıları Dante ve İlahi Komedi...

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This book consists of 6 papers focusing on social and economic issues. The topics covered include graph distance and optimal communication, migration in Jaipur, urbanization, clan capitalism, world population growth rate, and scientific inquiry. These papers were written in the period between 2009-2010. Hopefully the readers will find some new insights in this collection of papers....

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In recent years, there has been a rapid increase in the literature which discusses new phenomenon associated to social network. One of the well-known phenomenon in this regards is known as ‘six degrees of separation’ [1], which implies that one can always keep a communication with each other anywhere within a six-step. A number of experiments has verified this hypothesis, either in the context of offline communication (postal mail), or online communication (email, etc.). In this article, we argue that by introducing this known ‘six degrees of separation’ into the context of group instability problem, one can find a new type of wisdom in organization. Therefore, we offer a new conjecture, which may be called ‘Group stability conjectures based on Graph/Network distance.”...

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Postings on Wikipedia Ezhava Page I had done some postings on the Wikipedia Ezhava Talk Page, I did it without much deliberation, first. This first post generated a lot of retorts and reactions. This compelled me to give more answers. There were a lot acrimonious reactions to this. Many of my posts were simply deleted, or vandalised with someone posting obnoxious sentences into it. Moreover, since there was a lot of manipulation going on in my writings, with some of the alterations verging on dangerous provocative themes, I felt that there is need to maintain the integrity of my writings. So I am keeping a parallel copy of my posts in the Wikepedia Ezhava Talk Page here. So that anyone who desires to understand the continuity and logical progression of the themes, can come here and get the full gist. No other persons posts in the Wikipedia Ezhava Talk Page will be copied or posted here. In all posts, proper links to the Wikepedia Talk Page shall be given, for the interested reader to understand the context of the writings. It may be mentioned in passing that I do not have any caste feelings. I do not vouch for the o...

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Analysis of the percentage of men and women by commissioned years of service in the Air Force indicates that women separate prior to retirement more frequently than men. Having determined that women separate from the Air Force prior to retirement eligibility more often than men, Lt Col Laura DiSilverio wanted to find out why. The first chapter demonstrates why the Air Force needs women. It makes the demographic case and presents research results showing the value of diversity in general and the value of women leaders in particular. The second chapter presents the survey results, analyzes why women separate from the Air Force, and lists the types of programs that might retain them. The final chapter looks at the feasibility of implementing some programs that might help the Air Force retain more of its talented members....

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1 WHY THE AIR FORCE NEEDS WOMEN . . . . . 1 The War for Talent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The Value of Diversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2 WHY WOMEN LEAVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Hypotheses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Reasons for Leaving the Air Force . . . . . . . .27 Retention Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 3 USEFULNESS AND FEASIBILITY OF RETENTION MEASURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Home Basing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Sabbatical/Break in Service Opportunity . . . 45 Permeability of Active-Reserve Barrier . . . . .49 Childbirth/Nursing Programs . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59...

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Between 1916 and 1945 Valesca Reimann, from South Australia, taught Western classics, Latin and mathematics at Trinity College, Kandy, in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Trinity College was founded on Christianity in a largely Buddhist, Hindu and Moslem country. Sinhalese and Tamil cultures added to the mix. The boys at the school were mostly from these cultures and also came from nearby countries. The school was run along the lines of an English public school. In this book, Valesca Reimann tells how she navigated through this, fell in love with the people and the country and added jungle adventures and visits to historical places along the way - ever curious and mostly undaunted. At the College, she is still remembered as a "legend". ...

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This book, Guidelines for Command, is the result of countless hours of research and contains the collective thoughts and lessons learned from many previous commanders. It has a wealth of information to assist you during your tenure as a commander. Use it in conjunction with your personal leadership skills, your base’s subject-matter experts, and your fellow commanders to lead our Airmen to new heights....

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The University of Salford have told me that I own the copyright as I submitted in 1977. It is only more recently , about 2 years ago , that the University started claiming the copyright of students' submitted theses...

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"The "fiddle" was not otherwise very important to the men; they stressed that they did not like to be tied down by it . They chose work in which they could be free and autonomous"...

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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION A) The historical Development of Fire Fighting B) The Development of the Modern British Fire Service C) The British Fire Service in the Early 1970's D) Fire Brigades Around the World Chapter 2 FRAMEWORK OF ANALYSIS AND METHODOLOGY A) Introduction B) Making Contact with the Fire Brigade and setting up the Interviews C) The Interviews D) After the Interviewing Chapter 3 REWARDS FROM WORK : JOB SATISFACTION AND INCOME A) Job Satisfaction B) Earnings Chapter 4 INFORMAL ORGANIZATION AND EMERGENCY ORIENTATION Chapter 5 SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND THE COMPROMISE ORIENTATION TO WORK OF CITY FIREMEN A) Introduction B) Education C) National Data on the Fire Service D) The City Firemen E) The City Firemen :Instrumental Factors F) The City Firemen :Expressive Factors G) The Compromise Orientation Chapter 6 THE CITY FIREMEN : PATTERNS OF SOCIABILITY AND LEISURE ...