Marvin S Finkelstein
Biographic Data
| ID | 5704161 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marvin S Finkelstein |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marvin S |
| FAMILY NAME | Finkelstein |
| SIGNATURE | FINKELSTEIN M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Ivory Tower in a Flat World the University and Applied Sociology in the Global Economy
This paper focuses on the image and the role of higher education and the university in an increasingly globalized context. The recent popular book by Thomas Friedman, The World Is Flat, provides an opportunity to apply a growing literature on “globalization ” to raise questions about the traditional view of the university as an ivory tower, or an institution elevated and separate from the community and the society it serves. Specifically, the pap…
Good Boundaries Make Good Neighbors
Combining the liberal and useful arts
Sociology and Workplace Change
Sociology is losing ground to other disciplines andprograms which are engaged more actively in the workplace and in the sphere of employment. Fundamental changes in work and industry present new possibilities for teaching and learning sociology. This paper discusses and proposes a more active and more applied role for sociology in changes in the workplace; this role may help to provide greater opportunities for students and faculty alike in meeti…
Sociology and Workplace Change
Sociology is losing ground to other disciplines andprograms which are engaged more actively in the workplace and in the sphere of employment. Fundamental changes in work and industry present new possibilities for teaching and learning sociology. This paper discusses and proposes a more active and more applied role for sociology in changes in the workplace; this role may help to provide greater opportunities for students and faculty alike in meeti…
Sociology and Workplace Change
Sociology is losing ground to other disciplines andprograms which are engaged more actively in the workplace and in the sphere of employment. Fundamental changes in work and industry present new possibilities for teaching and learning sociology. This paper discusses and proposes a more active and more applied role for sociology in changes in the workplace; this role may help to provide greater opportunities for students and faculty alike in meeti…
Combining the liberal and useful arts
Good Boundaries Make Good Neighbors
The Ivory Tower in a Flat World the University and Applied Sociology in the Global Economy
This paper focuses on the image and the role of higher education and the university in an increasingly globalized context. The recent popular book by Thomas Friedman, The World Is Flat, provides an opportunity to apply a growing literature on “globalization ” to raise questions about the traditional view of the university as an ivory tower, or an institution elevated and separate from the community and the society it serves. Specifically, the pap…
Sociology (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (2 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Higher education (2 works) · Law (2 works)