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On the principles of social gravity : how human systems work, from the family to the United Nations / Tobore Tobore.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tobore, Tobore, author.
- Series:
- Vernon series in critical perspectives on social science.
- Vernon series in critical perspectives on social science
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social systems.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vi, 185 pages).
- Edition:
- Revised e-book edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Wilmington, Delaware : Vernon Press, an imprint of Vernon Art and Sciences Inc., [2018]
- Summary:
- "On the Principles of Social Gravity" proposes a radical new way of thinking about social systems. It explains that all social systems ¿institutions created of and for human beings e.g. healthcare system, family, military etc., ¿ are held together or governed by nine principles or rules. Using these principles, it examined the problems facing the US healthcare system, criminal justice system, social security, student debt crisis, tax policies, immigration, the political system, and the United Nations. Then, provided novel and unique solutions to them.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Introduction to Social Gravity
- Chapter 2 The Healthcare System
- Chapter 3 The Criminal Justice System
- Chapter 4 Social Security
- Chapter 5 The Nation-State and Immigration
- Chapter 6 Higher Education and Student Loans
- Chapter 7 Tax Policies, Inequality and Economic Growth
- Chapter 8 The Political System and Government
- Chapter 9 The United Nations and the Security Council
- Chapter 10 Final Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781622733972
- 1622733975
- OCLC:
- 1030819029
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