Books by Victor N. Shaw

This book explores three worlds shared by the humans in their collective experiences. It identifies and explores the world of commonsense, the world of religion, and the world of science as three essential dimensions of human experience.

Examines academic careers and career-making activities with respect to their main aspects, milestones and general pathways. In content, it divides into four identifiable parts. Part I focuses on professional preparation; part II centres on organisational employment; part III revolves around professional networking; and part IV rises above specific issues.

Explores what academic institutions, the knowledge enterprise, and the society as a whole can do to enhance productivity, facilitate performance, and improve experience of individual academicians in their career-making endeavor.

This volume examines academic careers and career-making endeavors in contemporary society. It serves as a critical forum for theoretical reflection and generalization, a thought-provoking reference for institutional innovation and reform, and a down-to-earth guide for individual learning and practice.

Applying the major sociological theories of anomie, career, conflict, functionalist, rational choice, social control, social disorganization, social learning, social reaction and subculture perspectives, Shaw provides an overview of the issues involved with substance use and abuse.

This evolution in the structure of Chinese society means that the authoritarian social control system in China must change if loss of community ties, dislocation, and social disintegration are to be avoided in the coming years.