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Arthur B. Shostak, the Glossary

Arthur Benett Shostak (born May 11, 1937), is an American sociologist and futurist, and former professor of sociology at Drexel University.^[1]

15 relations: Brooklyn, Cornell University, Drexel University, Ford Foundation, Futures studies, Futurist, German Marshall Fund, Industrial sociology, National Labor College, New York (state), Princeton University, Social Science Research Council, Sociology, The Institute for Citizens & Scholars, World Future Society.
Environmental sociologists
The Futurist people

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.

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Cornell University

Cornell University is a private Ivy League land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York.

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Drexel University

Drexel University is a private research university with its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Ford Foundation

The Ford Foundation is an American private foundation with the stated goal of advancing human welfare.

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Futures studies, futures research, futurism research, futurism, or futurology is the systematic, interdisciplinary and holistic study of social/technological advancement, and other environmental trends; often for the purpose of exploring how people will live and work in the future.

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Futurist

Futurists (also known as futurologists, prospectivists, foresight practitioners and horizon scanners) are people whose specialty or interest is futurology or the attempt to systematically explore predictions and possibilities about the future and how they can emerge from the present, whether that of human society in particular or of life on Earth in general.

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German Marshall Fund

The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) is a non-partisan American public policy think tank that seeks to promote cooperation and understanding between North America and the European Union.

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Industrial sociology

Industrial sociology, until recently a crucial research area within the field of sociology of work, examines "the direction and implications of trends in technological change, globalization, labour markets, work organization, managerial practices and employment relations" to "the extent to which these trends are intimately related to changing patterns of inequality in modern societies and to the changing experiences of individuals and families", and " the ways in which workers challenge, resist and make their own contributions to the patterning of work and shaping of work institutions".

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National Labor College

The National Labor College was a college for union members and their families, union leaders and union staff in Silver Spring, Maryland.

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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Princeton University

Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey.

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The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is a US-based, independent, international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing research in the social sciences and related disciplines.

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Sociology

Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life.

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The Institute for Citizens & Scholars

The Institute for Citizens & Scholars (formerly known as the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation) is a nonpartisan, non-profit institution based in Princeton, New Jersey that says it aims to strengthen American democracy by "cultivating the talent, ideas, and networks that develop lifelong, effective citizens".

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World Future Society

The World Future Society (WFS), founded in 1966, is an international community of futurists and future thinkers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_B._Shostak

Also known as Arthur Shostak.