Social Sciences

Ethnicity and Race: Making Identities in a Changing World, Second Edition, crafts a compelling, even-handed account of the power and persistence of ethnic...

"Social Work Practice: Problem Solving and Beyond" presents a view of social work that incorporates, not without criticism, problem solving as foundational ...

In the frenzied final years of the Weimar Republic, amid economic collapse and mourning political catastrophe, Walter Benjamin emerged as the most original...

Book by Babbie, Earl R.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Social SciencesResearch

This is a uniquely Canadian text that reflects Canadian values and experiences. It introduces the fundamentals of sound social work practice in the context ...

“Jessica Spector has compiled the most challenging and thorough volume yet on philosophic themes surrounding the vexed questions of pornography and prosti...

Loving and appreciative, researched to a fare-thee-well, and pitched to both fans and first-time viewers of Singin' in the Rain, this delightful book deli...

Despite witnessing phenomenal economic growth and the spread of democratization in recent decades, as well as impressive intra-regional exchanges and inter...

Studies in the Organization of Conversational InteractionCategories: Politics & Social Sciences Social SciencesGeneral

Child life services include providing emotional support, structuring therapeutic play programs, psychologically preparing children for medical procedures, e...

Featuring carefully edited contributions from international experts, European Politics blends an analysis of individual nation states with an examination ...

In Homer’s account in The Odyssey, Penelope--wife of Odysseus and cousin of the beautiful Helen of Troy--is portrayed as the quintessential faithful wife,...

This textbook provides students with a concise introduction to the development of communication theory. Written in an engaging style, it offers an account ...

Today's news media is full of references to 'globalization' - a buzz word that is quickly becoming ubiquitous. But what exactly is globalization? What are ...

Introducing Intercultural Communication uses examples and case studies from around the world to situate communication theory in a truly global perspective....