Sociology

There's a scene in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass in which the Red Queen, having just led a chase with Alice in which neither seems to have move...

Now That The Welfare System Has Been Largely Dismantled, The Fate Of America's Poor Depends To A Large Degree On What Happens To Them In The Low-wage Labor ...

in His Classic International Bestseller, When Corporations Rule The World, David Korten Exposed The Destructive And Oppressive Nature Of The Global Corpor...

Teachers select The Real World because students love it. Kerry Ferris and Jill Stein set out to write a book that was sorely needed for sociology courses:...

Why did the first civilizations emerge when and where they did? How did Islam become a unifying force in the world of its birth? What enabled the West to p...

Provides surprising cultural insights about the Japanese at home, at work, and at play and contains numerous anecdotes and trivia about Japan and its people...

Depicts the efforts of four people to improve the harsh conditions of life in the impoverished and over-populated area of Calcutta, IndiaCategories: Politic...

The Historical Foundations Of Women's Power In The Creation Of The American Welfare State, 1830-1930 / Kathryn Kish Sklar -- Borderlands: Women, Voluntary A...

Bending And Stretching Its Conventions To Imagine New, More Feminist Futures And New Ways Of Experiencing Gender, Visionary Women Writers Have Been From The...

Traces The Anti-progressive, Populist Tradition Of Democracy In Nineteenth And Early Twentieth-century Movements By Artisans And Farmers As Well As In Major...

This Landmark Work Of History And Theory Challenges Every Accepted Notion About The Nature Of Black Women's Lives. Ain't I A Woman Examines The Impact Of Se...

Rise & Shine! This farm fresh calendar is ripe for the picking. Full of bright colors and rich textures that will liven up any space. Photography – En...

Born Into Slavery During The Civil War, Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954) Would Become One Of The Most Prominent Activists Of Her Time, With A Career Bridging...

“This book provides one of the most detailed explanations of U.S.-Japan relations and clearly presents a new way of understanding U.S.-Japan trade and sec...

Meet more than one hundred of the oddest supervillains in comics history, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary.This collection a...

A relentlessly optimistic memoir by one of the most influential Black business leaders in America today, offering hope and practical guidance for navigating...

Barack Obama, in his acclaimed campaign speech discussing the troubling complexities of race in America today, quoted William Faulkner's famous remark "The...

Higher education hails Asian American students as model minorities who face no educational barriers given their purported cultural values of hard work and p...

This Is The Only Text To Examine The Experience Of Disability In Relation To Theories Of Human Growth And Development. It Provides A Foundational And Compre...

How does poverty impact learning, work habits and decision-making? People in poverty face challenges virtually unknown to those in middle class or wealth-c...

A Quick, Easy And Important Educational Comic Guide To Using Gender-neutral Pronouns. A Great, Simple Look At The Importance Of Using Correct Pronouns; Extr...

In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to invade and occupy the Western territories claimed by Mexico. Fueled by t...

A rare and diverse collection of autistic voices that highlights to parents the unique needs of girls and nonbinary people who are growing up with autism. A...

#1 New York Times Bestseller Edith Hahn was an outspoken young woman in Vienna when the Gestapo forced her into a ghetto and then into a slave labor camp. ...

THE BESTSELLING, WIDELY HERALDED, JUNGIAN INTRODUCTION TO THE PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF A MATURE, AUTHENTIC, AND REVITALIZED MASCULINITY. "The author ta...

The Anthology of Social Studies: Issues and Strategies for Elementary Teachers brings together the work of education scholars and the experiences of teacher...

“An incredible, compelling read. It covers an astonishing amount of ground with basic simplicity and good humor. A masterful starting point for any inves...

The classic primer for parents needing advice on explaining the facts of life has been adapted for African American families. Color illustrations throughou...

What is courage? Certainly it takes courage for a firefighter to rescue someone trapped in a burning building, but there are many other kinds of courage t...

Now In Paperback--the Intimate, Powerful, And Inspiring Memoir By The Former First Lady Of The United States, Featuring A New Introduction By Michelle Obama...

ForewordChapter IUnderstanding Family Violence from a Societal PerspectiveFamily: Haven or NightmareApplying a Social PerspectiveThe Violence of SocietyThe ...

It has been called one of the greatest tragedies of our time. In an age of prosperity and plenty, hundreds of thousands of people continue to find themselv...

Product Description Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outliers, offers a powerfu...

Toronto prides itself on being “the world’s most diverse city,” and its officials seek to support this diversity through programs and policies design...

Demographics class just got a lot more interesting. POPULATION doesn't just give you the information; it shows you how to use it. From the debate over how...

This Book Is About Spending Time Learning About Our Own Identities And The Identities Of Others In Order To Grow A Better Understating Of Our Place In The W...

This bestselling intercultural communication text gives readers an understanding and appreciation of different cultures and helps them develop practical ski...

Elegant And Wise Meditations On Youth And Age, Love And Marriage, Solitude, Peace And Contentment. Introduction To The Fiftieth Anniversary Edition / Reeve ...

A revolutionary call for a new understanding of how people learn.The End of Ignorance conceives of a world in which no child is left behind – a world base...

Aspiring Doctors Fear The Mcat With Good Reason- The Exam Is A Daunting 7.5 Hours Long And Covers Much More Than Just The Facts About Basic Sciences. It's A...

The Internet Isn't The First Technology To Alter How We Communicate, But It Is Making Our Language Change Faster And In More Interesting Ways Than Ever Befo...

A Chinese American woman tells of the Chinese myths, family stories and events of her California childhood that have shaped her identity. ...

“Simple, smart, and effective solutions to your child’s struggles.”—Harvey Karp, M.D. “Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson have created a mas...

Steven Breckler, James Olson, and Elizabeth Wiggins want to bring social psychology alive for students. They know that the only way to do this is for studen...

From the author of Whole Again comes a significantly expanded edition of Psychopath Free—containing new chapters, updated content, and real survivor expe...

Symbolic of turbulent times of the 1960s, the explosion of a bomb in his own bucolic backyard sweeps away the innocence of Swede Levov, along with everyth...

In This Wise And Informative Parenting Guide, Elaine Rose Glickman Shows Readers How Loving Your Kid Enough To Be The Boss Will Result In Happier, Healthier...

Edward Abdill. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences SociologyReference