Sociology and anthropology

In the years 1922-1930 Brazil's political and cultural arenas were bestirred by distinct movements of protest and demand for change, forcing a great shift in the manner Brazilians perceived themselves and their country, and shaping a national climate of opinion which led to a revolution and substantial reforms.

Theory of Social Involvement examines the dynamic interplay between church, state, and society.

Complementing the student's primary reading, Key Concepts in Sociology presents a comprehensive glossary of the key terms, concepts and figures that dominate the sociological landscape.

What are the potentially negative consequences of an undeniably good public policy?

Seeking Freedom and Justice for Hungary is the story of the vigorous Catholic worker movement developed in Hungary after the devastations of World War I, unique in the history of twentieth-century Europe.

Introducing key psychodynamic theory, concepts and techniques, this text examines the challenges and opportunities of counselling adolescents and children.

This book seeks to liberate and empower practitioners seeking to meet the needs of all the troubled children and young people who come to them for help.

Homo Sapiens, A Problematic Species examines how Western culture has understood and continues to understand what it is to be human.

What is posthumanism and why does it matter?

An in-depth glossary, this accessible book successfully introduces students to the key concepts and terms used in social research.

Leisure studies encompasses the broadest range of leisure and sports pursuits and marries management, administration and sports, as well as customer service.

A contemporary reflection on current practice, this book gets to the heart of what 'youth work' is about.

OK, I've signed up for statistics.

This book explores one of the great paradoxes of our era.

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Studying Charles Tilly (1929-2008), American sociologist, historian and political scientist, is essential for understanding political change and social conflict.

This book is a study in depth of the work of Franz Boas and twenty of his students at Columbia University in the early years of the twentieth century.

Play & Culture Studies is a bi-annual, peer-reviewed series published by the Association for the Study of Play.

Japan, although a small country, is identified as perhaps the only civilization composed of just one nation.

This book describes the assimilation and acculturation of a small minority who immigrated to the United States in the nineteenth century and again in the twentieth century.

Abandoned on foreign soil in a world where language and customs are a mystery, Sophia James, the eldest of six Californian children, is in charge-and she is only eleven.

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This book is the third in a trilogy of books on introductory psychology.

In this book, Robert Leslie Fisher contends that thanks to misguided university and government policies, we have created a science elite that does not represent the demographics of the nation.

Extraordinary, Ordinary Women provides an intimate portrait of twenty American expatriate women currently residing in Paris.

In Drawing Life, Thomas J.

In a set of stories about 17 American heroes and heroines, this book analyzes the hero concept in the nation's history.

In What the Village Gave Me, the contributors-all women of color-present their varied experiences regarding the conceptualizations of womanhood, beauty, and gender roles.

This book highlights important but insufficiently documented dimensions of the experience of English-speaking Caribbean immigrants in the United States.

Education students are continually asked to reflect upon their own philosophy of education and how it relates to their teaching practice.

In the 6th century BCE, Jerusalem and Judea were destroyed by the Babylonians.

A multidisciplinary and varied perspective on play, Play as Engagement and Communication continues the stimulating and informative volumes in the Play and Culture Studies series.

A scholar of Southern literature and culture, Jan Whitt has written a personal narrative about adoption, childhood abuse, and fifty years of searching for her family in rural Appalachia.

A growing number of Jews identify themselves as secular or "e;somewhat secular.

Winner of the International Impact Book Award in November 2024The aim of this book is to sustain the Mong cultural practices.

This book provides a clear and engaging description of group dynamic processes.

Why is the Golden Rule so central in almost every culture and religion?

This monograph presents four case studies that make correlations between the physical and social sciences.

Some scholars believe that Jesus' punitive instructions about possessions and material goods amount to little more than antiquated sayings.

Talcott Parsons (1902-1979) is one of the most influential and best-known sociologists of the past century.

Valuable teaching moments and life lessons are illustrated in a personal and colorful story told by a successful immigrant parent.

Literacy, Information, and Development in Morocco during the 1990s offers readers a two-level investigation of the culture of literacy.

Synergistic Collaborations is a valuable resource for Christian ministers and social workers seeking to extend outreach ministries and new ways to collaborate with community organizations as they serve hurting people.

Using a mixed-method approach, Unintended Consequences of Human Actions documents a wide range of unintended and unanticipated consequences of human actions.

Co-Whites discusses race and gender politics and traces the role of women in Western and non-Western political systems.

Forgotten Origin is the third in a series of books dedicated to the first Homo sapiens: the Australian Aboriginal people.

Flyover Country focuses on a group of baby boomers who graduated from high school in 1969 in the Midwest before setting off into the world in a time of turbulence to fight in Vietnam, to protest against that war, to find jobs, to have families, and to live lives throughout the United States and overseas.

The Third World cities have been reinvented by the forces of globalization as the destinations of new investments, causing the migration of a teeming million to the major urban centers without any corresponding increase in the creation of new jobs and other basic amenities required for decent living.

Over the course of ten years, this extensive qualitative study focused on the academic resilience phenomenon.