Social Science
 | White Collar Crime in AmericaA systematic typology of white collar crime based on criminal justice categories rather than a sociological approach.On Sale |
 | Unfaithful Angels; How Social Work Has Abonded its MsissionIn this provocative examination of the fall of the profession of social work from its original mission to aid and serve the underprivileged, Harry Specht and Mark Courtney show how America's excessive trust in individualistic solutions to social problems...On Sale |
 | Upon This Rock : The Miracles of a Black ChurchIn this widely acclaimed bestseller, the author of Small Victories tackles race in America by taking an in-depth look at the pastor of a thriving African American church in one of New York's most desperate slums. Winner of the 1993 Helen B. Bernstein...On Sale |
 | Exploring Human Behavior and the Social EnvironmentThis book is about the human 'ocean.' Its goal is to introduce students to the notion that individual's behaviors are a function of their interactions with the bio-psycho-social contexts in which they are situated.On Sale |
 | Perspectives on Crime and DevianceOrganizes chapters theoretically and provides a multiview perspective for a sound, balanced treatment, with a solid integration of theory, research, and social policy throughout. Emphasizes 'crime' as a specific form of deviance, and now uses actual research...On Sale |
 | House of Lim, The: A Study of a Chinese FamilyHouse of Lim, The: A Study of a Chinese FamilyOn Sale |
 | Primate Anthology, The: Essays on Primate Behavior, Ecology and Conservation from Natural HistoryOffers a multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary perspective. this anthology offers a collection of 33 readings on primate behavior, ecology, and conservation — originally published in Natural History Magazine.On Sale |
 | The Nomadic AlternativeLooks at the ethnography and history of nomadic societies in East Africa, the Near East, Iran, and Central Eurasia, and discusses nomadic social organization, political relations, and the future of nomadsOn Sale |
 | Crackhouse : Notes from the End of the LineCrackhouse : Notes from the End of the LineOn Sale |
 | The Power of Black Music; Interpreting Its History from Africa to the United StatesBold and original, The Power of Black Music offers a new way of listening to the music of black America, and appreciating its profound contribution to all American music. Striving to break down the barriers that remain between high art and low art, it...On Sale |
 | Four Sociological Traditions : Selected ReadingsThis book is text presents a concise intellectual history of sociology organized around the development of four classic schools of thought:On Sale |
 | Sociology of Aging, The: A Social Problems PerspectiveB> Using a sociological perspective, book book examines how aging is asocial construct, rather than a specific chronological age or set of conditions. KEYTOPICS: Covers all facets of aging, and how aging is a consequence of various socialstructural...On Sale |
 | Modernism and the Harlem Renaissance'Mr. Baker perceives the Harlem Renaissance as a crucial moment in a movement, predating the 1920's, when Afro-Americans embraced the task of self-determination and in so doing gave forth a distinctive form of expression that still echoes in a broad spectrum...On Sale |
 | Why We Lost the EraIn this work, Jane Mansbridge's fresh insights uncover a significant democratic irony - the development of self-defeating, contradictory forces within a democratic movement in the course of its struggle to promote its version of the common good. Mansbridge's...On Sale |
 | Cosmopolis: The Hidden Agenda of ModernityWith wisdom and wit, Stephen Toulmin challenges that human nature and society could be fitted into exact rational categories and explores the consequences of moving beyond it for our present and future world.On Sale |
 | The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public PolicyThe Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public PolicyOn Sale |
 | Tales of the Field on Writing EthnographyTales of the Field offers an informal, readable, and lighthearted treatment of the rhetorical devices used to present the result of fieldwork. Though Van Maanen argues ultimately for the validity of revealing the self while representing a culture, he...On Sale |
 | George Magoon and the Down East Game War: History, Folklore, and the LawGeorge Magoon and the Down East Game War: History, Folklore, and the LawOn Sale |
 | Interpreting FolkloreOften controversial, Alan Dundes's scholarship is always provocative, perceptive, and intelligent. The thirteen essays gathered here by Dundes reflect his concern to assess the material folklorists have so painstakingly amassed and classified, to interpret...On Sale |
 | Signs in Society : Studies in Semiotic AnthropologySigns in Society takes up Ferdinand de Saussure's challenge to study the 'life of signs in society' by using semiotic tools proposed by Charles Sanders Peirce. Richard J. Parmentier explicates Peirce's fundamental semiotic concepts and evaluates their...On Sale |
