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Allison, Anthony Hear These Voices: Youth At The Edge Of The Millennium 1999 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1073132. ISBN #0525453539 / 9780525453536. (filed under: Sociology ) *
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Allison, Anthony Hear These Voices: Youth At The Edge Of The Millennium 1999 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1073132. ISBN #0525453539 / 9780525453536. (filed under: Sociology ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Here is an extraordinary journey into the hearts and minds of teenagers at risk around the globe. In these eight remarkable interviews, photographer and documentarian Anthony Allison invites readers to share in the life experiences of his subjects through in-depth, first-person narration and startlingly reverent black-and-white portraits. As Carl Sandburg said of Edward Steichen's work, here are "faces beyond forgetting." Aged ten to nineteen, the protagonists of this unflinchingly honest collection tell what it is like to grow up in a world fraught with obstacles: family abuse and homelessness in Denver and South Africa; rampant violence in Belfast and New York City; drug and alcohol abuse in a Lakota community in South Dakota and the Ukraine; HIV AIDS infection in Bangkok and San Francisco. Although their stories may not end "happily ever after," all the subjects have benefited from the intervention of grass-roots organizations. These caring adult mentors also add their voices to the book. Well placed within the tradition of activist social documentary that includes James Agee and Studs Terkel, Hear These Voices offers an unforgettable portrait of a neglected but vibrant segment of our population--truly a rich challenge to carry into the twenty-first century, given to us by the generation who ultimately will be its leaders.
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Allyn, David Make Love, Not War: The Sexual Revolution, an Unfettered History Little Brown & Co 2000 Hard Cover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or623518. ISBN #0316039306 / 9780316039307. (keywords: POP-CULTURE) (filed under: Sociology ) *
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Aronson; Aronson, Elliot The Social Animal W.H. Freeman & Company 1998 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1102273. ISBN #0716733129 / 9780716733126. (filed under: Sociology ) *
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Aronson; Aronson, Elliot The Social Animal W.H. Freeman & Company 1998 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1102273. ISBN #0716733129 / 9780716733126. (filed under: Sociology ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary 'As one would expect from an author of Aronson's stature, The Social Animal is a book that is provocative and eminently readable.' - British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology 'A rare gem of a book, easy to read but also scientifically sophisticated.' - Contemporary Sociology 'Aronson writes with an astonishing combination of passion, wisdom and humour. The Social Animal is a great book.' - Grzna Wieczorkowska, Director, Institute for Social Studies, Warsaw University, Poland Completely revised and updated, this new edition of The Social Animal is a compelling introduction to modern social psychology. Through vivid narrative, lively presentations of important research and intriguing examples, Elliot Aronson probes the patterns and motives of human behaviour, covering such diverse topics as conformity, obedience, politics, race relations, advertising, war, interpersonal attraction and the power of religious cults. The accompanying volume Readings About The Social Animal is arranged to illustrate the major themes of the text. This collection of articles from psychological journals, forms the perfect companion for any introductory text.
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Asim, Jabari N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, And Why 2008 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1106178. ISBN #0547053495 / 9780547053493. (filed under: Sociology ) *
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Asim, Jabari N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, And Why 2008 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1106178. ISBN #0547053495 / 9780547053493. (filed under: Sociology ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary A renowned cultural critic untangles the twisted history and future of racism through its most volatile word. The N Word reveals how the term "nigger" has both reflected and spread the scourge of bigotry in America over the four hundred years since it was first spoken on our shores. Asim pinpoints Thomas Jefferson as the source of our enduring image of the nigger. In a seminal but now obscure essay, Jefferson marshaled a welter of pseudoscience to define the stereotype of a shiftless child-man with huge appetites and stunted self control. Asim reveals how nineteenth-century science then colluded with popular culture to amplify this slander. What began as false generalizations became institutionalized in every corner of our society: the arts and sciences, sports, the law, and on the streets. Asim s conclusion is as original as his premise. He argues that even when uttered with the opposite intent by hipsters and hip-hop icons, the slur helps keep blacks at the bottom of America s socioeconomic ladder. But Asim also proves there is a place for the word in the mouths and on the pens of those who truly understand its twisted history -- from Mark Twain to Dave Chappelle to Mos Def. Only when we know its legacy can we loosen this slur s grip on our national psyche.
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Ball, Philip Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to Another Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2004 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Remainder Mark. Slight moisture damage. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or940198. ISBN #0374281254 / 9780374281250. (filed under: Sociology ) *
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Ball, Philip Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to Another Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2004 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Remainder Mark. Slight moisture damage. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or940198. ISBN #0374281254 / 9780374281250. (filed under: Sociology ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Are there any "laws of nature" that influence the ways in which humans behave and organize themselves? In the seventeenth century, tired of the civil war ravaging England, Thomas Hobbes decided that he would work out what kind of government was needed for a stable society. His approach was based not on utopian wishful thinking but rather on Galileo's mechanics to construct a theory of government from first principles. His solution is unappealing to today's society, yet Hobbes had sparked a new way of thinking about human behavior in looking for the "scientific" rules of society. Adam Smith, Immanuel Kant, Auguste Comte, and John Stuart Mill pursued this idea from different political perspectives. Little by little, however, social and political philosophy abandoned a "scientific" approach. Today, physics is enjoying a revival in the social, political and economic sciences. Ball shows how much we can understand of human behavior when we cease to try to predict and analyze the behavior of individuals and instead look to the impact of individual decisions-whether in circumstances of cooperation or conflict-can have on our laws, institutions and customs. Lively and compelling, Critical Mass is the first book to bring these new ideas together and to show how they fit within the broader historical context of a rational search for better ways to live.
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Barone, Michael Hard America, Soft America: Competition Vs. Coddling And The Battle For The Nation's Future 2004 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1037814. ISBN #1400053064 / 9781400053063. (filed under: Sociology ) *
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Barone, Michael Hard America, Soft America: Competition Vs. Coddling And The Battle For The Nation's Future 2004 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1037814. ISBN #1400053064 / 9781400053063. (filed under: Sociology ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary A peculiar feature of our country today, says Michael Barone, is that we seem to produce incompetent eighteen-year-olds but remarkably competent thirty-year-olds. Indeed, American students lag behind their peers in other nations, but America remains on the leading edge economically, scientifically, technologically, and militarily. The reason for this paradox, explains Barone in this brilliant essay, is that from ages six to eighteen Americans live mostly in what I call Soft Americathe parts of our country where there is little competition and accountability. But from ages eighteen to thirty Americans live mostly in Hard Americathe parts of American life subject to competition and accountability. While Soft America coddles, Hard America plays for keeps. Educators, for example, protect children from the rigors of testing, ban dodgeball, and promote just about any student who shows up. But most adults quickly figure out that how they do depends on what they produce. Barone sweeps readers along, showing how we came to the current dividefor things werent always this way. In fact, no part of our society is all Hard or all Soft, and the boundary between Hard America and Soft America often moves back and forth. Barone also shows where America is headedor should be headed. We dont want to subject kindergartners to the rigors of the Marine Corps or leave old people uncared for. But Soft America lives off the productivity, creativity, and competence of Hard America, and we have the luxury of keeping part of our society Soft only if we keep most of it Hard. Hard America, Soft America reveals: How the American situation is unique: In Europe, schooling is competitive and demanding, but adult life is Soft, with generous welfare benefits, short work hours, long vacations, and state pensions How the American military has reclaimed the Hard goals and programs it abandoned in the Vietnam era How Hardness drives Americas economyan economy that businesses and economists nearly destroyed in the 1970s by spurning competition How Americas schools have failed because they are bastions of Softnessbut how they are finally showing signs of Hardening The benefits of Softness: How government programs like Social Security were necessary in what was a harsh and unforgiving America Hard America, Soft America is a stunningly original and provocative work of social commentary from one of this countrys most respected political analysts.
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Baskerville, Stephen Taken Into Custody: The War Against Fathers, Marriage, and the Family Cumberland House Publishing 2007 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or953934. ISBN #1581825943 / 9781581825947. (filed under: Sociology ) *
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Baskerville, Stephen Taken Into Custody: The War Against Fathers, Marriage, and the Family Cumberland House Publishing 2007 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or953934. ISBN #1581825943 / 9781581825947. (filed under: Sociology ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Taken into Custody' exposes the greatest and most destructive civil rights abuse in America today. Family courts and Soviet-style bureaucracies trample basic civil liberties, entering homes uninvited and taking away people's children at will, then throwing the parents into jail without any form of due process, much less a trial. No parent, no child, no family in America is safe. The legal industry does not want you to hear this story. Radical feminists, bar associations, and social work bureaucracies have colluded to suppress this information. Even pro-family"" groups and civil libertarians look the other way. Yet it is a reality for tens of millions of Americans who are our neighbors. ""
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Becker, Howard; Barnes, Harry Elmer Social Thought from Lore to Science paperback. volume 1 only. Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1065324. (filed under: Sociology ) *
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Becker, Howard; Barnes, Herry Elmer Social Thought From Lore To Science Volume 2 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1063227. (filed under: Sociology ) *
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Berger, Bennett M. Authors Of Their Own Lives: Intellectual Autobiographies By Twenty American Sociologists University of California Press 1992 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or921528. ISBN #0520065565 / 9780520065567. (filed under: Sociology ) *
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Berger, Bennett M. Authors Of Their Own Lives: Intellectual Autobiographies By Twenty American Sociologists University of California Press 1992 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or921528. ISBN #0520065565 / 9780520065567. (filed under: Sociology ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary All students and scholars are curious about the human faces behind the impersonal rhetoric of academic disciplines. Here twenty of America's most prominent sociologists recount the intellectual and biographical events that shaped their careers. Family history, ethnicity, fear, private animosities, extraordinary determination, and sometimes plain good fortune are among the many forces that combine to mold the individual talents presented in Authors of Their Own Lives . With contributions from women and men, young and old, native-born Americans and immigrants, quantitative scholars and qualitative ones, this book provides a fascinating source for students and professional sociologists alike. Some of the autobiographies maintain their reserve, others are profoundly revealing. Their subjects range from childhood, educational, and intellectual influences, to academic careerism and burnout, to the history of American sociology. Authors stands alone as a deeply personal autobiographical account of contemporary sociology.
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Berman, Morris Twilight Of American Culture 2000 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1092589. ISBN #0393048799 / 9780393048797. (filed under: Sociology ) *
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Berman, Morris Twilight Of American Culture 2000 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1092589. ISBN #0393048799 / 9780393048797. (filed under: Sociology ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Like ancient Rome in the fourth and fifth centuries, the American Empire has now seen the passage of its most triumphant years and is rapidly approaching a period of increased social chaos. So argues Morris Berman in The Twilight of American Culture, one of the most caustic portraits of American society to date. Whether examining the corruption at the heart of modern politics, the "Rambification" of popular entertainment, or the collapse of our school systems, Berman's analysis makes clear that there is little we can do as a society to arrest the onset of corporate Mass Mind culture.Citing writers as diverse as de Toqueville and Don DeLillo, Berman argues that cultural preservation is a matter of individual conscience, a refusal to base one's life on kitsch or consumerism, profit or self-promotion. He discusses how classical learning might triumph over political correctness with the rise of a "a new monastic individual" -- a person who, much like the medieval monk, is willing to retreat from conventional society in order to preserve its literary and historical treasures. The Twilight of American Culture is a book no literate, thinking American can afford to be without.
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Berman, Morris Twilight Of American Culture 2001 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1106330. ISBN #039332169X / 9780393321692. (filed under: Sociology ) *
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Berman, Morris Twilight Of American Culture 2001 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1106330. ISBN #039332169X / 9780393321692. (filed under: Sociology ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary An emerging cult classic about America's cultural meltdown--and a surprising solution. A prophetic examination of Western decline, The Twilight of American Culture provides one of the most caustic and surprising portraits of American society to date. Whether examining the corruption at the heart of modern politics, the "Rambification" of popular entertainment, or the collapse of our school systems, Morris Berman suspects that there is little we can do as a society to arrest the onset of corporate Mass Mind culture. Citing writers as diverse as de Toqueville and DeLillo, he cogently argues that cultural preservation is a matter of individual conscience, and discusses how classical learning might triumph over political correctness with the rise of a "a new monastic individual" --a person who, much like the medieval monk, is willing to retreat from conventional society in order to preserve its literary and historical treasures. "Brilliantly observant, deeply thoughtful . . . . lucidly argued." --Christian Science Monitor
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Blee, Kathleen M. Women of the Klan: Racism and Gender in the 1920s University of California Press 1992 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or905535. ISBN #0520078764 / 9780520078765. (filed under: Sociology ) *
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Blee, Kathleen M. Women of the Klan: Racism and Gender in the 1920s University of California Press 1992 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or905535. ISBN #0520078764 / 9780520078765. (filed under: Sociology ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Ignorant. Brutal. Male. One of these stereotypes of the Ku Klux Klan offer a misleading picture. In Women of the Klan , sociologist Kathleen Blee unveils an accurate portrait of a racist movement that appealed to ordinary people throughout the country. In so doing, she dismantles the popular notion that politically involved women are always inspired by pacifism, equality, and justice. "All the better people," a former Klanswoman assures us, were in the Klan. During the 1920s, perhaps half a million white native-born Protestant women joined the Women's Ku Klux Klan WKKK . Like their male counterparts, Klanswomen held reactionary views on race, nationality, and religion. But their perspectives on gender roles were often progressive. The Klan publicly asserted that a women's order could safeguard women's suffrage and expand their other legal rights. Privately the WKKK was working to preserve white Protestant supremacy. Blee draws from extensive archival research and interviews with former Klan members and victims to underscore the complexity of extremist right-wing political movements. Issues of women's rights, she argues, do not fit comfortably into the standard dichotomies of "progressive" and "reactionary." These need to be replaced by a more complete understanding of how gender politics are related to the politics of race, religion, and class.
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