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Following Our Bliss: How the Spiritual Ideals of the Sixties Shape Our Lives Today Following Our Bliss: How the Spiritual Ideals of the Sixties Shape Our Lives Today
by Don Lattin

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“ Lattin ... captures the double vision of religion, always looking forward and backward at the same time.”... (read more)

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Being Black, Living in the Red: Race, Wealth, Social Policy Being Black, Living in the Red: Race, Wealth, Social Policy
by Dalton Conley

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The new analysis presented in Being Black, Living in the Red shows that class differences, and not race per se, account for black-white disparities in schooling, work, welfare and wealth for the latest generation of American adults.... (read more)

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Flirting with Disaster: Why Accidents Are Rarely Accidental Flirting with Disaster: Why Accidents Are Rarely Accidental
by Marc Saul Gerstein

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Chernobyl and Katrina.  Challenger and Columbia.  BP and Vioxx. The Iraq War.  Were these unavoidable misfortunes that no one could possibly have imagined?  Hardly. All of them were disasters that could have been prevented, or whose... (read more)

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Society Under Siege Society Under Siege
by Zygmunt Bauman

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Society is under siege - under attack on two fronts: from the global frontier-land where old structures and rules do not hold and new ones are slow to take shape, and from the fluid, undefined domain of life politics. The space between these two fronts... (read more)

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Feminist Sociology: Life Histories of a Movement Feminist Sociology: Life Histories of a Movement
by Barbara Laslett

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This collection of thirteen life stories recaptures the history of a political and intellectual movement that created feminist sociology as a field of inquiry. As the editors' introduction notes, the life history is a crucial tool for sociological... (read more)

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The Consequences of Modernity The Consequences of Modernity
by Anthony Giddens

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"A highly general and speculative analysis of modernity that is challenging and thought-provoking. . . . This is the kind of book that confronts a discipline, in this case sociology, with a number of issues that can provide a formidable agenda for those... (read more)

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Statistics and Public Policy Statistics and Public Policy
by Bruce D Spencer

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Statistics--data, methods, and thinking--play important and fascinating roles in public issues. Yet, these roles are sometimes unknown to statistics students and even to professional statisticians. This book indicates some connections between statistics... (read more)

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Lives of Moral Leadership Lives of Moral Leadership
by Robert Coles

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In this rich and illuminating book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author Robert Coles creates a portrait of moral leadership--what it is, and how it is achieved--through stories of people who have led and inspired him: Robert Kennedy, Dorothy... (read more)

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A Terrible Beauty: An Exploration of the Positive Role of Violence in Life, Culture and Society A Terrible Beauty: An Exploration of the Positive Role of Violence in Life, Culture and Society
by Leon Whiteson

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Whiteson has co-authored on eof the most widely discussed books this Fall of 1999, A Place Called Waco: A Survivor's Story, published by the Perseus group.<P>A Terrible Beauty begins the discussion of the positive side of violence. Violence is to... (read more)

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Future for Religion?: New Paradigms for Social Analysis Future for Religion?: New Paradigms for Social Analysis
by William H Swatos

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The editor has shown clearly the new dimensions in sociology of religion which the classical schools neglected as personal and private concerns and which do not fit into the positivistic approach to the study of religion. This book introduces new... (read more)

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Race and Place: Race Relations in an American City (Cambridge Studies in Political Psychology and Public Opinion) Race and Place: Race Relations in an American City (Cambridge Studies in Political Psychology and Public Opinion)
by Susan Welch

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This book focuses on the impact of residential changes on the attitudes and behavior of African-Americans and whites. Will whites' attitudes about blacks and blacks' attitudes toward whites change if they are living in integrated neighborhoods rather... (read more)

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Cultural Diversity & Social Skills Instr Cultural Diversity & Social Skills Instr
by Gwendolyn Cartledge

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Provides valuable information and insights for teaching social skills to students from racially and ethnically different backgrounds. The authors focus on working with the four largest minority groups -- Hispanic American, African American, Native... (read more)

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Social Costs of Genetic Welfare Social Costs of Genetic Welfare
by Marquelui Miringoff

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Miringoff contends that genetic welfare--prevention and ultimate elimination of disabilities through genetic and reproductive technology--creates dangers of increased stigmatization, alienation, and powerlessness, jeopardizing the tolerance for human... (read more)

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In Their Shoes: A White Woman's Journey Living as a Black, Navajo, and Mexican Illegal In Their Shoes: A White Woman's Journey Living as a Black, Navajo, and Mexican Illegal
by Grace Halsell

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Probably no American journalist, man or woman, has had a more extraordinary career than Grace Halsell. Before President Lyndon Johnson personally hired her to work in the White House, Halsell had, over a period of two decades, written her way around the... (read more)

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Highway Robbery: Transportation, Racism & New Routes to Equity Highway Robbery: Transportation, Racism & New Routes to Equity
by Robert Bullard

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Transportation Racism: New Routes to Equitydispels a major myth that conceals enduring divisions in American life. While many people view the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as the end of government-sponsored discrimination in the United States, Transportation... (read more)

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Community Development Across the World Community Development Across the World
by Hubert Campfens

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New Social Structures, New Agencies, and New Social movements have had a dramatic impact on community development across the world. In this book, over forty authors in six countries representing the major regions of the world offer a truly global... (read more)

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Reality & Research: Social Science & U. S. Urban Policy since 1960 Reality & Research: Social Science & U. S. Urban Policy since 1960
by George Galster

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This book evaluates the role of policy analysis over the past three decades in a wide range of urban policy arenas, including community development, education, family support and social welfare, intergovernmental financial relations, drugs, and racial... (read more)

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Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Developing Countries: Ngo Innovations in India Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Developing Countries: Ngo Innovations in India
by Vikram Patel

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`A worthwhile collection of experiences from several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) across India in the field of mental health.... A useful sourcebook in gaining insight of the various non-formal efforts in mental health care delivery in India... (read more)

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Nursing Homes & Older People: Issues of Continuing Care Nursing Homes & Older People: Issues of Continuing Care
by Pauline Ford

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This book aims to specifically meet the needs of nurses working with older people in care homes. Contributions from experienced practitioners ensure that it reflects the realities of everyday practice. It is an authoratative and comprehensive resource... (read more)

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Race in Play: Understanding the Socio-Cultural World of Student Athletes Race in Play: Understanding the Socio-Cultural World of Student Athletes
by Carl E James

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Dr. Carl E. James is well known for his work in the area of the sociology of sport.... (read more)

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