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by Karla Miley Publisher Comments The Fifth Edition of this innovative text continues to emphasize a generalist, empowerment-oriented approach, along with practice strategies and techniques for working toward individual client and social change. The Fifth Edition updates the contemporary... (read more) List Price $107.25 Your price $70.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Diana S. Delcampo Publisher Comments This debate-style reader is designed to introduce students to controversies in global issues through readings that reflect a variety of viewpoints. Each issue is framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and a postscript. The Taking Sides... (read more) List Price $39.50 Your price $18.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Robert Schoen Publisher Comments Dynamic Population Models is the first book to comprehensively discuss and synthesize the emerging field of dynamic modeling, i.e. the analysis and application of population models that have changing vital rates. Incorporating the latest research, it... (read more) List Price $159.00 Your price $135.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Peter L. Berger Publisher Comments This lucid book presents the discipline of sociology to both the general reader and the student. Viewing sociology in the humanist tradition, Berger points out its affinity to history and philosophy, as well as its need for scientific procedures.... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price $4.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Robert J. Brym Publisher Comments This balanced,, mainstream, beautifully written and totally up-to-date text is unrivalled in its ability to get students to see the connection between themselves and the social world. It teaches students "how" to think sociologically, not just "what" to... (read more) List Price $118.25 Your price $77.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Cynthia Crosson-tower Synopsis Exploring Child Welfare: A Practice Perspective, Third Edition Cynthia Crosson-Tower, Harvest Counseling and Consultation "Exploring Child Welfare" provides an overall look at all aspects of the provision of services for children and their families, from... (read more) List Price $85.50 Your price $58.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Gerald C. Davison Publisher Comments Discover the many facets of abnormal psychology with real clinical cases. The text and integrated cases together provide an opportunity to explore many points of view in our ever-changing search for answers to the complex questions of psychopathology and... (read more) List Price $118.75 Your price $96.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Dennis S. Mileti Publisher Comments "Disasters by Design" provides an alternative and sustainable way to view, study, and manage hazards in the United States that would result in disaster-resilient communities, higher environmental quality, inter- and intragenerational equity, economic... (read more) List Price $56.95 Your price $38.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Judith Lorber Publisher Comments Judith Lorber and Lisa Jean Moore consider the interface between the social institutions of gender and Western medicine in this brief, lively textbook. They offer a distinct feminist viewpoint to analyze issues of power and politics concerning physical... (read more) List Price $37.75 Your price $24.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Michael Schwalbe Publisher Comments The Sociologically Examined Life is a lively and concise text that uses analyses of everyday life to inspire students to think sociologically about society and about themselves as social actors.... (read more) List Price $42.75 Your price $28.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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by Marc Parent Publisher Comments Why does an infant die of malnutrition? Why does an eight-year-old hold a knife to his brother's throat? Or a mother push her cherished daughter twenty-three floors to her death? Marc Parent, a city caseworker, searched the streets--and his heart--for... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Terry H. Anderson Publisher Comments Why did millions of Americans become activists in the 1960s; why did they take to the streets? These are questions Terry Anderson explores in this searching history of the social activism that defined a generation of young Americans and that called into... (read more) List Price $30.50 Your price $19.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Frank J. Landy Publisher Comments Combining top-notch research, consulting, and teaching credentials, Frank Landy and Jeff Conte's goal is to provide students with an up-to-date knowledge base that helps them become sophisticated "consumers" when the principles of I-O psychology are... (read more) List Price $141.25 Your price $88.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Thomas L Haskell Publisher Comments Thomas L. Haskell's The Emergence of Professional Social Science signaled the beginning of his distinguished career as a historian of ideas and critic of historical logic. His first book, now available in paperback with a new preface by Haskell, explores... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Leah Hager Cohen Publisher Comments This portrait of New York's Lafayette School for the Deaf is not just a work of journalism. It is also a memoir, since Leah Hager Cohen grew up on the school's campus and her father is its superintendent. As a hearing person raised among the deaf, Cohen... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Joel M. Charon Publisher Comments This classic introduction to sociology as a "perspective" gives readers a sound understanding of key sociological concepts as well as insight into how sociologists view society and human beings. Clearly written and organized, it shows readers how the... (read more) List Price $36.60 Your price $26.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Stuart Lowe Publisher Comments Taking a policy analysis approach to housing and drawing from the burgeoning comparative literature, this textbook provides a systematic re-evaluation of the nature of British housing that challenges the orthodox "home-owning society" view whereby... (read more) List Price $105.00 Your price $90.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Ruth Sidel Publisher Comments A renowned sociologist revists the explosive issue of women, children, and poverty in this hard-hitting sequel to her searing expose. Sidel explores the condition of America's poor women today, with particular focus on the federal government's attempts... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price $5.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by John Beynon Publisher Comments Comprehensive review of current debates.... (read more) List Price $52.95 Your price $26.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Merry White Publisher Comments As she describes the youth culture of Japan, Merry White draws comparisons with the interests and activities pursued by teenagers in the United States and the contrasting attitudes of adults in Japan and the U.S. towards adolescence. The result is both... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $11.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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