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by Jon Savage  Publisher Comments From the author of the critically acclaimed England's Dreaming, a landmark cultural history of youth Teenagersas we have come to define themwere not, award-winning author Jon Savage tells us, born in the 1950s of rockers and Beatniks, when most histories... (read more)  List Price $27.95 Your price $5.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies 
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by Jay Walljasper Publisher Comments Praised by The New York Timesas "one of the most distinctive voices in magazine journalism, " the Utne Reader's mission has been to uncover the important and inspiring news that the major media overlooks. Now, with that same dedication, the editors of... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Diane Ravitch Publisher Comments Ravitch and Viteritti bring together experts in media studies, child psychology, and public health to assess the dangers posed by "tox pop" to American society. Drawing on thirty years of research, the contributors find convincing evidence that such... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price $19.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Todd Gitlin Publisher Comments A provocative new exploration of our media-saturated lives-a worthy successor to Marshall McLuhan's Understanding Media. Everyone knows that the media is all around us, but no one quite understands its effect on our lives. Critics and analysts focus on... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Basia Spalek Book News Annotation Spalek (criminology, University of Birmingham, UK) offers a critical exploration of the importance of social identities when considering crime, victimization, and criminal justice. She examines issues related to racial equality and criminal justice... (read more) Your price $34.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Suzanne Goldsmith Publisher Comments This is the story of twelve young people enrolled in a program that aimed to reengage America's youth -- not by serving them, but by asking them to serve others. In the fall of 1990, journalist Suzanne Goldsmith signed on for a year of participant... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by E J Jr Dionne Synopsis America is experiencing a boom of voluntarism and civic mindedness. Community groups are working together to clean up their cities and neighborhoods. People are rejoining churches, civic associations, and Little Leagues. And, at every opportunity, local... (read more) List Price $22.50 Your price $10.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Suzanne Kingsmill Publisher Comments The sandwich generation' refers to the growing numbers of middle-aged people who must care for both children and elderly parents while trying to manage the stress of full-time jobs, Advances in technology and medicine are helping us to live longer -- but... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Eva Illouz Publisher Comments To what extent are our most romantic moments determined by the portrayal of love in film and on TV? Is a walk on a moonlit beach a moment of perfect romance or simply a simulation of the familiar ideal seen again and again on billboards and movie screens?... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $13.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Joseph A Scimecca Publisher Comments This book is a thoughtful examination of the discipline of sociology from a humanistic perspective. It contends that dispassionate observation and analysis are not enough; rather, sociologists must actively challenge views and conditions that restrain... (read more) List Price $51.95 Your price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc 
Publisher Comments In her extraordinary bestseller, Adrian Nicole LeBlanc immerses readers in the intricacies of the ghetto, revealing the true sagas lurking behind the headlines of gangsta glamour, gold-drenched drug dealers, and street-corner society. Focusing on two... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Robin Baker Book News Annotation In this logical follow-up to , a retired U. of Manchester zoologist and his life partner offer a popular treatment of the sociobiological aspects of parenthood, grandparenthood, and family strife through a Darwinian lens. Lacks an index. Annotation c.... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $4.20 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Jennifer Wynn Publisher Comments Part memoir, part social commentary, Inside Rikers details the author's experiences on Rikers -- the largest, most expensive correctional facility in the world. Wynn offers a compelling portrait of its 18,000 inmates and shows how Rikers was transformed... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Hal Niedzviecki Publisher Comments When being a rebel is sanctioned by society, what is left to rebel against? Hal Niedzviecki has a blunt message for the army of tattoo and piercing enthusiasts, bloggers, skateboard warriors, and anyone else walking around with the smug certainty... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Robert E Park Publisher Comments The City, first published in 1925 and reprinted here in its entirety, is a cross-section of concerns of the Chicago urban school during the period of its most intense activity. Park and Burgess realized that ecological and economic factors were converted... (read more) Your price $15.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by William J Doherty Synopsis Does a healthy family environment reduce the risk of illness to family members? Is there a relationship between common family patterns related to health and interactions between families and the health care system? Organized around a unique Family... (read more) Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by John Iceland Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-198) and index.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $13.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by David Walley Publisher Comments Teenage Nervous Breakdown: Music and Politics in the Post-Elvis Age details how a state of mind - which came out of 1950s-60s high school "American Graffiti" culture and peer group morals - was successfully transformed and commercially exploited. The... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $3.74 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Martin Gilens Publisher Comments Tackling one of the most volatile issues in contemporary politics, Martin Gilens's work punctures myths and misconceptions about welfare policy, public opinion, and the role of the media in both. "Why Americans Hate Welfare" shows that the public's views... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price $9.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Gerald D Suttles Publisher Comments While he did the research for this book, Gerald Suttles lived for almost three years in the high-delinquency area around Hull House on Chicago's New West Side. He came to know it intimately and was welcomed by its residents, who are Italian, Mexican... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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