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Single Case Research Methodology: Applications in Special Education and Behavioral Sciences, Paperback/Jennifer R. Ledford
Single Case Research Methodology, 3rd Edition presents a thorough, technically sound, user-friendly, and comprehensive discussion of single case research methodology. This book can serve as a detailed and complex reference…Catre Magazin -
Social Determinants of Health, Paperback/Michael Marmot
Gives an authoritative overview of the social and economic factors known to be the most powerful determinants of population health in modern societies.Catre Magazin -
Populism in the Civil Sphere, Hardback/Jeffrey C. Alexander
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Essential Criminology, Paperback/Mark M. Lanier
In the fourth edition of Essential Criminology , authors Mark M. Lanier, Stuart Henry, and Desire J.M. Anastasia build upon this best-selling critical review of criminology, which has become essential…Catre Magazin -
Sport Policy and Development, Paperback/Daniel Bloyce
Who makes sport policy and why do we need it? What is the purpose of sport development programmes? Sport Policy and Development answers these questions and more by closely examining…Catre Magazin -
The Family, Society, and the Individual, Hardcover/Davor Jedlicka
American families are diverse because they derive from many historical and cultural influences. Only by studying these influences can we understand family strengths and weaknesses and forecast its future possibilities.…Catre Magazin -
Private Truths, Public Lies: The Social Consequences of Preference Falsification, Paperback/Timur Kuran
Preference falsification, according to the economist Timur Kuran, is the act of misrepresenting one's wants under perceived social pressures. It happens frequently in everyday life, such as when we tell…Catre Magazin -
Language, Culture, and Society: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology, Paperback/James Stanlaw
Why should we study language? How do the ways in which we communicate define our identities? And how is this all changing in the digital world? Since 1993, many have…Catre Magazin -
The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure, Paperback/Victor Witter Turner
In The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure, Victor Turner examines rituals of the Ndembu in Zambia and develops his now-famous concept of "Communitas." He characterizes it as an absolute inter-human…Catre Magazin -
Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom, Paperback/Bell Hooks
In Teaching Critical Thinking , renowned cultural critic and progressive educator bell hooks addresses some of the most compelling issues facing teachers in and out of the classroom today. In…Catre Magazin -
Tragedy and Hope, Hardcover/Carroll Quigley
TRAGEDY AND HOPE shows the years 1895-1950 as a period of transition from the world dominated by Europe in the nineteenth century to the world of three blocs in the…Catre Magazin -
Privilege: A Reader, Paperback/Michael S. Kimmel
Privilege is about more than being white, wealthy, and male--as Michael Kimmel, Abby Ferber, and a range of contributors make clear in this timely anthology. In an era when "diversity"…Catre Magazin -
SPSS for Social Scientists, Paperback/Robert Miller
This clear, student-friendly text offers a step-by-step introduction to the use of SPSS - easily the most widely used data analysis computer package in the social sciences. Supported by four…Catre Magazin -
Raising Parents, Paperback/Patricia Crittenden
Helping troubled parents to raise their children adequately is of crucial importance for parents, their children and society at large. Distressed parents have themselves often been endangered and, as a…Catre Magazin -
Sociology Themes and Perspectives, Paperback/Michael Haralambos
The eighth edition of this essential resource covers new and completely up-to-date sociological teaching, with the latest research, empirical studies and theoretical developments, includes new Chapter 'Development and Globalisation'.Catre Magazin -
Causal Case Study Methods: Foundations and Guidelines for Comparing, Matching, and Tracing, Paperback/Derek Beach
In this comprehensive reconstruction of causal case study methods, Derek Beach, Rasmus Brun Pedersen, and their coauthors delineate the ontological and epistemological differences among these methods, offer suggestions for determining…Catre Magazin -
Riding the New York Subway. The Invention of the Modern Passenger, Paperback/Stefan Hohne
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Sociology, Paperback/James Fulcher
4th edition, providing a theoretically grounded approach to sociology, drawing on classic and contemporary research, with a new chapter on concepts and theories.Catre Magazin -
Criminology, Paperback/Emma Hale
Fully revised and updated 3rd edition, taking into account all recent key developments in the field. Includes a brand new chapter on cybercrime, and features a range of learning aids…Catre Magazin -
Action Research, Paperback/Jean McNiff
Since its first publication, Action Research: Principles and Practice has become a key text in its field. This new updated edition clearly describes and explains the practices of action research…Catre Magazin -
Qualitative Research and Theory Development, Paperback/Mats Alvesson
Encouraging readers to take a critical approach to empirical data, the authors provide an account that helps social science researchers to develop new and interesting theories.Catre Magazin -
Key Sociological Thinkers, Paperback/Rob Stones
This is a stimulating guide to the lives, works and legacies of 24 of the most influential thinkers in sociology. The book gives a clear and contextualized introduction to classical…Catre Magazin -
Slave Testimony: Two Centuries of Letters, Speeches, Interviews, and Autobiographies, Paperback/John W. Blassingame
Contributor(s): Editor: John W. Blassingame Written and oral testimony to the conditions and experiences of slavery reveal the everyday lives and extraordinary culture of black slaves.Catre Magazin -
Sociology, Paperback/Philip W. Sutton
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Forms of Capital. General Sociology, Volume 3: Lectures at the College de France 1983 – 84, Hardback/Pierre Bourdieu
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Addictive Consumption, Paperback/Gerda Reith
In this engaging new book, Gerda Reith explores key theoretical concepts in the sociology of consumption. Drawing on the ideas of Foucault, Marx and Bataille, amongst others, she investigates the…Catre Magazin -
Social Network Analysis, Paperback/Christina Prell
We live in a world that is paradoxically small and vast: each of us is embedded in local communities and yet we are only a few 'links' away from anyone…Catre Magazin -
AQA Sociology for A-level Book 2, Paperback/David Bown
Exam Board: AQA Level: AS/A-level Subject: Sociology First Teaching: September 2016 First Exam: June 2017 Build students' understanding with this concept-driven approach to the 2015 AQA A-level Sociology specification, written…Catre Magazin -
OCR Sociology for A Level Book 2, Paperback/Fionnuala Swann
Our experienced author team combines detailed focus with engaging activities to develop students knowledge and sociological skills throughout the course. -Build knowledge and understanding of key concepts in a contemporary…Catre Magazin -
AQA Sociology for A-level Book 1, Paperback/David Bown
Written by a team of leading sociology authors, this Year 1 textbook is approved by AQA for the 2015 AS and A-level Sociology specification. - Feel confident that the content…Catre Magazin -
OCR Sociology for A Level Book 1, Paperback/Fionnuala Swann
Exam Board: OCR Level: A-level Subject: Sociology First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: June 2016 Build students' confidence to tackle the key themes of the 2015 OCR A-Level Sociology specification…Catre Magazin -
Tourist Gaze 3.0, Paperback/John Urry
The Tourist Gaze, Third Edition restructures, reworks and remakes the groundbreaking previous versions making this successful book even more relevant for tourism students, researchers and designers in the new century.…Catre Magazin -
Social Science Research Design and Statistics: A Practitioner’s Guide to Research Methods and IBM SPSS Analysis, Paperback/Alfred P. Rovai
This book integrates social science research methods and the descriptions of over 40 univariate, bivariate, and multivariate tests to include a description of the purpose, key assumptions and requirements, example…Catre Magazin -
On Kings, Paperback/David Graeber
In anthropology as much as in popular imagination, kings are figures of fascination and intrigue, heroes or tyrants in ways presidents and prime ministers can never be. This collection of…Catre Magazin -
A Critique of Postcolonial Reason: Toward a History of the Vanishing Present, Paperback/Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Are the ``culture wars`` over? When did they begin? What is their relationship to gender struggle and the dynamics of class? In her first full treatment of postcolonial studies, a…Catre Magazin -
Understanding research for social policy and social work, Paperback/Saul Becker
Thoroughly revised and expanded, this new edition of Understanding Research for Social Policy and Social Work shows readers the importance of research, how to interpret it, and how to effectively…Catre Magazin -
Theory and Methods in Social Research, Paperback/Bridget Somekh
This new edition provides a scholarly and readable introduction to all the key qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and methods, enabling postgraduate and masters-level students and new researchers to reflect…Catre Magazin -
Case Study Research, Paperback/Peter Swanborn
Examines the many aspects of case study methodology for sociology and political science students.Catre Magazin -
On the Road of the Winds: An Archaeological History of the Pacific Islands Before European Contact, Revised and Expanded Edition, Paperback/Patrick Vinton Kirch
The Pacific Ocean covers one-third of the earth's surface and encompasses many thousands of islands, which are home to numerous human societies and cultures. Among these indigenous Oceanic cultures are…Catre Magazin -
Nationalism and Culture, Paperback/Rudolf Rocker
Translated from the German by Ray E. Chase Nationalism and Culture is a detailed and scholarly study, originally published in 1937, of the development of nationalism and the changes in…Catre Magazin -
How to Think Like an Anthropologist, Hardcover/Matthew Engelke
What is anthropology? What can it tell us about the world? Why, in short, does it matter? For well over a century, cultural anthropologists have circled the globe, from Papua…Catre Magazin -
Weaving Chiapas: Maya Women’s Lives in a Changing World, Paperback/Yolanda Castro Apreza
In the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, a large indigenous population lives in rural communities, many of which retain traditional forms of governance. In 1996, some 350 women of these communities…Catre Magazin -
Easter Island’s Silent Sentinels: The Sculpture and Architecture of Rapa Nui, Hardcover/Kenneth Treister
It may be the most interesting and yet loneliest spot on earth: a volcanic rock surrounded by a million square miles of ocean, named for the day Dutch explorers discovered…Catre Magazin -
Owning the Street. The Everyday Life of Property, Paperback/Amelia Thorpe
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The Last Pictures, Hardcover/Trevor Paglen
Human civilizations' longest lasting artifacts are not the great Pyramids of Giza, nor the cave paintings at Lascaux, but the communications satellites that circle our planet. In a stationary orbit…Catre Magazin -
On Death and Dying, Paperback/Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Subtitled, }What The Dying Have To Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy & Their Own Families{. With a brand new introduction which looks at how this book has influenced contemporary research.Catre Magazin -
Florentine Codex: Book 12: Book 12: The Conquest of Mexico, Paperback/Bernardino De Sahagun
Two of the world’s leading scholars of the Aztec language and culture have translated Sahagún’s monumental and encyclopedic study of native life in Mexico at the time of the Spanish…Catre Magazin -
Social Aspects of Health, Illness and Healthcare, Paperback/Mary Larkin
A core textbook for health students studying social aspects of health and illness, whether it is part of a health studies degree or for a nursing or other professional qualification.Catre Magazin -
The Big Rig: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream, Paperback/Steve Viscelli
Long-haul trucks have been described as sweatshops on wheels. The typical long-haul trucker works the equivalent of two full-time jobs, often for little more than minimum wage. But it wasn't…Catre Magazin -
Society and Economy: Framework and Principles, Hardcover/Mark Granovetter
Society and Economy --a work of exceptional ambition by the founder of modern economic sociology--is the first full account of Mark Granovetter's ideas about the diverse ways in which society…Catre Magazin -
Moral Laboratories: Family Peril and the Struggle for a Good Life, Paperback/Cheryl Mattingly
Moral Laboratories is an engaging ethnography and a groundbreaking foray into the anthropology of morality. It takes us on a journey into the lives of African American families caring for…Catre Magazin -
The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains, Hardcover/Thomas W. Laqueur
The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to scavenge. Why should he or anyone else care what…Catre Magazin -
Classical Sociological Theory: A Reader, Paperback/Ian McIntosh
Over the years, many textbooks have been written about the troika of sociological geniuses, Marx, Durkheim, and Weber. Too often, however, these works have been mere distillations of the views…Catre Magazin -
Coping with Uncertainty, Paperback/Jorg Gertel
Based on 9000 interviews across 9 countries in the post-Arab Spring period, this is an in-depth study of how political, economic and personal turbulence has altered the youth experience across…Catre Magazin -
The Consolations of Mortality: Making Sense of Death, Hardcover/Andrew Stark
A penetrating and provocative exploration of human mortality, from Epicurus to Joan Didion For those who don't believe in an afterlife, the wisdom of the ages offers four great consolations…Catre Magazin