Religion in Europe at the End of the Second Millenium
Most sociologists of religion describe a general decline in religious faith and practice in...
EAN: 9780765808219
Introduction to the Sociology of Law
This title is a treatise that seeks to explain the law as a social force. It makes two...
EAN: 9780765807298
Distinctively American
There is much change underway in American higher education
EAN: 9780765807212
Fundamental Principles of the Sociology of Law
Among the topics covered in the introduction to this volume is the current relevance of Eugen...
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Therapeutic Culture
For nearly half a century, social scientists have made claims that there is a "therapeutic ethos"...
EAN: 9780765805928
Music on Demand
In this remarkable study, Robert R. Faulkner shows that the Hollywood film industry, like most...
EAN: 9780765805089
History of the Idea of Progress
The idea of progress from the Enlightenment to postmodernism is still very much with us
EAN: 9781560007135
Stalking Sociologists
Until recent years, the Federal Bureau of Investigation enjoyed an exalted reputation as...
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Auguste Comte and Positivism
Although Auguste Comte is conventionally acknowledged as one of the founders of sociology and as...
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Relations in Public
Until recently, to be in a "public place" meant to feel safe
EAN: 9781412810067
Jokes and Their Relations
Almost everyone tells and appreciates jokes. Yet the nature of jokes has proved elusive. This...
EAN: 9781412814393
Strategy of Desire
Ernest Dichter is famous as one of the founding fathers of motivational research
EAN: 9780765808943
Theft of the Nation
Organized crime in America today is not the tough hoodlums familiar to moviegoers and TV watchers
EAN: 9781412807647
Social Consequences of Modern Psychology
In The Social Consequences of Modern Psychology Eysenck takes the position that social science...
EAN: 9781412807470
Rise and Fall of Elites
Combining a thorough introduction to the work of nineteenth and early twentieth-century Italian...
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Exchange and Power in Social Life
In his landmark study of exchange and power in social life, Peter M
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Social Organization
This classic text has set a standard for American sociol-ogy
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Scientific Origins of National Socialism
Many studies of the origins of National Socialism claim that the vo;lkisch and proto-Nazi...
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Crowd
Gustav Le Bon's The Crowd is not only a classic, but one of the best-selling scientific books in...
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Models of Obesity
Taking a comparative approach, this book investigates the ways that obesity and its...
EAN: 9781107117518
The Dynamics of News and Indigenous Policy in Australia
This book offers insights into the news media’s role in the development of policy in Australia,...
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Care Home Stories – Aging, Disability, and Long–Term Residential Care
Institutional care for seniors offers a cultural repository for fears and hopes about an aging...
EAN: 9783837638059
Digital Condition
Our daily lives, our culture and our politics are now shaped by the digital condition as large...
EAN: 9781509519606
