Social Issues & Processes

Since publication of the groundbreaking Encyclopedia of Housing in 1998, many issues have assumed special prominence within this field and, indeed,...

Ways of Social Change is very readable and has great discussion questions and suggested activities. It is one of the few books where I have had stu...

This festschrift is composed in honor of a distinguished scholar and Pan-Africanist, Professor Sulayman S. Nyang, whose career and intellectual pur...

Bestselling author A.J. Jacobs has undergone a life-changing and entertaining journey.  The idea is deceptively simple: he takes one of our greates...

This fully updated fourth edition of Scott Sernau''''s highly acclaimed text provides a sociological framework for analyzing inequality within the ...

For decades, the field of gender, sex, and sexualities has been a focal point of increasing interest. This inquiry has been ignited by successive w...

The truth about the sacrifice and suffering on the home front during World War I is rarely discussed. In this book, some of the oldest men and wome...

What has happened to America, and what's become of the American dream? Behind the self-confident image of world's most influential country we now s...

In contrast to traditional systems of thought which regarded evil as a supernatural force that explained human misfortune, Michel Wieviorka devel...

The struggle for justice is ongoing. In answering the biblical call to act justly and love mercifully, can Christians cross lines of privilege to w...

David Stroh has produced an elegant and cogent guide to what works. Research with early learners is showing that children are natural systems think...

One day, in Mali, Yann Arthus-Bertrand was the victim of a helicopter breakdown. While waiting for the pilot, he spent the entire day with a farmer...

SOCIAL POLICIES IN SMALL STATES SERIES The country case studies and thematic papers in this series examine social policy issues facing small state...

Is violence on the streets caused by violence in video games? Does cyber-bullying lead to an increase in suicide rates? Are teens promiscuous becau...

''These women are each a light and an inspiration, demonstrating how the best instincts of humanity - to love, to share, to protect others - can tr...