Community and Caring presents a vivid picture of the changing patterns of help-giving and help-receiving in an urban neighborhood, as seen through the eyes of older, lifelong, residents. Bor...więcej »
A comprehensive guidebook for anyone with a desire to teach. Dr's Bevis and Bailey provide a roadmap for the many details required of entry into and completion of an Educator Preparation Program. ...więcej »
This engaging case study approach brings together a diverse set of contributors to help students question motives, consider alternatives, and analyze outcomes in many of the most controversial fore...więcej »
This book addresses the development of long-term interventions following disasters, emphasizing disadvantaged communities. Attention is given to the role of change agents, such as local and interna...więcej »
Dancing to Learn: Cognition, Emotion, and Movement explores the rationale for dance as a medium of learning to help engage educators and scientists to explore the underpinnings of dance, and dancer...więcej »
This book engages readers via the international contributions from "home" field sites around the world and international authors. Importantly, the various chapters address a wide spectrum of educat...więcej »
The 14 clearly written articles included in this collection exemplify the best of sociological scholarship on drug and alcohol problems. The readings strike a balance between constructionist, epide...więcej »
Early Childhood Leadership: Motivation, Inspiration, Empowerment is a must-have book for anyone who occupies a leadership position (e.g., administrator, director, coordinator, team leader, manager,...więcej »
With President George W. Bush's approval ratings at record lows, the 2008 election was a contest that Democrats were predicted to win. And with Barack Obama's victory over John McCain, they did. Bu...więcej »
Experiencing Race, Class, and Gender in the United States, Seventh Edition, is an anthology that introduces issues of race, class, and gender wit...więcej »
A global movement to take back our food is growing. The future of farming is in our hands-and in our cities.
This book examines alternative food systems in cities around the globe that are shorten...więcej »
Food, Power, and Resistance explores the ways in which artistic representations of food and cooks often convey subversive meanings that resist attempts to locate indigenous Andeans-and Quech...więcej »
Clear and concise – integrates recent research with the social determinants of health to provide a comprehensive introduction to medical sociologywięcej »
Hidden Interests in Credit and Finance takes an anthropological approach to the roots of Western finance and credit in ancient societies from early Mes...więcej »
Market process theory illustrates how the market is the most effective institution for overcoming the knowledge problem. Specifically, the institutional characteristics of private property, monetar...więcej »
Inside Out and Outside In has established itself as a foundational book for mental health practitioners in a variety of disciplines who work with clients in complex social environments. It is uniqu...więcej »
Introducing Medical Anthropology, Third Edition, is intended for use in the medical anthropology course taught primarily at four year universitie...więcej »