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Publisher
Macmillan Reference USA
Language
English
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This classic reference has been updated to reflect many changes in society and in the field of sociology in recent years. Articles covering core issues such as race, poverty, violence, economics, pregnancy and abortion have been updated and expanded, and completely new articles have been written on topics such as the Internet, privacy and epidemiology.
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Publisher
Pearson India Education Services
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
As in all growing disciplines, sociology has witnessed continuous advances in our knowledge about the phenomena it studies. Over time, some themes are ped, and new concerns are incorporated, necessitating a reprioritization of themes to meet changing times, even as older and classical texts become less relevant. Sociology: Study of the Social Sphere is a detailed and concise attempt to fulfill the need for new texts that reflect this. This textbook...
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English
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"From four-term Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett, a hopeful and illuminating look at the dynamic and inventive urban centers that will lead the United States in coming years. As Oklahoma City's first four-term mayor, Mick Cornett has used a bold, creative, and personal approach to orchestrate his city's renaissance--a crucial (and untold) story of urban reinvention. Once regarded as a "flyover city," Oklahoma City has become one of our nation's most...
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Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
352 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the world's most renowned sociologists and more than 100 of their biggest ideas, including issues of equality, diversity, identity, and human rights; the effects of globalization; the role of institutions; and the rise of urban living in modern society.
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Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
1st.
Physical Desc
1 online resource.
Language
English
Description
While examining the intersections and engagements between sociology and management education in historical and contemporary terms, this slim volume outlines the agenda of a promising prospective engagement between the two. It specifically foregrounds the Indian experience without being indifferent to the global context that has shaped the unprecedented rise of business schools. Employing a perspective from the Global South, it contextualises the dominance...
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Language
English
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"Until fairly recently, religion as a major influence on the nature of individual societies around the world seemed to be on the wane. Now, far from being marginalized, the relationship between faith and society has moved to the center of politics and global conversation. Neil MacGregor's new book traces the ways in which different societies have understood and articulated their places in the cosmic scheme. It examines mankind's beliefs not from the...
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xiii, 375 pages ; 25 cm.
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English
Description
By all measures, the late twentieth century was a time of dramatic decline for the Islamic world, the Ummah, particularly its Arab heartland. Sober Muslim voices regularly describe their current state as the worst in the 1,400-year history of Islam. Yet, precisely at this time of unprecedented material vulnerability, Islam has emerged as a civilizational force strong enough to challenge the imposition of Western, particularly American, homogenizing...
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Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 audio file (9 hr., 17 min.))
Language
English
Description
C. Wright Mills is best remembered for his highly acclaimed work The Sociological Imagination, in which he set forth his views on how social science should be pursued. Hailed upon publication as a cogent and hard-hitting critique, The Sociological Imagination took issue with the ascendant schools of sociology in the United States, calling for a humanist sociology connecting the social, personal, and historical dimensions of our lives. The sociological...
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Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 468 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The epic story and ultimate big history of how human society evolved from intimate chimp communities into the sprawling civilizations of a world-dominating species. If a chimpanzee ventures into the territory of a different group, it will almost certainly be killed. But a New Yorker can fly to Los Angeles--or Borneo--with very little fear. Psychologists have done little to explain this: for years, they have held that our biology puts a hard upper...
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Routledge, Taylor and Frances Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 online resource.
Language
English
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Through the focus on organizational space, using the reception and significance of the seminal work on the subject by sociologist Henri Lefebvre, this book demonstrates why and how Lefebvre's work can be used to inform and elaborate organisational studies, especially in view of the current interest in the "socio-material" dimension of organisations. As the "spatial turn" in organisational research exposed the importance of spatial design in inducing...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"An accomplished photographer and the devoted mom of an adorable little boy, Allie Ross has just moved to an upscale DC suburb, the kind of place where parenting feels like a competitive sport. Allie's desperate to make a good first impression. Then she's framed for murder. It all starts at a neighborhood party when a local dad corners Allie and calls her by an old, forgotten nickname from her dark past. The next day, he is found dead. Soon, the police...
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English
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"Inclusion, Inc tackles the realities of workplace bias and reveals an innovative, proven approach--changing mechanics rather than mindsets--that businesses can adopt today to design bias out and equity in and harness the collective intelligence of their employees. Readers will learn exactly what equity looks like, how to adjust "cultural levers" to create systemic change, and how to avoid common DEI pitfalls that are counterproductive, despite good...
Publisher
Assemble You
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 audio file (9 min.))
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Audio Learning from Assemble You. In this track, we'll explore the definitions of intersectionality, some concrete examples of intersectionality, why adopting an intersectional approach is so valuable, and the importance of intersectional allyship. Learning Objectives Explore the definitions of intersectionality Examine some concrete examples of intersectionality Learn more about why adopting an intersectional approach is so valuable, and...
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Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Combing through history and her own story, this powerful cultural commentary delves into and tears apart the lie that assimilation leads to belonging, offering a bold new promise: belonging only comes through celebrating yourself, your history, your culture, and everything that makes you uniquely you.
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