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Combines an intellectual biography with an overview of the methodological principles of cross-cultural research. This book includes chapters which deal with a specific methodological issue: research design; the role of theory; strategies for measuring behavior; and psychological or situational variables.

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This is a study of a gay community, a narrative of personal development and change and an exploration of the use of friendship in conducting research. The study explores sexuality, marriage, lifestyles, and the meanings of friendship.

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This important book tackles the problem of comparing phenomena- social roles, forms of activities, institutions- across cultures.

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Applies a gender lens to the multiple systems of oppression that have shaped the lives of African American women and men. This book is suitable for students and instructors of African American Studies, Gender Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Marriage and Family, and Social Work.

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Bones of the Ancestors tells the shadowy story of the Ambum Stone, a 3,000-year-old carving from Papua New Guinea that found its way onto the antiquities market and then into an important modern museum.

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This work follows the evolution of the pattern book houses and how they represented the notion of home and community in American historical memory. The book also includes illustrations of such communities.

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All social scientists, despite their differences on many issues, ask causal questions about the world. In this anthology, Andrew P. Vayda and Bradley B. Walters set forth strategy and methods to answer those questions.

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Chicanas in Charge offers profiles, in the form of oral histories, of the careers of female community and political leaders from the Chicano community in Texas.

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Christian colleges have been set up by Christian churches throughout American history. But all too often these schools and the groups that support them come into conflict, typically over what is being taught in religion and philosophy classes.

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In this book, experts in the field explore the 'new' city museum, examining the role of the city museum in urban development, the problems posed in dealing with contemporary history, and the impact of intangible heritage on the work of city museums.

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Features the assumptions and conclusions of leading figures in comparative civilizational studies and world systems analysis. This book presents an introduction to thinking about global historical change.

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This book provides a description, based upon research evidence from the Near East and elsewhere, of changes in climate and how they affected social and political developments. It includes three major case studies of the Neolithic, Early Bronze, and Roman/Byzantine periods.

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Examines the role of the arts and culture in the formation of national image and the way that is conveyed in the international arena.

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Contemporary American Religion collects qualitative, on-the-ground studies of local congregations by up-and-coming religious scholars and helps make sense of complex religious communities. This collection covers a wide span of the religious landscape, always trying to uncover new theoretical insights.

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Contemporary Native American Political Issues assembles a cross-disciplinary team of contributors to describe the successes and failures, the complexity and diversity of Native American political life in the 1990s. Each topical section is introduced by the editor's commentaries, which provide background and integrated analyses of the issues.

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Contested Images offers a collection of 17 essays that analyze the representations in popular culture of African American, Asian American, Latina, and Native American women.No other anthology offers this wide spectrum of ethnicities.

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In Contours of Culture the authors address practical and theoretical problems of using ethnographic methods in the study of culture, drawing on their field research with an opera company, Welsh artists, and classes on a popular Brazilian martial art.

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An in depth look at how globalization affects Western and Moslem cultures in Morocco. In the Alterations Series.

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Presenting a cultural ecological study of a Siberian people, the Viliui Sakha, this title describes the local and global forces of modernization that challenge their survival. It is suitable for environmental and economic anthropologists, as well as to practitioners interested in sustainable rural development in Eurasia, and post-Soviet Russia.

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Introduces deviance from an interactionist perspective, placing the study of deviant behavior within the broader terrain of cultural meaning. This book examines the persistence of gender inequality and the formation of youth subcultures. It helps in the study of deviance and crime and for courses in sociology on deviance and social control.

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Crystallizes the issue of work as a rehabilitative instrument in the modern correctional environment. This book explores the effect of employment on crime and recidivism, with its implications for correctional programs and operations as well as for ex-offender reintegration into the community.

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Darwin's Legacy provides a fascinating history of ideas about human evolution, which have been developed and debated since Darwin published The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex in 1871.

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This thoroughly updated version of an archaeological classic, featuring the fictional archaeologist Hannah Green and her shovelbum nephew, allows students to learn the basics of archaeological theory while puzzling out a mysterious turn of events.