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Slesnick (professor of psychology and director of the runaway and homeless youth program at the U. of New Mexico) surveys and synthesizes the literature on runaway and homeless youth, forming a primer for those that work with these youths and their families. In the opening chapters she discusses the

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From 1960s student movements to today's global jihad, this text explores key factors shaping violence and terrorism today. It examines the globalization of violence, the search for the extreme and the new centrality of media. Assessing recent theoretical debates it argues for a renewed social science. It is a must-read for students and citizens.

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This collection of essays highlights the controversies surrounding racism in sports and African American athletes, examining the racial discrimination that exists in one of the most public arenas in the 21st century.

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Are Hispanics making it",achieving the American dream following the pattern of other ethnic groups This controversial book shatters the myth that 20 million His panics,fast becoming the nation's largest minority,are a permanent underclass. Chavez considers the radical implications for bilingual education, immigration policy, and affirmative action.

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The child of a heroin-addicted mother growing up amidst poverty, violence, and drugs in the ghetto of West Dallas, Jerrold Ladd was determined to lead a better life. Fiercely independent, he took responsibility for his future, and, with the love of his family, became the first person in his family to attend college and later a national spokesperson on inner city problems.

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From the hugely respected journalist Miranda Sawyer, a very modern look at the midlife crisis delving into the truth, and lies, of the experience and how to survive it, with thoughtfulness, insight and humour.

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addresses the question of cultural marginalization - the process through which various groups are excluded from access to and participation in the dominant culture

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A collection of monologues, sketches, and stories by fifteen prominent gay humorists features the works of Kate Clinton, Frank Maya, the Pomo Afro Homos, Marga Gomez, Addison and Steele, Frank DeCaro, and David Sedaris. Original.

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This concise, educational, and thorough reference will educate women who are contemplating, undergoing, or recovering from plastic surgery.

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J. Dawson Williams writes with both authority and compassion - a unique combination. He emphasizes that the only way to move past discrimination and prejudice is through positivity and optimism, rather than anger and frustration. Readers are reminded that it is through ethics that we achieve a more productive system.

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Despite the recent success of welfare reform in moving people off public assistance and into jobs, most of America's working poor are still unable to accumulate even the most minimal of assets.

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Pachappa Camp: The First Koreatown in the United States proves through new research that Dosan Ahn Chang Ho established the first Koreatown in the United States in Riverside, California in 1905. Pachappa Camp studies the development of the camp and the lives of its residents.

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Pachappa Camp: The First Koreatown in the United States proves through new research that Dosan Ahn Chang Ho established the first Koreatown in the United States in Riverside, California in 1905. Pachappa Camp studies the development of the camp and the lives of its residents.

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Packaging Politics examines the various ways in which politicians, spin doctors and special advisers, in political parties, in local government and Parliament have become increasingly enthusiastic and effective in using mass media to present and promote themselves and their policies to the public

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The updated edition of the much-lauded, Walkley award-winning book that laid bare the deals and deeds of Graham Richardson, Trevor Kennedy and Rene Rivkin and Sydney's other power players of the 1990s.

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In this comprehensive examination of the one of the world's most ancient societies, Talhami describes Egypt's quest for a sense of national identity and the factors that have affected the Egyptian identity.

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