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This book provides insight into the lives and contributions of eigth master sociologists as perceived by their outstanding students.

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A prize-winning investigative journalist illuminates the often problematic relationship between the child's best interest and the best intentions of child welfare agencies, policymakers, and the courts

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Provides an introduction to folklore from South Asia, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. This volume presents an overview of the cultural background of South Asia. It then examines different types of folklore and the difficulties of defining and classifying folklore genres.

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"This impressive collection, drawn from a wealth of original research into previously untapped sources--including letters, diaries, memoirs, speeches, poems, songs, newspaper articles, advertisements, a"

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Women reveal the impact that spending money has on their emotions, their self-worth, and their relationships

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Investigates spiritual tourism - tourism characterised by an intentional search for spiritual benefit - from a contemporary religious studies perspective. This title provides an important opportunity to comment on the role of tourism in contemporary conceptions of spirituality and spiritual practice in Western society.

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Reassesses the place of feminism in the law and politics of sexuality. This book argues that sexuality involves deeply contested and clashing realities and interests, and that feminism helps us understand only some of them.

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Spokes 5-2: The Echoes of the Mind People pivots on how people behave. Continuing from Spokes 5-1, 5-2 explores the mechanics and manner of how the human world works (sociology). Go to IshiNobu.com for more information.

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The first study of its kind, Sport and Society in Latin America vividly demonstrates the ways in which sport can be used to study various historical and social processes and expands our understanding of sport as a major form of social behavior in Latin America.

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An ethnographic study exploring the role of cricket in maintaining cultural connections between Canadians and other members of the Caribbean diaspora. -- .

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Written against the backdrop of the 2012 London Olympics, this book examines the idea of 'time' in sport, using time as a conceptual lens to explore movement, bodies, sports reporting, memory, disability, technology and the role of the past and the future in sport.

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Sports are inspiring and uplifting. They can also bring out some of the worst characteristics in human nature: narcissism, prejudice, greed. This book looks at the major sports scandals in modern American history, from the Black Sox fix of 1919 to the current concussion crisis in the NFL.

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Arizona has gone wild-over immigration, guns, healthcare, the Tea Party, and vigilantism. Award-winning author and Arizona local Jeff Biggers reports on what's troubling our 48th state, and how a radicalized Arizona has become a national bellwether.

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Among the issues receiving new or expanded coverage are the amount of time husbands spend doing household tasks, the concept of equal pay for equal work, parents' interaction with children, child abuse, household income, and fathers' participation in child care.

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This book presents a detailed and accessible discussion of multiple regression and limited-dependent variable models in the context of policy analysis.

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Pasley and Ihinger-Tallman provide a critical analysis of the current literature on stepparenting and summarize the progress made in research, theory, and practice related to stepfamilies. research related to relationships within stepfamilies and the development of new roles within stepfamilies;

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A critical analysis of the current literature on step-parenting. Early chapters treat theoretical concerns and present models useful to the study of step-parenting. Later chapters summarize research related to relationships within step-families and the development of new roles within step-families.

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A much needed guide on how to protect yourself and your family from becoming the victim of a stalker.

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This is the ideal starting point for all introductory students of sociology. The author takes the reader through the 'story' of sociology: how it developed as a discipline, its key characteristics and its most important theoretical contributions. Written by one of the world's leading sociologists, it is a key companion to any sociology degree.