Often overlooked, the student demonstration at Bowling Green State University was the first and most successful 1960s campus protest - and a key point in the transition from 1950s social mores to 1960
The book is compiles talks, question-and-answer sessions, and interviews of educator Paulo Freire, the father of critical pedagogy. Much of the material reflects the situation in Latin America in the
Toward the goal of realigning the discipline of sociology with human rights at its core, the editors identified 44 issues for discussion and chose progressive, critical scholars to address them. The a
The French philosopher Michel Foucault is by now the most cited author in the social sciences and humanities. This book discusses one of his central notions that attracted enormous interest inside and
Never before published, this book features George Herbert Mead's illuminating lectures on the Philosophy of Education at the University of Chicago during the early 20th century. These lectures provide
Why do people behave the way they do? Up to now, ritual has been seriously underutilized for studying human behavior, i.e., ritual. The structural ritualization theory, attempts to narrow this gap in
Despite the apparent racial progress reflected in Obama s election, the African American community in the United States is in a deep crisis on many fronts economic, intellectual, cultural, and spiritu
"Diverse Administrators in Peril" is the first in-depth examination of the work experiences of minority, female, and LGBT administrators in higher education. Written by two award-winning practitioners
Change is the most significant factor of contemporary society and humanity s past. This book represents the first substantial attempt since the 1970s to synthesize and critique sociocultural change th
This book offers a new look at Mead's concept of society, in an attempt to reconstruct its significance for sociological theory. Chapter 1 offers a critical genealogical reading of writings, from earl
The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters created a sea of change in labour and race relations in the US. For the first time in US history, a black labour union played a central role in shaping labor an
Describes the sciences of cloud computing and large data sets, providing critical analysis and context while asking questions about who controls these systems and what the consequences are.
Puzzled by the conditions that made possible a socialist revolution in Cuba the first and only in the Western Hemisphere scholarship after 1959 focused on the historical and cultural aspects of the ma
Describes the sciences of cloud computing and large data sets, providing critical analysis and context while asking questions about who controls these systems and what the consequences are.
Sanderson explores the nature of the contemporary world’s 200 societies by comparing and contrasting their basic institutions and patterns of social organization. Major topics include the rich democra
Thoroughly updated for the new era of Common Core Standards, this seventh edition of Observational Skills for Effective Teaching is vital in this time of educational change. It offers a detailed, yet
This book traces the dynamics of international rivalry from the late 1970s up through the present. Among the members of the dominant North political discord has become prominent recently in debates ra
The men's movement is a fascinating and vexing phenomenon that is part of the important history of gender change in the United States and the world. Men are finally engaging the challenges of feminism
Kerbel (political science, Villanova U.) examines the groups of individuals who impart progressive politics online through blogs, and who they are, what they hope to accomplish, what they've done, and
Increasingly students from the affluent countries are going abroad as part of their "educational experience." Although students see these experiences as invaluable and believe that t
