This groundbreaking new introduction to sociology is an innovative hybrid textbook and reader. Combining seminal scholarly works, contextual narrative and in-text didactic materials, it presents a ric
Why Teach? Notes and Questions from a Life in Education is a journey inside American education and a story of self-discovery.Why Teach? is the perfect introductory text for an aspiring teacher, a sour
Why Teach? Notes and Questions from a Life in Education is a journey inside American education and a story of self-discovery.Why Teach? is the perfect introductory text for an aspiring teacher, a sour
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This in-depth guide to tassel-making provides lots of handy tips for creating original home accents. Learn how to incorporate beads and fancy knot work into your tassels, and see how color choices ca
A thinking-person's guide to romantic love, a bold and challenging book that makes the case for love in an age both cynical about and fearful of strong passion At the dawn of the twenty-first ce
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Arguing against the idea that any expression of rebellion in contemporary culture is inauthentic, the author exposes postmodernists' discomfort with emotion and their assumption that music corporation
When President Gordon B. Hinckley challenged members to read the Book of Mormon in 2005, Karl Nehring decided to simply read it as quickly as he could. As he read, he found great joy and comfort from
Intended for nurses and other health care professionals who may come into contact with persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), this textbook describes the etiology and epidemi
Nehring (U. of Massachusetts Lowell) argues that the foremost problem in American public education is the absence of habits of inquiry and reflection, blaming six "conspirators" that work together to
This book builds a fresh perspective on therapeutic narratives of intimate life. Focusing on the question of how popular psychology organises everyday experiences of intimacy, its argument is grounded
Social movements have shaped and are shaping modern societies around the globe; this is evident when we look at examples such as the Arab Spring, Spain’s Indignados and the wider Occupy movement. In t
Social movements have shaped and are shaping modern societies around the globe; this is evident when we look at examples such as the Arab Spring, Spain’s Indignados and the wider Occupy movement. In t
Can religions be compared? For decades the discipline of religious studies was based on the assumption that they can. Postmodern and postcolonial reflections, however, raised significant doubts. In so
Can religions be compared? For decades the discipline of religious studies was based on the assumption that they can. Postmodern and postcolonial reflections, however, raised significant doubts. In so
High Fidelity Patient Simulation in Nursing Education is a comprehensive guide to developing and implementing a high-fidelity patient simulation in a clinical setting. It is a necessary primer for adm
Self-help books aim to empower their readers and deliver happiness and personal fulfilment but do they really live up to this? This book offers a fresh perspective on self-help culture and popular psy
Exploring cultural transformations of intimacy in contemporary Mexico, Intimacies and Cultural Change examines the ways in which globalization and rapid cultural change have transformed the cultural m
