"New Jews'?" is the first comprehensive study of American Jewish identity in Hollywood movies of the new millennium. Despite the argument that we live in a "post-racial&
Investigating how individual presidents have shaped domestic policy, the authors examine the first term of every president from FDR to Obama, evaluating leadership styles, administrative strategies, p
Considering his leadership style, policy agendas, relationship with Congress, and success in bringing about important changes, evaluates how each president from Franklin Roosevelt to Barack Obama has
Waks (educational leadership and policy studies, Temple U.) lays out a new vision for educational transformation that challenges traditional schooling based on ideas from the industrial era and focuse
White men seldom choose black women as marriage partners. Slatton uses innovative internet research methods to reveal candid prejudices about relationship partners in a book that thoroughly refutes th
Thirty years of spirited school reforms have failed to improve our schools and instead have left our public school systems in disarray. Meanwhile, employment prospects for high school and college grad
For over five decades, Bob Dylan has remained an enigma to both fans and critics. He has undergone multiple transformations throughout his career while maintaining a level of artistic authenticity. In
While American Indians have received recognition and a degree of prominence for their intellectual, artistic, and activist achievements, it may surprise many that at least in some instances American I
Since his arrival in New York in 1961, Bob Dylan has always been something of a mystery. He has worn a variety of masks that have delighted, puzzled, amused, and angered his many audiences. He has bee
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
New Zealand scholars of education Peters (U. of Waikato) and Roberts, (U. of Canterbury) take virtue in its standard Greek definition of moral excellence that takes various personal and public forms,
Walsh, a White House correspondent for over 20 years, traces the relationships of the 44 US presidents to the perennially complex issue of race, using the microcosm of the predominantly Black White Ho
Schaeffer (global sociology, Kansas State U.) argues that the Chinese government has worked to develop capitalism since it first came to power in 1949, challenging conventional views that the Maoist p
Knottnerus (sociology, Oklahoma State U.) sees the study of ritual as a "missing link" in sociology. He defines ritual as patterns repeated regularly by groups or individuals. They can be both religio
In this collaboratively authored book world-system scholars critically synthesize Asia's re-emerging centrality despite the myriad financial crises that have punctuated the end of the U.S.-dominated C
Sage (emeritus sociology and kinesiology, U. of Northern Colorado) introduces global sport to general readers and to undergraduate students of social sciences, including sport studies; it can also be
More than 50 years ago, C. Wright Mills heralded a new age for sociology for the 1960s and beyond. Yet his forward-looking vision also foretold some of the social conditions we associate, more recentl
"Toward a Global Thin Community is an intellectually energizing and beautifully written book. Refusing to accept either an individualism without limits or a notion of freedom removed from wider social
Mexican and Central American undocumented immigrants, as well as U.S. citizens such as Puerto Ricans and Mexican-Americans, have become a significant portion of the U.S. population. Yet the U.S. gover
This group of essays treats the rise of Southeast Asia as an economic power. The first section is introduced by editor Trichur (political economy, St. Lawrence University) with an historical overview
Drawing on the perspectives of secondary students in the United States, England, Canada, and Australia, offers student's views on creating a positive classroom environment, designing engaging lessons,
Scholars of social sciences, law, and history describe how Latinos were placed in the racial hierarchy and continuum that puts white Americans at the very top and black Americans at the very bottom. T
One of the world's leading historians of race relations, George Fredrickson in his newest book probes the history of racial and ethnic diversity in the United States and other parts of the world. Dive
In this biography, Kerr (sociology, Quinnipiac U.) uses the life of sociologist C. Wright Mills (1916-1962) to understand his intellectual ideas and focuses on how his early life experiences influence
Reviewing the liberal-communitarian debate, Olssen (political theory and education policy, U. of Surrey, UK) normatively argues for a theory of "thin communitarianism" informed by the theories of Frie
There were many little-known challenges to racial segregation before the landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954). The author's oral history interviews highlight civil rig
Schnaiberg's concept of the treadmill of production is arguably the most visible and enduring theory to emerge in three decades of environmental sociology. Elaborated and tested, it has been found to
David Wagner explores the lives of poor people during the three decades after the Civil War, using a unique treasure of biographies of people who were (at one point in time) inmates in a large almshou
Schnaiberg's concept of the treadmill of production is arguably the most visible and enduring theory to emerge in three decades of environmental sociology. Elaborated and tested, it has been found to
Syracuse, New York, in the late 1980s led U.S. cities in African American infant deaths. Even today, in this "all American city," infants of color die more than two times as often as
There were many little-known challenges to racial segregation before the landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954). The author's oral history interviews highlight civil rig
David Wagner explores the lives of poor people during the three decades after the Civil War, using a unique treasure of biographies of people who were (at one point in time) inmates in a large almshou
The Internet, cell phones, and other technologies have changed the ways in which people conduct their family lives, raise children, and navigate the blurry boundary between work and home. Private life
During 1938 and 1939, Paul Neurath was a Jewish political prisoner in the concentration camps at Dachau and Buchenwald. He owed his survival to a temporary Nazi policy allowing release of prisoners wh
Recent generations have experienced dramatic improvements in the quality of human life across the globe. Wars between states are fought less frequently, and are less lethal. Food is more plentiful and
French political culture has long been seen as a model of leftist militancy, while the left in the United States is often perceived in terms of organizational discontinuity. Yet, the crisis of social
In this book Brittany C. Slatton uses innovative internet research methods to reveal contemporary prejudices about relationship partners. In doing so she thoroughly refutes the popular ideology of a p
This ethnography documents and explores the social, political, and material consequences of militarization in the borderlands of Arizona. Based on two years of fieldwork in Phoenix, Tucson, and other
The Great Recession brought rising inequality and changing family economies. New technologies continued to move jobs overseas, including those held by middle-class information workers. The first new e
A close look at black women s physical, mental, and social circumstances reveals harmful social disparities. Yet, for decades, black women s suicide rates have remained virtually nonexistent compared
