The timeless stories of the gods and goddesses of Greece and Rome come to life beautifully in this lavishly illustrated edition..
Tag: Social Science
Field Ethnography A Manual for Doing Cultural Anthropology
The Sociology of Sport An Introduction
The text is not aimed at impressing other sociologists or physical educators. It is aimed at the average student. There is a balance between sport and sociology without too great depth in either . We want the student to share our interest and concern with regard to the place of sport in all our lives..
Crossing Currents Continuity and Change in Latin America
Very accessible and perceptive, it covers a wide range of topics — beginning with a general overview of Latin America (observations about size of land mass, geography, population size and growth rates) and then highlighting some of the cultural characteristics that permit us to talk about ‘Latin America’ — balancing the incredible cultural diversity with some of the overriding features that give at least the appearance of ‘similarity’..
Peasants
This book explores different approaches to peasant studies; the origins of peasantry; major agricultural adaptations; social organizations; aspects of religion and ideology; peasant movements; the peasant’s relation to markets and non-peasant groups; and their problems in the modern world.9780136597070 Provides a comprehensive treatment of technical problems of distributed database systems from a holistic viewpoint. KEYTOPICS: Explores the development of distributed database management systems–focusi.
A Rhetoric for the Social Sciences A Guide to Academic and Professional Communication
This book provides social science majors with a systematic way of learning to write in their fields. It is based on the assumption that such writing is not a mechanical process, but a kind of rhetoric social scientists use to persuade each other of the validity of their research. Features comprehensive coverage of research methods, including how to plan and propose original research, how to gather data or evidence from sources and how to document it. It goes beyond the typical survey of library tools and offers a brief chapter on how to use the Internet as a research tool..
The House of Lim A Study of a Chinese Family
Fundamentals of Human Ecology
Evaluation
This timely and accessible guide on the conduct of evaluation studies explores how we apply research methods in evaluating social programs, illustrating its points with reference to a variety of fields, including education, social services, and criminal justice.Offers practical advice on understanding the reasons for the study, identifying key questions to be answered, and planning and implementing the overall design of the study, including measurement, qualitative methods of inquiry, data collection, analysis, reporting, and dissemination. Stresses that understanding the underlying theory of the program is essential to developing the most appropriate evaluation, and emphasizes the need to take ethical considerations into account all along the course of the study. Covers meta-analysis, cost-benefit analysis and includes a non-technical discussion of the logic of data analysis. Includes references to further sources on measurement, existing longitudinal data sets, statistics, and qualitative analysis.For professionals in psychology, sociology, public health, public policy/affairs, education, and criminal justice..
Introduction to Macrosociology
This text uses a comparative approach in its analysis of past and present societies and their major economic, political and social attributes. Russell fosters critical thinking throughout, conveying concepts from engaging historical and international perspectives. The Second Edition has been both updated and expanded to include the most recent, relevant issues in the field..