Social Science category: 175800 books
Second Grade Social Science
For Homeschool or Extra Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2014
Over 50 discussion questions and activities, and 50 quiz questions, fill this comprehensive social science book. The book covers the following topics:
Family History, Economics, Government and Law, Maps, and Heroes of America
If you are homeschooling (or if you are just trying to get...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
In recent times there has been growing interest in positive psychology as evidenced by the swell in positive psychology graduate programs, undergraduate courses, journals related to the topic, popular book titles on the topic and scholarly publications. Within the positive psychology community there...
by Thomas Dixon
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2008
The debate between science and religion is never out of the news: emotions run high, fuelled by polemical bestsellers like The God Delusion and, at the other end of the spectrum, high-profile campaigns to teach 'Intelligent Design' in schools. Yet there is much more to the debate than the clash of...
East Asian Social Movements
Power, Protest, and Change in a Dynamic Region
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2011
In the study of civil society and social movements, most cases are based in Western Europe and North America. These two areas of the world have similar histories and political ideals and structures in common which in turn, affect the structure of its civil society. In studying civil society in Asia,...
The Caveman Mystique
Pop-Darwinism and the Debates Over Sex, Violence, and Science
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Has evolution made men promiscuous skirt chasers? Pop-Darwinian claims about men's irrepressible heterosexuality have become increasingly common, and increasingly common excuses for men's sexual aggression. The Caveman Mystique traces such claims about the hairier sex through evolutionary science...
Applied Social Psychology
Understanding and Managing Social Problems
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2008
Applied social psychology combines the science of social psychology with the practical application of solving social problems that exist in the real world. This exciting new textbook provides a thorough explanation of how social psychologists can contribute to the understanding and management of different...
by Richard Hofstadter
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
Social Darwinism in American Thought portrays the overall influence of Darwin on American social theory and the notable battle waged among thinkers over the implications of evolutionary theory for social thought and political action. Theorists such as Herbert Spencer and William Graham Sumner adopted...
digitalSTS
A Field Guide for Science & Technology Studies
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2019
Scholars across the humanities, social sciences, and information sciences are grappling with how best to study virtual environments, use computational tools in their research, and engage audiences with their results. Classic work in science and technology studies (STS) has played a central role in...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2010
This book is one of the outputs of the conference on ‘Environmental Change, Forced Migration, and Social Vulnerability’ (EFMSV) held in Bonn in October 2008. Migration is one of the oldest adaptation measures of humanity. Indeed, without migration the multitude of civilizations and interactions...
Applied Crime Analysis
A Social Science Approach to Understanding Crime, Criminals, and Victims
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2014
Most approaches to crime analysis focus on geographical crime mapping, which is helpful in identifying crime clusters and allocating police resources, but does not explain why a particular crime took place. Applied Crime Analysis presents a model that brings statistical anchoring, behavioral psychopathology,...
by Dr. Thomas R. Black
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2001
The ability to read published research critically is essential and is different from the skills involved in undertaking research using statistical analysis. This New Edition of Thomas R Black's best-selling text explains in clear and straightforward terms how students can evaluate research, with particular...
Culture and Social Change
Transforming Society through the Power of Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
This book brings together social sciencists to create an interdisciplinary dialogue on the topic of social change as a cultural process. Culture is as much about novelty as it is about tradition, as much about change as it is about stability. This dynamic tension is analyzed in collective protests, intergroup...
by William Meezan, James I. Martin
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Take an in-depth look at what works-and what doesn't-in research with GLBT populations!
This essential book examines the usefulness of current frameworks for research with GLBT populations and highlights the necessity for greater complexity in the conceptualization and design of research with...
Social Media and Morality
Losing our Self Control
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018
Is social media changing who we are? We assume social media is only a tool for our modern day communications and interactions, but is it quietly changing our identities and how we see the world and one another? Our current debate about the human behaviors behind social media misses the important effects...