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Pro/con / by McFall, Sally.(CARDINAL)419449; Grolier Educational (Firm)(CARDINAL)640799;
Includes bibliographical references and index.v. 1. Individual and society -- v. 2. Government -- v. 3. Economics -- v. 4. Environment -- v. 5. Science -- v. 6. Media -- v. 7 The Constitution -- v. 8 U.S. Foreign Policy -- v. 9 Criminal Law and the Penal System -- v. 10 Health -- v. 11 Family and Society -- v. 12 Arts and Culture -- v. 13 U.S. History -- v. 14 International Development -- v. 15 Human Rights -- v. 16 Education -- v. 17 New Science -- v. 18 Commerce and Trade -- v. 19 World Politics -- v. 20 Religion and Morality -- v. 21 U.S. Judiciary -- v. 22 International Law -- v. 23 Poverty and Wealth -- v. 24 Work and the Workplace.A series of essays analyzing questions or dilemmas relating to social issues.
Subjects: Social problems.; Social history.; Social institutions.; Applied sociology.; Science.; Social problems; Social history; Sociology; Science;
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Problem solving / by Reed, Cristie.(CARDINAL)604882;
Includes bibliographical references (page 24) and index.
Subjects: Applied sociology; Conduct of life; Interpersonal relations; Problem solving in children; Problem solving; Social skills in children;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Social studies : history, geography, government, economics, sociology, ethnology, archaeology, cultural anthropology, applied social sciences. by North Carolina.Department of Public Instruction.(CARDINAL)143029;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 46-47).
Subjects: Social sciences;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Sociology for dummies / by Gabler, Jay.(CARDINAL)478304;
Sociology is the study of human and societal interaction. Whether you're currently enrolled in a course or want to learn how to apply sociological concepts to your personal or professional life, this text will help you understand how to scientifically analyze social organization and cultural structure.
Subjects: Sociology.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Children's online language and interaction / by Tudini, Vincenza A. C.,1960-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Drawing on cutting-edge research, this book uses Conversation Analysis (CA) techniques to better understand the language that children use online, and the implications for their language development. Addressing a highly topical area, it is essential reading for students and researchers of applied linguistics, communication, education and sociology"--
Subjects: Language and the Internet.; Children; Internet and children.; Internet users; Conversation analysis.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Social settings and medical organization; a cross-national study of the hospital / by Glaser, William A.(CARDINAL)127774; Columbia University.Bureau of Applied Social Research.(CARDINAL)144217;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Hospitals;
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Engaging Appalachia : a guidebook for building capacity and sustainability / by Fletcher, Rebecca Adkins,editor.(CARDINAL)350289; Long, Rebecca-Eli,editor.; Schumann, William R.,editor.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: Collaborating toward sustainability / Rebecca Adkins Fletcher, Rebecca-Eli Long, and William Schumann -- 1. Saving Appalachian gardens and stories: growing community and sustainability through seeds and art / Chris Dockery, Karrie Ann Fadroski, and Rosann Kent -- 2. Bringing back the forest: university outreach, community engagement, and partnerships for the reforestation of coal mines in Appalachia / Patrick N. Angel. Christopher D. Barton, Geoffrey W. Bell, Theresa L. Burris, and Sarah L. Hall -- 3. Wealth and poverty in the Little Cities of Black Diamonds: navigating community-university partnership in Southeast Ohio / Robert Frank, Diana Marvel, Rachel Terman, and John Winnenberg -- 4. Collaborating for conservation: monitoring the hemlock woolly adelgid in the Allegheny National Forest / Jonathan Heck, Sarah Johnson, Bethany Kier, and Denise A. Piechnik -- 5. Documenting the past to sustain the future: Appalachian Teaching Project in Unicoi County, Tennessee / Rebecca Adkins Fletcher, Johnny Lynch, and Ron R. Roach -- 6. Roots with wings: Oral history project in Floyd County, Virginia / Mary Dickerson, Barry Hollandsworth, Kathleen Ingoldsby, Angela Myers, Catherine Pauley, and Melinda Bollar Wagner -- 7. Breaking the chains of addiction through university, nonprofit and community partnerships: the story of Pollen8 / Louis Gaunch and Cheryl Laws -- 8. Students leading the way to social change: engaging students in applied sociological research in Eastern Kentucky / Dylan C. Burns, J. Jared Friesen, James N. Maples, Stephanie M. McSpirit, Shaunna L. Scott -- 9. Town and gown collaborations in Southwest Virginia post-coal communities: Clinch River Valley Initiative and Radford University economic diversification efforts / Theresa L. Burriss, Kasey Campbell, and Caroline Leggett -- 10. GIS mapping of legacy oil and gas wells / Matthew M. Kropf and Devin Weis -- 11. Appalachia abroad : reflections on long-term engagement in rural Wales / Geraint Roberts, William Schumann, and Bruce E. Stewart -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: Community-based research in Appalachia / Rebecca Adkins Fletcher, Rebecca-Eli Long, and William Schumann."Inclusive campus-community collaborations provide critical opportunities to build community capacity-defined as a community's ability to jointly respond to challenges and opportunities-and sustainability. Through case studies from across all three subregions of Appalachia from Georgia to Pennsylvania, Engaging Appalachia: A Guidebook for Building Capacity and Sustainability offers diverse perspectives and guidance for promoting social change through campus-community relationships from faculty, community members, and student contributors. This volume explores strategies for creating more inclusive and sustainable partnerships through the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. In representing diverse areas, environments, and issues, three relatable themes emerge within a practice viewpoint that is scalable to communities beyond Appalachia: fostering student leadership, asset-building, and needs fulfillment within community engagement. Engaging Appalachia presents collaborative approaches to regional community engagement and offers important lessons in place-based methods for achieving sustainable and just development. Written with practicality in mind, this guidebook embraces hard-earned experiences from decades of work in Appalachia and sets forth new models for building community resilience in a changing world"--
Subjects: Community development; Sustainable development; Social change;
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Offending women : female lawbreakers and the criminal justice system / by Worrall, Anne.(CARDINAL)185581;
Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Theorizing Women's Experiences -- 2. Rules and Authority -- 3. Not Mad Enough, Not Bad Enough: Fifteen Female Lawbreakers -- 4. Invisible Women? -- 5. Guilty Women? -- 6. Treatable Women? -- 7. Manageable Women? -- 8. Listening to Women -- A Footnote? -- 9. Women Offenders Or Offending Women? -- Appendix: researching women -- Notes.Female offenders experience very different treatment from male offenders at the hands of the courts and welfare agencies. In Offending Women, former probation officer Anne Worrall draws on detailed empirical research to examine why this is, how the situation is perpetuated, and what the implications are for women. The author looks at the wholly inadequate categorizations applied to women who offend and the inappropriate solutions offered to their ill-defined problems. In acknowledging the State's powerlessness to categorize them, Worrall builds up a fascinating concept of the 'nondescriptiveness' of certain women offenders. By defying description they are largely neglected by (and elude the control of) professional expertise. The author then examines the relevance of the concept to a broader sociology of women's experiences. Offending Women provides an interesting and useful theoretical analysis of the discourse surrounding women's deviancy. Based on interviews with probation officers, magistrates, solicitors, psychiatrists, and female lawbreakers themselves, the book will be essential reading for practitioners in the field as well as academics in criminology and women's studies.1410L
Subjects: Female offenders; Deviant behavior; Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration;
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Investing : the last liberal art / by Hagstrom, Robert G.,1956-(CARDINAL)384141;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A latticework of mental models -- Physics -- Biology -- Sociology -- Psychology -- Philosophy -- Literature -- Mathematics -- Decision making.Robert G. Hagstrom is one of the best-known authors of investment books for general audiences. In Investing: the Last Liberal Art, he explores basic and fundamental investing concepts in a range of fields outside of economics, including physics, biology, sociology, psychology, philosophy, and literature. He discusses, for instance, how the theory of evolution disrupts the notion of the efficient market and how reading strategies for literature can be gainfully applied to investing research. Building on Charlie Munger's famous "latticework of mental models" concept, he argues that it is impossible to make good investment decisions based solely on a strong knowledge of finance theory. For this second edition, Hagstrom reinforces his concepts with additional data and a new chapter on mathematics. In addition, he updates the text throughout to reflect the cause and effect of the economic and capital market volatility over the past decade. He has also added one hundred new titles to the invaluable reading list that concludes the book.
Subjects: Investments.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Checkmate : the king's game in the Middle East / by Buonocore, Gennaro,author.;
Checkmate is a comprehensive look into the current Middle Eastern political and strategic reality which views the region as a giant chessboard to better understand the relationship between the players. However, in viewing the complexities of the Middle East, it is important to understand that strategy is not everything. This is a region of the world where emotions, passions, and cultural heritage have played the protagonists' roles. Considering historical implications, memories both physical and emotional, and the unfortunate consequences of cultural displacements, this essay explores the effects on social identities, which may result in prolonged strife and conflict. This work does not attempt to be a sociology treatise nor a policy paper. Rather, it is a collection of personal observations and experiences placed in the context of historical events. It focuses on the Middle East, but the concept could be applied to any area of the world. With this book, the author suggests that conflict, in the greater Middle East, cannot be mitigated until Western expectations are modified to include an understanding of the effects that cultural heritage has on regional dynamics.
Subjects: Chess.;
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