Social Science

Americans swelled with unity and pride upon defeating its enemies during the Second World War. Since that time, our society has become more divisive and bifurcated along socioeconomic, racial and gender paths. The middle class that grew during the past...

Atenci?n!!! Ya esta disponible en formato Kindle en Amazon. Descubre los principales cambios demogr?ficos que provocaron una reducci?n de la poblaci?n de Puerto Rico. Qu? podemos esperar en el futuro basado en estos cambios y tendencias? Cu?l ser? la...

Depois de 10 meses vivendo e trabalhado no Haiti ap?s o terremoto de 12 de janeiro de 2010, vimos o lado doce e generoso de um povo que ama a vida, que deseja ver melhores dias. Caminhe comigo pelas ruas de algumas de suas cidades e conhe?a um pouco mais...

From the mid '60s through the late '80s Aesthetic Realism, a Greenwich Village cult did its best to capitalize on its questionable claim that it could transform homosexuals into happy heterosexuals. Erasing Reason gives readers a tour of a homophobic...

Hey Cabbie ll features a Baltimore City cabbie, his fares and the city he serves. They are genuine human interest stories that will keep you intrigued. The stories show the different sides of Baltimore portrayed through descriptive vignettes that allow...

Men and women are not only different by appearance, but obvious genetically inherited sexual differences are universally accepted throughout the world. And while modern societies outlaw and detest the reprehensible behavior of rapists, in some cultures,...

Most of us are helplessly entangled in the culture of violence as witness, victim or perpetrator. It could be systemic, inter-personal or internal violence, spiritual, mental, emotional or physical violence. To unravel this complex web of unconscious...

Over the past twenty-five years Turkish-German films have emerged and achieved prominence among German cinema. Tevfik Baser's 1986 film 40 Quadratmeter Deutschland paved the way and inspired many of today's successful and diverse Turkish-German directors...

Over the past two decades, American society as reflected by politics and media have attempted to depict racial minorities in more diverse roles, and less by traditional stereotypical. The reality still exist that stereotypes persist because sufficient...

Spokes is a primer for understanding Native cultures. It is not intended to show how everybody thinks - these are not cookie-cutter cultures. It is an insight as to what priorities may be and how they would effect decisions - both by the individual and...

The book is a discussion about several aspects of Chinese culture. Even the title of the book, "Eggs under a Red Flag," reflects the latter theme, because it presents an implied-query, which begs the question - so what about Chinese culture, the Chinese...

The Wall Between Us examines the experiences indigenous Mixteco migrants from Oaxaca living in the United States and their family members who remain in Mexico. Covering topics that range from border crossing experiences to the education of youth to...

To what degree can the human exchanges we observe online be called "sociability"? In other words, do these exchanges amount to any meaningful type of social organization? Are they more than the mere froth of collective emotion discharging its energy with...

What does it mean to be a real man today? And what IS "manhood", anyway? Is it biological, cultural, spiritual...? Real Natural Manhood: The Authentic Man's Guide To Courageous Manhood In The Modern World explores the central issue at the core of any...

When we decided to buy our dream farm in the middle of an Amish community, we didn't think that the Amish, with their quiet demeanor and religious reputation, would have any bad apples in their bunch. We were wrong. Very wrong. This is a story about the...

A lot of people think that DEMOCRACY is about politics and governance while LEADERSHIP is about politics and business. And they are right. However, there is more to Democracy and Leadership than politics, governance and business. Democracy and Leadership...

All people are products of their genetic tendencies as modified through their experiences in their environments. People learn culture and social norms through institutional conditioning by parents, schools, media and government. Social norms cause people...

An explosive, brave book that challenges society's values, traditions and beliefs. This is a book that articulates the feelings of men across the globe. The aim of this book is to raise awareness of the arbitrary, but powerful, societal restrictions...

Ancient Monuments of the United States is a brief survey of the remains of Native American Fortifications, Places of Worship, Sepulchral Mounds and other remains of the civilization that occupied the Eastern Seaboard and Mississippi Valley prior to...

During a recent interview on a popular afternoon medical talk show, the First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama said that she felt obesity was the number one threat to national security, apparently, in her opinion, surpassing terrorism, weapons of...

Early on the morning of 4th September 2010, a series of seismic events began to unfold in Christchurch, New Zealand. They would eventually take 185 lives and directly affect hundreds of thousands of men, women and children. This book is a compilation of...

Ethnography, People, customs, traditions. Africa, Arabs, Sudan, Baggara, marriagesAuthor: Biraima M. AdamPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Oct 14, 2013Number of Pages: 154 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

Have you ever wondered where our society is heading? What is the future of humanity? Are we heading in the right direction or are we heading on a course for certain destruction? When you listen to all the noise around you today you may get discouraged...

Lost and Turned Out represents a unique opportunity for us to re-define clear roles and responsibilities when it comes to disaster preparedness. It challenges our institutions; the faith-based community, emergency managers, politicians, community...

This book is a collaboration of writings by The Men for Honor Writers Group at the California State Prison in Los Angeles County. This work - by prisoners serving time for non-violent drug offenses to first degree murder - offers diverse approaches to...

This book was solely written for charity and thus all profits that will be generated from this book will be offered to charity. Even if many people are rich in Thailand the poor people always need a hand to keep them floating. If you travel to Thailand...

Two anthropological studies in this book examine a remote village and two families to illustrate the tremendous changes that have occurred in Thailand since the 1960s. "Nong Sung," written by deceased Cornell Professor, A. Thomas Kirsch who was one of...

Two major areas are explored in these letters--one barely on the public Radar, the other in the headlines daily: Specifically, the establishment of "Fail-Safe" electronic voting in every jurisdiction in America; and Jobs. Regarding "fail-safe" electronic...

Girls smoking: IllustratedAuthor: Helja GustafssonPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date: Dec 16, 2009Number of Pages: 102 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1449971032ISBN-13: 9781449971038

Arguably her most important and influential book, this controversial work, first published in 1922 by pioneering birth-control advocate Margaret Sanger, attempted to broaden the still-radical idea of birth control beyond its socialist and feminist roots...