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Health, Disease, and Illness
In the 1850s, "Drapetomania" was the medical term for a disease found among black slaves in the United States. The main symptom was a strange desire to run away from their masters. …
Symbolic Interaction
This reader shows the rich history and wide contemporary application of symbolic interaction theory.
The Leviathan's Choice
The death penalty is one of the most contentious issues of our time and has generated an astonishing amount of arguments both for and against capital punishment. Out of this …
Working Memory and Human Cognition
The purpose of this contribution to the Counterpoints series is to compare and contrast different conceptions of working memory. This is one of the most important notions to have …
Assessing War
Today's protracted asymmetrical conflicts confuse efforts to measure progress, often inviting politics and wishful thinking to replace objective evaluation. In Assessing War, …
My Father the Spy: An Investigative Memoir
As his father nears death in his retirement home in Mexico, John H. Richardson begins to unravel a life filled with drama and secrecy. John Sr. was a CIA "chief of station" on some …
In the Little World: A True Story of Dwarfs, Love, and Trouble
In 1997, almost by accident, John Richardson found himself sharing a hotel with more than a thousand dwarfs. Over the course of a single week, he begins relationships with some of …
Modernizing Insurance Regulation
The future of the insurance regulation begins now For those involved with the insurance industry, from investment professionals to policy makers, and regulators to legislators, …
Single-particle Cryo-EM of Biological Macromolecules
Not Guilty by Reason of Afghanistan
In Not Guilty by Reason of Afghanistan: And Other True Stories, John H. Richardson displays the detached, nonjudgmental, observational eye of the perpetual outsider. He's curious …
Marine Mammals and Noise
Many marine mammals communicate by emitting sounds that pass through water. Such sounds can be received across great distances and can influence the behavior of these undersea …
Belmont Revisited
Research with human subjects has long been controversial because of the conflicts that often arise between promoting scientific knowledge and protecting the rights and welfare of …