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A Very Murderous Christmas
The Christmas season is one of comfort and joy, sparkling lights and steam rising from cups of mulled wine at frosty carol services. A season of goodwill, as families and friends …
While the Sands Whisper
Teen Mothers--Citizens or Dependents?
In a book that speaks clearly and forcefully to the heart of the welfare debate in the United States, Ruth Horowitz examines one of the most critical questions of welfare policy: …
In the Public Interest
Winner of the American Sociological Association Sociology of Law Section 2013 Outstanding Book Award How do we know when physicians practice medicine safely? Can we trust doctors …
Breakout at the Bug Lab
When Max, a giant cockroach, gets loose on the day the television people are at their mother's bug lab to film a great event, two brothers are forced into action to catch him and …
Handbook of Public Sociology
Public sociology—an approach to sociology that aims to communicate with and actively engage wider audiences—has been one of the most widely discussed topics in the discipline in …
Passionate Work
Corps de ballet literally means the "body" of the ballet company, and it refers to the group of dancers who are not principals. Another large group of dancers puts together …
Professional Health Regulation in the Public Interest
There are significant variations in how healthcare systems and health professionals are regulated globally. One feature that they increasingly have in common is an emphasis on the …
Honor and the American Dream
Thirty-second Street in Chicago. A Chicano community, peaceful on a warm summer night, residents socializing, children playing--and gang warfare ready to explode at any time. Ruth …
Saving Eli's Library
There once was a town that saved its library.Eli loves going to the library for Story Circle, but, one stormy day, the nearby river threatens to flood it. Eli and his dad must …
Between Two Worlds
A fascinating collection of essays by top Israeli sociology and psychology scholars that examines the impact of Soviet socialization on the personality, attitudes, and modes of …