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Thematically organised, this volume brings together leading scholars working in the field of `Parsonian Studies¿ to explore the background of Talcott Parsons¿s work, the content of his oeuvre and his subsequent influence in different regions of the world and on particular students.

This book offers a comprehensive guide to reading and understanding the development of Mills's sociological ideas, placing them in the context of his life and his position in American sociology.

Thematically organised, this volume brings together leading scholars working in the field of 'Parsonian Studies' to explore the background of Talcott Parsons's work, the content of his oeuvre and his subsequent influence in different regions of the world and on particular students.

This bundle includes Trevino′s Investigating Social Problems 3e Vantage Shipped Access Card plus the Loose-leaf.

For the Third Edition of Investigating Social Problems, editor A. Javier Treviño, has gathered a panel of top experts to thoroughly examine all aspects of social problems, providing you with a contemporary and authoritative introduction to the field. Each chapter is written by a well-known specialist on the topic being covered. This unique, contributed format ensures that the research and examples described are the most current and relevant av...

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Title of previous edition: Criminal behavior systems.

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Offers a wide-ranging roster of the social problems currently pressing for attention and amelioration.

Offers a wide-ranging roster of the social problems currently pressing for attention and amelioration.

Offers a wide-ranging roster of twenty-first-century social problems pressing for attention and amelioration. Unlike previous handbooks in this area, it also considers the work on researching and theorizing social problems. Suitable for both undergraduate and graduate students, and a valuable reference source for university libraries.

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With both contemporary and historical analyses, the book traces the legacy, characteristics, contours, and goals of the sociology of service, shedding light on its roots in early American sociology and its deep connections to activism, before examining the social context that underlies the call for volunteerism, community involvement and non-profit organisations, as well as the strategies that have promise in remedying contemporary social prob...

This book closely examines the writings of C. Wright Mills and his intrepid, if somewhat solitary, effort at influencing critical thought. In stressing the critical aspect of Mills's sociology, the book will focus generally on two of his lifelong intellectual concerns: (1) the interrelationship between social structure and personality, and (2) the bureaucratization of modern society and the power relations it produces. The purpose of this book...

In C. Wright Mills and the Cuban Revolution, A. Javier Trevino reconsiders the opinions, perspectives, and insights of the Cubans that Mills interviewed during his visit to the island in 1960. On returning to the United States, the esteemed and controversial sociologist wrote a small paperback on much of what he had heard and seen, which he published as Listen, Yankee: The Revolution in Cuba. Those interviews--now transcribed and translated--a...

View a demo chapter by visiting: Ideal for students in online and traditional courses who prefer a more contemporary, multimedia-integrated presentation for learning, this Interactive eBook version of Trevino's, Investigating Social Problems provides students with the identical content and page layout of the traditional printed book in a flexible electronic format. Users of the eBook can link directly from the "page" to video, audio, addit...

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Erving Goffman (1922-82) was arguably one of the most influential American sociologists of the twentieth century. A keen observer of the interaction order of everyday life, Goffman's books, which have sold in the hundreds of thousands, continue to be widely read and his concepts have permanently entered the sociology lexicon. This volume consists of twelve original essays, all written by prominent Goffman scholars, that critically assess Goffm...

The Anthem Companion to Talcott Parsons' offers the best contemporary work on Talcott Parsons, written by the best scholars currently working in this field. Original, authoritative and wide-ranging, the critical assessments of this volume will make it ideal for Parsons students and scholars alike.'Anthem Companions to Sociology' offer authoritative and comprehensive assessments of major figures in the development of sociology from the last two...