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Influential minorities have existed in some form in all human societies. Throughout history, such elites have evoked varied responses--respeet. hos-tility, fear. envy, imitation, but never indifference. While certain elite groups have been of only passing historical importance, strategic elites, whose mem-bers are national and international leaders, today are ultimately responsible for the realization of social goals and for the continuity of ...

This volume aims to provide a definition of social problems within sociology and to prepare the ground for the empirical study of social problems. The work challenges sociologists who, over many years, have written treatises on social problems, and will be viewed as controversial.

Reviews the social science literature showing the place of ethological methods and concepts, and aspects of the evolution and physiology of dominance and affiliation. This book introduces the emotional underpinnings of dominance and affiliation, and applies these concepts in a summary of the literature on interpersonal signaling.

Argues that milk has so many health and cultural implications that everyone should have an understanding of it. It begins with how milk is made in the lactating cell, discusses the pros and cons about the healthfulness of cows' milk, and explores the gap between the public's impressions of milk, and facts about milk and dairy foods.

Explains several thousand specialized words that allow for empirical approaches to the biological sciences. This dictionary includes more than bare definitions, including information about the things named so as to convey their significance in biological discussion. It includes two thousand entries.

Drawing on her own family stories, as well as those of a hundred other people, Elizabeth Stone shows how we are shaped by the tales and lore that we absorb from the family circle, how stories teach us values, inspirations, warnings and incentives.

Based on the study of over 2, 000 families, the authors provide insights into the phenomenon of violence and what causes Americans to inflict it on their family members. They explore the relationship between spousal abuse and child abuse as well as violence by children against their parents, and the causes and effects of verbal abuse.

Dissects the myths and paranoia surrounding homosexuality by examining its nature and roots. This book deals mainly with male homosexuality because in men the condition causes more clear cut social problems and has been studied more intensely by psychiatrists.

Most unmarried women who engage in sexual intercourse do not become unwed mothers, they use contraceptives, secure an abortion, or get married. What happens to the minority of women who bear illegitimate children? This book presents a study to describe the actual situation of unwed motherhood, as opposed to the causes and pathology of deviance.

This is the enduring work of 19th-century legal historian Henry Sumner Maine. His narrative spans the ancient world, in which individuals were bound by status to traditional groups, and the modern one, in which individuals are free to make contracts with whomever they choose.

Motivated by the desire to explain how Americans per ceive and evaluate inequality and related programs and policies, the authors conducted a national survey of beliefs about social and economic inequality in America. Here they present the results of their research on the structure, determinants, and certain political and personal consequences of these beliefs. The presentations serve two major goals, to describe and explain the central featur...

In her perceptive introduction to this edition, Irene Diggs sets this classic autobiography against its broad historical context and critically analyzes its theoretical and methodological significance.

An exploration of social thought in Europe, covering Croce, Durkheim, Freud and Weber, as well as other great European minds. It asks questions such as - is there, or should there be, a relationship between science and religion? Does history have any ultimate meaning for future generations?

Der Wille zum Glück" bestimmte den Lebensweg und das Schaffen des großen russischen Komponisten Peter I. Tschaikowsky, auch wenn er mit diesem Motto nicht immer ans Ziel zu gelangen vermochte. Der Titel der Hörbiografie von Jörg Handstein greift jenes Lebensmotto auf und füllt es mit der ergreifenden Lebens- und Überlebensgeschichte Tschaikowskys - und natürlich mit seiner beeindruckenden Musik. Neun Tage nach der Uraufführung seiner sechs...

Rich clinical preparation combined with progressive experiences in professional development school (PDS) settings are proposed to bring about systemic and impactful transformation of educator preparation and professional growth in order to improve and enhance P-12 student learning. In this book, diverse authors describe their efforts to forge PDS partnerships to develop and deliver high quality training and practical experiences for candidates...

Rich clinical preparation combined with progressive experiences in professional development school (PDS) settings are proposed to bring about systemic and impactful transformation of educator preparation and professional growth in order to improve and enhance P-12 student learning. In this book, diverse authors describe their efforts to forge PDS partnerships to develop and deliver high quality training and practical experiences for candidates...

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The core of this book is a systematic treatment of the historic transformation of the West from monarchy to democracy.

It all started with a crush. How cliché is that? I mean, of all the things to motivate a person to do something, how often does it go back to a silly infatuation? More often than most of us would probably care to admit. Of course, this wasn't an ordinary crush on a cute coworker or a charming friend of a friend I hooked up with at a party. No, I've never met the man who inspired my books. But I'm about to." Delaney Brooks is the author of The ...

A first-hand look into the mind of depression and anxiety. Annie Burns attempts to salvage uneasy family ties, finish college, and find the strength to separate from a damaging relationship. Whether for better or worse, she continues to not let her own mind defeat her.