Earl R. Babbie - The Practice of Social Research

This thorough revision of Babbie's standard-setting book for the course (known as the " Bible of social research methods " ) offers students a comprehensive, straightforward introduction to the field ...

Martha Stewart, Christopher Baker, Elizabeth Hawes - Weddings

America's favorite hostess presents a new classic--a lavishly illustrated, behind-the-scenes look at 40 weddings in a variety of settings--from a Montreal cathedral to a Texas ranch. More than 120 ...

Opposite Sex: Gay Men on Lesbians, Lesbians on Gay Men

The past decade has seen an extraordinary outpouring of research, writing, and talk about lesbian and gay sexuality, triggered in part by the confluence of the AIDS epidemic, the feminist sex wars, ...

J. John Palen - The Urban World

< b > < I > The Urban World < /I > < /b > the leading text in urban sociology. Through five editions the book has presented a complete, balanced, up-to-date, cross-cultural look at cities and ...

Clark Spencer Larsen - Our Origins: Discovering Physical Anthropology

Robert Merrill Muth - Guns in America: A Reader

Firearms have long been at the core of our national narratives. From the Puritans' embrace of guns to beat back the " devilish Indian " to our guilty delight in the extralegal exploits of Dirty ...

Sarah Rees Jones - Love, Marriage and Family Ties in the Later Middle Ages

Roberta M. Berns - Child, Family, School, Community: Socialization And Support

Berns' best-selling text presents the socialization process of children via the powerful conceptual framework of Urie Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model of Human Development. She takes a comprehensive ...

Sheila L. Cavanagh - Sexing the Teacher: School Sex Scandals and Queer Pedagogies

Earl Babbie and Earl R. Babbie - The Basics of Social Research: Guided Activities for Babbie's