This engaging book presents a series of word portraits by and about some of the notable figures of our time. In each chapter, a well-known person recalls a memorable encounter with another famous individual who is no longer living.
The nature of work in America is changing in important ways. Blue-collar jobs are being eliminated because of increased competition from countries where wages are lower, while a greater economic role is being assumend by professional, technical, and clerical workers involved in developing complex technologies, providing services, and processing ...
Sociological Visions brings together a remarkable set of essays written by some of today's most influential figures, including William Julius Wilson, Daniel Bell, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Jeane Bethke Elshtain, Charles Tilly, Robert K. Merton, Vivian Zelizer and many others. Each essay details the authors vision of the social problems and ...
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