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1	Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything more books like this by Steven Levitt, Stephen J Dubner add to wishlist Economist Steven Levitt is a popularizer in the best sense of that term, and his reality-based view of economics encompasses both how it touches our daily lives (though we may not always see it) and how it can help bring clarity to that messy world we live in. In FREAKONOMICS, written with journalist Stephen J. Dubner, Levitt casts his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Armchair Economist: Economics & Everyday Life more books like this by Steven E Landsburg add to wishlist Most people associate economics with larg-scale wonders like the stock-market, big business, and international trade. Most people also assume that economists are dismally technical. Stephen Landsburg attempts to prove them wrong. He shows how the laws of economics can reveal themselves in surprising and humorous ways. He demonstrates that, no ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.79! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Sports in Society: Issues & Controversies more books like this by Jay J Coakley add to wishlist This edition uses an issues-oriented approach to study the role of sport in today's society. It discusses current sports-related controversies and includes new material comparing the sociology and psychology of distinguishing the two related disciplines. The book features expanded coverage of critical and feminist theory with the aim of giving a ... see all copies from $4.95! new only from $29.62! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Criminology: A Sociological Understanding more books like this by Steven F Barkan add to wishlist For courses in Criminology, Sociology of Crime, Crime and Criminal Justice, or any course focusing on sociological influences on crime. This book provides a sociological perspective on crime and criminal justice by treating social structure and social inequality as central themes in the study of crime-and major factors in society's treatment of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Upheavals of Thought: The Intelligence of Emotions more books like this by Professor Martha C Nussbaum add to wishlist Emotions shape the landscape of our mental and social lives. Like geological upheavals in a landscape, they mark our lives as uneven, uncertain and prone to reversal. Are they simply, as some have claimed, animal energies or impulses with no connection to our thoughts? Or are they rather suffused with intelligence and discernment, and thus a ... see all copies from $4.09! new only from $15.00! \| first editions
6	Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates more books like this by Erving Goffman add to wishlist Drawing on a year of field work at St. Elizabeth's in Washington , D.C., Asylums is an analyssis of life in "total institutions"--closed worlds such as prisons, mental-hospitals, army training camps, naval vessels, boarding schools, monasteries, and nursing homes--where the inmates are regimented, surrounded by other inmates, and unable to leave ... see all copies from $2.57! new only from $7.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Crime and the American Dream more books like this by Steven F Messner add to wishlist Using the basic ideas, insights, and conceptual tools of sociology, Steven Messner and Richard Rosenfeld present a provocative introduction to alternative ways of thinking about crime. They provide both a comprehensive analysis of the Anomie tradition as well as other existing theories while offering a theoretical perspective to explain the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.99!
8	Suicide more books like this by Emile Durkheim add to wishlist Emile Durkheim's text on suicide has remained an important contribution to the field. Instead of focusing on inner causes or psychological motivations, Durkheim emphasizes the individual's relation to society as a key factor in the phenomenon of suicide. see all copies from $2.98! new only from $8.78! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Working in America: Continuity, Conflict, and Change more books like this by Amy S Wharton add to wishlist Drawing from a wide range of classic writings and contemporary empirical selections, Wharton examines important topics in the field and exposes students to examples of sociological research and different theoretical approaches to studying the world of work. see all copies from $2.11! new only from $62.99! \| SVS
10	Development and Social Change: A Global Perspective more books like this by Philip McMichael add to wishlist Situating "development" as a world-historical project, this text traces its contours across three historical periods: colonialism, the "development era," and the era of globalization. McMichael shows how the social transformations from "colonial subjects," through "national citizens," to "global consumers" have been inspired and managed through ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Sociology of North American Sport more books like this by D Stanley Eitzen add to wishlist The book that set the standard for sports textbooks has been extensively revised and updated for its new eighth edition. Among the many new topical additions are elite child athletics, gambling in college sports, performance enhancement drugs, sport and nationalism after 9/11, the Beijing Olympics, Nike and other corporations, the power of media ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $76.59! \| SVS
12 view cover	Social Theory of International Politics more books like this by Alexander Wendt, Steve Smith (Editor), Thomas J Biersteker (Editor) add to wishlist Drawing upon philosophy and social theory, Social Theory of International Politics develops a theory of the international system as a social construction. Alexander Wendt clarifies the central claims of the constructivist approach, presenting a structural and idealist worldview which contrasts with the individualism and materialism which underpins ... see all copies from $29.23! new only from $32.85! \| SVS
13 view cover	The Rise of the Fourth Reich: The Secret Societies That Threaten to Take Over America more books like this by Jim Marrs add to wishlist Marrs, author of the underground bestseller "Rule by Secrecy," reveals the frighteningly real possibility that today the United States is becoming the Fourth Reich--the continuation of an ideology thought to have been vanquished more than a half century ago. see all copies from $5.99! new only from $8.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	More Sex Is Safer Sex: The Unconventional Wisdom of Economics more books like this by Steven E Landsburg add to wishlist With his long-running 'Everyday Economics' column in Slate and his popular book, The Armchair Economist, Steve Landsburg has been leading the pack of economists who are transforming their science from a drab meditation on graphs and charts into a fascinating window on human nature. Now he's back and more provocative than ever with surprises on ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Explaining Criminals and Crime: Essays in Contemporary Criminological Theory more books like this by Raymond Paternoster add to wishlist "Explaining Criminals and Crime" is the first collection of original essays addressing theories of criminal behavior that is written at a level appropriate for undergraduate students. These clear, concise, accessible essays were written expressly for this book, either by the original author(s) of each theory or by a scholar who has written ... see all copies from $12.81! new only from $56.05!
16 view cover	Complaints and Disorders: The Sexual Politics of Sickness more books like this by Barbara Ehrenreich, Deirdre English add to wishlist In this sequel to their underground bestseller "Witches, Midwives, and Nurses", Ehrenreich and English document the tradition of American sexism in medicine before and after the turn of the century. Citing numerous 'treatments' and 'rest cures' perpetrated on women through the decades, they analyze the biomedical rationales used to justify sex ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.70! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Participation more books like this by Claire Bishop (Editor) add to wishlist Art that seeks to produce situations in which relations are formed among viewers is placed in historical and theoretical context in key writings by critics and artists. see all copies from $13.95! new only from $16.29! \| SVS
18 view cover	Festival Elephants and the Myth of Global Poverty more books like this by Glynn Cochrane add to wishlist Part of the "Anthropology Works" series, this book offers a critical look at the compelling issue of global aid. Glynne Cochrane draws on his many years as a development anthropologist to show how the "Festival Elephants" of development aid are wasting time and money instead of helping to solve poverty. The author takes issue with the idea that ... see all copies from $11.75! new only from $11.75! \| SVS
19 view cover	Fair and Foul: Beyond the Myths and Paradoxes of Sport more books like this by D Stanley Eitzen add to wishlist Expanded and updated, with photos throughout, this second edition explains America's love of sport just as it reveals sport's darker side - the influence of big business, corruption, price gouging, political manoeuvering, and media grandstanding. An entire new chapter explores the myth that sport is "played on a level playing field", emphasizing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Commercialization of Intimate Life: Notes from Home and Work more books like this by Arlie Russell Hochschild add to wishlist Arlie Russell Hochschild, author of three "New York Times" Notable Books, has been one of the freshest and most popular voices in feminist sociology over the last decades. Her influential, unusually perceptive work has opened up new ways of seeing family life, love, gender, the workplace, market transactions - indeed, American life itself. This ... see all copies from $6.95! new only from $19.22! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity more books like this by Professor Ulrich Beck add to wishlist This panoramic analysis of the condition of Western societies has been hailed as a classic. This first English edition has taken its place as a core text of contemporary sociology alongside earlier typifications of society as postindustrial and current debates about the social dimensions of the postmodern. Underpinning the analysis is the notion ... see all copies from $25.23! new only from $33.21! \| SVS
22 view cover	Passion & Reason: Making Sense of Our Emotions more books like this by Richard S Lazarus, Bernice N Lazarus add to wishlist Lazarus draws on his four decades of pioneering research to bring readers the first book to move beyond both clinical jargon and "feel-good" popular psychology to really explain, in plain, accessible language, how emotions are aroused, how they are managed, and how they critically shape our views of ourselves and the world around us. With his co ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.47! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Sociology of Law: Visions of a Scholarly Tradition more books like this by Mathieu Deflem add to wishlist Since the classic contributions of Weber and Durkheim, the sociology of law has raised key questions on the place of law in society. Drawing together both theoretical and empirical themes, Mathieu Deflem reviews the field's major accomplishments and reveals the value of the multiple ways in which sociologists study the social structures and ... see all copies from $21.15! new only from $21.15! \| SVS
24 view cover	Comprehending Cults: The Sociology of New Religious Movements more books like this by Lorne Dawson add to wishlist Cults, what do we really know about them? Long the focus of controversy, cults or what sociologists prefer to call new religious movements, have been studied by scholars for years. This book summarizes, synthesizes, and assesses the results of years of research into new religious movements by historians, sociologists, and psychologist of religion. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.01!
25 view cover	How Math Explains the World: A Guide to the Power of Numbers, from Car Repair to Modern Physics more books like this by James D Stein add to wishlist Stein offers this beginner's guide to the power of numbers. He explains how math weaves the world together and the unexpected ways that discovery can lead to even more innovation. see all copies from $5.99! new only from $13.98! \| first editions \| SVS

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