Shelter from the Storm

William L Waugh

• Paperback | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 604
• Watching the disastrous response to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was like watching "a train wreck in slow motion." Katrina exposed the weakness ... Lees meer

Overweight and Obesity in America's Children

Amy B Jordan

• Paperback | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 615
• For the past several years, researchers have been examining possible causes of the rise in of childhood overweight and obesity in the U.S. Now at near... Lees meer

Use and Usefulness of the Social Science

Robert W Pearson, Lawrence W Sherman

• Paperback | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 600
• Publishing the 600 th volume of The Annals is dedicated to reflecting on how selected disciplines and fields of study have promoted their use and usef... Lees meer

Shelter from the Storm

• Hardcover | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 604
• Watching the disastrous response to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was like watching "a train wreck in slow motion." Katrina exposed the weakness ... Lees meer

Fathering across Diversity and Adversity

Andrea Doucet, Rosalind Edwards, Frank F Furstenberg

• Paperback | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 624
• Over the past few decades, scholarly and policy interest in fatherhood and fathering has burgeoned, in large part because of profound social changes i... Lees meer

The Biology of Political Behavior

Kevin B Smith, John Hibbing

• Paperback | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 614
• This fascinating issue of The ANNALS draws on the recent advancements in biological insights and applies them to political science. Pulling from a ran... Lees meer

Cultural Sociology and Its Diversity

Amy J Binder, Mary Blair-Loy, John H Evans

• Paperback | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 619
• What is the cultural approach to sociology? Although there are many paths to understanding society, all branches of sociology integrate meaning. A cul... Lees meer

The End of Television?

Elihu Katz, Paddy Scannell

• Hardcover | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 625
• Is television dead? The classic television era of the 1950s and 1960s, characterized by limited choices of programs broadcast on over the air channels... Lees meer

Perspectives on Africa and the World

Tukufu Zuberi, Tanji Gilliam

• Paperback | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 632
• This volume of the ANNALS, Perspectives on Africa and the World , provides a unique opportunity for fresh insight into the continent's past, present, ... Lees meer

Race, Crime, and Justice

Lauren Krivo, Ruth D Peterson

• Paperback | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 623
• To what extent does racial discrimination exist within the criminal justice system, and to what extent is that inequality in crime and justice an outg... Lees meer

The African American Male in American Life and Thought

Jacob U Gordon

• Paperback | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 569
• No longer can scholars and practitioners ignore the influence the African American male has on all facets of American culture and academia. Currently,... Lees meer

Being Here and Being There

Elijah Anderson, Scott N Brooks, Raymond Gunn

• Paperback | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 595
• As students of culture, ethnographers must have curiosity, openness, and humility - three traits vital for "getting with"people. But how do ethnograph... Lees meer

The End of Television?

Elihu Katz, Paddy Scannell

• Paperback | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 625
• Is television dead? The classic television era of the 1950s and 1960s, characterized by limited choices of programs broadcast on over the air channels... Lees meer

The Globalization of Class Actions

Deborah R Hensler, Christopher Hodges, Magdalena Tulibacka

• Hardcover | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 622
• This groundbreaking volume of The ANNALS provides the first overview of class action laws and related mechanisms around the world. It features 30 "cou... Lees meer

Public Diplomacy in a Changing World

Geoffrey Cowan, Nicholas J Cull

• Paperback | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 616
• Although the concept of public diplomacy has been part of America's wartime strategy as far back as the Revolutionary War, the term itself is relative... Lees meer

Law, Society, and Democracy

Richard D Schwartz

• Paperback | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 603
• In George Bush's Second Inaugural Address, he stated, "so it is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements... Lees meer

The Shape of the New American City

Eugenie Ladner Birch, Susan Wachter

• Paperback | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 626
• What does the future hold for America's cities and metropolitan areas? This special volume of The ANNALS analyzes demographic trends, housing preferen... Lees meer

Mommies and Daddies on the Fast Track:

• Hardcover | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 596
• Can women - or men - in fast-track jobs have it all? Or are they being forced into delayed parenthood - or even denied parenthood? Do fast track worke... Lees meer

Feminist Views of the Social Sciences

Christine Williams

• Hardcover | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 571
• Among the many achievements of the feminist movement of the 1970s was the unprecedented influx of women into academia. Over the last 25 years, women h... Lees meer

The Annals of the American Academy of Political & Social Science

• Paperback | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 666
• In this volume of The ANNALS the editors argue that illegal immigration arose as feature of capitalist globalization in the 20 th century. The collect... Lees meer

Beyond Admissions

Mark C Long, Marta Tienda

• Paperback | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 627
• The recent nomination and confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice refocused public attention on the selection criteria that co... Lees meer

Do Networks Help People to Manage Poverty? Perspectives from the Field

• Paperback | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 689
• This volume of The ANNALS examines the uncertain role of network systems in the context of low-income populations in the 21st century. Applying new fi... Lees meer

Race, Politics, and Community Development in U.S. Cities

James Jennings

• Paperback | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 594
• As U.S. cities compete for economic resources, many city leaders adopt business-friendly policies, which boost opportunities for big businesses and in... Lees meer

School Violence

William G Hinkle, Stuart Henry

• Hardcover | Engels | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien | nr. 567
• At the mention of Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, most Americans shudder to remember the violent massacre of 12 students and a teacher, ... Lees meer