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Handbook of Prejudice

Anton Pelinka, Karin Bischof, and Karin Stögner
ISBN13: 9781604976274
Date: 28-Nov-09

This book contains twelve carefully researched and well-written essays on the timely topic of the problem of prejudice. The contributors were chosen for their scholarly expertise in their particular fields. Taken together they provide an interdisciplinary approach, each casting light from a different angle on the problem of prejudice. This book will be an essential addition for all collections in sociology, sexism, heterosexism, disability studies, geriatrics studies, religious studies, history, art history, psychology, bioscience, law, and contemporary language behavior. Read More..

Homeless Culture and the Media:

How the Media Educate Audiences in their Portrayal of America's Homeless Culture
Jeremy Reynalds
ISBN13: 9780977356713
Date: 20-Apr-06

A pioneering study that blends quantitative analysis with in depth interviews to reveal the truth about homelessness in the USA. Read More..

Hopes and Fears:

The Future of the Internet, Volume 2
Lee Rainie and Janna Anderson
ISBN13: 9781604975710
Date: 18-Dec-08

Participants react to a variety of networked information technology scenarios related to national boundaries, human languages, artificial intelligence and other topics. Read More..

Immigrants and the Revitalization of Los Angeles:

Development and Change in MacArthur Park
Gerardo Sandoval
ISBN13: 9781604976427
Date: 28-Nov-09

In this revelatory case study, a complex adaptive systems framework helps us to understand changes in the neighborhood and in the institutions affecting it. Planners and urban scholars, in their training, practice, and research, working with communities, need to be able to identify, assess, safeguard, develop, and build upon the strengths and resources of multicultural neighborhoods. This book will be a valuable resource for them. Read More..