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In his highly entertaining observations of class in America, Fussell shows how our status is revealed by everything we do, say, and own. Funny, insightful, and at times outrageous, Class is guaranteed …

geschrieben von Paul Fussell (Autor)

This pioneering study takes a sweeping look at how the media have influenced--and skewed--public perceptions of women seeking office over the past eighty years, from Jeannette Rankin, the first women …

geschrieben von Maria Braden (Autor)

Are there classes in America? In "The Classless Society" Paul Kingston forcefully answers no. Challenging a long-standing intellectual tradition of class analysis recently revitalized by Erik Olin …

List of tables and figures; Preface; 1. Framing the issue; 2. The case for realism; 3. Class maps and ineqality; 4. Mobility; 5. Class sentiment; 6. The politics of class; 7. Class culture; 8. On the …

geschrieben von Paul W. Kingston (Autor)

In this era of harried lives, time seems increasingly precious as hours and days telescope and our lives flash past at speeds of 56k and T1. Still, there remain moments which drag on, each tick of the …

geschrieben von Michael Flaherty (Autor)

From Buffalo to Alaska, Washington to Key West, cultural critic and radio commentator Vowell visits locations immortalized and influenced by assassination, reporting as she goes with her trademark …

geschrieben von Sarah Vowell (Autor)

Here, for the first time, an author weaves together threads that explain the mysterious disappearance of ancient cultures in which women and the environment were at the center, a loss that has …

geschrieben von Craig S. Barnes (Autor)

Roehampton University, …

Suitable for students and NQTs, this workbook is designed to develop basic teaching skills, and increase teachers' knowledge and understanding of teaching citizenship. Complementing "Learning to Teach …

Chapter 1 What is Citizenship? Ian Davies, University of York Chapter 2 Values, Beliefs and the Citizenship Teacher Jeremy Hayward, Institute of Education Chapter 3 Subject Knowledge in Citizenship …

geschrieben von Liam Gearon (Herausgeber)

Sexing the Soldier takes a critical look at how gender - what it means to be a man or a woman - is understood within the contemporary British Army, and the political and practical consequences of …

1. Gender and the British Army: military, civilian and conceptual issues 2. Patterns and histories of gender in the British Army 3. British Army personnel policies and the politics of female …

geschrieben von Rachel Woodward (Autor) und Trish Winter (Autor)

If sociology could teach everyone just one thing, what would it be? This title explores sociology as a way of thinking and why it matters that we understand it, use it, live it, and pass it on. It …

Introduction; 1. The Forest, the Trees, and the One Thing; 2. Culture: Symbols, Ideas, and the Stuff of Life; 3. The Structures of Social Life; 4. Population and Human Ecology: People, Space, and …

An updated exploration of sociology as a way of thinking and why it matters …

geschrieben von Allan G. Johnson (Autor)

Susan Pinker is a developmental psychologist and award-winning newspaper columnist who writes about psychology and social science in the Globe and Mail. She has worked as a clinical psychologist for …

A look at how gender differences play out in school and at work. Generally speaking, girls do better at school than boys, so why are so many senior positions in the business world filled by men? Could …

geschrieben von Susan Pinker (Autor)