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The Mexican Press and Civil Society, 1940-1976: Stories from the Newsroom, Stories from the StreetMexico today is one of the most dangerous places in the world to report the news, and Mexicans have taken to the street to defend freedom of expression. As Benjamin T. Smith demonstrates in this history of the press and civil society, the cycle...
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Dispossession: Discrimination against African American Farmers in the Age of Civil RightsBetween 1940 and 1974, the number of African American farmers fell from 681,790 to just 45,594--a drop of 93 percent. In his hard-hitting book, historian Pete Daniel analyzes this decline and chronicles black farmers' fierce struggles to remain on the land in the face...
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When We Were Free to Be: Looking Back at a Children's Classic and the Difference It MadeIf you grew up in the era of mood rings and lava lamps, you probably remember Free to Be . . . You and Me--the groundbreaking children's record, book, and television special that debuted in 1972. Conceived by actress and producer Marlo Thomas and...
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Behind the White Picket Fence: Power and Privilege in a Multiethnic NeighborhoodThe link between residential segregation and racial inequality is well established, so it would seem that greater equality would prevail in integrated neighborhoods. But as Sarah Mayorga-Gallo argues, multiethnic and mixed-income neighborhoods still harbor the signs of continued, systemic racial inequalities. Drawing on deep...
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Program Evaluation Theory and Practice: A Comprehensive GuideThe leading text that covers both the theory and practice of evaluation in one engaging volume has now been revised and updated with additional evaluation approaches (such as mixed methods and principles-focused evaluation) and new methods (such as technologically based strategies). The book features...
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Growth Modeling: Structural Equation and Multilevel Modeling ApproachesGrowth models are among the core methods for analyzing how and when people change. Discussing both structural equation and multilevel modeling approaches, this book leads readers step by step through applying each model to longitudinal data to answer particular research questions. It demonstrates cutting-edge...
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Interviewing for Qualitative Inquiry: A Relational ApproachEngagingly written, this book builds the reader's skills for conducting in-depth interviews designed to address a particular research question. With an emphasis on the dynamics of the research relationship, Ruthellen Josselson artfully demonstrates the steps of a successful interview. Each step is illustrated with...
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Objective Religion: Problems, Prosociality, ProgressThough many scholars and commentators have predicted the death of religion, the world is more religious today than ever before. And yet, despite the persistence of religion, it remains a woefully understudied phenomenon. With Objective Religion, Baylor University Press and Baylor's Institute for Studies...
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Authenticating Whiteness: Karens, Selfies, and Pop StarsIn Authenticating Whiteness: Karens, Selfies, and Pop Stars, Rachel E. Dubrofsky explores the idea that popular media implicitly portrays whiteness as credible, trustworthy, familiar, and honest, and that this portrayal is normalized and ubiquitous. Whether on television, film, social media, or in the news,...
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Burnout & Compassion Fatigue: A Guide For Mental Health Professionals and Care GiversMental health care providers are often so dedicated to helping others that they neglect to take care of themselves and risk the possibility of suffering emotional burnout. In Burnout, Compassion Stress and Fatigue: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals and Caregivers, Christine Florio, MSW,...
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Social Policy and Social Change: Toward the Creation of Social and Economic JusticeThe Second Edition of Social Policy and Social Change is a timely examination of the field, unique in its inclusion of both a historical analysis of problems and policy and an exploration of how capitalism and the market economy have contributed to them. The...
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Understanding Narrative Inquiry: The Crafting and Analysis of Stories as ResearchUnderstanding Narrative Inquiry: The Crafting and Analysis of Stories as Research is a comprehensive, thought-provoking introduction to narrative inquiry in the social and human sciences that guides readers through the entire narrative inquiry process--from locating narrative inquiry in the interdisciplinary context, through the philosophical...
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Situational Analysis: Grounded Theory After the Interpretive TurnThe Second Edition offers an innovative extension of grounded theory useful in qualitative research projects that draws on interviews, observations, and visual, narrative, and historical discourse materials. To engage the dense complexities of real world situations, Situational Analysis (SA) braids together Strauss′s ecological social...
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Community-Based Participatory ResearchCommunity Based Participatory Research by Dr. Karen Hacker presents a practical approach to CBPR by describing how an individual researcher might understand and then actually conduct CBPR research. This how-to book provides a concise overview of CBPR theoretical underpinnings, methods considerations, and ethical issues...
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American Heathens: The Politics of Identity in a Pagan Religious MovementAmerican Heathens is the first in-depth ethnographic study about the largely misunderstood practice of American Heathenry (Germanic Paganism). Jennifer Snook--who has been Pagan since her early teens and a Heathen since eighteen--traces the development and trajectory of Heathenry as a new religious movement in...
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Cemetery WalkWhat awaits beyond the cemetery gates .? Journey into the cemetery and beyond with author Minda Powers-Douglas and meet cemetery sextons, gravediggers, preservationists, writers, artists, authors, ghost hunters, the director of a funeral museum, a genealogist, and an assortment of taphophiles (people who love...
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Drawing Power: Women's Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and SurvivalMore than 60 female comics creators share their personal experiences with sexual violence and harassment through new and original comicsInspired by the global #MeToo Movement, Drawing Power: Women's Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Survival is a collection of original, nonfiction comics drawn by...
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Overweight and Obesity in America's Children: Causes, Consequences, SolutionsFor 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-epidemic proportions, the time has come to really delve into the causes of overweight children and propose some practical...
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Manners in the LunchroomAll of us play a part in creating a great school community. Using good manners is one way we can make school a pleasant place. Waiting patiently in line, welcoming others to the table, and cleaning up are just a few good manners we...
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Social Work Research for Social JusticeStudents of social work need to understand the contribution of research, as part of this evidence base, to effective practice. This textbook introduces students to a range of research methods at a practical level and sensitises them to the political dimension of research.Author: Beth...
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