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American Studies

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Marginal People in Deviant Places

Ethnography, Difference, and the Challenge to Scientific Racism

By Janice M. Irvine
Subjects: American Studies, Sociology, Gender Studies

How twentieth-century ethnographers captured the diverse social worlds of outsiders

Adoption and Multiculturalism

Europe, the Americas, and the Pacific

By Jenny Heijun Wills, Tobias Hubinette, and Indigo Willing
Subjects: American Studies, Race and Ethnicity, Sociology

Exploring skewed views of transnational and transracial adoption

Piecemeal Protest

Animal Rights in the Age of Nonprofits

By Corey Lee Wrenn
Subjects: Political Science, Sociology, American Studies

Factionalism hampers social movements by pitting elite and marginalized activists against each other rather than uniting them for change

The Harvest of American Racism

The Political Meaning of Violence in the Summer of 1967

Edited by Robert Shellow
Subjects: American Studies, History, American History, African American Studies, Class Studies, Sociology, Political Science, Political History

In print for the first time--the document that the Kerner Commission did not want to see released

Culture Wars and Enduring American Dilemmas

By Irene Taviss Thomson
Subjects: Sociology, American Studies
Series: Contemporary Political and Social Issues

Research showing America's politics may be more based on personal choice than party or cultural divisions

From Property to Family

American Dog Rescue and the Discourse of Compassion

By Andrei S. Markovits & Katherine Crosby
Subjects: American Studies, Cultural Studies, Sociology

A detailed look into the cultural history and cultural impact of dog rescue in the United States

The Black Musician and the White City

Race and Music in Chicago, 1900-1967

By Amy Absher
Subjects: African American Studies, Music, American Studies, History, American History, Urban Studies, Sociology, African American History, Michigan and the Great Lakes

An exploration of the history of African American musicians in Chicago during the mid-20th century

Jean Paton and the Struggle to Reform American Adoption

By E. Wayne Carp
Subjects: History, American History, Psychology, Literary Studies, American Literature, Biography, American Studies, Sociology

One woman’s tireless crusade for better understanding and social justice for adopted people

Slaves to Fashion

Poverty and Abuse in the New Sweatshops

By Robert Ross
Subjects: American Studies, Sociology, Economics, Labor, Health, and Educational Economics, Anthropology, Political Science, Political Economy, Class Studies

A provocative and accessible history and study of the sweatshop and a major contribution to the debate over its rebirth

Adoption in America

Historical Perspectives

By E. Wayne Carp
Subjects: History, Sociology, American Studies

Collects essays that provide an overview of the history of adoption in the United States

Punishing Schools

Fear and Citizenship in American Public Education

By William (Bill) Thomas Lyons & Julie Drew
Subjects: Education, Political Science, Sociology, American Studies
Series: Law, Meaning, and Violence

How a zero-tolerance political culture impacts America's students

Discovering Addiction

The Science and Politics of Substance Abuse Research

By Nancy D. Campbell
Subjects: Health & Medicine, Sociology, American Studies

Groundbreaking study of the history and ethics of addiction science

America Beyond Black and White

How Immigrants and Fusions Are Helping Us Overcome the Racial Divide

By Ronald Fernandez
Subjects: American Studies, Political Science, Race and Politics, Sociology, Race and Ethnicity
Series: Contemporary Political and Social Issues

An impassioned argument for reassessing America's understanding of race and ethnicity

Stories as Equipment for Living

Last Talks and Tales of Barbara Myerhoff

Edited by Marc Kaminsky, Deena Metzger, and Mark Weiss
Introduction by Thomas R. Cole
By Barbara Myerhoff
Foreword by Jack Kugelmass
Subjects: Anthropology, American Studies, Health & Medicine, Sociology, Jewish Studies

Takes us deeper into Barbara Myerhoff's examination of the place of narrative in human life, providing a treasury of reflection, experience, and wisdom as colorful as any collection of tales

The Future of Class in History

What's Left of the Social?

By Geoff Eley & Keith Nield
Subjects: History, Historical Methods and Theory, American Studies, German Studies, Cultural Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science, Political History, Class Studies

In the struggle between "social" and "cultural" thinking, the refusal to choose sides can be a radical and vital move

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