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  • Homelessness Handbook

    by David Levinson ...
    Packed with stories as well as thorough research and analysis from leading historians and social scientists, and compiled by the editor in chief of the two-volume SAGE Encyclopedia of Homelessness, the compact Homelessness Handbook is ideal for undergraduate courses and "will be indispensable for professionals working either to help people who are homeless or to address the causes of homelessness. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Education and Sociology

    An Encyclopedia

    Edited by David Levinson, Peter Cookson, Alan Sadovnik ...
    First Published in 2002. This single-volume reference provides readers and researchers with access to details on a wide range of topics and issues in the sociology of education. Entries cover both national and international perspectives and studies, as well as tackling controversial points in education today, including gender inequality, globalization, minorities, meritocracy, and more. This is a ... Read more

    $505.99 USD

  • Network Reliability in Practice

    Selected Papers from the Fourth International Symposium on Transportation Network Reliability

    Edited by David Levinson, Henry X. Liu, Michael Bell ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book contains selected peer-reviewed papers that were presented at the Fourth International Symposium on Transportation Network Reliability (INSTR) Conference held at the University of Minnesota July 22-23, 2010. International scholars, from a variety of disciplines--engineering, economics, geography, planning and transportation—offer varying perspectives on modeling and analysis of the ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • Closing the Opportunity Gap

    What America Must Do to Give Every Child an Even Chance

    Edited by Prudence L. Carter, Kevin G. Welner ...
    While the achievement gap has dominated policy discussions over the past two decades, relatively little attention has been paid to a gap even more at odds with American ideals: the opportunity gap. Opportunity and achievement, while inextricably connected, are very different goals. Every American will not go to college, but every American should be given a fair chance to be prepared for college. ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • The Source of the River

    The Social Origins of Freshmen at America's Selective Colleges and Universities

    by Douglas S. Massey, Camille Z. Charles, Garvey Lundy, Mary J. Fischer ...
    Series series The William G. Bowen Series
    African Americans and Latinos earn lower grades and drop out of college more often than whites or Asians. Yet thirty years after deliberate minority recruitment efforts began, we still don't know why. In The Shape of the River, William Bowen and Derek Bok documented the benefits of affirmative action for minority students, their communities, and the nation at large. But they also found that too ... Read more

    $33.89 USD

  • Stuck in Place

    Urban Neighborhoods and the End of Progress toward Racial Equality

    by Patrick Sharkey ...
    In the 1960s, many believed that the civil rights movement's successes would foster a new era of racial equality in America. Four decades later, the degree of racial inequality has barely changed. To understand what went wrong, Patrick Sharkey argues that we have to understand what has happened to African American communities over the last several decades. In Stuck in Place, Sharkey describes how ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Great American City

    Chicago and the Enduring Neighborhood Effect

    by Robert J. Sampson ...
    This "landmark work in urban sociology" examines the influence of neighborhoods on social phenomena and in our lives (Claude Fischer, City & Community).For over fifty years numerous public intellectuals and social theorists have insisted that community is dead. Some would have us believe that we act solely as individuals choosing our own fates regardless of our surroundings, while other theories ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Canadian Social Policy, Fifth Edition

    Issues and Perspectives

    Edited by Anne Westhues, Brian Wharf ...
    Social policy shapes the daily lives of every Canadian citizen and should reflect the beliefs of a majority of Canadians on just approaches to the promotion of health, safety, and well-being. Too often, those on the front lines—social workers, nurses, and teachers—observe that policies do not work well for the most vulnerable groups in society. In the first part of this new edition of Canadian ... Read more

    $43.99 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of the Social Science of Poverty

    Edited by David Brady, Linda M. Burton ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    Despite remarkable economic advances in many societies during the latter half of the twentieth century, poverty remains a global issue of enduring concern. Poverty is present in some form in every society in the world, and has serious implications for everything from health and well-being to identity and behavior. Nevertheless, the study of poverty has remained disconnected across disciplines. The ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Integrating Aboriginal Perspectives Into the School Curriculum

    Purposes, Possibilities, and Challenges

    by Yatta Kanu ...
    From improved critical thinking to increased self-esteem and school retention, teachers and students have noted many benefits to bringing Aboriginal viewpoints into public school classrooms. In Integrating Aboriginal Perspectives Into the School Curriculum, Yatta Kanu provides the first comprehensive study of how these frameworks can be effectively implemented to maximize Indigenous students' ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Ending Homelessness in Canada

    The Case for Homelessness Prevention

    by James Hughes ...
    More Canadians than ever lack a home. Almost every town and city now has homeless residents. Municipalities scramble to provide shelters, and local politicians debate whether to take action to end sleeping on vacant land and in parks.Ending Homelessness in Canada gets at the root causes of homelessness and the solutions and practices that can be employed to end it. Contributors involved in working ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • The Profession and Practice of Adult Education

    An Introduction

    by Sharan B. Merriam, Ralph G. Brockett ...
    The Profession and Practice of Adult Education is a timely book and an excellent introduction to the field. Drawing from an extensive volume of literature, it provides comprehensive coverage and a clear guide. Graduate students will benefit from it and practitioners will be kept abreast of changes that are occurring.--Peter Jarvis, professor of continuing education and senior research professor, ... Read more

    $40.00 USD