Sociology & human behaviour
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* The biography of an idea - that many of today's problems are as volatile as epidemics and can 'tip' and change radically at any point...
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Reveals what actually goes on inside our heads when we see an advertisement, hear a marketing slogan, taste two rival brands of drink, or watch a programme sponsored by a major company. This book show...
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Drawing on evidence that includes nearly half a million interviews conducted over 25 years in the US, Putnam shows how changes in work, family structure, suburban life, technology, and the roles of wo...
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A new, hands-on approach to social inquiry for social scientists who wish to make a difference to policy and practice. 3 b/w illus. 2 tables...
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Shows how almost everything - from life expectancy to depression levels, violence to illiteracy - is affected not by how wealthy a society is, but how equal it is; that societies with a bigger gap bet...
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Birth, puberty, marriage, and death are, in all cultures, marked by ceremonies which may differ but are universal in function. Arnold van Gennep (1873-1957) was the first anthropologist to note the re...
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An Anthropology of Biomedicine is an exciting new introduction to biomedicine and its global implications....
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Steven Lukes' Power: A Radical View is a seminal work still widely used some 30 years after publication. The second edition includes the complete original text alongside two major new essays. One asse...
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1, black & white illustrations...
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