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This book provides a general introduction to the biological and evolutionary bases of religion and is suitable for introductory level courses in the anthropology and psychology of religion and comparative religion.Why did human ancestors everywhere adopt religious beliefs and customs? The presence and persistence of many religious features across the globe and time suggests that it is natural for humans to believe in the supernatural. In this new text, the authors explore both the biological and cultural dimensions of religion and the evolutionary origins of religious features.

Deviance: The Interactionist Perspective, 10/E Earl Rubington, Northeastern University Martin S. Weinberg, Indiana University ISBN-10: 0205503713 This highly successful reader presents the interactionist approach to the study of deviance, examining deviance as a phenomenon that is constituted through social interpretations and the reactions of persons caught up in this social process. There are 9 new readings in the tenth edition of this popular reader: "Fecal Matters" "Discipline in an Urban High School" "Self-Injurers as Loners" "Collegiate Rugby and Subcultural Deviance" "Crack Use on a College Campus" "Modes of Suburban Gay Identity" "Pit Bull Owners and Stigma" "Veterinarians' Deviance and Neutralization Techniques" "Natural Recovery [from Addiction]"

Filled with abundant exercises, "The Complete Editor" provides instructors with many resources to use in teaching their students about copyediting, headline writing, decision making, relationships with writers, graphic presentations, photo editing, and layout and design. It also contains a separate chapter on legal principles. This efficient and well-written text gives students basic information about the topics at hand and allows instructors to begin discussions of all of the basics of editing. FeaturesAbundant in-class and out-of-class exercises reflecting all phases of the editing process provide students and instructors with a wealth of resources. Real-life examples of editorial decision making, many based on the authors' professional experience, add a practical, real-world perspective. Principles of good writing and sound news judgment are emphasized, allowing students to apply their skills to any medium. Chapters devoted to a wide variety of editing skills provide in-depth instruction in copyediting; management, decision making and relationships with writers; writing headlines and summaries; photo editing; developing infographics; and layout and design. Clear, precise explanations of the skills it takes to be a good editor help students develop a professional mindset. The "Five Commandments of Editing" help students go from merely fixing copy to adding value to it. An extensive chapter on graphic presentation provides explanations about what kind of information is most appropriate for certain types of charts and the conventions of using maps.Praise for "The Complete Editor" "This is by far the best-written editing text I have ever read." --"Carlton M. "Sonny" Rhodes, University of Arkansas, Little Rock" "One problem with too many editing texts is that they spend a lot of time on detail, which students may or may not absorb. This text solves that problem." --"Loran E. Lewis Jr., California State University, Fresno"

A Prehistory of North America covers the ever-evolving understanding of the prehistory of North America, from its initial colonization, through the development of complex societies, and up to contact with Europeans.This book is the most up-to-date treatment of the prehistory of North America. In addition, it is organized by culture area in order to serve as a companion volume to ¿An Introduction to Native North America.¿ It also includes an extensive bibliography to facilitate research by both students and professionals.

For courses in Sociology of Aging or Gerontology taught primarily in departments of sociology. Message: An interdisciplinary introduction to the aging process which uses symbolic interactionism as the main theoretical perspective.

Addresses the issues faced by women with disabilities, examines the social construction of disability, and makes suggestions for the development and modification of culturally relevant therapy to meet the needs of disabled women.

Comprehensive without being superficial, this brief, up-to-date examination of American colonial history draws connections between the colonial period and American life today.

This anthology is intended to be used in Political Philosophy courses. "It ""focus on both political theory and contemporary political problems, and it is intended to be paired with any of the numerous readers which are dedicated to the history of political philosophy." History, theory, and political problems are the three pillars of the political philosophy course. However, while many the anthologies on the history of political philosophy are numerous, there are relatively few sources "(and even fewer single sources) "that focus on political theory and applications. "This book fills that gap."

A longtime bestseller, Politics and Change in the Middle East employs a multidisciplinary approach to comprehensively and evenhandedly study the region¿s past, present, and future. Through politics, economics, culture, and history, this text offers a rugged analytical framework that familiarizes students with the Middle East.

Man in Adaptation: The Institutional Framework introduces the institutional, psychological, and ideological dimensions of the strategies of adaptation that have characterized human societies from the earliest known forms of social life to the present

In this seminal volume, M. E. Bradford defines the Old Whig political tradition in American thought, showing that the inheritance of the prescriptive anti-federalists still lives. For Bradford, important elements in our heritage from the American Revolution have been systematically hidden from our view by anachronistic and partisan scholarship

In Custom , Ferdinand Tonnies illustrates the relationship of custom to various aspects of culture, such as religion, gender, and family. Tonnies argues that all social norms are evolved from a basic sense of order, which is largely derived from customs. As such, custom refers to the ideal, and the desirable, and it mediates subjective aspects of social life. Tonnies makes observations in Custom that are just as true today as when they were written over a century ago. The pivotal idea in Tonnies work is the observation that custom, like its individual counterpart habit, has three distinct aspects: a fact--an actual way of conduct; a norm--a general rule of conduct; and a will. The analysis, extended into the field of collective behaviour, helps to explain how far custom can be regarded as a manifestation of a common will. Custom is a classic contribution in the grand canon of law and society scholarship. Moreover, the volume introduces several key elements of Tonnies' work focusing on broader sociological thought, which benefits both the theoretical understanding of law as an object of social science reflection, as well as provides empirical insights into the roles of law in society.

Offers information on various trends in logistics and distribution. This book provides fresh insights into the most significant aspects of logistics, including: developments in logistics, supply chain strategies, lean logistics, logistics in different countries, partnering and strategic alliances, and re-engineering the logistics function.

"Exploring the Philosophy of Religion "combines the best features of a text and a reader. Organized around seven topics, each of the 28readings is long enough to allow students to encounter first-hand the works of a major thinker.The introductions to the readings are clear and concise and help prepare students for meaningful class discussion.The topics begin with religious experience then transition to the relation of religion to life, to human destiny, and then on to arguments for God s existence and the problem of evil. The last two sections analyze the relationship between faith and reason and the nature of religious language."

Argues for a 'risk-based' approach to pedagogy, based on WB Yeats' view that education is not about filling a bucket but lighting a fire.

In this undergraduate textbook, Denmark and Sechzer (Pace University) and Rabinowitz (City University of New York) explore the meaning of sex and gender, analyze the origins of gender stereotypes, and examine the psychological development of girls and women.

This reader introduces students to the social research process by pairing 16 published research articles with candid interviews with the lead researcher on each study.

"Fearless Editing" clearly articulates the basic concepts underlying editing techniques and demonstrates their application for newspapers, public relations, magazines and Web pages. This text takes a conceptual approach that integrates verbal skills with visual elements. Unlike other texts that are clearly designed for print, this book includes multi-media applications in every chapter.

A supplemental text for courses on Interest Groups, American Political Parties, Campaigns and Elections, and Women and Politics, and other Women's Studies courses. Filling the gap in knowledge about women's political action committees (PACs), this useful text examines the attitudes, priorities, and motivations of individuals who contribute significant amounts of money to the political scene.

For courses in Medical Ethics. Offering a format that is significantly different than that offered by other books, Ethical Health Care beings by asking what is meant by health and how it is achieved. The book then proceeds to explore with care and context the nature of the relationship between patients and clinicians, health care providers and the societies in which they inhabit, and finally the relationship between the health care enterprise and the international community. By emphasizing the ethical issues that arise in the broad quest to foster human health, and appreciating that health is not primarily a function of medical interventions, Ethical Health Care introduces students to problems such as the international distribution of pharmaceuticals and the dangers of reemerging infections. To a far greater extent than is done traditionally, Ethical Health Care provides an interdisciplinary perspective to bioethics, relying heavily upon the teachings of economics, law, and public health.

This book looks at debates on global value chains (GVCs) and free trade agreements (FTAs) as springboards for industrial development in developing countries, especially India. It connects the outcomes in GVC-led industrial restructuring and upgrading to industrial policy choices in trade and FDI liberalisation, in particular those through FTAs.

Dubai and the Landscape introduces a revolutionary characterization of landscape architecture. By combining the words `paradise¿ and `landscape¿, Bolleter introduces 'parascape', a concept that is becoming more prevalent in the landscape profession throughout the Middle East.

This book investigates the experiences of South Koreans adopted into Western families and the complexity of what it means to `feel identity¿ beyond what is written in official adoption files.

This book draws together cutting-edge perspectives on factors and processes that contribute to strong, thriving, and resilient close relationships. Covering everything from important factors and processes to data analytic techniques and future directions, it is essential for students and academics interested in the psychology

Although there are no words in the Hebrew scriptures for "human rights", the values this concept represents were inherent in the earliest Jewish texts. These essays explore themes such as man's being born in the image of God, conscience, democracy and personal liberty in the texts.

This text encourages the reader to consider the young child's signed language acquisition and subsequent reading development. Anchored in the toddler and school-pupil phase, the development path between these two phases traces out the routes that deaf children follow from one day to the other.

Ernst Troeltsch focuses his Protestantism and Progress on two main areas

Studies Cauchy problems that are not well-posed in the classical sense. This volume presents and examines three major approaches to treating such problems: semigroup methods, abstract distribution methods, and regularization methods.