Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population 
Socioeconomic Determinants of Fertility Behavior in Developing Nations [PDF ebook] 
Theory and Initial Results

This issue of Trends in Communication will inspire researchers to take up the matter of convergence as a topic for research. We are entering a world–literally–without technical borders, and we need …

Helping to Promote Social Justice is a richly informed and practical guide for advanced students and young professionals to become helpers capable of promoting social justice with whomever they colla …

Women s physiology evolved to aid reproduction, not to reduce disease. Any trait however detrimental to post-reproductive health is preserved in the next generation if it increases the chances of hav …

This book examines the rise and proliferation of ”Supermaxes”, large prisons dedicated to holding prisoners in prolonged and strict solitary confinement, in the United States since the late 1980s. …

First published in 2006. Frances Keyzer was an Englishwoman who lived in Paris at the beginning of the twentieth century, when French women were reckoned to be the cleverest of cooks, and the Parisia …

Gain an understanding of the threat to freedom that is posed by state regulation of adolescent sexual behavior Sexual autonomy encompasses both the right to engage in wanted sexual activity and the r …

Bridging the gap between psychology and politics, Lichtenberg presents a powerful argument for applying the methods and insights of the Gestalt perspective to social and political problems. Focusing …

Defending the First provides a collection of new perspectives on the First Amendment in legal and communication contexts. Editor Joseph Russomanno brings together a roster of major figures who have p …

Livestock production worldwide is increasing rapidly, in part due to economic growth and demand for meat in industrializing countries. Yet there are many concerns about the sustainability of increase …

Social Movements: The Key Concepts provides an insightful, contemporary introduction to some of the frequently encountered terms and groups that are central to the study of collective action and soci …