Ciências sociais

Published in 1998, The Human Group is a valuable contribution to the field of Sociology and Social Policy. …

Would you drink milk from a cloned cow? When will we be able to clone humans? How would you react if a friend”s child was a genetic clone of herself? Could the science of cloning provide the cure to …

This compelling volume brings together original essays that explore the relationship between food and identity in everyday life in the Caribbean. The Caribbean history of colonialism and migration ha …

Modern technology using state-of-the-art equipment can now identify almost any toxin relevant to a legal issue. Techniques include gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, high-pressure liquid chromato …

In everyday life, people negotiate on issues, entertain offers and counteroffers, and gain or lose in terms of economic capital, political power, communal status, and social influence. Although life …

This study examines France”s determination to remain aloof and unaffected as the world economy threatens the French way of doing business. Describing the difficulty in initiating change in French or …

First published in 1998. The work is divided into two parts provides the reader with the various hypotheses used to explain population dynamics: Part I contains a review and appraisal of population t …

How to Work with Sex Offenders is a cutting edge, state-of-the-art book that provides mental health professionals best practice techniques on how to clinically evaluate, interview, and treat this cha …

First published in 2000. This is Volume II of three of a series on Japan. Written in 1924 the author has treated his work philosophically, historically, and by way of proof has adduced several import …

Economic Growth and Sustainable Housing: An Uneasy Relationship critically discusses the possibilities of decoupling environmental degradation from economic growth. The author refutes the belief in c …