The social and behavioral sciences
List the social and behavioral sciences
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The title is writing empirical research reports: a basic guide for students of the social and behavioral sciencesthe item format is a book paperbackbelow is a more detailed summary of this specific item for sale
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The social and natural sciences have more in common than most of us may suspectvery good conditiona few traces of erased pencil markings to first pagethe focus on the formation, differentiation and transformation of configurations, regimes, and on the ever-changing reactions and interactions between them produces a simple, dynamic and reality-congruent structure with which to view the whole of historysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit contributes to a better understanding of some long-standing academic controversies such as the root causes behind the origins of humankind, the rise of agriculture and the emergence of early statesfrom the big bang until todaythis thought-provoking study presents a single straightforward structure which unites the latest scientific views on the history of the universe, the solar system, the planet, life and humankindoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the structure of big history
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The book contains a wide-ranging review of the literature on subjectivity across the social and human sciencesthe essays collected in this book untangle these difficulties in new and exciting ways through revealing case study material and sophisticated theoretical expositions
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Oxfam bookshop reading a study of victorian middle class culture as observed through the domestic, commercial, social and political careers of four 19th-century british businessmenthe author examines the biographies of each family over three generations and offers observations on 19th-century society see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The solving of applied problems is stressed, with a special emphasis on business and economicsthe pages and hardback cover are generally in very good condition, although there is a little fading to the coveroxfam bookshop thame this book aims to teach the reader the techniques of differential and integral calculus that they are likely to encounter in undergraduate courses and professional activities associated with business, economics, psychology, sociology, architecture or biologysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop st albans a gentle stroll through the social and industrial past of clee hill and surrounding areamemories of bygone days around titterstone clees see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam books & music totnes sub titled: “ integrating quantitative and qualitative approaches in the social and behavioural sciences”mixed methodology has become an increasingly popular way of both researching and teaching methodology across the social sciences, and students across these fields are expected to be proficient in both quantitative and qualitative techniquessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe spine cover is not creasedthis text begins with an introduction to and overview of the development of mixed methodology, and then takes students through all aspects of working with mixed methods from research design and data collection through to analysis and conclusionssage paperback with no marks and good bindingpage 14 is turned over, the corners are slightly bumped and the front cover and some of the pages look to have been bent over at some point
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Qualitative research methods for the social sciences by howard lune (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 12 to 14 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Identification problems in the social sciencesbook binding:paperbackworld of books ltd was founded in , recycling books sold to us through charities either directly or indirectlyauthor:manski, charles
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The ant trap rebuilding the foundations of the social sciences by brian epstein (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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The life sciences considered include genetics, microbiology, ecology, entomology, forestry, and deal with us, european, russian, japanese, indonesian, chinese contextsthe book shows that the investigation of the border zone of life sciences and agriculture raises many interesting questions about how science developsoxfam books & music crouch end this volume explores problems in the history of science at the intersection of life sciences and agriculture, from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centuryin particular it challenges one to re-examine and take seriously the intimate connection between scientific development and the practical goals of managing and improving - perhaps even recreating - the living world to serve human endstaking a comparative national perspective, the book examines agricultural practices in a broad sense, including the practices and disciplines devoted to land management, forestry, soil science, and the improvement and management of crops and livestocksee oxfam website for delivery information read morewithout close attention to this zone it is not possible to understand the emergence of new disciplines and transformation of old disciplines, to evaluate the role and impact of such major figures of science as humboldt and mendel, or to appreciate how much of the history of modern biology has been driven by national ambitions and imperialist expansion in competition with rival nations
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Talking about leaving is richly illustrated with students' accounts of their own experiences in the sciencesbased on a three-year, seven-campus study, the volume takes up the ongoing national debate about the quality of undergraduate education in these fields, offering explanations for net losses of students to non-science majorssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe authors' findings, culled from over 600 hours of ethnographic interviews and focus group discussions with undergraduates, explain the intended and unintended consequences of some traditional teaching practices and attitudesgood overall conditionthis intriguing book explores the reasons that lead undergraduates of above-average ability to switch from science, mathematics, and engineering majors into nonscience majorsconcern about this waste of talent is heightened because these losses occur among the most highly qualified college entrants and are disproportionately greater among women and students of color, despite a serious national effort to improve their recruitment and retentionworking from extensive interviews with undergraduates, the authors are able to offer explanations for the loss of able students, including students of color and womendata show that approximately 40 percent of undergraduate students leave engineering programs, 50 percent leave the physical and biological sciences, and 60 percent leave mathematicsthis is a landmark study-an essential source book for all those concerned with changing the ways that we teach science, mathematics, and engineering education, and with opening these fields to a more diverse student bodythis book grew out of a three-year, seven-campus study aimed at explaining the national loss of 40 to 60 percent of undergraduates from science, mathematics, and engineering majors into nonscience disciplinesoxfam bookshop glossop road slight shelf wear to cover, ex-academic library stamps and stickers, slightly warped spinea landmark study, the volume is an essential source book for all those concerned with changing the ways that we teach science, mathematics, and engineering education, and with opening these fields to a more diverse student body
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Five books in one binding his work is a detailed compendium of treatises on the physical and natural sciences and some philosophical dissertations dealing with, in book one the nature and effect of the heavens, sun, moon and stars; the motion, depth and salinity of the seas; the circumference of the globe and its distance from other celestial bodiesthe work is prefaced by verses by william drummond of hawthorndencatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteoriginal coversbook three; armies battles combats duels death burials laughter and mourningbook four ‘curiosities’, happiness, comparative ancient and christian philosophy, sleep and dreamscomplete, no missing pagespage of book 5: tear repaired (could have been done better)on many pages: right margin is (to) smallbook five; numbers, miracles, prodigies, the philosopher’s stone and metaphysicsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetitlepage is poorare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition: fairbook two the causes of meteors, comets, falling stars, wind, clouds, thunder, hail, snow, rain, dew, the sources of rivers fountains and springsmild browning, some spotting, bit waterstained in the back of the book read more
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It has continued to spark lively debate among historians, geographers, art historians, social theorists, landscape architects, and others interested in the social and cultural politics of landscapeoxfam original liverpool hailed as a landmark in its field since its first publication in , denis ecosgrove's ""social formation and symbolic landscape"" has been influential beyond geographysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis edition features a new introduction
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This volume brings together some of africa's best economists and social scientists to reflect on africa's previous experiences with alternative paradigms to structural adjustment and related problemsthe assumption is that the continent's decades of experience since independence embody lessons and reflect alternative policy approaches which, if properly understood, could be of real value in charting a viable future for its people -- provided african countries are set free to chart their own courses of action that address their particular circumstances and meet the social and economic needs of their own populationsthe occasion for these essays was the 70th birthday of one of africa's most eminent economists and a leading public servant -- professor adebayo adedejibook condition: minor shelf wearthere is a special emphasis on issues of human development, including poverty, hiv/aids, and the refugee problemformer executive secretary for the economic commission on africa and under secretary general of the united nations,scholar, and author of numerous books and papers, adebayo adedeji is perhaps best known for his pioneering work developing the african alternative framework to structural adjustment at a time when the damage being caused by the latter policies being imposed on africa was only just beginning to become clearthis rich collection of essays examines a wide range of economic issues such as the importance of planning, the continuing reality of the debt crisis, and the new parameters for regional integration in the context of the global economygood governance is analysed, as is corporate governance see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe intention is to learn from the past in order to chart viable new policy directions for the future, including critically assessing the prospects for nepad measuring up to the challenges involvedoxfam bookshop beverley nepad -- the new partnership for africa's development -- is the latest attempt to chart a new course of good governance combined with an effective development strategy for the african continent
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The enduring appeal of west germany's social market economythe disintegration of the regime in is explained in the light of: the chronic weakness of gorbachev's soviet unionlater chapters cover the dramatic episodes of the uprising against soviet dominance and the building of the berlin wall inoxfam books & music bridport this new book investigates communist rule in east germany from its establishment as a sphere of soviet influence after world war ii to its rapid collapse after the fall of the berlin wallthe subsequent stabilisation of the gdr and the establishment of an uneasy compromise between the ruling elites and the population in the later s and s are explained with reference to a range of internal social, economic and political factorsthe bravery of the protestorsthis clear and comprehensive survey marshals secondary and original primary sources in order to give a unique insight into the gdr's struggles and achievementsthis book has some shelf wear which includes bumping to the corners and creasing to the back coverpolitical pluralismthere is no spine creasing, the binding is tight and there are no loose pages see oxfam website for delivery information read moreusing newly available archive material, the early chapters trace the emergence of the gdr out of the soviet zone of occupationthere is some slight foxing to the inside
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The authors reconcile a theory of the individual's construction of reality as a network of schemas 'in the head' with an account of the social construction of language, science, ideology and religion to provide an integrated schema-theoretic view of human knowledgeoxfam books & music totnes in this book, michael arbib, a researcher in artificial intelligence and brain theory, joins forces with mary hesse, a philosopher of science, to present an integrated account of how humans 'construct' reality through interaction with the social and physical world around themthe boards are of blue cloth with silver gilt titlingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe ffep has been torn outthe authors still find scope for lively debate, particularly in their discussion of free will and of the reality of godon the lower end of the spine there is also has an orange sticker with the letters 'arb' written on it and sellotaped onthe book integrates an accessible exposition of background information with a cumulative marshalling of evidence to address fundamental questions concerning human action in the world and the nature of ultimate realityhardback book with dustjacketthe dustjacket is sunned on the spine and has signs of wear around the edgesthe book is a major expansion of the gifford lectures delivered by the authors at the university of edinburgh in the autumn of
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Oxfam bookshop cardiff "the creation and destruction of social capitala softback book in as new/very good conditionno marks or inscriptions" subtitled "entrepreneurship, co-operative movements and institutionssee oxfam website for delivery information read more" the authors are academics at, respectively, the university of southern denmark and the university of aarhus
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The books comprises of chapter i: of the various ranks in social life, ii: the advancement of slaves would augment their social importance, iii: the advancement of slaves must accompany their religious importance, iv: natural capacity of african slaves vindicated and v: plan for the improvement and conversion of african slavesthere is wear and scuffing to the remaining calf, spine cracked, but main block holding5 inches x 5 inches) selling here is an incredibly scarce copy of ramsay's, 'essay on the treatment and conversion of african slavescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition: the book is bound in full calf, with both boards loose but presentplease see our images for further descriptionan important eighteenth century workour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storerare first editiongeneral toning and spotting, stained to margin towards rear of book - see imagesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikian essay on the treatment and conversion of african slaves in the british sugar colonies by reverend james ramsay published: london, james phillips size: 22cm x 13cm (8internally, front endpaper loose, title and subsequent few leaves loose at gutter - previous strengthening to margin, resulting in marking and tape residue
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Starting with the history of the potato as a member of the botanical genus solanum, its adaptation by man as a cultivated plant, and the record of its spread throughout the world; secondly the author considers the influence the potato has exerted upon the social structure and economy of different peoples at different timesno inscriptions or annotations see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop woodbridge first published in , this remarkable book is the culmination of a life-long study of every aspect of the potato
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Based on a wealth of hitherto neglected archival sources, this book analyses the origins, social composition and impact of eugenics in the context of the social and political tension of an industrialising empiresmall area of cloth missing from bottom of front coverno dust jacket (illustration is of book with dust jacket)see oxfam website for delivery information read moreanalysis of the origins of the holocaust traditionally centres around völkisch racial ideologies, overlooking the effects of racial ideas on biology and healthspine is cockedoxfam shop kendal hardback in good condition with clean and bright pages
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The social life of kimono japanese fashion past and present by sheila cliffe (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 9 to 11 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Multiplayer the social aspects of digital gaming by thorsten quandt (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 7 to 9 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Jesse eisenberg plays mark zuckerberg (born ) who, in , developed the social networking site while he was an undergraduate at harvardoxfam bookshop carlisle drama based on the story of facebook's creationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morejustin timberlake also stars as sean parker, the co-founder of napsterdiscs and case in very good conditionsix years later zuckerberg is a millionaire but his success is proving to be problematic to his personal life and he finds himself undergoing multiple legal battles
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Oxfam shop cockermouth the encyclopedia provides a unique guide to the ideas, arguments and discipline discussing human, social and cultural life in all its diversity and difference see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Graphic agitation: social and political graphics since the sixties by liz mcquistonbook is in good condition with slight fading to the spine and a crossed out previous owners name on the front sheetsoftback design book featuring insightful reference to the history of anti-establishment graphics
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Introduction to feminist therapy strategies for social and individual change by kathy minternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for detailsevans (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 7 to 9 working days
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social and economic rights in ireland by claire mitchell smyth (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 12 to 14 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Early american furniture makers - a social and biographical study by thomas hamilton ormsbee missing dust jacket; pages can have notes/highlighting~ thriftbooks: read more, spend lessspine may show signs of wear
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