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Things become meaningful through our interactions with them, but how do people go about making meaning? What can we learn from an ethnography about the production of identity, creation of kinship, and use of diamonds in understanding selves and social relationships? This book deals with these questions.
Based on a two-year study of boys aged four to six, this book offers a new way of thinking about boys' development. It provides insight into ways in which adults can foster boys' healthy resistance and help them to access a broader range of options for expressing themselves.
Examines the reintegration of former child soldiers in Sierra Leone. Based on 18 months of participant-observer ethnographic fieldwork and ten years of follow-up research, this book argues that there is a fundamental disconnect between the Western idea of the child soldier and the individual lived experiences of the child soldiers of Sierra Leone.
Law and society scholars challenge the common belief that law is simply a neutral tool by which society sets standards and resolves disputes. This book provides readers an accessible overview to the breadth of recent developments in this research tradition, bringing to life the developments in this dynamic field.
How God, Genes, and Good Intentions are Sabotaging Gay Equality
Takes on received wisdom about gay identities and gay rights, arguing that we are not almost there, but on the contrary have settled for a watered-down goal of tolerance and acceptance rather than a robust claim to full civil rights.
Sayings, Sermons, and Teachings of 'Ali, with the One Hundred Proverbs attributed to al-Jahiz
Ali ibn Abi Talib was an acknowledged master of Arabic eloquence and a renowned sage of Islamic wisdom. This is a collection of sayings, sermons, and teachings attributed to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (d 40H/661AD), cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, first Shi'a Imam and fourth Sunni Caliph.
Profiling the most notorious mischief makers from the 1600s to the present day, this book explores how pranks are part of a long tradition of speaking truth to power and social critique.
Engaging with a variety of shows, including The League, Dexter, and Nip/Tuck, among many others, this title identifies the gradual incorporation of second-wave feminism into prevailing gender norms as the catalyst for the contested masculinities on display in contemporary cable dramas.
The Politics of Risk, Inequality, and Heart Disease
Examining the routine activities of epidemiology - grant applications, data collection, representations of research findings, and post-publication discussions of the interpretations and implications of study results, this book shows how social differences of race, social class, and gender are upheld by the scientific community.
