Behavioral Neuroscience: Essentials and Beyond shows students the basics of biological psychology using a modern and research-based perspective. With fresh coverage of applied topics and complex phenomena including social neuroscience and consciousness, author Stephane Gaskin delivers the most current research and developments surrounding the brain's functions through student-centered pedagogy. Carefully crafted features introduce students to challenging biological and neuroscience-based concepts through illustrations of real-life application, exploring myths and misconceptions, and addressing students' assumptions head on. INSTRUCTORS: Behavioral Neuroscience: Essentials and Beyond is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package! Contact your rep to request a demo. SAGE Premium Video Figures Brought to Life animations and Stories of Behavioral Neuroscience videos in the Interactive eBook boost student comprehension and bolster analysis. Interactive eBook Your students save when you bundle the print book with the Interactive eBook, which includes access to SAGE Premium Video and other multimedia tools. SAGE coursepacks SAGE coursepacks makes it easy to import our quality instructor and student resource content into your school's learning management system (LMS). SAGE edge This open-access site offers students provides students an impressive array of learning tools and resources.
State Rankings features comprehensive state statistics across key measures in education, health, crime, transportation, taxes, government finance, and so much more. The editors compile useful statistics that otherwise take an enormous amount of time to research, making it a favorite resource on reference shelves throughout the United States and around the world. Overall state rankings are provided as well as a complete list of all sources used to compile the tables. The rankings have been updated using specific methodology explained in the introduction with the most current available data at publication. Explanatory notes on the source and data are also included to provide context to each statistical table. State Rankings compares every state and Washington, D.C. in the following areas: Agriculture Population Economy Environment Government finance Crime Education Geography Social welfare Defense
The reference will discuss mass media around the world in their varied forms-newspapers, magazines, radio, television, film, books, music, websites, and social media-and will describe the role of each in both mirroring and shaping society.
Social Network Analysis, Third Edition succinctly illustrates the concepts and methods related to substantive social network research problems. The authors convey key material while at the same time minimizing technical complexities, citing examples ranging from small networks to communities, and international systems. The new edition reflects developments and changes in practice over the past decade and describes important recent developments in network analysis. Throughout the volume, Knoke and Yang also comment on the challenges and opportunities offered by internet and social media data.
The new edition of this award-winning volume reflects the latest events in the climate crisis, while providing balanced coverage of the key institutions, issues, laws, and policies in global environmental politics.
State Rankings features comprehensive state statistics across key measures in education, health, crime, transportation, taxes, government finance, and so much more. The editors compile useful statistics that otherwise take an enormous amount of time to research, making it a favorite resource on reference shelves throughout the United States and around the world. Overall state rankings are provided as well as a complete list of all sources used to compile the tables. The rankings have been updated using specific methodology explained in the introduction with the most current available data at publication. Explanatory notes on the source and data are also included to provide context to each statistical table. State Rankings compares every state and Washington, D.C. in the following areas: Agriculture Population Economy Environment Government finance Crime Education Geography Social welfare Defense
Fatal Police Shootings: Patterns, Policy, and Prevention
Each year, more than 1,000 Americans are killed in police-citizen encounters. Fatal police shootings have become commonplace, and their unfortunate frequency continues to shape the public's perceptions of and individuals' experiences with safety, legislation, and justice. This volume of The ANNALS sheds new light on fatal police shootings, the institutional practices that perpetuate them, and the policy changes needed to stop their recurrence. Featuring contributions from an interdisciplinary group of scholars, this volume offers timely insight into fatal police shootings and provides a wide range of interventions with the potential to prevent them.
Capturing the ethnographic imagination, this book uses interesting case examples from the author's own experience to help novice researchers understand the concepts being addressed and to highlight the illuminative power of reflectivity and theory. The new edition expands the discussion of critical concepts such as culture, contextualization, emic and etic distinctions, and symbols. David M. Fetterman provides insights into the use of technology in ethnography from qualitative data analysis software to data visualization, and Questions for Reflection have been added to the end of each chapter.
Continues to examine how the procedural context of Congress continually adapting to changes in process and practice governs every aspect of the House and Senate and affects lawmakers as they make voting decisions, expedite legislation, or defeat a bill.
