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Encyclopedia of sociology research

This book presents current research and findings in the study of sociology. Topics discussed include social capital, entrepreneurial capital and economic growth; disruption of social development in children with autism spectrum disorders; children's social interactions in cultural context; everyday theorising and the construction of knowledge; participation, pedagogy and practice in design education; community participation in formulating sustainable forest policy; increasing the economic sustainability of online communities and a comparison between theoretical and naive definitions of community.

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Advances in sociology research. Volume 15

This continuing series presents original leading edge research results in the field of sociology. Each chapter has been carefully selected in an attempt to present substantial advances across a broad spectrum. Included in this compilation are topics such as the translation of homelessness into healthcare risk for youth; Medicaid capitation of the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly using grade-of-membership methods; the experience in trans-cultural work in pediatric hematology and oncology; classroom processes of gender socialization in Chinese kindergartens; student-teachers' changi.This continuing series presents original leading edge research results in the field of sociology. Each chapter has been carefully selected in an attempt to present substantial advances across a broad spectrum. Included in this compilation are topics such as the translation of homelessness into healthcare risk for youth; Medicaid capitation of the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly using grade-of-membership methods; the experience in trans-cultural work in pediatric hematology and oncology; classroom processes of gender socialization in Chinese kindergartens; student-teachers' changing perceptions of gender advantages and disadvantages in the New Zealand primary school environment; the early experience of tactile stimulation and its behavioral consequences related to socialization in mammals; public housing strategies; and employment and economic reform.

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Advances in sociology research. Volume 14

This continuing series presents original leading edge research results in the field of sociology. Each chapter has been carefully selected in an attempt to present substantial advances across a broad spectrum. Included in this compilation are topics such as the new wave of social change, past, present and future in Tunisia; the absence of a scientific research curriculum in Sudanese society; European musical tastes and country effects; the link between traditional medicine and evangelical Christianity among Ghanaians; the work values, ethnicity and ethnic conflict of Jews and Arabs in Israel.This continuing series presents original leading edge research results in the field of sociology. Each chapter has been carefully selected in an attempt to present substantial advances across a broad spectrum. Included in this compilation are topics such as the new wave of social change, past, present and future in Tunisia; the absence of a scientific research curriculum in Sudanese society; European musical tastes and country effects; the link between traditional medicine and evangelical Christianity among Ghanaians; the work values, ethnicity and ethnic conflict of Jews and Arabs in Israel; and African American women living with HIV/AIDs in Alabama's black belt.

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Urban Studies

Stanford Libraries' Urban Studies collection contains print and online resources for the study of the social, economic, social history and spatial aspects of cities and urban environments.

Communication

Stanford Libraries' Communication collections include print and online materials that support interdisciplinary research into the field of communications in all its aspects.

Chinese Studies

Chinese Studies