Annual review of sociology; v.32, 2006.0824322320 Annual review of sociology; v.32, 2006. Ed. by Karen S. Cook and Douglas S Douglas, city, Isle of Man Douglas, city (1991 pop. 19,950), capital of the Isle of Man, Great Britain. It is a popular resort, connected by rail to Ramsey and Port Erin, on the Irish Sea. Tourism is the chief industry. . Massey. Annual Reviews 2006 500 pages $175.00 Hardcover HM51 The first of the 19 articles composing this 32nd annual volume is a survey of 20th-century American sociology by one contributor who draws greatly on his own professional life to offer insights on decades of progress and trends in the field. Topics covered in the remaining contributions include: the current most common sociological theories of human emotions; the rise of religious fundamentalism fundamentalism. 1 In Protestantism, religious movement that arose among conservative members of various Protestant denominations early in the 20th cent. ; the social bases of political divisions in post-communist Eastern Europe Eastern Europe The countries of eastern Europe, especially those that were allied with the USSR in the Warsaw Pact, which was established in 1955 and dissolved in 1991. ; the science of human rights, war crimes, and humanitarian emergencies; and the globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation of law. Each article includes an abstract. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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