The first edition of Sexual Conduct, published in 1973, swiftly became a landmark text in the sociology of sexuality. It went on to profoundly shape the ideas of several generations of scholars and has become the foundation text of what is now known as the "social constructionist" approach to sexuality. The present edition, revised, updated, and containing new introductory and concluding materials, introduces a classic text to a new generation of students and professionals.
Traditional views of human sexuality posit models of man and woman in which biological arrangements...
The first edition of Sexual Conduct, published in 1973, swiftly became a landmark text in the sociology of sexuality. It went on to profou...
"If you don't read this book, you are going to be left behind. The future of the world will be determined by India."--Richard D'Aveni, Professor of Strategic Management, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, and author of Hypercompetition With 1.1 billion residents and the fastest growing free market economy, the world's largest democracy is poised to dominate the world stage. Vinay Rai, one of India's top businessmen and philanthropists, gives an insider's view into his country's dynamic transformation and meteoric rise. With the economy soaring at eight percent a...
"If you don't read this book, you are going to be left behind. The future of the world will be determined by India."--Richard D'Aveni, Professor of...
In November of 1965 I was seventeen, fresh out of High School and didn't know anything. I enlisted in the Army and five short months later I was freezing my ass off on a C-141 bound for Vietnam. "Three Sixty Five" is a novel that does not address any of the political issues normally associated with the conflict. Instead, it is a story of growing up, maturing, and finding out about all the good and bad that humanity has to offer. Most of all it is a story of surviving an absurd situation. Edited by William Hoffman author of "Tidewater Blood" and "Contract killer."
In November of 1965 I was seventeen, fresh out of High School and didn't know anything. I enlisted in the Army and five short months later I was freez...
The history of exploration and establishment of new lands, science and technologies has always entailed risk to the health and lives of the explorers. Yet, when it comes to exploring and developing the high frontier of space, the harshest frontier ever, the highest value is apparently not the accomplishment of those goals, but of minimizing, if not eliminating, the possibility of injury or death of the humans carrying them out.
For decades since the end of Apollo, human spaceflight has been very expensive and relatively rare (about 500 people total, with a death rate of about 4%),...
The history of exploration and establishment of new lands, science and technologies has always entailed risk to the health and lives of the explorers....
