For urban enthusiasts and armchair explorers alike, this book by celebrated "New York Times" reporter Berger explores the changing neighborhoods of New York City.

Comprises 16 essays stemming from the work of the sociology department at Stanford U. in studying invariant social processes. As the study of these processes requires the ...

This book introduces some of the most influential recent sociological theories, each covered in an essay written by the theory's founder or by a leading exponent. Presented in ...

Analyzing the structure and growth of major theoretical research programs in the sociological study of group processes, this book considers such topics as exchange processes ...

This book challenges much that has been written about the decline of sociology as a vital, essential area of inquiry into the human condition. Against this Greek chorus of woe ...

In this touching account, veteran New York Times reporter Joseph Berger describes how his own family of Polish Jews -- with one son born at the close of World War II and the ...

Every few months, American newspapers publish another dreary statistic about our country's scientific ignorance. But there are schools in the U.S. that are exceptions to this ...