Now available in paperback, this book is a critical introduction to discourse analysis as it is practised in a variety of different disciplines today, from linguistics and sociolinguistics to sociology and cultural studies. The author shows how concern with the analysis of discourse can be combined, in a systematic and fruitful way, with an interest in broader problems of socia...(展开全部)

Research shows that between birth and early adulthood the brain requires sensory stimulation to develop physically. The nature of the stimulation shapes the connections among neurons that create the neuronal networks necessary for thought and behavior. By changing the cultural environment, each generation shapes the brains of the next. By early adulthood, the neuroplasticity of...(展开全部)

Research shows that between birth and early adulthood the brain requires sensory stimulation to develop physically. The nature of the stimulation shapes the connections among neurons that create the neuronal networks necessary for thought and behavior. By changing the cultural environment, each generation shapes the brains of the next. By early adulthood, the neuroplasticity of...(展开全部)

Van Dijk presents a new theory of context that explains how text and talk are adapted to their social environment. He argues that instead of the usual direct relationship being established between society and discourse, this influence is indirect and depends on how language users themselves define the communicative situation. The new concept van Dijk introduces for such definit...(展开全部)

Drawing from a power elite perspective and the latest empirical data, Domhoff's classic text is an invaluable tool for teaching students about how power operates in U.S. society. Domhoff argues that the owners and top-level managers in large income-producing properties are far and away the dominant figures in the U.S. Their corporations, banks, and agribusinesses come together ...(展开全部)

After his earlier book Discourse and Context, also published by Cambridge University Press, Teun A. van Dijk in this study presents the second part of his new multidisciplinary theory of context. The main thesis of this theory is that the influence of society on discourse is not direct, as is postulated for instance in sociolinguistics, but cognitively mediated by subjective me...(展开全部)

This text, part of the McGraw-Hill Series in Social Psychology, is for the student with no prior background in social psychology. Written by Philip Zimbardo and Michael Leippe, outstanding researchers in the field, the text covers the relationships existing between social influence, attitude change and human behavior. Through the use of current, real-life situations, the author...(展开全部)

The world has become cluttered with sexual stories. From child abuse scandals to lesbian and gays coming out; from Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas to the travails of Michael Jackson; from sexual surveys to therapy groups - sexual talk has become more and more evident. This book explores the rites of a sexual story-telling culture. Taking three major examples - rape stories, comi...(展开全部)

黄宗智，普林斯顿大学学士，华盛顿大学博士。加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶校区历史系教授，1991年晋升“超级教授”，2004年荣休。中国研究中心创办主任（1986-1995年）。《近代中国》季刊（Modern China）创办编辑（1975年至今）。中国人民大学长江学者讲座教授。主要学术兴趣为明清以来社会史、经济史和法律史。主要著作有：《法律、习俗、与司法实践：清代与民国的比较》、《清代的法律、社会、与文化：民法的表达与实践》、《中国研究的规范认识危机》、《长江三角洲的小农家庭与乡村发展》、《华北的小农经济与社会变迁》等。

黄宗智，普林斯顿大学学士，华盛顿大学博士。加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶校区历史系教授，1991年晋升“超级教授”，2004年荣休。中国研究中心创办主任（1986-1995年）。《近代中国》季刊（Modern China）创办编辑（1975年至今）。中国人民大学长江学者讲座教授。主要学术兴趣为明清以来社会史、经济史和法律史。主要著作有：《法律、习俗、与司法实践：清代与民国的比较》、《清代的法律、社会、与文化：民法的表达与实践》、《中国研究的规范认识危机》、《长江三角洲的小农家庭与乡村发展》、《华北的小农经济与社会变迁》等。