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Sociolog
y
Sons, Daughters, and Sidewalk Psychotics
Mental Illness and Homelessness
in Los Angeles
Neil Gong
Sociologist Neil Gong explains why mental health treatment in Los Angeles rarely succeeds, for the rich, the poor, and everyone in between.
2024 328 p. 6 x 9 2 tables
1 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-226-58190-3 $30.00
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The City and the Hospital
The Paradox of Medically Overserved Communities
Daniel Skinner, Jonathan R. Wynn and Berkeley Franz
A surprising look at how hospitals affect and are affected by their surrounding communities.
2023 240 p. 6 x 9 18 halftones, 14 tables
3 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-82967-8 $32.50
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The Black Ceiling
How Race Still Matters in the Elite Workplace
Kevin Woodson
A revelatory assessment of workplace inequality in high-status jobs that focuses on a new explanation for a pernicious problem: racial discomfort.
2023 216 p. 51/2 x 81/2 3 line drawings, 1 table
2 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-226-82872-5 $26.00
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From Skepticism to Competence
How American Psychiatrists Learn Psychotherapy
Mariana Craciun
An examination of how novice psychiatrists come to understand the workings of the mind as they are trained in psychotherapy.
Ethnographic Encounters and Discoveries
2024 256 p. 6 x 9
4 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-83391-0 $30.00
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Polished
College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility
Melissa Osborne
An illuminating look at the emotional costs of mobility faced by first-generation and low-income college students.
2024 224 p. 51/2 x 81/2 1 table
5 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-83304-0 $22.50
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Wasted Education
How We Fail Our Graduates in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
John D. Skrentny
An urgent reality check for America’s blinkered fixation on STEM education.
2023 256 p. 6 x 9 7 halftones
7 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-226-82579-3 $30.00
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Degrees of Risk
Navigating Insecurity and Inequality in Public Higher Education
Blake R. Silver
An ethnographic analysis of how insecurity is at the heart of contemporary higher education.
2024 256 p. 6 x 9 7 tables
6 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-83476-4 $27.50
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The Accidental Equalizer
How Luck Determines Pay after College
Jessi Streib
A startling discovery—that job market success after college is largely random— forces a reappraisal of education, opportunity, and the American dream.
2023 256 p. 6 x 9 3 tables
8 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-226-82931-9 $27.50
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The Policing Machine
Enforcement, Endorsements, and the Illusion of Public Input
Tony Cheng
A revelatory look at how the NYPD has resisted change through strategic and selective community engagement.
2023 240 p. 51/2 x 81/2 11 halftones, 5 tables
9 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-83065-0 $20.00
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Failure by Design
The California Energy Crisis and the Limits of Market Planning
Georg Rilinger
A new framework for studying markets as the product of organizational planning and understanding the practical limits of market design.
2024 320 p. 6 x 9 7 halftones, 4 line drawings, 6 tables
11 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-83320-0 $32.50
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A Good Reputation
How Residents Fight for an American Barrio
Elizabeth Korver-Glenn and Sarah Mayorga
A historic Houston barrio provides an illuminating lens on neighborhood reputation.
2024 208 p. 6 x 9 14 halftones, 1 table
10 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-83385-9 $27.50
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Sexualizing Cancer
HPV and the Politics of Cancer Prevention
Laura Mamo
The virus that changed how we think about cancer and its culprits—and the vaccine that changed how we talk about sex and its risks.
2023 368 p. 6 x 9 2 line drawings, 2 tables
12 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-82929-6 $35.00
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Insurgent Communities
How Protests Create a Filipino Diaspora
Sharon M. Quinsaat
Sociologist Sharon M. Quinsaat sheds new light on the formation of diasporic connections through transnational protests.
2024 240 p. 6 x 9 7 halftones, 1 table 13 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-83168-8 $30.00
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The Color of Asylum
The Racial Politics of Safe Haven in Brazil
Katherine Jensen
An ethnography of the difficult experiences of refugees in Brazil.
2023 256 p. 6 x 9 7 halftones, 4 tables 15 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-82844-2 $27.50
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Forever 17
Coming of Age in the German Asylum System
Ulrike Bialas
An exploration of how age affects the experience and life prospects of asylum-seekers in Germany.
Ethnographic Encounters and Discoveries
2023 240 p. 6 x 9 14 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-83008-7 $30.00
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Anonymous
The Performance of Hidden Identities Thomas DeGloma
A rich sociological analysis of how and why we use anonymity.
2023 272 p. 6 x 9 15 halftones
16 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-76513-6 $30.00
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Between Us
Healing Ourselves and Changing the World Through Sociology
Edited by Marika Lindholm and Elizabeth Anne Wood
This heartfelt collection is a testament to sociology’s power to heal people and transform societies.
2024 320 p. 6 x 9 17 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-83387-3 $22.00
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The Sociology of Housing
How Homes Shape Our Social Lives
Edited by Brian J. McCabe and Eva Rosen
A landmark volume about the importance of housing in social life.
2023 432 p. 6 x 9 8 halftones, 1 line drawing, 1 table 19 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-82853-4 $30.00
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Listening to People
A Practical Guide to Interviewing, Participant Observation, Data Analysis, and Writing It All Up
Annette Lareau
A down-to-earth, practical guide for interview and participant observation and analysis.
Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing 2021 304 p. 6 x 9 7 tables 18 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-80643-3 $23.00
Your Price: $16.10
Second Edition
Great American City Chicago and the Enduring Neighborhood Effect
Robert J. Sampson
Demonstrates the powerfully enduring impact of place.
2024 560 p. 6 x 9 20 halftones, 46 line drawings, 1 table 20 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-83400-9 $26.50
Your Price: $18.55
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