Social Sciences Paperbacks

New and Published Books

1. Judicial Reform and Reorganization in 20th Century Iran

   State-Building, Modernization and Islamicization

   By Majid Mohammadi

   Series: New Approaches in Sociology

   Iran is now at the center of political and social developments in the Middle East. This book examines the reform of the judicial system in 20th century Iran and is the first to relate state-building process with rule of law promotion and judicial reform in the region. This subject occupies the...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
2. Residential Segregation Patterns of Latinos in the United States, 1990–2000

   By Michael E Martin

   Series: Latino Communities: Emerging Voices - Political, Social, Cultural and Legal Issues

   Historically, residential segregation of Latinos has generally been seen as a result of immigration and the process of self-segregation into ethnic enclaves. The only theoretical exception to ethnic enclave Latino segregation has been the structural inequality related to Latinos that have a high...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
3. Queer Inclusion in the United Methodist Church

   By Amanda Udis-Kessler

   Series: New Approaches in Sociology

   The United Methodist Church has been in conflict over lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender inclusion issues since 1972. That year, in response to the gay liberation and gay rights movements, wording was added to the UMC Book of Discipline (the compilation of denominational policies and doctrines)...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
4. Coping with Alcohol and Drug Problems

   The Experiences of Family Members in Three Contrasting Cultures

   By Jim Orford, Guillermina Natera, Alex Copello, Carol Atkinson, Jazmin Mora, Richard Velleman, Ian Crundall, Marcela Tiburcio, Lorna Templeton, Gwen Walley

   What difference does culture make? Coping with Alcohol and Drug Problems: The Experiences of Family Members in Three Contrasting Cultures aims to deepen and extend understanding of the experiences of family members trying to cope with the excessive drinking or drug taking of a...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
5. Latent Variable and Latent Structure Models

   Edited by George A. Marcoulides, Irini Moustaki

   Series: Quantitative Methodology Series

   This edited volume features cutting-edge topics from the leading researchers in the areas of latent variable modeling. Content highlights include coverage of approaches dealing with missing values, semi-parametric estimation, robust analysis, hierarchical data, factor scores, multi-group analysis,...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
6. Sars

   Reception and Interpretation in Three Chinese Cities

   Edited by Deborah Davis, Helen F. Siu

   Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

   SARS (Acute Respiratory Syndrome) first presented itself to the global medical community as a case of atypical pneumonia in one small Chinese village in November 2002. Three months later the mysterious illness rapidly spread and appeared in Vietnam, Hong Kong, Toronto and then Singapore. The high...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
7. State and Laid-Off Workers in Reform China

   The Silence and Collective Action of the Retrenched

   By Yongshun Cai

   Series: Routledge Studies on China in Transition

   In the 1990s, the Chinese government launched an unprecedented reform of state enterprises, putting tens of millions of people out of work. This empirically rich study calls on comprehensive surveys and interviews, combining quantitative data with qualitative in its examination of the variation in...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
8. New Developments in Categorical Data Analysis for the Social and Behavioral Sciences

   Edited by L. Andries van der Ark, Marcel A. Croon, Klaas Sijtsma

   Series: Quantitative Methodology Series

   Categorical data are quantified as either nominal variables--distinguishing different groups, for example, based on socio-economic status, education, and political persuasion--or ordinal variables--distinguishing levels of interest, such as the preferred politician or the preferred type of...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
9. Calligraphy and Power in Contemporary Chinese Society

   By Yuehping Yen

   Series: Anthropology of Asia

   This unusual and interesting book is a fascinating account of the world of Chinese writing. It examines Chinese space and the political and social use of writing as propaganda, a publicity booster and as a ladder for social climbing....

   Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
10. Taiwanese American Transnational Families

    Women and Kin Work

    By Maria W.L. Chee

    Series: Studies in Asian Americans

    This book explores the differences for participants when the wives migrate for reproductive labor in the United States. This book also adds a much needed non-working class dimension to the impact of migration on women and marital relations, particularly in the Pacific Rim: where husbands remain in...

    Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge