The Art of Presenting: Delivering Successful Presentations in the Social Sciences and Humanities (Harinck Fieke)(Paperback)

The Art of Presenting: Delivering Successful Presentations in the Social Sciences and Humanities (Harinck Fieke)(Paperback)

Delivering professional presentations of scientific work is an important part of an academic's life. Oral presentations are important not only because you present your scientific work, but also because you present yourself to potential hiring committees, grant committees, and collaborators. This

Ethnicity Without Groups (Brubaker Rogers)(Paperback)

Despite a quarter-century of constructivist theorizing in the social sciences and humanities, ethnic groups continue to be conceived as entities and cast as actors. Journalists, policymakers, and researchers routinely frame accounts of ethnic, racial, and national conflict as the struggles of

Science and the Humanities (Prior Moody E.)(Paperback)

Contains five lectures concerning the discussion of the relation of science and the humanities, focusing on the work of thinkers such as James B. Conant and C.P

Beyond the Body Proper: Reading the Anthropology of Material Life (Lock Margaret)(Paperback)

Over the past several decades, scholars in both the social sciences and humanities have moved beyond the idea that there is a 'body proper' a singular, discrete biological organism with an individual psyche. They have begun to perceive embodiment as dynamic rather than static, as experiences that

Imagery in the 21st Century (Grau Oliver)(Paperback)

Scholars from science, art, and humanities explore the meaning of our new image worlds and offer new strategies for visual analysis.We are surrounded by images as never before: on Flickr, Facebook, and YouTube; on thousands of television channels; in digital games and virtual worlds; in media art

Studying for a Degree: In the Humanities and Social Sciences (Dunleavy Patrick)(Paperback)

This is the first study skills book written directly for students on degree courses in the humanities and social sciences. It is intended to help students make their studying more systematic and efficient and the primary focus is on subjects where essay-writing forms the basis of student work and

Other Things (Brown Bill)(Paperback)

From the pencil to the puppet to the drone--the humanities and the social sciences continue to ride a wave of interest in material culture and the world of things. How should we understand the force and figure of that wave as it shapes different disciplines? Other Things explores this question by

Literature and Science in the Nineteenth Century: An Anthology (Otis Laura)(Paperback)

Although we are used to thinking of science and the humanities as separate disciplines, in the nineteenth century this division was not recognized. As the scientist John Tyndall pointed out, not only were science and literature both striving to better 'man's estate', they shared a common language

The Science and Art of Interviewing (Gerson Kathleen)(Paperback)

Qualitative interviewing is among the most widely used methods in the social sciences, but it is arguably the least understood. In The Science and Art of Interviewing, Kathleen Gerson and Sarah Damaske offer clear, theoretically informed and empirically rich strategies for conducting interview

Package Design Workbook: The Art and Science of Successful Packaging (Dupuis Steven)(Paperback)

Social Constructionism (Burr Vivien)(Paperback)

Now in its third edition, this successful book introduces students to the area of social science theory and research known as social constructionism. Using a variety of examples from everyday experience and from existing research in areas such as personality, sexuality and health, it clearly

Africana Social Stratification: An Interdisciplinary Study of Economics, Policy, and Labor (Conyers James L. Jr.)(Paperback)

This work examines variations of the social stratification paradigm in the humanities and social sciences. Extending the boundaries of thematic semblances, this study seeks to exhibit the flexibility, yet commonality of Africana phenomena. Essays in this study explore the content analysis of black

Leader's Guide to Presenting - How to Use Soft Skills to Get Hard Results (Bird Tom)(Paperback / softback)

Presentations are an inevitable part of a leader's day to day. They are fundamental to delivering information, motivating staff and building relationships. The Leader's Guide to Presenting is a highly practical guide to delivering engaging and influential presentations. From informal to formal

A Tale of Two Cultures: Qualitative and Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences (Goertz Gary)(Paperback)

Some in the social sciences argue that the same logic applies to both qualitative and quantitative methods. In A Tale of Two Cultures, Gary Goertz and James Mahoney demonstrate that these two paradigms constitute different cultures, each internally coherent yet marked by contrasting norms,

Research Methods in the Social Sciences: An A-Z of key concepts(Paperback / softback)

Research Methods in the Social Sciences is a comprehensive yet compact A-Z for undergraduate and postgraduate students undertaking research across the social sciences, featuring 71 entries that cover a wide range of concepts, methods, and theories. Each entry begins with an accessible introduction

Teaching Sustainability: Perspectives from the Humanities and Social Sciences (Petersen-Boring Wendy)(Paperback)

From the Foreword by David Orr: '. . . T]he authors here describe a curriculum of applied hope. No discipline is exempt from the effort to extend awareness of our implicatedness in the world, and from the effort to create a better future than that in prospect. As scholars and teachers, they are

The Handbook of Conversation Analysis (Stivers Tanya)(Paperback)

Presenting a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of theoretical and descriptive research in the field, The Handbook of Conversation Analysis brings together contributions by leading international experts to provide an invaluable information resource and reference for scholars of social

General Ecology: The New Ecological Paradigm (Hrl Erich)(Paperback)

Ecology has become one of the most urgent and lively fields in both the humanities and sciences. In a dramatic widening of scope beyond its original concern with the coexistence of living organisms within a natural environment, it is now recognized that there are ecologies of mind, information,

Slide: Ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations (Duarte Nancy)(Paperback)

No matter where you are on the organizational ladder, the odds are high that you've delivered a high-stakes presentation to your peers, your boss, your customers, or the general public. Presentation software is one of the few tools that requires professionals to think visually on an almost daily

New Directions in the Philosophy of Social Science (Little Daniel)(Paperback)

Philosophy matters for the social sciences. Our world faces ever more complex and hazardous problems and, social science ontology and methods need to be adequate to the changing nature of the social realm. Imagination and new ways of thinking are crucial to the social sciences. Based on Daniel

Building Successful Online Communities: Evidence-Based Social Design (Kraut Robert E.)(Paperback)

How insights from the social sciences, including social psychology and economics, can improve the design of online communities.Online communities are among the most popular destinations on the Internet, but not all online communities are equally successful. For every flourishing Facebook, there is

Research Methods in the Social Sciences (Frankfort-Nachmias Chava)(Paperback)

Using real-world examples, Research Methods in the Social Sciences illustrates the relevance of social sciences research in today's

The Craft of Scientific Presentations: Critical Steps to Succeed and Critical Errors to Avoid (Alley Michael)(Paperback)

The Craft of Scientific Presentations, 2nd edition aims to strengthen you as a presenter of science and engineering. The book does so by identifying what makes excellent presenters such as Brian Cox, Jane Goodall, Richard Feynman, and Jill Bolte Taylor so strong. In addition, the book explains what

A New History of the Humanities: The Search for Principles and Patterns from Antiquity to the Present (Bod Rens)(Paperback)

Many histories of science have been written, but A New History of the Humanities offers the first overarching history of the humanities from Antiquity to the present. There are already historical studies of musicology, logic, art history, linguistics, and historiography, but this volume gathers