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    Transition to Adulthood in Great Britain

    by Alan C. Kerckhoff ...
    This book provides evidence of the significance of a society's structure and normative definitions in giving shape to one part of the life course, examining closely a major period of life course transition, the move from adolescence to adulthood in Great Britain. ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Generating Social Stratification

    Toward A New Research Agenda

    by Alan C Kerckhoff ...
    In this book some of the leading stratification scholars in the U.S. present empirical and theoretical essays about the institutional contexts that shape careers. Building on recent advances in theory, data, and analytic technique, the essays in this volume work toward the goal of identifying and assessing the processes by which a birth cohort is distributed in the stratification system, given ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Going Comprehensive in England and Wales

    A Study of Uneven Change

    Edited by David Crook, Ken Fogelman, Alan C. Kerckhoff, David Reeder ...
    The transition of British secondary schools from predominantly selective to predominantly comprehensive was meant to transform a highly stratified system into a more equal one. However, this study shows that the new system was in fact highly diverse and retained features of the selective system. ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

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  • Understanding Human Values

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  • Ethics for the Practice of Psychology in Canada, Third Edition

    by Derek Truscott, Kenneth H. Crook ...
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  • The Public School Advantage

    Why Public Schools Outperform Private Schools

    by Christopher A. Lubienski, Sarah Theule Lubienski ...
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  • Psychiatry Disrupted

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    by Bonnie Burstow, Brenda A. LeFrançois, Shaindl Diamond ...
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    by Elinor Ostrom ...
    The analysis of how institutions are formed, how they operate and change, and how they influence behavior in society has become a major subject of inquiry in politics, sociology, and economics. A leader in applying game theory to the understanding of institutional analysis, Elinor Ostrom provides in this book a coherent method for undertaking the analysis of diverse economic, political, and social ... Read more

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  • Public Management and Performance

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