Sociology as a life or death issue /

Brym, Robert J., 1951-

Sociology as a life or death issue / Robert J. Brym - Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2009 - xi, 116 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.

Preface: The Fifth Dimension. 1. Sociology as a Life or Death Issue. 2. Hip Hop from Caps to Bling. 3. Explaining Suicide Bombers. 4. Hurricane Katrina and the Myth of Natural Disasters. 5. Sociology as a Vocation. Glossary. References. Index. About the Author.

Examines the social causes of death through analyses of hip hop culture, the motivations of Palestinian suicide bombers, and the plight of victims of hurricanes in the Caribbean region and the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. This book takes readers into worlds that figure prominently in popular culture and headline news stories.


9780495600756 049560075X


Sociología
Muerte --Aspectos sociales

HM 586 / B916s 2009