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Sociology as a life or death issue / Robert J. Brym

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2009Description: xi, 116 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780495600756
  • 049560075X
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HM 586 B916s 2009
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HM 586 B916s 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000162747

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.

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