International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences (9 vols.)

The second edition of International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences incorporates transformative developments in the social sciences, such as:



The routinization of the use of applied statistics and mathematical modeling in economics, psychology and sociology

The rise of cultural studies, including the study of popular culture

The exploration of race, ethnicity, phenotype and identity across the social sciences

The emergence of gender studies and women’s studies

The “coming out” of queer studies

The study of memory as something far more than a biomechanical act

The recent construction and development of concepts like “the other”

Orientalism

Causality

Postcolonialism

The clash of civilizations

The gaze

Marginalization

Occupational crowding

Generation X

Gentrification



Expert editing by William A Darity, Jr., Professor of Economics and adjunct faculty in sociology at the University of North Carolina and Research Professor of Public Policy Studies and Economics at Duke University

Accessible text written for researchers inside and outside academia; perfect for advanced high school and college students as well as teachers, lay readers and professionals of all kinds

Thorough cross-referencing and indexing



9 volumes - 5700 pages

Publisher: MacMillan Reference Books; 2nd edition (November 2007)

Language: English

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