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This classic has outlived its original title, but not its
usefulness.
The author has endeavored to set forth a statement of the various
means of modulation found in music, from Bach to the 20th century.
Lethal Violence: A Sourcebook on Fatal Domestic, Acquaintance and Stranger Aggression applies the lethal violence sequence analysis to a wide-ranging array of fatal aggression, resulting in a multitude of observations and principles of violence. This sourcebook provides base rate information and cases for each type of fatal interaction, then applies the knowledge to violence-related situations and settings.
From the street corners of the North End of Boston to the Basque
regions of Spain, renowned sociologist William Foote Whyte has been
a pioneer in developing methods and theories that have changed and
expanded the way that we look at social structures and the
individuals within them. Now, Whyte passes on his experience and
knowledge with a look at problems he encountered in the field, and
how he was able to overcome them. This book is both a guide through
the practical and conceptual complexities and problems associated
with fieldwork, as well as a look back on the life of one of the
most interesting and important sociologists of our time.
Street Corner Society is one of a handful of works that can
justifiably be called classics of sociological research. William
Foote Whyte's account of the Italian American slum he called
Cornerville--Boston's North End--has been the model for urban
ethnography for fifty years. By mapping the intricate social worlds
of street gangs and corner boys, Whyte was among the first to
demonstrate that a poor community need not be socially
disorganized. His writing set a standard for vivid portrayals of
real people in real situations. And his frank discussion of his
methodology--participant observation--has served as an essential
casebook in field research for generations of students and
scholars. This fiftieth anniversary edition includes a new preface
and revisions to the methodological appendix. In a new section on
the book's legacy, Whyte responds to recent challenges to the
validity, interpretation, and uses of his data. The Whyte Impact on
the Underdog, the moving statement by a gang leader who became the
author's first research assistant, is preserved. Street Corner
Society broke new ground and set a standard for field research in
American cities that remains a source of intellectual
challenge.--Robert Washington, Reviews in Anthropology
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Voltaire (Paperback)
The Perfect Library; George William Foote
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