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  • The Insanity Defense the World Over

    par Rita J. Simon, Heather Ahn-Redding ...
    Collections series Global Perspectives on Social Issues
    The Defense of Insanity, The World Over is the 10th in a series of books that examines and compares social issues or social problems from an explicitly comparative perspective. This volume examines and compares the criteria and procedures surrounding the defense of insanity across twenty-two countries. In addition to the criteria for each of the countries, Simon and Ahn-Redding report the burden ... En savoir plus

    $62.99 CAD

  • Voting and Elections the World Over

    par Vassia Gueorguieva, Rita J. Simon ...
    Collections series Global Perspectives on Social Issues
    Voting and Elections the World Over examines the electoral process across twenty-two countries. The book is a quick reference source for information about the major issues to consider when analyzing elections and their administration across nations. Thus, Voting and Elections the World Over looks at not only the type of electoral system in these countries, but also describes who administers ... En savoir plus

    $136.99 CAD

  • Gay and Lesbian Communities the World Over

    par Alison M. Brooks, Rita J. Simon ...
    Gay and Lesbian Communities the World Over examines the treatment and status of gays and lesbians in 21 countries around the world. The countries included are Canada, the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Israel, Egypt, Iran, Nigeria, South Africa, India, China, Japan, and Australia. The book explores the history of ... En savoir plus

    $62.99 CAD

  • Public Opinion in the United States

    Studies of Race, Religion, Gender, and Issues That Matter

    par Rita J. Simon ...
    Public Opinion in the United States tracks developments in American society since World War II through the lens of public opinion. The authors assess national public opinion poll data from 1945 to 2008, targeting opinions about African Americans, Jews, Muslim Americans, gays and lesbians, immigration, abortion, and affirmative action. The authors consider whether American attitudes have developed ... En savoir plus

    $63.20 CAD

  • Immigrant Women

    par Rita J. Simon ...
    The obstacles to assimilation and treatment of immigrant women are major issues confronting the leading immigrant-receiving nations today-the United States, Canada, and Australia. This volume provides a range of perspectives on the concerns, the sources of problems, how issues might be addressed, and the future of immigrant women. It is based upon a two-part issue of the journal Gender Issues, and ... En savoir plus

    $94.81 CAD

  • Jury and the Defense of Insanity

    par Rita J. Simon ...
    Thirty years after it was first published, the issues raised in The Jury and the Defense of Insanity remain pertinent. Rita James Simon examines how motivated and competent juries are, how well jurors understand and follow judges' instructions, their understand-ing of expert testimony, and the extent to which their own backgrounds and experiences influence their decisions. Simon provides a rare ... En savoir plus

    $94.81 CAD

  • Women in the Military

    par Rita J. Simon ...
    The role, status, and treatment of women is one of the major issues confronting the military today. This volume provides a range of perspectives on the magnitude of concerns, the sources of problems, how issues might best be addressed, and the future for women in the armed services. It is based on a special issue of the journal Gender Issues, supplemented with additional contributions from leading ... En savoir plus

    $94.99 CAD

  • Sporting Equality

    Title IX Thirty Years Later

    Modifié par Rita J. Simon ...
    As part of its Education Amendments, the United States Congress passed Title IX in 1972 to ensure that no person should be discriminated against in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. In the decades since, Title IX has had, among other effects, a marked increase on school athletic programs for women and girls at both the high school and college level. Despite ... En savoir plus

    $94.81 CAD

  • Immigration the World Over

    Statutes, Policies, and Practices

    par James P. Lynch, Rita J. Simon ...
    With the opening of borders and the aging of populations in industrialized states immigration takes on new importance. More younger workers are needed to support the social contract established with the baby boom generation, and immigration offers one practical solution. Many countries, however, have little experience with large scale immigration and, especially in the current political and ... En savoir plus

    $78.99 CAD

  • Native American Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories

    par Sarah Hernandez, Rita J. Simon ...
    Native American Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories presents twenty interviews with Native American adoptees raised in non-Native homes. Through the in-depth interviews they conduct with each participant, the authors explore complex questions of cultural identity formation.The participants of the study represent a range of positive and negative experiences of transracial adoption. Regardless ... En savoir plus

    $71.99 CAD

  • A Handbook of Military Conscription and Composition the World Over

    par Mohamed Alaa Abdel-Moneim, Rita J. Simon ...
    This book focuses on military conscription in 22 countries that represent the world's regions. The purpose is to shed light on the history, politics, and main events that led to the choice of conscription or professional military forces in the countries under study. While we acknowledge that practical and technological developments played major roles in this choice, we also understand that racial ... En savoir plus

    $136.99 CAD

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  • The Haves and the Have-Nots

    A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality

    par Branko Milanovic ...
    Who is the richest person in the world, ever? Does where you were born affect how much money you'll earn over a lifetime? How would we know? Why -- beyond the idle curiosity -- do these questions even matter? In The Haves and the Have-Nots, Branko Milanovic, one of the world's leading experts on wealth, poverty, and the gap that separates them, explains these and other mysteries of how wealth is ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD