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Introduction to Sociology    by Paul Cheney
Price: Free! 82100 words. Language: English. Published on July 15, 2010. Nonfiction » Social Science » Sociology.

Introduction to college sociology textbook.
Le origini preistoriche dell'onomastica italiana.    by Guglielmo Peirce
Price: Free! 54100 words. Language: Italian. Published on August 12, 2010. Nonfiction » Social Science » Anthropology.

L'opera offre soluzioni di vecchie perplessità filologiche in relazione ai seguenti argomenti: - Origine dei cognomi italiani e loro tipologia etimologica. - Antroponimi e cognomi d'origine germanica e loro significato etimologico. - Toponimi italiani d'origine longobarda e loro etimologia. 'Editing' frequente; si consiglia pertanto di ripeterne ogni tanto il gratuito 'downloading'.
Sociology of the Family    by Paul Cheney
Price: Free! 109570 words. Language: English. Published on July 15, 2010. Nonfiction » Social Science » Sociology.

College textbook for sociology of the family.
我们最幸福(Nothing To Envy)    by Zhe Yi
Price: Free! 1940 words. Language: Chinese (simplified). Published on August 23, 2012. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » World politics.

本书荣获“2010年英国年度图书奖”、入选“2011年美国国家书卷奖非文学决选作品”。 芭芭拉·德米克用一种引人注目,而又让人难忘的方式为人们展示出“这个封闭的国家其实就是乔治.奥威尔作品《1984》的现实版”; “《我们最幸福》是一部描写朝鲜生活最好的作品。”──英国图书奖评委
Le cronache militari del Regno di Napoli e l'evoluzione tecnico-tattica della guerra verso il declino dell'egemonia spagnola (1668-1707).    by Guglielmo Peirce
Price: Free! 53550 words. Language: Italian. Published on August 12, 2010. Nonfiction » Social Science » Global society studies.

Una "full immersion" in una dimenticata dimensione storica. 'Editing' molto frequente; si consiglia pertanto ai lettori di ripeterne periodicamente il gratuito 'downloading'.
This “Wacky” Police Force Doesn’t Want You if You Live at Home?    by Terry Mallenby
Price: Free! 85820 words. Language: English. Published on June 19, 2011. Nonfiction » Social Science » Criminology.

As the title states, what kind of “wacky” police force would rule a young clean-cut kid out because he lived at home? Apparently this one?
Virtual sociability: From Community to Communitas    by Sorin Adam Matei
Price: Free! 36660 words. Language: English. Published on May 8, 2011. Nonfiction » Social Science » Social psychology.

(3.00 from 1 review)
How do virtual communities come together? What makes them strong? What social theories can be used for explaining them? What rules and policies can be used to make virtual communities last? The book is the product of the Online Interaction Seminar, Purdue University. It includes 2d codes, which facilitate connecting the print version of the book to online resources.
Blessed are the Introverts    by Mark Stucky
Price: Free! 1140 words. Language: English. Published on December 1, 2010. Nonfiction » Social Science » Social psychology.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Introverts and extroverts often just don't comprehend each other. Assuming everyone functions with the same psychological engine, however, causes misunderstandings. Diesel engines don't run on gasoline, and introverts operate differently than extroverts. This humorous article examines some of the differences between the two personality types.
What Would Jesus Do?- A deliberation on the immorality of subjecting a child to religious indoctrination.    by John Duff
Price: Free! 2410 words. Language: English. Published on December 31, 2010. Nonfiction » Social Science » Sociology.

0.25 star(3.25 from 4 reviews)
Attempted religious indoctrination of children is immoral; we need to break the cycle of ignorance and start progressing in a forward direction. While religious schools or bible study groups for children may have benefits, the negative consequences outweigh any possible positive effects. Religion is a fact of human nature; it should be addressed pragmatically not dogmatically.
Culture and Class    by John Holden
Price: Free! 13920 words. Language: English. Published on September 7, 2010. Nonfiction » Social Science » Sociology.

Class is the strongest determinant of participation in culture and in turn, culture is a crucial marker of social difference. So does culture increase social mobility or reinforce class division? Answering this question could hold the key to understanding the widening income gap between different social groups worldwide. Yet the debate about culture and class is far from centre-stage...