The Cambridge social history of modern Ireland

The season : a social history of the debutante

Persian Gulf War encyclopedia : a political, social, and military history

Evolution : the first four billion years

The history of evolutionary thought / The origin of life / Paleontology and the history of life / Adaptation / Molecular evolution / Evolution of the genome / The pattern and process of speciation / Evolution and development / Social behavior and sociobiology / Human evolution / Evolutionary biology of disease and Darwinian medicine / Beyond the Darwinian paradigm: understanding biological forms / Philosophy of evolutionary thought / Evolution and society / Evolution and religion / American antievolutionism : retrospect and prospect

CLEP official study guide 2020

College-level Examination Program official study guide 2020

CollegeBoard CLEP official study guide 2020

CollegeBoard College-level Examination Program official study guide 2020

2020 CLEP official study guide

2020 college-level Examination Program

The College-Level Examination Program -- Approaching a College about CLEP -- Deciding Which Examinations to Take -- Preparing to Take CLEP Examinations -- Taking the Examinations -- Interpreting Your Scores -- Examination Guides. Composition and literature ; Foreign languages ; History and Social Sciences ; Science and Mathematics ; Business --

Trans bodies, trans selves : a resource for the transgender community

Throwing our voices : an introduction / Introduction to Media spotlight series / Introduction to Trans political leaders series / Who we are : Our many selves / Race, ethnicity, and culture / Immigration / Disabilities and deaf culture / Religion and spirituality / Sex and gender development / Living as ourselves : Coming out / Social transition / Employment / Legal issues / Health and wellness : General, sexual, and reproductive health / Medical transition / Surgical transition / Mental health services and support / Mental health concerns / Our relationships and families. Intimate relationships / Sexuality / Parenting / Life stages : Children / Youth / Aging / Claiming our power : U.S. history / Arts and culture / Activism, politics, and organizing / Afterword.

The organized mind : thinking straight in the age of information overload

Information and conscientious organization -- Too much information, too many decisions: The inside history of cognitive overload -- The first things to get straight: How attention and memory work -- Organizing our homes: Where things can start to get better -- Organizing our social world: How humans connect now -- Organizing our time: What is the mystery? -- Organizing information for the hardest decisions: When life is on the line -- Organizing the business world: How we create value -- What to teach our children: The future of the organized mind -- Everything else: The power of the junk drawer -- Appendix: Constructing your own fourfold tables.

The little book of bees

Bienen und Bienenvölker. English

Little book series

Little book series (New York, N.Y.)

Bees in the Animal Kingdom and in Earth's History -- The Bee--An Insect -- What Does "Social" Mean in the Animal Kingdom? -- Anonymous Societies -- Family Associations -- The Insect Colony -- Social Classifications -- The Traits of Bees and Their System -- Solitary Bees and Social Development -- Solitary Bees -- On the Way to a Colony -- Unique Mating Behavior -- Threats from Outside, and Enemies Within the Ranks -- Bumblebees and Stingless Bees -- Bumblebees -- Stingless Bees -- On the Summit of Social Insect Life -- The Genus Apis: Species and Races -- The Domestic Honeybee -- The Comb -- The Colony and Its Individuals -- Brood Rearing and Division of Labor -- What Holds a Colony Together -- How New Colonies Originate -- Sensory Capabilities -- Artists of Orientation -- The Language of Honeybees -- Nest Aids for Wild Bees.

The teacher wars : a history of America's most embattled profession

"Missionary teachers": The common schools movement and the feminization of American teaching -- "Repressed indignation": The feminist challenge to American education -- "No shirking, no skulking": Black teachers and racial uplift after the Civil War -- "School ma'ams as lobbyists": The birth of teachers unions and the battle between progressive pedagogy and school efficiency -- orgy of investigation": Witch hunts and social movement unionism during the wars -- only valid passport from poverty": The great expectations of Great Society teachers -- "We both got militant": Union teachers versus Black Power during the era of community control -- "Very disillusioned": How teacher accountability displaced desegregation and local control -- "Big, measurable goals": A data-driven vision for millennial teaching -- "Let me use what I know": Reforming education by empowering teachers -- Lessons from history for improving teaching today.

The Hebrew Bible : a critical companion

Bible. Old Testament

Bible. Old Testament.

Bibel Altes Testament

Part I. The Hebrew Bible in its historical and social context -- The Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament / The historical framework: biblical and scholarly portrayals of the past / The social and cultural history of ancient Israel / Israel in the context of the ancient Near East / Part II. Major genres of biblical literature -- the narrative books of the Hebrew Bible / The prophetic literature / Legal texts / The wisdom literature / the Psalms and poems of the Hebrew Bible / Part III. Major religious themes -- Monotheism / Creation: God and world / The human condition / God's covenants with humanity and Israel / Ethics / Religious space and structures / Ritual: diet, purity, and sacrifice / Part IV. The study and reception of the Hebrew Bible -- Reception of the Old Testament / Historical-critical inquiry / Literary approaches / Theological approaches to the Old Testament / Political and advocacy approaches / Textual criticism and biblical translation / To map or not to map?: a biblical dilemma

Political extremism in the United States

Current controversies

Current controversies.

Does political extremism play a positive role in American democracy? Extremism and polarization in America spring from a complex confluence of cultural, discursive, and political dynamics / American politics benefit from the energy and intensity of extremism / Extremism is difficult to define and difficult to restrict without curtailing freedom of expression in general / Democracy should be oriented toward reasoned deliberation and consensus, not conflict and extremism / Robert E. Ferrell and Joe Old ; The electoral layer of democracy lends itself to extremist politics, which threatens the governing layer of democracy / Do political parties promote extremism? Political parties in the United States play a major role in framing key political issues and structuring public opinion / Party-based political gridlock interferes with rational dialogue on key issues / A diverse society like the United States needs more than two political parties / Political extremism is an ingrained part of the American political system / Strong and stable political parties are essential to the health of American democracy / Political parties guard against the risks of popular democratic governance / The contemporary news media environment raises questions about how networks use extreme rhetoric to attract audiences / Media diversification has led to a new business model where sources compete for the loyalty of small, ideologically defined demographics / The history of Fox News illustrates how and why the contemporary media landscape came to embrace ideologically structured coverage / Media outlets are focused oni attracting attention, not informing the public / Extremism and demagoguery emerge from social dynamics that have little to do with media coverage / The media is beholden to the political forces at play / Has the Internet and its growing role in society contributed to political extremism? The power of social media and the Internet has created opportunities and perils for society / The rapid, 24/7 news cycle made possible by modern media technology has diminished the depth and quality of public discourse / Social media and the Internet have failed to mitigate persistent class-based gaps in political participation / Confirmation bias threatens the potential benefits of a diverse media environment / Citizens who consume more media are more politically engaged / Social media offers new tools for political engagement

Gender : what everyone needs to know

What everyone needs to know

What everyone needs to know.

Gender 101 -- How is gender different from sex? -- What is gender identity? -- What is gender expression? -- What are gender roles? -- What is the gender binary? -- What is gender nonconformity? -- What does it mean to be transgender? -- What does it mean to be intersex? -- Is gender identity based on nature or nurture? -- What does gender have to do with sexuality? -- The History Of Gender -- How much do we know about early humans and gender? -- What does evolutionary psychology have to say about gender? -- What is patriarchy? -- What is matriarchy? -- What did gender diversity look like in North America during colonization? -- How has the history of transgender people in the United States evolved since the country's founding? -- What has trans activism looked like in the 21st century? -- Gender And Biology -- What are the biological differences between male and female bodies? -- How similar or different are male and female brains? -- What are sex chromosomes? -- What does testosterone do? -- What does estrogen do? -- Why do women live longer than men? -- What do we know about sex and gender in nonhuman species? -- Gender, Medicine, And Psychology -- What does gender development in children look like? -- What is gender dysphoria? -- How have trans people historically been approached by the medical field? -- What are the current controversies about transgender identity within psychiatry? -- Why do transgender people have higher rates of mental health concerns? -- What do medical and surgical options look like for transgender people? -- Can transgender people have biological children? -- What role do mental health professionals play in the field of transgender health? -- Why is access to care an issue for transgender people? -- What role has gender played in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health concerns? -- Gender, Society, And Behavior -- What is the social construction of gender? -- Do some cultures have more than two gender options? -- How does language shape the way we think about gender? -- How has culture shaped language about gender? -- What are gender-neutral titles and pronouns? -- How do different major religions understand gender? -- What is the history of gender equality under the law in the United States? -- What is gender-based violence? -- What are the legal protections for transgender people in the United States? -- Contextualizing Gender -- What are the different "waves" of feminism and how are they distinguished? -- What is intersectionality? -- What is misogyny? -- What is "toxic masculinity"? -- What are Women's Studies, Men's Studies, and Gender Studies? -- What is queer theory? -- What is Trans Studies? -- What is transfeminism? -- The Future Of Gender -- How might reproductive technologies revolutionize parenting? -- What is gender-neutral parenting? -- How might new technologies shape our ability to modify the human body? -- What are the current frontiers in gender equality? -- Could the future be genderless? -- Do we want it to be?.