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• Human Rights in Brief

  Author(s): United States Department of State Bureau of International Information Programs

  Updated: Mar 27, 2019

  Description: In all civilized nations, attempts are made to define and buttress human rights. The core of the concept is the same everywhere: Human rights are the rights that one has simply because one is human. They are universal and equal. The following pubilcation gives an overview of Human Rights across the globe. The online version of this book is availabe in several languages: Arabic, French, Farsi, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese.

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• Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World

  Author(s): Steve Barkan, University of Maine

  Updated: Mar 26, 2019

  Description: The book includes the most recent data in the following categories, so your students have access to the latest sociological trends: crime and victimization, income and poverty, life expectancy and aging, employment, marriage and divorce, education, medical care and health disparities, and fertility and population change.

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• Together: The Science of Social Psychology

  Author(s): R. Biswas-Diener, Portland State University, E. Diener (Eds), Noba Textbook Series

  Updated: Mar 26, 2019

  Description: The science of social psychology investigates the ways other people affect our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is an exciting field of study because it is so familiar and relevant to our day-to-day lives. Social psychologists study a wide range of topics that can roughly be grouped into 5 categories: attraction, attitudes, peace & conflict, social influence, and social cognition. This textbook presents core concepts common to introductory social psychology courses. The 8 units include 27 ...[more]