Authors:Dr. Janet M. Ruane, Karen A. Cerulo,
Publisher: Pine Forge Pre
Keywords: sociological, eye, wisdom, conventional, thoughts, seeing, second
Number of Pages: 440
Published: 2008-06-11
List price: $41.95
ISBN-10: 1412956536
ISBN-13: 9781412956536

Introducing students to sociology�s core concepts by debunking popular misconceptions Do birds of a feather flock together or do opposites attract? Does haste make waste or should you strike while the iron is hot? Adages like these-or conventional wisdoms-shape our social life. This Fourth Edition of Second Thoughts reviews several popular beliefs and notes how such adages cannot be taken at face value. This unique text encourages students to step back and sharpen their analytic focus with 24 essays that use social research to expose the gray areas of commonly held beliefs, revealing the comp

Author: John B Ruane
Publisher: Pocket
Keywords: catholic, 1960s, growing, memoir, thought, inspirational, parish
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2008-10-07
List price: $16.00
ISBN-10: 141658949X
ISBN-13: 9781416589495

In a warm and affectionate narrative that "transports readers back to a time before cable television, cell phones, and the Internet" (Atlanta Journal-Constitution), John Bernard Ruane paints a marvelous portrait of his Irish-Catholic boyhood on the southwest side of Chicago in the 1960s. Capturing all the details that perfectly evoke those bygone days for Catholics and baby boomers everywhere, Ruane recounts his formative years donning the navy-and-plaid school uniform of St. Bede’s: the priests and nuns; bullies, best friends, and first loves; and most memorable teachers -- including th

Authors:Fionnuala Waldron, Brian Ruane,
Publisher: Liffey Pr
Keywords: theory, practice, reflections, education, rights, human
Number of Pages: 244
Published: 2011-03-03
List price: $31.95
ISBN-10: 1905785887
ISBN-13: 9781905785889

This major new study focuses on human rights education in theory and practice. It has three main themes that are connected and developed over a range of international contexts. The first theme addresses the role of human rights teaching in education for sustainable development. The second theme is the rights of children in education. The third theme locates human rights education in curriculum design and classroom practice. This book, which brings together a range of papers originally presented at a conference hosted by the Center for Human Rights and Citizenship Education in St. Patrick’