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EXPLORATIONS: An Invitation to Biological Anthropology (Scheib)
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In the contents: 6.02: Sociality Residency Patterns and Dispersal
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The Psychology of Women - An Inclusive Approach
Rochelle Burnaford · Diablo Valley College
In the contents: 01: Sex Gender and Social Movements · 4.03: Biosocial Constructionist Theory · 4.04: Social Learning Theory
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Biological Psychology (MPC)
Adrianne Kotecki · Monterey Peninsula College
In the contents: 14.04: Social Neuroscience
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Social Studies, Art, Music, and Movement
Vicki Tanck · Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
In the contents: 01: Social Studies Art Music and Movement Throughout the Day · 1.03: Incorporating Social Studies into Daily Routines · 2.06: Social Studies Play in Early Childhood
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COMM 105/106: Kansas State University Public Speaking
Darren Epping · Kansas State University
Stand up, Speak out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking features two key themes. First it focuses on helping students become more seasoned and polished public speakers, and second is its emphasis on ethics in communication.
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SOC 200: Introduction to Sociology Research Methods (Ridnor)
Rachel D. Ridnor · Orange Coast College
In the contents: 14: Ethics in Social Research
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Special Education in Secondary Schools
Mickey Losinski · Kansas State University
This textbook provides information on the practice of teaching special education in the secondary schools. Research-based practices are explained for supporting student functioning in language arts, math, and other content areas.
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COUNS 120: Student Success
Justin Wembes · Diablo Valley College
The text is a comprehensive and contemporary resource that serves First Year Experience, Student Success, and College Transition courses. Developed with the support of hundreds of faculty and coordinators, the book addresses the evolving challenges and opportunities of today’s diverse students. Engagement, self-analysis, personal responsibility, and student support are reflected throughout the material.
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ECE Field Experience 4 (NWTC)
Vicki Tanck · Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
In the contents: 2.03: Social Justice in the Early Childhood Classroom
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Anthropology: Being Human
Susan Ruth · Central New Mexico Community College
This introductory textbook in anthropology is designed to give you an understanding of the diversity of the human experience. Students will become familiar with the four subfields of anthropology: cultural anthropology, archaeology, linguistics and biological anthropology. We will discuss the diversity of world cultures, the human fossil record, the human past, and the development and use of language.
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Wait...Why do We Do That?
Jayanti Roy and Marx Gomez-Liendo · De Anza College
Wait...Why Do We Do That? An Understanding of Sociology invites students to look at the everyday world through a sociological lens, asking why social patterns exist, who they affect, and how sociologists study them. Built around real case studies and contemporary examples, the book connects theory to lived experience in a way that feels relevant and accessible to today's students.
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How to Learn Like a Pro!
Nissila · LibreTexts
How to Learn Like a Pro! features the “big six” effective learning/study skills topics: learning styles and preferences, time and materials management, critical thinking and reading, note-taking, memory principles, and test-taking techniques. Each of the six units featuring a total of twenty-three lessons and accompanying exercises (with a dash of humor here and there) were developed with the diverse student body of the community college in mind as well as learners in other educational venues.
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Comparative Government and Politics
Dino Bozonelos · Victor Valley College
In the contents: 09: Collective Action and Social Movements · 9.01: What is collective action What are social movements · 9.03: A framework for explaining social movements
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Attenuated Democracy
David Hubert · Salt Lake Community College
In the contents: 1.04: Chapter 4- Political Science as a Social Science · 8.08: Chapter 56- Public Opinion and Political Socialization
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LibreTexts Accessibility Toolkit
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A guide for creating and curating accessible LibreTexts
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Persuasion, Critical Thinking, and Writing
Paula Cardwell · ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative
In the contents: 09: Antisocial Persuasion · 9.02: Antisocial Persuasion · 9.03: Types of Antisocial Persuasion
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Child Family Community: The Socialization of Diverse Children
Rebecca Laff and Wendy Ruiz · College of the Canyons
We hope this text is a guide and resource in building awareness, knowledge and skills as a current or future educators. We also want to thank the previous authors for their contribution and allowing us a starting point to enhance the original text. The chapters are organized with learning objectives, embedded terms and definitions, critical reflection and practical application of the content and topics.
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College Success
Amy Baldwin et al. · OpenStax
The text is a comprehensive and contemporary resource that serves First Year Experience, Student Success, and College Transition courses. Developed with the support of hundreds of faculty and coordinators, the book addresses the evolving challenges and opportunities of today’s diverse students. Engagement, self-analysis, personal responsibility, and student support are reflected throughout the material.
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Political Thought and Theory: Ideologies, Power, and Society
Robert Stockwell · De Anza College
In the contents: 05: Socialism · 5.01: The Socialist Core · 5.02: The Diversity of Socialism
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Keys to Understanding the Middle East
Payind and McClimans · Ohio State University
This book is intended for readers who have never studied the Middle East, or experts who may wish to fill gaps in their knowledge of the region from other disciplines. Whether for establishing or deepening one's knowledge of the region, these fundamentals are important to know. The languages, cultural, religious and sectarian communities of the region, and selected turning points and influential people in history are starting points for gaining an understanding of the contexts of the region.