Digital library
Textbooks, references and open learning resources.
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SMC: Social Sciences Statistics
Bettina Spencer · Saint Mary's College
LibreTexts
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Intro to Stats in the Social Sciences (MPC)
Adrianne Kotecki · Monterey Peninsula College
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Statistics for the Social Sciences
Bill Pelz · Herkimer College (SUNY)
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Calculus for Business and Social Sciences Corequisite Workbook
Victoria Dominguez, Cristian Martinez, & Sanaa Saykali · Citrus College
This text serves as a Corequisite Workbook for an Applied Calculus course. It is vitally important for students who take this course (and its corequisite) to have a thorough and complete refresher of Algebra skills needed for Calculus. These problems may be assigned as in-class practice problems, and can be also assigned as homework, to be graded and counted toward the Applied Calculus corequisite final grade.
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Research Methods for the Social Sciences
William Pelz · Herkimer College
This text will introduce you to the fascinating and important study of the methods of inquiry in the Social Sciences. You will learn both the logic behind – and the procedures for – a wide variety of research methods, including correlational and experimental designs. If you are the curious type, and if you like to think rationally, I believe you will enjoy this course.
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A Short Handbook for Writing Essays in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Allosso & Allosso · LibreTexts
A retired master teacher of English and Comparative Literature teams up with his son, a History professor, on a new version of the writing manual he wrote and used for decades at the University of California, Davis.
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Research in Color: A hands-on roadmap to literature reviews in the social sciences
Frances Brady · National Louis University
This workbook guides graduate students through the literature review process for a research course, dissertation, thesis, or publication. Through pragmatic and creative activities, students will find and evaluate sources, take effective notes, recognize patterns, and synthesize findings to prepare them for writing their literature reviews.
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Research Methods for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Michelle Oja · Taft College
In the contents: 1.04: Summary of Introduction to Research Methods of the Social Sciences
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Conventions 101: A Functional Approach to Teaching (and Assessing!) Grammar and Punctuation
Chauna Ramsey · Columbia Gorge Community College
This is a collection of cumulative units of study for conventional errors common in student writing. It's flexible, functional, and zeroes in problems typically seen in writing of all types, from the eternal "there/they're/their" struggle to correct colon use. Units are organized from most simple to most challenging.
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Speaking of Culture
Nolan Weil · Utah State University
In the contents: 7.05: Social class and culture
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Wellbeing, Freedom and Social Justice: The Capability Approach Re-Examined (Robeyns)
Ingrid Robeyns · Utrecht University
Wellbeing, Freedom and Social Justice: The Capability Approach Re-Examined is both an introduction to the capability approach and a thorough evaluation of the challenges and disputes that have engrossed the scholars who have developed it.
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ECED21203 Curriculum Development in Early Childhood Education
LueCrecy Ragan & Emily Harris · Arkansas State University-Beebe
In the contents: 3.1.01: Creating and Analyzing an Environment for Social and Emotional Learning · 08: Social and Emotional Development · 8.01: Social and Emotional Development Sections
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Economics
Boundless · Boundless
Economics is the systematic study of how individuals, businesses, and societies make choices in the face of scarcity. This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles, theories, and applications of economics, combining both microeconomic and macroeconomic perspectives to give students a full understanding of economic behavior and outcomes.
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Communication in the Real World
Staff · Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Communication in the Real World: An Introduction to Communication Studies overviews the time-tested conceptual foundations of the field, while incorporating the latest research and cutting-edge applications of these basics. Each chapter will include timely, concrete, and real-life examples of communication concepts in action.
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Intercultural Communication
Talita Pruett · Bakersfield College
Introduction to intercultural communication in domestic and/or global contexts. Influence of cultures, languages, and social patterns on how members of groups relate among themselves and with members of different ethnic and cultural groups. Theory and knowledge of effective communication within and between cultures. Appreciation and comparison of communication among diverse groups within the larger context of American culture. Practical application of skills will be highlighted.
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Observation and Assessment in Inclusive Early Childhood Education
Michelle Sands · Northern Illinois University
This text provides a holistic treatment of the observation and assessment of young children. It addresses the skills and knowledge for teachers in early childhood general education, special education and/or blended classrooms.
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Introduction to Anthropology: A Four Field Approach
Matthew Pawlowicz, Christopher A Brooks, Nancy Phaup, and Amy Rector · Virginia Commonwealth University
In the contents: 4.03: Sociolinguistics- Language and Social Status
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Writing for Strategic Communication Industries
Jasmine Roberts · The Ohio State University
In the contents: 3.08: Corporate Social Responsibility · 10: Social Media - Uses and Messaging · 10.1: What are social media
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Introductory Sociology 3e
OpenStax · LibreTexts
In the contents: 04: Society and Social Interaction · 4.04: Social Constructions of Reality · 05: Socialization
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The Science of Psychology
Michael Miguel · Coalinga College
"'Volunteer Duty' Psychology Testing" by Tim Sheerman-Chase is licensed under CC BY 2.0. This book is a variation on Psychology Research Methods. It reorders discussions of types of experiments, limits on experiments, and mathematical tools used to determine results of experiments.