Princeton Sociology 2021

Princeton Sociology 2021

CULTURE & URBAN LIFE

A revealing look at how user behavior is powering deep social divisions online—and how we might yet defeat political tribalism on social media

Breaking the Social Media Prism In an era of increasing social isolation, platforms like Facebook and Twitter are among the most important tools we have to understand each other. We use social media as a mirror to decipher our place in society but, as Chris Bail explains, it functions more like a prism that distorts our identities, empowers status-seeking extremists, and renders moderates all but invisible. Breaking the Social Media Prism challenges common myths about echo chambers, foreign misinformation campaigns, and radicalizing algorithms, revealing that the solution to political tribalism lies deep inside ourselves.

Chris Bail is professor of sociology and public policy at Duke University, where he directs the Polarization Lab. 2021. 240 pages. 1 b/w illus.

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A riveting portrait of a rural Pennsylvania town at the center of the fracking controversy

Up to Heaven and Down to Hell Shale gas extraction—commonly known as fracking—is often portrayed as an energy revolution that will transform the American economy and geopolitics. But in greater Williamsport, Pennsylvania, fracking is personal. Up to Heaven and Down to Hell is a vivid and sometimes heartbreaking account of what happens when one of the most momentous decisions about the well-being of our communities and our planet—whether or not to extract shale gas and oil from the very land beneath our feet—is largely a private choice that millions of ordinary people make without the public’s consent.

Colin Jerolmack is professor of sociology and environmental studies at New York University and the author of The Global Pigeon.

2021. 336 pages. 39 b/w illus.

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CULTURE & URBAN LIFE

A vivid portrait of African American life in today’s urban South that uses food to explore the complex interactions of race and class

Getting Something to Eat in Jackson Getting Something to Eat in Jackson uses food—what people eat and how—to explore the interaction of race and class in the lives of African Americans in the contemporary urban South. Joseph Ewoodzie Jr. examines how “foodways”— food availability, choice, and consumption—vary greatly between classes of African Americans in Jackson, Mississippi, and how this reflects and shapes their very different experiences of a shared racial identity.

Joseph C. Ewoodzie Jr. is associate professor of sociology at Davidson College. He is the author of Break Beats in the Bronx: Rediscovering Hip-Hop’s Early Years.

October 2021. 320 pages. 32 b/w illus. 1 map.

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An indispensable investigation into the American unemployment system and the ways gender and class affect the lives of those looking for work

The Tolls of Uncertainty Through the intimate stories of those seeking work, The Tolls of Uncertainty offers a startling look at the nation’s unemployment system—who it helps, who it hurts, and what, if anything, we can do to make it fair. Drawing on interviews with one hundred men and women who have lost jobs across Pennsylvania, Sarah Damaske examines the ways unemployment shapes families, finances, health, and the job hunt. Shaped by a person’s gender and class, unemployment generates new inequalities that cast uncertainties on the search for work and on life chances beyond the world of work, threatening opportunity in America.

Sarah Damaske is associate professor of sociology and labor and employment relations at Pennsylvania State University.

2021. 336 pages. 2 tables.

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CULTURE & URBAN LIFE

A startling look at the unexpected places where violent hate groups recruit young people

Hate in the Homeland Hate crimes. Misinformation and conspiracy theories.

Foiled white-supremacist plots. The signs of growing farright extremism are all around us, and communities across America and around the globe are struggling to understand how so many people are being radicalized and why they are increasingly attracted to violent movements. Hate in the Homeland shows how tomorrow’s far-right nationalists are being recruited in surprising places, from college campuses and mixed martial arts gyms to clothing stores, online gaming chat rooms, and YouTube cooking channels.

Cynthia Miller-Idriss is professor of education and sociology at American University, where she runs the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL).

2020. 272 pages.

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An urgent look at the relationship between guns, the police, and race

Policing the Second Amendment The United States is steeped in guns, gun violence—and gun debates. As arguments rage on, one issue has largely been overlooked—Americans who support gun control turn to the police as enforcers of their preferred policies, but the police themselves disproportionately support gun rights over gun control. Yet who do the police believe should get gun access? When do they pursue aggressive enforcement of gun laws? And what part does race play in all of this?

Policing the Second Amendment unravels the complex relationship between the police, gun violence, and race.

Jennifer Carlson is associate professor of sociology as well as government and public policy at the University of Arizona.

2020. 296 pages. 6 tables.

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CULTURE & URBAN LIFE

How the attorney-client relationship favors the privileged in criminal court—and denies justice to the poor and to working-class people of color

Privilege and Punishment The number of Americans arrested, brought to court, and incarcerated has skyrocketed in recent decades. Criminal defendants come from all races and economic walks of life, but they experience punishment in vastly different ways.

Privilege and Punishment examines how racial and class inequalities are embedded in the attorney-client relationship, providing a devastating portrait of inequality and injustice within and beyond the criminal courts.

Matthew Clair is assistant professor of sociology at Stanford University, where he holds a courtesy appointment at Stanford Law School.

2020. 320 pages. 14 tables.

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An important examination of how artists have grappled with anti-Black violence and its representations from the late nineteenth century to the present

A Site of Struggle From the horrors of slavery and lynching to the violent suppression of civil rights struggles and recent acts of police brutality, targeted violence of Black lives has been an ever-present fact in American history. Investigating the conceptual and aesthetic strategies artists have used to engage with the issue of anti-Black violence, A Site of Struggle highlights diverse works of art and ephemera from the post-Reconstruction period of the late nineteenth century to the founding of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Janet Dees, Sampada Aranke, Courtney Baker, Huey Copeland, Leslie Harris, and LaCharles Ward January 2022. 160 pages. 60 color illus.

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CULTURE & URBAN LIFE

Blood, Powder, and Residue The findings of forensic science—from DNA profiles and chemical identifications of illegal drugs to comparisons of bullets, fingerprints, and shoeprints—are widely used in police investigations and courtroom proceedings. Blood, Powder, and Residue goes inside a metropolitan crime laboratory to shed light on the complex social forces that underlie the analysis of forensic evidence.

Beth A. Bechky is the Seymour Milstein Professor of Ethics and Corporate Governance and Strategy at New York University.

2021. 248 pages. 10 b/w illus.

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The Genetic Lottery In The Genetic Lottery, Harden introduces readers to the latest genetic science, dismantling dangerous ideas about racial superiority and challenging us to grapple with what equality really means in a world where people are born different. Weaving together personal stories with scientific evidence, Harden shows why our refusal to recognize the power of DNA perpetuates the myth of meritocracy, and argues that we must acknowledge the role of genetic luck if we are ever to create a fair society.

Kathryn Paige Harden is professor of clinical psychology at the University of Texas at Austin.

September 2021. 312 pages. 22 b/w illus.

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All the News That’s Fit to Click Journalists today are inundated with data about which stories attract the most clicks, likes, comments, and shares. These metrics influence what stories are written, how news is promoted, and even which journalists get hired and fired. In All the News That’s Fit to Click, Caitlin Petre takes readers behind the scenes at the New York Times, Gawker, and the prominent news analytics company Chartbeat to explore how performance metrics are transforming the work of journalism.

Caitlin Petre is assistant professor of journalism and media studies at Rutgers University.

September 2021. 280 pages. 7 b/w illus.

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CULTURE & URBAN LIFE

A Joyfully Serious Man Robert Bellah (1927–2013) was one of the most influential social scientists of the twentieth century. Trained as a sociologist, he crossed disciplinary boundaries in pursuit of a greater comprehension of religion as both a cultural phenomenon and a way to fathom the depths of the human condition. A Joyfully Serious Man is the definitive biography of this towering figure in modern intellectual life, and a revelatory portrait of an adventurous yet tormented man.

Matteo Bortolini is associate professor of sociology at the University of Padua in Italy.

October 2021. 512 pages. 16 b/w illus.

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The Queens Nobody Knows Bill Helmreich walked every block of New York City—some six-thousand miles—to write the award-winning The New York Nobody Knows.

Later, he re-walked most of Queens—1,012 miles in all—to create this one-of-a-kind walking guide to the city’s largest borough, from hauntingly beautiful parks to hidden parts of Flushing’s Chinese community.

William B. Helmreich (1945–2020) was the author of many books, including The Manhattan Nobody Knows, The Brooklyn Nobody Knows, and The New York Nobody Knows.

2020. 488 pages. 65 b/w illus. 48 maps.

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Managing Medical Authority Exploring how the authority of medicine is controlled, negotiated, and organized, Managing Medical Authority asks: How is knowledge shared throughout the profession? Who makes decisions when your heart malfunctions—physicians, hospital administrators, or private companies who sell pacemakers? Beginning within the walls of the hospital, and moving to the professional and commercial venues that shape it, Managing Medical Authority offers an agenda-setting take on the social organization of medical authority.

Daniel A. Menchik is associate professor of sociology at the University of Arizona.

November 2021. 296 pages. 17 b/w illus. 2 tables.

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CULTURE & URBAN LIFE

How Civic Action Works How Civic Action Works renews the tradition of inquiry into collective, social problem solving. Paul Lichterman follows grassroots activists, nonprofit organization staff, and community service volunteers in three coalitions and twelve organizations in Los Angeles as they campaign for affordable housing, develop new housing, or address homelessness.

Paul Lichterman is professor of sociology and religion at the University of Southern California.

Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology 2020. 360 pages. 3 tables.

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Accidental Feminism Drawing from observations and interviews with more than 130 elite professionals, Accidental Feminism examines how a range of underlying mechanisms—gendered socialization and essentialism, family structures and dynamics, and firm and regulatory histories—afford certain professionals egalitarian outcomes that are not available to their local and global peers.

Swethaa S. Ballakrishnen is assistant professor of law, sociology, Asian American studies, and criminology, law, and society at the University of California, Irvine.

2021. 288 pages. 3 b/w illus. 8 tables.

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Privilege In Privilege, Shamus Khan returns to his alma mater to provide an inside look at an institution that has been the realm of the elite for the past 150 years. He shows that St. Paul’s students continue to learn how to embody privilege, but they must do so in a more diverse environment. Through deft portrayals of students, faculty, and staff, Khan shows how the current elite faces the opening of society while preserving the advantages that allow them to rule.

Shamus Khan is professor of sociology and American studies at Princeton University. He is an alumnus and former faculty member of St. Paul’s School.

August 2021. 248 pages.

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PRINCETON STUDIES IN GLOBAL AND COMPARATIVE SOCIOLOGY

Agents of Reform The beginnings of the modern welfare state are often traced to the late nineteenth-century labor movement and to policymakers’ efforts to appeal to working-class voters. But in Agents of Reform, Elisabeth Anderson shows that the regulatory welfare state began a half century earlier, in the 1830s, with the passage of the first child labor laws.

Elisabeth Anderson is assistant professor of sociology at New York University Abu Dhabi.

October 2021. 344 pages. 22 b/w illus. 14 tables.

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Mapping the Transnational World Through a sweeping comparative analysis of eight types of mobility and communication among countries worldwide—from migration and tourism to Facebook friendships and phone calls—Mapping the Transnational World demonstrates that our behavior is actually regionalized, not globalized.

Emanuel Deutschmann is assistant professor of sociological theory at the University of Flensburg and an associate at the European University Institute’s Migration Policy Centre.

November 2021. 256 pages. 5 color + 29 b/w illus. 16 tables. 3 maps.

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Persuasive Peers In Latin America’s new democracies, political parties and mass partisanship are not deeply entrenched, leaving many votes up for grabs during election campaigns. Advancing a new theory of Latin American voting behavior, Persuasive Peers argues that political discussions within informal social networks among family members, friends, neighbors, coworkers, and acquaintances explain this volatility and exert a major influence on final voting choices.

Andy Baker, Barry Ames, and Lúcio Rennó 2020. 336 pages. 55 b/w illus. 40 tables.

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ECONOMICS & WORK

Career and Family Today, there are more female college graduates than ever before, and more women want to have a career and family, yet challenges persist at work and at home. This book traces how generations of women have responded to the problem of balancing career and family as the twentieth century experienced a sea change in gender equality, revealing why true equity for dual career couples remains frustratingly out of reach.

Claudia Goldin is the Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University.

October 2021. 344 pages. 22 b/w illus. 1 table.

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Thinking like an Economist For decades, Democratic politicians have frustrated progressives by tinkering around the margins of policy while shying away from truly ambitious change. In Thinking Like an Economist, Elizabeth Popp Berman tells the story of how a distinctive way of thinking—an “economic style of reasoning”—became dominant in Washington between the 1960s and the 1980s and how it continues to dramatically narrow debates over public policy today.

Elizabeth Popp Berman is associate professor of organizational studies at the University of Michigan.

February 2022. 328 pages. 1 b/w illus.

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Markets in the Making If you’re convinced you know what a market is, think again. In his long-awaited study, French sociologist and engineer Michel Callon takes us to the heart of markets, to the unsung processes that allow innovations to become robust products and services. The capstone of an influential research career at the forefront of science and technology studies, Markets in the Making coherently integrates the empirical perspective of product engineering with the values of the social sciences.

Michel Callon is Professor Emeritus at the École des Mines in Paris where he is a member of the Centre de Sociologie de l’Innovation.

November 2021. 512 pages.

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ECONOMICS & WORK

The Profit Paradox In an era of technological progress and easy communication, it might seem reasonable to assume that the world’s working people have never had it so good. But wages are stagnant and prices are rising, so that everything from a bottle of beer to a prosthetic hip costs more.

A provocative investigation into how market power hurts average working people, The Profit Paradox also offers concrete solutions for fixing the problem and restoring a healthy economy.

Jan Eeckhout is the ICREA Research Professor at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona.

2021. 336 pages. 5 b/w illus.

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Trading at the Speed of Light In today’s financial markets, trading floors on which brokers buy and sell shares face-to-face have increasingly been replaced by lightning-fast electronic systems that use algorithms to execute astounding volumes of transactions. Trading at the Speed of Light tells the story of this epic transformation.

Donald MacKenzie is professor of sociology at the University of Edinburgh. His books include Inventing Accuracy: A Historical Sociology of Nuclear Missile Guidance and An Engine, Not a Camera: How Financial Models Shape Markets.

2021. 304 pages. 28 b/w illus. 8 tables.

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Labor in the Age of Finance Since the 1970s, American unions have shrunk dramatically, as has their economic clout. Labor in the Age of Finance traces the search for new sources of power, showing how unions turned financialization to their advantage. A compelling blend of history, economics, and politics, Labor in the Age of Finance explores the paradox of capital bestowing power to labor in the tumultuous era of Enron, Lehman Brothers, and Dodd-Frank.

Sanford M. Jacoby is Distinguished Research Professor of History, Management, and Public Affairs at the University of California, Los Angeles.

2021. 368 pages. 2 b/w illus. 5 tables.

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POLITICS

Renewal Like much of the world, America is deeply divided over identity, equality, and history. Renewal is Anne-Marie Slaughter’s candid and deeply personal account of how her own odyssey opened the door to an important new understanding of how we as individuals, organizations, and nations can move backward and forward at the same time, facing the past and embracing a new future.

Anne-Marie Slaughter is CEO of New America and the Bert G. Kerstetter ’66 University Professor Emerita of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University.

The Public Square September 2021. 224 pages.

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“Worth a read for anyone who cares about making change happen.”

—Barack Obama

Power to the Public In Power to the Public, Tara Dawson McGuinness and Hana Schank describe a revolutionary new approach—public interest technology—that has the potential to transform the way governments and nonprofits around the world solve problems.

Tara Dawson McGuinness is the founder of the New Practice Lab at New America. Hana Schank is Strategy Director for Public Interest Technology at New America.

2021. 208 pages. 1 b/w illus.

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An in-depth look at Qatar’s migrant workers and the place of skill in the language of control and power

Does Skill Make Us Human?

Skill—specifically the distinction between the “skilled” and “unskilled”—is generally defined as a measure of ability and training, but Does Skill Make Us Human? shows instead that skill distinctions are used to limit freedom, narrow political rights, and even deny access to imagination and desire.

Natasha Iskander is associate professor of urban planning and public policy at New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service.

November 2021. 360 pages.

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POLITICS

One Quarter of the Nation One Quarter of the Nation opens a new chapter in our understanding of immigration. While many books look at how America changed immigrants, this one examines how they changed America. It reminds us that immigration has long been a part of American society, and shows how immigrants and their families continue to redefine who we are as a nation.

Nancy Foner is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York.

January 2022. 224 pages. 1 b/w illus. 1 table. 1 map.

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The Great Demographic Illusion Examining the unprecedented significance of mixed parentage in the twenty-first-century United States, Richard Alba looks at how young Americans with this background will play pivotal roles in the country’s demographic future. Countering rigid demographic beliefs and predictions, The Great Demographic Illusion offers a new way of understanding American society and its coming transformation.

Richard Alba is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the Graduate Center, City University of New York.

2020. 336 pages. 15 b/w illus. 7 tables.

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Figures of the Future Offering an original and timely window into these struggles, Figures of the Future explores the population politics of national Latino civil rights groups. Based on eight years of ethnographic and qualitative research, spanning both the Obama and Trump administrations, this book investigates how several of the most prominent of these organizations—including UnidosUS (formerly NCLR), the League of United Latin American Citizens, and Voto Latino—have mobilized demographic data about the Latino population in dogged pursuit of political recognition and influence.

Michael Rodríguez-Muñiz is assistant professor of sociology and Latina/Latino studies at Northwestern University.

July 2021. 312 pages. 22 b/w illus.

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POLITICS

Constructing Community Who makes decisions that shape the housing, policies, and social programs in urban neighborhoods? Who, in other words, governs?

Constructing Community offers a rich ethnographic portrait of the individuals who implement community development projects in the Fairmount Corridor, one of Boston’s poorest areas.

Jeremy R. Levine is assistant professor of organizational studies and, by courtesy, sociology at the University of Michigan.

2021. 280 pages. 8 b/w illus. 5 tables. 4 maps.

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Gangsters and Other Statesmen Separatism has been on the rise across the world since the end of the Cold War, dividing countries through political strife, ethnic conflict, and civil war, and redrawing the political map. Gangsters and Other Statesmen examines the role transnational mafias play in the success and failure of separatist movements, challenging conventional wisdom about the interrelation of organized crime with peacebuilding, nationalism, and state making.

Danilo Mandić is a Postdoctoral Fellow and Lecturer in Sociology at Harvard University.

2020. 232 pages. 5 tables.

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Turkish Kaleidoscope Turkish Kaleidoscope tells the stories of four unforgettable protagonists as they navigate a society torn apart by violent political factions.

Against a backdrop of escalating violence, the four students fall in love, have their hearts broken, get married, raise families, and struggle to get on with their lives. But the consequences of their decisions will follow them through their lives as their children begin the story anew, skewed through the kaleidoscope of historical events.

Jenny White is a social anthropologist and professor at the Stockholm University Institute for Turkish Studies. Ergün Gündüz is a critically acclaimed artist and the author of numerous books and albums.

2021. 120 pages. 101 color illus.

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EDUCATION

An essential handbook to the unwritten and often unspoken knowledge and skills you need to succeed in grad school

A Field Guide to Grad School In this comprehensive survival guide for grad school, Jessica McCrory Calarco walks you through the secret knowledge and skills that are essential for navigating every critical stage of the postgraduate experience, from deciding whether to go to grad school in the first place to finishing your degree and landing a job. An invaluable resource for every prospective and current grad student in any discipline, A Field Guide to Grad School will save you grief—and help you thrive—in school and beyond.

Jessica McCrory Calarco is associate professor of sociology at Indiana University and the author of Negotiating Opportunities: How the Middle Class Secures Advantages in School.

Skills for Scholars 2020. 480 pages. 18 b/w illus. 2 tables.

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An inside look at a “no-excuses” charter school that reveals this educational model’s strengths and weaknesses, and how its approach shapes students

Scripting the Moves Silent, single-file lines. Detention for putting a head on a desk. Rules for how to dress, how to applaud, how to complete homework. Walk into some of the most acclaimed urban schools today and you will find similar recipes of behavior, designed to support student achievement. But what do these “scripts” accomplish? Immersing readers inside a “no-excuses” charter school, Scripting the Moves offers a telling window into an expanding model of urban education reform.

Joanne W. Golann is assistant professor of public policy and education at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University.

2021. 248 pages. 4 tables.

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RELIGION

How the actions and advocacy of diverse religious communities in the United States have supported democracy’s development during the past century

Why Religion Is Good for American Democracy Does religion benefit democracy? Robert Wuthnow says yes.

In Why Religion Is Good for American Democracy, Wuthnow makes his case by moving beyond the focus on unifying values or narratives about culture wars and elections. Rather, he demonstrates that the beneficial contributions of religion are best understood through the lens of religious diversity.

Robert Wuthnow is professor of sociology emeritus and former director of the Center for the Study of Religion at Princeton University. His many books include What Happens When We Practice Religion? and The Left Behind (both Princeton).

September 2021. 328 pages.

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The hard work required to make God real, how it changes the people who do it, and why it helps explain the enduring power of faith

How God Becomes Real How do gods and spirits come to feel vividly real to people—as if they were standing right next to them? Humans tend to see supernatural agents everywhere, as the cognitive science of religion has shown. But it isn’t easy to maintain a sense that there are invisible spirits who care about you. In How God Becomes Real, acclaimed anthropologist and scholar of religion T. M. Luhrmann argues that people must work incredibly hard to make gods real and that this effort—by changing the people who do it and giving them the benefits they seek from invisible others—helps to explain the enduring power of faith.

T. M. Luhrmann is the Watkins University Professor at Stanford University, where she teaches anthropology and psychology.

2020. 256 pages. 3 tables.

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DATA SCIENCE

Text as Data From social media posts and text messages to digital government documents and archives, researchers are bombarded with a deluge of text reflecting the social world. This textual data gives unprecedented insights into fundamental questions in the social sciences, humanities, and industry.

Meanwhile new machine learning tools are rapidly transforming the way science and business are conducted. Text as Data shows how to combine new sources of data, machine learning tools, and social science research design to develop and evaluate new insights.

Justin Grimmer is professor of political science and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

Margaret E. Roberts is associate professor in political science and the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute at the University of California, San Diego. Brandon M. Stewart is assistant professor of sociology and Arthur H. Scribner Bicentennial Preceptor at Princeton University.

December 2021. 472 pages. 41 b/w illus. 27 tables.

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An engaging introduction to data science that emphasizes critical thinking over statistical techniques

Thinking Clearly with Data An introduction to data science or statistics shouldn’t involve proving complex theorems or memorizing obscure terms and formulas, but that is exactly what most introductory quantitative textbooks emphasize. In contrast, Thinking Clearly with Data focuses, first and foremost, on critical thinking and conceptual understanding in order to teach students how to be better consumers and analysts of the kinds of quantitative information and arguments that they will encounter throughout their lives.

Ethan Bueno de Mesquita is the Sydney Stein Professor and deputy dean at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. Anthony Fowler is a professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago.

November 2021. 408 pages. 32 b/w illus. 81 tables.

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DATA SCIENCE

The Stata edition of the groundbreaking textbook on data analysis and statistics for the social sciences

Quantitative Social Science Quantitative analysis is an increasingly essential skill for social science research, yet students in the social sciences and related areas typically receive little training in it—or if they do, they usually end up in statistics classes that offer few insights into their field. This textbook is a practical introduction to data analysis and statistics written especially for undergraduates and beginning graduate students in the social sciences and allied fields, such as business, economics, education, political science, psychology, sociology, public policy, and data science.

Kosuke Imai is Professor of Government and of Statistics at Harvard University. Lori D. Bougher is a senior research specialist at the Data-Driven Social Science Initiative at Princeton University.

2021. 472 pages. 79 color + 11 b/w illus. 49 tables.

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A fully revised edition of the classic reference on concepts and their role in social science research

Social Science Concepts and Measurement Social Science Concepts and Measurement offers an updated look at the theory and methodology of concepts for the social sciences. Emphasizing that most concepts are multilevel and multidimensional, this revised edition continues to bring the qualitative and quantitative closer together, with new chapters devoted to scaling, aggregation, and the methodological links between the semantics of concepts and numeric measures. In addition, it stresses that concepts are used for description and causal inference, and contain normative judgments.

Gary Goertz is professor of political science and peace studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame.

2020. 288 pages. 40 b/w illus. 8 tables.

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NEW IN PAPERBACK | OF RELATED INTEREST

Ballad of the Bullet Forrest Stuart

Overload Erin L. Kelly & Phyllis Moen

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