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  • Twelve Inventions Which Changed America

    The Influence of Technology on American Culture

    by Gerhard Falk ...
    This book describes twelve inventions that transformed the United States from a rural and small-town community to an industrial country of unprecedented power. These inventions demonstrate that no one person is ever responsible for technological advances and that the culture produces a number of people who work together to create each new invention. The book also shows the influences of technology ... Read more

    $55.99 CAD

  • Gender, Sex and Status

    Turmoil in America

    by Gerhard Falk ...
    By attaining more and more education, and thus gaining entry to a wider variety of jobs and more economic independence, American women have proved that the centuries-old subjection of women to men was never rooted in biological differences.Prof. Falk, a senior academic, discusses the evolution in American society, providing hard data more than essayistic assertions. He also considers where we have ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Gender, Sex and Status

    Turmoil in America

    by Gerhard Falk ...
    Exploring Gender, Identity, and Power in Modern America: In Gender, Sex and Status: Turmoil in America, Gerhard Falk delves into the social, cultural, and political upheavals that have reshaped concepts of gender, sex, and status in contemporary society. This insightful analysis examines how shifting norms and conflicts over identity and power have created a deeply polarized America.The Evolution ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • End of the Patriarchy

    by Gerhard Falk ...
    This book reviews the achievements of American women in the American economy; in education; in government; in religion; in the military; in law enforcement and in communications. The author predicts the feminization of American life with particular reference to changes in the American family and the ever increasing dominance of women in all American institutions. ... Read more

    $94.99 CAD

  • Assault on Democracy

    by Gerhard Falk ...
    Prof. Falk highlights a wide array of offenses that not only make people mad but undermine the US Constitution and faith in the system, from police abuse and prosecutors' misconduct to the recent assaults on free speech on college campuses. The US has seen an increase in religious attacks on Christians, Jews and Muslims alike, and backsliding on racial and gender equality. After throwing off the ... Read more

    $46.99 CAD

  • Religion and Social Change

    The Influence of Religion on American Culture

    by Gerhard Falk ...
    Despite America's famous "separation of Church and State," religion obviously holds an enormous influence on nearly all aspects of society. Prof. Falk looks at major traditional religious groupings in the US and discusses how they influence the family, education, government, the economy, philanthropy, violence, music, and the media.Western society is becoming less religious, more secular, every ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Religion and Social Change

    The Influence of Religion on American Culture

    by Gerhard Falk ...
    Gerhard Falk's latest book explores the profound and far-reaching impact that religion has on the various facets of American society, even in a nation founded on the principle of separation of Church and State. It's a comprehensive and thought-provoking analysis of how traditional religious groupings in the United States exert influence over critical areas such as family life, education, ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • The German Jews in America

    A Minority within a Minority

    by Gerhard Falk ...
    This book describes the assimilation and acculturation of a small minority who immigrated to the United States in the nineteenth century and again in the twentieth century. Gerhard Falk focuses on refugees who fled from Nazi tyranny in the 1930s, immigrated to America, and succeeded despite immense obstacles. This book includes a review of the most prominent academics that made major contributions ... Read more

    $52.99 CAD

  • The Assault on Democracy

    How We Undermine Our Own Strength

    by Gerhard Falk ...
    The Assault on Democracy explores the foundational values of American democracy, emphasizing individualism, entrepreneurial spirit, and the concept of personal freedom. Prof. Gerhard Falk offers a deeply researched analysis of how these principles, built over centuries, have come to shape American ideals.He calls upon Americans to confront the challenges of modern democracy with a renewed sense of ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • The Assault on Democracy

    How We Undermine Our Own Strength

    by Gerhard Falk ...
    Prof. Falk highlights key points in Western history that undergird America's values of individualism and entrepreneurialism, then shows how US citizens, organizations, and government in fact undermine our rights and responsibilities, eroding the achievements of centuries past. We need to integrate people of diverse backgrounds, but we need social cohesion as well. Can we overcome the tension ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Football and American Identity

    by Frank Hoffmann, Gerhard Falk, Martin J Manning ...
    Learn the value of football to American societyNo sport reflects the American value system like football. Visitors to the United States need only watch a game or two to learn all they need to know about the American way of life and the beliefs, attitudes, and concerns of American society. Football and American Identity examines the social conditions and cultural implications found in the football ... Read more

    $133.99 CAD

  • The American Drug Culture

    by Thomas S. Weinberg, Gerhard J. falk, Ursula Adler Falk ...
    The American Drug Culture uses sociological and other perspectives to examine drug and alcohol use in U.S. society. The text is arranged topically rather than by drug categories and explores diverse aspects of drug use, including popular culture, sexuality, legal and criminal justice systems, other social institutions, and mental and physical health. It covers alcohol, the most widely used drug in ... Read more

    $108.99 CAD