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John E. Farley

Born: Waterloo, Iowa
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Lives in Edwardsville, IL. Is a professor of sociology at Southern Illinois University.

Biography: Attended the Michigan State University and the University of Michigan. Served on the Equal Housing Opportunity Council in Metropolitan St. Louis.


Awards:
  • Kimmel Community Services Award, Dr. Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

Email: jfarley@siu.edu
John E. Farley on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=john+e.+farley


Selected Titles

Earthquake fears, predictions, and preparations in mid-America /
ISBN: 0809322013 OCLC: 44954228

Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale : ©1998.

"When self-proclaimed climatologist Iben Browning predicted that a major earthquake would shatter the Heartland on 2 or 3 December 1990, many living within reach of the New Madrid fault zone reacted with varying combinations of preparation and panic."--BOOK JACKET. "John E. Farley explores public reaction to Browning's pseudoscientific prediction, presenting important data gathered both before and after the threat proved empty. Farley and fellow members of his survey team consider the long-term effects of the Browning prediction on earthquake awareness and preparedness in a region that remains at risk for a damaging quake."--BOOK JACKET. "All four surveys offer important insights into what people believe about earthquake risk in the NMSZ, what they know about earthquakes, what specific actions they have - and have not - taken in preparation for earthquakes, and what they think a severe quake would do to their neighborhoods."--Jacket.

  Majority-minority relations
ISBN: 9780205006571 OCLC: 727710656

Prentice Hall, Boston : ©2012.

Majority-minority relations /
ISBN: 0131444123 OCLC: 55044694

Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, N.J. : ©2005.

  Sociology
ISBN: 9781315527611 OCLC: 993623988

This best-selling textbook returns for a seventh edition with material on the most fundamental and fascinating issues in sociology today. The authors continue their tradition of focusing on the big picture, with an emphasis on race, class, and gender in every chapter. The text continues to frame sociological debates around the major theoretical perspectives of sociology and focus on capturing students' imaginations with cutting-edge research and real-world events. The hallmark of the book continues to be clear writing that helps students understand the intricacies of the discipline like no other textbook on the market.New to the Seventh EditionExpanded focus on new social movements such as Black Lives Matter, Occupy Wall Street, and the Tea Party.Updates on both the 2012 and 2016 elections.New discussions of Donald Trump and the immigration debate; causes and consequences.New discussions of patriot movements, racism, and the reaction to the first African American president.Expanded coverage of sexual orientation and LGBT issues.Updates on gay rights and the historic legalization of same-sex marriage.New sections on cyber life discussion issues such as cyber bullying and public shaming; WikiLeaks, Edward Snowden, and NSA spying; sexting and youth culture; the Arab Spring and social media activism.New coverage of the so-called He-cession and the rise of women managers (whom employers still see as risky but, increasingly, as highly talented).Updates on health-care reform, five years on and the efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare.Expanded coverage of mass shootings and the corresponding policy debates.Expanded coverage and new focus on police-involved shootings and gun control in the Deviance, Crime, and Social Control chapter.New discussions of the sociology of finance, including the role of financial derivatives in the 2008 global financial crisis.New photos and updated figures and tables throughout the text.--Provided by publisher.

 

 

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