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Introduction to Sociology

By: Sebahattin Ziyanak

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Introduction to Sociology provides students with a carefully curated selection of readings that demonstrate how everyday human interactions construct our global social world. The collection offers students an array of unique perspectives on foundational sociological concepts and an engaging look into real-world issues and the global impacts of social life. The text is divided into 13 chapters. The opening chapter provides students with a general introduction to sociology and describes three basic types of sociological traditions. Additional chapters introduce readers to sociological research methods, concepts related to culture, the idea of socialization, and perceptions of deviance and crime. They explore readings on social stratification, race as a social construct, contemporary constructions of gender and sexuality, and the role and function of marriage and family in modern times. Education, politics, globalization, population, and urbanization are discussed within the context of sociology. The book closes with a chapter dedicated to social change and social movements. Written to help students understand how sociological theories can support their understanding of our social world, Introduction to Sociology is an ideal resource for foundational courses in discipline. Sebahattin Ziyanak is an assistant professor of sociology in the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. His research has been published in European Review of Applied Sociology, International Journal of Innovation and Research in Educational Sciences, and The Qualitative Report, and he has contributed books, book chapters and articles to a variety of publications. Outside of academia, he serves as the president of the Peace Academy of West Texas and a board member for Odessa Links, an organization that provides a continuum of care services to homeless individuals.

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1516596234

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Turkish Immigrants in the Mainstream of American Life

Theories of International Migration

By: Sebahattin Ziyanak,Bilal Sert

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Turkish Immigrants in the Mainstream of American Life

Theories of International Migration

By: Sebahattin Ziyanak,Bilal Sert

This book focuses on the sociological dynamics of two of the most important Turkish immigration waves to the United States. It describes the wave of early Turkish immigration during the early 19th century and the most recent from the late 20th century. Although a few historians have studied the topic (Karpat, 1985; Acehan, 2005; Micallef, 2004; and Akcapar, 2009), this study utilizes extant international migration and adaptation theories to explore issues related to Turkish immigration to the United States and the outcome explains Turkish immigration to the United States from a distinctly sociological point of view. This book also enlightens the concepts of identity formation across Turkish American generations and analyzes vital distinctions between first and second generation immigrants with regard to their acculturation. Moreover, this book contributes to discussions on cultural tourism, international business relations, and the cultural market. In addition to that, the meaning of race, the existing theories of race, and how the construction of whiteness are points of interest in this book. Finally, the emphasis on intermarriage, religion, and Turkish identity are analyzed.

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Lexington Books

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1498578772

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9781498578776

The Native American Contest Powwow

Cultural Tethering Theory

By: Steven Aicinena,Sebahattin Ziyanak

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The Native American Contest Powwow

Cultural Tethering Theory

By: Steven Aicinena,Sebahattin Ziyanak

The Native American Contest Powwow introduces Cultural Tethering Theory to convey the importance of the contest powwow in the celebration and preservation of Native American culture. The book addresses the concepts of culture, cultural change, acculturation, assimilation, and illustrates how competitive powwows align with and differ from competitive sporting events. Authors Steven Aicinena and Sebahattin Ziyanak go on to explain how the modern intertribal contest powwow evolved and why modern Native American cultures are experiencing an erosion of traditional values, a rapid loss of traditional languages, dysfunctional changes in social organization, limited opportunity to transmit culturally valued knowledge, and reduced opportunities for youths to observe culturally appropriate behavior. The authors also examine Native American identity and explore who can legitimately claim to be a Native American under current laws and customs. Additional topics addressed include blood quantum, cultural knowledge, cultural participation, being Indian, and playing Indian. Finally, the authors describe the difference between being Native American and playing Indian in powwow and pseudo-cultural powwow environments.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1666900923

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9781666900927

Sociological Studies of Environmental Conflict

By: Sebahattin Ziyanak,Mehmet Soyer,Dian Jordan

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Sociological Studies of Environmental Conflict

By: Sebahattin Ziyanak,Mehmet Soyer,Dian Jordan

The environmental studies about natural resource issues are often studied as conflicts; this book is carefully designed to expound on how resolutions are negotiated and maintained. A number of factors influence how conflicts are framed and how resolutions are determined regarding fracking, shared waters and environmental threats. This book explores the power, community activism, and politics regarding natural resources. Decisions often ignore ecological and social sustainability stewardship needs. By understanding how socio-political dynamics affect policy and negotiation, this book also contributes to the understanding of how natural resource policies are negotiated. It illuminates social inequalities between rural and urban populations.

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0761871756

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9780761871750

Analyzing Delinquency among Kurdish Adolescents

A Test of Hirschi’s Social Bonding Theory

By: Sebahattin Ziyanak

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Analyzing Delinquency among Kurdish Adolescents

A Test of Hirschi’s Social Bonding Theory

By: Sebahattin Ziyanak

Analyzing Delinquency among Kurdish Adolescents uses Hirschi’s social bonding theory to examine the mediating effect of social bonding on delinquent behavior among Kurdish teenagers, who were used as a case study to test the usefulness of this theory. In this study, participants were selected from one Gülen movement affiliated school and one public or non-Gülen affiliated school. This study sheds light on Turkish society’s chaotic conditions in southeastern Turkey, particularly with respect to Kurdish adolescents’ involvement in the Kurdish Worker’s Party (PKK). There is a lack of research regarding how Kurdish adolescents are involved in delinquent behavior as portrayed in popular Turkish media. Social bonding theory, developed and mainly tested in American and western European contexts, needs additional exploration of its efficiency in a nonwestern, especially Islamic, society. Thus, this book helps to better understand the factors that influence crime and delinquency in developing, culturally diverse social structures. Scholars in sociology, psychology, and criminology, as well as in the fields of political science, Middle Eastern studies, and education, will greatly benefit from this study.

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Lexington Books

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1498509274

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Turkish Immigrants in the Mainstream of American Life

Theories of International Migration

By: Sebahattin Ziyanak,Bilal Sert

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Theories of International Migration

By: Sebahattin Ziyanak,Bilal Sert

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Sociological Studies of Environmental Conflict

By: Sebahattin Ziyanak,Mehmet Soyer,Dian Jordan

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Sociological Studies of Environmental Conflict

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The Native American Contest Powwow

Cultural Tethering Theory

By: Steven Aicinena,Sebahattin Ziyanak

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Cultural Tethering Theory

By: Steven Aicinena,Sebahattin Ziyanak

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Book's by Sebahattin Ziyanak

Introduction to Sociology

Introduction to Sociology

Turkish Immigrants in the Mainstream of American Life

Turkish Immigrants in the Mainstream of American Life

The Native American Contest Powwow

The Native American Contest Powwow

Sociological Studies of Environmental Conflict

Sociological Studies of Environmental Conflict

Analyzing Delinquency among Kurdish Adolescents

Analyzing Delinquency among Kurdish Adolescents

Turkish Immigrants in the Mainstream of American Life

Turkish Immigrants in the Mainstream of American Life

Sociological Studies of Environmental Conflict

Sociological Studies of Environmental Conflict

The Native American Contest Powwow

The Native American Contest Powwow

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