Relative Deprivation: Specification, Development, and Integration

John J. MacIonis

ISBN 10: 0131011553 / ISBN 13: 9780131011557

Published by Prentice-Hall

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pp. 708 5th Edition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Relative Deprivation: Specification, Development, and Integration
• Publisher: Prentice-Hall
• ISBN 10: 0131011553
• ISBN 13: 9780131011557
• Condition: Used

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Synopsis

This revision of this introductory text includes a new chapter on environmental issues, explaining how changing technology and the increase in population affect humanity's consumption of resources and generate various problems of pollution.

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