New Releases by James McBride

Interweaving intimate case histories with first-hand scientific research, this book examines how testosterone, the principal male hormone, has been maligned and misunderstood, and reveals its role in human evolution and its effect upon human and animal behavior.

The coverage in this text spans the entire spectrum of urine and body fluids analysis, providing your students with a solid foundation for learning. Topical material is augmented by case studies which are based on actual patients -- students learn to develop effective problem-solving skills. The text's major emphasis is on urinalysis, with coverage that includes / anatomy and physiology of the urinary tract / disease correlations / collecting specimens / instrumentation, and / physical, chemical, and microscopic examination. Other areas of interest include analysis of cerebrospinal fluid, seminal fluid, synovial fluid pleural, pericardial and peritoneal fluid, and quality assurance and safety in the clinical laboratory. Answers to case studies at the end of the text enhance and reinforce learned material. More than 200 full-color photomicrographs highlight normal and abnormal structures found in urinary sediment and other body fluids.

This work explores the relationship between male games and violence against women by examining various theoretical rubrics, including the classic authoritarian personality model of Adorno and Sanford. It also looks at Girard's theory of scapegoating, androcentrism and other theories.

His thesis is that Southern society, attitudes and institutions are inextricably rooted in and conditioned by the all-permeating presence of Christianity. He demonstrates this influence by examining first the institutions which have given the South its enduring form: the family, slavery, and especially plantation-culture; then, through an examination of Southern spiritual values he analyzes their application at the cultural level, and the mutual impact of church and society. Dabbs, however, does not see much to praise in this symbiotic exchange:What has the church done with this haunted land? It has kept it haunted."" Without the church, he concludes, men would have forgotten Christianity -- but with it, they have remembered only a distortion of Christianity. Fascinating and sometimes irritating reading for students of American history, culture, politics and religion.

Correspondence, essays, and publications related to civil rights, race relations, the Presbyterian Church, farming operations and management of his property in Sumter County (S.C.); with letters and publications that document Dabbs's professional involvements and interests, including his leadership roles in civil rights councils, religious organizations, and other groups.

Quotations, note cards, and other research files collected by James McBride Dabbs for the writing of his books and journal articles, the teaching of his college classes, and other projects; topics represented include quotes related to race relations, Southern culture, African American history, religion, U.S. history, English and American literature, etc.