Books by Jonathan B. Imber

Originally published in 1986, Abortion and the Private Practice of Medicine was the first book to look at abortion from the perspective of physicians in private practice. Jonathan B.

The examination of the relationship of economic activity to other important aspects of human life and social behavior has inspired some of the most interesting and provocative social-scientific research in the past one hundred years

At a time when boundaries between the nonprofit, business, and public sectors have grown increasingly confused and contested, this volume by leading experts on nonprofit organizations offers new ideas and frameworks for understanding the terrain that lies between the state and the market

For nearly half a century, social scientists have made claims that there is a "therapeutic ethos" with extensive influence upon numerous aspects of American society

At a time when boundaries between the nonprofit, business, and public sectors have grown increasingly confused and contested, this work on non-profit organizations offers frameworks for understanding the terrain that lies between the state and the market.

The examination of the relationship of economic activity to other aspects of human life and social behavior has inspired some of the provocative social-scientific research. This book of original essays offers insights into questions about how modern and modernizing market economies are both shaped by and shapers of morality, values, and religion.

For nearly half a century, social scientists have made claims that there is a "therapeutic ethos" with extensive influence upon numerous aspects of American society. In 'Therapeutic Culture', 12 authors address the implications of this ethos and its effects on a wide range of social institutions.

The communication to the larger public of what scientists do and know is a problem inherent to all democratic societies. Here, contributors offer ways of thinking about how the rhetoric and practice of science operates in various institutional contexts.