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Ira Silver

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Ira Silver has authored three books and blogs at www.oppforall.com. He is Professor of Sociology at Framingham State University and Visiting Professor of Sociology at Wellesley College.
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Average rating: 3.76 · 25 ratings · 2 reviews · 9 distinct works

	Social Problems and Social Problems Readings: Two Book Set by Joel Best (Goodreads Author), Ira Silver (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 2007 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Social Problems: Readings 3.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Giving Hope: How You Can Restore the American Dream 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Foundations for Social Change: Critical Perspectives on Philanthropy and Popular Movements by Daniel R. Faber (Editor), Deborah McCarthy Auriffeille (Editor), Robert O. Bothwell (Contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unequal Partnerships really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	More than Meets the Eye: Illuminating the Social Issues that Impact our Everyday Lives 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Academic Street Smarts Informal Professionalization of Graduate Students in Sociology 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

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