Электронная литература: Society & social sciences

Communities around the world are entering a new era of community building. Whether improving economic conditions and reducing poverty, re-energizing citizens and social programs, reducing crime, or revitalizing a troubled neighbourhood, they are engaging people from all sectors as never before to work together as equals to improve their quality of life. At the heart of this engagement are community conversations, in which commo ...

Communities around the world are entering a new era of community building. Whether improving economic conditions and reducing poverty, re-energizing citizens and social programs, reducing crime, or revitalizing a troubled neighbourhood, they are engaging people from all sectors as never before to work together as equals to improve their quality of life. At the heart of this engagement are community conversations, in which commo ...

In Canada, "e;poverty reduction"e; is no longer a "e;wouldn't it be nice"e; dream discussed after yet another failure to make a dent in an age-old problem. It's a living, breathing, exhilarating reality. Why? Because all across the country people are approaching poverty in a positive, creative, and energetic way. They are doing so courtesy of a new social phenomenon called Vibrant Communities: a network of peopl ...

In Canada, "e;poverty reduction"e; is no longer a "e;wouldn't it be nice"e; dream discussed after yet another failure to make a dent in an age-old problem. It's a living, breathing, exhilarating reality. Why? Because all across the country people are approaching poverty in a positive, creative, and energetic way. They are doing so courtesy of a new social phenomenon called Vibrant Communities: a network of peopl ...

All trainee teachers in England and Wales have to sit numeracy, literacy and ICT skills tests in order to achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) which permits them to continue or start teaching. This book concentrates on the mathematics part of the test, targeting candidates who feel they have weak numeracy skills. How to Pass the QTS Numeracy Skills Test starts at a low level and includes a diagnostic test, a maths review, men ...

In 2007, there were 34 armed conflicts worldwide. That same year, a total of 414 natural disasters affected 211 million people. Overall, these natural disasters resulted in 16,847 deaths, and caused $74.9 billion in damages. Humanitarian Logistics examines the key challenges facing those whose role it is to organize and distribute resources in the most difficult of situations. This multi-contributor title includes insights fr ...

Instilling Values in Transcending Generations, the third of a series, updates the concept of Enlightened Conservatism and creates a paradigm of an organizing principle of conscience replacing the convenience that today uses the tactics of political terrorism and economic corruption. It is a book about the power of morality, conscience, the Golden Rule, the Common Good, and looks at personal dignity as the key point. Its essence ...

Instilling Values in Transcending Generations, the third of a series, updates the concept of Enlightened Conservatism and creates a paradigm of an organizing principle of conscience replacing the convenience that today uses the tactics of political terrorism and economic corruption. It is a book about the power of morality, conscience, the Golden Rule, the Common Good, and looks at personal dignity as the key point. Its essence ...

Since the publication of Darwin's On the Origin of Species over 150 years ago, it has become increasingly recognized that we humans, as well as other species on earth, are the product of an evolutionary process. Along with the ever-compounding data has come an increased understanding of the mechanisms involved, which now offer us a window by which to view the practical implications of evolutionary principles, or the rules of ev ...

Love Yourself Love Your Life presents a user-friendly method to help you shatter negative belief statements about your own world, and to replace them with positive self-truths and self-worthy claims. Based on the "e;Laws of Attraction, "e; this new model for psychotherapy heals childhood wounds so that you can attract what you most desire in your life. This understanding of how thoughts change reality, combined with Sha ...

Love Yourself Love Your Life presents a user-friendly method to help you shatter negative belief statements about your own world, and to replace them with positive self-truths and self-worthy claims. Based on the "e;Laws of Attraction, "e; this new model for psychotherapy heals childhood wounds so that you can attract what you most desire in your life. This understanding of how thoughts change reality, combined with Sha ...

Buried beneath today's Midwestern towns, under several layers of earth and the accumulated debris of two thousand years, are the clues to an ancient mystery. A Native American people, now known as the Hopewell, lived and worked these lands, building earthworks which in some instances dwarf the ruins at Stonehenge. More significantly, these mammoth earthworks were built in different geometric shapes, using a standard unit of mea ...

This study consists of two parts. The first part offers an overview of feminism's theory of differences. The second part deals with the textual analysis of poems about "e;mothering"e; by women from India, the Caribbean and Africa. Literary criticism has dealt with the representation of "e;mothering"e; in prose texts. The exploration of lyrical texts has not yet come. Since the late 1970s, the acknowledgement of ...

This study consists of two parts. The first part offers an overview of feminism's theory of differences. The second part deals with the textual analysis of poems about "e;mothering"e; by women from India, the Caribbean and Africa. Literary criticism has dealt with the representation of "e;mothering"e; in prose texts. The exploration of lyrical texts has not yet come. Since the late 1970s, the acknowledgement of ...

Que es lo que distingue a la naturaleza humana? Los teologos han insistido en su propension al vicio; Hobbes, en su disposicion a la guerra; los padres, en las tendencias egoistas de los ninos. Sin embargo, si dejamos caer un objeto frente a un nino de 2 anos, lo mas probable es que lo alce y nos lo alcance. Y eso, segun Michael Tomasello -uno de los expertos de mayor reconocimiento internacional en el campo de las ciencias co ...

Es deseable el socialismo? Es acaso posible? En este agudo y conciso ensayo, G. A. Cohen, uno de los mas importantes filosofos politicos de las ultimas decadas, toma como punto de partida un presunto viaje de campamento para demostrar que en algunas circunstancias el socialismo es muy atractivo para la mayoria de las personas. Pero, yendo mas alla, Cohen argumentara que los principios que para el definen el socialismo -una ve ...

RFID, which stands for Radio Frequency IDentification, is a technology that uses computer chips smaller than a grain of sand to track items from a distance. And as this mind-blowing book explains, plans and efforts are being made now by global corporations and the U.S government to turn this advanced technology, these spychips, into a way to track our daily activities-and keep us all on Big Brother's short leash. Compiling mass ...

Everyone is familiar with Darwin's revolutionary idea about the survival of the fittest, and most people agree that it works, but Darwin's famous theory has one major chink. If life is about survival of the fittest, then why would we risk our own life to jump into a river to save a stranger? Some people argue that issues such as charity, fairness, forgiveness and cooperation are evolutionary loose ends, side issues that are of ...

This is a practical guide for students, researchers and teachers in the social sciences who wish to explore and actively use visual research. Demonstrating the use of visual ethnography, video and photography, 'researcher found' imagery and representations in popular culture, this book offers an integrated approach to doing visual research.

This book provides the most thorough view available on this new and intriguing dimension of workplace psychology, which is the basis of fulfilling, productive work.

This book outlines a critical view of "e;teenage pregnancy"e; and abortion, arguing that the negative view of these issues relies on a particular understanding of adolescence.

This volume deftly undertakes both a theoretical deconstruction of the concept of civil society, civility and related themes, and an empirical analysis of the radicaliZation process in Southern Nigeria.

This book examines the effects of the emigration of German and Austrian analysts during the Nazi persecutions, especially to London. In particular it draws upon the correspondence between Ernest Jones and Anna Freud to illuminate the attitudes of those two central figures to 'the politics of emigration'.

This is probably the only book of it kind that focuses exclusively on refugee women, and one of the few that limit their scope only to one group of refugees - the Kurds, in this case. Although the book is about Kurdish women in Norway, its appeal and contents are nevertheless of universal value and applicability. The general reader will get an unparalleled insight into a therapeutic way of working with refugees and the speciali ...

This is probably the only book of it kind that focuses exclusively on refugee women, and one of the few that limit their scope only to one group of refugees - the Kurds, in this case. Although the book is about Kurdish women in Norway, its appeal and contents are nevertheless of universal value and applicability. The general reader will get an unparalleled insight into a therapeutic way of working with refugees and the speciali ...

'Other Kinds of Dreams' provides an invaluable insight into the political activity of black and Asian women in the UK both inside and outside the black and Asian communities. The book breaks new ground by: * destroying the misconception that black and Asian women lack political involvement * integrating gender into the study of black and Asian political participation in Britain* exploring the potential for alliances between bl ...

"e;Race"e; and Culture: Tools, Techniques and Trainings is a practical resource for trainers who wish to work with the issues raised by racial and cultural diversity in their own agency settings. It is intended as an easy guide and a "e;hands-on"e; tool for practitioners (family therapists, clinical psychologists, social workers, GPs, nurses, health visitors, counsellors, teachers, etc), academics, educators and ...

"e;Race"e; and Culture: Tools, Techniques and Trainings is a practical resource for trainers who wish to work with the issues raised by racial and cultural diversity in their own agency settings. It is intended as an easy guide and a "e;hands-on"e; tool for practitioners (family therapists, clinical psychologists, social workers, GPs, nurses, health visitors, counsellors, teachers, etc), academics, educators and ...

This book provides a compelling account and analysis of the delicate balance between power and resistance and the ways in which developing conceptions of 'self' must be entered into any theoretical model.

Contrary to the popular belief that sport is an arena largely free from the corrosive effects of racism, this book argues that racism is evident throughout British sport. From playing fields and boardrooms of sports organisations, to the offices of sports policy makers and the media, this book breaks new ground in showing how discourses of 'race' and nation continue to pervade our sporting life.Looking at a range of sports, inc ...