Social and ethical issues

For years, Iranian academics, writers, and scholars have equated national development and progress with the reform of men's sexual behavior.

This straightforward, easy-to-understand textbook inspires tools for improving job performance, productivity, and morale in law enforcement.

A comprehensive, cross-disciplinary, and in-depth study of violent behavior and aggression across the lifespan of human development.

First published in 1999, this work draws together a multi-national collection of papers, and aims to stimulate the development of policy and practice in this often neglected area.

For more than half a century, discourses on the Nazi past have powerfully shaped German social and cultural policy.

When U.

An anonymous musician plays Pachelbel's Canon on the electric guitar in a clip that has been viewed over sixty million times.

The Japanese koseki system is the legal and social structure keeping record of all Japanese citizens.

This book models how people use ritual practices in interaction, and politeness and impoliteness situated in/triggered by ritual practices.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act marked a watershed in U.

Politicians and the media tell us that people who take drugs, including alcohol or nicotine, cannot help themselves.

Significant amounts of money and resources are spent on child and family services, so successful evaluation of whether or not they are achieving the best outcomes is therefore essential.

This manifesto is motivated by the daunting psychosocial issues that were so strikingly revealed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

How can we raise the standard of living of the world's poor and maintain high levels of social health and well-being in the developed world, while simultaneously reducing the environmental damage wrought by human activity?

This book examines the possible end of capital punishment due to new discoveries of innocence.

The labour market was undergoing considerable change.

The art of exposure lies in perfectly pitched challenges.

Als Heilpraktiker und Therapeut hat Norbert Nüchter (1953-2011) umfangreiche Erfahrungen mit Menschen gesammelt, die in ihrer Kindheit sexuell missbraucht wurden.

Kaum ein Grundrecht zieht so viele emotionale Affekte auf sich und befeuert im hohen Maße ideologische Denkvorstellungen wie die Eigentumsgarantie.

The Red Pencil (1989) examines the many ways in which Soviet censorship interfered in the creative process - in the words of those who experienced it first hand.

Disability Studies and the Inclusive Classroom integrates knowledge and practice from the fields of disability studies and special education to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of inclusive education.

This book examines one of the most pressing cultural concerns that surfaced in the last decade - the question of the place and significance of the animal.

This book provides insight into the globally interlinked disability rights community and its political efforts today.

First published in 1974, Concepts in Social Administration draws on a wide range of theoretical disciplines to examine a number of concepts which are basic to the study of the social services individually and as a whole.

This book investigates the experiences of South Koreans adopted into Western families and the complexity of what it means to "e;feel identity"e; beyond what is written in official adoption files.

The chapters in this volume have been selected from the best papers presented at the 8th Annual Consumer Culture Theory Conference held at the home of University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ in June 2013.

Examine new research and innovative programs targeted to serve vulnerable populations!

In the Age of Obama, the ugly charge of racism is more prevalent than ever.

Fashion in Altermodern China examines key features of women's fashion within the cultural and political context of contemporary China.

In the United States and Great Britain, 20-30% of all homicides involve the killing of a woman by a man.

Die Schlachten des 20.

Taking a cue from Erving Goffman's classic work, Asylums, Tia DeNora develops a novel interdisciplinary framework for music, health and wellbeing.

Women's shelters and safe houses were a good first step, but they only address part of the problem.

Homeless.

Over the past 30 years Robert Dingwall has published an influential series of articles on the professions, especially law and medicine.

"Wir leben in Zeiten, in denen Amalgamfüllen verboten werden, weil sie jemand schädigen könnten.

This book explores the extent, causes and characteristics of homelessness in developing countries.

This significant volume provides broad coverage of the spectrum of problems confronted by patients with developmental disabilities and the many kinds of occupational therapy services these individuals need.

Aphasie bedeutet nicht nur eine plötzlich auftretende Störung der Sprache, sondern auch eine Beeinträchtigung der Kommunikation mit psychosozialen Folgen für die Betroffenen und ihre Familien.

In this moving and insightful work, Deepak Singh chronicles his downward mobility as an immigrant to a small town in Virginia.

Winner, 2014 Lambda Literary Award in LGBT StudiesSince the 1970s, a key goal of lesbian and gay activists has been protection against street violence, especially in gay neighborhoods.

Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Creative Arts Therapies uses a case-based approach to provide practical guidance for practitioners on the skillful application of ethical decision-making in art therapy.

An investigation which assesses how social policy affects human behaviour in the areas of temporary absence from paid work, early retirement and unemployment.

Latinos in the U.

This book assesses the role of microfinance in the construction of livelihoods for poverty reduction in the Northern Savannah of Ghana, analysing the current microfinance landscape and financial services in the region.

Large-scale social changes are taking place in American society, often even without technological change.

Today more than ever, large numbers of Americans are leaving the United States.