Obwohl Kreisverkehre nachweislich Staus reduzieren, schwere Unfälle minimieren und die Umwelt schonen, stoßen sie bei Autofahrern weltweit auf wütende, fast schon irrationale Ablehnung.
This book explores the dynamics of establishing internal academies in small firms, revealing patterns in resource allocation and knowledge dissemination that foster sustainable professional growth.
Exploring Reproduction: Anthropological Perspectives introduces students to the dynamic field of the anthropology of reproduction, examining how human reproduction is shaped by cultural, historical, and political forces.
First published in 1975, Retraining and Tradition reflects the challenges and dynamics of its era, a time when rapid technological advancements were beginning to reshape traditional approaches to skills acquisition and employment.
The Moral Economy of Trade (1994) investigates the agents of trade during the process of transformation from an indigenous rural subsistence economy into a cash-crop-producing market economy and a more-or-less integrated market-system in Southeast Asia.
This book studies the role, representation, and materiality of weapons, focusing on what they mean to communities and individuals in various cultural, social, political, and religious settings.
A Study of Contemporary Ghana Volume 2: Some Aspects of Social Structure (1967) focuses primarily on problems of population in Ghana and examines some aspects of occupational structure, urbanization, family, education, religion and land tenure.
Exploring Reproduction: Anthropological Perspectives introduces students to the dynamic field of the anthropology of reproduction, examining how human reproduction is shaped by cultural, historical, and political forces.
Grief counseling and therapy have been revolutionized by the recognition that adaptive grieving commonly involves retaining bonds with the deceased rather than relinquishing them, but guidelines for how to integrate this shift into professional practice have been scarce.
Dieses Buch erzählt, was nach den großen Aufmärschen passiert, wenn die Straßen allmählich leer werden – manche Proteste scheinen zu gewinnen, andere verblassen im Schweigen.
Originally published in 1976, The Quest for Community is a wide comparative study of residential area development which discusses the key components in community formation and persistence.
Over four decades this bestselling introduction has been used by innumerable students, professionals and community groups to kick start their social research projects.
First published in 1975, Retraining and Tradition reflects the challenges and dynamics of its era, a time when rapid technological advancements were beginning to reshape traditional approaches to skills acquisition and employment.
This book introduces the Neapolitan 'femminielli', their customs and practices through a series of essays originally published in Italian and newly translated into English.
Grief counseling and therapy have been revolutionized by the recognition that adaptive grieving commonly involves retaining bonds with the deceased rather than relinquishing them, but guidelines for how to integrate this shift into professional practice have been scarce.
Employing a sociological lens and and building on data from interviews with 26 freelance conference interpreters and two focus groups, this book offers a systematic and comprehensive account of freelance conference interpreters' experiences working in remote interpreting contexts during the COVID pandemic, a period in which standard practices were severely disrupted and dismantled.
Employing a sociological lens and and building on data from interviews with 26 freelance conference interpreters and two focus groups, this book offers a systematic and comprehensive account of freelance conference interpreters' experiences working in remote interpreting contexts during the COVID pandemic, a period in which standard practices were severely disrupted and dismantled.
This book introduces the Neapolitan 'femminielli', their customs and practices through a series of essays originally published in Italian and newly translated into English.
Queer Psychoanalysis offers a detailed study of the tensions and contiguities between the field of queer theory and that of Freudian-Lacanian metapsychology.
Originally published in 1976, The Quest for Community is a wide comparative study of residential area development which discusses the key components in community formation and persistence.
This book seeks to broaden the conversation in migration studies by incorporating a collective perspective, as illustrated by the case study of Hadiya migration from Southern Ethiopia to South Africa.
The Moral Economy of Trade (1994) investigates the agents of trade during the process of transformation from an indigenous rural subsistence economy into a cash-crop-producing market economy and a more-or-less integrated market-system in Southeast Asia.
Warum entscheiden sich immer mehr Menschen im fortgeschrittenen Ruhestand dafür, ihr physisches Leben für eine Existenz als mächtiger Elfenmagier aufzugeben?
Human history is a history of individuals of kings and queens, of leaders and thinkers, and of the many individuals who struggle, work hard and find their paths in life.
Queer Psychoanalysis offers a detailed study of the tensions and contiguities between the field of queer theory and that of Freudian-Lacanian metapsychology.
The fifth edition of Cultural Anthropology: Global Forces, Local Lives offers a clear and readable introduction to the field of cultural anthropology, with a special focus on how digital technologies and social media function as prime global forces that are nevertheless used, adapted, transformed, or ignored by people in their everyday local lives.
From streaming platforms to smartphone apps to good old-fashioned newspapers, media are nearly omnipresent in contemporary life and act as a powerful social institution.
First published in 1966, Sociology in Social Work by Peter Leonard offers a groundbreaking exploration of the intersection between sociology and social work.
Stellen Sie sich vor, Ihre gesamte Stadt – die Schule, das Krankenhaus, der Supermarkt und die Polizeistation – befindet sich im selben Gebäude, in dem Sie schlafen.
This book reveals scalable models for small teams to execute impactful volunteering initiatives, addressing resource limits while maximizing community ties.
This book presents expert analysis of contemporary issues including water rights, refugee protection, climate displacement, and constitutional frameworks.
Dieses Buch erzählt die Geschichte des gewaltfreien Widerstands als eigene politische Praxis zwischen Zivilcourage, Organisation und symbolischer Kraft.
Introducing and engaging with womanist frameworks to center the lives of Global South women who live under colonial oppressions, this collection centers the consciousness, spirituality, philosophy, wisdom, community institutions, and ecologies found in a variety of Global South regions and diasporas.
This book outlines ethical strategies for employers supporting employee debt recovery, exploring tensions between individual relief and business sustainability.
Migration Surveys in Low Income Countries (1984) is an attempt to encourage the collection of analytically appropriate data that can be used to help in the design of migration-related policies.
Now in its seventh edition, and fully revised with a complete reimagining of voice, structure, and purpose, Introduction to Family Processes explores the complex workings of inner family life.
This compelling volume addresses key issues at the critical intersection of intangible cultural heritage and traditional medical practices, highlighting the urgent need for their preservation in an increasingly globalized world.
Bringing Up Children in Ghana (1962) covers a whole spectrum of child training from birth to maturity, including nursing and feeding, sibling relationships, parental discipline, sexual behaviour, puberty rites, children's household chores.
First published in 1983, Writers and Politics: A Partisan Review Reader, edited by Edith Kurzweil and William Phillips, captures the intersection of literature and politics as explored in Partisan Review since the late 1930s.
