Sociology and anthropology

La transición demográfica y los efectos de algunas enfermedades prolongadas hacen pensar en programas y políticas apropiadas que contribuyan a mantener a las personas sanas e independientes con los años.

Este espacio, se desarrolla a través de tres módulos de discusión: Políticas Culturales, Cultura e Identidad y Economía y Cultura, presididos cada uno por un ex Ministro de Cultura del país.

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In this book the authors examine the relations between work and time and explore the possibilities of developing new and more flexible working patterns.

Jeffrey Weeks has established an international reputation as one of the most original and influential writers on the social history of sexuality.

Your company's workforce is its most valuable asset.

This book offers a systematic attempt to explore the point of convergance between feminist theory and the work of Michel Foucault.

Taylor develops a geohistorical argument which focuses on the periods and places of modernities, offering a grounded analysis of what it is to be modern.

More than 22 million of the almost 173 million working-age individuals in the United States have one or more disabilities.

This book is your blueprint for strengthening and conditioning yourself as the best corporate trainer you can possibly be.

Inventory management is about more than counting what you've got.

Whether you're addressing an initial infraction or handling termination-worthy transgressions, you need to be 100 percent confident that every employee encounter is clear, fair, and most importantly, legal.

People need a creed and a cause, and today millions of patriotic Americans are finding their voices.

As cofounders of the leadership coaching and training firm Ridge Associates, authors Robert Bolton and Dorothy Grover teach that good interpersonal communication is essential to getting things done.

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Volcanic Tongue presents the first ever collection of multi-award-winning author David Keenan's music writings.

The author shows that Christopher Hitchens, the famous journalist and militant atheist, lied constantly.

This book is an original interpretation of the professions and the role of the professional in Western industrial societies today.

Get real, biblical answers to all your questions about life after death.

This key work addresses one of the most central and controversial issues in contemporary feminist theory: the problem of difference.

Guibernau offers a comparative analysis of nationalist movements in nations without states.

This is a brilliant study of the nature of love in modern society.

Most entrepreneurs start a business seeking freedom but end up in a prison of hundred-hour workweeks isolated from their loved ones.

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Inspire your students to develop their knowledge of the hospitality and catering industry and improve their cooking skills with this new textbook from the UK's Number 1 Hospitality & Catering publisher*.

Is the United States "e;the land of equal opportunity"e; or is the playing field tilted in favor of those whose parents are wealthy, well educated, and white?

The Mediterranean Love Plan unveils the ';7 Secrets of Passion' from some of the most romantic countries in the world: Italy, France, Spain, Greece and Israel.

Learn the Teachings of the Bible that Every Christian Must Know.

Una antropología del amor requiere una mirada distanciada y crítica con relación a la presuposición de que las emociones y los sentimientos apasionados más refinados se vinculan, necesariamente, con las vivencias y las manifestaciones del amor romántico, tal como este ha sido concebido e idealizado en Occidente.

What Thoreau can teach us about workingwhy we do it, what it does to us, and how we can make it more meaningfulHenry at Work invites readers to rethink how we work today by exploring an aspect of Henry David Thoreau that has often been overlooked: Thoreau the worker.

Use insights from outside the business to rethink workplace learning in order to drive individual and team performance.

In this brilliant ethnography of contemporary Java, James Siegel analyzes how language operates to organize and to order an Indonesian people.

A classic of British cultural studies, Profane Culture takes the reader into the worlds of two important 1960s youth cultures-the motor-bike boys and the hippies.

How the transgender experience opens up new possibilities for thinking about gender and raceIn the summer of 2015, shortly after Caitlyn Jenner came out as transgender, the NAACP official and political activist Rachel Dolezal was "e;outed"e; by her parents as white, touching off a heated debate in the media about the fluidity of gender and race.

This collection of essays explains and encourages new reflection on Paul Rabinow's pioneering project to anthropologize the West.

This book shows you the leadership mistakes you're making that are keeping your team from achieving greatness.

Many employees are looking for a mix of remote and office working.

As the nation reels from the impact of the Great Recession, many families are finding new ways to live together, including creating multigenerational households to save money and consolidate resources.

Agent-based computational modeling is changing the face of social science.

Michael Herzfeld describes what happens when a bureaucracy charged with historic conservation clashes with a local populace hostile to the state and suspicious of tourism.

This brand-new book from HRM expert and bestselling author, Michael Armstrong, is an ideal companion for those studying learning and development (L&D) at third year undergraduate and postgraduate level as well as practitioners in L&D roles in the workplace.

A vivid look at how India has developed the idea of entrepreneurial citizens as leaders mobilizing society and how people try to live that promiseCan entrepreneurs develop a nation, serve the poor, and pursue creative freedom, all while generating economic value?

Recognising the importance of diversity, belonging and equity is not enough.

Why are men, like other primate males, usually the aggressors and risk takers?

A major history of Afghanistan and its changing political cultureAfghanistan traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in this volatile region of the world, from the Mughal Empire in the sixteenth century to the Taliban resurgence today.

The president of Southern Seminary reveals how secularism has infiltrated every aspect of society and how Christians, equipped with the gospel of Jesus Christ, can meet it head on with hope, confidence, and steadfast conviction.