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From Legacies to Futures

The Lifeworlds of Older Adults in Europe

by David Prendergast, A. Jamie Saris, Katja Seidel ...

Series Book 11 - Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations
Older adults want to exercise a sense of control over their relationships, structures and surroundings as they navigate the later life course. Through detailed ethnographic case studies, this book examines the dynamic lifeworlds of a hundred and seven community-dwelling older adults in Europe before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores the importance of agency, the frictions between self ... Read more

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Older adults want to exercise a sense of control over their relationships, structures and surroundings as they navigate the later life course. Through detailed ethnographic case studies, this book examines the dynamic lifeworlds of a hundred and seven community-dwelling older adults in Europe before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores the importance of agency, the frictions between self
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Losing Weight with Your Diabetes Medication

How Byetta and Other Drugs Can Help You Lose More Weight than You Ever Thought Possible

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Losing weight can make managing your diabetes easier while preventing and improving-even possibly reversing-common diabetes-related complications.Countless people with diabetes face the challenge of controlling their weight while successfully managing their medical condition-because many diabetes drugs actually promote weight gain. In the first-ever investigation of its kind, Losing Weight with ... Read more

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Losing weight can make managing your diabetes easier while preventing and improving-even possibly reversing-common diabetes-related complications.Countless people with diabetes face the challenge of controlling their weight while successfully managing their medical condition-because many diabetes drugs actually promote weight gain. In the first-ever investigation of its kind, Losing Weight with
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What about Me?

the struggle for identity in a market-based society

by Paul Verhaeghe ...

Translated by Jane Hedley-Prole ...

According to current thinking, anyone who fails to succeed must have something wrong with them. The pressure to achieve and be happy is taking a heavy toll, resulting in a warped view of the self, disorientation, and despair. People are lonelier than ever before. Today’s pay-for-performance mentality is turning institutions such as schools, universities, and hospitals into businesses — even ... Read more

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According to current thinking, anyone who fails to succeed must have something wrong with them. The pressure to achieve and be happy is taking a heavy toll, resulting in a warped view of the self, disorientation, and despair. People are lonelier than ever before. Today’s pay-for-performance mentality is turning institutions such as schools, universities, and hospitals into businesses — even
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Patriarchy Inc.

What We Get Wrong About Gender Equality?and Why Men Still Win at Work

by Cordelia Fine ...

A razor-sharp and quick-witted analysis of why we need a new approach to fixing the gender inequality embedded in work.Work remains much as it always has: men occupy the vast majority of leadership roles and are overrepresented in positions from engineer to plumber. We see many jobs as “male” or “female,” with women dominating in healthcare and childcare professions. Pretending that this is the ... Read more

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A razor-sharp and quick-witted analysis of why we need a new approach to fixing the gender inequality embedded in work.Work remains much as it always has: men occupy the vast majority of leadership roles and are overrepresented in positions from engineer to plumber. We see many jobs as “male” or “female,” with women dominating in healthcare and childcare professions. Pretending that this is the
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What Makes a Good School?

by Chris Bonner, Jane Caro ...

School choice has become one of the most agonizing issues of parenthood; while schools boast of unsurpassed facilities, genius teachers, and stellar academic achievement, parents wonder whether the marketing hype is actually true. Drawing on the authors' experiences and knowledge—one as a school principal and both as parents and advocates—this account compares public, Catholic, private, selective, ... Read more

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School choice has become one of the most agonizing issues of parenthood; while schools boast of unsurpassed facilities, genius teachers, and stellar academic achievement, parents wonder whether the marketing hype is actually true. Drawing on the authors' experiences and knowledge—one as a school principal and both as parents and advocates—this account compares public, Catholic, private, selective,
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How to write a thesis

by Frealyn M. Navarro MA.,ED ...

How to write a thesisWhat is a thesis statement?Every paper you write should have a main point, a main idea, or central message. The argument(s) you make in your paper should reflect this main idea. The sentence that captures your position on this main idea is what we call a thesis statement.How long does it need to be?A thesis statement focuses your ideas into one or two sentences. It should ... Read more

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How to write a thesisWhat is a thesis statement?Every paper you write should have a main point, a main idea, or central message. The argument(s) you make in your paper should reflect this main idea. The sentence that captures your position on this main idea is what we call a thesis statement.How long does it need to be?A thesis statement focuses your ideas into one or two sentences. It should
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Enabling the City

Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Encounters in Research and Practice

Edited by Josefine Fokdal, Olivia Bina, Prue Chiles, Liis Ojamäe, Katrin Paadam ...

Enabling the City is a collaborative book that focuses on how interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary processes of knowledge production may contribute to urban transformation at a local level in the 21st century, striking a balance between enthusiastic support for such transformational potential and a cautious note regarding the persistent challenges to the ethos as well as the practice of inter ... Read more

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Enabling the City is a collaborative book that focuses on how interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary processes of knowledge production may contribute to urban transformation at a local level in the 21st century, striking a balance between enthusiastic support for such transformational potential and a cautious note regarding the persistent challenges to the ethos as well as the practice of inter
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The quiet revolution

aggrandising people power by family group conferences

Edited by Rene Clarijs, Thijs Malmberg ...

The all-encompassing welfare state that often suffocates citizens is having its final drink in the last-chance saloon. The introduction of the open market as a possible alternative has not been successful either. People are suppressed by the expanding 'system world', damaging their 'life world'. For that reason the welfare state does not need to be reformed, but replaced. The 'participation state' ... Read more

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The all-encompassing welfare state that often suffocates citizens is having its final drink in the last-chance saloon. The introduction of the open market as a possible alternative has not been successful either. People are suppressed by the expanding 'system world', damaging their 'life world'. For that reason the welfare state does not need to be reformed, but replaced. The 'participation state'
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Framing

The social art of influence

by Mikael Klintman ...

A smart, incisive toolkit for understanding how the framing of information influences the way we see the world.In today’s chaotic media landscape, working out who and what to believe is a daunting task. Lies and misinformation are only part of the problem – often the way a story is presented has just as much effect on us as what the story is.In Framing, sociologist Mikael Klintman ... ... Read more

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A smart, incisive toolkit for understanding how the framing of information influences the way we see the world.In today’s chaotic media landscape, working out who and what to believe is a daunting task. Lies and misinformation are only part of the problem – often the way a story is presented has just as much effect on us as what the story is.In Framing, sociologist Mikael Klintman ...
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The Psychology of Travel

by Andrew Stevenson ...

Series series The Psychology of Everything
Why do we travel? Are holidays good for our health? What are the social and psychological factors that drive us to move?The Psychology of Travel provides an eclectic introduction to the range of travel experiences from commuting, to going on holiday, to studying abroad. Travel is a near-universal experience and manifests itself in various forms, from everyday experiences to exotic adventure, ... Read more

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Why do we travel? Are holidays good for our health? What are the social and psychological factors that drive us to move?The Psychology of Travel provides an eclectic introduction to the range of travel experiences from commuting, to going on holiday, to studying abroad. Travel is a near-universal experience and manifests itself in various forms, from everyday experiences to exotic adventure,
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Core Social Work

International Theory, Values and Practice

by Willem Blok ...

It is important for practising and trainee social workers to have a full understanding of the work they do and its role in society.This book provides an introduction to 'the essentials' of social work. Written from an international perspective, the author details the core theory, values and practice which unite social workers around the world. He covers professional standards, social work ... Read more

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It is important for practising and trainee social workers to have a full understanding of the work they do and its role in society.This book provides an introduction to 'the essentials' of social work. Written from an international perspective, the author details the core theory, values and practice which unite social workers around the world. He covers professional standards, social work
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Environmental Psychology

Complete Research Work

by Ikon Moses ...

Environmental psychology is the study of transactions between individuals and their physical settings. In these transactions, individuals change the environment, and their behavior and experiences are changed by the environment. Environmental psychology includes theory, research, and practice aimed at improving our relationship with the natural environment and making buildings more humane ... Read more

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Environmental psychology is the study of transactions between individuals and their physical settings. In these transactions, individuals change the environment, and their behavior and experiences are changed by the environment. Environmental psychology includes theory, research, and practice aimed at improving our relationship with the natural environment and making buildings more humane
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