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Book SynopsisThis much-needed volume, part of the Ageing and the Lifecourse series, combines insights from different disciplines and real-life experiences to argue that the lifecourse perspective helps us understand causes and effects of population ageing.Trade Review“The book has a refreshing approach towards the global issue of population ageing, thus stimulating readers to view the phenomenon both from a macro and micro perspective. The authors do an excellent job of linking individual diverse pathways with national developments around the globe.” Kalyani K. Mehta, SIM University, Singapore"Population ageing is a key social issue, yet seldom studied as a lifecourse phenomenon. This comparative contribution fills the gap in the literature." Jani Erola, University of Turku, FinlandTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Kathrin Komp and Stina Johansson; Part One: Theoretical framework: A demographer’s view: population structures tell a story about lifecourses ~ J. Scott Brown and Scott M. Lynch; A lifecourse scholar’s view: lifecourses crystallise in demographic structures ~ Andreas Motel-Klingebiel; Part Two: Critical perspectives: Generations in ageing Finland: finding your place in the demographic structure ~ Antti Karisto and Ilkka Haapola; Gender in ageing Portugal: following the lives of men and women ~ Karin Wall and Sofia Aboim; Socioeconomic status in ageing Poland: a question of cumulative advantages and disadvantages ~ Konrad Turek, Jolanta Perek-Białas and Justyna Stypińska; Ethnicity in ageing America: a tale of cultures and lifecourse ~ Takashi Yamashita, Timothy S. Melnyk, Jennifer R. Keene, Shannon M. Monnat and Anna C. Smedley; The urban–rural split in ageing Australia: diverging lifecourses, diverging experiences ~ Rachel Winterton and Jeni Warburton; Part Three: Practical implications: The individual in ageing Germany: how the self-employed plan for their old age ~ Annette Franke; Families in ageing Netherlands and ageing China: redefining intergenerational contracts in lengthened lives ~ Fleur Thomese and Zhen Cong; Social care in ageing Sweden: learning from the life stories of care recipients ~ Stina Johansson; The labour market in ageing Sweden: lifecourse influences on workforce participation ~ Mikael Stattin and Daniel Larsson; The state in ageing Canada: from old-age policies to lifecourse policies ~ Kathrin Komp and Patrik Marier; Discussion and conclusion ~ Stina Johansson and Kathrin Komp.

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Book SynopsisA carefully crafted study of ageing in Ireland, one of the countries hardest hit by the Eurozone financial crisis, presenting a critical analysis of ageing and social policy in a country under tight austerity measures.Trade Review"With impeccable timing, Walsh, Carney and Ni Léime capture the intersections of population ageing and global economic recessions, using Ireland as the exemplar of the impact of austerity on older people." Norah Keating, Director, The Global Social Initiative on Ageing, International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics"By illuminating individual, regional and societal disparities,this book helps readers rethink the consequences of altered political economies and practices, such as recession, on aging and generations.” W. Andrew Achenbaum, University of Houston, USATable of ContentsForeword ~ Alan Walker; Introduction: social policy and ageing through austerity ~ Kieran Walsh, Gemma M. Carney and Áine Ní Léime; Contextualising ageing in Ireland ~ Sheelah Connolly; Citizenship in an age of austerity: towards a constructive politics of ageing ~ Gemma M. Carney; Active ageing: social participation and volunteering in later life ~ Áine Ní Léime and Sheelah Connolly; Pension provision, gender, ageing and work in Ireland ~ Áine Ní Léime, Nata Duvvury and Aoife Callan Interrogating the ‘age-friendly community’ in austerity: myths, realities and the influence of place context ~ Kieran Walsh; Reframing policy for dementia in Ireland ~ Eamon O’Shea, Suzanne Cahill and Maria Pierce; Between inclusion and exclusion in later life ~ Thomas Scharf and Kieran Walsh; Conclusion: beyond austerity: critical issues for future policy ~ Gemma M. Carney, Kieran Walsh and Áine Ní Léime; Afterword: Austerity policies and new forms of solidarity ~ Chris Phillipson.

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Book SynopsisResearching the Lifecourse features methods linking time, space and mobilities and provides practitioners with practical detail in each chapter. It covers the full lifecourse and includes innovative methods and case study examples from different European and North American contexts.Trade Review"This edited volume clearly contributes to the debate on the role of time, space and mobility at different stages of the life course and promises to be of great interest for social science researchers across the various disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, geography and demography." Journal of Population Ageing"A highly provocative and engaging work, raising questions about the epistemology of life course research across themes of time, space, and mobilities." Jeylan Mortimer, University of Minnesota"Clearly and engagingly written, this collection illustrates and reflects on diverse methodologies for enriching life course studies . It is a major resource for researchers across the social sciences." Janice Monk, University of ArizonaTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Nancy Worth & Irene Hardill; Part I: Time; Time and the lifecourse: perspectives from qualitative longitudinal research ~ Bren Neale; Time in mixed methods longitudinal research: working across written narratives and large-scale panel survey data to investigate attitudes to volunteering ~ Rose Lindsey, Elizabeth Metcalfe & Rosalind Edwards; A restudy of young workers from the 1960s: researching intersections of work and lifecourse in one locality over 50 years ~ John Goodwin & Henrietta O’Connor; A method for collecting lifecourse data: assessing the utility of the lifegrid ~ Ann Del Bianco; Part II: Space & place; Life geohistories: examining formative experiences and geographies ~ Bisola Falola; Using mapmaking to research the geographies of young children affected by political violence ~ Bree Akesson; Keeping in touch: studying the personal communities of women in their fifties ~ Sophie Bowlby; Triangulation with softGIS in lifecourse research: situated action possibilities and embodied knowledge ~ Kaisa Schmidt-Thomé; Part III: Mobilities; Using a life history approach within transnational ethnography: a case study of Korean New Zealander returnees ~ Jane Yeonjae Lee; Sensing sense and mobility at the end of the lifecourse: a methodology of embodied interaction ~ Anne Leonora Blaakilde; Event history approach to life spaces in French-speaking research ~ Françoise Dureau, Matthieu Giroud & Christophe Imbert; Using an intersectional lifecourse approach to understand the migration of the highly skilled ~ Melissa Kelly.

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Book SynopsisPushing forward new sociological theory, this book explores the theoretical and practical issues raised by ageing, and the associated problems of mental and physical frailty in later life.Trade Review"Offers a critical reflection on the central scientific, practitioner and policy perspectives on the oldest old, and as such addresses one of the key social issues of our time." Kevin McKee, Dalarna University, Sweden"Addresses in a frank, confronting and yet respectful way, the dilemmas faced by all people dealing with advanced old age." Carolien Smits, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part 1; Advanced old and the fourth age paradigm; Defining personhood and identity; Understanding frailty; Understanding abjection; Part 2; Cognitive, Emotional and Social Aspects of Caring for Frail Old People; Organisational and Policy Aspects of Caring for Frail Old People; Carework and bodywork; Care and the Limits of Personhood; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisPushing forward new sociological theory, this book explores the theoretical and practical issues raised by ageing, and the associated problems of mental and physical frailty in later life.Trade Review"Offers a critical reflection on the central scientific, practitioner and policy perspectives on the oldest old, and as such addresses one of the key social issues of our time." Kevin McKee, Dalarna University, Sweden"Addresses in a frank, confronting and yet respectful way, the dilemmas faced by all people dealing with advanced old age." Carolien Smits, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part 1; Advanced old and the fourth age paradigm; Defining personhood and identity; Understanding frailty; Understanding abjection; Part 2; Cognitive, Emotional and Social Aspects of Caring for Frail Old People; Organisational and Policy Aspects of Caring for Frail Old People; Carework and bodywork; Care and the Limits of Personhood; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisA challenge to the assumption that there is appropriate employment available for people who are expected to retire later and the gender-neutral way the expectation for extending working lives is presented in most policy-making circles.Trade Review"A compelling and much-needed analysis of the different challenges facing older women and men, as pressures to extend working lives intensify." David Lain, Brighton Business School"The 11 contributions challenge widely accepted assumptions about later-life work and retirement by grounding their reflections in empirical evidence from a range of national and international sources… Overall, this book offers a welcome, evidence-based perspective on extended working lives in which the arguments are inspired by rich empirical data.” Ageing and SocietyTable of ContentsPART ONE: Gendering later life work: Empirical, theoretical and policy issues The empirical landscape of extended working lives ~ Debra Street Theoretical and conceptual issues in the extending working lives agenda ~ Clary Krekula and Sarah Vickerstaff Gender perspectives on extended working life policies ~ Áine Ní Léime and Wendy Loretto PART TWO: Extended working life in seven OECD countries The Australian empirical landscape of extended working lives: a gender perspective ~ Elizabeth Brooke Extended working lives in Germany from a gender and life-course perspective: a country in policy transition ~ Anna Hokema Extended working life, gender and precarious work in Ireland ~ Áine Ní Léime, Nata Duvvury and Caroline Finn Ageing and older workers in Portugal: a gender-sensitive approach ~ Sara Falcão Casaca and Heloísa Perista Sweden: an extended working life policy that overlooks gender considerations ~ Clary Krekula, Lars-Gunnar Engström and Aida Alvinius The United Kingdom - a new moral imperative: live longer, work longer ~ Sarah Vickerstaff and Wendy Loretto Is 70 the new 60? Extending American women’s and men’s working lives ~ Debra Street and Joanne Tompkins PART THREE: Conclusion Gendered and extended work: research and policy needs for work in later life ~ Sarah Vickerstaff, Debra Street, Áine Ní Léime and Clary Krekula

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Book SynopsisThis textbook covers the key concepts, themes and issues relating to human growth and development in adults. It examines key topics and issues within professional practice with adults and their families and covers a wide range of practice areas, fuses essential theory with practical application and provides a wide range of learning features.Trade Review"This is a great book for those looking for more than simply an introduction to social work theory, in depth and comprehensive. A companion for the critical social work student." Michael McGrath-Brookes, Brunel UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction - Jonathan Parker and Sara Ashencaen Crabtree Part I: Theories and models of human growth and development in adults Introduction and history: approaches to human growth and development in adults - Jonathan Parker and Sara Ashencaen Crabtree Cognitive theories and cognitive development relevant to adults - Margarete Parrish Moral, spiritual and existential development - Peter Szto Adults, families and social networks in the relational social world method - Fabio Folgheraiter, Valentina Calcaterra and Elena Cabiati Critical perspectives on human growth and development in adults - Jonathan Parker and Sara Ashencaen Crabtree Part II: Specific developmental issues Critical aspects of attachment theory: empirical research findings and current applications - Gabriele Schäfer Families and friends: relationship development in Muslim cultures - Sara Ashencaen Crabtree Education and learning in adults: implications for social work - Maggie Hutchings Life course criminology and adults - Richard Heslop and Jonathan Parker Health and disability in adults: definitions and models - Vanessa Heaslip Death: a brief social and cultural history - Sam Porter Working with adults with disabilities - Rachel Fyson Part III: Professional practice Mental health and ill-health in adults - Steve Tee Adults at risk of abuse - Bridget Penhale and Jonathan Parker Parenting and care in adulthood: an intersectional framework for support - Hyun-Joo Lim and Mastoureh Fathi Dementia care practices, complexities and mythologies - Julie Christie

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Book SynopsisUsing ideas derived from the critical theory of the Frankfurt School, this book develops key elements of a radical theory of democracy that challenges both the assumptions and commitments of contemporary neo-liberalism.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Macpherson, Habermas, and the Demands of Democratic Theory 2. Reason, Truth, and Power: The Challenges of Contemporary Political Theory 3. Critical Theory and Neoliberalism 4. Towards a Critical Theory of Democracy: Deliberation, Self-interest, and Solidarity 5. Towards a Critical Theory of Democracy: The Frankfurt School and Democratic Theory 6. Towards a Critical Theory of Democracy: Participatory Democracy and Social Freedom Conclusion: Critical Theory and Radical Reform Notes Index

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Book SynopsisIn the context of real-world dilemmas, Constitutional Culture, Independence, and Rights explores fundamental questions about the purpose and nature of constitutions, states, and nations.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Constitutions and Constitutional Culture Roadmap for Chapter 1 What Is a Constitution in Legal Terms Constitutional Frameworks and the Concept of Constitutional Culture Conclusion: The Relevance of Constitutional Culture for Our Study 2. The Historical Evolution of Constitutional Culture Introduction Scotland and the United Kingdom Spain and Catalonia Quebec and Canada Conclusion: A Meeting of the Ways 3. Contemporary Constitutional Frameworks and Culture Introduction Scotland and the United Kingdom Spain and Catalonia: Overview and Territorial Structure Quebec and Canada: Regulation of Powers Conclusion 4. Constitutional Culture and Rights Introduction Methodology Children’s Rights Language and Education Religion Rights Relating to Gender and Sexuality Conclusion 5. Constitutional Culture: Legal Ecosystems and Basic Rights Introduction Constitutional Culture and Legal Ecosystems Basic Rights and Sovereignty Dual Considerations: Sovereignty and Legal Ecosystems Rebalancing of Priorities: Winners and Losers Rejecting Stasis Conclusion Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisGiven the importance that entrepreneurship and start-up businesses in technology-intensive sectors like life sciences, renewable energy, artificial intelligence, financial technologies, software and others have come to assume in economic development, the access of entrepreneurs to appropriate levels of finance has become a major focus of policymakers in recent decades. Yet, this prominence has led to a variety of policy models across countries and even within countries, as different levels of government have adapted to new challenges by refining or transforming pre-existing institutions and crafting new policy tools. Small Nations, High Ambitions investigates the roots of such policy diversity at the subnational level, offering in-depth accounts of the evolution of Quebec’s and Scotland’s policy strategies in the entrepreneurial finance sector and venture capital more specifically.      As compared to other regions and provinceTable of ContentsGraphs, Tables, and Figures Acronyms and Abbreviations Introduction: Hidden Developmental States 1. Minority Nationalism and Economic Policymaking Minority Nationalism and Policy Asymmetry Comparative Political Economy Economic Nationalism Scope and Case Selection Methodology Outline of the Book 2. Explaining Public Involvement in Venture Capital: Theoretical and Historical Overviews Explaining Public Sector Involvement in Venture Capital The Evolution of Public Sector Involvement in Quebec, 1960s–1990s The Evolution of Public Sector Involvement in Scotland, 1960s–1990s 3. Quebec, 1990–2003 The Bourassa II and Johnson Administrations (1989–1994) The Parizeau and Bouchard Governments (1994–1998) The Bouchard and Landry Governments (1998–2003) Concluding Remarks 4. Scotland, 1990–2003 Strategic Policymaking in Pre-Devolution Scotland (1990–1997) The “Statecraft Phase” (1997–2003) Concluding Remarks 5. Quebec, 2003–2018 The First Charest Administration (2003–2007) The Second and Third Charest Administrations (2007–2012) The Marois (2012–2014) and Couillard (2014–2018) Governments Concluding Remarks 6. Scotland, 2003–2018 The Second SLP-SLD Administration (2003–2007) The First SNP Government (2007–2011) The Second and Third SNP Governments (2011–2018) Concluding Remarks 7. Discussion and Conclusions General Overview Evaluation of Findings Final Remarks: Contributions and Avenues for Further Research Bibliography Appendix: List of Interviews

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Book SynopsisSupporting Children and Their Families Facing Health Inequities in Canada fills an urgent national need to analyze disparities among vulnerable populations, where socio-economic and cultural factors compromise health and create barriers. Offering solutions and strategies to the prevalent health inequities faced by children, youth, and families in Canada, this book investigates timely issues of social, economic, and cultural significance. Chapters cover a diverse range of socio-economic and cultural factors that contribute to health inequality among the country’s most vulnerable youth populations, including mental health challenges, low income, and refugee status. This book shares scientific evidence from thousands of interviews, questionnaires, surveys, and client consultations, while also providing professional insights that offer key information for at-risk families experiencing health inequities. Timely and transformative, this book will serve as an informeTable of ContentsTitle page Dedication Epigraph Contents Figures Tables Acknowledgements 1. Introduction - From Isolation to Inclusion: Diminishing Inequities Miriam Stewart, PhD Section I: Children’s Experiences Section Introduction: Children’s Experiences Jocelyn Edey, MSc 2. Indigenous Children Coping with Environmental Health Risks Miriam Stewart, PhD & Sharon Anderson, PhD 3. Health Inequities Facing Children Vulnerable to Mental Health Challenge Clara Westwell-Roper, MD, PhD & Evelyn Stewart, MD 4. Mental Health Risks Among Immigrant and Refugee Children in Canada Bukola Solami, PhD, Dominic Alaazi, PhD candidate & Carla Hilario, PhD Section II : Adolescents’ Experiences Section Introduction: Adolescents’ Experiences Jocelyn Edey, MSc 5. Low-Income Adolescents Living with Respiratory Challenges Miriam Stewart, PhD 6. Fostering Support for Indigenous Adolescents Facing Health Inequities Malcolm King, PhD & Alexandra King, MD 7. Supporting Refugee Adolescents Miriam Stewart, PhD & Jocelyn Edey, MSc Section III: Parents’ Experiences Section Introduction: Parents’ Experiences Jocelyn Edey, MSc 8. Low-Income Parents and Caregivers of Children Affected by Health Challenges Miriam Stewart, PhD 9. Indigenous Parents and Caregivers Caring for Children with Chronic Health Conditions Miriam Stewart, PhD & Lisa Bourque Bearskin, PhD 10. Innovative Programs for Parents Coping with Health Inequities: Informed by Research Insights Nicole Letourneau, PhD & Miriam Stewart, PhD 11. Conclusion - Future Directions for Programs and Policies Miriam Stewart, PhD References Contributors

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Book SynopsisHow do children of immigrants from countries in sub-Saharan Africa negotiate multiple identities as Black, as African, and as Canadian?Trade Review"In Where are you From? Gillian Creese discovered that some second generation African-Canadians reject Canadian identity, while others strongly assert being Canadian. She also found that boys had it easier than girls growing up in Vancouver. Frequently, teenage boys experienced popularity as ‘the cool Black guy,’ while girls in contrast found much less popular Black female imagery, making it harder for them to fit in." * BC Bookworld *"This accessible and well written book gives us pause as to how we treat those in our midst who we might perceive as different from ourselves." -- Jean Barman, University of British Columbia * The Ormsby Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Imagined Communities, Discourses of Blackness, and the New African Diaspora in Vancouver 3. “No one looked like me”: Remembering Migration and Early Childhood 4. “Cool Black guys” and Girls “trying to feel good in your own skin”: Navigating Adolescence 5. “More of my friends are Black”: Adult Friendships and Romantic Relationships 6. “I have so much more opportunities”: Education and Career Goals 7. Living "under a microscope": Navigating Public Spaces 8. “People still ask me where I’m from”: Belonging and Identity 9. Growing Up African-Canadian in Vancouver: Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Place References Index

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Book SynopsisIn Virtual Activism: Sexuality, the Internet, and a Social Movement in Singapore, cultural anthropologist Robert Phillips provides a detailed, yet accessible, ethnographic case study that looks at the changes in LGBT activism in Singapore in the period 1993-2019. Based on extensive fieldwork conducted with activist organizations and individuals, Phillips illustrates key theoretical ideas including illiberal pragmatics and neoliberal homonormativity that, in combination with the introduction of the Internet, have shaped the manner by which LGBT Singaporeans are framing and subsequently claiming rights. Phillips argues that the activism engaged in by LGBT Singaporeans for governmental and societal recognition is in many respects virtual. His analysis documents how the actions of activists have resulted in some noteworthy changes in the lives of LGBT Singaporeans, but nothing as grand as some would have hoped, thus indexing the not quite aspect of the virtual. Yet, VTrade Review"Virtual Activism captures the complex, somewhat opaque effects of on-line activisms, representations and communications on off-line, face-to-face activities, politics and everyday relationships in Singapore." -- David Murray, Department of Anthropology, York University"Virtual Activism is a pivotal, brilliant contribution. Weaving together a careful ethnographic analysis of national belonging, online sociality, and queer subjectivity in Singapore, Phillips reveals complex dynamics of sexuality activism, tolerance, and rejection. Anyone wishing to understand how emerging regimes of capitalism, state power, and community mobilization are transforming societies in Southeast Asia and beyond will find this book an invaluable resource." -- Tom Boellstorff, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Irvine"Robert Phillips takes us into the pre-history of Singapore’s Pink Dot and shows us the origins of how LGBT activists mobilized the Internet to create a virtual social movement in a country that prosecutes homosexuality. His cultural anthropology captures the illiberal pragmatic environment that shapes this movement and inscribes the voices of brave activists who had pioneered new networks of visibility and solidarity. For those unfamiliar with what activism was like before Pink Dot, this book ought to be a starting point." -- Audrey Yue, Department of Communications and New Media, National University of SingaporeTable of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Figures Note on Terminology 1. Little Earthquakes 2. The “Spectral Homosexual” and the Singaporean Media 3. Reimagining of the Nation, Online 4. The Internet and A New Public Sphere 5. Pushing the Boundaries in the Physical World 6. The Illiberal Pragmatics of Activism 7. Epilogue Appendix 1 Timeline of Events Appendix 2 Updates on Activists Notes References Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisMaking Surveillance States: Transnational Histories opens up new and exciting perspectives on how systems of state surveillance developed over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Taking a transnational approach, the book challenges us to rethink the presumed novelty of contemporary surveillance practices, while developing critical analyses of the ways in which state surveillance has profoundly shaped the emergence of contemporary societies. Contributors engage with a range of surveillance practices, including medical and disease surveillance, systems of documentation and identification, and policing and security. These approaches enable us to understand how surveillance has underpinned the emergence of modern states, sustained systems of state security, enabled practices of colonial rule, perpetuated racist and gendered forms of identification and classification, regulated and policed migration, shaped the eugenically inflected medicalization of disability and seTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword by David Lyon Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Unpacking State Surveillance: Histories, Theories, and Global Contexts Emily van der Meulen, Ryerson University and Robert Heynen, York University Section One: Medical, Disease, and Health Surveillance 2. "Coolie" Control: State Surveillance and the Labour of Disinfection across the Late Victorian British Empire Jacob Steere-Williams, College of Charleston 3. Surveillance, Medicine, and the Misterios de la Naturaleza: Campaigns to "Cure" Deafness in Late-Nineteenth Century Mexico City Holly Caldwell, Chestnut Hill College 4. "Masquerading as a Woman": The South African Disguises Acts and the Ghosts of Apartheid Surveillance, 1906-2004 B Camminga, University of Wits Section Two: Identification, Regulation, and Colonial Rule 5. The Penal Surveillant Assemblage: Attainder and Tickets of Leave in Nineteenth-Century Colonial Australia Ian Warren, Deakin University and Darren Palmer, Deakin University 6. Controlling Transnational Asian Mobilities: A Comparison of Documentary Systems in Australia and South Africa, 1890s to 1940s Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie, University of the Western Cape and Margaret Allen, University of Adelaide 7. Bodies as Risky Resources: Japan’s Colonial Identification Systems in Northeastern China Midori Ogasawara, Queen’s University 8. A State of Exception: Frameworks and Institutions of Israeli Surveillance of Palestinians, 1948-1967 Ahmad H Sa’di, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Section Three: State Security, Policing, and Dissent 9. Dossierveillance in Communist Romania: Collaboration with the Securitate, 1945-1989 Cristina Plamadeala, Concordia University 10. The FBI and the American Friends Service Committee: Surveilling United States Religious Expression in the Cold War Era Kathryn Montalbano, Neumann University 11. "When under Surveillance, Always Put on a Good Show": Representations of Surveillance in the United States Underground Press, 1968-1972 Elisabetta Ferrari, University of Pennsylvania and John Remensperger, University of Pennsylvania 12. "That’s Not a Conversation That Belongs to the Museum": The (In)visibility of Surveillance History at Police Museums in Ontario, Canada Matthew Ferguson, University of Ottawa, Justin Piché, University of Ottawa, and Kevin Walby, University of Winnipeg Afterword Simone Browne, University of Texas at Austin List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisPlaying Out of Bounds investigates the North American Chinese Invitational Volleyball Tournament (NACIVT), an annual event that began in the 1930s in the streets of Manhattan and now attracts 1200 competitors from the U.S. and Canada. Its two key features are the 9-man game, where there are nine instead of the usual six volleyball players on the court, and the fact that player eligibility is limited to 100% Chinese and Asian players, as defined in the tournament rules. These rules that limit competitors to specific ethno-racial groups is justified by the discrimination that Chinese people faced when they were denied access to physical activity spaces, and instead played in the alleyways and streets of Chinatowns. Drawing on interviews, participant-observation, and analysis of websites and tournament documents, Playing Out of Bounds explores how participants understand and negotiate their sense of belonging within this community of volleyball players and how Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 “There’s a Line, and We’re Going to Keep That Line”: Boundaries of Belonging 3 Essentialism: Race, Gender, and Culture 71 4 Traditions of Continuity and Change 5 Match Point: The Future of the NACIVT Appendix: Methods and Procedures References Index

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Book SynopsisColoniality and Racial (In)Justice in the University examines the disruption and remaking of the university at a moment in history when white supremacist politics have erupted across North America, as have anti-racist and anti-colonial movements. Situating the university at the heart of these momentous developments, this collection debunks the popular claim that the university is well on its way to overcoming its histories of racial exclusion. Written by faculty and students located at various levels within the institutional hierarchy, this book demonstrates how the shadows of settler colonialism and racial division are reiterated in newer neoliberal practices. Drawing on critical race and Indigenous theory, the chapters challenge Eurocentric knowledge, institutional whiteness, and structural discrimination that are the bedrock of the institution. The authors also analyse their own experiences to show how Indigenous dispossession, racial violence, administratiTable of ContentsForeword Beverly Bain and Min Sook Lee Introduction: Present Pasts: The Anxieties of Power Sunera Thobani 1 Don’t Cry, Fight! vs. Deference to the Corporate State: Abrogation of Indigenous Rights and Title, Civil Rights, and Social and Environmental Justice at the Imperialist University annie ross 2 The State Is a Man: Theresa Spence, Loretta Saunders, and the Gender of Settler Sovereignty. Audra Simpson 3 Colonizing Critical Race Studies/Scholars: Counting for Nothing?. Sunera Thobani 4 “Our Canadian Culture Has Been Squeamish about Gathering Race-Based Statistics”: The Circulation of Discourses of Race and Whiteness among Canadian Universities, Newspapers, and Alt-Right Groups. Enakshi Dua 5 Access Denied: Safe/guarding the University as White Property. Delia D. Douglas 6 Invisibility, Marginalization, Injustice, Dehumanization: Precariousness in the Academy. Sarika Bose 7 Refusing Diversity in the Militarized Settler Academy. Carol W.N. Fadda and Dana M. Olwan 8 How Canadian Universities Fail Black Non-Binary Students. Cicely-Belle Blain 9 Interrogating White Supremacy in Academia: Creating Alternative Spaces for Racialized Students’ Scholarship and Well-Being. Benita Bunjun 10 Dreaming Big in Small Spaces: Prefiguring Change in the Racial University. Jin Haritaworn Contributors

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Book SynopsisBridging information gaps on health inequities faced by vulnerable children, adolescents, and families in Canada, this book informs readers of the key tools to promote productive, fulfilling lives of people managing prevalent health challenges.Table of ContentsTitle page Dedication Epigraph Contents Figures Tables Acknowledgements 1. Introduction - From Isolation to Inclusion: Diminishing Inequities Miriam Stewart, PhD Section I: Children’s Experiences Section Introduction: Children’s Experiences Jocelyn Edey, MSc 2. Indigenous Children Coping with Environmental Health Risks Miriam Stewart, PhD & Sharon Anderson, PhD 3. Health Inequities Facing Children Vulnerable to Mental Health Challenge Clara Westwell-Roper, MD, PhD & Evelyn Stewart, MD 4. Mental Health Risks Among Immigrant and Refugee Children in Canada Bukola Solami, PhD, Dominic Alaazi, PhD candidate & Carla Hilario, PhD Section II : Adolescents’ Experiences Section Introduction: Adolescents’ Experiences Jocelyn Edey, MSc 5. Low-Income Adolescents Living with Respiratory Challenges Miriam Stewart, PhD 6. Fostering Support for Indigenous Adolescents Facing Health Inequities Malcolm King, PhD & Alexandra King, MD 7. Supporting Refugee Adolescents Miriam Stewart, PhD & Jocelyn Edey, MSc Section III: Parents’ Experiences Section Introduction: Parents’ Experiences Jocelyn Edey, MSc 8. Low-Income Parents and Caregivers of Children Affected by Health Challenges Miriam Stewart, PhD 9. Indigenous Parents and Caregivers Caring for Children with Chronic Health Conditions Miriam Stewart, PhD & Lisa Bourque Bearskin, PhD 10. Innovative Programs for Parents Coping with Health Inequities: Informed by Research Insights Nicole Letourneau, PhD & Miriam Stewart, PhD 11. Conclusion - Future Directions for Programs and Policies Miriam Stewart, PhD References Contributors

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Book SynopsisHow do children of immigrants from countries in sub-Saharan Africa negotiate multiple identities as Black, as African, and as Canadian?Trade Review"In Where are you From? Gillian Creese discovered that some second generation African-Canadians reject Canadian identity, while others strongly assert being Canadian. She also found that boys had it easier than girls growing up in Vancouver. Frequently, teenage boys experienced popularity as ‘the cool Black guy,’ while girls in contrast found much less popular Black female imagery, making it harder for them to fit in." * BC Bookworld *"This accessible and well written book gives us pause as to how we treat those in our midst who we might perceive as different from ourselves." -- Jean Barman, University of British Columbia * The Ormsby Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Imagined Communities, Discourses of Blackness, and the New African Diaspora in Vancouver 3. “No one looked like me”: Remembering Migration and Early Childhood 4. “Cool Black guys” and Girls “trying to feel good in your own skin”: Navigating Adolescence 5. “More of my friends are Black”: Adult Friendships and Romantic Relationships 6. “I have so much more opportunities”: Education and Career Goals 7. Living "under a microscope": Navigating Public Spaces 8. “People still ask me where I’m from”: Belonging and Identity 9. Growing Up African-Canadian in Vancouver: Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Place References Index

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Book SynopsisIn Virtual Activism: Sexuality, the Internet, and a Social Movement in Singapore, cultural anthropologist Robert Phillips provides a detailed, yet accessible, ethnographic case study that looks at the changes in LGBT activism in Singapore in the period 1993-2019. Based on extensive fieldwork conducted with activist organizations and individuals, Phillips illustrates key theoretical ideas including illiberal pragmatics and neoliberal homonormativity that, in combination with the introduction of the Internet, have shaped the manner by which LGBT Singaporeans are framing and subsequently claiming rights. Phillips argues that the activism engaged in by LGBT Singaporeans for governmental and societal recognition is in many respects virtual. His analysis documents how the actions of activists have resulted in some noteworthy changes in the lives of LGBT Singaporeans, but nothing as grand as some would have hoped, thus indexing the not quite aspect of the virtual. Yet, VTable of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Figures Note on Terminology 1. Little Earthquakes 2. The “Spectral Homosexual” and the Singaporean Media 3. Reimagining of the Nation, Online 4. The Internet and A New Public Sphere 5. Pushing the Boundaries in the Physical World 6. The Illiberal Pragmatics of Activism 7. Epilogue Appendix 1 Timeline of Events Appendix 2 Updates on Activists Notes References Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisDespite decades of efforts to combat homelessness, many people continue to experience it in Canada’s major cities. There are a number of barriers that prevent effective responses to homelessness, including a lack of agreement on the fundamental question: what is homelessness? In Multiple Barriers, Alison Smith explores the forces that shape intergovernmental and multilevel governance dynamics to help better understand why, despite the best efforts of community and advocacy groups, homelessness remains as persistent as ever. Drawing on nearly 100 interviews with key actors in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal, as well as extensive participant observation, Smith argues that institutional differences across cities interact with ideas regarding homelessness to contribute to very different models of governance. Multiple Barriers shows that the genuine involvement of locally based service providers, with the development of policy, are necessary for an eTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Homelessness 3. Governance Matters 4. Federal Government 5. Vancouver 6. Calgary 7. Toronto 8. Montreal Conclusion: Filling the Prescription Appendix 1: List of Interviews Bibliography

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Book SynopsisExploring pressing questions around Canadian citizenship, Canada in Question delves into contemporary issues that come into play in identifying what it means to be Canadian. Beginning with an update on the status of Canadian citizenship, Peter MacKinnon acknowledges that with the exception of Indigenous peoples, most Canadians migrated to Canada in the last 400 years. In surveying the status of citizenship, the author addresses the impact of these newcomers on Indigenous peoples, and the subsequent impression that the following influx of new immigrants and migrants has had on citizenship. MacKinnon investigates the ties that bind Canadians to their country and to their fellow citizens, and how these ties are often challenged by global influences, such as identity politics and social media. Shedding light on the connection between economic opportunity and citizenship, and on the institutional context in which differences must be accommodated, Canada in QuestioTable of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Revisiting Vertical and Horizontal Dimensions of Citizenship 2. Populism, Enlightenment Values, and Citizenship 3. Indigenous Peoples and Citizenship 4. Immigration, Migration, and Citizenship 5. Economic Opportunity and Citizenship 6. Canadian Institutions and Citizenship 7. What is to be Done? Notes Index

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Book SynopsisDemocracy Here and Now presents a detailed account of the 15M Movement in Spain one of the important participatory democracies of the early twenty-first century.Trade Review“Ouziel argues that 15M served as a tipping point in democratic Spain because it manifested civic freedom, a culture of caring, and even a way of life. He believes it persists because its self-created participatory cooperation is interspersed with a civil citizenship. This distinction between civil and civic citizenship nicely contributes conceptually to understanding social movements. Mainstream political scientists and theorists will question the author’s hopeful argument about 15M’s long-term impact." -- T.D. Lancaster, Emory University * CHOICE *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Foreword: James Tully Visiting 15M locales across Spain Six distinct types of joining hands relationships Introduction Studying democracies: Learning via examples and exemplarity 1. Exercising power together as equals 2. Roots and routes of Spain’s counter-modernity 3. Constructing alternative futures on shoestring budgets 4. Engaging state-based representative government Conclusion 5. Democracy here and now Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the structural political imbalances that exist within complex democratic federations.Table of ContentsIntroduction Contribution to the Field of Knowledge Overview of the Book 1. Laying the Groundwork: Legality, Legitimacy, Fair Democracy Nation-Building The Essential Conditions for Political Stability A Fair Democracy Redefining Markers Some Conceptual Clarifications 2. Foundations of and Changes to the Federal Project in Canada The Canadian National Project The Main “National” Policies The Centralization of Power 3. Conceptual Advances in Multinationality and the Definition of Shared Sovereignty From Territorial Federalism to Multinational Federalism The Key Federal Traditions Pactism, or Treaty-Based Federalism Quebec and the First Peoples 4. The Canadian Political Order and Constitutional Nationalism Competing Historical Narratives Constitutional Patriotism Constitutional Deliberation Deliberative Constitutionalism 5. Diversity in Advanced Liberal Democracies The Concept of Diversity Diversity as a Primary Characteristic of Modern Societies The Danger of Being Blind to Deep Diversity Reclaiming the Spirit of Ancient Constitutionalism and Advancing an Authentic Federal Project 6. The International Context and the All-Important Question of Rights From the Yalta Conference to the Fall of the Berlin Wall From the Collapse of the Soviet Union to the Failure of the Nationalitary Project in Spain Rights of National Minorities, Minority Nations, and First Peoples The Rise of the Majority 7. Multinational Federalism: Challenges, Shortcomings and Promises Multinational Federalism: A Definition Nation-Building Processes Adopting a Multinational Federalism Stance: A Pressing Need Conclusion Legitimacy Aspirations and Constraints Thinking Outside the Box Rethinking Constitutional Arrangements Contestation and Resistance Adhering to a Living Constitution Epilogue: On Future Horizons Bibliography

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Book SynopsisIn the coming decade, we may see the advent of multinational federalism on an international scale. As great powers and international organizations become increasingly uncomfortable with the creation of new states, multinational federalism is now an important avenue to explore, and in recent decades, the experiences of Canada and Quebec have had a key influence on the approaches taken to manage national and community diversity around the world. Drawing on comparative scholarship and several key case studies (including Scotland and the United Kingdom, Catalonia and Spain, and the Quebec-Canada dynamic, along with relations between Indigenous peoples and various levels of government), The Legitimacy Clash takes a fresh look at the relationship between majorities and minorities while exploring theoretical advances in both federal studies and contemporary nationalisms. Alain-G. Gagnon critically examines the prospects and potential for a multinational federal state, specifiTable of ContentsIntroduction Contribution to the Field of Knowledge Overview of the Book 1. Laying the Groundwork: Legality, Legitimacy, Fair Democracy Nation-Building The Essential Conditions for Political Stability A Fair Democracy Redefining Markers Some Conceptual Clarifications 2. Foundations of and Changes to the Federal Project in Canada The Canadian National Project The Main “National” Policies The Centralization of Power 3. Conceptual Advances in Multinationality and the Definition of Shared Sovereignty From Territorial Federalism to Multinational Federalism The Key Federal Traditions Pactism, or Treaty-Based Federalism Quebec and the First Peoples 4. The Canadian Political Order and Constitutional Nationalism Competing Historical Narratives Constitutional Patriotism Constitutional Deliberation Deliberative Constitutionalism 5. Diversity in Advanced Liberal Democracies The Concept of Diversity Diversity as a Primary Characteristic of Modern Societies The Danger of Being Blind to Deep Diversity Reclaiming the Spirit of Ancient Constitutionalism and Advancing an Authentic Federal Project 6. The International Context and the All-Important Question of Rights From the Yalta Conference to the Fall of the Berlin Wall From the Collapse of the Soviet Union to the Failure of the Nationalitary Project in Spain Rights of National Minorities, Minority Nations, and First Peoples The Rise of the Majority 7. Multinational Federalism: Challenges, Shortcomings and Promises Multinational Federalism: A Definition Nation-Building Processes Adopting a Multinational Federalism Stance: A Pressing Need Conclusion Legitimacy Aspirations and Constraints Thinking Outside the Box Rethinking Constitutional Arrangements Contestation and Resistance Adhering to a Living Constitution Epilogue: On Future Horizons Bibliography

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Book SynopsisTransformative Politics of Nature examines political barriers to land and wildlife conservation and presents possible transformative pathways forward that address both proximate and fundamental factors from Western and Indigenous perspectives.Table of ContentsList of Tables List of Figures Part A: Ceremony and Introduction Poem shalan joudry 1. From Politics to Transformative Politics: Wildlife and Species at Risk Policy in Canada Beazley, Olive, and Finegan Introducing Disruptions Finegan Part B: Barriers to Conservation in Canada 2. A Pathological Examination of Conservation Failure in Canada Lemieux, Groulx, Swerdfager, and Hagerman 3. Who Should Govern Wildlife? Examining Attitudes across the Country Williamson, Lischka, Olive, Pittman, and Ford 4. In a Rut: Barriers to Caribou Recovery Boan and Plotkin 5. Enacting a Reciprocal Ethic of Care: (Finally) Fulfilling Treaty Obligations McDermott and Roth Disrupting Dominant Narratives for a Mainstream Conservation Issue: A Case Study on “Saving the Bees” Colla The Role of National Parks in Disrupting Heritage Interpretation on Turtle Island Finegan Part C: Transformation through Values 6. Reconciliation or Apiksitaultimik? Indigenous Relationality for Conservation Pictou 7. “Etuaptmumk”/Two-Eyed Seeing and Reconciliation with Earth McGregor, Popp, Reid, Marshall, Miller, and Sritharan 8. Beacons of Teaching Young Indigenous Knowledge as a Disruption to State-Led Conservation Myhal The Misipawistik Cree Nation kanawenihcikew Guardians Program Cook Part D: Transformation through Actions 9. Transforming University Curriculum and Student Experiences through Collaboration and Land-Based Learning Zurba, Hache, Doucette, and Graham 10. Ecological Networks and Corridors in the Context of Global Initiatives Hilty and Woodley 11. The Imperative for Transformative Change to Address Biodiversity Loss in Canada Ray Conservation Bright Spots: Focusing on Solutions Instead of Reacting to Problems Frei Disrupting Current Approaches to Biodiversity Conservation through Innovative Knowledge Mobilization Nguyen Part E: Conclusion and Ceremony 12. Concluding Remarks: Achieving Transformative Change: Conservation in Canada Olive and Beazley Poem shalan joudry Author Biographies

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Book SynopsisTransformative Politics of Nature examines political barriers to land and wildlife conservation and presents possible transformative pathways forward that address both proximate and fundamental factors from Western and Indigenous perspectives.Table of ContentsList of Tables List of Figures Part A: Ceremony and Introduction Poem shalan joudry 1. From Politics to Transformative Politics: Wildlife and Species at Risk Policy in Canada Beazley, Olive, and Finegan Introducing Disruptions Finegan Part B: Barriers to Conservation in Canada 2. A Pathological Examination of Conservation Failure in Canada Lemieux, Groulx, Swerdfager, and Hagerman 3. Who Should Govern Wildlife? Examining Attitudes across the Country Williamson, Lischka, Olive, Pittman, and Ford 4. In a Rut: Barriers to Caribou Recovery Boan and Plotkin 5. Enacting a Reciprocal Ethic of Care: (Finally) Fulfilling Treaty Obligations McDermott and Roth Disrupting Dominant Narratives for a Mainstream Conservation Issue: A Case Study on “Saving the Bees” Colla The Role of National Parks in Disrupting Heritage Interpretation on Turtle Island Finegan Part C: Transformation through Values 6. Reconciliation or Apiksitaultimik? Indigenous Relationality for Conservation Pictou 7. “Etuaptmumk”/Two-Eyed Seeing and Reconciliation with Earth McGregor, Popp, Reid, Marshall, Miller, and Sritharan 8. Beacons of Teaching Young Indigenous Knowledge as a Disruption to State-Led Conservation Myhal The Misipawistik Cree Nation kanawenihcikew Guardians Program Cook Part D: Transformation through Actions 9. Transforming University Curriculum and Student Experiences through Collaboration and Land-Based Learning Zurba, Hache, Doucette, and Graham 10. Ecological Networks and Corridors in the Context of Global Initiatives Hilty and Woodley 11. The Imperative for Transformative Change to Address Biodiversity Loss in Canada Ray Conservation Bright Spots: Focusing on Solutions Instead of Reacting to Problems Frei Disrupting Current Approaches to Biodiversity Conservation through Innovative Knowledge Mobilization Nguyen Part E: Conclusion and Ceremony 12. Concluding Remarks: Achieving Transformative Change: Conservation in Canada Olive and Beazley Poem shalan joudry Author Biographies

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Book SynopsisFew terms elicit such strong and varied feelings and yet have so little clarity as democracy. Leaders of large states use democracy to designate their nations’ public character even as critics and rivals use the term to validate their own political perspectives. In Envisioning Democracy, the editors and contributors address the following questions: What does democracy mean today? What could it mean tomorrow? What is the dynamic of democracy in an increasingly interdependent world? Envisioning Democracy explores these questions amid the dynamic of democracy as a political phenomenon interacting with forms of economic, ethical, ethnic, and intellectual life. The book draws on the work of Sheldon S. Wolin (19222015), one of the most influential American theorists of the last fifty years. Here, scholars consider the historical conditions, theoretical elements, and practical impediments to democracy, using Wolin’s insights as touchstones in thinking thrTable of ContentsIntroduction Section 1: Wolin and Democratic Theory – Ancient Roots, Modern Issues 1. Interpreting Democracy in Undemocratic Societies John R. Wallach 2. Aristotle on Enmity: Ideology, Somatic Justice, and Emotions Ingrid Creppell 3. Sheldon Wolin and Democratic “Theory” Jason Frank Section 2: Memory and Myth in Wolin and Beyond 4. Wolin on Myth: A Critique Terence Ball 5. Social Amnesia in Canada’s TRC: Sheldon Wolin, Radical Indigenous Thought, and the Settler-Colonial Politics of Reconciliation Calvin L. Lincez Section 3: Democracy and Political Education: Wolin and Contemporary Interlocutors 6. Realistic Political Education Stephen Esquith 7. Wolin and Said on Political Education, Vision, and Intellectual Tradition Lucy Cane Section 4: Thinking with and beyond Wolin – Current Democratic Practices and Issues 8. Democracy between Reactionary Tribalism and the Megastate Iain Webb 9. The Historical Fate of Fugitive Democracy Today Terry Maley 10. Transformative Sanctuary: Rethinking Fugitive Democracy and Black Fugitivity with Frontline Communities in the Underground Railroad Romand Coles and Lia Haro 11. Visioning Limits or Unlimited Vision? The Vocation of Political Theory in the Anthropocene Andrew Biro

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Book SynopsisTeen Spirit offers a novel and provocative perspective on how we came to be living in an age of political immaturity and social turmoil. Award-winning author Paul Howe argues it''s because a teenage mentality has slowly gripped the adult world.Howe contends that many features of how we live todaysome regrettable, others beneficialcan be traced to the emergence of a more defined adolescent stage of life in the early twentieth century, when young people started spending their formative, developmental years with peers, particularly in formal school settings. He shows how adolescent qualities have slowly seeped upward, where they have gradually reshaped the norms and habits of adulthood. The effects over the long haul, Howe contends, have been profound, in both the private realm and in the public arena of political, economic, and social interaction. Our teenage traits remain part of us as we move into adulthood, so much so that some now need instruction manuals for adultinTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Character of Adolescents 2. The Crucible of Adolescence 3. A Century of Change 4. Problems of the Present 5. Liberating Effects 6. Governing Together: Politicians, Citizens, and Democracy 7. Getting Ahead: Economic Life in the Adolescent Society 8. Adolescence Alone? 9. Bucking the Trend: The Millennials and Beyond Conclusion

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Book SynopsisIncreasingly age appears to be the key dividing line in contemporary politics. Young people across the globe are embracing left-wing ideas and supporting figures such as Corbyn and Sanders. Where has this ‘Generation Left’ come from? How can it change the world? This compelling book by Keir Milburn traces the story of Generation Left. Emerging in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crash, it has now entered the electoral arena and found itself vying for dominance with ageing right-leaning voters and a ‘Third Way’ political elite unable to accept the new realities. By offering a new concept of political generations, Milburn unveils the ideas, attitudes and direction of Generation Left and explains how the age gap can be bridged by reinventing youth and adulthood. This book is essential reading for anyone, young or old, who is interested in addressing the multiple crises of our time.Trade Review‘A brilliant investigation into the causes, and possibilities, of a new era of radicalism. To overcome neoliberalism, mitigate climate change and deal with societal ageing demands another “greatest generation”.’Aaron Bastani, co-founder of Novara Media ‘Keir Milburn demolishes the nonsense usually attached to talk of generations and shows that what looks like a politics of age is rooted in the politics of class. Read this book. Join Generation Left.’Paul Mason, author of Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future'Milburn writes with clarity and sympathy'Catholic Herald reviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Chapter One: Re: Generations Chapter Two: Generation Left (Behind) Chapter Three: Generation Explosion Chapter Four: The Electoral Turn Chapter Five: Reinventing Adulthood Notes

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Book SynopsisIncreasingly age appears to be the key dividing line in contemporary politics. Young people across the globe are embracing left-wing ideas and supporting figures such as Corbyn and Sanders. Where has this ‘Generation Left’ come from? How can it change the world? This compelling book by Keir Milburn traces the story of Generation Left. Emerging in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crash, it has now entered the electoral arena and found itself vying for dominance with ageing right-leaning voters and a ‘Third Way’ political elite unable to accept the new realities. By offering a new concept of political generations, Milburn unveils the ideas, attitudes and direction of Generation Left and explains how the age gap can be bridged by reinventing youth and adulthood. This book is essential reading for anyone, young or old, who is interested in addressing the multiple crises of our time.Trade Review‘A brilliant investigation into the causes, and possibilities, of a new era of radicalism. To overcome neoliberalism, mitigate climate change and deal with societal ageing demands another “greatest generation”.’Aaron Bastani, co-founder of Novara Media ‘Keir Milburn demolishes the nonsense usually attached to talk of generations and shows that what looks like a politics of age is rooted in the politics of class. Read this book. Join Generation Left.’Paul Mason, author of Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future 'Milburn writes with clarity and sympathy'Catholic Herald review Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Chapter One: Re: Generations Chapter Two: Generation Left (Behind) Chapter Three: Generation Explosion Chapter Four: The Electoral Turn Chapter Five: Reinventing Adulthood Notes

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Book SynopsisExcel in Adult Care with the ideal companion for the Level 2 Diploma, published in association with City & Guilds and written by expert author, Maria Ferreiro Peteiro.-Enhance your portfolio with key advice and activities linked to assessment criteria, making it easier to demonstrate your knowledge and skills. -Manage the demands of your course with assessment criteria translated into simple, everyday language and practical guidance.-Understand what it means to reflect on practice with 'Reflect on it' activities, and guidance on how to write your own reflective accounts.-Learn the core values of care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment required as an Adult Care worker.-Summarise and check your understanding with 'Knowledge, Skills, Behaviours' tables at the end of each learning outcome.-Successfully apply Adult Care theory in the workplace, using real-world case studies to guide you.-Expand your learning with access to popular optional units available online.

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Book SynopsisAlzheimers disease will become more prevalent in the upcoming decades. With no cure on the horizon, it is important that close relatives and family members of affected patients become knowledgeable about the disease; they can be more conscientious caregivers and improve quality of life. Awareness and knowledge of the disease are especially important for the young adult population, as they will be heavily relied upon in the future to care for those with the disease. In this book, we present studies that looked into the awareness level of young adults by geographical location, age, sex, and familial ties to the disease.

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Book SynopsisReveals the common patterns adults experience in their careers, relationships, and development. Shows how, by gaining an understanding of these patterns in their own lives, adults can find new meaning in their existence, work through problems, and explore opportunities for growth.Table of Contents1. The Essence of Adulthood. 2. How Work and Love Interact. 3. At the Intersection of Work, Love, and Learning. 4. Tracing the Patterns of Adulthood. 5. Moving in Tandem: The Parallel Pattern. 6. One Stable Force: The Steady/Fluctuating Pattern. 7. No Order Here: The Divergent Pattern. 8. Comparing the Patterns. 9. Intrinsic Connections: The Patterns and Learning. 10. Learning from Experience. 11. Understanding Work, Love, and Learning. Resources: A. Notes on Methodology. B. Determining Your Own Pattern.

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Book SynopsisA stunning 10th anniversary edition of Rev. Dr. Jade C. Angelica’s beloved memoir and pastoral guide for those who love someone with Alzheimer''s. With a new foreword by Dr. Stephen G. Post. In 2001, Jade C. Angelica''s mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer''s disease, and thus began a surprising and transformative journey for both mother and daughter. From the early stages of the disease until her mother died, Angelica was dedicated to her mother''s care. In that time she learned about grief, relationship, the nature of selfhood, and the unexpected blessings of Alzheimer''s disease. She also found a purpose and embarked on her life''s work—to teach that people with Alzheimer''s can have meaningful lives, relationships, joy, and growth. Where Two Worlds Touch is both a memoir and a pastoral guide for those who love someone with Alzheimer''s. It offers heartfelt wisdom on preserving connection, self-care, and staying open to the possibility of

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Book SynopsisDoes it count as a midlife crisis if you screw up your life and you happen to be entering middle age, or did you screw up your life because you are entering middle age? ?And does it matter if you take the kind of life most people envywealth and success and recognitionand blow it up, hurting everyone you love along the way? Who does that?! Danny Cahill had made it, by any measure: He was a recruiting industry icon with a brilliant, lucrative career, hugely in demand as a motivational speaker, and a noted playwright and writer. But once a serious gym injury began to unravel his childhood deprivations, his mother's shame-based modus operandi, and the choices he made in search of love, he realized he had thrown it all away in spectacular fashion. In Aging Disgracefully , Cahill takes on the emotionally tricky territory of memoir and charges into deep water to tell a frequently humorous and wonderfully dark tale that spares no one in his life, least of all himself. Painfully authentic and unapologetic, Cahill's account reveals that no matter how the world rewards you for being at the top of your game, an unresolved past can follow you, shape your choices, and lead to comic and tragic results when lines are crossed. Cahill's story is ultimately about climbing out of messes, saving ourselves from ourselves, finding exactly what we've been looking for, and realizing that it was there all along.

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Book SynopsisIn a world where many are granted an extended lease on life, how do we make the most of our elder years? Journey with two lifelong friends as they embark on a mission to unravel the mysteries of successful aging, as they approach elderhood themselves. Their discoveries become a beacon for anyone seeking purpose and fulfillment in later years. Delve into a jargon-free exploration of psychoanalysis, combined with the latest findings on aging, to bring elderhood into sharp focus. What are its challenges? And more importantly, what are the skills required to navigate them?Witness the inspirational life stories of 52 elders interviewed during the turbulent times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their tales serve as a testament to the unique trajectories that lead us to our golden years. Building upon Erik Erikson’s iconic human development model, the authors introduce a groundbreaking 9th stage of potential growth: Elder Identity Revision. Understand the tasks that await in elderhood and acquire the indispensable tools to face them head-on. With many of today’s elders experiencing up to 25 more years of life in good physical and cognitive condition than past generations, the urgency to lead a purposeful, impactful, and fulfilling elderhood has never been greater. Fueling this insightful journey is the authors’ unwavering belief that it’s never too late to evolve, to grow, and to make every moment count. Dive in and redefine what it means to age wisely. Along the way, discover how to contribute to the world around you and develop the skills required to successfully complete your one and only life cycle.

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