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Book SynopsisIs it just words when a lawyer cross-examines a rape victim in the hopes of getting her to admit an interest in her attacker? Is it just words when the Supreme Court hands down a decision or when business people draw up a contract? In tackling the question of how an abstract entity exerts concrete power, Just Words focuses on what has become the central issue in law and language research: what language reveals about the nature of legal power. John M. Conley, William M. O'Barr, and Robin Conley Riner show how the microdynamics of the legal process and the largest questions of justice can be fruitfully explored through the field of linguistics. Each chapter covers a language-based approach to a different area of the law, from the cross-examinations of victims and witnesses to the inequities of divorce mediation. Combining analysis of common legal events with a broad range of scholarship on language and law, Just Words seeks the reality of power in the everyday practice and application o

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Book SynopsisDocuments the challenges facing seven vulnerable populations during the transition to adulthood - former foster-care youth, youth formerly involved in juvenile justice system, youth in criminal justice system, runaway and homeless youth, former special-education students, young people in mental health system, and youth with physical disabilities.Trade Review"A fruitful, well-defended study of how lifelong disadvantage becomes solidified in the transition from childhood to adulthood.... For researchers and practitioners who are concerned with young peoples' development, especially young people who live on the margins of the society, this book is a valuable reference." - Bernard Schissel, Canadian Journal of Sociology Online"

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Book SynopsisThe construction of "midlife", most often rendered in chronological, biological and medical terms, has become an accepted reality to European Americans. This study explores the significance of this pervasive cultural representation compared to other cultures where "middle age" does not exist.

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Book SynopsisLearn how to incorporate adult play therapy into your practice with this easy-to-use guide In the Western world there has been a widening belief that play is not a trivial or childish pursuit but rather a prime pillar of mental health, along with love and work.Table of ContentsPreface. Contributors. 1. Introduction: The Healing Potential of Adults at Play (DottieWard-Wimmer). PART I DRAMATIC ROLE PLAY. 2. Drama Therapy with Adults (Robert J. Landy). 3. Psychodrama (Adam Blatner). 4. Improvisational Play in Couples Therapy (Daniel J. Wiener andDavid Cantor). 5. Developmental Transformations in Group Therapy with the Elderly(David Read Johnson, Ann Smith, and Miller James). PART II THERAPEUTIC HUMOR. 6. Integrating Humor into Psychotherapy (Steven M. Sultanoff). 7. Humor as a Moderator of Life Stress in Adults (Herbert M.Lefcourt). 8. Therapeutic Humor with the Depressed and Suicidal Elderly(Joseph Richman). PART III SANDPLAY/DOLL PLAY. 9. Using Sandplay in Therapy with Adults (Rie Rogers Mitchell andHarriet S. Friedman). 10. Somatic Consciousness in Adult Sandplay Therapy (KateAmatruda). 11. Play Therapy for Individuals with Dementia (Kathleen S.Mayers). 12. Using Therapeutic Dolls with Psychogeriatric Patients (MallyEhrenfeld). PART IV PLAY GROUPS/HYPNO-PLAY/CLIENT-CENTERED PLAY. 13. Adult Group Play Therapy (Christine Caldwell). 14. Using Games with Adults in a Play Therapy Group Setting(Jennifer Kendall). 15. Hypno-Play Therapy (Marian Kaplun Shapiro). 16. Play Therapy for Dissociative Identity Disorder in Adults(Laura W. Hutchison). Epilogue. Author Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisCognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is now well established as an effective treatment for a range of mental health problems, but for clinicians working with older clients, there are particular issues that need to be addressed.Trade Review"...a coherently argued, well referenced work that successfully champions its case..." (Mental Health Today, October 2003) "…the best available guide to applying CBT to the problems of later life…has much to offer…an excellent review of the field…contains many thought provoking ideas…I recommend it." (Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, August 2006)Table of ContentsAbout the Authors. Preface. Foreword by Aaron T. Beck. Section One: Working Effectively with Older People: Knowledge and Skills. Chapter 1: Basic Gerontology for Cognitive Therapists. Chapter 2: Psychotherapy with Older People. Chapter 3: Cognitive-Behavioural Model for Older People. Section Two: Cognitive Therapy for Late-Life Depression. Chapter 4: CBT for Late-Life Depressive Disorders. Chapter 5: Behavioural Techniques. Chapter 6: Dealing with Negative Thoughts. Chapter 7: Changing Core Beliefs and Assumptions. Section Three: Cognitive Therapy with Special Issues. Chapter 8: Anxiety, Worry, Panic Disorder and Older People. Chapter 9: Insomnia and Sleep Disorders. Chapter 10: Physical Illness, Disability and Depression. Chapter 11: Post-Stroke Depression. Chapter 12: Depression in Dementia and Family Caregiving. Section Four: Final Thoughts. Chapter 13: What to Do When your Patient Says…. Chapter 14: Future Directions and Innovations in Practice. Appendix 1: Blank Forms. Appendix 2: Useful Reference Material. Appendix 3: Useful Websites. References. Author Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisWhat is it like to become an adult in twenty-first-century America? This book takes us to four very different places - New York City, San Diego, rural Iowa, and Saint Paul, Minnesota - to explore the dramatic shifts in coming-of-age experiences across the country.Trade Review"[The book's] tremendously rich portrait of young people's pathways provides keen insight into the intricacies, twists, and turns in the process of becoming adult." American Journal Of Sociology "Impressive... An excellent tool for discussions about adulthood and the road to adulthood for young adults." -- Hennie Weiss Metapsychology Online ReviewTable of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Mary C. Waters, Patrick J. Carr, and Maria J. Kefalas 1. Straight from the Heartland: Coming of Age in Ellis, Iowa Patrick J. Carr and Maria J. Kefalas 2. Transitions to Adulthood in the Land of Lake Wobegon Teresa Toguchi Swartz, Douglas Hartmann, and Jeylan T. Mortimer 3. If You Can Make It There . . . : The Transition to Adulthood in New York City Jennifer Holdaway 4. Coming of Age in “America’s Finest City”: Transitions to Adulthood Among Children of Immigrants in San Diego Linda Borgen and Rubén G. Rumbaut 5. Becoming Adult: Meanings and Markers for Young Americans Richard A. Settersten Jr. 6. Conclusion Maria J. Kefalas and Patrick J. Carr Appendix: Methods References Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisAre girls taking over the world? It would appear so, based on magazine covers, news headlines, and popular books touting girls' academic success. This title investigates how academically successful girls deal with stress, the "supergirl" drive for perfection, race and class issues, and the sexism that is still present in schools.Trade Review"A compelling look into the complex topic of female academic success." Library JournalTable of ContentsForeword by Anita Harris Acknowledgments 1. Are Girls Taking Over the World? 2. Driven to Perfection 3. Fitting In or Fabulously Smart? 4. Sexism and the Smart Girl 5. A Deeper Look at Class and "Race": Belongings and Exclusions 6. Cool to Be Smart: Microresistances and Hopeful Glimpses Appendix: Study Participants Notes Bibliography Index

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Book Synopsis This authoritative reference work contains more than 300 entries covering all aspects of the multi-disciplinary field of adult development and aging Brings together concise, accurate summaries of classic topics as well as the most recent thinking and research in new areas Covers a broad range of issues, from biological and physiological changes in the body to changes in cognition, personality, and social roles to applied areas such as psychotherapy, long-term care, and end-of-life issues Includes contributions from major researchers in the academic and clinical realms 3 Volumes www.encyclopediaadulthoodandaging.comTrade Review"This three-volume encyclopedia set includes a diversity of topics focused on the understanding the physical, mental, and social aspects of aging adults.....the set will serve well as a desk reference for professionals and is an up-to-date addition to academic library reference collections." (Choice Connect 2016)Table of ContentsVolume IAlphabetical List of Entries viiThematic List of Entries xiiiAbout the Editors xixContributors xxiiiIntroduction xcviiAdulthood and Aging A–Volume IIAdulthood and Aging –Volume IIIAdulthood and Aging –ZIndex

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Book SynopsisIn this short booklet, Matthew Emadi reminds believers of their heavenly citizenship and how they can exemplify the kingdom in a hostile world through selfless service to one another and to those around them.

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Book SynopsisWith its implications for health care, the economy, and an assortment of other policy areas, population aging is one of the most pressing issues facing governments and society today, and confronting its complex reality is becoming increasingly urgent, particularly in the age of COVID-19. In The Four Lenses of Population Aging, Patrik Marier looks at how Canada’s ten provinces are preparing for an aging society. Focusing on a wide range of administrative and policy challenges, this analysis explores multiple actions from the development of strategic plans to the expansion of long-term care capacity. To enhance this analysis, Marier adopts four lenses: the intergenerational, the medical, the social gerontological, and the organizational. By comparing the unique insights and contributions of each lens, Marier draws attention to the vital lessons and possible solutions to the challenges of an aging society. Drawing on over a hundred interviews with senior civil servTrade Review"Marier’s new book is a treat for gerontologists as well as for policy-oriented readers who might appreciate this study of how different provinces have implemented policy responses to issues arising from population aging. The book is a tremendous accomplishment based on more than ten years of research in ten provinces, including analyses of public documents and 125 key informant interviews." -- Laura M. Funk, University of Manitoba * Canadian Journal on Aging *Table of ContentsIntroduction Facing the consequences of an aging population Purpose of this book Why focus on Canadian provinces? Why focus on civil servants? Methods Content THEORETICAL UNDERPINNING Chapter 1 – The Lenses of Population Aging Introduction The Intergenerational Lens Generational accounting Dependency ratio Musgrave rule Generational politics The Medical Lens Population aging – a rising number of seniors with special needs Geriatrics – a marginalised specialty in medicine Health promotion or how to age successfully The Social Gerontology Lens The “new” or “positive” gerontology Critical gerontology Political economy The Organizational Lens Conclusion – Policy Lenses in Public Administration Chapter 2 – Population Aging as Policy Problems Introduction Linking policy problems with population aging lenses Defining what is the problem Causality Severity Novelty Proximity Complexity Problem population Solutions to policy problems Solvability Monetarization Governmental capacity Interdependencies Interactions between the lenses: Co-existence, complementarity, and competition Intergenerational and medical lenses Intergenerational and social gerontology lenses Intergenerational and organizational lenses Medical and social gerontology lenses Medical and organizational lenses Social gerontology and organizational lenses Conclusion Chapter 3 – The Politics of the Long View Introduction The rise and fall of planning The fall The revival: Old wines in new bottles? Thinking and action with a long view in the public sector What is the long view How to promote the long view within the public sector? What facilitate or impede the long view in Canadian provinces? Politicization of the civil service Leadership Policy capacity within the civil service Professionalization of the long view Institutional mechanisms Conclusion PUBLIC POLICY AND POPULATION AGING Chapter 4 - Pensions Introduction Historical overview and current structure of Canada’s pension policy CPP/QPP Occupational pensions Private alternatives What solutions for pensions? CPP, ORPP, and new occupational tools What is wrong with the Canadian pension system? The Harper years: Lack of consensus led to multiple provincial initiatives Provincial commissions on occupational pension plans Pooled registered pension plans and Québec’s Voluntary Registered Savings Program Provincial earnings-related pension schemes: The longevity pension and the ORPP The longevity pension The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan The Liberal years: Improving the CPP, occupational pension plans, and new alternatives A lens analysis of the pension debates Conclusion Chapter 5 – Health and Residential Care Introduction Health care expenditure Overview of health care expenditure in Canadian provinces Population aging and health care expenditures Views from civil servants Long Term Care – Residential care A continuum of care? The geopolitical and economic realities of residential care Human resources Analysing the four lenses in health policy The intergenerational lens embedded within the crowding out problem definition Dominance of the medical lens and the marginalisation of the social gerontology lens Organizational lens – Expanding the health perspective into other bureaus COVID-19 and the Long-Term Care Crisis of 2020 Conclusion Chapter 6 – Home Care Services and Caregiving Introduction Home care services in Canadian provinces What is home care? The Canadian context of home care – common challenges Classifying home care models in Canada The role of partisan politics Home care as policy failure? Caregiving A De-familializing model? Caregiving policies across Canada and recent developments Impact on health status, labour market, and retirement income Home care as a universal solution for population aging? Intergenerational lens Medical lens Social gerontology lens Organizational lens Conclusion PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND POPULATION AGING Chapter 7 – Central Agencies and Inter-Ministerial Coordination Introduction The organizational lens and policy problems Central agencies Executive council Monitoring the consequences of population aging in Québec A unique initiative spearhead by a central agency in Nova Scotia Finance Ministries Inter-ministerial coordination Alberta’s approach to aging population Informal channels Conclusion Chapter 8 – Offices for Seniors Introduction The Creation (and Expansion) of Offices for Seniors A diversity of organizational settings Councils on aging What Do Offices for Seniors Do? Dissemination of information Consultations Coordination of seniors’ related issues and programs Policy instruments and policy input The Tension Between the Social and Medical Lenses Embracing healthy aging A return to the Ministry of Health? Still a social perspective? Long Term View Facilitating a long term perspective Obstacles to implement a long term horizon A Third Wave of Offices for Seniors? Seniors’ Advocate Offices Conclusion: Divergent Path for Seniors’ Offices CONCLUSION Conclusion Revisiting the four lenses of population aging Intergenerational lens Medical lens Social gerontology lens Organizational lens Revisiting the theoretical expectations on the long view Federalism, population aging, and policy diffusion and learning The continuing marginalisation of social policies and its consequences in the context of an aging population and the challenges of COVID-19

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Book SynopsisWilliam Lowell Randall explores the links between literature and life and speculates on the range of storytelling styles through which people compose their lives. In doing so, he draws on a variety of fields, including psychology, psychotherapy, theology, philosophy, feminist theory, and literary theory.Trade Review"[Randall] provides an incredible wealth of information ... A serious study enhanced by a knowledge of several disciplines." -- J.S. Gabin CHOICE "A rich and comprehensive investigation into the metaphor of life as story ... The Stories We Are is a well-written and well thought out work. It presents a very complex metaphor in a not simple but coherent and effective manner. It is a fascinating journey through the life as story metaphor." -- Gary Kenyon Canadian Journal on Aging "Bill Randall's artistry and vitality provide an important point of reference, a work of some imagination and artistry, to assist many others on the journey. For this, we owe him a great debt." -- Linden West International Journal of Lifelong Education "In this meaty, heavily referenced, and insightful book, William Lowell Randall ... speaks to both literary and psychological establishments about the importance of stories to our definition of ourselves." -- Cynthia Whissell Canadian Book Review AnnualTable of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgments Prologue I. The Aesthetics Of Living Introduction The Question of Creativity The Creation of the Self The Means of Self-Creation The Story of My Life The Art of Living Summary II. Life And Literature Introduction The Allure of Story The Links between Story and Life The Element of Plot The Element of Character The Element of Point of View The Stories of Our Lives Summary III. The Poetics Of Learning Introduction The Autobiographical Imperative The Re-storying of Our Souls The Novel-ty of Our Lives The Stories We Leave Untold The Range of Storying Styles The Art of Living Reconsidered Summary Epilogue Afterword Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisColonizing Russia's Promised Land: Orthodoxy and Community on the Siberian Steppe, examines how Russian Orthodoxy acted as a basic building block for constructing Russian settler communities in current-day southern Siberia and northern Kazakhstan.Trade Review"This work does fill an important gap in our knowledge and understanding of the Orthodox Church’s important role in Russifying the empire’s Siberian frontier in the last decades of the tsarist regime. It should be of interest to scholars specializing in Russian imperial history as well as the history of Christian missions in settler colonial situations." -- Sergei Kan, Dartmouth College * The Russian Review *"In this engaging monograph, Aileen Friesen examines the role of the Orthodox Church in colonizing, Russifying, and "civilizing" the Siberian frontier between 1895 and the Bolshevik Revolution." -- J. Eugene Clay, Arizona State University * Sibirica *"Friesen’s work makes a valuable contribution to the growing historiography on Siberia and more broadly on Orthodox identity and lived religion as she exposes the diversity of ‘authentic expression of Orthodox belief.’ Her writing is rich with vivid descriptions of the Siberian landscape and amusing anecdotes that bring the conflicts and contradictions over the nuances of religious ritual to life." -- A.J. Demoskoff, Briercrest College and Seminary * Journal of Mennonite Studies *Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction 1 A Settler Diocese 2 Churches as a National Project 3 Parishes under Construction 4 The Politics of Pastoring 5 Living and Dying among Strangers 6 An Anthill of Baptists in a Land of Muslims Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses the actions and plans enacted by the ten Canadian provinces to prepare for the new reality of an aging society.Trade Review"Marier’s new book is a treat for gerontologists as well as for policy-oriented readers who might appreciate this study of how different provinces have implemented policy responses to issues arising from population aging. The book is a tremendous accomplishment based on more than ten years of research in ten provinces, including analyses of public documents and 125 key informant interviews." -- Laura M. Funk, University of Manitoba * Canadian Journal on Aging *Table of ContentsIntroduction Facing the consequences of an aging population Purpose of this book Why focus on Canadian provinces? Why focus on civil servants? Methods Content THEORETICAL UNDERPINNING Chapter 1 – The Lenses of Population Aging Introduction The Intergenerational Lens Generational accounting Dependency ratio Musgrave rule Generational politics The Medical Lens Population aging – a rising number of seniors with special needs Geriatrics – a marginalised specialty in medicine Health promotion or how to age successfully The Social Gerontology Lens The “new” or “positive” gerontology Critical gerontology Political economy The Organizational Lens Conclusion – Policy Lenses in Public Administration Chapter 2 – Population Aging as Policy Problems Introduction Linking policy problems with population aging lenses Defining what is the problem Causality Severity Novelty Proximity Complexity Problem population Solutions to policy problems Solvability Monetarization Governmental capacity Interdependencies Interactions between the lenses: Co-existence, complementarity, and competition Intergenerational and medical lenses Intergenerational and social gerontology lenses Intergenerational and organizational lenses Medical and social gerontology lenses Medical and organizational lenses Social gerontology and organizational lenses Conclusion Chapter 3 – The Politics of the Long View Introduction The rise and fall of planning The fall The revival: Old wines in new bottles? Thinking and action with a long view in the public sector What is the long view How to promote the long view within the public sector? What facilitate or impede the long view in Canadian provinces? Politicization of the civil service Leadership Policy capacity within the civil service Professionalization of the long view Institutional mechanisms Conclusion PUBLIC POLICY AND POPULATION AGING Chapter 4 - Pensions Introduction Historical overview and current structure of Canada’s pension policy CPP/QPP Occupational pensions Private alternatives What solutions for pensions? CPP, ORPP, and new occupational tools What is wrong with the Canadian pension system? The Harper years: Lack of consensus led to multiple provincial initiatives Provincial commissions on occupational pension plans Pooled registered pension plans and Québec’s Voluntary Registered Savings Program Provincial earnings-related pension schemes: The longevity pension and the ORPP The longevity pension The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan The Liberal years: Improving the CPP, occupational pension plans, and new alternatives A lens analysis of the pension debates Conclusion Chapter 5 – Health and Residential Care Introduction Health care expenditure Overview of health care expenditure in Canadian provinces Population aging and health care expenditures Views from civil servants Long Term Care – Residential care A continuum of care? The geopolitical and economic realities of residential care Human resources Analysing the four lenses in health policy The intergenerational lens embedded within the crowding out problem definition Dominance of the medical lens and the marginalisation of the social gerontology lens Organizational lens – Expanding the health perspective into other bureaus COVID-19 and the Long-Term Care Crisis of 2020 Conclusion Chapter 6 – Home Care Services and Caregiving Introduction Home care services in Canadian provinces What is home care? The Canadian context of home care – common challenges Classifying home care models in Canada The role of partisan politics Home care as policy failure? Caregiving A De-familializing model? Caregiving policies across Canada and recent developments Impact on health status, labour market, and retirement income Home care as a universal solution for population aging? Intergenerational lens Medical lens Social gerontology lens Organizational lens Conclusion PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND POPULATION AGING Chapter 7 – Central Agencies and Inter-Ministerial Coordination Introduction The organizational lens and policy problems Central agencies Executive council Monitoring the consequences of population aging in Québec A unique initiative spearhead by a central agency in Nova Scotia Finance Ministries Inter-ministerial coordination Alberta’s approach to aging population Informal channels Conclusion Chapter 8 – Offices for Seniors Introduction The Creation (and Expansion) of Offices for Seniors A diversity of organizational settings Councils on aging What Do Offices for Seniors Do? Dissemination of information Consultations Coordination of seniors’ related issues and programs Policy instruments and policy input The Tension Between the Social and Medical Lenses Embracing healthy aging A return to the Ministry of Health? Still a social perspective? Long Term View Facilitating a long term perspective Obstacles to implement a long term horizon A Third Wave of Offices for Seniors? Seniors’ Advocate Offices Conclusion: Divergent Path for Seniors’ Offices CONCLUSION Conclusion Revisiting the four lenses of population aging Intergenerational lens Medical lens Social gerontology lens Organizational lens Revisiting the theoretical expectations on the long view Federalism, population aging, and policy diffusion and learning The continuing marginalisation of social policies and its consequences in the context of an aging population and the challenges of COVID-19

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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 SynopsisThis book brings together a diverse range of transnational contributors to offer one of the first comprehensive and global histories of state surveillance.Table 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 SynopsisDisrupting Breast Cancer Narratives: Stories of Rage and Repair explores politically insistent illness narratives.Table of Contents1 Shifting Public Perceptions of Breast Cancer Stories of Breast Cancer “The Angry Breast Cancer Survivors” Narrative Inquiry in Interdisciplinary Health Research Normative and Disruptive Stories Description of Chapters 2 Feminist Counternarratives Sharing Our Stories Breast Cancer Narratives in Public Feminist Narrative Bioethics, Illness Narratives, and the Medical Humanities Breast Cancer Narrative Ethics The Power of Counternarratives 3 Angry Stories of Survivorship “Welcome to Cancerland” Feeling Angry Challenging Happiness Contesting Survivorship The Cancer Journals Ordinary Life Bad Patient 4 Questioning Environmental Causation Chasing the Cancer Answer Cancer Killjoy The Problem with Personal Responsibility Crazy Sexy Cancer F**k Cancer 5 Queering Breast Cancer “White Glasses” Doing Elegiac Politics The Summer of Her Baldness Living Elegiac Politics The L Word Gender / Cancer Rage 6 The Power of Narrative Repair Revisiting Counternarratives Enacting Resistance Performing Patienthood Narrative Repair 7 Postscript: Screening Pink Ribbons, Inc Acknowledgments References Index

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Book SynopsisIn Bureaucratic Manoeuvres, John Grundy examines profound transformations in the governance of unemployment in Canada. While policy makers previously approached unemployment as a social and economic problem to be addressed through macroeconomic policies, recent labour market policy reforms have placed much more emphasis on the supposedly deficient employability of the unemployed themselves, a troubling shift that deserves close, critical attention. Tracing a behind-the-scenes history of public employment services in Canada, Bureaucratic Manoeuvres shows just how difficult it has been for administrators and frontline staff to govern unemployment as a problem of individual employability. Drawing on untapped government records, it sheds much-needed light on internal bureaucratic struggles over the direction of labour market policy in Canada and makes a key contribution to Canadian political science, economics, public administration, and sociology.Trade Review"Grundy’s patient empiricism could be put to good use in classrooms to critically explore with students the circulation of particular orientations or sensibilities through institutions and cultures over time, and to bring home the importance of taking a long view on where we are within longer histories of problematization and intervention. The readability of the book also recommends it for classroom use. Overall, Bureaucratic Manoeuvers makes an important and interesting contribution to social and employment policy and related studies in the Canadian context, and to comparative policy studies more broadly. I highly recommend it." -- Tina Wilson * Critical Social Policy *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Conceptualizing the Limits of Activation Policy 2. “More Than a Placement Service”: The Transient High Modernism of “Manpower” Planning, 1965–76 3. Making and Unmaking Frontline Professionalism, 1977–90 4. Within Reach of the “What Works Best Solution”: Evidence-Based Activation, 1994–2000 5. Toward a Culture of Results, 1996–2000 Conclusions Appendix A: List of Acronyms Appendix B: List of Interviews

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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 SynopsisCanada in Question explores the ties that bind us to Canada and to our fellow Canadians and considers contemporary challenges that impact the notion of Canadian citizenship itself.Table 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 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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