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Book SynopsisTwenty-six authors from diverse scholarly backgrounds look at the vexed, traumatic intersections of the histories of slavery and of sexuality. They argue that such intersections mattered profoundly and, indeed, that slavery cannot be understood without adequate attention to sexuality.Trade Review“This collection challenges many established conceptual boundaries, and refines and reinterprets others.” * African Studies Quarterly *Table of Contents* Introduction: Key themes and perspectives Elizabeth Elbourne * Part I - Paradigms and Overviews: Points of Departure and Return * 1. Slavery, Sex, and Dehumanization David Brion Davis * 2. Sexuality and Slavery in the Western Sudan Martin Klein * 3. Sex and Power in the Russian Institutions of Slavery and Serfdom Richard Hellie * Part II - Concubinage, Law, and the Family * 4. Suria: Concubine or Secondary Slave Wife? The Case of Zanzibar in the Nineteenth Century Abdul Sheriff * 5. A Sexual Order in the Making: Wives and Slaves in Early Imperial China Griet Vankeerberghen * 6. "To marry one's slave is as easy as eating a meal": The Dynamics of Carnal Relations within Saharan Slavery E. Ann McDougall * 7. Slavery, Family Life, and the African Diaspora in the Arabian Gulf, 1880?-?1940 Matthew S. Hopper * 8. "I ask for divorce because my husband does not let me go back to my country of origin with my brother": Gender, Family, and the End of Slavery in the Region of Kayes, French Soudan (1890?-?1920) Marie Rodet * 9. The Fatal Sorbet: An Account of Slavery, Jealousy, Pregnancy, and Murder in a Harem in Alexandria, Egypt, ca. 1850 George La Rue * Part III - Intimate Power: Sexuality and Slavery in the Households of the Atlantic World * 10. Sexual Relations between the Enslaved as well as between Slaves and Non-Slaves in Nineteenth-Century Cuba Ulrike Schmieder * 11. "This Complicated Incest": Children, Sexuality, and Sexual Abuse during Slavery and the Apprenticeship Period in the British Caribbean, 1790- 1838 Tara Iniss * 12. Strategies for Social Mobility: Liaisons between Foreign Men and Slave Women in Benguela, ca. 1770-1850 Mariana Candido * Part IV - Sex Trafficking and Prostitution * 13. Japanese Brothel Prostitution, Daily Life, and the Client: Colonial Singapore, 1870-1940 James Francis Warren * 14. Body Price: Ambiguities in the Sale of Women at the End of the Qing Dynasty Johanna Ransmeier * 15. Sex, Slavery, and Human Trafficking in Nigeria: An Overview Roseline Uyanga with Marie-Luise Ermisch * 16. The Rise of Sex Trafficking in Thailand and Cambodia since the 1960s Francesca Ann Louise Mitchell * 17. The Japanese Army and Comfort Women in World War II Shigeru Sato * Part V - Art, Sexuality, and Slavery * 18. Hidden Geographies of the Cape: Shifting Representations of Slavery and Sexuality in South African Art and Fiction Gabeba Baderoon * 19. Innocence Curtailed: Reading Maternity and Sexuality as Labor in Canadian Representations of Black Girls Charmaine Nelson * 20. Gender, Sex, and Power: Images of the Enslaved Women's Bodies Ana Lucia Araujo * Part VI - Queering the Study of Slavery * 21. "To Lever's on Soap!" Roger Casement, Slavery, and Sexual Imperialism Brian Lewis * 22. Sodomy, Love, and Slavery in Colonial Brazil: A Case Study of Minas Gerais during the Eighteenth Century Ronaldo Vainfas * 23. Eunuchs, Power, and Slavery in the Early Islamic World Legacies: Discourse, Dishonor, and Labor Saleh Trabelsi * 24. Slaves, Coolies, and Garrison Whores: A Colonial Discourse of "Unfreedom" in the Dutch East Indies Joost Cote * 25. Lure of the Impure: Sexuality, Gender, and Agency of "Slave" Girls in Contemporary Madagascar Sandra Evers * 26. Wages of Womanhood: Managers and Women Workers in the Jute Mill Industry of Bengal,?1890?-?1940 Subho Basu

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Book SynopsisTwenty-six authors from diverse scholarly backgrounds look at the vexed, traumatic intersections of the histories of slavery and of sexuality. They argue that such intersections mattered profoundly and, indeed, that slavery cannot be understood without adequate attention to sexuality.Trade Review“This collection challenges many established conceptual boundaries, and refines and reinterprets others.” * African Studies Quarterly *Table of Contents* Introduction: Key themes and perspectives Elizabeth Elbourne * Part I - Paradigms and Overviews: Points of Departure and Return * 1. Slavery, Sex, and Dehumanization David Brion Davis * 2. Sexuality and Slavery in the Western Sudan Martin Klein * 3. Sex and Power in the Russian Institutions of Slavery and Serfdom Richard Hellie * Part II - Concubinage, Law, and the Family * 4. Suria: Concubine or Secondary Slave Wife? The Case of Zanzibar in the Nineteenth Century Abdul Sheriff * 5. A Sexual Order in the Making: Wives and Slaves in Early Imperial China Griet Vankeerberghen * 6. "To marry one's slave is as easy as eating a meal": The Dynamics of Carnal Relations within Saharan Slavery E. Ann McDougall * 7. Slavery, Family Life, and the African Diaspora in the Arabian Gulf, 1880?-?1940 Matthew S. Hopper * 8. "I ask for divorce because my husband does not let me go back to my country of origin with my brother": Gender, Family, and the End of Slavery in the Region of Kayes, French Soudan (1890?-?1920) Marie Rodet * 9. The Fatal Sorbet: An Account of Slavery, Jealousy, Pregnancy, and Murder in a Harem in Alexandria, Egypt, ca. 1850 George La Rue * Part III - Intimate Power: Sexuality and Slavery in the Households of the Atlantic World * 10. Sexual Relations between the Enslaved as well as between Slaves and Non-Slaves in Nineteenth-Century Cuba Ulrike Schmieder * 11. "This Complicated Incest": Children, Sexuality, and Sexual Abuse during Slavery and the Apprenticeship Period in the British Caribbean, 1790- 1838 Tara Iniss * 12. Strategies for Social Mobility: Liaisons between Foreign Men and Slave Women in Benguela, ca. 1770-1850 Mariana Candido * Part IV - Sex Trafficking and Prostitution * 13. Japanese Brothel Prostitution, Daily Life, and the Client: Colonial Singapore, 1870-1940 James Francis Warren * 14. Body Price: Ambiguities in the Sale of Women at the End of the Qing Dynasty Johanna Ransmeier * 15. Sex, Slavery, and Human Trafficking in Nigeria: An Overview Roseline Uyanga with Marie-Luise Ermisch * 16. The Rise of Sex Trafficking in Thailand and Cambodia since the 1960s Francesca Ann Louise Mitchell * 17. The Japanese Army and Comfort Women in World War II Shigeru Sato * Part V - Art, Sexuality, and Slavery * 18. Hidden Geographies of the Cape: Shifting Representations of Slavery and Sexuality in South African Art and Fiction Gabeba Baderoon * 19. Innocence Curtailed: Reading Maternity and Sexuality as Labor in Canadian Representations of Black Girls Charmaine Nelson * 20. Gender, Sex, and Power: Images of the Enslaved Women's Bodies Ana Lucia Araujo * Part VI - Queering the Study of Slavery * 21. "To Lever's on Soap!" Roger Casement, Slavery, and Sexual Imperialism Brian Lewis * 22. Sodomy, Love, and Slavery in Colonial Brazil: A Case Study of Minas Gerais during the Eighteenth Century Ronaldo Vainfas * 23. Eunuchs, Power, and Slavery in the Early Islamic World Legacies: Discourse, Dishonor, and Labor Saleh Trabelsi * 24. Slaves, Coolies, and Garrison Whores: A Colonial Discourse of "Unfreedom" in the Dutch East Indies Joost Cote * 25. Lure of the Impure: Sexuality, Gender, and Agency of "Slave" Girls in Contemporary Madagascar Sandra Evers * 26. Wages of Womanhood: Managers and Women Workers in the Jute Mill Industry of Bengal,?1890?-?1940 Subho Basu

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Book SynopsisFor many years, kisses were the only sexual acts to be seen in mainstream American movies. This title investigates how sex acts have been represented on screen for more than a century and, just as important, how we have watched and experienced those representations.Trade Review“Screening Sex is a truly remarkable follow-up to Linda Williams’s groundbreaking book Hard Core. It reaffirms her place as the leading feminist scholar of the history and theory of on-screen sex. Not that it was ever in doubt.”— Jane Gaines, author of Fire and Desire: Mixed Race Movies in the Silent Era“Linda Williams is a terrific storyteller about sex, and, as she tracks the growth of her own cinematically mediated sexual consciousness, we go to the movies with her, imagining as though for the first time new encounters with explicitness, new sexual knowledge, and new spectatorial sensations.”—Lauren Berlant, author of The Female Complaint: The Unfinished Business of Sentimentality in American Culture“With Screening Sex, Linda Williams establishes herself as not only the preeminent scholar of cinematic eroticism, but also the most significant voice in cinema studies of her generation.”— Eric Schaefer, author of “Bold! Daring! Shocking! True!” A History of Exploitation Films, 1919–1958Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1. Of Kissing and Ellipses: The Long Adolescence of American Movies (1896–1963) 25 2. Going All the Way: Carnal Knowledge on American Screens (1961–1971) 68 3. Going Further: Last Tango in Paris, Deep Throat, and Boys in the Sand (1971–1972) 112 4. Make Love, Not War: Jane Fonda Comes Home (1968–1978) 155 5. Hard-Core Eroticism: In the Realm of the Senses (1976) 181 6. Primal Scenes on American Screens (1986–2005) 216 7. Philosophy in the Bedroom: Hard-Core Art since the 1990s 258 Conclusion: Now Playing on a Small Screen near You! 299 Notes 327 Bibliography 379 Index 397

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Book SynopsisPorn Archives explores how the production and proliferation of pornography has been intertwined with the emergence of the archive as a conceptual and physical site for preserving, cataloguing, and transmitting documents and artifacts, and shows that porn has become a site for the production of knowledge, as well as the production of pleasure.Trade Review"The consensus in Porn Archives is that the conditions for the production and reception of pornography have changed so radically since the 1980s that the questions feminists were asking about censorship, agency, gender, violence, and power seem today, if not irrelevant, at least in need of a serious makeover. Given the diverse, transnational, cross-media archive that the volume brings together, the argument is persuasive—even to die-hards like me." -- Heather Love * Public Books *"Given its grand scope and quality, Porn Archives is sure to quickly become a valuable resource for anyone doing research in pornography studies." -- Laura L. S. Bauer * Women's Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. Pornography, Technology, Archive / Tim Dean 1 Part I. Pedagogical Archives 1. Pornography, Porno, Porn: Thoughts on a Weedy Field / Linda Williams 29 2. Pornography as a Utilitarian Social Structure: A Conversation with Frances Ferguson 44 3. The Opening of Kobena, Cecilia, Robert, Linda, Juana, Hoang, and the Others / Nguyen Tan Hoang 61 4. Pornography in the Library / David Squires 78 Part II. Historical Archives 5. "A Quantity of Offensive Matter": Private Cases in Public Places / Jennifer Burns Bright and Ronan Crowley 103 6. Up from Underground / Loren Glass 127 7. "A Few Drops of Thick, White, Viscid Sperm": Teleny and the Defense of the Phallus / Joseph Bristow 144 Part III. Image Archives 8. Art and Pornography: At the Limit of Action / Robert L. Caserio 163 9. Big Black Beauty: Drawing and Naming the Black Male Figure in Superhero and Gay Porn Comics / Darieck Scott 183 10. Gay Sunshine, Pornopoetic Collage, and Queer Archive / Robert Dewhurst 213 11. This Is What Porn Can Be Like! A Conversation with Shine Louise Houston / Mireille Miller-Young 234 Part IV. Rough Archives 12. Snuff and Nonsense: The Discursive Life of a Phantasmatic Archive / Lisa Downing 249 13. Rough Sex / Eugenie Brinkema 262 14. "It's Not Really Porn": Insex and the Revolution in Technological Interactivity / Marcia Klotz 284 Part V. Transnational Archives 15. Porno Ricans at the Borders of Empire / Ramon E. Soto-Crespo 303 16. Butts, Bundas, Bottoms, Ends: Tracing the Legacy of the Pornochanchada in A B ... Profunda / Melissa Schindler 317 17. Pornographic Faith: Two Sources of Naked Sense at the Limits of Belief and Humiliation / John Paul Ricco 338 18. Parody of War: Pleasure at the Limits of Pornography / Prabha Manuratne 356 Part VI. Archives of Excess 19. Fantasy Uncut: Foreskin Fetishism and the Morphology of Desire / Harri Kalha 375 20. Stadler's Boys; or, The Fictions of Child Pornography / Steven Ruszczycky 399 21. Stumped / Tim Dean 420 Appendix. Clandestine Catalogs: A Bibliography of Porn Research Collections / Caitlin Shanley 441 Filmography 457 Bibliography 459 Notes on Contributors 481 Index 485

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Book SynopsisPorn Archives explores how the production and proliferation of pornography has been intertwined with the emergence of the archive as a conceptual and physical site for preserving, cataloguing, and transmitting documents and artifacts, and shows that porn has become a site for the production of knowledge, as well as the production of pleasure.Trade Review"The consensus in Porn Archives is that the conditions for the production and reception of pornography have changed so radically since the 1980s that the questions feminists were asking about censorship, agency, gender, violence, and power seem today, if not irrelevant, at least in need of a serious makeover. Given the diverse, transnational, cross-media archive that the volume brings together, the argument is persuasive—even to die-hards like me." -- Heather Love * Public Books *"Given its grand scope and quality, Porn Archives is sure to quickly become a valuable resource for anyone doing research in pornography studies." -- Laura L. S. Bauer * Women's Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. Pornography, Technology, Archive / Tim Dean 1 Part I. Pedagogical Archives 1. Pornography, Porno, Porn: Thoughts on a Weedy Field / Linda Williams 29 2. Pornography as a Utilitarian Social Structure: A Conversation with Frances Ferguson 44 3. The Opening of Kobena, Cecilia, Robert, Linda, Juana, Hoang, and the Others / Nguyen Tan Hoang 61 4. Pornography in the Library / David Squires 78 Part II. Historical Archives 5. "A Quantity of Offensive Matter": Private Cases in Public Places / Jennifer Burns Bright and Ronan Crowley 103 6. Up from Underground / Loren Glass 127 7. "A Few Drops of Thick, White, Viscid Sperm": Teleny and the Defense of the Phallus / Joseph Bristow 144 Part III. Image Archives 8. Art and Pornography: At the Limit of Action / Robert L. Caserio 163 9. Big Black Beauty: Drawing and Naming the Black Male Figure in Superhero and Gay Porn Comics / Darieck Scott 183 10. Gay Sunshine, Pornopoetic Collage, and Queer Archive / Robert Dewhurst 213 11. This Is What Porn Can Be Like! A Conversation with Shine Louise Houston / Mireille Miller-Young 234 Part IV. Rough Archives 12. Snuff and Nonsense: The Discursive Life of a Phantasmatic Archive / Lisa Downing 249 13. Rough Sex / Eugenie Brinkema 262 14. "It's Not Really Porn": Insex and the Revolution in Technological Interactivity / Marcia Klotz 284 Part V. Transnational Archives 15. Porno Ricans at the Borders of Empire / Ramon E. Soto-Crespo 303 16. Butts, Bundas, Bottoms, Ends: Tracing the Legacy of the Pornochanchada in A B ... Profunda / Melissa Schindler 317 17. Pornographic Faith: Two Sources of Naked Sense at the Limits of Belief and Humiliation / John Paul Ricco 338 18. Parody of War: Pleasure at the Limits of Pornography / Prabha Manuratne 356 Part VI. Archives of Excess 19. Fantasy Uncut: Foreskin Fetishism and the Morphology of Desire / Harri Kalha 375 20. Stadler's Boys; or, The Fictions of Child Pornography / Steven Ruszczycky 399 21. Stumped / Tim Dean 420 Appendix. Clandestine Catalogs: A Bibliography of Porn Research Collections / Caitlin Shanley 441 Filmography 457 Bibliography 459 Notes on Contributors 481 Index 485

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Book SynopsisBased on extensive archival and ethnographic research on dozens of women who have worked in adult entertainment since the 1980s, A Taste for Brown Sugar boldly takes on representations of black women’s sexuality in the porn industry.Trade Review“This much-needed volume reminds scholars of the need to deepen porn studies and strengthen its interdisciplinary possibilities through various theoretical lenses and critical approaches. Supporting her book with abundant images, Miller-Young thoughtfully exposes readers to concepts both visually and intellectually. … A necessary volume for academics as well as those interested in popular culture studies that have a dialogue with race and/or women. Essential. Graduate students/faculty.” -- M. Martinez * Choice *“Reading A Taste for Brown Sugar: Black Women in Pornography on a New York subway train will earn you some very interesting looks. Adorned with a cover photo featuring the beautiful porn star Jeannie Pepper topless in a white fur like something out of Superfly, and the customary wall of text that comes with academic books on the back, it brings out New York's best double takes. … A Taste for Brown Sugar offers fine scholarship, done with the utmost respect of the subject and the workers chronicled.” -- Sydette Harry * Make/Shift *"Through meticulous research and a masterly melding of the best of theoretical, conceptual, and empirical work in black women’s sexuality, A Taste for Brown Sugar analyzes African American women’s agency within the adult entertainment industry.... If A Taste for Brown Sugar can produce a solid analysis of such a difficult, controversial topic, Miller-Young has set a high bar for similar projects that study oppositional knowledge." -- Patricia Hill Collins * Journal of American History *"[E]ssential reading for anyone seeking to understand new work on feminism, critical race studies, pornography, and film history." -- Svati P. Shah * Women's Review of Books *"A Taste for Brown Sugar is a necessary, long overdue text that should interest scholars and students of various fields and backgrounds, particularly those interested in feminist theory, media studies, histories of black women, sex work, and of course porn studies.... The book is impressive, cultivating a rich and diverse tapestry of urgent voices and images, revealing the complicated interplay between labor and representation." -- Laura Helen Marks * Feminist Media Studies *"Everyone interested in understanding the industry and the people, especially the Black women involved, in front of and behind the cameras, should read this book cover to cover.... There is a wide audience for this well-researched and well-produced book.... The general public as well as researchers from film and media studies, history, sexuality studies, African American studies, labor studies, critical race studies, sociology, and anthropology will appreciate A Taste for Brown Sugar." -- Sherri L. Barnes * Feminist Collections *"Miller-Young offers a compelling examination of African American women’s participation in one of the nation’s most understudied industries: the porn business. Filling a void within African American women’s historiography and presenting a more nuanced perspective on women’s work, she situates black female porn laborers within the larger context of 20th-century work. Miller-Young has produced a bold and engaging study that challenges historians of the black female experiences to re-conceptualize ideas about race and gender and labor and black sexualities." -- LaShawn Harris * Souls *"In a field so dominated by the visual, it is Miller-Young’s insistence that we hear, as well as see, black women in porn that makes her book so textured, colorful, brash, and critically engrossing. Divided into six well-written and informative chapters, this ambitious scholarly tour de force offers an ethnographic account of black women’s labor in the porn industry, as well as a historicist cultural appraisal of blackness in pornography from the early twentieth century into our present era." -- L. H. Stallings * Black Camera *"Throughout six chapters of insightful and rigorous thought, Miller-Young traces the evolution of black sex actors as a heavily stereotyped spectacle during the silent era to a more nuanced and contemporary understanding of them as working professionals seeking, and oftentimes finding, autonomy and female sexual empowerment. A Taste for Brown Sugar is a leap forward in feminist thinking and sex work studies, and a crucial read for any student of women's studies." -- Laura L. S. Bauer * Women's Studies *"All those who are interested in porn, African American, film, cultural or queer studies would benefit from reading this multifaceted, nuanced, decidedly non-white interpretation of the porn industry." -- Angela Mika Holton * Sexuality & Culture *"A Taste for Brown Sugar has raised the bar for porn studies." -- Whitney Strub * Journal of the History of Sexuality *"By centering labor, Miller-Young deftly side-steps debates about whether pornography can be feminist and instead shows us that economies of desire are mutable and can be manipulated to find spaces of survival and even pleasure. This perspective is an important addition to black feminist sexuality studies. Audiences interested in American studies, labor history, the history of pornography, black feminism, and sexuality studies should take note of this important book." -- Amber Jamilla Musser * GLQ *"A Taste of Brown Sugar is a profoundly impressive history, guided confidently by Miller-Young’s expert hand. Her interviews, excerpts of which are incorporated throughout the book, provide critical evidence for her nuanced thesis and demonstrate the value of oral history in otherwise 'traditional' historical accounts." -- Mario Alvarez * Oral History Review *"Miller-Young ends the book with a succinct, pointed conclusion that reminds the reader one last time of the humanity at the core of the adult film industry—but it could equally describe the relationship of pornography studies to cinema and media studies more broadly. . . . It’s that relentless focus, even more than the important, meaty historical inquiry, deep textual analysis, and ideological interventions, that make A Taste for Brown Sugar required reading." -- Peter Aliluna * Journal of Cinema and Media Studies *Table of ContentsPreface. Confessions of a Black Feminist Academic Photographer vii Acknowledgments viii Introduction. Brown Sugar: Theorizing Black Women's Sexual Labor in Photography 1 1. Sepia Sex Scenes: Spectacles of Difference in Race Porn 23 2. Sexy Soul Sisters: Black Women in the Golden Era 66 3. Black Chicks: Marketing Black Women in the Video Era 104 4. Ho Theory: Black Female Sexuality at the Convergence of Hip Hop and Pornography 142 5. (Black) Porn Star: Aspirations and Realities in Porn Work 180 6. Behind the Scenes: Confronting Disempowerment and Creating Change in Black Women's Porn Work 226 Epilogue. Behind the Camera: Black Women's Illicit Erotic Interventions 263 Notes 283 Bibliography 315 Index 355

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Book SynopsisTells a story of censorship and politics during the early Cold War. The author recounts the 1950 Empire Zinc Strike in Bayard, New Mexico, the making of the extraordinary motion picture Salt of the Earth by Local 890 of the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers, and the films suppression by Hollywood, federal and state governments, and organised labour.

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Book SynopsisA complex examination of "criminality" and "the criminal" as constructs and active presences in Southeast Asia. Contributors explore such themes as surveillance, incarceration, law and custom, secrecy, and corruption. A fascinating study of power and...Trade ReviewThis book problematizes the concept of criminality and its long-standing intimacy with the formation and consolidation of the state and capitalism.... It is a major contribution. * Asian Journal of Social Science *The authors provide a wealth of material that reflects a wide range of analyses from various disciplinary perspectives, very ably supplemented by an editorial introduction that seeks to instill a sense of focus to the whole work. * Bijdragen *

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Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking Handbook examines a range of novel intersections between ethics and social psychology, extending the boundaries of the field beyond concerns of moral and positive psychology. It reflects on a range of social psychological approaches to moral issues, as well as on the ethical implications of social psychology research.

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Book SynopsisG is for Genes shows how a dialogue between geneticists and educationalists can have beneficial results for the education of all childrenand can also benefit schools, teachers, and society at large. Draws on behavioral genetic research from around the world, including the UK-based Twins' Early Development Study (TEDS), one of the largest twin studies in the world Offers a unique viewpoint by bringing together genetics and education, disciplines with a historically difficult relationship Shows that genetic influence is not the same as genetic determinism and that the environment matters at least as much as genes Designed to spark a public debate about what naturally-occurring individual differences mean for education and equality Trade Review"G is for Genes is a controversial book and this is exactly why it certainly makes an interesting reading." (Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical And Molecular Teratology, 15 December 2014) "This is a most important book for educationists, teachers, psychologists, parents and learners." (South West Review, 1 June 2014 "G is for Genes is an easy-to read book for a general audience, providing an extensive overview of findings from behavioral genetic studies related to education and achievement." (Twin Research and Human Genetics, 1 May 2014) "In sum, G Is for Genesis an admirable effort by two authors who are excellent translational scholars. It alights on a number of important educational issues and does so in a reasoned and constructive manner." (PsycCRITIQUES, 7 April 2014) "This book breaks down complex science in an engaging and accessible way so that the wider audience can enjoy reading about genetic research, molecular biology, genome screening and most relevantly the implications for education." (Early Years Educator, 1 February 2014) "This book breaks down complex science in an engaging and accessible way so that the wider audience can enjoy reading about genetic research, moelecular biology, genome screening and, most relevantly, the implications for education." (Early Years Educator, February 2014)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Part One In Theory 1 Chapter 1 Genetics, Schools, and Learning 3 The Aims and Assumptions of Education 4 Diverse Opportunities to Draw Out Individual Potential 8 DNA in the Classroom 10 In Summary 11 Chapter 2 How We Know What We Know 14 Twins: A Natural Experiment 15 DNA Sequencing 18 Chapter 3 The 3Rs: Reading, wRiting 22 From DNA to ABC 24 Environmental Influences on Reading Ability 31 Struggling Readers 34 The Genetics of Writing Ability 38 Chapter 4 and ’Rithmetic 42 So, Why are Some People Better at Math than Others? 43 How does Nurture Affect Mathematical Ability? 52 Chapter 5 Physical Education: Who, What, Why, Where, and How? 57 Genes, Sports, and Smoking 62 Obesity, Genes, and Environment 64 The Heritability of Fitness 67 Gym Class Heroes 69 In Summary 74 Chapter 6 Science: A Different Way of Thinking? 78 Differences Between the Sexes 85 In Summary 87 Chapter 7 How do IQ and Motivation Fit In? 89 IQ + Genetics = Controversy (and Name-calling) 95 Self-Confidence and Motivation 98 Improving Confidence and Cognition in the Classroom 100 Chapter 8 Special Educational Needs: Ideas and Inspiration 105 The Expansion of Special Educational Needs 110 Personalized Learning in Action 113 In Summary 114 Chapter 9 ‘‘Clones’’ in the Classroom 115 Positivity and Achievement 122 Clones in the Classroom 122 Chapter 10 Mind the Gap: Social Status and School Quality 126 Low SES: What Does It Look Like? 129 What Does the Heritability of SES Mean? 133 School Quality 136 Chapter 11 Genetics and Learning: The Big Ideas 141 Big Idea #1: Achievement and Ability Vary, Partly for Genetic Reasons 141 Big Idea #2: The Abnormal is Normal 142 Big Idea #3: Continuity is Genetic and Change is Environmental 143 Big Idea #4: Genes are Generalists and Environments are Specialists 144 Big Idea #5: Environments are Influenced by Genes 144 Big Idea #6: The Environments that Matter Most are Unique to Individuals 145 Big Idea #7: Equality of Opportunity Requires Diversity of Opportunity 146 Part Two In Practice 147 Chapter 12 Personalization in Practice 149 So, What Can Be Done to Make Teaching and Learning More Personalized? 150 A Good ‘‘Mindset’’ for Learning 153 Other Ways to Personalize Learning 158 In Summary 159 Chapter 13 Eleven Policy Ideas 161 1. Minimize the Core Curriculum and Test Basic Skills 161 2. Increase Choice 163 3. Forget About Labels 165 4. Teach the Child, As Well As the Class 166 5. Teach Children How To Succeed 168 6. Promote Equal Opportunities from an Early Age as a Foundation for Social Mobility in the Future 170 7. Equalize Extracurricular Opportunities at School 172 8. Create a Two Stage PE Program 172 9. Change the Destination 173 10. Train New Teachers in Genetics and Give Them the Tools to Put it Into Practice 175 11. Big Is Beautiful 177 Chapter 14 Education Secretary for a Day 178 Index 189

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Book Synopsis Emphasizing the intertwined concepts of freedom of the press and social responsibility, this is the first book to cover media ethics from a truly global perspective. Case studies on hot topics and issues of enduring importance in media studies are introduced and thoroughly analyzed, with particular focus on ones involving social media and public protest Written by two global media ethics experts with extensive teaching experience, this work covers the whole spectrum of media, from news, film, and television, to advertising, PR, and digital media End-of-chapter exercises, discussion questions, and commentary boxes from a global group of scholars reinforce student learning, engage readers, and offer diverse perspectives Table of ContentsPreface vii 1 Introduction: Contexts for Ethical Decision-Making 1 2 Philosophical Perspectives on Ethical Decision-Making: The Individualist Traditions 19 3 Philosophical Perspectives on Ethical Decision-Making: The Collectivist Traditions 35 4 Ethics and Political Economy 54 5 Boundaries on Civil Discourse 75 6 Advertising, Public Relations, and Materialism 90 7 Global Entertainment 108 8 Media and the Political Process 121 9 The Rule of Law 138 10 Treasuring Persons, Protecting Institutions: The Protection of Minority Voices 149 11 Religion and Social Responsibility 169 12 War, Violence, and Media 179 13 Truth, Conflict, Chronic Problems, and Media Attention 190 14 Conclusion 205 Glossary 213 References 215 Index 243

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Book Synopsis Emphasizing the intertwined concepts of freedom of the press and social responsibility, this is the first book to cover media ethics from a truly global perspective. Case studies on hot topics and issues of enduring importance in media studies are introduced and thoroughly analyzed, with particular focus on ones involving social media and public protest Written by two global media ethics experts with extensive teaching experience, this work covers the whole spectrum of media, from news, film, and television, to advertising, PR, and digital media End-of-chapter exercises, discussion questions, and commentary boxes from a global group of scholars reinforce student learning, engage readers, and offer diverse perspectives Table of ContentsPreface vii 1 Introduction: Contexts for Ethical Decision-Making 1 2 Philosophical Perspectives on Ethical Decision-Making: The Individualist Traditions 19 3 Philosophical Perspectives on Ethical Decision-Making: The Collectivist Traditions 35 4 Ethics and Political Economy 54 5 Boundaries on Civil Discourse 75 6 Advertising, Public Relations, and Materialism 90 7 Global Entertainment 108 8 Media and the Political Process 121 9 The Rule of Law 138 10 Treasuring Persons, Protecting Institutions: The Protection of Minority Voices 149 11 Religion and Social Responsibility 169 12 War, Violence, and Media 179 13 Truth, Conflict, Chronic Problems, and Media Attention 190 14 Conclusion 205 Glossary 213 References 215 Index 243

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Book SynopsisGlobalizing Responsibility: The Political Rationalities of Ethical Consumption presents an innovative reinterpretation of the forces that have shaped the remarkable growth of ethical consumption. Develops a theoretically informed new approach to shape our understanding of the pragmatic nature of ethical action in consumption processes Provides empirical research on everyday consumers, social networks, and campaigns Fills a gap in research on the topic with its distinctive focus on fair trade consumption Locates ethical consumption within a range of social theoretical debates -on neoliberalism, governmentality, and globalisation Challenges the moralism of much of the analysis of ethical consumption, which sees it as a retreat from proper citizenly politics and an expression of individualised consumerism Trade Review"Globalizing Responsibility: The Political Rationalities of Ethical Consumption presents an innovative reinterpretation of the forces that have shaped the remarkable growth of ethical consumption." (Breitbart.com: Business Wire, 29 November 2010)Table of ContentsSeries Editors' Preface. Preface and Acknowledgements. 1 Introduction: Politicizing Consumption in an Unequal World. 1.1 The Moralization of Consumption. 1.2 Justice, Responsibility and the Politics of Consumption. 1.3 Relocating Agency in Ethical Consumption. 1.4 Problematizing Consumption. Part One Theorizing Consumption Differently. 2 The Ethical Problematization of 'The Consumer'. 2.1 Teleologies of Consumerism and Individualization. 2.2 Theorizing Consumers as Political Subjects. 2.3 The Responsibilization of the Consumer. 2.4 What Type of Subject Is 'The Consumer'? 2.5 Does Governing Consumption Involve Governing the Consumer? 2.6 The Ethical Problematization of the Consumer. 2.7 Conclusion. 3 Practising Consumption. 3.1 The Antinomies of Consumer Choice. 3.2 Theorizing Consumption Practices. 3.3 Problematizing Choice. 3.4 Articulating Background. 3.5 Conclusion. 4 Problematizing Consumption. 4.1 Consumer Choice and Citizenly Acts. 4.2 Articulating Consumption and the Consumer. 4.3 Mobilizing the Ethical Consumer. 4.4 Articulating the Ethical Consumer. 4.5 Conclusion. Part Two Doing Consumption Differently. 5 Grammars of Responsibility. 5.1 Justifying Practices. 5.2 Researching the (Ir)responsible Consumer. 5.3 Versions of Responsibility. 5.4 Dilemmas of Responsibility. 5.5 Conclusion. 6 Local Networks of Global Feeling. 6.1 Locating the Fair Trade Consumer. 6.2 Re-evaluating Fair Trade Consumption. 6.3 Managing Fair Trade, Mobilizing Networks. 6.4 Doing Fair Trade: Buying, Giving, Campaigning. 6.5 Conclusion. 7 Fairtrade Urbanism. 7.1 Rethinking the Spatialities of Fair Trade. 7.2 Re-imagining Bristol: From Slave Trade to Fair Trade. 7.3 Putting Fair Trade in Place. 7.4 Fair Trade and 'The Politics of Place Beyond Place'. 7.5 Conclusion. 8 Conclusion: Doing Politics in an Ethical Register. 8.1 Beyond the Consumer. 8.2 Doing Responsibility. Notes. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisGlobalizing Responsibility: The Political Rationalities of Ethical Consumption presents an innovative reinterpretation of the forces that have shaped the remarkable growth of ethical consumption. Develops a theoretically informed new approach to shape our understanding of the pragmatic nature of ethical action in consumption processes Provides empirical research on everyday consumers, social networks, and campaigns Fills a gap in research on the topic with its distinctive focus on fair trade consumption Locates ethical consumption within a range of social theoretical debates -on neoliberalism, governmentality, and globalisation Challenges the moralism of much of the analysis of ethical consumption, which sees it as a retreat from proper citizenly politics and an expression of individualised consumerism Trade Review"Globalizing Responsibility: The Political Rationalities of Ethical Consumption presents an innovative reinterpretation of the forces that have shaped the remarkable growth of ethical consumption." (Breitbart.com: Business Wire, 29 November 2010)Table of ContentsSeries Editors' Preface. Preface and Acknowledgements. 1 Introduction: Politicizing Consumption in an Unequal World. 1.1 The Moralization of Consumption. 1.2 Justice, Responsibility and the Politics of Consumption. 1.3 Relocating Agency in Ethical Consumption. 1.4 Problematizing Consumption. Part One Theorizing Consumption Differently. 2 The Ethical Problematization of 'The Consumer'. 2.1 Teleologies of Consumerism and Individualization. 2.2 Theorizing Consumers as Political Subjects. 2.3 The Responsibilization of the Consumer. 2.4 What Type of Subject Is 'The Consumer'? 2.5 Does Governing Consumption Involve Governing the Consumer? 2.6 The Ethical Problematization of the Consumer. 2.7 Conclusion. 3 Practising Consumption. 3.1 The Antinomies of Consumer Choice. 3.2 Theorizing Consumption Practices. 3.3 Problematizing Choice. 3.4 Articulating Background. 3.5 Conclusion. 4 Problematizing Consumption. 4.1 Consumer Choice and Citizenly Acts. 4.2 Articulating Consumption and the Consumer. 4.3 Mobilizing the Ethical Consumer. 4.4 Articulating the Ethical Consumer. 4.5 Conclusion. Part Two Doing Consumption Differently. 5 Grammars of Responsibility. 5.1 Justifying Practices. 5.2 Researching the (Ir)responsible Consumer. 5.3 Versions of Responsibility. 5.4 Dilemmas of Responsibility. 5.5 Conclusion. 6 Local Networks of Global Feeling. 6.1 Locating the Fair Trade Consumer. 6.2 Re-evaluating Fair Trade Consumption. 6.3 Managing Fair Trade, Mobilizing Networks. 6.4 Doing Fair Trade: Buying, Giving, Campaigning. 6.5 Conclusion. 7 Fairtrade Urbanism. 7.1 Rethinking the Spatialities of Fair Trade. 7.2 Re-imagining Bristol: From Slave Trade to Fair Trade. 7.3 Putting Fair Trade in Place. 7.4 Fair Trade and 'The Politics of Place Beyond Place'. 7.5 Conclusion. 8 Conclusion: Doing Politics in an Ethical Register. 8.1 Beyond the Consumer. 8.2 Doing Responsibility. Notes. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisOngoing research in nanotechnology promises both innovations and risks, potentially and profoundly changing the world. This book helps to promote a balanced understanding of this important emerging technology, offering an informed and impartial look at the technology, its science, and its social impact and ethics. Nanotechnology is crucial for the next generation of industries, financial markets, research labs, and our everyday lives; this book provides an informed and balanced look at nanotechnology and its social impact Offers a comprehensive background discussion on nanotechnology itself, including its history, its science, and its tools, creating a clear understanding of the technology needed to evaluate ethics and social issues Authored by a nanoscientist and philosophers, offers an accurate and accessible look at the science while providing an ideal text for ethics and philosophy courses Explores the most immediate and urgent areas oTrade Review“This book deserves to be read by anyone interested in why nanotechnology is important and why it matters, and particularly by anyone new to this field. For those already familiar with some (if not all) of the topics that the book covers, there is still some benefit to be gained from reading about some of the latest applications in areas in which they may not have such detailed knowledge. It also permits the reader to take a critical stance on the topics and arguments raised in the book, especially since the book’s objective is to prompt the dialogue that is needed to achieve further progress and to continue to broaden the debates.” (Nanoethics, 1 October 2014)” “However, for the reader looking for general background about nanotechnology and many of its social and ethical issues, the book is worth reading, as long as its arguments are carefully scrutinized and increased understanding of connections among such issues is not expected.” (Bioethical Inquiry, 2011) “I highly recommend this book. It is certain that nanotechnology’s advance will continue, affecting many facets of our lives. Fritz Allhof, Patrick Lin, and Daniel Moore have provided the best available overview of the many changes that one can expect to see as a result of nanotechnology’s continued advances, and the many ethical implications inherent in this advance. While the authors ask many more questions than they answer, they prepare the intellectual landscape for the ethical debates that are certain to take place over the coming years regarding the often-insidious infusion of various manifestations of nanotechnology into our society.” (Journal of Military Ethics, 19 April 2012) "In their recent publication, What is Nanotechnology and Why Does it Matter: From Science to Ethics, the authors Fritz Allhoff, Patrick Lin, and Daniel Moore search for answers to these two questions-questions which, whether directly addressed or not, underlie all scholarly, political, and consumer protection writings on nanotechnology. In this 260 page, thirteen-chapter book, the authors come impressively close to providing satisfying answers to these questions." (Amber Hottes, Nanotechnology Law & Business, Volume 7, Issue 2) "As with a number of other such books in print, "What is Nanotechnology and why does it Matter?" brings both scientific knowledge and Ethical/Legal/Societal implications (ELSI) to bear. It heralds the profound changes of nanotechnology while attempting to provide an effective way to deliberate ELSI, as nanotechnology unfolds into full development. In seeking to "tame a riot of speculation" [ix], Allhoff, Lin, and Moore reveal much of the complexity of the ongoing discourse on this matter, leaving quandary on multiple related issues. The tripartite layout of the book demarcates particular areas of expertise represented by the individual authors, in an unusual collaboration that brings distinctive breadth to a relatively well-published area of inquiry." (Rosalyn W. Berne, The Journal of Philosophy, Science & Law, Volume 11, 10 October 2011) "The book is well-suited to be used either as a coherent text for introductory courses focused specifically on nanotechnology, or used as stand-alone chapters that can be selected to augment and supplement readings in a wide range of courses in fields such as public policy, engineering, sociology, or philosophy of science. The highly interdisciplinary perspective offered in this book should also serve as a model of how scholars can effectively collaborate across fields in ways that break down obstacles and connect findings across disciplines that are all-too-often isolated." (Evan S. Michelson, Science and Public Policy, 2011) "Overall What is Nanotechnology and Why does it Matter? From Science to Ethics makes an important contribution to the literature as it offers an overview of the nature and implications of nanotechnology. Scientists, researchers, students, industry executives and policymakers will find this volume extremely informative and useful. As advancements in nanotechnology will take place, further dialogues and debates are needed to move nano-products responsibly into the market." (Fabrice Jotterand, International Journal of Applied Philosophy,2010) "Undoubtedly, reading this book will stimulate a great deal of discussion, which is, perhaps, its chief merit. From this viewpoint the great breadth of coverage is a definite advantage, because it ensures that there is a great variety of food for thought in the content." (Nanotechnology Perceptions, 1 November 2010) "This book was very carefully constructed. Painstaking internal cross-reference refer the reader to fuller discussions of topics in other chapters. Nearly every chapter, at the start and conclusion, includes a few sentences on scope." (Nanotechnology Law & Business, summer 2010) Table of ContentsPreface viii Unit I What Is Nanotechnology? 1 1 The Basics of Nanotechnology 3 1.1 Definitions and Scales 3 1.2 The Origins of Nanotechnology 5 1.3 The Current State of Nanotechnology 8 1.4 The Future of Nanotechnology 12 1.5 Nanotechnology in Nature and Applications 16 2 Tools of the Trade 20 2.1 Seeing the Nanoscale 21 2.2 Basic Governing Theories 30 3 Nanomaterials 36 3.1 Formation of Materials 36 3.2 Carbon Nanomaterials 37 3.3 Inorganic Nanomaterials 44 4 Applied Nanotechnology 56 4.1 Using Nanomaterials 56 4.2 Nanotechnology Computing and Robotics 62 4.3 Predicting the Future of Technology 67 Unit II Risk, Regulation, and Fairness 71 5 Risk and Precaution 73 5.1 Risk 73 5.2 Cost–Benefit Analysis 79 5.3 Precautionary Principles 82 5.4 Evaluating the Precautionary Principle 89 6 Regulating Nanotechnology 96 6.1 The Stricter-Law Argument 97 6.2 Learning from History 100 6.3 Objections to the Stricter-Law Argument 102 6.4 An Interim Solution? 120 6.5 Putting the Pieces Together 124 7 Equity and Access 126 7.1 Distributive Justice 127 7.2 Nanotechnology and the Developing World 132 7.3 Water Purification 135 7.4 Solar Energy 140 7.5 Medicine 143 7.6 Nanotechnology, the Developing World, and Distributive Justice 145 Unit III Ethical and Social Implications 151 8 Environment 153 8.1 Society, Technology, and the Environment 154 8.2 Environmental Risks of Nanotechnology 159 8.3 Nanotechnology Solutions to Environmental Problems 161 8.4 Overall Assessments: Risk and Precaution 168 9 Military 170 9.1 The Military and Technology 170 9.2 A Nano-Enabled Military 173 9.3 A Nano-Enabled Defense System 177 9.4 Ethical Concerns 179 10 Privacy 185 10.1 Historical and Legal Background 186 10.2 Philosophical Foundations 192 10.3 Radio Frequency Identity Chips 198 10.4 Item-Level Tagging 201 10.5 Human Implants 204 10.6 RFID-Chipped Identification 207 10.7 Is RFID a Threat to Privacy? 210 11 Medicine 215 11.1 The Rise of Nanomedicine 216 11.2 Diagnostics and Medical Records 219 11.3 Treatment 223 11.4 Moving Forward 227 12 Human Enhancement 230 12.1 What is Human Enhancement? 231 12.2 Defining Human Enhancement 234 12.3 The Therapy–Enhancement Distinction 237 12.4 Human Enhancement Scenarios 240 12.5 Untangling the Issues in Human Enhancement 243 12.6 Restricting Human Enhancement Technologies? 252 13 Conclusion 254 13.1 Chapter Summaries 255 13.2 Final Thoughts and Future Investigations 258 References 261 Index 282

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Book SynopsisEthics for Psychologists, 2nd Edition is a comprehensive handbook covering the full range of ethical challenges that confront psychologists in practice and research Written for all psychology practitioners and researchers Addresses new concerns such as ''whistleblowing'',quantifying ethics,and Internet-related issues Features greatly expanded section of case studies, resolutions, and work exercises Suitable for all English-speaking countries beyond just North America Includes guidance on a variety of national ethics codes, including the European Meta-Code of Ethicsand the UN Declaration ofHuman Rights Trade Review"At the same time, we conclude that a walk through this particular forest will provide readers with some interesting new knowledge, skill, and perspective . . . the breadth in the book is intriguing. For example, Francis takes an international perspective that encourages readers to broaden their cultural horizons. He also cites literature from other fields, such as business ethics, which provides additional context for psychologists." (The American Journal of Psychology, 1 March 2011)From review of 1st edition: "This book will prove an invaluable resource to those seeking a broad, cross-national ethical perspective that applies to psychologists across specialities." (Roz Shafran, Behaviour Research and Therapy, vol. 40, 2002)Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. Part I: Conceptual Issues in Ethics. 1. Background to Ethics. 2. Theories and Explanations. 3. Ethical Gradualism. Part II: Principles and Codes. 4. Key Principles. 5. Codes and Covenants. 6. Legal Issues. Part III: Practical Issues in Ethics. 7. Ethical Infrastructures. 8. Identifying the Client. 9. Research Ethics. Part IV: Decision-Making Issues. 10. Broad Issues of Practice. 11. The Quantification of Ethics. 12. Decision Making. 13. Case Prescriptions. 14. Worked Cases. 15. Further Cases for Consideration . Appendix I: The European Federation of Psychologists' Associations Meta-Code. Appendix II: The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisEthics for Psychologists, 2nd Edition is a comprehensive handbook covering the full range of ethical challenges that confront psychologists in practice and research Written for all psychology practitioners and researchers Addresses new concerns such as ''whistleblowing'',quantifying ethics,and Internet-related issues Features greatly expanded section of case studies, resolutions, and work exercises Suitable for all English-speaking countries beyond just North America Includes guidance on a variety of national ethics codes, including the European Meta-Code of Ethicsand the UN Declaration ofHuman Rights Trade Review"At the same time, we conclude that a walk through this particular forest will provide readers with some interesting new knowledge, skill, and perspective . . . the breadth in the book is intriguing. For example, Francis takes an international perspective that encourages readers to broaden their cultural horizons. He also cites literature from other fields, such as business ethics, which provides additional context for psychologists." (The American Journal of Psychology, 1 March 2011) From review of 1st edition: "This book will prove an invaluable resource to those seeking a broad, cross-national ethical perspective that applies to psychologists across specialities." (Roz Shafran, Behaviour Research and Therapy, vol. 40, 2002)Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. Part I: Conceptual Issues in Ethics. 1. Background to Ethics. 2. Theories and Explanations. 3. Ethical Gradualism. Part II: Principles and Codes. 4. Key Principles. 5. Codes and Covenants. 6. Legal Issues. Part III: Practical Issues in Ethics. 7. Ethical Infrastructures. 8. Identifying the Client. 9. Research Ethics. Part IV: Decision-Making Issues. 10. Broad Issues of Practice. 11. The Quantification of Ethics. 12. Decision Making. 13. Case Prescriptions. 14. Worked Cases. 15. Further Cases for Consideration . Appendix I: The European Federation of Psychologists' Associations Meta-Code. Appendix II: The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. References. Index

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Book SynopsisThis stimulating volume is the first to review the very latest scientific developments in human enhancement. It is unique in its examination of the ethical and policy implications of these technologies from a broad range of perspectives, including philosophy, the biological and neurosciences, and the social sciences.Trade Review"Indeed, the book itself is a cognitive enhancer par excellence and is sure to raise the level of debate on the use of enhancements and their potential risks and benefits for individuals and society itself." (Neuroethics, 14 December 2011) "This volume is appropriate for all who wish to reflect seriously on the prospects for enhancing human capacities. References in the articles range widely over the literature in bioscience and philosophy. Comprehensive index included. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers." (Choice, 1 November 2011)Table of ContentsPreface (Guy Kahane, Julian Savulescu and Ruud ter Meulen). I. Key Concepts and Questions. 1. Introduction: Wellbeing and the Concept of Enhancement (Julian Savulescu, Anders Sandberg, and Guy Kahane). 2. The Concept of Nature and the Enhancement Technologies Debate (Lisbeth Witthoefft Nielsen). 3. Enhancement, Autonomy and Authenticity (Niklas Juth). 4. Breaking Evolution's Chains: The Promise of Enhancement by Design (Russell Powell and Allen Buchanan). II. Cognitive Enhancement. 5. Introduction: Cognition Enhancement--Upgrading the Brain (Anders Sandberg). 6. The Social and Economic Impacts of Cognitive Enhancement (Anders Sandberg and Julian Savulescu). 7. Cognitive Enhancing Drugs: Neuroscience and Society (Charlotte R. Housden, Sharon Morein-Zamir, and Barbara J. Sahakian). 8. Cognitive Bias and Collective Enhancement (Steve Clarke). 9. Smart Policy: Cognitive Enhancement in the Public Interest (Nick Bostrom and Rebecca Roache). III. Mood Enhancement. 10. Introduction: Feeling Better – Scientific, Ethical and Social Issues in Mood Enhancement (Ron Berghmans, Ruud ter Meulen, Andrea Malizia and Rein Vos). 11. Reasons to Feel, Reasons to take Pills (Guy Kahane). 12. What's In a Name- ADHD and the Grey Area Between Treatment and Enhancement (Maartje Schermer and Ineke Bolt). 13. What Is Good or Bad In Mood Enhancement? (Rein Vos). 14. Asperger's Syndrome, Bipolar Disorder and the Relation between Mood, Cognition and Well-Being (Laurens Landeweerd). 15. Is Mood Enhancement a Legitimate Goal of Medicine? (Bengt Brülde). 16. Cognitive Therapy and Positive Psychology Combined: A Promising Approach to the Enhancement of Happiness (Tony Hope). 17. After Prozac (S. Matthew Liao and Rebecca Roache). IV. Physical Enhancement. 18. Introduction: Physical Enhancement (Hidde J. Haisma). 19. Physical Enhancement – The State of the Art (Andy Miah). 20. Enhanced Bodies (Claudio Tamburriniand Torbjörn Tännsjö). 21. Physical Enhancement: What Baseline, Whose Judgement? (SørenHolm and Mike McNamee). 22. Le Tour and Failure of Zero Tolerance: Time to Relax Doping Controls (Julian Savulescu and Bennett Foddy). 23. Enhancing Skill (Bennett Foddy). 24. Can a Ban on Doping in Sport be Morally Justified? (Sigmund Loland). V. Life Extension. 25. Introduction: Looking for the Fountain of Youth: Scientific, Ethical and Social Issues in the Extension of Human Lifespan (Gaia Barazzetti). 26. Is Living Longer Living Better? (Larry Temkin). 27. Life Extension versus Replacement (Gustaf Arrhenius). 28. Life Span Extension: Metaphysical Basis and Ethical Outcomes (Christine Overall). 29. Lifespan Extension and Personal Identity (Gaia Barazetti and Massimo Reichlin). 30. Intergenerational Justice and Lifespan Extension (Roberto Mordacci). 31. The Value of Life Extension to Persons as Conatively-Driven Processes (Steven Horrobin). 32. Enhancing Human Ageing: The Cultural and Psychosocial Context of Life-Span Extension (John Bond). 33. Policy Making for a New Generation of Interventions in Age-Related Disease and Decline (Kenneth Howse). VI. Moral Enhancement. 34. Moral Enhancement (Tom Douglas). 35. Unfit for the Future?: Human Nature, Scientific Progress and the Need for Moral Enhancement (Ingmar Persson and Julian Savulescu). VII. General Policy. 36. Of Nails and Hammers: Human Biological Enhancement and American Policy Tools (Henry T. Greely). 37. The Politics of Human Enhancement and the European Union (Christopher Coenen, Mirjam Schuijff and Martijintje Smits). Notes on Contributors. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis anthology takes the ever-controversial discussion of pornography out of solely academic circles; it expands the questions about porn that academics might tackle and opens the conversation to those who know it bestthe creators and users of porn. Features essays on non-traditional issues in porn, including celebrity sex tapes, virtual sex, S&M, homosexual porn, and technology's impact on the porn industry Features fascinating insights from psychologists, a lawyer, and an English professor, as well as industry insiders such as Dylan Ryder A fun, entertaining, and philosophically provocative approach to pornography, written for the general reader Trade Review"I liked several of the papers, such as Woollard's "Cheating with Jenna," which draws useful distinctions between cheating on one's partner and getting sexual enjoyment from porn, which makes a worthwhile point, and Roger Pipe's "Something for Everyone," which provides a useful history of porn. Both of these articles, as many others in the book, could be useful in an undergraduate course." (Metapsychology, February 2011) Table of ContentsAcknowledgments (Dave Monroe). Foreword: Filling in the Cave (Gram Ponante). Dirty Mindedness: An Introduction to Porn - Philosophy for Everyone (Dave Monroe). Part I: Lights, Camera, Action!: Sundry Sexy Thoughts. 1 The Jizz Biz and Quality of Life (Dylan Ryder and Dave Monroe). 2 Strange Bedfellows: The Interpenetration of Philosophy and Pornography (Andrew Aberdein). Part II: The Pornographic Mind: Psychology and Porn. 3 Yes. Yes! Yes!! What do Mona's Moans Tell us About her Sexual Pleasure? (Anne K. Gordon and Shane W. Kraus). 4 Pornography as Simulation (Theodore Bach). 5 Brothers' Milk: The Erotic and the Lethal In Bareback Pornography (Casey McKittrick). Part III: Between the Sheets: Porn Ethics and Personal Relationships. 6 Strange Love, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Porn (Tait Szabo). 7 Cheating with Jenna: Monogamy, Pornography and Erotica (Fiona Woollard). 8 Celebrity Sex Tapes: A Contemporary Cautionary Tale (Darci Doll). Part IV: Talking Dirty: Legal Issues and Free Speech. 9 One Man’s Trash is another Man’s Pleasure: Obscenity, Pornography, and the Law (Jacob M. Held). 10 What’s Wrong with Porn? (Mimi Marinucci). 11 Bumper Stickers and Boobs: Why the Free Speech Argument for Porn Fails (J.K. Miles). Part V: The Art of Dirty: Porn and Aesthetic Value. 12 The ‘Fine Art’ of Pornography? The Conflict Between Artistic Value and Pornographic Value (Christopher Bartel). 13 An Unholy Trinity: The Beautiful, The Romantic and The Vulgar (Lawrence Howe). 14 The Problem with the Problem with Pornography (David Rose). Part VI: Porn and Technology. 15 Something for Everyone: Busty Latin Anal Nurses in Leather and Glasses (Roger T. Pipe). 16 Sex, Lies and Virtual Reality (Matthew Brophy). Part VII: Kink: Alternative Porn and BDSM. 17 What Do Heterosexual Men Get Out of Consuming Girl-Girl Pornography? (Chad Parkhill). 18 Hit Me With Your Best Shot: The ‘Violent’ Controversy Surrounding SM Porn (Ummni Khan). 19 Ruminations of a Dominatriz: An Interview with Mz. Berlin (Mz. Berlin and Dave Monroe). Appendix A: Notes on Contributors.

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Book SynopsisTreatment integrity is the extent to which an intervention is implemented as its originators intended. This authoritative volume is a much-needed resource for all professionals whose mission is to ensure effective, evidence-based interventions in educational, community, and healthcare settings.Trade ReviewThis book gives students, trainees, and professionals a one-of-a-kind resource that captures the most vital information on treatment integrity available in the contemporary literature. The editors clearly achieved their intended goals of accelerating treatment integrity practice and research by compiling a substantive knowledge base, describing evidence-based techniques and aggregating the most persuasive empirical findings. With “hands on” appeal and heuristic value, the book will educate any interested reader about the merits of treatment integrity for developing exemplary practice standards and producing the best results with the people we serve. * New England Psychologist *Table of ContentsSeries ForewordContributorsIntroduction: Treatment Integrity in Psychological Research and Practice Lisa M. Hagermoser Sanetti and Thomas R. KratochwillI. Conceptualizing Treatment Integrity Treatment Fidelity in Health Services Research Heather A. King and Hayden Bosworth Understanding and Promoting Treatment Integrity in Prevention Brian K. Bumbarger Treatment Integrity as Adult Behavior Change: A Review of Theoretical Models Anna C. J. Long and Brandy R. Maynard II. Assessing Treatment Integrity Conceptual Foundations for Measuring the Implementation of Educational Innovations Jeanne Century and Amy Cassata Measuring and Analyzing Treatment Integrity Data in Research Frank M. Gresham Assessment of Treatment Integrity in Psychotherapy Research Francheska Perepletchikova III. Promoting Treatment Integrity The Use of Performance Feedback to Improve Intervention Implementation in Schools George H. Noell and Kristin A. Gansle Producing High Levels of Treatment Integrity in Practice: A Focus on Preparing Practitioners Dean L. Fixsen, Karen A. Blase, Allison J. Metz, and Sandra F. Naoom Behavior Analytic Techniques to Promote Treatment Integrity Florence D. DiGennaro Reed, Jason M. Hirst, and Veronica J. Howard IV. Applying Treatment Integrity Assessment and Promotion Methods Legal and Ethical Issues Related to Treatment Integrity in Psychology and Education Julia E. McGivern and Martha J. Walter Treatment Integrity in Conjoint Behavioral Consultation: Active Ingredients and Potential Pathways of Influence Susan M. Sheridan, Kristin M. Rispoli, and Shannon R. Holmes Treatment Integrity in Urban, Community-Based Prevention Programs Courtney N. Baker, Stephen S. Leff, Katherine Bevans, and Thomas J. Power IndexAbout the Editors

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Book SynopsisLaws subject people who perform sex work to arrest and prosecution. The Compassionate Court? assesses two prostitution diversion programs (PDPs) that offer to rehabilitate people arrested for street-based sex work as an alternative to incarceration. However, as the authors show, these PDPs often fail to provide sustainable alternatives to their mandated clients. Participants are subjected to constant surveillance and obligations, which creates a paradox of responsibility in conflict with the system's logic of rescue. Moreover, as the participants often face shame and re-traumatization as a price for services, poverty and other social problems, such as structural oppression, remain in place. The authors of The Compassionate Court? provide case studies of such programs and draw upon interviews and observations conducted over a decade to reveal how participants and professionals perceive court-affiliated PDPs, clients, and staff. Considering the motivations, vision, and goals of theseTrade Review“The Compassionate Court? is a beautifully reflexive and critical examination of prostitution diversion programs and their place in the problem-solving court movement. Despite the best efforts, these programs reinforce entrenched stigmas around race, gender, and class under the ‘cover’ of supposedly neutral crime-control goals. The authors converge around a troubling and powerful conclusion: these courts fail defendants, who are often victims themselves, withholding services to favor those who conform to norms of sexuality and femininity and reinforcing stereotypes that discipline women.”—Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve, Associate Professor of Sociology at Brown University, and author of Crook County: Racism and Injustice in America’s Largest Criminal Court“The Compassionate Court? presents a comprehensive analysis of prostitution diversion programs (PDPs). The accomplished scholars, drawing on a decade of research on two PDPs, reveal how well-intentioned criminal system reforms fall short in addressing underlying structural issues such as poverty, trauma, and housing and job insecurity. Through too-often-ignored stories of PDP participants and program professionals, this eye-opening book challenges current approaches and advocates for alternative solutions that account for the complex realities faced by marginalized sex workers.”—Barbara G. Brents, Professor of Sociology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and coauthor of Paying for Sex in a Digital Age: US and UK Perspectives

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Book SynopsisAccess to Medicines as a Human Right identifies innovative solutions applicable in both global and domestic forums, making it a valuable resource for the vast field of scholars, legal practitioners, and policymakers who must confront this challenging issue.Table of ContentsTable of Contents Preface Acknowledgements List of Contributors Introduction 1. "Access to Medicines as a Human Right and Pharmaceutical Industry Responsibilities." Part One: Rights, Norms and Ethics 2. "Human Rights Responsibilities of Pharmaceutical Companies in relation to Access to Medicines." 3. "Improving Access to Essential Medicines: International Law and Normative Change." 4. "Corporate Social Responsibility and the Right to Essential Medicines." Part Two: Social versus Business Responsibilities 5. "Benchmarking and Transparency: Incentives for the Pharmaceutical Industry's Corporate Social Responsibility." 6. "Social Responsibility and Marketing of Drugs in Developing Countries: A Goal or an Oxymoron." Part Three: Case-Studies for Achieving Corporate Responsibility 7. "Managing the Market for Medicines Access: Realizing the Right to Health by Facilitating Compulsory Licensing of Pharmaceuticals - A Case Study of Legislation and the Need for Reform." 8. "Ubuntu, AIDS and the King II Report: Reflections on Corporate Social Responsibility in South Africa." Annexure Human Rights Guidelines for Pharmaceutical Companies in relation to Access to Medicines Bibliography

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Book SynopsisRegulating Sex/Work: From Crime Control to Neo-liberalism? addresses the rise in sexual commerce and consumption by challenging traditional responses and offering a fresh approach to sex industry regulation Examines different forms of sex regulation by utilizing examples from a range of sex markets in the UK, France, USA, Australia, and India Theorizes the apparent paradox that the increase in punitive approaches to regulating the sex industry is fueling a rise in supply, demand, and diversification of the sex industry Table of Contents1. Introduction: The Changing Social and Legal Context of Sexual Commerce: Why Regulation Matters (Jane Scoular and Teela Sanders). 2. What's Law Got To Do With It? How and Why Law Matters in the Regulation of Sex Work (Jane Scoular). 3. Mainstreaming the Sex Industry: Economic Inclusion and Social Ambivalence (Barbara G. Brents and Teela Sanders). 4. The Movement to Criminalise Sex Work in the United States (Ronald Weitzer). 5. When (Some) Prostitution is Legal: The Impact of Law Reform on Sex Work in Australia (Barbara Sullivan). 6. Labours in Vice or Virtue? Neo-Liberalism, Sexual Commerce, and the Case of Indian Bar Dancing (Prabha Kotiswaran). 7. Male Sex Work: Exploring Regulation in England and Wales (Mary Whowell). 8. Bellwether Citizens: The Regulation of Male Clients of Sex Workers (Belinda Brooks-Gordon). 9. Extreme Concern: Regulating `Dangerous Pictures' in the United Kingdom (Feona Attwood and Clarissa Smith). 10. Consuming Sex: Socio-legal Shifts in the Space and Place of Sex Shops (Baptiste Coulmont and Phil Hubbard). 11. Cultural Criminology and Sex Work: Resisting Regulation through Radical Democracy and Participatory Action Research (PAR) (Maggie O'Neill).

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Book SynopsisThe international contributors to this unique collection demonstrate the significance of care ethics as a transformative way of thinking across diverse geographical, policy and interpersonal contexts.Trade Review"An exciting collection of new, cutting-edge research on care ethics that is theoretically-rich, provocative and timely." Dr. Fiona Robinson, Carleton University, Canada"This text engages with some of the most challenging issues relating to care in diverse political and practice contexts through the lens of ethics of care. Contributors from different cultural contexts and disciplines make this a valuable addition to a growing body of scholarship critically examining political and philosophical perspectives on care." Ann Gallagher, University of SurreyTable of ContentsSection One: Conceptual and Theoretical Developments; Introduction: the critical significance of care ~ Marian Barnes, Tula Brannelly, Lizzie Ward, Nicki Ward; Democratic Caring and Global Care Responsibilities ~ Joan C. Tronto; Beyond the dyad: exploring the multidimensionality of care ~ Marian Barnes; Caring for ourselves? Self-care neo-liberalism ~ Lizzie Ward; Care Ethics, Intersectionality and Post Structuralism ~ Nicki Ward; Care ethics and indigenous values –political, personal and tribal ~ Amohia Boulton and Tula Brannelly; Privilege and responsibility in the South African context ~ Vivienne Bozalek; Empathy in pursuit of a caring ethic in International development ~ Diego de Merich; Section two: Care Ethics in Practice; Exploring possibilities in telecare for aging societies ~ Ingunn Moser and Hilde Thygesen; Paradoxical constructions in Danish elderly care ~ Anne Liveng; Contours of matriarchy in care for people living with AIDS ~ Anke Niehof; HIV care and interdependent in Tanzania and Uganda ~ Ruth Evans and Agnes Atim; Reciprocity and Mutuality: people with learning disabilities as carers ~ Nicki Ward; People with Intellectual Disabilities (visually) re-imagine care ~ Anne Fudge Schormans; Care ethics and physical restraint in residential child care ~ Laura Steckley; Care for Carers: Care in the Context of Medical Migration ~ Elena Teadora Manea; Mental health service use and the ethics of care: in pursuit of justice ~ Tula Brannelly; Conclusion: Renewal and transformation – the importance of an ethics of care ~ Marian Barnes, Tula Brannelly, Lizzie Ward, Nicki Ward.

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Book SynopsisThe international contributors to this unique collection demonstrate the significance of care ethics as a transformative way of thinking across diverse geographical, policy and interpersonal contexts.Trade Review"An exciting collection of new, cutting-edge research on care ethics that is theoretically-rich, provocative and timely." Dr. Fiona Robinson, Carleton University, Canada"This text engages with some of the most challenging issues relating to care in diverse political and practice contexts through the lens of ethics of care. Contributors from different cultural contexts and disciplines make this a valuable addition to a growing body of scholarship critically examining political and philosophical perspectives on care." Ann Gallagher, University of SurreyTable of ContentsSection One: Conceptual and Theoretical Developments; Introduction: the critical significance of care ~ Marian Barnes, Tula Brannelly, Lizzie Ward, Nicki Ward; Democratic Caring and Global Care Responsibilities ~ Joan C. Tronto; Beyond the dyad: exploring the multidimensionality of care ~ Marian Barnes; Caring for ourselves? Self-care neo-liberalism ~ Lizzie Ward; Care Ethics, Intersectionality and Post Structuralism ~ Nicki Ward; Care ethics and indigenous values –political, personal and tribal ~ Amohia Boulton and Tula Brannelly; Privilege and responsibility in the South African context ~ Vivienne Bozalek; Empathy in pursuit of a caring ethic in International development ~ Diego de Merich; Section two: Care Ethics in Practice; Exploring possibilities in telecare for aging societies ~ Ingunn Moser and Hilde Thygesen; Paradoxical constructions in Danish elderly care ~ Anne Liveng; Contours of matriarchy in care for people living with AIDS ~ Anke Niehof; HIV care and interdependent in Tanzania and Uganda ~ Ruth Evans and Agnes Atim; Reciprocity and Mutuality: people with learning disabilities as carers ~ Nicki Ward; People with Intellectual Disabilities (visually) re-imagine care ~ Anne Fudge Schormans; Care ethics and physical restraint in residential child care ~ Laura Steckley; Care for Carers: Care in the Context of Medical Migration ~ Elena Teadora Manea; Mental health service use and the ethics of care: in pursuit of justice ~ Tula Brannelly; Conclusion: Renewal and transformation – the importance of an ethics of care ~ Marian Barnes, Tula Brannelly, Lizzie Ward, Nicki Ward.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the fundamental currents and tensions that lie behind recent trends in health policy such as shared decision-making, co-production, and personalisation.Trade Review“This book lays bare the contradictions and paradoxes in health policy thinking that are often conveniently ignored. Essential reading for those interested in health policy and politics and (hopefully) for politicians.” Stephen Peckham, Centre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent“Anyone who believes in the importance of a health system being designed to respect persons on an individual and societal level should read this book.” Mary Catherine Beach, John Hopkins School of Medicine“Cribb is wise to healthcare’s civic context, astute about normative questions and subtly person-centred - his elegant argument provides lucid guidance to the changing healthcare landscape.” Joshua Hordern, Oxford Healthcare Values Partnership, University of OxfordTable of ContentsBuilding Blocks; Taking Less Medicine; Choosing Care; Systems and Lives; Especially For You; The Challenge of Integration; Shaping the Future.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the fundamental currents and tensions that lie behind recent trends in health policy such as shared decision-making, co-production, and personalisation.Trade Review“This book lays bare the contradictions and paradoxes in health policy thinking that are often conveniently ignored. Essential reading for those interested in health policy and politics and (hopefully) for politicians.” Stephen Peckham, Centre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent“Anyone who believes in the importance of a health system being designed to respect persons on an individual and societal level should read this book.” Mary Catherine Beach, John Hopkins School of Medicine“Cribb is wise to healthcare’s civic context, astute about normative questions and subtly person-centred - his elegant argument provides lucid guidance to the changing healthcare landscape.” Joshua Hordern, Oxford Healthcare Values Partnership, University of OxfordTable of ContentsBuilding Blocks; Taking Less Medicine; Choosing Care; Systems and Lives; Especially For You; The Challenge of Integration; Shaping the Future.

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Book SynopsisThe book offers a detailed analysis of the design and implementation of prostitution policy at the local level.Trade Review“A splendid, evidence-based analysis of policies related to sexual commerce and labor migration in Europe. Scholars and policymakers will find the book’s findings of tremendous value as they weigh alternative proposals for regulating commercial sex. “ Ronald Weitzer, George Washington University, USATable of ContentsIntroduction Challenges of prostitution policy The local governance of prostitution: regulatory drift and implementation capture The national governance of prostitution: political rationality and the politics of discourse Understanding the policy field: migration, prostitution, trafficking and exploitation Prostitution policy beyond trafficking: collaborative governance in prostitution Summary and conclusions

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Book SynopsisProviding fresh insight into child sexual exploitation (CSE), this book uses the voices of children and young people who have experienced sexual exploitation, and the practitioners who have worked with them, to challenge the dominant discourse around CSE.Trade Review"This is a 'go to' book for those concerned with CSE, raising critical questions about definition and appropriate responses." Professor Jenny Pearce, OBE, Director, International Centre Researching Child Sexual Exploitation, Violence and Trafficking, University of Bedfordshire"This excellent book provides vital new insights into the nature of child sexual exploitation, its impact, how to prevent it and promote recovery. It is essential reading for all concerned about this major problem." Professor Harry Ferguson, University of NottinghamTable of ContentsIntroduction; From `child prostitution’ to `child sexual exploitation’: an overview; Vulnerabilities; Risk; Exchange and abuse; Responses, recognition and reciprocity; Conclusion: child sexual exploitation -- agency, abuse and exchange.

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Book SynopsisProviding fresh insight into child sexual exploitation (CSE), this book uses the voices of children and young people who have experienced sexual exploitation, and the practitioners who have worked with them, to challenge the dominant discourse around CSE.Trade Review"This is a 'go to' book for those concerned with CSE, raising critical questions about definition and appropriate responses." Professor Jenny Pearce, OBE, Director, International Centre Researching Child Sexual Exploitation, Violence and Trafficking, University of Bedfordshire"This excellent book provides vital new insights into the nature of child sexual exploitation, its impact, how to prevent it and promote recovery. It is essential reading for all concerned about this major problem." Professor Harry Ferguson, University of NottinghamTable of ContentsIntroduction; From ‘child prostitution’ to ‘child sexual exploitation’: an overview; Vulnerabilities; Risk; Exchange and abuse; Responses, recognition and reciprocity; Conclusion: child sexual exploitation -- agency, abuse and exchange.

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Book SynopsisAn examination of the early work of the innovative Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children Ethics and Law Committee. It will help anyone involved in other cohort studies to understand how ethical policies evolve.Trade Review"A fascinating account of a pioneering study, which developed ethical procedures in an evolving context with no existing coherent framework." Anna Tarrant, University of LincolnTable of ContentsIntroduction Part One: ALSPAC Ethics and Law Committee: a new concept one Preliminaries and pioneers: framing the questions two Informal or casual: an unusual style three Advisory to independent: a missed opportunity four Bureaucratic battles: liaison with the Local Research Ethics Committees Part Two: Policy development: a case of case law five Confidentiality and anonymity: a rod for their own backs six Informed consent: too much information seven Child protection: an observational study? eight Disclosure of individual results: foreseen feedback and incidental findings nine Disclosure of individual results: participants’ requests ten Participants’ problems: people not policies eleven External databases: anonymous linkage Part Three: Beyond policy: a broad remit twelve Retention of the Cohort: incentives or inducements thirteen Commercial collaborations: selling our souls fourteen Comprehensive oversight: undocumented and unacknowledged fifteen Influence beyond ALSPAC: extension of expertise Conclusions

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Book SynopsisWinner of the British Society of Criminology Annual Book Prize 2022. This valuable exploration of work duality calls for recognition of the experiences of sex workers, featuring the accounts of individuals who take extraordinary risks to hold jobs in both sex industries and non-sex work employment.Table of ContentsForeword by John Lowman Introduction “You can’t make a living doing porn”: Laith “I am the same me in bookings as I am out”: Sage “I was an escort on a bike”: Kora “Maybe it will be good for British girls because less Europeans coming into the industry”: Darcy “I was outed in one of the tabloid newspapers”: Anonymous “They are both shitty jobs … because I’m not free”: Sierra “Don't judge us as different from you": Wyatt Postscript

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Book SynopsisBetween 1840 and 1920, Cuba abolished slavery, fought two wars of independence, and was occupied by the United States before finally becoming an independent republic. Tiffany A. Sippial argues that during this tumultuous era, Cuba's struggle to define itself as a modern nation found focus in the social and sexual anxieties surrounding prostitution and its regulation.

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Book SynopsisThis study of Christianity in the infamous camps where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II yields insights both far-reaching and timely. Anne Blankenship shows how church leaders were forced to assess the ethics and pragmatism of fighting against or acquiescing to what they clearly perceived, even in the midst of a national crisis, as an unjust social system.

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Book SynopsisEvery porn scene is a record of people at work. But on-camera labor is only the beginning of the story. Part labor history, part ethnography illuminating the lives of the performers who work in the medium, Porn Work takes readers behind the scenes to explore what porn performers think of their work and how they intervene to hack it.

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Book SynopsisTackling one of today's most timely issues from a broad, humanistic perspective, this book explores the emotional, ethical, and aesthetic challenges of living under constant surveillance in post-9/11 American society.Trade ReviewLewis can write perceptively and with power, as in an autobiographical section reflecting on the social surveillance of his hardscrabble 1970s suburban childhood...Will appeal to sociologists and students of cultural studies and behaviors. * Kirkus *[T]his book contributes a clear formulation of key issues at stake while reminding us that technological advances unaccompanied by critical reflection and public discussion risk what Thoreau—one of Lewis’s political and philosophical touchstones—called 'but improved means to an unimproved end.' * Publishers Weekly *[An] accessible, ruminative, anxiety-ridden new book on American surveillance culture. * Texas Observer *Under Surveillance takes a compelling, and very chilling, look at the changes in our culture since 9/11 . . . Lewis examines the issue from a multiplicity of angles, all of which are worth giving deeper thought. * Mandatory *[A] warmly conversational treatment that is also searching and literate. * Survival *Table of Contents Introduction 1. Feeling Surveillance 2. Welcome to the Funopticon 3. Growing up Observed 4. Watching Walden 5. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God 6. The Business of Insecurity Acknowledgments Notes Index

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Book SynopsisTwentieth Anniversary Edition with a new preface and afterword From the removal of Confederate monuments in New Orleans in the spring of 2017 to the violent aftermath of the white nationalist march on the Robert E. Lee monument in Charlottesville later that summer, debates and conflicts over the memorialization of Confederate “heroes” have stormed to the forefront of popular American political and cultural discourse. In Written in Stone Sanford Levinson considers the tangled responses to controversial monuments and commemorations while examining how those with political power configure public spaces in ways that shape public memory and politics. Paying particular attention to the American South, though drawing examples as well from elsewhere in the United States and throughout the world, Levinson shows how the social and legal arguments regarding the display, construction, modification, and destruction of public monuments mark the seemingly endless cTrade Review"Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty." -- W. C. Johnson * Choice *"Levinson offers more questions than answers, which I find appealing. . . . It is a short and highly readable book, which also makes it ideal for classroom use. If one wanted to provoke a lively debate in class, this book would be the ideal work." -- Jeffrey E. Smith * Journal of American Culture *Table of ContentsPreface to the 2018 Edition xiWritten in Stone An Introduction 1 Afterword 125 Acknowledgments 203

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Krell offers a thoughtful account of the exhaustive, meticulous work, roller coaster ups and downs, and careful collaboration she put into the campaign to curb the sale of children for sex ... The bulk of Krell’s book examines how her team painstakingly gathered evidence and wrote warrants to prove that Backpage was not a neutral platform occasionally used by nefarious traffickers, but was actively soliciting and helping to create these illegal ads." * The Washington Post *"A memoir, a legal thriller, and a heartening perspective on law enforcement at its best and brightest." * STARRED Kirkus Review *"Krell, a former deputy attorney general in the California Department of Justice, debuts with a brisk recap of her efforts to prosecute the owners of Backpage.com for sex trafficking […] She lucidly explains how criminal cases are built. The result is an informative account of justice served." * Publishers Weekly *"Maggy never lost sight of the human beings — many of them vulnerable women and children — who were falling prey to profits. In the fight against human trafficking, there is no one more dedicated to applying the law to seek justice for victims. Her work to take down Backpage was unprecedented and necessary to ensure safety for children who were repeated targets for extremely harmful forms of sexual exploitation through the listing service. Maggy’s commitment to victims and survivors continues — as she shares her tireless journey to inspire a new wave of freedom fighters to continue to adapt and respond to the savvy and bullish corporate beneficiaries of trafficking that will utilize any means possible to wreck lives — her account is a must read for anyone whose heart says the world can be changed for the better." -- Carissa Phelps, JD/MBA, Esq. Founder of Runaway Girl FPC and best selling author "Runaway Girl: Escaping Life on the Streets""This book is both a fascinating legal thriller about the power of justice and a chilling reminder of how pervasive and horrific human trafficking is. Krell weaves the story together in gripping fashion and leaves the reader with hope and inspiration." -- Ashlie Bryant, Co-founder and CEO of 3Strands Global Foundation"The story of Maggy’s valiant quest to bring Backpage to justice is an insiders view into the underground world of human trafficking. Maggy has been a major champion in the fight against human trafficking and I’ve had the honor of witnessing her tenacity and heart for justice. I still remember the moment of indescribable victory when she called me to tell me that justice had been served. As an educator, victim advocate, and sex-trafficking survivor myself, I know firsthand the great harm Backpage caused by normalizing sexual abuse and commodifying vulnerable youth. That is why Maggy is one of my heroes and her story must be read. Walk with her as she recounts her compelling journey and you’ll be deeply moved by the courageous efforts of a modern-day abolitionist. I firmly believe that this book is a breathtaking testament of what happens within our legal system that makes our world safer!" -- Leah Albright-Byrd (Activist, Author, Artist)"Maggy Krell is a kick-ass prosecutor and a true champion for children who have been victimized by sex trafficking. Her heroic efforts to bring Backpage to justice was a game changer. I’m thrilled she’s written this riveting narrative with chilling detail of how our nation’s children are victimized by online traffickers. Her work has saved children’s lives and is a lasting inspiration." -- John Walsh, co-founder, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children"Maggy’s story will remind lawyers why they went to law school and inspire anyone who dreams of becoming a lawyer and fighting for children who have been trafficked and abused. This book is a fascinating legal thriller, but it’s also the story of how one person can change the world with perseverance, creativity and legal grit. Maggy’s story will stay with you long after you turn the last page." -- Yiota Souras, Senior Vice President, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children"I'm so grateful Maggy decided to share her story, which describes how she was inspired to advocate for victims of sex trafficking and hold businesses accountable for their role in enabling commercial sexual exploitation of children. Maggy's work on the Backpage case changed the course of anti-trafficking efforts across the United States. I really appreciate her compelling insider account of how law enforcement and victims and survivors of sex trafficking ultimately prevailed." -- Holly Austin Gibbs, author of Walking Prey, How America's Youth are Vulnerable to Sex Slavery"Backpage reads like a movie, outlining how a dedicated California Department of Justice prosecutor and her small team took down the world’s most notorious online brothel and changed the national dialogue. It's a fast-paced, revelatory look at human trafficking in the internet-age, and a must read for anyone interested in the law in action." -- Dan Morain, Journalist, Author of Kamala’s Way"This book is a must read for every early- to mid-career lawyer who dreams of making the world more just. Maggy Krell is a role model for all of them, whatever their legal passion. Krell’s commitment to the survivors of human trafficking—children and youth—is unparalleled. Her work to hold the principals of Backpage accountable, against considerable odds, is an inspiration for us all." -- Lisa R. Pruitt, Martin Luther King, Jr., Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law

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Book SynopsisWinner of the MLA''s 2016 Alan Bray Prize for Best Book in GLBTQ Studies How BDSM can be used as a metaphor for black female sexuality. The Color of Kink explores black women''s representations and performances within American pornography and BDSM (bondage and discipline, domination and submission, and sadism and masochism) from the 1930s to the present, revealing the ways in which they illustrate a complex and contradictory negotiation of pain, pleasure, and power for black women. Based on personal interviews conducted with pornography performers, producers, and professional dominatrices, visual and textual analysis, and extensive archival research, Ariane Cruz reveals BDSM and pornography as critical sites from which to rethink the formative links between Black female sexuality and violence. She explores how violence becomes not just a vehicle of pleasure but also a mode of accessing and contesting power. Drawing on feminist and queer theory, criticTrade ReviewThe Color of Kink breaks entirely new ground in the study of pornography and sexual cultures. Prioritizing the depathologization of black female sexuality and kink cultural practices, this book is a refreshing breakthrough in black feminist and queer theories of sex. Ariane Cruz offers usable theories that unleash the imagination and lubricate the way we think about black sexual politics. -- Mireille Miller-Young,author of A Taste for Brown Sugar: Black Women in PornographyAn exciting contribution to sexuality studies and a much-needed corrective to how we think about BDSM. With beautiful and sharp analysis, Ariane Cruz draws from a dazzling array of sources to parse out the pleasures of abjection that make BDSM an apt metaphor for thinking through black female sexuality. A wonderful, provocative book. -- Amber Jamilla Musser,author of Sensational Flesh: Race, Power, and Masochism

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Book Synopsis2021 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice MagazineShows how reproductive justice organizations' collaborative work across racial lines provides a compelling model for other groups to successfully influence changePatricia Zavella experienced firsthand the trials and judgments imposed on a working professional mother of color: her own commitment to academia was questioned during her pregnancy, as she was shamed for having children too young. And when she finally achieved her professorship, she felt out of place as one of the few female faculty members with children. These experiences sparked Zavella's interest in the movement for reproductive justice. In this book, she draws on five years of ethnographic research to explore collaborations among women of color engaged in reproductive justice activism. While there are numerous organizations focused on reproductive justice, most are racially specific, such as the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum and Black Women for Wellness. Yet Trade ReviewThoroughly researched and clearly organized, the book provides an ethnographic view of how women of color engage in social activism through reproductive justice organizations ... A well-appreciated addition to the literature on RJ. * Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine *Intersectionality is a popular concept, but this terrific study of the practical uses of an intersectional approach to organizing for social change goes far beyond the usual invocations of the term, actually illuminating its strengths and challenges ... Exhaustively researched, beautifully detailed, and theoretically powerful. * Choice *After an illustrious career, Zavella has written what reads like a magnum opus in this social movement ethnography. The Movement for Reproductive Justice captures the struggles of women of color for the human right of health care with dignity and full bodily autonomy. With this exemplary piece of feminist activist research, Zavella makes a monumental contribution to the study of social movements led by women of color. * Mobilization *

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Book SynopsisHow technology transformed the nature of sex workThe internet has revolutionized sex work perhaps more than any other profession. Today's sex workers go online to attract clients, shape personas, share information, screen potential clients, and build community. The Rise of Digital Sex Work is an intimate look into the changing face of the industry, telling the stories of workers themselves and revealing how they use the internet to share information, grow their businesses, and establish global communities. Kurt Fowler takes us inside the lives of sex workers who provide a variety of services: web-camming, dominatrix work, burlesque, and escorting. He provides insight into how race, class, and privilege affect their work and the role the internet has played in their professional journeys. Drawing on in-depth interviews with fifty workers from the United States, England, Canada, Germany, Australia, South Africa, and other industrialized countries, Fowler explores how they first enteredTrade Review"In this fascinating study, Kurt Fowler demonstrates how this migration from the streets to the internet has transformed contemporary sex work and rendered much of the existing research on the topic nearly obsolete. The wide array of sex workers we meet in the book emerge as neither ‘offenders’ nor ‘victims,’ but rather full blown humans engaged in the most human of enterprises." * Shadd Maruna, author of Making Good: How Ex-Convicts Reform and Rebuild Their Lives *"Drawing heavily on the workers’ own voices, the book describes their inventive online strategies for minimizing risks and safeguarding their agency and independence. A major contribution to our understanding of the new frontier of digital sex work." * Ronald Weitzer, author of Sex Tourism in Thailand: Inside Asia’s Premier Erotic Playground *"Highly engaging and richly descriptive, this ultra-modern exploration of sex work in the digital age yields compelling insights not just about sexuality, labor, and technology, but about identity, performance, emotion, and safety as well. The book also engages with timely and important questions related to societal expectations, employment conditions, digital culture, and personal empowerment, both within and outside of the context of criminalization." * Vanessa R. Panfil, author of The Gang's All Queer: The Lives of Gay Gang Members *"With a unique voice and vivid prose, Fowler brings the reader into the world of contemporary sex work, revealing both its appeal and risks. These sex workers buck what scholars think we know about their jobs, illuminating the complications and tensions of life in the digital age." * Jody Miller, author of Getting Played: African American Girls, Urban Inequality, and Gendered Violence *

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Book SynopsisHow technology transformed the nature of sex workThe internet has revolutionized sex work perhaps more than any other profession. Today's sex workers go online to attract clients, shape personas, share information, screen potential clients, and build community. The Rise of Digital Sex Work is an intimate look into the changing face of the industry, telling the stories of workers themselves and revealing how they use the internet to share information, grow their businesses, and establish global communities.Kurt Fowler takes us inside the lives of sex workers who provide a variety of services: web-camming, dominatrix work, burlesque, and escorting. He provides insight into how race, class, and privilege affect their work and the role the internet has played in their professional journeys. Drawing on in-depth interviews with fifty workers from the United States, England, Canada, Germany, Australia, South Africa, and other industrialized countries, Fowler exploTrade ReviewIn this fascinating study, Kurt Fowler demonstrates how this migration from the streets to the internet has transformed contemporary sex work and rendered much of the existing research on the topic nearly obsolete. The wide array of sex workers we meet in the book emerge as neither ‘offenders’ nor ‘victims,’ but rather full blown humans engaged in the most human of enterprises. * Shadd Maruna, author of Making Good: How Ex-Convicts Reform and Rebuild Their Lives *Drawing heavily on the workers’ own voices, the book describes their inventive online strategies for minimizing risks and safeguarding their agency and independence. A major contribution to our understanding of the new frontier of digital sex work. * Ronald Weitzer, author of Sex Tourism in Thailand: Inside Asia’s Premier Erotic Playground *Highly engaging and richly descriptive, this ultra-modern exploration of sex work in the digital age yields compelling insights not just about sexuality, labor, and technology, but about identity, performance, emotion, and safety as well. The book also engages with timely and important questions related to societal expectations, employment conditions, digital culture, and personal empowerment, both within and outside of the context of criminalization. * Vanessa R. Panfil, author of The Gang's All Queer: The Lives of Gay Gang Members *With a unique voice and vivid prose, Fowler brings the reader into the world of contemporary sex work, revealing both its appeal and risks. These sex workers buck what scholars think we know about their jobs, illuminating the complications and tensions of life in the digital age. * Jody Miller, author of Getting Played: African American Girls, Urban Inequality, and Gendered Violence *

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Book SynopsisWinner, Sociology of the Body and Embodiment Best Publication Award, given by the American Sociological AssociationHonorable Mention, 2021 Sexualities Section Book Award, given by the American Sociological AssociationThe first inside look at how sex workers use webcams to make a living The erotic webcam industry, also known as camming, is a thriving global business. Angela Jones takes readers inside this multi-billion dollar industry, revealing how its workers experience intimacy, community, empowermentand, as she compellingly argues, pleasure. Drawing on in-depth interviews, survey data, web analytics, and more, Jones highlights not only the dangers, but also the rewards, of working in one of the most taboo corners of the Internet. She provides an inside look at the public and private shows between cam models and their customers, from exotic dancing and pornographic videos, to masturbation shows and erotic chatrooms. A fascinating, much-needed glimpse into the lives of cam models, CamTrade ReviewAngela Jones’s Camming offers a roller-coaster ride through the often and, according to mainstream norms, necessarily hidden world of online erotic performances and relationships, camera-guided sex work, and the joys and downsides of its many professional possibilities ... Jones’s book provides a lens through which we can witness what happens on both sides of cameras in the (online) sex industries as well as contemplate our taken-for-granted norms and biases about sexualities, as triggers of both consumption and discrimination or exclusion (e.g., via criminalization). * American Journal of Sociology *Camming signifies a brilliant sociological analysis of race, ethnicity, class, nationality, gender, and sexuality while providing a detailed portrait of how cam models earn money and gain power and pleasure in the adult webcam industry. * Teaching Sociology *Sex work and desire are complicated issues for a technologically mediated society. In Camming, Jones documents how pleasure is refracted through social structures that reproduce inequality, but also how pleasure and sex work may 'crack' capitalism by resisting alienation and other forms of inequality. * Men and Masculinities *A thorough examination of the online sex-work industry and a theoretical treatise about pleasure, a topic long neglected in sociology [...] As quarantines resulting from the recent coronavirus pandemic have temporarily shut down most physical sex-work venues, Jones’s analysis of online sex work is an even more timely contribution to the field. * Choice *Camming is an important study that offers an innovative paradigm for examining not only sex work but other intimate industries. * Social Forces *Finally, a smart and profoundly feminist analysis of the webcamming industry. Readers get an inside look at what is worth celebrating about the emergence of erotic camming—namely that it is a relatively safe, often pleasurable, and accessible source of income during a time of tremendous global economic disparity. Angela Jones also shows us the ways that camming remains subject to broader social, political, and economic forces, such as racial hierarchies of desirability and transphobia/fetishization. This is a fascinating and deeply ethical and de-stigmatizing account of an understudied form of sex work. Sociology has never been this sexy! -- Jane Ward, author of Not Gay: Sex Between Straight White MenA groundbreaking book by the leading expert on the erotic webcam industry. Jones illuminates key structural features of the business as well as the lived experiences of the performers. She shows that commercial webcamming is not only profitable but also safe and quite pleasurable for most of those engaged in this kind of sex work. -- Ronald Weitzer, author of Legalizing Prostitution: From Illicit Vice to Lawful BusinessThis book lies at the intersection of feminist legal and psychology. It provides a serious and honest appraisal of the sex work industry as it manifests in camming, which is the live videocam performance of sex to a remote paid audience. The analysis here challenges contemporary regulatory ideas that sex work should be criminalized and that the law, at least in the way it is currently focused, should regulate this emerging industry. -- David Schultz * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *

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Book SynopsisA sweeping chronicle of women's battles for reproductive freedomReproductive politics in the United States has always been about who has the power to decidelawmakers, the courts, clergy, physicians, or the woman herself. Authorities have rarely put women's needs and interests at the center of these debates. Instead, they have created reproductive laws and policies to solve a variety of social and political problems, with outcomes that affect the lives of different groups of women differently. Reproductive politics were at play when slaveholders devised breeding schemes, when the US government took indigenous children from their families in the nineteenth century, and when doctors pressured Latina women to be sterilized in the 1970s. Tracing the main plot lines of women's reproductive lives, the leading historian Rickie Solinger redefines the idea of reproductive freedom, putting race and class at the center of the effort to control sex and pregnancy in America over time. RevisitingTrade Review"This succinct, highly readable political and cultural history of a wide range of reproductive issues is a near-perfect primer on the topic." -- Publishers Weekly"Readers will find within this book a deeply researched and fine analysis of reproductive politics spanning 250 years. It definitely should be of interest to legal scholars and law students and also to political and social historians." -- The American Journal of Legal History"Offers a thoughtful, lucid overview of reproductive issues throughout US history—an extremely valuable contribution that should be widely read." -- Linda Gordon, author of The Moral Property of Women

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