Ethical issues, topics and debates Books

Book SynopsisA “can’t-miss for anyone interested in current military affairs,” On Killing Remotely reveals and explores the costs—to individual soldiers and to society—of the way we wage war today (Kirkus Reviews, starred). Throughout history society has determined specific rules of engagement between adversaries in armed conflict.  With advances in technology, from armor to in the Middle Ages to nerve gas in World War I to weapons of mass destruction in our own time, the rules have constantly evolved.  Today, when killing the enemy can seem palpably risk-free and tantamount to playing a violent video game, what constitutes warfare?  What is the effect of remote combat on individual soldiers?  And what are the unforeseen repercussions that could affect us all?  Lt Col Wayne Phelps, former commander of a Remotely Piloted Aircraft unit, addresses these questions and many others as he tells the story of the men and women of today’s “chair force.”  Exploring the ethics of remote military engagement, the misconceptions about PTSD among RPA operators, and the specter of military weaponry controlled by robots, his book is an urgent and compelling reminder that it should always be difficult to kill another human being lest we risk losing what makes us human.

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Book SynopsisThe first authoritative yet accessible guide to this controversial topic Stem Cell Research For Dummies offers a balanced, plain-English look at this politically charged topic, cutting away the hype and presenting the facts clearly for you, free from debate.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Brushing Up on Biology 9 Chapter 1: Painting the Broad Strokes of Stem Cell Science 11 Chapter 2: Understanding Cells and Tissues 21 Chapter 3: Tracing the History of Stem Cell Research 37 Part II: Delving into Stem Cell Science 51 Chapter 4: Starting with Embryonic Stem Cells 53 Chapter 5: Understanding Adult Stem Cells 71 Chapter 6: Exploring Other Stem Cell Sources 87 Chapter 7: Understanding Why Scientists Mix and Match Cells 101 Part III: Discovering How Stem Cells Can Affect the Future 121 Chapter 8: Looking into Cancer’s Cradle: Cancer Stem Cells 123 Chapter 9: Using Stem Cells to Understand and Treat Neurodegenerative Diseases 137 Chapter 10: Improving Therapies for Diseases of the Heart, Liver, and Pancreas 159 Chapter 11: Improving Drug Development 171 Part IV: Putting Stem Cells to Use Today 181 Chapter 12: Where We Are Now: Stem Cell Treatments, Trials, and Possibilities 183 Chapter 13: Understanding the Role of Stem Cells in Transplants 201 Chapter 14: Putting Stem Cells in the Bank 221 Part V: Understanding the Debate: Ethics, Laws, and Money 231 Chapter 15: Exploring Ethical, Religious, Philosophical, and Moral Questions 233 Chapter 16: Getting a Handle on Current Stem Cell Laws and Policies 249 Chapter 17: Following the Money: Understanding Stem Cell Funding and Profits 269 Part VI: The Part of Tens 285 Chapter 18: Ten (or So) Stem Cell Myths 287 Chapter 19: Ten Hurdles to Stem Cell Use 295 Chapter 20: Ten Possibilities for the Future of Stem Cells 303 Chapter 21: Ten (or So) Things to Do Before You Consider Stem Cell Treatment 311 Chapter 22: Ten (or So) Great Resources to Stay Up to Date 323 Glossary 329 Index 339

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Book SynopsisAn insightful look at the arguments for and against universal adoption of a vegan diet and lifestyle.Table of ContentsIntroduction, The Evolution of Veganism, Why Go Vegan Today?, The Challenges of Veganism, A Vegan Planet, Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis is the story of the world's exploitation motorway, the girls, the truckers who use them - and the brave few seeking to change thingsTrade Review"This is a truly important book." -- Steve Chalke"Compelling and poignant reportage that painstakingly exposes Brazil’s darkest secret.Matt Roper is that rare journalist who didn’t turn his back on the trauma and misery he witnessed for the adrenaline rush of the next deadline. In parts heart-breaking, in others uplifting, this is a story that needs to be told." -- Oliver Harvey * The Sun *"Few journalists remain this committed to exposing an issue. Once you get your headlines it is all too easy to move on to the next big expose. Not only is this a dark side of Brazil that Matt continues to highlight with passion, but his writing takes you so vividly into children's' lives. You are unable to stop thinking about them. Few books can do that." -- Chris Rogers * BBC Panorama *

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Book SynopsisJenny Kleeman is a journalist, documentary-maker and radio presenter. She writes for The Guardian, Tortoise, The Times, The Sunday Times and the Financial Times Magazine. She has reported for BBC One's Panorama, Channel 4's Dispatches and VICE News Tonight on HBO, as well as making thirteen films from across the globe for Channel 4's Unreported World. The Price of Life is her second book.

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Book SynopsisUltrasocial argues that rather than environmental destruction and extreme inequality being due to human nature, they are the result of the adoption of agriculture by our ancestors. Human economy has become an ultrasocial superorganism (similar to an ant or termite colony), with the requirements of superorganism taking precedence over the individuals within it. Human society is now an autonomous, highly integrated network of technologies, institutions, and belief systems dedicated to the expansion of economic production. Recognizing this allows a radically new interpretation of free market and neoliberal ideology which - far from advocating personal freedom - leads to sacrificing the well-being of individuals for the benefit of the global market. Ultrasocial is a fascinating exploration of what this means for the future direction of the humanity: can we forge a better, more egalitarian, and sustainable future by changing this socio-economic - and ultimately destructive - path? Gowdy expTrade Review'Building on fresh understandings of evolution, this amazing book revolutionizes our understanding of the past and explores a future in which our humanity may be rekindled on a planet likely to be too hot to sustain conventional agriculture. A tour de force.' Peter G. Brown, McGill University'The evolutionary economist John Gowdy has written a grand narrative tracing how over thousands of years the global human society has become complex, stratified, and interconnected, turning into a vast self-regulating superorganism. And now this superorganism has fallen prey to the ideological virus of neoliberalism, which subordinates the well-being of individuals to the needs of the global market. Ultimately, Ultrasocial is a scathing indictment of neoliberal ideology and market fundamentalism from the evolutionary point of view.' Peter Turchin, University of Connecticut and author of Ultrasociety: How 10,000 Years of War Made Humans the Greatest Cooperators on Earth'Gowdy puts forward the provocative case that as we came under the yoke of states, humans became closer to ants and termites. Individually we may still be social primates, but collectively we are now closer to a leafcutter ant colony. A stimulating read that reworks the fabric of history away from a simple narrative of increasing complexity and prosperity, to one in which we have traded autonomy and humanity for power. A book that might just change your mind on what it means to be human.' Luke Kemp, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, University of Cambridge'In this highly original, stimulating, and provocative interdisciplinary analysis, John Gowdy bridges the agricultural societies of African mound-building termites and fungus-gardening ants with human nature to generate deep insights into modern economics and sustainability.' James Traniello, Boston UniversityTable of ContentsPart I. The Evolution of Human Ultrasociality: 1. The Ultrasocial Origin of our Existential Crisis; 2. The Evolution of Ultrasociality in Humans and Social Insects; 3. Our Hunter-Gatherer Heritage and the Evolution of Human Nature; 4. The Agricultural Transition and how it Changed our Species; Part II. The Rise and Consolidation of State/Market Societies: 5. The Rise of State Societies; 6. The Modern State/Market Superorganism; 7. Neoliberalism: The Ideology of the Superorganism; Part III. Back to the Future: 8. Taming the Market: A Minimal Bioeconomic Program; 9. Evolving a Sustainable and Equitable Future: What can we learn from Non-Market Cultures?; 10. Reclaiming Human Nature: The Future will be Better (Eventually); Index.

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Book SynopsisPractitioners working within the people professions have a legal and moral responsibility to promote equality wherever possible. This insightful book from a leading author provides a lucid guide to the complexities of inequality, and offers a sound foundation for practice that makes a positive contribution to equality, social justice and empowerment. Now in its fourth edition, this highly successful text challenges oversimplified approaches to tackling discrimination and oppression. It combines an impressive blend of theoretical analysis and practice insights, all conveyed in the accessible and engaging style which has earned Neil Thompson his sterling reputation in the field. With a clear exposition of a coherent theory base that does justice to the multi-level and multi-dimensional nature of discrimination, Promoting Equality is essential reading for students and practitioners within the helping professions, and managers and supervisors across the public, private and voluntaryTrade ReviewThe works of Neil Thompson on anti-discriminatory practice, anti-oppression and equality have become well-known and highly respected standard reading. * Paul Williams, British Journal of Social Work (of the first edition) *It is aimed at a variety of health and social care professionals and provides a thorough grounding in the theories and practices around discrimination and oppression. * Care and Health (of the second edition) *Table of ContentsList of Figures Foreword by Professor Audrey Mullender Preface to the Fourth Edition About the Author Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Equality and Diversity in Context 2 Theoretical Foundations 3 Power 4 Discrimination and Oppression 5 Health and the Medicalization of Inequality 6 Learning from the Past 7 The Organizational Context 8 Conclusion: Strategies for Promoting Equality Glossary References

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Book SynopsisThe attack on the Capitol building following the 2020 election was an extraordinarily large and brazen crime. Conspiracies were formed on social media in full public view, the law-breakers paraded on national television with undisguised faces, and with outgoing President Donald Trump openly cheering them on. The basic concept of law enforcement--investigators find criminals and serve justice--quickly breaks down in the face of such an event. The system has been strained by the sheer volume of criminals and the widespread perception that what they did wasn't wrong. A mass of online tipsters--"sedition hunters"--have mobilized, simultaneously providing the FBI with valuable intelligence and creating an ethical dilemma. Who gets to serve justice? How can law enforcement still function as a pillar of civil society? As the foundations of our government are questioned, the FBI and Department of Justice are the first responders to a crisis of democracy and law that threatens to spread, and fast.In this work of extraordinary reportage, Ryan Reilly gets to know would-be revolutionaries, obsessive online sleuths, and FBI agents, and shines a light on a justice system that's straining to maintain order in our polarized country. From the moment the police barriers were breached on January 6th, 2021, Americans knew something had profoundly changed. Sedition Hunters is the fascinating, high-stakes story of what happens next.

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Book SynopsisIt’s 1953 in Southern California, Patty is five years old, and her mother hasn’t been home in two days. A police officer eventually arrives and takes Patty and her brothers to juvenile hall—their mother has been drinking again.Twenty-eight years later, Patty herself is an alcoholic mother to three children. Divorced and homeless, she soon realizes that she can’t support her children with her job cleaning houses, so she accepts the offer of a man who works at the gas station: she’ll have sex with him for money.For the next seventeen years, Patty lives a double life as a sex worker. Though she supports her family with the money she makes, she struggles to be the parent she wants to be, until she realizes she has become just like her own mother: an alcoholic who doesn’t give her children what they need.When Patty gets sober, her life begins to change. She finds healing through therapy, spirituality, community, and, most importantly, speaking the truth to her children. Powerful and insightful, Patty’s story is proof that we all are capable of healing ourselves—and that forgiveness can transform our lives completely.Trade Review“Patty Tierney has a gift for sharing her life and the lessons she has learned as a woman, mother, and daughter. For those seeking to practice compassion, forgiveness, and healing of old childhood traumas, Patty shares her very personal journey that takes you to the darkest places, and then returns you to the light. Patty is an inspiration to any parent who wasn’t always good enough and is still striving to be better. She is a testament to the idea that the truth will set you free.”—Jamye Waxman, LMFT, MEd, marriage and family therapist, sex educator, and author

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Book SynopsisThe role of the Hague Convention in today's world revisited. Significant attention today focusses on heritage destruction, but the key international laws prohibiting it - the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its First and Second Protocols (1954/1999) - lay out two core strands to limit the damage: the measures of respect for armed forces, and the safeguarding measures states parties should put in place in peacetime. This volume incorporates wide-ranging international perspectives from those in the academy, together with practitioner insights from the armed forces and heritage professionals, to explore the safeguarding regime. Its contributors consider such questions as whether state parties have truly taken "all possible steps", as the Convention tasks them; what we can learn from past practice, and how the Convention is implemented today; the implications of new trends in heritage law and management - such as the rise of the World Heritage Convention, and in the increasing focus on safe havens rather than refuges; whether new methods of heritage management such as Risk Assessment theory can be applied; and, in a Convention specifically focussed on state parties, what of their opponents, armed non-state actors. Topics range from leadership and the role of the State Party Representative, to the responsibilities of armed non-state groups in safeguarding, to explorations of past and current practice in different countries. Using a mix of case studies and theoretical explorations of new and existing methodologies, the contributions cover a broad timespan from World War II to today, with examples from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Overall, the volume's purpose is to promote wider understanding of the practical effectiveness of the Convention in the contemporary world, by investigating the perceived opportunities and constraints the Convention offers today to protect cultural property in armed conflict, and firmly establishing that such protection must begin in peace. CONTRIBUTORS: Maamoun Abdulkarim, Laura Albisetti, Pascal Bongard, Brittni Bradford, Rino Büchel, Emma Cunliffe, Philip Deans, Joanne Dingwall McCafferty, Paul Fox, Kristin Hausler, Stavros-Evdokimos Pantazopoulos, Nikolaus Paumgartner, Nigel Pollard, Lee Rotherham, Valentina Sabucco, Peter Stone, Raphael Zingg.

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Book SynopsisA major revision of animal rights bible Striking at the Roots, referencing changes from the last 10 years including the rise of social media, which is now a key part of any campaign. The book brings together the most effective tactics for speaking out for animal rights. Activists from around the globe explain why their models of activism have been successful - and how you can become involved. Concise and full of practical examples and resources, this manual for success demonstrates how many of the world's most engaged activists effectively speak to the public, lobby policymakers, and deal with law enforcement - all while keeping their eyes on the prize of achieving victories for animals. This book will empower you to make the most of your skills. From simple leafleting to taking direct action, each chapter clearly explains where to begin, what to expect, and how to ensure your message is heard.

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Book SynopsisCaring is a central aspect of our being. Without it, we would just float along in the world, attaching ourselves superficially to one activity after another as they came up. Caring anchors us to the world and to each other. And yet, understanding what caring is and how it operates in our lives is a challenge. Todd May meets that challenge, canvassing various approaches to care and offering an overview of the key role it plays in our lives. With wit and insight, May addresses the difficulties between understanding care as a reflective attitude and as an emotion, between care and love, between caring for humans and for non-human animals, between self-care and concern for others, and between care and vulnerability.Trade ReviewEveryone seems to be talking about care these days, but why should I care? In this book, Todd May offers a lucid and comprehensive overview of the current discussions about the many philosophical meanings of care. -- Joan Tronto, author of Moral Boundaries: A Political Argument for an Ethic of CareThe clear language, humorous asides, and a fairly expansive explanation of major ideas surrounding the meaning of care and care ethics make this short book an excellent resource for undergraduates, non-specialists, and really, anyone who cares about a meaningful life and world. -- Sally Fischer, Professor of Philosophy, Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NCIf you care about improving your life and becoming a morally better, more caring person – or perhaps especially if you don’t now care about these matters – you will benefit greatly from reading this book. It is astonishing that Todd May has managed to convey so much wisdom in a book so short, humorous, and enjoyable to read. -- Jeff McMahan, Sekyra and White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy, University of OxfordTable of Contents1. What is caring? 2. Care ethics 3. Care and the non-human 4. Caring for ourselves 5. Care and vulnerability Conclusion

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Book SynopsisDance and Ethics: Moving Towards a More Humane Culture is an introductory study of ethical issues as applied to the history and field of Western theatrical dance. It is the first sustained work of its kind, inspired by the belief that there are serious issues to be illuminated by examining dance in relation to ethics and to the changing values in the dance world itself, especially as faced by young dancers entering the profession. Since the 1960s and gathering momentum with the #metoo movement, scholars and practitioners, especially from the fields of dance education, somatics and the realms of postmodern dance and ballet, have increasingly believed that attitudes and practices involving psychological, physical and sexual mistreatment of students and dancers must be challenged. Dance and Ethics examines key ethical issues related to the dance field, primarily within the United States, and how those directly impact different aspects of the lives of dance artists over the span of their careers. The issues discussed include the basic ethical choices facing a dance artist in terms of whether to care about ethics or separate art from morality; ethical issues involved in student–teacher and dancer–choreographer relationships; how ethical concerns relate to the creation and reception of choreographic work; ethical aspects of the critical assessment of dance and dancers; and ethical issues related to presenting systems and institutional infrastructures within the dance field. While there is a clear bias towards greater humanism within the dance field, Naomi Jackson is sensitive to the variety of moral stances available in any given situation. Readers are invited to consider that ethical options exist other than those that are usually promoted, that while sometimes there are no clear right and wrong answers, there are better and worse positions to be explored and defended and that it is important for the dance field and broader culture to consciously address ethical issues in relation to dance in a sustained, thoughtful and creative manner. The book focuses on theatrical dance forms of ballet, modern/postmodern dance and theatrical jazz, but also extends to commercial dance, dance for the camera/internet and social/vernacular/folk dance when relevant to the main argument. Dance and Ethics will appeal primarily to educators and students as well as young professional dancers. It is designed for undergraduate and graduate students in dance studies, American studies, performance studies and cultural studies. It will be useful for undergraduate and graduate dance courses focused on pedagogy, choreography, criticism, community engagement, politics and aesthetics. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements 1. Why Study Ethical Issues in Dance? 2. Dance, Decency and a Life Well-Lived 3. Educating Dancers with Dignity, Respect and Care 4. Ethics and Dance Making 5. Ethics and Critiquing Dance 6. Ethical Issues in the Presenting World of Dance 7. ‘Care’-fully Negotiating Change: Moving Towards a More Humane Dance Culture References Index

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Book SynopsisWith surveillance at work extending into the home and the deployment of AI in the workplace already rapidly expanding, concerns have been raised about the ramifications of these developments. Blurring the boundaries between public and private spheres, digital workplace monitoring and digital activity tracking seem set to raise stress levels and undermine trust between employers and employees as they threaten to further infiltrate the world of work. Proposing a clear list of policy options, Ethical AI Surveillance in the Workplace tackles the structural challenges associated with ‘wiring the labour market’, including issues of control, autonomy and voice. From Data Protection Impact Assessments to regulatory sandboxes, and from establishing the right to disconnect to setting up a Code of Ethical Workplace Monitoring, the proposed paths aim to safeguard a responsible deployment of AI-powered monitoring tools within the workplace and protect employees as data subjects whose digital footprints are under constant scrutiny. Wielding the legal, regulatory and institutional tools available, this uniquely structured analysis acts as a comprehensive starting point for discussing these ever-evolving challenges and how they may shape the future of the workplace.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Ron Iphofen Section I. Legal Options Chapter 1. Putting the Employee in the Driving Seat via Reinforced Collective Agreements Chapter 2. Review and Update the Current Legal Framework Chapter 3. Introduce Legislation on Workplace Monitoring Chapter 4. Introduce a Penalty System and Strict Conditionalities Chapter 5. Introduce the Right to obtain an Explanation of the Decision and Challenge It Chapter 6. Introduce the Right of Transparency in Workplace Monitoring Chapter 7. Introduce the Right to Disconnect as a Fundamental Right Chapter 8. Introduce the Right to Health and Safety at Work in the Digital Space Chapter 9. Establish Legislation for the Protection of Whistleblowers and the Development of Effective Communication Corridors in the Workplace Chapter 10. Introduce Review Clauses on Delegated/Implementing acts in Existing Labour Legislation and in any upcoming AI Legislative Proposals Chapter 11. Develop a Workplace/Employee-Specific Data Governance Strategy that Strengthens the Rights to Privacy and Data Protection in the Digital Workplace Chapter 12. Ensure Compliance with a Mandatory Data Protection Impact Assessment for Workplace Monitoring Chapter 13. Redefine the Concept of Consent in the Frame of Workplace Monitoring Chapter 14. Address Psychosocial Risks as an Essential Part of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Legal Framework Section II. Governance Options Chapter 15. Develop a Code of Ethical Workplace Monitoring Chapter 16. Introduce Certification Mechanisms and Standards for Ethical Compliance Chapter 17. Set up an Oversight Body for Workplace Monitoring and other Workplace Governance/Oversight Structures Chapter 18. Establish an Ombudsman for Employment Affairs and Workplace Monitoring Chapter 19. Develop and Establish Procedural Frameworks to Effectively Audit Workplace Algorithmic Systems Chapter 20. Set-up Risk Governance Structures and Algorithmic Risk Assessment Methodologies for Workplace Monitoring Chapter 21. Consider the Particular Risks Related to Keylogging, Workplace Biometrics, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Practices Chapter 22. Set up Bodies for Workplace Monitoring Including a High Level Expert Group on Workplace Monitoring Chapter 23. Update any Existing Digital Strategy on Preventing Potential Misuse of AI-Enabled Monitoring Tools Chapter 24. Develop Specialised Training Opportunities for Employers and Employees Alike Section III. Ethics Options Chapter 25. Publicly-Funded Research on Workplace Monitoring should be Subject to a Thorough Ethics Appraisal Chapter 26. Consider Imposing a Moratorium on Certain Workplace Monitoring Tools Chapter 27. A Human in the Loop Approach/Human Oversight Chapter 28. The Explainability and Transparency of AI Monitoring Tools Chapter 29. Draft and Develop an Ethical Charter/Governance Framework Chapter 30. Revisit the Concepts of Worker and of Surveillance Chapter 31. Acknowledge and Address the High Informational Asymmetries Chapter 32. Workplace Monitoring Should Be Considered as High-Risk Chapter 33. Adopt a Broad Definition of AI and Algorithmic Management Chapter 34. Sandboxing Chapter 35. Ethics by Design Chapter 36. Security by design Chapter 37. Misuse/Dual Use Chapter 38. Ethical Leadership Chapter 39. Appeal and Redress Chapter 40. Use ‘Smart’ tools to Handle AI-Related Ethical Risks

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Book SynopsisUsing an accessible question-and-answer format, this short but focused book tackles themes relating to the etheric - or life - realm. What is etheric technology? What are the impacts of radioactivity and atomic energy? How should we read apocalyptic symptoms in science and society? In a fascinating series of discussions Nick Thomas examines a range of concepts, including: the right and wrong ways to develop an etheric technology; spiritual events in the etheric realm; how the physical world works into the etheric world and vice versa; Rudolf Steiner's 'Strader machine'; the nature of truth and lies; attacks by the adversaries on forces of vitality; and humanity's crossing of the threshold to the spiritual world. His explanations and ideas help to evoke a living picture of a great struggle between forces of good and evil, with the future of humanity and the Earth at stake.Table of ContentsPart One: The Battle for the Etheric Realm 1. A lie is a lie is a lie... 2. Return to chaos - etheric technology 3. Rupert Sheldrake: 'theosophical' and 'anthroposophical' ether 4. Radioactivity: when the real challenge will come Part Two: Contemporary Events Illumined by the Book of Revelation 1. Symptoms of the Apocalypse today 2. Science at the threshold Notes

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Book SynopsisTommy Kane brings together, for the first time, a collection of contemporary vegan artists whose works grapple with one of the biggest issues of our century and confront our conflicted relationship with animals. With diverse contributions, Vegan Art combines a passion for art as a language with the rebellion against animal abuse and exploitation, with the belief that art should be a mechanism for social change. The complex visual language of the book is purposefully graphic and controversial. From utopian depictions of a world that vegans are fighting for, to dark dystopian impressions and brutal, bloody mutilations of non-human animals in industrial agriculture, the project tests the potential of our humanity and asks for equality for all species. With violent imagery and references to major food corporations – such as McDonalds – the project is unflinching in its advocation of veganism and animal rights. Vegan Art engenders a sense of humility with a shared view that art has the power to move people to be informed consumers. Featuring artworks by Tommy Kane, Andrew Tilsley, Milk DoNg Comics, Dan Piraro, Melinda Hegedus, Tommy Flynn and Cynical Coyote.

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Book SynopsisIf there was a bomb hidden somewhere in a major city, and you had the person responsible in your custody, would you torture them to get the information needed to stop the bomb exploding, preventing a devastating terrorist attack and saving thousands of lives? This is the ticking bomb scenario — a thought experiment designed to demonstrate that torture can be justified. In How to Justify Torture, cultural critic Alex Adams examines the ticking bomb scenario in-depth, looking at the ways it is presented in films, novels, and TV shows — from Batman Begins and Dirty Harry to French military thrillers and home invasion narratives. By critiquing its argument step by step, this short, provocative book reminds us that, despite what the ticking bomb scenario will have us believe, torture can never be justified.Trade Review"As passionate as it is rigorous... Anyone sickened by the global re-emergence of torture as a “tool of justice” will find resources for resistance here." — Bob Brecher, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Brighton

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Book SynopsisThis contributed volume offers a holistic understanding of social work practice in deprived communities through its thematization of understanding deprived communities globally, the development of competencies for social work practice in and with deprived communities, social work education as a community development tool, and the empowerment of social workers in deprived communities. Inequality as a globally recognized challenge is extensively elaborated within the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Global Agenda program for social work, making this a timely and important contribution to the literature. Deprived communities, used in this book to mean slums, ghettos, favelas, and low-income, remote, underserved, vulnerable, impoverished, underdeveloped, disadvantaged, or less-favoured communities, exist worldwide and are conceptualized under different terms and concepts. For that reason, social work, specifically in deprived areas, is not sufficiently recognized as a specific field of practice within community work. As a result, this volume features contributions that: provide a conceptual clarification of many different terms that are used for describing deprived communities and offer a systematic literature review on community processes and effects on well-being in underdeveloped communities; map different fields of social work involvement in deprived communities with concrete practice examples; and, stress why social work as a profession needs support and how it can be empowered to improve its capacities in deprived communities. With international authorship and perspectives on social work approaches for deprived communities from India, Sub-Saharan Africa, North and Central Europe, and North America, Practicing Social Work in Deprived Communities is an essential resource for social workers, social work educators, and community development practitioners. The text also should be of interest to students of social work, as well as other professionals and researchers working within community development and deprived communities.Table of ContentsPart I: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Deprived Communities 1 Understanding deprived communities globally; Author: Ana Opacic In this chapter different meanings of deprived communities are discussed and positioned within a specific global context. These meanings refer to the following concepts: ˝low income˝, ˝impoverished˝, ˝vulnerable˝, ˝remote˝, ˝disadvantaged˝, ˝undeserved˝, ˝less favoured˝ community, ˝slum˝, ˝ghetto˝, ˝favela˝. Different deprived communities are classified in five groups. The first group is based on lower income or health indicators as a proxy for poverty. The second group is the deprived community and based on a multidimensional approach that can be compared with non-deprived neighborhoods. The third group consists of marginalized, disadvantaged, and less favored communities with a focus on development trajectories within a wider social context. The fourth group reflects communities with a severe exposure to risks that result from geographical isolation in remote communities. In the fifth group, there are so-called controversial communities in urban settings that do not differ solely from their surroundings, but also exhibit a specific lifestyle and identity leading towards stigmatization in a wider context. 2 Effects of deprived community on personal well-being and community processes; Author: Ana Opacic In this chapter the author discusses what it means to live in a deprived community based on systematic literature review. Deprived community as a context produces adverse effects on both the individual level and community level. Existing research show that people who live in a deprived community face poverty, higher rates of crime, and have lower health and education prospects. In deprived communities lack of social services is notable. Research show that deprived communities are characterized by community processes such as segregation, exclusion, and lower sense of autonomy, resilience, and empowerment. In this chapter the author places these effects in the frame of theoretical approach, such as community development theory, diversity, and multicultural context and community resilience. Part II. Social Work Practices in Deprived Communities Throughout the World 3 Community development principles in the context of deprived communities. Authors: Ana Opacic, Carmen Luca Sugawara, Nino ŽganecIn this chapter the authors outline central principles of community development and position them within the frame of deprived communities. Specific attention is given to principles of autonomy (including community participation, ownership, self-help), principles of inclusive communities (advocacy, access and equity, inclusion), and principles of active communities (social action, networking, empowerment, lifelong learning). Many times deprived communities as systems demonstrate system archetypes that suggest challenges of implementing community development principles into practice. For example, deprived communities may demonstrate addiction on external relief; there is a strong sense of powerlessness, communities may face stigmatization, and communities with scarce resources may develop inner inequalities and lack of trust towards community structures. These challenges are supported through empirical findings and the authors outline the importance of these principles for sustainable community development. 4 Strategies for increasing community engagement in a community with a lack of perspectives, Author Baiju P.Vareed Engaging community or following participatory practice in development was initiated by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and subsequently by various government departments. Working with stakeholders in communities demands an understanding of the local culture, social milieu, and power dynamics. Local problems need local solutions as well as support and resources from outside of the community. Community engagement is imperative while working with culturally diverse countries like India, where there is no one-size-fits-all. The vast voluntary sector comprising community-based staff of NGOs and trained social workers have vigorously embraced engagement since the last decade of the last century. Community agencies ensure involvement of stakeholders and community members in all sorts of development activities including agriculture, livelihood, gender development, micro business, and health and sanitation. This article discusses how citizen engagement is undertaken in community development programs in India by NGOs and government departments, with case studies from rural, urban, and slum dwellings5 Strengthening social capital in deprived communities: From Empty Foyer to Shared Social Space, Authors. Anna Metteri, Tuula Kostiainen, Joonas Kiviranta, Matilda Leppänen This chapter offers a descriptive analysis of the process -- how social work competencies develop in a process of collaborative learning in an enhanced integration project in Hervanta, one of the biggest multicultural suburbs in Finland. The three-year pilot project called TEKO started in 2016 and was aimed at enhancing refugee integration into the Finnish society through community social work and two-way integration. The project established a community pop-up center Kototori, where a social worker and a social instructor worked two days a week to develop a community approach. Kototori is a result of the co-operation among partners The City of Tampere, Federation of Tampere Evangelical Lutheran Parishes, and Tampere University. Gradually, the reflective community approach was leading to the practice of mutually shared competences, changing the way professional competencies were used. This meant deconstructing power relations between individuals, community, and social workers. 6 Social work practice in places of resettlement and sustainable community development; Author: Odessa Gonzalez Benson This chapter aims to provide a descriptive summary and conceptual analysis of social work practice conducted within refugee communities upon resettlement. Place-based social work practice within the context of the resettlement city is examined. It is at the scale of the city that is more often the site for community development with refugees, rather than the state-level as determined by federal policy. Social workers thus engage not only with refugees and their organizations, but also with other stakeholders and actors who are invested in economic and urban development at a broader sense. Also, participatory approaches as a form of practice are highlighted, considering both the promise and limits or challenges to such practice. Analyses also account for the sociopolitical and economic landscape in which social work practice with refugees emerges and evolves in the United States. Data are model programs in resettlement cities in the United States, as determined by the federal resettlement office. 7 Violence prevention and neighborhood collective efficacy in deprived communities. Author: Mary L Ohmer Deprived communities often face high rates of community crimes and violence, which is particularly visible in slum, ghetto, and favela communities, but also in many other examples across the globe. In this chapter, the author discusses theoretically why deprived communities may face higher violence and crime rates. Furthermore, it analyzes through lenses of neighborhood collective efficacy how crime and violence can be prevented and how civic engagement and participation can be employed in dealing with substantive neighborhood problems, including community and youth violence. In particular, practice examples are provided as well as examples of intervention research results in order to make stronger argument of theoretical contribution. 8 Community projects for socioeconomic empowerment. Authors Makhubele, JC; Mafa, P; Matlakala, FK and Mabvurira, V The history of the rural communities of Africa is one of land dispossession, forced removals, and immiseration. Most underdeveloped areas have traditionally been supplying cheap labor to the developed areas, providing low wages and neglect of welfare and cultural support of the underdeveloped areas. Underdeveloped communities are still essentially characterized by lines of division between commercial farming and the underdeveloped and under-resourced communities. Specific focus in this chapter is on conceptualizing the theoretical framework rooted in African realities, African geo-political contexts of poverty eradication strategies, conceptualization and nexus of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Agenda 2030 for sustainable development, and Agenda 2063 aspirations, participatory democracy, land issue, sociocultural orientation of communities; processes and outcomes of community-based development; knowledge base (values, skills, principles, techniques, roles, and methods) that social workers engaging with undeveloped African communities should embody/possess, and challenges that arise from community engagement when working with underdeveloped communities. 9 Developing smart social services for mending the gap in development inequalities; Author: Nino Žganec Deprived communities are underserved communities with lack of many basics services. This is s difficult task because of increased demands, lack of existing or available experts, change of priorities, lack of strategic planning, and weak intersectoral cooperation with a lack of information. Thus, local services should reach to the end user (outreach programs), experts should facilitate achieving administrative assumptions, programs should be based on already existing resources, and partnerships should be continually developed to facilitate coordination and information sharing. Many times deprived communities are remote, and there is great potential of using technology to mend the gap and make services more accessible. Due to a lack of resources, social services should be more holistic, while very specific services that require specialized skills can be provided as e-service and other alternative ways. 10 Advocacy strategies and skills for raising the issue of regional development inequalities; Author Jelena Matančević Usually social workers empower communities within communities. But when it comes to deprived communities, social workers should also reach outside communities using advocacy strategies in order to set up the agenda on wider regional or national and even international levels. Unequal local development is the result of many local and global factors and structural barriers. In this chapter the author discusses why social work should be engaged in wider structural examples and provide examples on how finding allies in a regional network can improve political status of deprived communities that are many times stigmatized and disempowered. Part III. Supporting Social Work Practice in Deprived Communities 11 Higher education institutions of social work as allies of the most vulnerable communities. Authors: Ana Opacic, Carmen Luca Sugawara In this chapter the authors discuss the complex relationship that exists between higher education in social work and deprived communities. Higher education institutions are strong allies of the most vulnerable communities. Higher education institutions, sometimes before other stakeholders, recognize deprived communities and serve as social advocates on a wider level. There are at least three dimensions of relationships between higher education institutions of social work and deprived communities: a) higher education institutions with their third mission to actively promote and enhance community development projects; b) there are specific strategies for recruiting social work students from deprived communities since it is of crucial importance to have experts working in these communities; and c) innovative methods of teaching and using distant or tele-education can support social work students and professionals and decrease professional isolation. 12 Being more than a social worker in environments with scarce human resources. Author: Glen Schmidt In this chapter the author elaborates different challenges that social workers are facing in their practice in deprived communities. Context of their practice are remote Canadian communities, but with clear implications for similar contexts across the globe. Canadian social workers practicing in remote parts of the country face a number of challenges. Workers in the resource extraction communities have high-income levels while Indigenous communities tend to be poor, at least in the sense of disposable income. In both types of communities there is a lack of health and social service resources. For social workers this means that it is difficult to access specialist services, and social workers have to develop generalist practice skills. The physical environment plays a role in social work practice as people’s activities are shaped with weather and climate in mind. Social workers practicing in smaller isolated communities are also highly visible, and their practice comes under scrutiny in ways that their urban counterparts usually don’t experience. To be effective, social workers in remote and isolated Canadian communities need to be competent generalist practitioners capable of adapting to life in a small isolated settlement. 13 Social work in conflict with other community development oriented professions: Authors Ana Opacic and Odessa Gonzalez Benson In this sort of conclusion chapter, authors wrap up what is specific about social work practice in deprived communities on the level of micro practice (resolving concrete issues), meso-practice (working across similar topics), macro-practice (advocating on a wider social level), and meta practice (supporting social workers themselves). However, since social workers act in transdisciplinary arenas meeting other professionals, such as urban planners, local developers, and geographers, authors try to elaborate what is shared space and what are specific values that social workers bring into practice. Concrete examples of transdisciplinary practices are displayed, such as potential innovative solutions for practice, and research and education in and about deprived communities that provide more opportunities for community development. Part IV: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis timely, relevant text is a comprehensive compendium of critical information about voting in the United States. It frames voting as an integral aspect of social work practice and provides concrete suggestions for how students can increase their involvement in expanding voter participation by marginalized groups.This book: Examines the current social and political context Introduces multiple perspectives on why voting matters Presents a brief history of voting rights in the United States Explains the nuts and bolts of campaigns and elections Discusses who votes and who doesn’t, how people vote, and why Describes voter suppression tactics and identifies obstacles facing low-turnout groups Highlights strategies to expand voter participation Provides concrete examples of how students can help maximize voter participation Explores how voter engagement intersects with social work at all levels of professional practice The only social work textbook devoted entirely to the topic of voting, Promote the Vote: Positioning Social Workers for Action is the ideal supplement for classes in social welfare policy, policy practice, human rights, and social justice. Filled with research findings, practical information, and case examples, this book provides social work students and professionals with the knowledge, strategies, and tools to engage clients and their communities in the electoral process. With voting rights quickly becoming a flashpoint in the struggle for equity and justice, now is the perfect time for this valuable resource.Table of ContentsChapter 1: The Context for Voter Engagement The Social and Economic Context The Political Context Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 2: Why Voting Matters Voting Is a Human Right Voting Is Consistent with Social Work Values Voting Builds Political Power Voting Benefits Individuals Voting Benefits Communities Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 3: How We Got Here: A Brief History of Voting Rights Early Voting in America Voting Rights for African Americans The Women’s Suffrage Movement The Youth Vote Additional Policies to Expand Voting Rights Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 4: Voting Processes and Procedures Elected Officials Political Parties Registration and Voting Political Campaigns Presidential Elections Congressional, State and Local Elections Ballot Measures Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 5: Voting Patterns and Trends Voter Turnout Who Votes? Why People Vote How People Vote Voting by Social Workers Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 6: Special Populations People of Color Naturalized Citizens and Linguistic Minorities People in Poverty People Experiencing Homelessness Citizens with Felony Convictions People with Disabilities LGBTQ+ Voters Survivors of Domestic Violence Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 7: Barriers to Voting Structural Barriers Intimidation and Suppression Gerrymandering Money in Politics Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 8: Expanding Opportunities Registration Initiatives Voting Initiatives Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 9: A Better Future The Need for Change Legal and Ethical Considerations Strategies for Action Developing a Culture of Voting Summary and Conclusion Try This! Appendix I: State Election Information Websites Appendix II: Helpful Resources

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Book SynopsisMoral Matters is a concise and accessible look at such ethical issues as euthanasia, animal rights, abortion, and pornography. It provides a focused set of views from the unified perspective of one of North America’s leading libertarian thinkers, and aims to provoke thought and discussion as well as to enrich understanding.For the new edition the text has been revised throughout, the introduction has been greatly expanded, and a new chapter on environmental issues has been added.Trade Review“Moral Matters puts a marvelous breadth of concrete issues on the table, and the author expresses himself in a clear, thoughtful and engaging way. … Many of the arguments are as well put as I’ve seen anywhere. Many are original. Many made me stop and think. Throughout the book has the great and rare virtue of being simple without being oversimplified.” — David Schmidtz, University of Arizona“A refreshingly direct style; this book is easy to read, and Narveson pulls no punches.” — Jocelyn Glidden, Weber State University“Moral Matters is a first-rate exploration of many of the important issues in applied or normative ethics.” — Susan Dimock, York UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1: Moral Issues and Moral TheoryChapter 2: Suicide and the Value of LifeChapter 3: EuthanasiaChapter 4: Punishment, Capital and otherwiseChapter 5: WarChapter 6: Morals and AnimalsChapter 7: Feeding the HungryChapter 8: AbortionChapter 9: Population: How Many People Should There Be?Chapter 10: Morals and the EnvironmentChapter 11: Sexual Ethics: Sex, Love, Marriage, and FamilyChapter 12: Pornography, Prostitution, and Sexual HarassmentChapter 13: Non-Discrimination and Affirmative ActionChapter 14: Obeying the LawAfterword: On Moral MattersNotes

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Book SynopsisNow available in three thematic volumes, the second edition of Moral Issues in Global Perspective is a collection of the newest and best articles on current moral issues by moral and political theorists from around the globe. Each volume seeks to challenge the standard approaches to morality and moral issues shaped by Western liberal theory and to extend the inquiry beyond the context of North America. Covering a broad range of issues and arguments, this collection includes critiques of traditional liberal accounts of rights, justice, and moral values, while raising questions about the treatment of disadvantaged groups within and across societies affected by globalization. Providing new perspectives on issues such as war and terrorism, reproduction, euthanasia, censorship, and the environment, each volume of Moral Issues in Global Perspective incorporates work by race, class, feminist, and disability theorists.In Moral Issues, the third of the three volumes, issues such as euthanasia and health care, reproductive issues, pornography and hate speech, animal rights, and environmental ethics are examined in the context of globalization and of differing social contexts and practices. Sixteen essays are new, one of which was written especially for this volume.Moral Issues in Global Perspective is available in three separate volumes―Moral and Political Theory, Human Diversity and Equality, and Moral Issues.Trade Review“This is an immensely impressive and inspiring project. Each volume of Moral Issues in Global Perspective combines serious attention to moral and political theory with substantive treatment of actual moral issues as they arise in very different human contexts across the planet. No credible moral philosopher can ignore the fact that globalization and multiculturalism make a difference to how moral problems are framed and therefore to how those problems might be addressed. And our students deserve nothing less than to be exposed to the rich diversity of human thinking about how to live. Individually and collectively, these volumes provide essential guides to the latest conversation between theorists and practitioners around the world about a host of questions vital to everyday life and to the very future of ethical humankind.” ― Susan Dwyer, University of Maryland, Baltimore“This is a truly magnificent collection. It brings together some of the best writings that have been published in the area of social justice broadly construed, taking up such topics as child labor and terrorism in addition to many of the traditional issues. A most commendable feature is that not only are traditional and non-traditional writings represented, but we also have first-rate work by a particularly wide range of exceptional thinkers. It is not just that there is something for all. Rather, it is that there is much that would intellectually engage anyone.” ― Laurence Thomas, Syracuse University, Maxwell SchoolTable of ContentsPrefaceCHAPTER ONE: REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES Introduction Why Abortion is Immoral Don Marquis Sensationalized Philosophy: A Reply to Marquis’s “Why Abortion is Immoral” Ann E. Cudd The Importance of Ontology for Feminist Policy-Making in the Realm of Reproductive Technology Susan Sherwin In New Tests for Fetal Defects, Agonizing Choices for Parents Amy Harmon A History of Governmentally Coerced Sterilization: The Plight of the Native American Woman Michael Sullivan DeFine Reproductive Health and Research Ethics: Hot Issues in Argentina Florencia Luna Study Questions Suggested Readings CHAPTER TWO: EUTHANASIA, ASSISTED SUICIDE, AND HEALTH CARE Introduction Equality and Efficiency as Basic Social Values Michael Stingl Euthanasia: The Way We Do It, The Way They Do It Margaret Battin The Instability of the Standard Justification for Physician-Assisted Suicide Thomas A. Cavanaugh Unspeakable Conversations Harriet McBryde Johnson Dementia, Critical Interests, and Euthanasia Nathan Brett Study Questions Suggested Readings CHAPTER THREE: PORNOGRAPHY AND HATE SPEECH Introduction Women and Pornography Ronald Dworkin Feminist Anti-Pornography Struggles: Not the Church, But Maybe the State Marvin Glass Morality, Censorship, and Discrimination: Reframing the Pornography Debate in Germany and Europe Heather MacRae A Relational Critique of the Right to Privacy: The Case of Pornography and the Internet Alison Minea and Christine M. Koggel Public Response to Racist Speech: Considering the Victim’s Story Mari J. Matsuda Study Questions Suggested Readings CHAPTER FOUR: ANIMAL RIGHTS Introduction All Animals are Equal ... Peter Singer The Case for Animal Rights Tom Regan Vegetarianism and Virtue: Does Consequentialism Demand too Little? Nathan Nobis Your Daughter or Your Dog? A Feminist Assessment of the Animal Research Issue Deborah Slicer The Conceptual Foundations of the Land Ethic J. Baird Callicott Study Questions Suggested Readings CHAPTER FIVE: THE ENVIRONMENT Introduction Radical American Environmentalism and Wilderness Preservation: A Third World Critique Ramachandra Guha Moving Beyond Anthropocentrism: Environmental Ethics, Development, and the Amazon Eric Katz and Lauren Oechsli Development and Environmentalism Robin Attfield Maori Environmental Virtues John Patterson On Environmental Law Michael Traynor Study Questions Suggested Readings Acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisShattering the popular myth that porn is harmless, the personal accounts of 25 brave women in He Chose Porn over Me reveal the real-life trauma experienced by women at the hands of their porn-consuming partners – men who were supposed to care for them. This confronting but necessary book dares to tell the truth about pornography’s destructive impact – about the men who habitually use it and the women and children who are mistreated and discarded as a result. The women in this book were collateral damage in their partner’s insatiable greed for porn. Their stories tell of the crushing of intimacy, respect, connection, love. Porn colonised their families, leaving women rejected and scarred. They were subjected to sexual terrorism in their own homes. The men, turbo-charged by pornography, were intoxicated by sexualised power. They didn’t care if they lost everything including their partners. In this haunting expose, pornography is rightfully situated as an insidious tool of violence against women. The contributors, now working to re-build their lives, found a confidante in Melinda Tankard Reist who supported them in the sharing of their experiences in these pages, and to warn other women – don’t date men who use porn …Trade Review"Occasionally a book comes along that changes the way we think about the world. "He Chose Porn Over Me" Women Harmed by Men Who Use Porn is such a book. Reading the stories of women whose partners chose porn is both heartbreaking and enraging, and can not be ignored. This book should light a fire under the anti-porn movement so we organize to rid the world of this misogynist, multi-billion- dollar predatory industry. Women deserve no less!" --Gail Dines PhD, Professor Emerita of Sociology, President: Culture Reframed "Thank goodness for this very much needed and extremely powerful book. The development of the porn industry has transformed the relations between the sexes. The advances women made have been severely undermined by the introduction of the rules of the brothel, contempt, misogyny, sexual abuse, to the lives and relationships of the women whose male partners are the consumers. We hear a lot about the poor men who are sex addicted or find their lives negatively affected. But of the women who suffer, almost nothing until this powerful expose. Porn use needs to be understood as a serious aspect of men's violence against women in the home. Not only are women's relationships and sex lives destroyed, but they are also made responsible for trying to change the men. They are the ones who have to find counsellors for partners who have no interest in change. They have to nag and cajole until the abuse is too much and they must leave. Then they may lose custody of their children, their homes, and face poverty. This book will do a great service of warning women and helping them decide to leave. I hope it will spur the feminist campaigns for the abolition of pornography too!" --Sheila Jeffreys, author of Penile Imperialism: The Male Sex Right and Women's Subordination and Trigger Warning: My Lesbian Feminist Life "To read "He Chose Porn Over Me" is a heartbreaking roller-coaster. The testimonies are diverse, but the message is the same: when men use porn, women and children suffer. The bravery and clarity these women offer on the real impact of pornography on relationships, families, sexual intimacy, physical safety and emotional connection, is groundbreaking. Melinda's thorough and astute research and commentary demonstrates that we urgently need to view porn as the pervasive and destructive weapon it is, and work together to teach our children about safe, respectful and loving sexuality." --Anna McGahan, actor and playwright "It's impossible to count the number of victims produced by the allegedly 'victimless' activities in the sexual-exploitation industries. "He Chose Porn Over Me" documents the incredible pain and suffering - psychological and often physical - of women whose partners are compulsive pornography users. The stories collected by Melinda Tankard Reist are heart-breaking, both for the women who endured the abuse and for readers willing to look honestly at men's controlling and corrosive behaviour. But these stories also remind us of how women's courage and resilience provide a way out of abusive relationships." --Robert Jensen, emeritus professor, University of Texas at Austin, author of The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men "In "He Chose Porn Over Me" Melinda Tankard Reist has pulled back the curtain on the too-often secret and misunderstood lives of the partners who are impacted by men's porn use. She gives voice to these women who have had their hearts broken, trust shattered and lives turned upside down, enabling them to tell the stories they have kept silent about for so long. This book is an important documentation of the real relational and emotional harm caused to so many by compulsive sexual behaviours by men. I applaud Melinda and all the brave women who shared their stories." --Paul Lavergne, Psychotherapist, Sexual Recovery Therapist, Educator, Trainer, and Creator of The Damage Control ProtocolTable of ContentsIntroduction - Melinda Tankard Reist He chose porn over me. - Courtney CatEarth He used me like a blow-up doll. Florence The pornography warped his mind. He believed all women wanted to have sex with him. - Sarah I left my first husband because of porn. My second husband promised he didnt use it. He lied. - Catherine They looked like his students. - Ceratonia How can he say he loves me if he finds the women in porn more attractive? - Amalia I longed for intimacy, but he could not have sex without imagining that I was a prostitute. - Annie I lost touch with my integrity, I lost my bearings. - Sharni I was being groomed to become a porn star in the bedroom. - Maggie If you stay ... a glimpse into your future if you marry a porn addict. - Sarah McDugal Youve burned down my house and everything in it. - Ginger He tried to kill me. - Moriah Porn, sex chat rooms, nude beaches ... but I was blamed for the end of our marriage. - Maya The compromise to my integrity and my value as a woman felt too great to continue this life with him. - Carla I am a broken woman ... I guess hes happy enough with his digital girls. - Evelyn I was disturbed that I was in a relationship with someone who enjoyed getting off on abuse and hatred of women. - Gemma I knew in my heart that staying would be a slow, agonising death. - Serena I felt blackmailed into sex to keep a stable home for my children. I saw myself as a prostitute. - Lucy He expected me to be up for sex at any time. - Rivka Blood rushed to my face, my body went cold: I found multiple searches for teen porn. - Angie I had always taught my kids about stranger danger, but I had a monster in our home. - Maree I was told it was my fault. Somehow he became the victim. - Kate He told me I was being unreasonable, that all men watch porn, and that all men masturbate - Renee Run like your house is on fire. - Melissa He expected me to be available for him, even if I was sick, tired, had my period, recovering from surgery or having a baby. - Tash Glossary Resources

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Book SynopsisElectronic eavesdropping once provoked protest and outrage. Now it is a mundane fact of life. How did we get here? The Listeners traces the spies and scandal mongers, confidence artists and security experts, police and presidents who made the wiretap a defining technology of American history.Trade ReviewSmart, entertaining, and occasionally alarming…Hochman narrates a century and a half of wiretapping, from the Civil War to the War on Terror. What emerges is a powerful prehistory of today’s private sector and government surveillance regimes. Hochman reveals the surprising strength of public resistance to all forms of electronic surveillance until the 1960s. And, crucially, he shows how national leaders used the racial backlash politics of the late 1960s to normalize government eavesdropping and build the world we live in today. -- Andrew Lanham * New Republic *[This] thoughtful, searching history reminds us that the practice of wiretapping was steeped from the start in lawlessness…Wiretapping, in the public’s mind, was what crooks did…The Listeners does a wonderful job evoking a world shaped by intense distaste for surveillance, even if the sharp emotions that once energized the battle now seem lost to history. -- Grayson Clary * Washington Post *Since 9/11, wiretapping in the United States has largely been viewed as the preserve of the ‘national security state.’ In The Listeners, Brian Hochman suggests a revisionist reading, in which wiretapping is diffused throughout US society, from ‘private ears’ snooping on cheating spouses to corporations fishing for dirt on rivals and police eavesdropping on poor Black communities. -- Stephen Phillips * Times Literary Supplement *The fraught relationship between privacy and security is at the crux of The Listeners, which covers the history of eavesdropping from the Civil War to 9/11. Throughout that long history, the threat—real or imagined—of crime almost invariably took priority over civil liberties. Racist dog whistles shaped surveillance laws in 1968, and people of color historically bore the brunt (and still do) of police surveillance. -- Lora Kelly * The Nation *Chronicles how electronic surveillance became ‘normalized’ in the U.S.…For Hochman, the history of wiretapping ultimately feeds into the larger racial tragedy of mass incarceration and overcriminalization. -- Jeannie Suk Gersen * New Yorker *Hochman makes a compelling case that concerns about threats to privacy that had been widely shared by Americans were pushed to the margins by claims that eavesdropping was necessary to enforce Prohibition, defeat drug dealers, prevent race riots, and protect national security…An engaging and informative account of wiretapping in American popular culture. -- Glenn C. Altschuler * Psychology Today *A fascinating look at the battle between surveillance and privacy in the United States over the past 150 years. -- Harrison Blackman * Los Angeles Review of Books *[A] fascinating history [of] how wiretapping by U.S. law enforcement agencies went from a ‘dirty business’ to a ‘standard investigative tactic.’…This is an essential and immersive look at ‘what happens when we sideline privacy concerns in the interest of profit motives and police imperatives.’ * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *A fun read…This is a history of uneasiness and discomfort with the way an emerging technology can reshape the nature of private and public life…Show[s] how the United States became a nation of proud ‘freedom lovers’ who also willingly accept Facebook and Google making fortunes from their data. For anyone looking for a prehistory of the ambivalent and paradoxical aspects of American thought around digital surveillance, this is your book. -- Rebecca Onion * History Today *Listen carefully to this absorbing history of wiretapping and you’ll hear the tones of today’s surveillance society, a century and a half in the making. Brian Hochman’s splendid book reveals how a once-new technology embedded itself in American life, found novel uses, and shaped areas ranging from police tactics to privacy rights—illuminating in the process the consequences and costs of a networked world. -- Sarah E. Igo, author of The Known Citizen: A History of Privacy in Modern AmericaFast-paced, compulsively readable, artfully researched, and historically astute, The Listeners reminds us that Americans once cared about privacy—and that we should too. -- Richard R. John, author of Network Nation: Inventing American TelecommunicationsHochman’s comprehensive and compelling narrative illustrates how the ‘dirty business’ of wiretapping has become a common and iconic feature of American life. -- Cyrus Farivar, author of Habeas Data: Privacy vs. the Rise of Surveillance TechBrian Hochman’s deeply researched, eminently readable, and intensely timely book excavates the history of electronic surveillance from the telegraph to the planetary infrastructures and corporations that have become inextricable from everyday life. Along the way, he shows how widespread resistance to wiretapping may provide a guide to addressing some of the most urgent questions about the implications of living in a fully connected world. -- Trevor PaglenThe Listeners: A History of Wiretapping in the United States weaves different kinds of history together in a single, compelling story about the rise of electronic surveillance, police secrecy, and technology. It’s a story about how electronic surveillance has become ordinary and acceptable: how the technology and the uses for the technology developed; then, how ordinary citizens understood and experienced the technology over time. -- Claire Potter, author of Political Junkies: From Talk Radio to Twitter, How Alternative Media Hooked Us on Politics and Broke Our DemocracyThe moral of The Listeners’s 150-year history is what Hochman calls the devastating ‘banality of electronic surveillance in America.’ Espionage was and remains dependent on technologies so central to everyday life they appear mundane—and it has always hinged on the work of ordinary people who, for better or worse, often consider their labor anything but extraordinary. Today, high-tech surveillance perniciously extends state power precisely because so many of us are bound up in its mechanizations, whether we want to be or not. -- Sophia Goodfriend * Boston Review *Hochman narrates a history of surveillance in the United States…The Listeners is also a story about technology and the challenges around controlling or regulating it as it evolves. -- Jordan Penney * PopMatters *[The Listeners] deserves to be read widely…Hochman’s book constitutes a superb contribution to a topic that is in desperate need of scholarly attention. -- Joseph Fitsanakis * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *Hochman has skilfully contributed to understanding the phenomenon of wiretapping as a dirty business during the mid-nineteenth and twentieth centuries and the ways it evolved and flourished as a lawless tool in America both within and outside the state. -- P. Arun * Technology and Culture *

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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 ReviewFans of Rosi Braidotti's unique approach to feminism and philosophy will appreciate having her recent essays collected in one volume. Her call to 'construct social horizons of hope and sustainable futures' offers a reassuring 'politics of affirmation' for these troubled and troubling times. -- Joan W. Scott, professor of social science, Institute for Advanced Study For all of those seeking a positive turn building on the powerful critique that so influenced the academy in recent decades, Rosi Braidotti offers an understanding of philosophy-of thinking-that she views as crucial to creative production. At a time when intellectual discourse is becoming increasingly disciplinary, Braidotti opens a path for broad discussion and debate. -- Elizabeth Weed, director, Pembroke Center, Brown UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 1. Transposing Differences 2. Meta(l)morphoses: Women, Aliens, and Machines 3. Animals and Other Anomalies 4. The Cosmic Buzz of Insects 2 5. Matter-Realist Feminism 6. Intensive Genre and the Demise of Gender 7. Postsecular Paradoxes 3 8. Complexity Against Methodological Nationalism 9. Nomadic European Citizenship 4 10. Powers of Affirmation 11. Sustainable Ethics and the Body in Pain 12. Forensic Futures 5 13. A Secular Prayer Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn First Principles, Alessandra Lemma examines the centrality of applied ethics to psychoanalytic practice, The book focuses on the articulation of an accessible framework for developing and exercising an identifiable method - an ethical self-discipline - to support critical reflection on therapists'' psychoanalytic work with patients and to help them to approach the resolution of ethical dilemmas. Integrating key concepts from the field of applied ethics, and bioethics specifically, Lemma re-interprets them for use within a psychoanalytic framework, articulating how we can understand psychoanalytically the concepts of beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy, justice, and veracity and deploy these to guide clinical work. Using clinical examples, the book outlines a working model for how therapists can reflect on their practice, as well as devoting a chapter on how to teach ethics within psychoanalytic psychotherapy trainings and outlining a detailed curriculum for teaching ethics. This book is essential reading for psychoanalytic practitioners as well as clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, counsellors, and psychoanalysts who work in the psychoanalytic tradition.Trade ReviewLemma's deeply reasoned and erudite advocacy for ethical self-discipline on the part of psychoanalysts eschews both stodgy moralizing and formulaic guidelines. Instead, she recommends the cultivation and sustenance of psychic space for truth, fairness, and respect for the patient's essential Otherness. Lemma's approach is characterized by a gentle iconoclasm that challenges us to leave the comfort of normative narratives, societal or psychoanalytic, while listening to our patients. Her oeuvre is wide-ranging, writing style elegant, and arguments convincing. The result is a book of rare literary luminosity, theoretical soundness, and clinical significance. * Salman Akhtar, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Jefferson Medical College; Training and Supervising Analyst, Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia *This remarkable book manages to be sophisticated, deeply thoughtful, expressive, lively and practical at the same time. It offers an approach to ethics focused especially on psychoanalysis but applicable to all forms of psychotherapy and elsewhere too. Few authors have absorbed the challenge of the philosophy of ethics so completely and demonstrated so brilliantly not only that it is a vital element in regulating psychoanalysis but also that it has the capacity to guide and strengthen psychotherapeutic training and practice for the benefit of therapists and patients alike. * Professor Stephen Frosh, Department of Psychosocial Studies Birkbeck, University of London and author of Those Who Come After:Postmemory, Acknowledgement and Forgiveness. *The most important skill in life is how to think ethically. Alessandra Lemma teaches this skill to psychotherapists. To engage in rational ethical deliberation in a mind propelled by unconscious impulses is the human challenge. Stunning and original, wise and empathic. A classic in practical ethics. * Professor Julian Savulescu, Chen Su Lan Centennial Professor in Medical Ethics; Director, Centre for Biomedical Ethics, National University of Singapore and Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics Co-Director, Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities, University of Oxford *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: The unbearable silence of responsibility 2: Bioethical principles 3: A psychoanalytic principled approach 4: The ethics of listening 5: On getting it wrong 6: Apologies matter 7: Principles in action 8: Developing the ethical chóros Epilogue: A plea for a measure of irony

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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 SynopsisThe Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) has gained worldwide visibility as a grassroots social justice movement distinguished by a decentralized, non-hierarchal mode of organization, and in 2020 Black Lives Matter protests across the country shook America''s moral conscience to its core. M4BL rose to prominence in part thanks to its protests against police brutality and misconduct directed at Black Americans. However, its animating concerns are far broader, calling for a wide range of economic, political, legal, and cultural measures to address what it terms a war against Black people, as well as the shared struggle with all oppressed people. Yet despite the significance of the social, political, and economic goals of M4BL, as well as the innovative organizational leadership strategies it employs, M4BL has so far received little sustained philosophical attention. The Movement for Black Lives: Philosophical Perspectives brings philosophical analysis to bear on the aims, strategies, policy pTrade ReviewFor scholars and laity in the fields of race studies or philosophy, this book offers an important examination of the theoretical foundations and issues of social and political philosophy. The uniqueness of this book is that the essays offer both support for and critiques of the foundational assumptions and arguments underlying different scholarly/activist positions. The volume also provides a theoretical discussion of how to move away from leadership--oriented activism/scholarship and toward democratic/cooperative-oriented activism/scholarship. Though clearly rooted in philosophy, chapters are accessible to readers of all levels. This would be an excellent book for class discussion and student research. * L. L. Lovern, Valdosta State University, CHOICE *This volume is evidence of the fruitfulness of philosophical reflection on and engagement with social movements, as well as being an important contribution to the literature on racial justice. For those looking for philosophical insights into the Movement for Black Lives, this book is essential reading. * Andrew Valls, Criminal Law and Philosophy *Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I - The Value of Black Lives 1. What "Black Lives Matter" Should Mean, Brandon Hogan 2. "And He Ate Jim Crow": Racist Ideology as False Consciousness, Vanessa Wills 3. He Never Mattered: Poor Black Males and the Dark Logic of Intersectional Invisibility, Tommy J. Curry Part II - Theorizing Racial Justice 4. Reconsidering Reparations: The Movement for Black Lives and Self-Determination, Olúfemi O. Táíwò 5. The Movement for Black Lives and Transitional Justice, Colleen Murphy Part III - The Language of M4BL 6. Positive Propaganda and the Pragmatics of Protest, Michael Randall Barnes 7. Value-Based Protest Slogans: An Argument for Reorientation, Myisha Cherry 8. The Movement for Black Lives and the Language of Liberation, Ian Olasov Part IV -M4BL, Anti-Black Racism, and Punishment 9. Can Capital Punishment Survive if Black Lives Matter?, Michael Cholbi and Alex Madva 10. Sentencing Leniency for Black Offenders, Benjamin S. Yost Part V - Strategy and Solidarity 11. The Violence of Leadership in Black Lives Matter, Dana Francisco Miranda 12. Speaking For, Speaking With, and Shutting Up: Models of Solidarity and the Pragmatics of Truth Telling, Mark Norris Lance 13. Sky's the Limit: A Case-Study in Envisioning Real Anti-Racist Utopias, Keyvan Shafiei

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Book SynopsisRebellious Wives, Neglectful Husbands explores significant shifts in modern Qur'anic commentaries on the subject of women against the backdrop of broader historical, intellectual, and political developments in early twentieth-century North Africa.Trade ReviewMubarak's study is a welcome contribution to the emerging academic literature on the Quran and gender. Particularly, for any scholar or student interested in Islamic studies, the book will be a valuable resource for comprehending the Qur'anic exegetical tradition with great nuance and intricacy. Inspired by Barbara Stowasser's work on women and gender, the author insists on two central themes: that hermeneutics has a vital role in the sustainability of Islamic knowledge, and the boundaries of the Tafsir genre continue to be malleable in both the pre-modern or modern period. * Mohammed Salih, Reading Religion *Rather than add to the robust scholarly literature on women and gender in the Qur'an, Mubarak (Queens Univ. of Charlotte) begins her exploration of tafsir works by arguing for the significance of the exegetical tradition, past and present, for understanding Muslims' engagements with the Qur'an itself. She identifies a lacuna in feminist Muslim scholarship: for the most part, scholars have dismissed tafsir as patriarchal to rescue the Qur'an from that same charge. Mubarak offers readings of several 20th-century Muslim commentators in conversation with premodern tafsir scholars to argue that their views of women and gender norms are nuanced and provide openings for critiques of patriarchal perspectives as eternal and universal, thereby offering her own commentary on commentary. * Choice *Joining a vigorous and vibrant debate about patriarchy, hierarchy, and interpretive authority in Islamic texts and Muslim thought, Hadia Mubarak's new study offers detailed engagement with the work of prominent twentieth-century male exegetes. Scholars of jurisprudence and ethics have shown that those genres combine hierarchical gendered presuppositions with attention to women's concerns and needs; Mubarak argues that the Sunni tafsir tradition does the same and thereby offers resources to contemporary advocates of egalitarianism * Kecia Ali, author of Sexual Ethics and Islam: Feminist Reflections on Qur'an, Hadith, and Jurisprudence *In Rebellious Wives, Neglectful Husbands, Hadia Mubarak provides a fresh, engaging and major study of the extent to which modern Quranic commentaries, responding to the impact of European colonialism and modernity, resulted in new and diverse orientations (Islamic modernism, Islamism, and neo-traditionalism) in modern interpretations of gender and the status and role of women in the Quran. * John L. Esposito, University Professor and Professor of Islamic Studies, Georgetown University *This book is a fresh engagement with medieval and modern Qur'an interpretation on questions of gender and women's status. Hadia Mubarak's reassessment of modern tafsīr highlights the pluralism in the genre and shows how the interpreters have used the tradition to put forth their own new interpretations. Significantly, Mubarak raises the possibility that tradition can be used as a locus for modern reform. * Karen Bauer, author of Gender Hierarchy in the Qur'an: Medieval Interpretations, Modern Responses *This book is about the intersection of modernity and Sunni exegetical thought...The book can be read from a number of perspectives. On one level it is a response to and an accusation of 'well meaning' Muslim feminists who do not engage with the Tafsir genre and yet are quick to discard it as monolithic, patriarchal, misogynist and bereft of women's voice...It is a call to Muslim feminists not to indulge in disciplinary confusion. If one wants to engage with the Qur'an, then one needs to do so within the methods of the field of Tafsir studies and not superimpose methods from other disciplines. The book is also about the interpretive powers of pre-modern exegetes to have a say in modern issues. * Mansur Ali, Cardiff University, UK, Muslim World Book Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Chapter 1: Ruptures and Continuities in Modern Islamic Thought Chapter 2: Modern Approaches to Qur'anic Interpretation Chapter 3: Reflecting the Colonial Gaze: Women in Modern Qur'anic Exegesis Chapter 4: Sexually Neglectful Husbands: Classical and Modern Interpretations of Q. 4:128 Chapter 5: Rebellious Wives: Medieval and Modern Interpretations of Q. 4:34 Chapter 6: A New Rationalization for Polygyny: Medieval & Modern Interpretations of Q. 4:3 Chapter 7: Men's "Degree:" An Unconditional Privilege? Conclusion

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Book SynopsisConcerns about censorship have once again reached a fever pitch across the liberal West. In other historical periods, such concerns may have marked reactions to book bans and burnings. Often, they followed prosecutions and subsequent jailtime for things spoken or written. During the Red Scare, they were the hushed response to chilling state-sponsored watch-lists and employer-supported blacklists designed to ensure victory against communism. Against this history, complaints about the new censorship appear differently. With respect to the new censorship, there are no books burnings, no prosecutions, no laws or committees. Indeed, there is no coercive state involvement at all. With a few notable exceptions, complaints about censorship in the 21st-century West are complaints about the behavior of private parties: social groups, employers, media conglomerates, social media platforms, and search engines. To better understand the concerns surrounding nonstate interference with speech, PrivateTrade ReviewJ.P. Messina's Private Censorship is the rare book that's both a groundbreaking work of scholarship and a genuine page-turner. Deftly weaving together insights from history, philosophy, psychology, and economics, Messina resists the easy answers that tempt partisans but do little to satisfactorily address the hard questions about censorship by non-state actors. Not only does this book offer wise and nuanced advice for policymakers, it will help you level up your own contribution to public discourse. Read it and become a better citizen. * Chris Freiman, William & Mary *In this valuable new book, J. P. Messina examines choices made by private actors that shape the contemporary speech environment. He deftly illuminates the tensions between freedom of speech and other personal liberties, such as our right to disassociate from those who engage in problematic speech. Messina's argument against using the state to resolve these tensions must be taken seriously by those, from both the left and the right, who hope to remedy the many ills affecting civil discourse. * Linda Radzik, author of The Ethics of Social Punishment *As concerns about censorship focus increasingly on private, non-governmental powers, Messina's Private Censorship is essential reading. Recognizing the potential dangers of both unfettered speech and speech restrictions alike, Messina encourages us to foster a culture that is conducive to free speech and democratic values while also protecting a diverse and independent private sphere. This readable and timely book will enhance the ongoing public debates about these critical issues. * Nadine Strossen, author of Free Speech: What Everyone Needs to Know *Table of ContentsPreface 1. Free Speech and Non-State Censors 2. Self-Censorship, Self-Restraint, and the Ethics of Conversation 3. Censorship and the Workplace 4. The 'Old' Media: Censorship and Press Freedom 5. The New (Social) Media 6. Search and Monopoly 7. (Not So) Final Thoughts References Index

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Book SynopsisAcross the globe, educators are grappling with how best to prepare a new generation to engage the challenges and opportunities of the twenty-first century. Along with knowledge and skills, many are now emphasizing the importance of character. Yet, while there has been a robust movement to educate character among children and adolescents, much less attention has been given to the ethical formation of college and university students. What is the role of colleges and universities in educating the character of students? Should universities even attempt to cultivate virtue? If so, how can they do so effectively in a pluralistic context? Cultivating Virtue in the University seeks to answer these questions by gathering diverse perspectives on character education within twenty-first century universities. With essays from some of the world''s leading scholars, this volume catalyzes a critical debate about the possibilities and limits of character education in the university while offering theoretical and practical perspectives on what such education could look like in increasingly global and intercultural institutions. By engaging insights from education, history, literature, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and theology, the volume encourages scholars and educators to embrace the opportunities and challenges of cultivating virtue in the university.Trade ReviewThis volume is indispensable to anyone interested in making virtue central to a good education. * Good Read *This book brings together a series of insightful chapters about the emerging topic of character education in the university ... by reuniting multiple perspectives from the fields of education, philosophy, and psychology, the authors contribute to a growing movement aimed to recover and reimagine character education in universities. * Jorge L. Villacís, British Journal of Educational Studies *Table of ContentsI. Introduction 1. Should Universities Cultivate Virtue?: A Case for Character in Higher Education Edward Brooks, Michael Lamb, and Jonathan Brant II. The University as a Context for Cultivating Virtue 2. Virtue and the History of the Modern American University Julie Reuben 3. Virtue, the German University, and the Limits of Critique Chad Wellmon 4. Developing Virtue in Emerging Adulthood: Perspectives from Neuroscience, Psychology, and Sociology Brian A. Williams III. Institutional and Cultural Barriers to Cultivating Virtue 5. The Eclipse of Virtue in the University and Wider Society Onora O'Neill 6. Can Theology Help? Nigel Biggar IV. How to Cultivate Virtue in the University 7. Seven Strategies for Cultivating Virtue in the University Michael Lamb, Jonathan Brant, and Edward Brooks 8. Closing the Character Gap: Cultivating Honesty in the University Christian Miller 9. The Beneficial Effects of Cultivating Gratitude in the University Blaire Morgan and Liz Gulliford 10. Forming Virtuous Character: Psychology in Dialogue with Theology Joanna Collicutt 11. Cultivating Virtue by Reading Jane Austen Jessica Richard 12. The Decolonial Virtues of Ethnospeculative Fiction Paula M. L. Moya and Lesley Larkin V. Conclusion 13. Character Education in the University: Opportunities and Challenges Michael Lamb, Edward Brooks, and Jonathan Brant

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Book SynopsisVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring We regularly encounter appalling wrongdoing, with the media offering a depressing parade of violent assault, rape, and murder. Yet sometimes even the cynical and world-weary amongst us are taken aback. Sometimes we confront a crime so terrible, so horrendous, so deeply wrong, that we reach for the word ''evil''. The 9/11 terrorist attacks were not merely wrong, but evil. A serial killer who tortures his victims is not merely a bad person. He is evil. And as the Holocaust showed us, we must remain vigilant against the threat of evil. But what exactly is evil? If we use the word ''evil'', are we buying into a naive Manichean worldview, in which two cosmic forces of good and evil are pitted against one another? Are we guilty of demonizing our enemies? How does ''evil'' go beyond what is merely bad or wrong? This Very Short Introduction explores the answers that philosophers have offered to these questions. Luke Russell discusses why some philosophers think that evil is a myth or a fantasy, while others think that evil is real, and is a concept which plays an important role in contemporary secular morality. Along the way he asks whether evil is always horrific and incomprehensible, or if it can be banal. Considering if there is a special psychological hallmark that sets the evildoers apart from the rest of us, Russell also engages with ongoing discussions over psychopathy and empathy, analysing the psychology behind evildoing.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewThis is a stark, unequivocal position that forces us to think about where the margin of our ethical relationship with other people lies. But as Russell makes clear from the beginning, evil is by its nature extreme, and it calls us to think about it in the extremity. * Eoghan Smith, Society *Table of Contents1: The philosophical puzzle of evil 2: The horror and incomprehensibility of evil 3: The psychological hallmark of evil 4: The banality of evil 5: An evil person 6: Are you evil? Is anyone evil?

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Book SynopsisOffers a powerful way of thinking about it philosophically. Focusing on the concepts of human dignity and the sanctity of life, this title employs Derridean deconstruction to uncover self-contradictory and damaging assumptions that underlie both sides of the debate.Trade Review"Deconstructing Dignity is an excellent book. It is well conceived and wonderfully executed. It not only intervenes in this particular debate on the right to die but takes up important and long-standing concepts and problems in the history of philosophy and culture; it dismantles vapid truisms and opens onto the possibility of a thought of life-and death-that is not always already lost within life's supposed dignity and sanctity." (David E. Johnson, University at Buffalo, SUNY)"

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Book SynopsisWhile much attention has been paid in recent years to heterosexual prostitution and sex tourism in Brazil, gay sex tourism has been almost completely overlooked. In Tourist Attractions, Gregory C. Mitchell presents a pioneering ethnography that focuses on the personal lives and identities of male sex workers who occupy a variety of roles in Brazil's sexual economy. Mitchell takes us into the bath houses of Rio de Janeiro, where rent boys cruise for clients, and to the beaches of Salvador da Bahia, where African American gay men seek out hustlers while exploring cultural heritage tourist sites. His ethnography stretches into the Amazon, where indigenous fantasies are tinged with the erotic at eco-resorts, and into the homes of kept men, who forge long-term, long-distance, transnational relationships that blur the boundaries of what counts as commercial sex. Mitchell asks how tourists perceive sex workers' performances of Brazilianness, race, and masculinity, and, in turn, how these two

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Book SynopsisIn recent years, public debate has raged over the issue of maternal choice. While personal testimony and political argument have received widespread attention, artistic representations of birth and abortion have been submerged. Judith Wilt offers the first look at how contemporary writers tell and retell the stories that shape our perceptions about abortion. She reveals that the struggle to plot these painful, complex narratives of choice, control, guilt, loss, and liberation has preoccupied an astonishing number of our most distinguished novelists, male and female alike. Readers of twentieth-century novels are more likely to encounter plots centered on maternal choice than those dealing with the more traditional problems of courtship and marriage. In the opening of the book, Wilt discusses real case histories of several women. After studying the ambiguities of their decisions, she turns to their counterpoints depicted in contemporary fiction. Working from a feminist perspective, Wilt

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Book SynopsisSchool of Thought - 101 Great Liberal Thinkers profiles the lives and ideas of some of the leading thinkers on individual liberty - from ancient times to the present day.Table of Contents1 Introduction 2 Liberalism and liberal thinkers 3 Ancient liberal thinkers 4 Early modern thinkers 5 The age of reason 6 Revolutionaries and radicals 7 The age of reform 8 The modern era 9 The free economy and society 10 Contemporary liberal thinkers 11 Conclusion 12 101 more liberal quotations

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Book SynopsisMany thousands of people kill themselves every year, and many more are left behind to grieve. This book recounts individual suicide cases from the Bible and ancient Greeks to the present day and analyzes how ideas about suicide have changed over time.Trade Review"Eloquent and affecting."—David Brooks, New York Times"Hecht is an intellectual historian and a poet, and her writing reflects both disciplines: The book is rigorous and deeply rewarding, both accessible and challenging. . . . She finds common threads: sympathy for life’s difficulty, yet a plea to stay, for the sake of one’s community and even for one’s future self."—Kate Tuttle, Boston Globe"A history not only of suicide, but how we think about suicide. . . . Hecht proposes her own argument against suicide in the secular, modern world, presenting a humanist call for life. . . . Her final plea to the suicidal gives the book its title: she urges them to simply 'stay.'"—Thomas Flynn, The Daily Beast"The author of the best-selling Doubt offers a history of suicide and of arguments against it. . . . Even Camus, who found the search for meaning as absurd as pushing the same boulder up a cliff every day, urged his readers to ‘imagine Sisyphus happy,’ and to live."—New Yorker"Hecht’s intentions are patently generous and benign. She wants to save young lives that seem needlessly lost . . . On these counts her book merits praise."—John Carey, The Sunday Times"While not insensitive to people who use suicide as a way to end the suffering of terminal illness, Hecht brands suicide an immoral act that robs society — and the self-killer — of a life that is certainly more valuable than what it may seem in that dark moment. It solves nothing, complicates everything. . . . Her argument is that it — whatever dark truth that pronoun signifies — almost always gets better."—Newsweek"Suicide as a concept has been praised, defended, and vilified in various contexts throughout history as poet and scholar Hecht (Doubt: A History) painstakingly illustrates in this nuanced and unsettling work, whose title acts as a rallying refrain throughout. . . . The book’s conclusions are hopeful. Gratitude is owed to those who reject suicide, according to Hecht, not only by the community but also by one's 'future self' who may be days, months, or years away. Like death, life can inspire, because one's 'ideas matter.'"—Publishers Weekly"One cannot but be impressed by Hecht’s breadth of knowledge, mostly expressed with a light touch, and there are many fascinating details."—Oliver James, The Independent"When I review a book I underline special passages, stick post-it notes and write comments in the margin. By that token this one has inspired me more than anything I’ve read in a very long time. Full of life and spirit and hope, and deeply moving, it communicates a generous love of suffering, flawed humanity. I cannot praise it highly enough."—Bel Mooney, Daily Mail"Hecht’s aim is to show that as suicide was secularised, it became too easy – a mere medical and therefore solipsistic condition which took no account of humans as members of a larger (caring) community. She wants to revitalise the idea that suicide is wrong, harms others and 'damages humanity.' No man or woman, even today, is an island."—Lisa Appignanesi, The Observer"Stay is passionate, sincere, well-researched, well written and commendably honest."—Nick Spencer, The Tablet"The title of this book is an imperative against the departure that is suicide, and its contents provide a learned, illuminating look at the history of what is perhaps the darkest secret in all of human behavior."—Billy Collins"Jennifer Michael Hecht addresses the problem of suicidal nihilism with intellectual sophistication and poetic subtlety. An impassioned defense of life and rejection of self-slaughter (as Hamlet termed it), Stay is an important book."—David Lehman, Editor, The Oxford Book of American Poetry"The perfect vehicle for an informed conversation about the virtues and vices of suicide, this book will literally save lives."—Stephen Prothero, author of The American Bible: How Our Words Unite, Divide, and Define a Nation"In this moving and meaningful book, mythology, poetry, history, and personal reflection all combine to persuade us to stay right here, among the living."—Alan Wolfe, author of Political Evil

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Book SynopsisThe Big Idea shortlisted for series design in the British Design and Production AwardsIn the wake of the #MeToo movement and the upsurge in feminist and men's rights activism, traditional masculinity has become a topic of impassioned debate. But what exactly do we mean by masculinity' and in what ways can it be said to be harmful? This incisive volume evaluates modern masculinity's capacity for good against its potential for destruction. It reviews evolving definitions of masculinity since the age of chivalry and examines our current expectations about men's behaviours, roles and responsibilities. It reveals societal pressure on men to act aggressively, suppress emotion and be in control, and the impact of being a real man' on self and others.Table of ContentsIntroduction - Evolving Understandings of Masculinity - Masculine Power to Harm - Men and Interpersonal Relationships - The Changing Face of Masculinity Today - Conclusion

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Book SynopsisA basic understanding of human genetics is vital for all those working in the field of assisted human reproduction. Genetic makeup can hamper reproduction and insight into this is making genetic diagnosis and counselling increasingly important. This fully updated textbook continues the clear structure of the original edition, beginning with a chapter on the basics of genetics and cytogenetics. Genetic causes of infertility and the effect of epigenetics and transposons on fertility are discussed in detail. Several new chapters are included in this edition, reflecting the advances of the field, including preconception genetic analysis and screening in IVF and mitochondrial genetics. Combining genetics, reproductive biology and medicine, this is an essential text for practitioners in reproductive medicine and geneticists involved in the field looking to improve their knowledge of the subject and provide outstanding patient care.Trade Review'Recommended.' D. Schulman, ChoiceTable of Contents1. Basic genetics and cytogenetics: a brief reminder Karen Sermon; 2. Application of whole-genome technologies to ART Elia Fernandez Gallardo, Thomas Lefevre, Koen Theunis, and Thierry Voet; 3. Meiosis: how to get a good start in life Ursula Eichenlaub-Ritter; 4. Chromosomes in early human embryo development: incidence of chromosomal abnormalities, underlying mechanisms, and consequences for development Esther B. Baart, Effrosyni Chavli, and Diane Van Opstal; 5. DNA is not the whole story: transgenerational epigenesis and imprinting Ashwini Balakrishnan and J. Richard Challiet; 6. Genes are not the whole story: retrotransposons as new determinants of male fertility Patricia Fauque and Deborah Bourc'his; 7. Chromosomal causes of infertility: the story continues Svetlana A. Yatsenko and Aleksandar Rajkovic; 8. Genetics of human male infertility Stephane Viville and Ozlem Okutman; 9. Genetics of human female infertility Svetlana A. Yatsenko and Aleksandar Rajkovic; 10. Preconception genetics analysis and screening in IVF Juan Jose Guillen and Rita Vassena; 11. Genetic counseling in ART Christine De Die-Smulders and Ron van Golde; 12. Mitochondrial genetics in reproductive medicine Claudia Spits and Filippo Zambelli; 13. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis Jan Traeger-Synodinos and Carmen Rubio Lluesa; 14. Epigenetics and ART Aafke P. A. van Montfoort; 15. Ethical considerations in human reproductive genetics Guido de Vert and Wybo Dondorp.

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Book SynopsisGay pornography, online and onscreen, is a controversial and significantly under-researched area of cultural production. In the first book of its kind, Gay Pornography: Representations of Sexuality and Masculinity explores the iconography, themes and ideals that the genre presents. Indeed, John Mercer argues that gay pornography cannot be regarded as one-dimensional, but that it offers its audience a vision of plural masculinities that are more nuanced and ambiguous than they might seem. Mercer examines how the internet has generated an exponential growth in the sheer volume and variety of this material, and facilitated far greater access to it. He uses both professional and amateur examples to explore how gay pornography has become part of a wider cultural context in which modern masculinities have become ''saturated'' by their constantly evolving status and function in popular culture.

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Book SynopsisFeaturing contributions from the US, Europe and the UK, this edited collection addresses issues relating to research ethics and integrity when undertaking social research with older people and service users. Setting out practical insights and guidance, as well as addressing theoretical and philosophical aspects, this volume includes contributions from ‘researchers’, ’the researched’ and ‘those in between’ on topics including dementia, family carers, safeguarding and mental health with the common goal of producing high quality 'user' relevant research. Equipping readers with an understanding of how to move forward not only as researchers but also as consumers of research and citizens, Ethics and Integrity in Research with Older People and Service Users is a timely and insightful contribution to the Advances in Research Ethics and Integrity series.Table of ContentsForeword; Robin Webster Section 1. Views of the researchers Chapter 1. Theory and Practice of User Involved Research; Erin McGaffigan, Dani Skenadore Foster, Sophia Webber, and Missy Destrampe Chapter 2. Navigating Person-Centred Ethics: A Sensory Ethnographic Study Involving Older People Living With Dementia And Family Carers; Rahena Mossabir Chapter 3. Incorporating Older Adult Voice into Meaningful Research – ”It’s about time”; Amy R. Eisenstein, Rebecca L. H. Berman, and Katherine M. Abbott Chapter 4. Family Conflict in Dementia Caregiving: Maintaining Research Ethics and Integrity; Kelly Norwood and Mary Webster Chapter 5 - Ethical Issues in Research with Vulnerable People: A Case Study; Aideen Sheehan and Roger O’Sullivan Section 2. Views of the researched Chapter 6. Involving lay Members of the Public in Research - Reflections and Insights; Eiddwen Thomas and Shanaz Dorkenoo Chapter 7. Ethics, Integrity and Coproduction in Mental Health Research; Peter Bates and Andy Willis Section 3. Views from those in between Chapter 8. Research with Older Adults in American Indian Communities – Understanding Knowledge, Power, and Practice; Lyn M. Holley and Azusa Mokuta Chapter 9. Engaged Research as Team Research – Reflections from the “researcher” and the “researched”; Carol Reynolds Geary and Jeffrey Ordway Chapter 10. Trying the Patience of Patients: A Personal Reflection; Ron Iphofen

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Book SynopsisThis timely, relevant text is a comprehensive compendium of critical information about voting in the United States. It frames voting as an integral aspect of social work practice and provides concrete suggestions for how students can increase their involvement in expanding voter participation by marginalized groups.This book: Examines the current social and political context Introduces multiple perspectives on why voting matters Presents a brief history of voting rights in the United States Explains the nuts and bolts of campaigns and elections Discusses who votes and who doesn’t, how people vote, and why Describes voter suppression tactics and identifies obstacles facing low-turnout groups Highlights strategies to expand voter participation Provides concrete examples of how students can help maximize voter participation Explores how voter engagement intersects with social work at all levels of professional practice The only social work textbook devoted entirely to the topic of voting, Promote the Vote: Positioning Social Workers for Action is the ideal supplement for classes in social welfare policy, policy practice, human rights, and social justice. Filled with research findings, practical information, and case examples, this book provides social work students and professionals with the knowledge, strategies, and tools to engage clients and their communities in the electoral process. With voting rights quickly becoming a flashpoint in the struggle for equity and justice, now is the perfect time for this valuable resource.Table of ContentsChapter 1: The Context for Voter Engagement The Social and Economic Context The Political Context Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 2: Why Voting Matters Voting Is a Human Right Voting Is Consistent with Social Work Values Voting Builds Political Power Voting Benefits Individuals Voting Benefits Communities Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 3: How We Got Here: A Brief History of Voting Rights Early Voting in America Voting Rights for African Americans The Women’s Suffrage Movement The Youth Vote Additional Policies to Expand Voting Rights Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 4: Voting Processes and Procedures Elected Officials Political Parties Registration and Voting Political Campaigns Presidential Elections Congressional, State and Local Elections Ballot Measures Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 5: Voting Patterns and Trends Voter Turnout Who Votes? Why People Vote How People Vote Voting by Social Workers Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 6: Special Populations People of Color Naturalized Citizens and Linguistic Minorities People in Poverty People Experiencing Homelessness Citizens with Felony Convictions People with Disabilities LGBTQ+ Voters Survivors of Domestic Violence Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 7: Barriers to Voting Structural Barriers Intimidation and Suppression Gerrymandering Money in Politics Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 8: Expanding Opportunities Registration Initiatives Voting Initiatives Summary and Conclusion Try This! Chapter 9: A Better Future The Need for Change Legal and Ethical Considerations Strategies for Action Developing a Culture of Voting Summary and Conclusion Try This! Appendix I: State Election Information Websites Appendix II: Helpful Resources

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Book SynopsisBusiness Cases in Ethical Focus is a new collection of in-depth case studies from around the world, covering all major areas of business ethics. Cases address a broad range of topics such as the ethics of entrepreneurship and finance, the challenges that diversity raises for business, and whistleblowing. The cases are provocative yet complex, conveying the difficulty of moral dilemmas and the potential for reasonable disagreement.Trade Review“This collection of contemporary cases is well suited for teaching business ethics. The short analyses accompanying each case introduce students to concrete ethical issues without delving into extensive theoretical debates. The open-ended reflection questions encourage readers to develop and justify their own views, so they are excellent prompts for extended classroom discussions. For instructors wanting to avoid theory-heavy approaches to business ethics, this text is a great option. It will hold student interest and stimulate authentic ethical reflection.” — Jeff Lawrence, North Island College“Business Cases in Ethical Focus contains thirty-six case studies, most of them the work of experts in their areas. The cases cover a wide range of ethical issues in business, from the high salaries of senior management to Sharia in the hospitality industry in Nigeria, from payday lending to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The book allows the instructor a good deal of flexibility in how it is used.” — Michael Davis, Illinois Institute of TechnologyTable of Contents Part 1: Introductory Materials A Brief Guide to Business Ethics and Case Study Analysis Part 2: The Responsibilities of Business Unit 2.1: Responsible Industries 1. Corporate Lobbying on GMO Labelling Legislation 2. The Ethics of the Pornography Industry 3. The Business Ethics of Recreational Marijuana 4. Of Prices and Pills: Ethical Issues in Pharmaceutical Pricing 5. Private Prisons in the U.S.: A Cost-Benefit Analysis 6. Payday Lending: America’s Unsecured Loan Market 7. Children and Gambling: The Ethical Problem of Loot Boxes Unit 2.2: Responsible Businesses 8. The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill 9. Dakota Access Pipeline 10. Actions Speak Louder than Words : Rebuilding Malden Mills 11. Students Protest University Investments: Vanderbilt’s African Land-Grab 12. The Rana Plaza Collapse 13. Distributive Justice: The Case of Café Feminino Part 3: Employment and Diversity Unit 3.1: Employment 14. Want This Job?: Provide Your Facebook Username and Password 15. Professional Misconduct While Off-Duty 16. Obligations, Responsibility, and Whistleblowing: A Case Study of Jeffrey Wigand 17. Who Judges Whom: The Ethics of Performance Reviews 18. Free Expression in the Workplace: The Firing of James Damore 19. Distributive Justice and ‘Precarious Work’ Unit 3.2: Diversity 20. Religious Commitments in the Workplace 21. Guests with Autism and Reasonable Accommodations at Disney 22. Women’s Autonomy and Fetal Protection 23. Gender-based Discrimination: Glass Ceilings and Sexual Harassment 24. Women and Advertising Part 4: Business Practices Unit 4.1: Buying and Selling 25. The Ethics of Bluffing: Oracle’s Takeover of PeopleSoft 26. Citibank and Collateralized Debt Obligations 27. Misplaced Incentives: Large-Scale Fraud at Wells Fargo 28. Nestlé and Advertising: An Ethical Analysis 29. Pharmaceutical Payments and Opioid Prescriptions 30. Conflict Minerals and Supply-Chain Management: The Case of the DRC Unit 4.2: Doing Business at Home and Abroad 31. Democracy in Business: The Mondragon Workers Cooperative 32. The Equifax Hack 33. The Case of Sci-Hub and the ‘Robin Hood’ of Science 34. The Ethical Challenges of Entrepreneurship in Nigeria 35. Google in China: Censorship Requirements Challenge the Internet Company 36. Avon’s Corruption Case in China

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