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Book SynopsisChanging times mean that people are living longer and in more complex families. Changes include greater geographical mobility, increased racial and ethnic diversity, new patterns of immigration and identity reformulation, and changing work and family roles. With governmental resources decreasing, it is especially important to understand the changing nature of multigenerational family structures, functioning, and roles in individual well-being in order to maximize the effectiveness of informal and formal supports available. This issue examines factors that facilitate anticipating, understanding, and designing support programs to meet the challenges facing individuals in all generation positions, families, and communities in the U.S. and around the world.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION. Intergenerational Relations: Theory, Research, and Policy (Toni C. Antonucci, James S. Jackson, and Simon Biggs). THEORY AND METHODS. Thinking about Generations: Conceptual Positions and Policy Implications (Simon Biggs). Crossing Age and Generational Boundaries: Exploring Intergenerational Research Encounters (Amanda M. Grenier). Age Cohort, Ancestry, and Immigrant Generation Influences in Family Relations and Psychological Well-Being among Black Caribbean Family Members (James S. Jackson, Ivy Forsythe-Brown, and Ishtar O. Govia). GENERATIONAL INFLUENCES ON WELL-BEING. Health Disparities and Arab-American Elders: Does Intergenerational Support Buffer the Inequality–Health Link? (Kristine J. Ajrouch). Generational Structure and Social Resources in Mid-Life: Influences on Health and Well-Being (Jessica M. McIlvane, Kristine J. Ajrouch, and Toni C. Antonucci). Capturing the Complexity of Intergenerational Relations: Exploring Ambivalence within Later-Life Families (Karl Pillemer, J. Jill Suitor, Steven E. Mock, Myra Sabir, Tamara B. Pardo, and Jori Sechrist). Relationships with Grandparents and the Emotional Well-Being of Late Adolescent and Young Adult Grandchildren (Sarah A. Ruiz and Merril Silverstein). GENERATIONAL INFLUENCES ON CAREGIVING. Marital History and Intergenerational Solidarity: The Impact of Divorce and Unmarried Cohabitation (Svein Olav Daatland). Intergenerational Relations with In-Laws in the Context of the Social Convoy: Theoretical and Practical Implications (Jennifer D. Santos and Mary J. Levitt). Family Disruption and Support in Later Life: A Comparative Study Between the United Kingdom and Italy (Cecilia Tomassini, Karen Glaser, and Rachel Stuchbury). Reciprocity in Parent–Child Exchange and Life Satisfaction among the Elderly: A Cross-National Perspective (Ariela Lowenstein, Ruth Katz, and Nurit Gur-Yaish). CONCLUSION. Intergenerational Relations: Themes, Prospects, and Possibilities (Philip R. Costanzo and Melanie B. Hoy). 2006 KURT LEWIN AWARD ADDRESS. Introduction to Gregory M. Herek’s Lewin Award Address (Faye J. Crosby). Confronting Sexual Stigma and Prejudice: Theory and Practice (Gregory M. Herek)

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Book SynopsisAdolescence is often thought of as a period during which parentchild interactions can be relatively stressed and conflictual. There are individual differences in this regard, however, with only a modest percent of youth experiencing extremely conflictual relationships with their parents. Relatively little empirical research, however, addresses individual differences in the quality of parentadolescent interactions concerning potentially conflictual issues. The research reported in this monograph examined dispositional and parenting predictors of the quality of parents' and their adolescent children's emotional displays and positive and negative verbalizations when dealing with conflictual issues. Of particular interest were patterns of continuity and discontinuity in the factors related to conflicts. A multimethod, multireporter (mother, teacher, and sometimes adolescent reports) longitudinal approach(over 4 years) was used to assess adolescents' dispositional characteristics (control/rTable of ContentsABSTRACT. I. INTRODUCTION AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK. II. SAMPLE AND MEASURES. III. DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSES AND CORRELATIONS. IV. GROWTH CURVES, PREDICTION OF CONFLICT REACTIONS FROM GROWTH CURVES, AND TESTS OF MEDIATED RELATIONS. V. SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION. REFERENCES. COMMENTARY. CONFLICTING VIEWS OF CONFLICT (Judith G. Smetana). PUTTING CONFLICT IN CONTEXT (Nancy Darling). CONTRIBUTORS. STATEMENT OF EDITORIAL POLICY.

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Book SynopsisUndertaken at orphanages in Russia, this study tests the role of early social and emotion experience in the development of children. Children were exposed to either multiple caregivers who performed routine duties in a perfunctory manner with minimal interaction or fewer caregivers who were trained to engage in warm, responsive, and developmentally appropriate interactions during routine care. Engaged and responsive caregivers were associated with substantial improvements in child development andthese findings provide a rationale for making similar improvements in other institutions, programs, and organizations.Table of ContentsABSTRACT. I. THEORETICAL, EMPIRICAL, AND PRACTICAL RATIONALE. II. BABY HOMES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. III. RESEARCH DESIGN AND INTERVENTIONS. IV. ASSESSMENTS. V. EVIDENCE THAT THE INTERVENTIONS WERE IMPLEMENTED AS PLANNED. VI. CAREGIVER BEHAVIOR ON THE WARDS (HOME INVENTORY). VII. ORPHANAGE STAFF ATTITUDES, PERCEPTIONS, AND FEELINGS. VIII. INTERVENTION EFFECTS ON PHYSICAL GROWTH. IX. THE EFFECTS OF THE INTERVENTION ON CHILDREN’S GENERAL BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT (BATTELLE DEVELOPMENTAL INVENTORY). X. EFFECTS OF THE INTERVENTIONS OF CAREGIVER–CHILD INTERACTIONS DURING FREE PLAY (PCERA). XI. INTERVENTION EFFECTS ON CAREGIVER–CHILD INTERACTIONS (INFANT AFFECT MANUAL, ATTACHMENT VARIABLES). XII. SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS. REFERENCES. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. COMMENTARY. HOW VALID ARE THE RESULTS OF THE ST. PETERSBURG–USA ORPHANAGE. INTERVENTION STUDY AND WHAT DO THEY MEAN FOR THE WORLD’S CHILDREN? (Susan C. Crockenberg) INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTS ON CHILDREN: DESIGN ISSUES AND SUBSTANTIVE FINDINGS (Michael Rutter). EARLIER IS BETTER: A META-ANALYSIS OF 70 YEARS OF INTERVENTION. IMPROVING COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN INSTITUTIONALIZED CHILDREN (Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, and Femmie Juffer). CONTRIBUTORS. STATEMENT OF EDITORIAL POLICY.

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Book SynopsisExamining the role of mass media and information technology in contemporary society, this introductory sociology text emphasizes the increasing diversity and globalization of societies everywhere.Table of ContentsPART 1: Sociological Perspective Chapter 1: Discovering Sociology Chapter 2: Doing Sociology PART 2: Social Framework Chapter 3: Society and Culture Chapter 4: Socialization Chapter 5: Social Interaction in Everyday Life Chapter 6: Groups, Organizations, and Bureaucracies PART 3: Social Differentiation and Inequality Chapter 7: Deviance and Conformity Chapter 8: Social Stratification and the U.S. Class System Chapter 9: Global Stratification Chapter 10: Race and Ethnicity Chapter 11: Sex and Gender Chapter 12: Age and the Elderly PART 4: Social Institutions Chapter 13: Families Chapter 14: Education Chapter 15: Religion Chapter 16: Government, Politics and War Chapter 17: The Economy and Work Chapter 18: Health and Medicine PART 5: Social Change Chapter 19: Population, Urbanization, and Ecology Chapter 20: Social Change, Collective Behavior, and the Future

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Book SynopsisThis memorial volume celebrates the life of Laurence Moss, the scholar, economist, professor, journal editor, lawyer, magician and skeptic. This volume contains a complete listing of Moss's publications since 1973 together with a sample syllabus of the famous course he taught at Babson College, Scams and Frauds in Business. The chosen papers are a representative sample of Moss's approach to the field of economics, as well as the teaching of economics, and reception of his approach.Trade Review"I hope that future scholars will look more carefully at his work on these topics." (EH.net, August 2010)Table of ContentsFrontispiece. Acknowledgments (Widdy S. Ho). Introduction. Laurence Steven Moss, 1944-2009: A Biographical Sketch (James C. W. Ahiakpor). I. REMEMBRANCE AND APPRECIATION ROUNDTABLE. Remembering Larry Moss (Bradley W. Bateman). Cultivating Catallactics: Laurence Moss as Scholar and Mentor (Peter J. Boettke). Larry Moss: One of the Good Guys in Economics (David Colander). Larry Moss: An Editorial Appreciation (Craufurd Goodwin). Continuing a Conversation with Larry Moss (Samuel Hollander). The Preaching Must Never Stop: Remembering Larry Moss (Roger Koppl). Laurence Moss: A Remembrance (C. R. McCann, Jr). Larry Moss and the Struggle Against Racism by the Whately Professors of Political Economy (Sandra J. Peart and David M. Levy). The Case for Economic Reasoning in MBA Education Revisited (Lidija Polutnik). Working with Larry Moss on Marjorie Grice-Hutchinson (Christopher K. Ryan). Laurence S. Moss, 1944-2009 (Warren J. Samuels). On Laurence Moss: Unafraid to Say the Emperor Has no Clothes (Mark Tomass). Laurence S. Moss as a Young Scholar (Karen I. Vaughn). II. ARGUING ECONOMICS: IN MEMORY OF LAURENCE MOSS. Alfred Marshall and the Concept of Class (Patrik Aspers). Richard Whately and the Gospel of Transparency (David Levy and Sandra J. Peart). Hermeneutics and the Heidegger = Schumpeter Theses (Yuichi Shionoya). III. LAURENCE MOSS: MAGICIAN, LAWYER, PROFESSOR. Larry and the Feds (David Allen). Equal Access to Justice for All (Richard McMahon). Pick a Card . . . Any Card (Vicki L. Moss). Laurence Moss as Exceptional Professor (Barbara Wong). IV. SELECTED WORKS OF LAURENCE MOSS. Isaac Butt and the Early Development of the Marginal Utility Theory of Imputation (Laurence S. Moss). Mountifort Longfield'.s supply-and-demand theory of price and its place in the development of British economic theory (Laurence S. Moss). Carl Menger's Theory of Exchange (Laurence S. Moss). Film and the Transmission of Economic Knowledge: A Report (Laurence S. Moss). Optimal jurisdictions and the economic theory of the state: Or, anarchy and one-world government are only corner solutions (Laurence S. Moss). Hayek's Ricardo effect: a second look (Laurence S. Moss and Karen I. Vaughn). Evolutionary Change and Marshall's Abandoned Second Volume (L. S. Moss). The Chicago Intellectual Property Rights Tradition and the Reconciliation of Coase and Hayek-Laurence Moss Thomas Hobbes's Influence on David Hume: The Emergence of a Public Choice Tradition (Laurence S. Moss). Finding New Wine in Old Bottles: What Historians Must Do When Leontief Coefficients Are No Longer the Designated Drivers of Economics (Laurence S. Moss). Ricardian economics: Reasoning about counter-intuitive tendencies when system constraints are present (Laurence S. Moss). The American Journal of Economics and Sociology. Hobbes and the Early Uses of Economic Method (Laurence S. Moss). The Seligman-Edgeworth Debate about the Analysis of Tax Incidence: The Advent of Mathematical Economics, 1892-1910 (Laurence S. Moss). The Henry George Theorem and the Entrepreneurial Process: Turning Henry George on his Head-Playing Fast and Loose with the Facts about the Writings of Malthus and the Classical School-Price Theory and the Study of Deception in the. Exchange Process (Laurence S. Moss). Appendix I: Publications by Larry Moss. Appendix II: Syllabus on Scams and Frauds in Business, Fall 2006. Appendix III: Typical Day Sheet Prepared for Each Class. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis memorial volume celebrates the life of Laurence Moss, the scholar, economist, professor, journal editor, lawyer, magician and skeptic. This volume contains a complete listing of Moss's publications since 1973 together with a sample syllabus of the famous course he taught at Babson College, Scams and Frauds in Business. The chosen papers are a representative sample of Moss's approach to the field of economics, as well as the teaching of economics, and reception of his approach.Trade Review"I hope that future scholars will look more carefully at his work on these topics." (EH.net, August 2010)Table of ContentsFrontispiece. Acknowledgments (Widdy S. Ho). Introduction. Laurence Steven Moss, 1944-2009: A Biographical Sketch (James C. W. Ahiakpor). I. REMEMBRANCE AND APPRECIATION ROUNDTABLE. Remembering Larry Moss (Bradley W. Bateman). Cultivating Catallactics: Laurence Moss as Scholar and Mentor (Peter J. Boettke). Larry Moss: One of the Good Guys in Economics (David Colander). Larry Moss: An Editorial Appreciation (Craufurd Goodwin). Continuing a Conversation with Larry Moss (Samuel Hollander). The Preaching Must Never Stop: Remembering Larry Moss (Roger Koppl). Laurence Moss: A Remembrance (C. R. McCann, Jr). Larry Moss and the Struggle Against Racism by the Whately Professors of Political Economy (Sandra J. Peart and David M. Levy). The Case for Economic Reasoning in MBA Education Revisited (Lidija Polutnik). Working with Larry Moss on Marjorie Grice-Hutchinson (Christopher K. Ryan). Laurence S. Moss, 1944-2009 (Warren J. Samuels). On Laurence Moss: Unafraid to Say the Emperor Has no Clothes (Mark Tomass). Laurence S. Moss as a Young Scholar (Karen I. Vaughn). II. ARGUING ECONOMICS: IN MEMORY OF LAURENCE MOSS. Alfred Marshall and the Concept of Class (Patrik Aspers). Richard Whately and the Gospel of Transparency (David Levy and Sandra J. Peart). Hermeneutics and the Heidegger = Schumpeter Theses (Yuichi Shionoya). III. LAURENCE MOSS: MAGICIAN, LAWYER, PROFESSOR. Larry and the Feds (David Allen). Equal Access to Justice for All (Richard McMahon). Pick a Card . . . Any Card (Vicki L. Moss). Laurence Moss as Exceptional Professor (Barbara Wong). IV. SELECTED WORKS OF LAURENCE MOSS. Isaac Butt and the Early Development of the Marginal Utility Theory of Imputation (Laurence S. Moss). Mountifort Longfield'.s supply-and-demand theory of price and its place in the development of British economic theory (Laurence S. Moss). Carl Menger's Theory of Exchange (Laurence S. Moss). Film and the Transmission of Economic Knowledge: A Report (Laurence S. Moss). Optimal jurisdictions and the economic theory of the state: Or, anarchy and one-world government are only corner solutions (Laurence S. Moss). Hayek's Ricardo effect: a second look (Laurence S. Moss and Karen I. Vaughn). Evolutionary Change and Marshall's Abandoned Second Volume (L. S. Moss). The Chicago Intellectual Property Rights Tradition and the Reconciliation of Coase and Hayek-Laurence Moss Thomas Hobbes's Influence on David Hume: The Emergence of a Public Choice Tradition (Laurence S. Moss). Finding New Wine in Old Bottles: What Historians Must Do When Leontief Coefficients Are No Longer the Designated Drivers of Economics (Laurence S. Moss). Ricardian economics: Reasoning about counter-intuitive tendencies when system constraints are present (Laurence S. Moss). The American Journal of Economics and Sociology. Hobbes and the Early Uses of Economic Method (Laurence S. Moss). The Seligman-Edgeworth Debate about the Analysis of Tax Incidence: The Advent of Mathematical Economics, 1892-1910 (Laurence S. Moss). The Henry George Theorem and the Entrepreneurial Process: Turning Henry George on his Head-Playing Fast and Loose with the Facts about the Writings of Malthus and the Classical School-Price Theory and the Study of Deception in the. Exchange Process (Laurence S. Moss). Appendix I: Publications by Larry Moss. Appendix II: Syllabus on Scams and Frauds in Business, Fall 2006. Appendix III: Typical Day Sheet Prepared for Each Class. Index.

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Book SynopsisUsing data from the first 2 phases of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care, we examine the links between maternal employment in the first 12 months of life and cognitive, social, and emotional outcomes for children at age 3, at age 4.5, and in first grade. Drawing on theory and prior research from developmental psychology as well as economics and sociology, we address 3 main questions. First, what associations exist between 1st year maternal employment and cognitive, social, and emotional outcomes for children in the first seven years of life? Second, to what extent do any such associations vary by the child''s gender and temperament or the mother''s occupation? Third, to what extent do mother''s earnings, the home environment (maternal depressive symptoms, sensitivity, and HOME scores), and the type and quality of child care mediate or offset any associations between 1st-year employment and child outcomes, and what is the net effect of 1st-year maternal employment once these factorsTable of Contents1. INTRODUCTION. 2. METHODS. 3. WHAT DISTINGUISHES WOMEN WHO WORK FULL-TIME, PART-TIME, OR NOTAT ALL IN THE 1ST YEAR? 4. FIRST-YEAR MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT AND CHILD COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT. 5. FIRST-YEAR MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT AND CHILD SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 6. ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN 1ST-YEAR MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME, HOME ENVIRONMENT, AND CHILD CARE. 7. STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING ANALYSES OF THE LINKS BETWEEN 1ST-YEAR MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT. 8. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS.

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Book SynopsisThe aim of this special issue is to contribute to the advancement of current knowledge on social stigmatization. Progress in this area has been thwarted by seemingly incompatible findings and unresolved debates. This special issue includes contributions that bear on some of the most important debates in this area. In addition, this issue includes novel perspectives and alternative views to these issues. The issue highlights the social contextual and interactive nature of stigmatization that determines its impact and consequences for those who are stigmatized.Table of ContentsCurrent Issues in the Study of Social Stigma: Some Controversies and Unresolved Issues (Manuela Barreto and Naomi Ellemers). PREJUDICE IN CONTEXT. The Influence of Economic Conditions on Aspects of Stigmatization (Eden B. King, Jennifer L. Knight, and Michelle R. Hebl). Group Identification and Prejudice: Theoretical and Empirical Advances and Implications (Cheryl R. Kaiser and Clara L. Wilkins). THE INTERACTIVE NATURE OF THE PREJUDICE EXPERIENCE. "What did You Say, and Who do You Think You Are?" How Power Differences Affect Emotional Reactions to Prejudice (Manuela Barreto, Naomi Ellemers, and Susan T. Fiske). Self-Silencing to Sexism (Janet K. Swim, Kristen M. Eyssell, Erin Quinlivan Murdoch, and Melissa J. Ferguson). THE IMPACT OF STIGMA ON THE SELF-CONCEPT. The Importance of Implicit and Explicit Measures for Understanding Social Stigma (Leslie Ashburn-Nardo). Living with Stigma and the Self-Perceptions of People with Mild Intellectual Disabilities (Andrew Jahoda, Alastair Wilson, Kirsten Stalker, and Anja Cairney). STIGMA AND IDENTITY ENDORSEMENT. Group Devaluation and Group Identification (Colin Wayne Leach, Patricia M. Rodriguez Mosquera, Michael L. W. Vliek, and Emily Hirt). Mental Health Support Groups, Stigma, and Self-Esteem: Positive and Negative Implications of Group Identification (JasonW.Crabtree, S. Alexander Haslam, TomPostmes, and Catherine Haslam). Revealing Concealable Stigmatized Identities: The Impact of Disclosure Motivations and Positive First-Disclosure Experiences on Fear of Disclosure and Well-Being (Stephenie R. Chaudoir and Diane M. Quinn). STIGMA, MOTIVATION, AND PERFORMANCE. Social Neuroscience and Public Policy on Intergroup Relations: A Hegelian Analysis (Sonia K. Kang, Michael Inzlicht, and Belle Derks). Valuing Social Identity: Consequences for Motivation and Performance in Low-Status Groups (Colette van Laar, Belle Derks, Naomi Ellemers, and Dennis Bleeker). COMMENTARY. Social Stigma and Disadvantage: Current Themes and Future Prospects (J. Nicole Shelton, Jan Marie Alegre, and Deborah Son).

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Book SynopsisThis issue focuses on the contribution of psychological theory and research to facilitating successful immigration and integration. Coverage includes both sides of the equation-the attitudes and values of members of the host society as well as the motivations and experiences of immigrants themselves-and includes contributions from investigators on four continents. The work presented in this issue covers four continents; countries include Australia, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, the Netherland, the United Kingdom and the United States; this geographical breadth is unusual in a single volume and should increase its readership base Methods include experiments, questionnaires and surveys, interviews, longitudinal analyses, and meta-analytic techniques Includes the perspectives of both immigrants and members of the host countries, as well as articles that look at the interchange between these two perspectives Explicit consideration Table of ContentsSECTION I: A PSYCHOLOGY OF IMMIGRATION. Psychological Perspectives on Immigration (Victoria M. Esses, Kay Deaux, Richard N. Lalonde, and Rupert Brown). Understanding Immigrants’ Experiences: Reflections on Ken Dion’s Research Contributions (Karen Kisiel Dion). SECTION II: THE HOST PERSPECTIVE. Speaking Out on Immigration Policy in Australia: Identity Threat and the Interplay of Own Opinion and Public Opinion (Winnifred R. Louis, Julie M. Duck, Deborah J. Terry, and Richard N. Lalonde). How Ideological Attitudes Predict Host Society Members’ Attitudes toward Immigrants: Exploring Cross-National Differences (J. Christopher Cohrs and Monika Stelzl). Who We Are and Who Can Join Us: National Identity Content and Entry Criteria for New Immigrants (Samuel Pehrson and Eva G. T. Green). SECTION III: THE IMMIGRANT PERSPECTIVE. Migrating to Opportunities: How Family Migration Motivations Shape Academic Trajectories among Newcomer Immigrant Youth (Carolin Hagelskamp, Carola Suarez-Orozco, and Diane Hughes). “To See Ourselves as Others See Us”: On the Implications of Reflected Appraisals for Ethnic Identity and Discrimination (Kimberly A. Noels, Peter A. Leavitt, and Richard Clement). Political Mobilization of Dutch Muslims: Religious Identity Salience, Goal Framing, and Normative Constraints (Karen Phalet, Gulseli Baysu, and Maykel Verkuyten). SECTION IV: COMBINING PERSPECTIVES. Acculturation in Multiple Host Community Settings (Richard Y. Bourhis, Elisa Montaruli, Shaha El-Geledi, Simon-Pierre Harvey, and Genevieve Barrette). Prejudice among Peruvians and Chileans as a Function of Identity, Intergroup Contact, Acculturation Preferences, and Intergroup Emotions (Roberto Gonzalez, David Sirlopu, and Thomas Kessler). SECTION V: REFLECTIONS ON POLICY. Psychological Research and Immigration Policy (Marc Wills).

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Book SynopsisThis issue is an international, interdisciplinary, methodologically and theoretically diverse collection of original empirical articles addressing psychological effects of marriage amendments, effects of civil marriage for same-sex couples, and effects of anti-gay initiatives on heterosexual allies and intergroup relationships.Table of ContentsSECTION I: INTRODUCTION Same-Sex Marriage: The Social and Psychological Implications of Policy and Debates Adam W. Fingerhut, Ellen D. B. Riggle, and Sharon Scales Rostosky SECTION II: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF MARRIAGE RESTRICTION AMENDMENTS FOR LGB INDIVIDUALS California’s Ban on Same-Sex Marriage: The Campaign and its Effects on Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Individuals Natalya C. Maisel and Adam W. Fingerhut Examining Communication about Marriage Amendments: Same-Sex Couples and Their Extended Social Networks Pamela J. Lannutti Similarities and Differences in the Pursuit of Intimacy among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Individuals: A Personal Projects Analysis David M. Frost SECTION III: THE IMPACT OF LEGALIZED RELATIONSHIP STATUS FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES The Longest “Legal” U.S. Same-Sex Couples Reflect on Their Relationships Esther D. Rothblum, Kimberly F. Balsam, and Sondra E. Solomon Social Inclusion and the Value of Marriage Equality in Massachusetts and the Netherlands M. V. Lee Badgett Are Same-Sex Marriages UnAfrican? Same-Sex Relationships and Belonging in Post-Apartheid South Africa Mikki van Zyl SECTION IV: MARRIAGE RESTRICTION AMENDMENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON HETEROSEXUAL ALLIES AND INTERGROUP RELATIONSHIPS Impact of Marriage Restriction Amendments on Family Members of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals: A Mixed-Method Approach Sharon G. Horne, Sharon Scales Rostosky, and Ellen D. B. Riggle Motives of Heterosexual Allies in Collective Action for Equality Glenda M. Russell Comparing Sexual and Ethnic Minority Perspectives on Same-Sex Marriage Negin Ghavami and Kerri L. Johnson SECTION V: COMMENTARY Anti-Equality Marriage Amendments and Sexual Stigma Gregory M. Herek SECTION VI: 2009 KURT LEWIN AWARD 2009 Kurt Lewin Award recipient: Beatrice Wright Kay Deaux, Henry McCarthy, and Sheryl Lee Wurl

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Book SynopsisThe influence of culture on cognitive development is well established for school age and older children. But almost nothing is known about how different parenting and socialization practices in different cultures affect infants' and young children's earliest emerging cognitive and social-cognitive skills.Table of ContentsI. INTRODUCTION II. GENERAL METHODOLOGY III. INDIVIDUAL STUDIES IV. GENERAL DISCUSSION REFERENCES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CONTRIBUTORS STATEMENT OF EDITORIAL POLICY SUBJECT INDEX

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Book SynopsisWe live in a time of great uncertainty about the future. Those heady days of the late twentieth century, when the end of the Cold War seemed to be ushering in a new and more optimistic age, now seem like a distant memory. During the last couple of decades, we’ve been battered by one crisis after another and the idea that humanity is on a progressive path to a better future seems like an illusion. It is only now that we can see clearly the real scope and structure of the profound shifts that Western societies have undergone over the last 30 years. Classical industrial society has been transformed into a late-modern society that is molded by polarization and paradoxes. The pervasive singularization of the social, the orientation toward the unique and exceptional, generates systematic asymmetries and disparities, and hence progress and unease go hand in hand. Reckwitz examines this dual structure of singularization and polarization as it plays itself out in the different sectors of our societies and, in so doing, he outlines the central structural features of the present: the new class society, the characteristics of a postindustrial economy, the conflict about culture and identity, the exhaustion of the self resulting from the imperative to seek authentic fulfillment, and the political crisis of liberalism. Building on his path-breaking work The Society of Singularities, this new book will be of great interest to students and scholars in sociology, politics, and the social sciences generally, and to anyone concerned with the great social and political issues of our time.Trade Review“This is a fascinating read, truly imaginative and remarkably wide-ranging. Andreas Reckwitz presents a compelling, novel outlook on the global challenges ahead.”Patrick Baert, University of Cambridge “In The End of Illusions, Reckwitz conducts a ‘socio-analysis’ of a patient known as late modernity and reveals the contradictions, paradoxes, and anomalies that characterize contemporary society. The hard work involved in this sobering analysis pays off: while pathways toward a better society are neither obvious nor linear, embracing today's ambiguities opens up spaces to reimagine our shared futures.”Urs Gasser, Harvard UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures Introduction: The Disillusioned Present Progress, Dystopia, Nostalgia Disillusionment as an Opportunity From Industrial Modernity to the Society of Singularities 1. Cultural Conflict as a Struggle over Culture: Hyperculture and Cultural Essentialism The Culturalization of the Social Culturalization I: Hyperculture Culturalization II: Cultural Essentialism Hyperculture and Cultural Essentialism: Between Coexistence and Conflict “Doing Universality” – The Culture of the General as an Alternative? 2. From the Leveled Middle-Class Society to the Three-Class Society: The New Middle Class, the Old Middle Class, and the Precarious Class The Global and Historical Context Underlying Conditions: Post-Industrialization, the Expansion of Education, a Shift in Values In the Paternoster Elevator of the Three-Class Society The New Middle Class: Successful Self-Actualization and Urban Cosmopolitanism The Old Middle Class: Sedentariness, Order, and Cultural Defensiveness The Precarious Class: Muddling Through and Losing Status The Upper Class: Distance due to Assets Cross-Sectional Characteristics: Gender, Migration, Regions, Milieus A Trend toward Political Polarization and Future Social Scenarios 3. Beyond Industrial Society: Polarized Post-Industrialism and Cognitive-Cultural Capitalism The Rise and Fall of Industrial Fordism The Saturation Crisis The Production Crisis and Polarized Post-Industrialism Globalization, Neoliberalism, Financialization Cognitive Capitalism and Immaterial Capital Cultural Goods and Cultural Capitalism Winner-Take-All Markets: The Scalability and Attractiveness of Cognitive and Cultural Goods Extreme Capitalism: The Economization of the Social 4. The Weariness of Self-Actualization: The Late-Modern Individual and the Paradoxes of Emotional Culture From Self-Discipline to Self-Actualization Successful Self-Actualization: An Ambitious Dual Structure The Culture of Self-Actualization as a Generator of Negative Emotions Ways Out of the Spiral of Disappointment? 5. The Crisis of Liberalism and the Search for the New Political Paradigm: From Apertistic to Regulatory Liberalism Political Paradigms and Political Paradoxes Problems and Solutions: Between the Paradigms of Regulation and Dynamization The Rise of the Social-Corporatist Paradigm The Crisis of Overregulation The Rise of the Paradigm of Apertistic Liberalism The Threefold Crisis of Apertistic Liberalism Populism as a Symptom “Regulatory Liberalism” as the Paradigm of the Future? Challenges Facing Regulatory Liberalism Bibliography Notes Index

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Book SynopsisWhat is health? What does health mean to people? How do we make sense of health and experience it? There are no simple answers to these questions. Health is complex, subjective and varied. Drawing on theory, research and contemporary debates, Ruth Cross explores the nature of health in depth and challenges our thinking about it. Moving beyond taken-for-granted assumptions, she gives the meaning of health' its due attention, exploring everyday perspectives as well as expert' medical, academic and policy understandings and approaches. In doing so, the book brings together different knowledge and expertise on health, also considering the inextricable links between human and planetary health. This book is important for all those working in the health field, or training to do so, seeking a broad understanding about health and all its complexity.

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Book SynopsisSubjectifiedis a book about subjects, objects, and verbs. It is also a book about clothing-optional resorts, masturbation circles, and sex parties. Suzannah Weiss takes the reader through her adventures as a sex and relationship writer to explore how we can create a world with less objectification and more subjectification placing women and other marginalized groups in the subject role of sentences and actions. Offering a deeply personal critique of sexual empowerment movements, Weiss presents a way forward that focuses on what women desire, not what men desire from them.Subjectifiedcalls for women everywhere to inhabit their bodies and hearts to look through their own eyes and speak as I. The book is for everybody wanting to understand themselves as subjects. Wholeheartedly, the author invites you to follow her search for subjecthood and, should you desire, forge your own path out of objecthood.Now available as an audiobook.

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Book SynopsisIn his new book John A. Hall traces the interactions between nations, states and empires in the making of the modern world. It is commonly assumed that nation states succeeded and replaced empires, relegating empires to the past: Hall argues that this is not the case. Empires have continued alongside nation states, shadowing them and overseeing them in the industrial era. The two world wars were imperial wars, rather than wars between nation states. Even after rapid decolonization in the 1950s and 1960s, empires persisted in the USA and the USSR. Furthermore, empires are not finished: the USA retains enormous power, while Russia and China increasingly show imperial dispositions. Empires and nation states do not exist in separate compartments rather, they often overlap. Consider the USA both strongly nationalist and the greatest empire in the history of the world. This highly original book will be essential reading for students and scholars in sociology and politics and for anyone

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Book SynopsisIn a critical overview of lotteries in the US, this work documents who really profits from lotteries and who really loses.Table of ContentsThe rise of lottomania - discusses the strong opposition to lotteries in the US in the 1960s and 1970s and outlines the economic and social changes that led to a reversal of this sentiment; lotteries in US history - a history of lotteries, from their appearance in 16th century Europe to their use as a means to fund colonialism and provide capital in the United States until 1900. Chronicles the political-economic events of the 20th century that brought the return of state lotteries; lotteries as questionable state policy - examines the economic, moral, and social costs of state reliance on lotteries to generate public revenues; state lotteries and the legitimation of inequality - highlights the ideology reinforced by state marketing campaigns; from promoting public belief in magic and supernatural forces by exhorting people to bet their "lucky numbers" to providing those in economic distress with illusory plans of action; a lotto obstacles to change - summary of key points.

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Book SynopsisInternet addiction. Cell-phone-distracted drivers. Teen suicide. Economic recession. The health risks of trans fats. The carefully selected collection of case studies in Making Sense of Social Problems is designed to help students understand and critically evaluate a wide range of contemporary social issues.The cases are organised to highlight a series of key elements: why "objective" claims deserve critical attention how advocates bring attention to issues why expert interpretations may change over time the role of the media in shaping or distorting concerns the consequences of public policy The introduction, conclusion, and section notes provide a coherent framework for the text. Reflecting the promise of the constructionist approach, the result is a powerful set of tools for systematically investigating social problems. It can be used to advantage as a "stand-alone," as well as with such texts as Joel Best's Social Problems.Trade ReviewWell suited for an introductory sociology course, particularly one focused on Social Problems.... [It] offers sociology students a wide variety of cases to develop their critical thinking skills. Thoughtful, accessible, and engaging.... This volume shows readers the power and value of the constructionist approach to social problems. Uses cutting-edge case studies to explore how social problems come to be regarded as such. There really is nothing else like this on the market.

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Book SynopsisEnding abuses of women and girls could change the game for human rights worldwide. An anthology of unique perspectives set out how and why we should make women's lives matter.

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Book SynopsisAward-winning social entrepreneur and permaculturalist Adam Brock draws from ecology, sociology, community economics, social justice, and indigenous practices the world over to present more than eighty proven solutions for building healthy communities. Using the "pattern language" framework developed by architect Christopher Alexander and his colleagues in the 1970s, Brock outlines strategies for redesigning our social and economic systems to mimic nature''s resilience and abundance.  Practical, innovative, and visually compelling, this book presents actionable and easy-to-understand tools for a compassionate and methodical approach to building better communities. Sidebars and diagrams supplement the text, while case studies illustrate endeavors such as starting a business, launching a social change project, or setting personal goals. Brock suggests ways to engage disempowered communities in a meaningful and authentic way, and draws on eight years of in-depth research and investigation to demonstrate what makes communities work at the most fundamental level. Anyone looking for concrete solutions to many of the social and economic ills that plague our current society will discover a rich resource for growth and change.

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Book SynopsisAn inspirational argument for the creation of a new pilgrimage tradition in the United States.Pilgrimage is a sacred tradition that has existed around the world for centuries. Every year, more than one hundred million devotees from different cultures and faiths embark on journeys to such holy sites as Santiago de Compostela, Mecca, and Banaras. For some, making a pilgrimage is a spiritual act, while for others it is a secular experience of personal restoration. And yet there has never existed a tradition of pilgrimage within the United States.Cultural geographer James E. Mills makes a compelling case for the creation of a network of American pilgrimage routes to heal societal divisions and foster a new ethos of humanitarianism and environmentalism. He also addresses practical considerations for the development, ownership, and administration of future routes. Pilgrimage Pathways for the United States is for anyone considering a pilgrimage and for those of us who are interested in connecting and protecting our natural world, including environmentalists, interfaith clergy, political leaders, community developers, and activists.

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Book SynopsisThe interdisciplinarity between the biological and human sciences is here to serve a daring objective: to decipher, by means of a logical chain, the explanatory factors of human trajectories and imbalances between societies and nations. To do this, The World’s Construction Mechanism is based on an unprecedented analysis of the dynamics of the human species, combining the contributions of anthropology, archeology, biology, climatology, economics, geography, history and sociology. This book analyzes the roots of societal disharmony and presents ways of realizing a clear-sighted human project that is in step with the general interest of humanity.Table of ContentsIntroduction ix Chapter 1 History of Color 1 1.1 Linnaeus and us 1 1.2 Ultraviolet and melanin 5 1.3 The skin map 8 1.4 New World Drama 10 1.5 Foundations of an unfounded theory 13 1.6 Deviations in the 19th and 20th Centuries 14 1.7 Symbols and fantasies 20 1.8 Whiteness, blondness and blueness 24 Chapter 2 Geoclimate and Prosperity 27 2.1 Comparisons 27 2.2 More comfortable in the cold than in the heat 35 2.3 Delights of thermal comfort 39 2.4 Temperate life 43 2.5 Time and temperature 45 Chapter 3 Pathway of Societal Precociousness 53 3.1 From climate to history 53 3.2 Original migrations 57 3.3 The corridor effect 60 3.4 On the road to human societies 66 3.5 Obsessive obsidian 71 3.6 From self-service to production control 73 3.7 A crescent… 79 3.8 …fertile in ideas 81 3.9 The emergence of the alphabet 86 Chapter 4 Diffusion of Societal Achievements 91 4.1 The notion of diffusion 91 4.2 Initiation of diffusion 93 4.3 Dynamics of diffusion 99 4.4 From diffusion to prosperity 104 4.5 Other migration and other diffusion 112 4.6 The steppe issue 126 Chapter 5 Cultural Intermission 133 5.1 Taking stock 133 5.2 Tracing culture 135 Chapter 6 Mechanism and Realities 143 6.1 The world’s mechanism 143 6.2 A very important differential 146 6.3 Two sub-species? 155 6.4 What connects the two realities? 158 6.5 Youths 162 Chapter 7 Other Potential Reasons for Societal Imbalances 167 7.1 Inter and intra variation 167 7.2 WCM and income inequality 171 7.3 Factors of income inequality 175 7.4 The creation of inequality 188 7.5 An Asian energy? 194 7.6 Combining equality and prosperity 197 Chapter 8 Three Crucial Questions 201 8.1 A potentially different world? 201 8.2 A potentially devastated world? 203 8.3 Any damage? 209 Chapter 9 Rebalancing Societies 213 9.1 In search of the human project 213 9.2 Two major societal innovations 221 9.3 Containing the WCM 223 9.3.1 Obstacles 223 9.3.2 The educational component 227 9.3.3 The institutional aspect 228 9.4 The future: containment or conflict? 232 9.5 Arrival 234 References 239 Index 271

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Book SynopsisThe forms by which a deceased person may be brought to rest are as many as there are causes of death. In most societies the disposal of the corpse is accompanied by some form of celebration or ritual which may range from a simple act of deportment in solitude to the engagement of large masses of people in laborious and creative festivities. In a funerary context the term ritual may be taken to represent a process that incorporates all the actions performed and thoughts expressed in connection with a dying and dead person, from the preparatory pre-death stages to the final deposition of the corpse and the post-mortem stages of grief and commemoration. The contributions presented here are focused not on the examination of different funerary practices, their function and meaning, but on the changes of such rituals – how and when they occurred and how they may be explained. Based on case studies from a range of geographical regions and from different prehistoric and historical periods, a range of key themes are examined concerning belief and ritual, body and deposition, place, performance and commemoration, exploring a complex web of practices.Trade ReviewThe volume’s success in bringing together the different contributions under a similar set of questions and approaches forms an admirable example of how to combine local studies to gain much wider relevance. I therefore would recommend the book to any academic or student interested in the study of death in the past. * American Journal Of Archaeology *All of the papers in this volume provide fascinating examples of the reasons for change in funerary practices over time, making it fascinating reading for anyone interested in the archaeology of death and burial. * Fortean Times *

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Book SynopsisKatya Cengel became patient number 090 71 51 at the Roth Psychosomatic Unit at Children's Hospital at Stanford in 1986. She was 10 years old. Overwhelmed by feelings of abandonment, worthlessness and anger at having to care for her depressed father, she wanted out. She found it the only way she knows how – by starving herself.Thirty years later Katya, now a journalist, discovers her young age was not the only thing that made her hospital stay unusual. The idea of psychosomatic units themselves, where patients have dual medical and psychological diagnoses, was a revolutionary one, since largely fallen out of favor. Katya documents this, tracking down the doctors, psychologists and counselors who once cared for her.What happened to her as a child is told in the voice of the troubled 10-year-old girl she once was. The two narratives unfold simultaneously. The result is a gut-wrenching account of childhood mental illness told from the inside interspersed with updates from experts in the field.Table of ContentsPrologueBook I: Remember to ForgetThe PrisonersA Taste The PatientsStory TimeHungerThe PrinceThe End (Almost)His SubjectAdmissionA Very Special CategoryBook II: Then and NowBack Behind BarsRothThe QueenShadows Number 090 71 51Incredible Shrinking KidsLittle Difficult OneEscapeAntipsychoticBloodsuckersThe StorytellerThose Who Haunt the MirrorBy ProxyA Rock Feels No PainEverybody Loves DanThe PretendersDedicationGet Well SoonReading Between the LinesExtracurricular ActivitiesBook III: AfterComprehensive Care UnitScared StraightTalk TherapyMementosCountdownPricelessGiving UpThe Warmth of a GhostFlowers on Your GraveFake SantaHaunted GroundDischargeWhat Might Have BeenSmokeStraight FlushTo Be ContinuedLas AmigosAfterwordAcknowledgmentsNotes

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