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Constructions of Deviance: Social Power, Context, and Interaction
Patricia A. Adler , and Peter Adler Manufacturer: Wadsworth Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0495003727 |
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This text is the industry standard for publishing the most recent and relevant articles in the field of deviance, by demonstrating to students how the concepts and theories of deviance can be applied to the world around them. The authors include both theoretical analyses and ethnographic illustrations of how deviance is socially constructed, organized, and managed. The Adlers challenge the reader to see the diversity and pervasiveness of deviance in society by covering a wide variety of deviant acts represented throughout the text. Most importantly, the Adler and Adler present deviance as a component of society and examine the construction of deviance in terms of differential social power. The book takes an "interactionist" or "constructionist" perspective on deviance, looking at the processes in society that create deviance. The authors have selected studies that are ethnographic in character, focusing on the experiences of deviants, the deviant-making process, and the ways in which people labeled as deviant in society react to that label. Students enjoy the Adler's balanced selection of readings, as they are timely and engaging. In depth introduction, explanation of theory, and discussion questions after each reading help guide students through the material.Customer Reviews:
Great book!.......2006-06-17
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Not Trauma Alone: Therapy for Child Abuse Survivors in Family and Social Context (SERIES IN TRAUMA AND LOSS)
Steven N. Gold Manufacturer: Brunner- Routledge ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1583910271 |
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Until now, psychotherapy for child abuse survivors often centered on the trauma of their abuse experiences. However, survivors frequently reveal a history suggesting it was not abuse trauma alone that created their difficulties, but growing up essentially alone - without the consistent emotional support and guidance needed for development of effective functioning. This book presents an alternative to trauma-focused treatment that, though effective for treatment of other forms of trauma, can induce deteriorated rather than improved functioning in survivors of prolonged childhood maltreatment. The contextual therapy presented in Not Trauma Alone delineates a psychotherapeutic approach that emphasizes helping survivors develop the capacities for effective functioning that were never transmitted to them during their formative years. Detailed descriptions of the methods and interventions comprising contextual therapy are included in this critical book for all mental health professionals, clinicians, academics, and students in the field.
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Great book - really offers context - recommended for professionals.......2007-06-06
Not Trauma Alone.......2007-03-26
this is a great book.......2006-01-15
This should be on every therapist's bookshelf.......2005-10-15
A Must Read.......2001-10-20
How wrong I was!!! Not Trauma Alone is one of the best books I ever read. It did not read as so many mental health treatment textbooks do. Steve's insight, compassion and humor really shine through and are truly inspirational. From the title of the chapters (e.g., Alone: Growing Up in an Ineffective Family) to the specific skills taught (e.g., self-sufficient problem resolution), this book is a must-read. My reactions to the content of the book, in particular the clinical vignettes, were vast. At some points, I laughed out loud, at other times, my heart felt heavy in sorrow. But most importantly, my reactions were, "Right on Steve!!!!" and "This is why I am in this profession" and these are the kinds of mental health practitioners I am proud to say I am a part of.
I encourage everyone I know in the mental health field (and a few psychologically-minded friends who aren't) to read this incredible piece.
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Adolescence: Development, Diversity, Context, and Application
Richard Lerner Manufacturer: Prentice Hall ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
Accessories: ASIN: 0130857610 |
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Reflecting the multidimensional cutting-edges of research and insight, this volume offers a unique integrated treatment of the central themes in the contemporary study of adolescencedevelopment, diversity, context, and application. Specifically, it helps readers understand the bases of the developmental changes young people experience during the adolescent period; appreciate the important instances of diversity of individuals, families, communities, and cultures that texture and give richness to adolescent development; recognize the important role played in adolescent development of the different instances of the context, or ecology, of human development (e.g., the family, the peer group, schools, communities, the media, and culture); and understand the ways in which knowledge about adolescent development, diversity, and context may be applied to promote positive development among young people. Includes special boxes on "Meet the Researchers," Applications in innovative youth-serving programs from around the world, and Parenting. The Laws And The Lore Of Adolescence. Theories Of Adolescence. Puberty, Physical Development, And Health. Cognitive Development. Moral Development, Behavior, And Civil Society. Identity: The Search For Self-Definition During Adolescence. Role Development And Work In Adolescence. Adolescents And Their Families. The Adolescent Peer Group. Sexuality In Adolescence. Schools And Education During Adolescence. The World Of Contemporary Adolescents. Problem Behaviors In Adolescence. The Potentials Of Adolescence: The Role Of Community Programs And Public Policy. For anyone involved with adolescents, including parents, teachers, nurses, social workers, psychologists, etc.
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Early Christian Families in Context
Manufacturer: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 080283986X |
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Typical studies of marriage and family in the early Christian period focus on very limited evidence found in Scripture. This interdisciplinary book offers a broader, richer picture of the first Christian families by drawing together research by experts ranging from archaeologists to ancient historians.By exploring the nature of households in the ancient Greco-Roman world, the contributors assemble a new understanding of ancient Christian families that is both compelling and instructive. Divided into six parts, the book covers key aspects of ancient family life, from meals and child-rearing to women's roles and the lives of slaves. Three concluding chapters explore the implications of all this information for theological education today.
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A good read with some dissapointments.......2007-01-22
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Families and Positive Behavior Support: Addressing Problem Behaviors in Family Contexts
Joseph M., Ed. Lucyshyn Manufacturer: Brookes Publishing Co. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
Accessories: ASIN: 1557665745 |
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Religion: The Social Context
Meredith B. McGuire Manufacturer: Wadsworth Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0534541267 |
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This theory-based text is purposefully selective rather than comprehensive and takes an integrated, global approach to examining religion in various cultures. Students learn to identify both the complex interactions between religion and societal context and the ways in which these interactions shape individuals, communities, national politics, and the world society.
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Understanding A Raisin in the Sun: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents (The Greenwood Press "Literature in Context" Series)
Lynn Domina Manufacturer: Greenwood Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 0313303495 |
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A Raisin in the Sun is the first play by a black woman to be produced in a Broadway theater. First performed in 1959, before the civil rights and women's movements came to the fore, it raises issues of segregation, family strife, and relationships between men and women that are both representative of the time and timeless in their universality. This interdisciplinary collection of commentary and forty-five primary documents will enrich the reader's understanding of the historical and social context of the play. A wide variety of primary materials sheds light on integration and segregation in the 1950s and 1960s; relationships between African Americans and Africans; relationships between men and women within African American culture; Chicago as a literary setting for the play; and contemporary race relations in the 1990s. Documents include first-person accounts, magazine articles and editorials espousing opposing arguments, excerpts from the works of Toni Morrison, W.E.B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey, bell hooks, Malcolm X, and Richard Wright, and a selection of pertinent government documents and eye-opening statistics. Many of the documents are available in no other printed form. Each chapter concludes with study questions and topics for research papers and class discussion, as well as lists of further reading for examining the themes and issues raised by the play. The casebook begins with a literary analysis of the play, its themes and dramatic structure. Two chapters on the historical context provide commentary and documents on the history of segregation and integration in the United States, focusing on segregation in employment and education as well as in housing, and relationships between African Americans and Africans and the back to Africa movement. A chapter situates the play within the context of the literature of Chicago, including articles about race problems, as well as excerpts from Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, Richard Wright's Native Son, Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago," and other pieces. The topic of the relationship between African American men and women is explored in a variety of articles on the African American family, black fatherhood, black masculinity, and the problems of African American women. A chapter on contemporary race relations examines the current situation and includes first-person accounts by two African American teenagers, current employment statistics for African Americans, and articles on current problems facing them. Each document is preceded by an explanatory introduction, and each chapter concludes with study questions and topics for research papers and class discussion, as well as lists of further reading for examining the themes and issues raised by the play.
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Marriage and Families: Relationships in Social Context (with InfoTrac)
Karen Seccombe , and Rebecca L. Warner Manufacturer: Wadsworth Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 053455881X |
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In this fresh, more structural, alternative to other texts for the marriage and family course, Seccombe and Warner provide a comprehensive look at close relationships and the family in just 15 chapters. Examining close relationships and families by placing them in social context, the authors offer a unique emphasis on the structural and relational aspects of the family with a focus on family resilience. The text weaves together a macro view ? social structural analysis of close relationships- with the macro ? an individualist view. The authors demonstrate the interaction of theory and methodology in family studies in Chapter 2 and blend cutting-edge research and practical applications throughout. Among the highlights of this first edition are the exceptionally thorough exploration of the topics of singlehood and cohabitation in Chapter 7 and the unique six-chapter core (8-13) that focuses on all aspects of parenthood and the challenges and crises that families face today. The authors' emphasis on family resilience and how families can be strengthened is reflected in the "Constructing Strong Families" boxes that appear throughout the text. These features encourage students to apply groundbreaking research on what makes a family strong to their own families and in the concluding chapter, "Looking Ahead: Helping Families Flourish," which examines the factors that successful families ?regardless of ethnicity, culture, or social class?consistently exhibit.
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Resilience in Children, Families, and Communities: Linking Context to Practice and Policy
Ray DeV., Ed. Peters Manufacturer: Kluwer Academic ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0306486555 |
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Despite the numerous benefits derived from major technological and medical innovations of the past century, we continue to live in a world rife with significant social problems and challenges. Children continue to be born into lives of poverty; others must confront daily their parentâs mental illness or substance abuse; still others live amid chronic family discord or child abuse. For some of these children, lifeâs difficulties become overwhelming. Their enduring trauma can lead to a downward spiral, until their behavioral and emotional problems become lifelong barriers to success and wellbeing.
Almost no one today would deny that the world is sometimes an inhospitable, even dangerous, place for our youth. Yet most childrenâeven those living in high-risk environmentsâappear to persevere. Some even flourish. And this begs the question: why, in the face of such great odds, do these children become survivors rather than casualties of their environments? For many decades, scholars have pursued answers to the mysteries of resilience. Now, having culled several decades of research findings, the editors of this volume offer an in-depth, leading-edge description and analysis of Resilience in Children, Families and Communities: Linking Context to Practice and Policy.
The book is divided into three readily accessible sections that both define the scope and limits of resilience as well as provide hands-on programs that families, neighborhoods, and communities can implement. In addition, several chapters provide real-life intervention strategies and social policies that can be readily put into practice. The goal: to enable children to develop more effective problem-solving skills, to help each child to improve his or her self-image, and to define ways in which role models can affect positive outcomes throughout each childâs lifetime.
For researchers, clinicians, and students, Resilience in Children, Families and Communities: Linking Context to Practice and Policy is an essential addition to their library. It provides practical information to inform greater success in the effort to encourage resilience in all children and to achieve positive youth development.
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Learning in Cultural Context: Family, Peers, and School (INTERNATIONAL AND CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY)
Ashley, Ed. Maynard Manufacturer: Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 0306486830 |
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While many volumes have been written about the social context of children's learning, less attention has been given to the cultural context in which cognition and learning take place. This book focuses precisely on the cultural aspects of learning and cognitive processes, in a full-blown examination of theory, methods, findings, and applications in this area. In examining how to apply sociocultural theory to learning across the lifespan, the chapter authors cover such topics as family context, peer interaction and formal education. The interactive domains that adults and children use to create learning situations are explored with several chapters on children's learning and the ways that cognitive processes shape and are reciprocally shaped by development, including the growth of moral concepts.
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