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Catholicism has long been the dominant religion among ethnic Mexicans in the U.S. Recent shifts, however, have challenged the traditional association between Mexican ethnicity and Catholicism. Evangelical Protestantism has emerged as a notable alternative of ethnic...
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Oxford University Press
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2020-10-29
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This book explores the mechanics of storytelling within a study aimed at focusing on a ‘hidden’ population of migrants in the city of York, UK. Taking applied linguistics to mean the consideration of real-world ‘problems’ as identified by a ‘client’, in which the use of...
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Palgrave Pivot
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2020-10-28
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Kennen Sie das auch? Sie können nicht einschlafen, wälzen sich rastlos im Bett, grübeln und hadern, schlafen zwar ein, aber schon bald wieder auf und können nur schwer wieder einschlafen? Und morgens sind Sie wie gerädert und zerschlagen. Doch es gibt Linderung! Dr. Eva...
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Wiley-VCH
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2020-10-28
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Für Dummies
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This book explores the media and conflict relationship in the age of social media through the lens of China. Inspired by the concepts of medialization of conflict and actor-network theory, this book centers on four main actors in wars and conflicts: social media...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-10-28
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Should human organs be bought and sold? Is it right that richer people should be able to pay poorer people to wait in a queue for them?Should objects in museums ever be sold? The assumption underlying such questions is that there are things that should not be bought and...
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Polity
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2020-10-28
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Die soziologische Studie leistet einen Beitrag zum Verständnis der Ambivalenz und der gesellschaftlichen Legitimität des Geldes.Die Untersuchung beinhaltet eine theoretische Diskussion aktueller Geldtheorien mit Rückgriff auf Georg Simmel sowie eine empirische Analyse...
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Springer VS
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2020-10-28
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The Anthropocene has emerged as perhaps the scientific concept of the new millennium. Going further than earlier conceptions of the human–environment relationship, Anthropocene science proposes that human activity is tipping the whole Earth system into a new state, with...
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Polity
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2020-10-28
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Shortly before his death, Zygmunt Bauman spent several days in conversation with the Swiss journalist Peter Haffner. Out of these conversations emerged this book in which Bauman shows himself to be the pre-eminent social thinker for which he became world renowned, a...
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Polity
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2020-10-28
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Das Phänomen ‚Behinderung‘ erfährt spätestens seit der 2006 verabschiedeten UN-Behindertenrechtskonvention verstärkt internationale Aufmerksamkeit. Weltweit wird anhand des Schlagwortes ‚Inklusion‘ über den Umgang mit stigmatisierter Normabweichung diskutiert....
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J.B. Metzler
Parution :
2020-10-28
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This interdisciplinary volume examines the relationship between community resilience and family resilience, identifying contributing factors on the micro-, meso-, and macro-level. Scholars and practitioners focus on how community-level policies and programs facilitate...
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Springer
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2020-10-27
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Since prehistoric times and throughout the course of human evolution, wood has been an integral part of all civilizations. Wooden Cultural Heritage can be found worldwide, providing valuable information on the social and economic context of human history. Nonetheless,...
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Springer
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2020-10-27
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Focusing on contemporary crime narratives from different parts of the world, this collection of essays explores the mobility of crimes, criminals and investigators across social, cultural and national borders. The essays argue that such border crossings reflect on...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-10-27
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This book presents a comprehensive overview of the history, definition, causes, effects, impacts and implications of climate change on young people globally, with a focus on Small Island Communities (SIDS) in particular. The text highlights the key...
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Springer
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2020-10-27
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Born from the fields of Islamic art and architectural history, the archaeological study of the Islamic societies is a relatively young discipline. With its roots in the colonial periods of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, its rapid development since the 1980s...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-10-27
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An anthropological theorization of the unity and diversity of Christianity, this book focuses on Christian communities in Nanping, a small city in China. It applies methodological insights from Actor-Network Theory to investigate how the Christian God is made part of...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-10-24
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This book examines and encourages the increasing involvement of those in the social sciences, including social work, as well as everyday citizens, with environmental injustices that affect the natural ecology, community health, and physical and mental health of...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-10-23
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Die Digitalität der Gesellschaft ist durch einen Strukturwandel in allen gesellschaftlichen Bereichen gekennzeichnet. Wie sind digitale Medien Teil gegenwärtiger Kindheiten?Die Untersuchung von Medien und Medienpraktiken im Alltag der Kinder sind neue Herausforderungen...
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Springer VS
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2020-10-23
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Anhand detaillierter Analysen von YouTube-Videos verdeutlicht das Buch, welch zentrale Rolle Subjektnormen für verschiedene Produzent_innen von Lifestyle-Videos spielen. Hierbei werden sowohl unterschiedliche Normen sichtbar, als auch deren Relationen zum Habitus der...
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Springer VS
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2020-10-23
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This book is written with the belief that the peaceful unification of Korean Peninsula will be upon us on the day that every woman in North Korea uses South Korean and global cosmetics. The authors focus on understanding the intentions behind the three leaders of North...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2020-10-23
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Using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Hate Crime Statistics Program and the National Crime Victimization Survey, this brief highlights the uniqueness of hate or bias crime victimization. It compares these to non-bias crimes and delineates the situational...
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Springer
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2020-10-23
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