Описание: Addresses, in a multidisciplinary way, the central question of the nature of professional judgement and deliberation that has come to the fore in the academic literature of profession and professionalism. This title proposes a marked shift away from technical-rational approaches to professional decision-making.
Автор: Gonzalez Ana Marta Название: Care Professions and Globalization ISBN: 1137381167 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137381163 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 12577.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This volume presents an extended reflection on human dependency and the need to `care` and be `cared for`. Philosophers, theologians, social theorists, economists, and professional caregivers to discuss the challenges of professional caregiving, analyzing how societies can promote relationships in which individuals can give and receive `care`.
Описание: This volume makes use of the first-generation Frankfurt School political and legal theorist, Franz L. Neumann, in conjunction with his famous successor, Jurgen Habermas, to try to understand the momentous political and legal transformations generated by globalization.
Автор: Amy Mattson Lauters Название: Navigating Visual Culture: Theoretical Perspectives on Visual Media ISBN: 151650836X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781516508365 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 17550.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Navigating Visual Culture: Theoretical Perspectives on Visual Media brings together an eclectic collection of theory-driven readings to help students understand and navigate the visual culture in which they live.The selections in Section I explore the nature of the visual and how people identify what they see around them, ranging from basic color to visual codes translated by the brain. Section II features readings that address the way people interpret, explain, and understand visual culture, while the readings in Section III give an overview of the various ways people participate in visual culture, whether as members of a particular media tribe, consumers of advertising, or users of personal computers.Each reading is framed by an original introduction that explains its place and relevance in visual culture, and discerning questions to facilitate classroom discussion or serve as writing prompts. The anthology also provides recommendations for supplemental reading and viewing. Navigating Visual Culture is well-suited to undergraduate courses in mass media, and can also be used for upper division and graduate courses in visual culture and new media.
Описание: There has been a growth in the use, acceptance, and popularity of indigenous knowledge. High rates of poverty and a widening economic divide is threatening the accessibility to western scientific knowledge in the developing world where many indigenous people live. Consequently, indigenous knowledge has become a potential source for sustainable development in the developing world.The Handbook of Research on Theoretical Perspectives on Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Developing Countries presents interdisciplinary research on knowledge management, sharing, and transfer among indigenous communities. Providing a unique perspective on alternative knowledge systems, this publication is a critical resource for sociologists, anthropologists, researchers, and graduate-level students in a variety of fields.
Описание: This title was first published in 2003. After briefly reviewing the basic theoretical stances animating the rest of the proceedings, Laursen (international politics, U. of Southern Denmark) presents 11 contributions that comparatively review processes of regional integration around the world.
Автор: Suбrez-Orozco Marcelo M., Suбrez-Orozco Carola, Qin-Hilliard Desirйe Название: Theoretical Perspectives: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the New Immigration ISBN: 0367604809 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367604806 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 6430.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This practical book covers all of the fundamentals for obtaining air quality permits for new sources of air pollutant emissions and Title V operating permits for operating sources. Written for facility environmental managers, consultants, and air quality regulatory staff, Air Quality Permitting provides a thorough discussion on the strategies of successfully permitting a facility.
Описание: Established indicators of development suggest that, as a group, African countries lag behind their counterparts in other regions with respect to public health. This book suggests non-financial factors as the source of sanitation problems on the continent, and argues the need to re-connect urban planning to public health.
Автор: Alber Название: Anthropological Perspectives on Care ISBN: 1137513438 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137513434 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 11179.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In view of this growing field of literature, Anthropological Perspectives on Care looks at the notion of care from an anthropological perspective.
Автор: Deborah Lupton Название: Self-Tracking, Health and Medicine: Sociological Perspectives ISBN: 0367321866 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367321864 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 6430.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book explores a number of different self-tracking techniques, emphasising the self-responsibility on which self-tracking relies, the educational value that it provides, and the way in which it can establish healthier social norms. It was originally published as a special issue of the Health Sociology Review.
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