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Closer Look At Antisemitism On College Campuses

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 Since Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel on October 7th, there has been a disturbing spike in antisemitic violence. This rampant antisemitism is perhaps most prevalent on American college campuses. Much of what is transpiring on college campuses is not First Amendment protected speech. Pro-Hamas protesters are committing vandalism, destroying university property, setting up large encampments, and in some instances, carrying out acts of violence. Unfortunately, the leadership of many of these universities has refused to respond with moral clarity as to what is happening. Instead, they have opted to cancel graduation ceremonies and in-person classes to avoid further disruptive demonstrations. The colleges that are failing to rein in these violent protests are actively trampling their Jewish students’ civil rights.
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Social Inequality: Past, Present And Future

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 Inequality stands as one of the enduring chronic diseases afflicting human societies throughout history. Among its various forms, social inequality emerges as particularly formidable, intricately woven into the fabric of societal structures, and notoriously challenging to dismantle. Despite the proliferation of scholarly works and literature addressing social inequality, significant knowledge gaps persist in this field, compounded by a lack of comprehensive geographical representation. Recognizing this lacuna, the book under discussion endeavors to fill this void by offering a panoramic view of social inequality across the globe. This book presents a rich tapestry of perspectives and analyses, offering valuable insights into the complexities of social inequality across different contexts and regions. Through its interdisciplinary approach and diverse authorship, the book contributes significantly to the ongoing discourse on inequality and provides a foundation for future research and action in addressing this pressing societal issue. Each chapter is grounded in factual truth and supported by an appropriate knowledge base, offering readers a sobering yet illuminating depiction of the realities of social inequality. The authors express hope that policymakers will utilize this comprehensive resource to formulate effective policies aimed at addressing the systemic issues perpetuating inequality. Through its meticulous analysis and compelling narrative, the book endeavors to provoke meaningful dialogue and catalyze actionable change in the ongoing struggle against social inequality.
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Introduction To Structurationist Sociology

by Paul C. Mocombe

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 This book outlines the tenets and problematic of structurationist sociology. In resolving its problematic — the structure/agency problematic of duality — the author posits a structurationist sociology, consciousness field theory, and phenomenological structuralism that is tied to an emergent logico-metaphysical materialist account regarding the constitution and perpetuation of the multiverse, consciousness, society, and the individual. The author concludes that consciousness field theory and phenomenological structuralism fix structurationism and make it a formidable (universal) theory and methodology for all of the social sciences.
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Social Determinants Of Health: Progress, Trends And Challenges

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 Social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age. It is widely and increasingly recognized that action on social determinants of health is the best and most efficient strategy to reduce unfair and avoidable socioeconomic inequalities and to ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages. The eight chapters included in this edited book are written by different authors who traced and analyzed the impact of social determinants of health on diverse aspects of health, including adolescent childbearing, mental disability, environment protection laws, home health and health indictors in general. This book is intended for readers of different levels and statuses, including academic staff, researchers, students, health decision makers, members of civil society, and individual readers motivated by pragmatic actions to encourage disease prevention, strengthen health promotion, and foster wellbeing of all populations around the world.
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School Violence: Causes, Consequences And Trauma-Informed Practices

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 The multifaceted construct of "school violence" includes a wide variety of acts, such as physical assault and battery, physical aggression, noncontact aggression (e.g., throwing things), broadly defined externalizing behavior, bullying, fighting, robbery, unwanted sexual contact, weapon possession, and verbal threats. Chapter 1 takes a comprehensive look at the research on the predictors and consequences of violence in schools. Today, many children are prevented from reaching their full potential because they are suffering from the significant long-term effects of trauma. In fact, 34 million children, or 45 percent of children, have endured an adverse childhood experience that can hinder their ability to learn and grow. Chapter 2 explores implementing trauma-informed school practices.
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Fighting Back Against Scams

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 In 2022, the top scam types reported to the Committee shared many similarities to those reported by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC): imposter scams and prizes, sweepstakes, and lottery scams are both cited as some of the top reported categories. Though many of the same types of scams present themselves year after year, the methods through which scammers contact victims have diversified—Artificial Intelligence (AI) and social media now play a prominent role. Scammers are also using new payment methods, making losses difficult to trace. Gift cards are the main payment method used by scammers to request and steal money from older adults. In 2021, 27 percent of adults 60 and older who lost money paid a scammer using a gift card or a reloadable card. Peer-to-peer payment apps, like Zelle, Venmo, CashApp, and PayPal, are also increasingly used by scammers.
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Understanding Identity: A Multi-Paradigmatic Approach

by Kavous Ardalan

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 This book is about understanding identity through a multi-paradigmatic approach. For this purpose, the book starts with a discussion of the four most diverse worldviews or paradigms (i.e., functionalist, interpretive, radical humanist, radical structuralist). Then, it discusses identity and several aspects of it (i.e., human nature, identity, place attachment, nationalism, racism, feminism, discrimination, multiculturalism) from the viewpoints of the four most diverse worldviews or paradigms. The book concludes by recommending paradigm diversity. The book crosses two existing lines of literature; social philosophy on the one hand and identity on the other hand. The main theme of the book is as follows, social theory can usually be conceived in terms of four key paradigms: functionalist, interpretive, radical humanist, and radical structuralist. The four paradigms are founded upon different assumptions about the nature of social science and the nature of society. Each paradigm generates theories, concepts, and analytical tools which are different from those of other paradigms. The book emphasizes that the four views expressed are equally scientific and informative; each look at the phenomenon under consideration from a certain paradigmatic viewpoint. An understanding of different paradigms leads to a more comprehensive and a more balanced understanding of the multi-faceted nature of the subject matter. In the end, the book concludes by recommending paradigm diversity. This book is unique in the sense that it is: (1) systematic and methodic, (2) fundamental and applied, (3) multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary, (4) multi-dimensional and multi-perspectival, (5) fair and unbiased, and (6) it is enlightening.
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People With Disabilities: Perceptions, Stigmas And Stereotypes

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 Chapter 1 of this book aims to describe and analyze all literature reviews about perceptions of people with disabilities about vocational rehabilitation programs and their employment. Chapter 2 reports research studies which were designed to verify whether the wide range of attitudes toward people with disabilities and disability models are attributable not only to contextual variables but also to universal psychological mechanisms. Chapter 3 examines salient workplace factors that contribute to the overall positive or negative experiences that autistic youth and young adults encounter on the job, specifically in a competitive employment environment. Chapter 4 explores how and when young people with autism disclose their condition and request workplace accommodations; and how employers have disclosure discussions and provide accommodations. The objective of Chapter 5 was to analyze the implications of disability in health care processes. Chapter 6 seeks to elucidate the themes of the authors’ experiences as disabled drama therapists in training and subsequently aims to offer a call to action to consider ways of redefining the paradigms around disability research.
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Regulation Of The Professions In East Asia

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 This book delves into the "mechanics" of the "fit and proper test", as it functions around the world as de facto Imperial legislation, emanating from Western Europe, and followed without further analysis by systems of governance in East Asia. The meaning of the term "fit and proper", for assessing people as professionals, in contrast to a well-structured good character test, is insufficiently specific to be used as a set of criteria for admission to a profession. The parties to a "fit and proper" assessment are actually the court and members of the public, with the court making a judgment in its own cause, and without the public ever participating in the assessment. A "fit and proper" assessment suggests a systemic inquiry against the applicant, inferring both bias and inherent public denunciation. Thus, the book contains in-depth research into these topics: The Fit and Proper Person Test: The Theory; The ‘Fit and Proper Person’ in Malaysia and Singapore; The Origin of the Professions; The Fitness and Propriety of Subaltern Groups; Délation of Character; The Stasis of Disrepute; Child Labor and the Subaltern Working Class; Coercive Moral Hazard. As such, this book is a frank and fearless exegesis on the realities of British Imperial regulation of the Professions in East Asia.
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Precarious Lives Of Maids, Nannies And Caregivers In Greece: Perceptions Of Migrant Filipina Live-In Domestic Workers On Labour, Community Associations And Healthcare

by Theodoros Fouskas

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 Based on the case of migrant Filipina livein domestic workers in Greece, this book focuses on the repercussions of precarious, lowstatus/lowwage occupations on their participation in primary and secondary groups of solidarity and on their representation in them, i.e., family and community, migrant community associations and trade unions, and their access to healthcare services.
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Homelessness: Challenges, Causes And Support Programs

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 Every American has the right to safe, decent, and affordable housing. Yet, homelessness in the United States is an unnecessary and worsening crisis. According to HUD, between 2016 and 2020, homelessness increased in the richest nation on the planet by 6 percent, with more than 580,000 people, including children, experiencing homelessness in January of 2020. The significant economic instability brought by COVID-19 has only increased these numbers.
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Combating Homelessness: Support, Services And Resources

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 On any given night hundreds of thousands of Americans are without a home, and millions more live in fear that their family may end up homeless in the near future. Homelessness is associated with myriad negative issues related to economic status, physical health and mental conditions, and social and emotional outcomes. These negative effects manifest in different ways for people who are experiencing sheltered or unsheltered homeless. Evidence indicates that individuals who are experiencing unsheltered homelessness are more vulnerable than people in shelters and deal with higher rates of issues related to physical and mental health and substance abuse.
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Veteran Homelessness Crisis

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 In 2009, the Department of Veterans Affairs committed to ending veteran homelessness by the end of 2015. Significant steps have been taken to get our heroes the services they need with, roughly, 50,000 fewer veterans experiencing homelessness than a decade ago. However, there is still much work still to do. Congress has continued working to improve the variety of Federal programs that currently exist to support homeless veterans. This includes permanent housing, transitional housing, prevention services, treatment, and employment programs.
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Youth Homelessness: Risks, Safety And Human Trafficking

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 Today, millions of youth across the country do not have access to a stable home. For many of them, the effects of homelessness are not isolated to days or weeks or months. Youth homelessness has long-term consequences that undermine their education, their safety, and their future. Youth who do not have access to the support and resources that come with stable housing are far more likely to drop out of school, fall prey to exploitation and human trafficking, and remain homeless as adults.
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Forgotten: Missing Bipoc Women And Girls

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 In 2020, 100,000 of the quarter million women and girls who went missing in the U.S. were black, brown, or indigenous. Black women and girls make up just 13 percent of the female population in the country but accounted for fully 35 percent of all missing women in 2020. This crisis is dire in indigenous communities. According to researchers, American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) women in the U.S. experience higher rates of violence than most other women, and tribal and federal officials have stated that this incidence of violence constitutes a crisis. The neglect shown by the media toward cases involving missing and murdered women of color is a primary reason that this epidemic remains obscure to the public.
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School Violence: Causes, Prevention And Safety Measures

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 School violence is defined as the threat or use of force with the intention of causing harm, either at school or during school-related activities. Every year millions of K-12 students experience hostile behaviors including bullying, hate speech, and hate crimes while in school. Hostile behaviors in schools can negatively affect K-12 students’ short- and long-term mental health, education, income, and overall well-being. In recent years, the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice have issued reminders to schools about their obligations to address harassment and discrimination. School-based prevention and intervention programs are designed to address a variety of issues faced by youth today, both within and outside of schools.
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Reduction And Prevention Of Youth Violence

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 Law enforcement and communities are continuing to work diligently to reduce crime, but unfortunately, despite these efforts, violent crimes remain a serious problem in some communities. Notably, violence committed by or against youth is not just an issue of public safety but also a matter of public health. Young people whose energies are taken up by fearing and avoiding involvement in crime can be distracted from focusing on doing well in school, enjoying the comfort and safety of good health, and thriving in the same ways as their peers who live in safer circumstances.
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Youth: Global Perspectives, Challenges And Issues Of The 21st Century

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 What issues, challenges and problems do young people face in 21st century society? How do they make sense of their lifeworlds? Are they proactive or reactive when it comes to dealing with the multiple pressures they face? This book brings together a variety of real life accounts, many of which were assembled from empirical research, that provide an important lens through which to view what it means to be a young person in today’s world. One of the main purposes of the book is to challenge dominant and ‘taken for granted’ assumptions about the young. You will find discussions of the ways in which young people’s lives are consistently problematised; how some are denied basic human rights; the way that education systems consistently fail them; and how for some the threat or experience of violence and aggression can come to dominate their lives. This book has been written from a global perspective - it brings together contributors who share an academic interest and professional concern to improve outcomes for young people. Space is given to understanding the importance of developing a human rights framework that will foster young people’s potential. We foreground the importance of listening to young people because they have important things to say. The reader will be invited to reflect on: what can happen when young people become politically motivated; the challenges associated with ‘super complexity’, education and globalisation; the ways in which some young people are exposed to high levels of vulnerability and risk; and how information technology is utilised to secure peer and professional support. This book draws on a range of social science disciplines - psychology, sociology, political science, education studies and social policy. It will be of interest to academics, students and those with the responsibility of developing and delivering services for young people. The contributors hope it will add knowledge, understanding and awareness of the issues, problems and challenges young people face in 21st century society.
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Social Skills: Influencing Factors, Gender Differences And Impact Of Covid-19

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 The study of interpersonal relationships has been one of the areas of psychology with the most theoretical and scientific development. This field has been of interest to many psychologists from different fields, such as clinical, organizational, educational, and social, among others. As numerous investigations have indicated over the years, interpersonal relationships are one of the pillars of mental health. For this reason, studies from different perspectives are of great relevance in the advancement of knowledge about the psychology and mental health of humans. This book aims to contribute to this purpose, presenting conceptual and empirical advances on social skills and interpersonal relationships that arise from different practices and contexts that have been affected by COVID-19.
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Slavery Throughout The Ages

by James Biser Whisker

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 Slavery has existed since the origins of written history and probably long before. It is discussed in the Hebrew Bible which set standards for enslaving persons and treatment of slaves. Excepting a few schools of philosophy, nearly all Greeks thought slavery was the natural condition of many human beings. Most important among those Greeks advocating slavery were two of humankind''s greatest minds, Plato and Aristotle. Enslavement of one with a slave soul was considered just and freeing such a person was considered unjust. The Romans ignored the Greek philosophizing about slavery, but practiced it on a massive scale, frequently enslaving captives from various wars. Rome''s greatest philosopher Cicero defended slavery. Rome was plagued by several servile revolts, the best known of which was led by Spartacus. Slavery was practiced throughout Europe and the Middle East following the fall of Rome. There was no racial dimension or consideration until Spain and Portugal began to enslave native aborigine in the newly discovered Western Hemisphere. To save these natives from involuntary servitude, the Church promoted importation of Africans. Following decades of profitable slave trade, England led the way in abolishing slavery. Other nations followed, including the United States, although that emancipation required a major internal war. Southern slave holders consistently defended the enslavement of presumed racial inferiors and claimed that slavery was beneficial to them. Southern slave holders produced volumes of literature supporting slavery, some of which referred to the Greek philosophers.
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Interdisciplinary Study Of Issues Surrounding Social Justice: From Frederick Douglass To Martin Luther King Jr. And Malcolm X

by Robert F. Kronick

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 This book pulls an array of voices together to understand the convoluted times of 2016 to 2021 and the unique times of COVID-19. The killing of George Floyd, Breanna Taylor, and the death of John Lewis are events that highlight a historical revival for numerous social justice issues. This book stresses the importance of sociologist W. I. Thomas’s work: "if you define a situation as real, it is real in its consequences" - otherwise termed the world of subjective reality. This helps explain what happened on January 6, 2021.
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Pregnant Women In Custody

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 Chapter One examines what available data indicate about pregnant women detained or held in DHS facilities, DHS policies and standards that address the care of pregnant women, and what is known about the care provided to pregnant women in DHS facilities. Chapter Two analyzes what DOJ data indicate about pregnant women in USMS and BOP custody; the extent to which USMS and BOP policies align with national guidance on pregnancy-related care; and what is known about the care provided and the extent to which USMS and BOP track when pregnant women are placed in restrictive housing or restraints. Chapter Three contains the Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women in Custody Act.
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Lived Experience Of Lgbtq People: What Helps And What Hurts

by Eileen Klein

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 Lived Experiences of LGBTQ People: What Helps and What Hurts provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges encountered by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning individuals in accessing services and obtaining education, employment, and housing. Family and community bias against this population results in significant negative outcomes including increased mental health problems, homelessness, and social isolation. In addition, societal stigma and discrimination lead to poor physical health, increased smoking, alcohol and substance use, and economic disparities. Helping professionals must better understand the negative effects of discrimination and barriers to care the LGBTQ community faces to provide affirming and competent services and improve their quality of life. This book can be used by social workers, psychologists, health professionals and instructors to help them understand the relevant issues to provide nondiscriminatory and culturally sensitive care to LGBTQ and gender nonconforming individuals. This book summarizes the issues faced by this population to educate the reader on the history and effect of LGBTQ oppression, as well as victories that have led to current policies. Policies including the Affordable Care Act, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the Civil Rights Act and Title VII are examined for their impact on the LGBTQ individual. Discrimination policies regarding employment, schools, housing, HIV, and the military will be covered as well. The book includes chapters with a focus on social and family issues, physical health disparities, mental health concerns, substance use, economic and workplace challenges, and societal and legal issues that impact the LGBTQ community. A chapter on practical solutions and programmatic interventions for providing affirming and inclusive services will be instructive as to how to present a safe and welcoming space to clients. This book offers information for service providers and instructors to adapt clinical interventions to help build relationships, make assessments, and deliver services that celebrate, rather than discriminate against LGBTQ clients. There is a theme of inclusion throughout the book so there can be no doubt that the service provider does not have to identify as part of the LGBTQ community to effectively work with this cohort. There are numerous case studies throughout the book, examples of how to use inclusive language in clinical interviews, a comprehensive glossary of terms, and useful websites.
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Children In Africa: Opportunities And Challenges

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 When we focus on children and adolescents younger than 18 years, we have an opportunity to intervene through policy and practice aimed at improving the quality of life and opportunities to thrive. Through evidence-informed decisions and interventions we have the opportunity to shift a generation of children and adolescents, and transform a society. Children living on the African continent tend to live within diverse, and often challenging environments. These community and familial environments in which children and adolescents come from, are also the context and environments which fosters growth and development. This book, Child in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges, presents studies of children living on the African continent, covering various developmental stages which include children in their early years of life, middle childhood and adolescence - all living in different environments on the African continent. Using mixed methods approaches and backed by rigorous methods the book covers topics such as child and adolescent mental health, parenting, children and disability, parenting in adversity, the impact of dental caries on early childhood development, adolescent identity in post-apartheid South Africa, hookah pipe use and relational aspects to families, young fathers, and intervening in adolescent health risk behaviour. The book presents interesting debates and discussions focused on the child in Africa, aimed to inform both policy and practice.
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