Measuring Well-Being: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from the Social Sciences and the Humanities, Hardcover - Matthew T. Lee

This edited volume focuses on both conceptual and practical challenges in measuring well-being. Leveraging insights across diverse disciplines, inc...

Publisher: Stephen F. Austin State University PressIllustration(s): 4 colour photographsNumber of pages: 286Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 229 x...

How moving beyond GDP will improve well-being and sustainabilityNever before in human history have we produced so much data, and this empirical rev...

This volume addresses the question of what it is like to be depressed. Despite the vast amount of research that has been conducted into the causes ...

Presents new research into the provision of care in past societies as revealed by archaeological, historical, bioarchaeological, faunal and philoso...

Researching the Self originated in a conference held at the University of Amsterdam in 2005, where scholars from various academic backgrounds prese...

This edited collection combines quantitative content and critical discourse analysis to reveal a shift in the rhetoric used as part of the neoliber...

Kant, Goethe, Schiller and other eighteenth-century German intellectuals loom large in the history of the humanities--both in terms of their indivi...

In An Education in Judgment, philosopher D. N. Rodowick makes the definitive case for a philosophical humanistic education aimed at the cultivation...

Beyond White Mindfulness brings together interdisciplinary perspectives on mind-body interventions, group-based identities, and social justice. Mar...

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Reducere. Released in 1984, Steven E. Rhoads' classic was considered by many to be among the best introductions to the economic way of thinking and its appli...

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Publisher: UCL PressIllustration(s): 87 Illustrations, colorPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 159 x 233 x 22Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(...

In Human Trafficking: Interdisciplinary Perspectives experts from a wide range of disciplinary and professional backgrounds provide a uniquely comp...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdIllustration(s): 22 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white; 26 Tables, black and whiteNumber o...

Combining theoretical perspectives from analytic philosophy, cognitive theory, and narratology with approaches from phenomenology, psychosemiotics,...

This timely and unique book explores the concept of colorism, which is discrimination based on the color of a person's skin, in a world where argua...

Dementia is a term that encompasses a wide range of symptoms. In Europe alone about 10 million people live with dementia. Where health policy and m...

This text presents cutting-edge research on complexities and barriers to inclusive access to sport and physical activity, discussing how sport and ...

How does the situation we're in influence the way we behave and think? Professors Ross and Nisbett eloquently argue that the context we find oursel...

This is the classic assessment of the state of child well-being in the UK. This fourth edition has been updated to review the latest evidence, incl...

An up to date multi-disciplinary and holistic approach to the well-being of young children that supports child development modules on a variety of ...

Reducere. Growing interest in the social and therapeutic value of horticulture, has produced little evidence that demonstrates outcomes for vulnerable groups...

Publisher: UCL PressAuthor(s): Alan WilsonPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 155 x 233 x 13Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescopera farmecul lect...

Reducere. The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is often referred to as the 'Constitution for the Oceans'. It addresses multiple ...

Building on recent developments in social ecology, this book advances a new critical theory of society and nature, exploring social metabolism and ...

Reducere. Description"The Science of Getting Rich" was published in 1910 by the Elizabeth Towne Company. The book is still in print. It was a major inspirati...

Positive Psychology brings together a range of research and a comprehensive review of the more recent work and lessons learned since the founder's ...

Reducere. DescriptionSpaces we live in define our identity and sense of community. Using international examples of environmental architecture and design, The...

Reducere. Sport Social Work: Promoting the Functioning and Well-being of College and Professional Athletes provides pre-service and practicing social workers...

Cultural and Contextual Perspectives on Developmental Risk and Well-Being - Jacob A. Burack, Louis A. Schmidt

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A showcase of the current culture and architecture, protagonists and ideas, and treatments and aims of twenty-first-century wellbeing. One of life'...

Reducere. Wallace Delois Wattles (1860-1911) was an American author. As a New Thought writer, he remains personally somewhat obscure, but his writing has bee...

DescriptionRenaissance bodies, dressed and undressed, have not lacked attention in art historical literature, but scholarship on the male body has ...

This book asserts that economic growth, as driven by market forces, induces people, through both the demand- and supply-side channels, to pursue co...

This book is written for academics working in the social sciences and humanities. It uses insights from psychology, as well as the theatre, to offe...

With research breakthroughs and case histories the authors reveal how intellectual and physical play is the ultimate engine of transforming educati...

Offers the first overarching history of the humanities from Antiquity to the present.

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Contributor(s): Editor: Laura L. O'TooleEditor: Jessica R. SchiffmanEditor: Margie L. Kiter EdwardsFrom the murder of schoolgirls in a rural Amish ...

An in-depth look at the battlefield of military ethics and soldiers' moral injuries and wars within.

Reducere. The mental well-being of children and adults is shockingly poor. Marc Brackett, author of Permission to Feel, knows why. And he knows what we can d...

DescriptionA critical examination of historical, social and cultural issues that challenge the Christian community through the lens of major schola...

Reducere. "The Science of Getting Rich" was published in 1910 by the Elizabeth Towne Company. The book is still in print. It was a major inspiration for Rhon...

This book's unique and compelling framework empowers you to practice self-care through thoughts and actions that are within your control, enhancing...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Paula ProberEditor: Sarah J. WilsonDo you long to drive a Ferrari at top speed on the open road, but find yourself always s...