Social Aspects of Obesity, De Garine, Igor and Pollo

Автор: Reid, Eva
Название: Intercultural aspects in teaching english at primary schools
ISBN: 3631655533 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783631655535
Издательство: Peter Lang
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Описание: Slovak education, including foreign language education, is going through curricular reform. Even though the development of intercultural communicative competences is claimed to be one of the key aims of foreign language teaching, recent research suggests that most teaching time is devoted to the development of grammatical and vocabulary skills, and that it is often difficult to convince English teachers that the teaching of culture ought to be a primary goal. From her own first hand experience of living in foreign countries and through teaching, the author has learned the importance of intercultural competence for communicating successfully in a foreign language with speakers from cultures different to one’s own. This study features a qualitative approach to the intercultural dimensions of English language teaching in Slovak primary schools, including observations and interviews, along with analysis of relevant policy and curricular materials.

Название: Democratising the museum
ISBN: 3631649169 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783631649169
Издательство: Peter Lang
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Описание: Democratising the museum is a collection of articles reflecting upon the problem of how participation, technologically mediated or not, can support the museum in the process of becoming more accessible. The open museum shares power with its visitors while negotiating professionalism and the role of the museum in a modern society. The book looks at the roles and struggles of audiences/visitors and professionals and the role of digital technologies in supporting the participatory museum. While different chapters draw on a variety of empirical examples, the main analytical backbone of the book comes from an extended participatory action research study conducted at the Estonian National Museum. This book aims at both academics and professionals working in the museum field.

Автор: Victor Turner
Название: The Forest of Symbols: Aspects of Ndembu Ritual
ISBN: 0801491010 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780801491016
Издательство: Wiley EDC
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A collection of ten of the most brilliant and important essays on ritual yet written. These papers by Victor Turner... are all seminal and distinguished. ? American Anthropologist

A pioneering work of high quality, this collection of anthropological studies provides one of the most detailed records available for an African society—or indeed for any group—of the semantics of ritual symbolism. It combines unusually detailed ethnographic description, based upon field work among the Ndembu of Zambia, with remarkable theoretical sophistication. Professor Turner describes the ritual phenomena in terms both of practice and of their sociological and psychological implications within a preliterate society.

Case histories illustrate the function of ritual in creating community harmony. Data on circumcision rites and medical practices and an essay on color classification have wide implications for comparative analysis. Excellent photographs and useful diagrams complement the text.

Автор: Rosewarne
Название: Intimacy on the Internet
ISBN: 1138824178 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138824171
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: The focus of this book is on the media representations of the use of the Internet in seeking intimate connections-be it a committed relationship, a hook-up, or a community in which to dabble in fringe sexual practices.

Автор: Fainzang
Название: An Anthropology of Lying
ISBN: 1472456025 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472456021
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: In the era of health democracy, where a patient’s right to be informed is not only widely advocated but also guaranteed by law, what is the real situation regarding patient information? Do patients receive the information that they request with regard to their diagnosis, prognosis or treatments? And what information do patients themselves give to their doctors? Drawing on observational research in hospitals and covering the exchanges between doctors and patients on the subject of cancer treatment and that of other pathologies, this book reveals that the practice of telling lies is widespread amongst parties on both sides of the medical relationship. With attention to the manner in which information of various types is withheld and the truth concealed on either side of the doctor-patient relationship, the author explores the boundaries between what is said and what is left unsaid, and between those who are given information and those who are lied to. Considering the misunderstandings that occur in the course of medical exchanges and the differences between the lies told by doctors and patients, An Anthropology of Lying: Information in the Doctor-Patient Relationship analyses the role of mendacity in the exercise of, and resistance to power. A fascinating study of the mechanisms at work and social conditions surrounding the accomplishment of lying in medical settings, this book casts fresh light on a subject that has so far been overlooked. As such, it will appeal not only to sociologists and anthropologists of health and medicine, but also to medical professionals.

Автор: Hunleth Jean
Название: Children as Caregivers: The Global Fight Against Tuberculosis and HIV in Zambia
ISBN: 0813588030 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813588032
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: Winner of the 2018 Association for Africanist Anthropology Elliott P. Skinner Book Award  In Zambia, due to the rise of tuberculosis and the closely connected HIV epidemic, a large number of children have experienced the illness or death of at least one parent. Children as Caregivers examines how well intentioned practitioners fail to realize that children take on active caregiving roles when their guardians become seriously ill and demonstrates why understanding children’s care is crucial for global health policy.   Using ethnographic methods, and listening to the voices of the young as well as adults, Jean Hunleth makes the caregiving work of children visible. She shows how children actively seek to “get closer” to ill guardians by providing good care. Both children and ill adults define good care as attentiveness of the young to adults’ physical needs, the ability to carry out treatment and medication programs in the home, and above all, the need to maintain physical closeness and proximity. Children understand that losing their guardians will not only be emotionally devastating, but that such loss is likely to set them adrift in Zambian society, where education and advancement depend on maintaining familial, reciprocal relationships.  View a gallery of images from the book (https://www.flickr.com/photos/childrenascaregivers)Download the open access ebook.

Автор: Kyong Chun Wendy Hui, Watkins Fisher Anna, Keenan Thomas
Название: New Media, Old Media: A History and Theory Reader
ISBN: 1138021091 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138021099
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: This much-expanded and updated second edition of New Media, Old Media brings together original and classic essays that explore the tensions of old and new in digital culture. Touching on topics including media archaeology, archives, software studies, surveillance, big data, social media, organized networks, digital art, and the Internet of Things, this newly revised critical anthology is essential reading for anyone studying the cultural impact of new and digital media.

Автор: Cometti, Geremia
Название: Lorsque le brouillard a cesse de nous ecouter
ISBN: 3034320477 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783034320474
Издательство: Peter Lang
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Описание: Envisager le changement climatique du point de vue des acteurs qui en subissent les effets, tel est le pari de cet ouvrage. Les Q’eros forment une communaute transhumante etablie dans la region de Cuzco (Perou) dont la production agricole et le betail sont significativement affectes par le changement climatique, notamment la variation du regime des pluies. Depuis une dizaine d’annees, un nombre croissant de Q’eros migrent, principalement vers la ville de Cuzco. A partir d’enquetes ethnographiques effectuees entre 2011 et 2014, cet ouvrage demontre la necessite d’analyser la maniere dont une societe se represente le changement climatique afin de comprendre les interactions entre migrations et changement climatique. Par le biais d’une analyse des discours et des pratiques que les Q’eros maintiennent avec et au sein de leur environnement, cette etude revele que la dichotomie nature–culture sur laquelle reposent les etudes conventionnelles des effets du changement climatique ne permet pas de rendre compte de la maniere dont les Q’eros se representent le changement climatique.

Автор: Vijay Pereira; Ashish Malik
Название: Investigating Cultural Aspects in Indian Organizations
ISBN: 3319366882 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319366883
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: Whilst there is tremendous interest in understanding the intricacies of Indian culture and a growing literature focusing on topics such as India-specific management and internationalization strategies of Indian firms, the cultural aspects of Indian businesses have been largely ignored.

Автор: R. Salvayre; L. Douste-Blazy; S. Gatt
Название: Lipid Storage Disorders
ISBN: 1461283000 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781461283003
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: This book presents the proceedings of the meeting on "Lipid Storage Disorders" which took place in Toulouse, France, in September 14-18, 1987 and which was set up as a joint NATO Advanced Research Workshop and INSERM International Symposium.

Автор: Strate, Lance
Название: Media ecology
ISBN: 1433131226 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781433131226
Издательство: Peter Lang
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Media Ecology: An Approach to Understanding the Human Condition provides a long-awaited and much anticipated introduction to media ecology, a field of inquiry defined as the study of media as environments. Lance Strate presents a clear and concise explanation of an intellectual tradition concerned with much more than understanding media, but rather with understanding the conditions that shape us as human beings, drive human history, and determine the prospects for our survival as a species.

Much more than a summary, this book represents a new synthesis that moves the field forward in a manner that is both unique and unprecedented, and simultaneously grounded in an unparalleled grasp of media ecology's intellectual foundations and its relation to other disciplines. Taking as its subject matter "life, the universe, and everything," Strate describes the field as interdisciplinary and communication-centered, provides a detailed explication of McLuhan's famous aphorism, "the medium is the message," and explains that the human condition can only be understood in the context of our biophysical, technological, and symbolic environments.

Strate provides an in-depth examination of media ecology's four key terms: medium, which is defined in much broader terms than in other fields; bias, which refers to tendencies inherent in materials and methods; effects, which are best understood via the Aristotelian notion of formal causality and contemporary systems theory; and environment, which includes the distinctions between the oral, chirographic, typographic, and electronic media environments. A chapter on tools serves as a guide to further media ecological research and scholarship. This book is well suited for graduate and undergraduate courses on communication theory and philosophy.

Автор: Piert, Joyce
Название: Alchemy of the soul
ISBN: 1433126990 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781433126994
Издательство: Peter Lang
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Описание: It started with a dream, a dream in the night that challenged the dream of the author’s life. That dream, which evolved through her personal experiences, was to start an African-centered school. The dream in the night ignited the journey that led to this book, which was to discover answers to critical questions such as: What is an African-centered education model? How do former students perceive this experience? And can, or even should, this educational model be effectively adopted in traditional public schools? Joyce Piert offers this book as a critical resource to parents, educators, potential teachers, community leaders, and policymakers who are seriously pondering the question of how to provide all students with a holistic educational experience. In Alchemy of the Soul, the vibrant voices of African American young adults share their stories in robust and candid narratives of their educational experiences at an African-centered school.