Kurzfassung: Intro -- Tarnished Dreams -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Part One: Snapshots -- 1. The Envelope -- 2. Juvy -- 3. Court -- 4. House Arrest -- 5. Counseling, Again -- 6. Prom -- 7. A Mother's Duty -- Part Two: Senior Year -- 8. To What Lengths . . . -- 9. September-Suspended? -- 10. October-A New Best Friend -- 11. November-Wedding Talk -- 12. December-Wedding Plans -- 13. Christmas Vacation, Allison's Eighteenth Birthday -- 14. January-Defiance -- 15. February-On the Move -- 16. March-Boys, Booze, B.S. -- 17. April-Seriously? -- 18. May-the Countdown -- Part Three: Tough Love -- 19. College -- 20. Chicago -- 21. The Power of Books

Kurzfassung: Intro -- Contents -- 1. Legalising land rights in Africa, Asia and Latin America: An introduction -- 2. Peasants and agrarian reforms: The unfinished quest for secure land rights in Ethiopia -- 3. Land rights and tenure security: Rural land registration in Ethiopia -- 4. Securing land rights in Ghana -- 5. Tree plantations, agricultural commodification, and land tenure security in Ghana -- 6. Legalising customary land tenure in Ghana: The case of peri-urban Kumasi -- 7. Land tenure reform and tenure security in Namibia -- 8. Regulating or deregulating informal land tenure? A Namibian case study on the prospects of improving tenure security under the Flexible Land Tenure Bill -- 9. Land reform in Senegal: l'Histoire se répète? -- 10. Tenure security in the periphery of Ziguinchor: The impact of politics and social relations -- 11. Land tenure in Bolivia: From colonial times to post-neoliberalism -- 12. Problems undermining the titling and tenure security of common-property lands: The case of indigenous people of Bolivia's lowlands -- 13. Land tenure and tenure regimes in Mexico: An overview -- 14. A case study on the implementation and outcomes of the 1992 reforms on the Mexican agrarian property institutions: An ejido in the frontier of the urbanisation process -- 15. Land reform and tenure security in China: History and current challenges -- 16. Land loss and conflict in China: Illustrated by cases from Yunnan province -- 17. Peri-urban land tenure legalisation: A tale of two districts -- 18. Land law in Indonesia -- 19. Land registration programmes for Indonesia's urban poor: Need, reach, and effect in the kampongs of Bandung -- 20. The mystery of formalising informal land tenure in the forest frontier: The case of Langkawana, Lampung, Indonesia -- References -- List of Contributors -- Index.

Kurzfassung: Focusing on an isolated community in central Australia, this highly-readable examination presents insights into the cultural underpinnings of indigenous daily life through evocative narratives revolving around five Warlpiri women. The seemingly contradictory realities of a distant hunter-gatherer past and current life in a first-world nation-state are addressed as this refreshing study answers questions about the specifics of camps, sleeping arrangements, public and private boundaries, and how indigenous people in praxis relate to each other. This analysis illuminates the personal, utilizing rich vignettes and narrative portraits to expand understandings of indigenous Australia.

Kurzfassung: Intro -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- FIGURES -- TABLES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTE ON SPELLING AND ORTHOGRAPHY -- CHAPTER 1 Everyday life in a remote Aboriginal settlement -- The framework of the book -- Fieldwork, ethnography and key protagonists -- Joy Napaljarri, 'my first mother' -- Celeste Napurrurla, 'my sister' -- Nora Napaljarri, 'another mother' -- Polly Napaljarri, 'my mother' -- Yuendumu -- CHAPTER 2 Camps, houses and ngurra -- Olden days' camps -- Yunta -- Yarlu -- Yalka -- Kulkurru and yitipi -- Gendered camps -- Ngurra -- Housing policy and (not so) implicit values -- Yapa ways of dwelling in houses -- CHAPTER 3 Transforming jilimi -- Changes in marriage and the jilimi -- Our jilimi -- The vexed issue of room ownership -- Polly, Nora, Celeste and Joy -- CHAPTER 4 In the jilimi: mobility -- Extent and volume of mobility in the jilimi -- Core residents -- Staying with Polly: Amy -- Staying with Joy: Charity, Jenna and Megan -- Staying with Celeste: Adrian and Stella, Jemima and Angelina -- Staying with Nora: Sharon, Leah, Eva and Ray -- Residential categories and personal networks -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER 5 In the jilimi: immediacy -- Verbal negotiations about sleeping arrangements -- Tacit negotiations -- Maps of the first nights in the jilimi and how to read them -- Greta and Mabel -- Joy and Yasmine -- Reading sleeping arrangements -- CHAPTER 6 In the jilimi: intimacy -- The sensuality of knowing the bodies of others -- Sleeping position choices and intimacy -- Choices of who to sleep next to and what these imply -- What sleeping yitipi or kulkurru says about the person -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER 7 Intimacy, mobility and immediacy during the day -- The daily cycle -- Breakfast and the importance of damper -- Flour, damper, and gender -- Breakfast at Napperby -- Daytime mobility throughout the settlement -- Cruising I -- Cruising II.

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Kurzfassung: Hoe herken je de behoeftes van een puber? Hoe kom je hierover met hem of haar in gesprek? Hoe kun je je als volwassene werkelijk verbinden met pubers op een manier die hun helpt in hun groei naar volwassenheid? Hierover gaat Pubers van nu. Het boek biedt praktische handvatten, tips en wetenswaardigheden, ook voor contacten met pubers met een niet-westerse achtergrond. Iedereen kan met dit boek direct aan de slag.Pubergedrag leidt vaak tot vragen en soms ook tot problemen. Veel van dit gedrag is te verklaren uit de ontwikkelingen die puberhersenen doormaken: tijdens de puberteit is bijvoorbeeld het gebied in de hersenen dat emoties reguleert nog volop in ontwikkeling. Dit is een van de factoren die de puberteit tot een heftige periode in het leven kunnen maken.Voor een evenwichtige ontwikkeling van pubers is het belangrijk dat zij begeleid en ondersteund worden door volwassenen. Dit vraagt van volwassenen dat ze zich verdiepen in pubers: hoe denken zij? Hoe ervaren pubers de wereld om hen heen? Om deze vragen te kunnen beantwoorden, zullen veel volwassenen bovendien - in het besef dat puberhersenen anders werken - hun eigen denkkaders moeten loslaten.Dit boek is geschreven voor iedereen die met pubers werkt en omgaat: zowel professionals in de jeugdhulpverlening en het onderwijs, als ouders. Verder biedt dit boek ook vele handvatten voor politie, justitie, vervoersbedrijven, de middenstand en bedrijven waar pubers stagelopen of vakantiewerk doen.

Kurzfassung: Wolfgang Maass entwickelt das Konzept eines digitalen Wissensgutes, integriert es in ein Referenzmodell für elektronische Wissensmärkte und stellt technische Umsetzungsmöglichkeiten vor. Professor Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Maass lehrt Medieninformatik an der Hochschule Furtwangen und Betriebswirtschaftslehre mit Schwerpunkt Informationsmanagement an der Universität St. Gallen. Er ist Leiter des Forschungszentrums für Intelligente Medien (RCIM) an der Hochschule Furtwangen und der Forschungsgruppe Smarte Produkte am Institut für Technologiemanagement (ITEM) an der Universität St. Gallen

Kurzfassung: Wolfgang Maass entwickelt das Konzept eines digitalen Wissensgutes, integriert es in ein Referenzmodell für elektronische Wissensmärkte und stellt technische Umsetzungsmöglichkeiten vor. Wissen ist die zentrale Ressource von Unternehmen, welche Mitarbeiter benötigen, um innovative Produkte und Dienstleistungen entwickeln zu können. Dokumentiertes Wissen, wie Patente, Strategiemodelle, Best Practices oder Benchmark-Beschreibungen, lässt sich effizient in digitaler Form speichern und über digitale Netze austauschen. Derartige Wissenswerte können so innerhalb und zwischen Unternehmen über elektronische Märkte gehandelt werden. Wolfgang Maass entwickelt das Konzept eines digitalen Wissensgutes, integriert es in ein Referenzmodell für elektronische Wissensmärkte und stellt technische Umsetzungsmöglichkeiten vor.

Kurzfassung: Showcases advanced empirical research that applies the concept of organizational routines to understanding organizations and how they change and evolve. This book highlights issues that include the use of event-sequence methods in the analysis of organizational routines

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Kurzfassung: This collection addresses the present and the future of the concept of intersectionality within socio-legal studies. Including contributions from a range of international scholars, this book interrogates what has become a key organizing concept across a range of disciplines, most particularly law, political theory, and cultural studies

Kurzfassung: In this series of lectures, previously unpublished in English, and here translated from a French reconstruction and interpretation by noted scholar Thierry Weil, leading organizational scholar James March uses great works of literature to explore the problems of leadership. Uses great works of literature to explore the problems of leadership, for example War and Peace, Othello, and Don Quixote. Presents moral dilemmas related to leadership, for example the balance between private life and public duties, and between the expression and the control of sexuality. Encourages readers to explore idea

Kurzfassung: A lively, accessible collection of essays exploring the history of the struggle for women's rights in the United States from the colonial period to the present

Kurzfassung: This collection presents new research on the changing roles of women in Japan and Korea. At a time when women in these two countries are becoming more politically and socially prominent, these essays provide insight into the clashes that have arisen between tradition and change. The contributors compare similarities and differences in the two cultures, considering family life, education, health care, work, reproductive and legal rights, and political participation, including the rise of women's movements in Asia and the battle against sexism and gender stereotyping. Essays written by Japanese

Kurzfassung: NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods.peer reviewed publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropologydedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methodsmost editions available for course adoption

Kurzfassung: NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods.peer reviewed publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropologydedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methodsmost editions available for course adoption

Kurzfassung: NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods.peer reviewed publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropologydedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methodsmost editions available for course adoption

Kurzfassung: In einer Welt mit global agierenden Unternehmen und multikulturellen Gesellschaften kommt der Fähigkeit, mit Mitarbeitern aus verschiedenen Kulturen kommunizieren zu können, existenzielle Bedeutung zu. Diese interkulturelle Kompetenz vermitteln die Autorinnen anhand eines Trainingsprogramms. Dabei finden sie genau die richtige Mischung aus theoretischem Input, moderiertem Erfahrungsaustausch sowie Übungen und Spielen. Die 2. Auflage wurde komplett überarbeitet und ergänzt, u. a. durch neue Übungen sowie Berichte aus der Trainingspraxis

Kurzfassung: This book explores the social, economic and environmental forces that may combine to attract migrants of various types and backgrounds to OECD countries, as well as those that may persuade migrants to leave their countries or to stay at home. By analysing different pull and push factors and constructing five different scenarios of migration in the future, this volume casts light on major determinants of global migration flows, which OECD countries will look particularly attractive for migrants, where  the pressures to migrate be especially strong and what kind of migration-relat

Kurzfassung: NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods.peer reviewed publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropologydedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methodsmost editions available for course adoption

Kurzfassung: NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods. peer reviewed publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropologydedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methodsmost editions available for course adoption

Kurzfassung: NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods.peer reviewed publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropologydedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methodsmost editions available for course adoption

Kurzfassung: John W. Meyer's work broke new grounds in institutional thought in sociology and made him a central thinker for the emerging interdisciplinary field of neoinstitutionalism, while at the same time establishing institutional thought's comparative variant, world society theory. His scholarship plays a prominent role in contemporary social theory, and has shaped research areas such as international relations and globalization, organization theory, and management studies.One of the results of Meyer's wide-ranging and interdisciplinary influence is that his work has appeared in a diverse range of ou

Kurzfassung: E-mail is one of the greatest inventions of our lifetime phenomenally affecting the way we communicate. Reading, writing and managing e-mail is taking up an increasing amount of our time. But are we using it right? E-mail can be used to stay in touch whether we are traveling or working from home. Perhaps we can relax standards when it comes to personal e-mails, but e-mailing for business purposes has reached a new dimension. People whose jobs never used to involve writing skills are now replying dozens of e-mails each day. But under such pressure to respond quickly, what happens to the quality

Kurzfassung: Can Islam Be French? is an anthropological examination of how Muslims are responding to the conditions of life in France. Following up on his book Why the French Don't Like Headscarves, John Bowen turns his attention away from the perspectives of French non-Muslims to focus on those of the country's Muslims themselves. Bowen asks not the usual question--how well are Muslims integrating in France?--but, rather, how do French Muslims think about Islam? In particular, Bowen examines how French Muslims are fashioning new Islamic institutions and developing new ways of reasoning and teaching. He l

Kurzfassung: Encyclopedia of Asian American Issues Today is the first major reference work focused on the full expanse of contemporary Asian American experiences in the United States. Drawing on over two decades of research, it takes an unprecedented look at the major issues confronting the Asian American community as a whole, and the specific ethnic identities within that communityÑfrom established groups such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Americans to newer groups such as Cambodian and Hmong Americans.||Across two volumes, Encyclopedia of Asian American Issues Today offers 110 entries on the current s

Kurzfassung: Ten Ways to Change the World in Your Twenties provides resources and opportunities for you to use your talents to help create a history we can all be proud of

Kurzfassung: Seit dem ausgehenden 20.Jahrhundert geraten die Massenmedien zunehmend in das Spannungsfeld zwischen Internationalisierung von Wirtschaft und Politik, nationalen Handlungsräumen und einer Lokalisierung der Lebenswelten. Vor diesem Hintergrund scheint ihre Verpflichtung der Öffentlichkeit gegenüber umso wichtiger, als Forum öffentlicher Meinungs- und politischer Willensbildung zu dienen. Um diese Aufgabe gerecht zu sein, müssen und sollen die Medien unabhängig vom Staat und marktwirtschaftlichen Gesetzen agieren können. Doch Unabhängigkeit und Pluralität sind Sollwerte, die die immer stärker de

Kurzfassung: Vor dem Hintergrund einer zunehmenden kulturellen Vielfalt unserer Gesellschaft eröffnen sich für den Deutschunterricht gänzlich neue Perspektiven und Aufgaben: Durch interkulturelles Lernen, welches auf Toleranz und Verständnis basiert, können die Schüler Kompetenzen erwerben, welche sie optimal auf die gesellschaftliche Heterogenität vorbereiten. Das hier vorliegende Buch illustriert die Chancen einer Ausweitung des Deutschunterrichts auf interkulturelle Kontexte anhand des didaktischen Potentials türkischer Migrantenliteratur. Um deren Gehalt für die Ausbildung interkultureller Kompetenzen

Kurzfassung: Based on first-hand information obtained from Chinese and Foreign enterprises and institutions in the Chinese ICT industry, this book presents a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of Chinese ICT industrial sector. It especially analyzes the strengths, weaknesses, and threats facing both the Chinese enterprise and western multinationals.

Kurzfassung: Based on first-hand information obtained from Chinese and Foreign enterprises and institutions in the Chinese ICT industry, this book presents a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of Chinese ICT industrial sector. It especially analyzes the strengths, weaknesses, and threats facing both the Chinese enterprise and western multinationals

Kurzfassung: This is a history of the great language controversy that has occupied and empassioned Greeks - sometimes with fatal results - for over two hundred years. It begins in the late eighteenth-century when a group of Greek intellectuals sought to develop a new, Hellenic, national identity alongside the traditional identity supplied by Orthodox Christianity. The ensuing controversy focused on the language, fuelled on the one hand by a desire to develop a form of Greek that expressed theGreeks' relationship to the ancients, and on the other by the different groups' contrasting notions of what the nati

Kurzfassung: Spanning four volumes, the first edition of The Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination provided a much-needed cornerstone work on one of the most crucial issues in the United States today. This updated and condensed edition of the award-winning set is a streamlined yet rich and insightful look at the mechanisms of prejudice and discrimination in practice. ||Editor Jean Chin and contributors from across the nation offer insight into how discrimination in American society is rationalized and enacted, as well as how it is experienced by diverse groups. Coverage goes beyond racism to include s

Kurzfassung: The craft of gesture is part of the practical equipment with which we inhabit and understand the world together. Drawing on micro-ethnographic research in diverse interaction settings, this book explores the communicative ecologies in which hand-gestures appear: illuminating the world around us, depicting it, making sense of it, and symbolizing the interaction process itself. Gesture is analyzed as embodied communicative action grounded in the hands' practical and cognitive engagments with material worlds. The book responds to the quest for the role of the human body in cognition and interacti

Kurzfassung: The Language of Outsourced Call Centers is the first book to explore a large-scale corpus representing the typical kinds of interactions and communicative tasks in outsourced call centers located in the Philippines and serving American customers. The specific goals of this book are to conduct a corpus-based register comparison between outsourced call center interactions, face-to-face American conversations, and spontaneous telephone exchanges; and to study the dynamics of cross-cultural communication between Filipino call center agents and American callers, as well as other demographic groups

Kurzfassung: More than 400 rock paintings adorn the Canadian Shield from Quebec to Saskatchewan, the legacy of the Algonkian-speaking Cree and Ojibwa

Kurzfassung: The Bakhtiyari are one of the most important nomadic societies in the Middle East but although this tribe has many powerful romantic associations it has also been the subject of much misunderstanding, even today. This penetrating examination of the Bakhtiyari in Iran explores their powerful political and economic role in Iranian society in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and provides a key to understanding how political power is created, maintained and lost in a tribal society. Based on an extraordinary archive of documents now lost as a result of the upheavals of the Iranian Revolution

Kurzfassung: Race is, and always has been, an explosive issue in the United States. In this timely new book, Tim Wise explores how Barack Obama’s emergence as a political force is taking the race debate to new levels. According to Wise, for many white people, Obama’s rise signifies the end of racism as a pervasive social force; they point to Obama not only as a validation of the American ideology that anyone can make it if they work hard, but also as an example of how institutional barriers against people of color have all but vanished. But is this true? And does a reinforced white belief in c

Kurzfassung: Vicki Lansky's Divorce Book for Parents presents practical suggestions for parents who want to learn those new parenting techniques and is based on the author's own experiences, those of other divorced parents, and the expertise of professionals, Lansky offers sensible advice for almost every issue of parenting through divorce. Lansky identifies predictable behavior parents can expect from their kids and shows how to best respond to help them through the difficult transition. She suggests lists of age-appropriate books for children to read and shares valuable information for parents on custody

Kurzfassung: Biographical note: William Ury ist Direktor des Global Negotiation Project an der Harvard University. Er arbeitet seit 30 Jahren als renommierter Mediator und Verhandlungscoach in Unternehmenskonflikten und internationalen Krisenregionen. Ury ist Koautor des Klassikers zur Verhandlungstechnik »Das Harvard-Konzept« (2009).

Kurzfassung: Review quote: 2009-08-29, Hamburger Abendblatt, "Die Formel, die William Ury hier vorstellt, funktioniert und hilft buchstäblich in allen Lebenslagen. Wer sie beherrscht, geht als Gewinner aus Auseinandersetzungen hervor - ohne dabei Verlierer zu hinterlassen."

Kurzfassung: Long description: Um in Verhandlungen die eigenen Interessen zu wahren, müssen wir manchmal ein klares Nein aussprechen. Das ist meist unangenehm und mit der Angst verbunden, unser Gegenüber damit so zu verstimmen, dass es auf uns und auf das Gesamtergebnis zurückfällt. Wie wir aus diesem Dilemma herauskommen, zeigt der weltbekannte Verhandlungsexperte William Ury: mit einem positiven Nein! Mit seiner leicht umsetzbaren Kommunikationsstrategie kann jeder in den unterschiedlichsten Verhandlungssituationen ein Nein so vermitteln, dass das Gegenüber nicht vor den Kopf gestoßen und ein erfolgreiches Verhandlungsergebnis erzielt wird.

Kurzfassung: Excerpt from book: Einleitung: Das große Geschenk des NeinsEin "Nein" aus tiefstem Herzen ist besser und größer als ein "Ja", mit dem man gefallen oder - noch schlimmer - Ärger vermeiden will.Mahatma GandhiNein. Das mächtigste und notwendigste Wort in der heutigen Sprache ist möglicherweise auch das mit der größten Zerstörungskraft und - für manche Menschen - auch das schwierigste. Doch wenn wir wissen, wie wir es richtig anwenden, hat es die Macht, unser Leben zum Besseren zu verändern.Ein allgemeines ProblemTäglich werden wir mit Situationen konfrontiert, in denen wir Menschen, von denen wir abhängig sind, mit Nein antworten müssen. Denken Sie doch einmal über die vielen Gelegenheiten nach, bei denen ein Nein im Lauf eines ganz normalen Durchschnittstages notwendig ist.Beim Frühstück bittet Ihre kleine Tochter Sie, ihr ein bestimmtes Spielzeug zu kaufen. "Nein", antworten Sie, weil Sie konsequent bleiben wollen. "Du hast genug Spielzeug." "Och bitte, bitte, alle meine Freunde haben es schon." Wie können Sie weiter Nein sagen, ohne das Gefühl zu haben, eine Rabenmutter oder ein schlechter Vater zu sein?In der Firma lässt Ihre Chefin Sie in ihr Büro rufen und bittet Sie, am Wochenende zu arbeiten, um ein wichtiges Projekt fertig zu stellen. Genau an diesem Wochenende planen Sie und Ihr Partner jedoch einen kleinen Kurzurlaub, den Sie dringend nötig haben und auf den Sie sich ebenso sehr freuen. Aber immerhin kommt die Anfrage von Ihrer Vorgesetzten, und die nächste Beurteilungsrunde steht kurz bevor. Wie können Sie Nein sagen, ohne das Verhältnis zu Ihrer Chefin zu unterminieren und Ihre Beförderung zu gefährden?Einer Ihrer Hauptkunden bittet Sie telefonisch, das Produkt drei Wochen vor dem geplanten Termin auszuliefern. Aus Erfahrung wissen Sie, wie viel Stress diese Forderung intern verursachen wird und dass der Kunde mit der Qualität des Endprodukts letztlich nicht glücklich sein wird. Aber es handelt sich um einen Ihrer wichtigsten Geschäftspartner, der sich mit einer abschlägigen Antwort nicht zufriedengeben wird. Wie können Sie trotzdem Nein sagen, ohne die Beziehung zu gefährden?Bei einem internen Meeting geht der Vorgesetzte Ihrer Abteilungsleiterin wütend auf eine Ihrer Kolleginnen los: Für deren Arbeit hat er nur vernichtende Kritik übrig; er beleidigt und demütigt sie auf äußerst ausfallende Weise. Sämtliche Kollegen schweigen. Alle sind gelähmt vor Angst und insgeheim froh, nicht selbst Opfer seiner Attacke zu sein. Sie finden das Verhalten des Vorgesetzten vollkommen unangemessen, aber wie können Sie es schaffen, laut und deutlich Nein zu sagen?Als Sie nach Feierabend nach Hause kommen, klingelt das Telefon. Es ist eine befreundete Nachbarin, die Sie fragt, ob Sie nicht für einen guten Zweck bei einer Wohltätigkeitsveranstaltung mitwirken wollen. "Du bist genau die Richtige für diese Aufgabe", schmeichelt sie Ihnen. Für ehrenamtliches Engagement dieser Art haben Sie eigentlich gar keine Zeit. Wie können Sie ohne schlechtes Gewissen Nein sagen?Beim Abendessen schneidet Ihr Mann das Problem mit Ihrer Mutter an: In ihrem fortgeschrittenen Alter ist es nicht mehr sicher genug für sie, allein zu leben. Sie möchte bei Ihnen wohnen. Ihr Partner ist absolut dagegen und drängt Sie, Ihrer Mutter die Bitte abzuschlagen. Aber wie können Sie zu Ihrer eigenen Mutter Nein sagen?Dann schauen Sie sich die Abendnachrichten an. Sie berichten von Gewalt und Ungerechtigkeit: von Völkermord in einem entfernten Land, von Kindern, die Hungers sterben, während in den Lagerhäusern die Lebensmittel verfaulen, und von gefährlichen Diktatoren, die Massenvernichtungswaffen entwickeln lassen. Und Sie fragen sich, wie wir als Gesellschaft Nein zu derlei Bedrohungen und Missständen sagen können.Bevor Sie zu Bett gehen, müssen Sie noch den Hund ausführen. Er fängt laut an zu bellen und weckt alle Nachbarn auf. Sie befehlen ihm, damit aufzuhören, aber er gehorcht Ihnen nicht. Anscheinend ist es sogar bei dem Hund nicht so einfach, Nein zu sagen.Kommt Ihnen eine der Situationen bekannt vor?Sämtlichen hier geschilderten Situationen ist eines gemeinsam: Um für das einzutreten, was wirklich zählt, um Ihre eigenen Bedürfnisse oder die anderer Menschen zu befriedigen, müssen Sie Nein sagen: zu einer Forderung oder Bitte, die Ihnen nicht passt, einem Verhalten, das unangemessen oder beleidigend ist, einer Situation oder einem System, das nicht funktioniert oder nicht fair ist.Warum Nein? Warum jetzt?Die Fähigkeit, Nein zu sagen, war immer schon wichtig, aber wahrscheinlich niemals von größerer Bedeutung als heutzutage.Im Verlauf meiner Arbeit hatte ich das Privileg, die Welt intensiv zu bereisen. Ich besuchte Hunderte von Arbeitsplätzen, erlebte Familien in Dutzenden von unterschiedlichen Gesellschaften und sprach mit vielen Tausend Menschen. Wo man auch hinsieht: Die Leute stehen immer stärker unter Stress und Druck. Ich traf vollkommen ausgebrannte Manager und Angestellte. Ich erlebte, wie insbesondere berufstätige Frauen versuchen, Job und Familie unter einen Hut zu bekommen. Ich sah Eltern, die wenig intensive Zeit mit ihren Kindern verbringen können, und Kinder, die durch die Schule und ein Übermaß an Hausaufgaben so sehr in Anspruch genommen sind, dass sie immer weniger Zeit für sorgloses Spiel haben. Überall sind die Menschen überlastet und überfordert. Ich selbst gehöre auch dazu.Dank der Wissensrevolution haben wir mehr Informationen und mehr Möglichkeiten als je zuvor. Aber wir müssen auch mehr Entscheidungen treffen, wofür uns wiederum weniger Zeit zur Verfügung steht, denn mit jeder technologischen Errungenschaft, die uns die Arbeit erleichtern soll, wird das Leben schnelllebiger und hektischer. Die Grenzen zwischen Heim und Arbeitsplatz verwischen, denn die Menschen sind durch Handy und E-Mail jederzeit an jedem Ort erreichbar. Auch die Regeln werden unklarer, und die Versuchung, eine Abkürzung zu nehmen, um zum Ziel zu gelangen, und sich über ethische Grundregeln hinwegzusetzen, ist groß. Egal in welchem Bereich unseres Lebens: Grenzen zu setzen und aufrechtzuerhalten wird immer schwerer.Deshalb ist das Nein die größte Herausforderung unserer ZeitDie Drei-A-FalleVielleicht ist Nein tatsächlich der wichtigste Bestandteil unseres Wortschatzes, aber er ist auch der schwierigste, denn es ist nicht leicht, es auf angemessene Weise zu artikulieren.Wenn ich die Teilnehmer meiner Seminare in Harvard und anderswo frage, warum es für sie so schwierig ist, Nein zu sagen, erhalte ich meist Antworten wie diese:"Ich will nicht, dass mir dieses Geschäft durch die Lappen geht.""Ich will die Beziehung nicht gefährden.""Ich fürchte mich vor Vergeltungsmaßnahmen.""Ich habe Angst, meinen Job zu verlieren.""Ich fühle mich schuldig - ich will niemanden verletzen."Die Schwierigkeiten, Nein zu sagen, sind im Kern auf das Spannungsverhältnis zwischen Machtausübung und Beziehungspflege zurückzuführen. Macht auszuüben ist ein zentraler Bestandteil des Neinsagens, belastet in der Regel aber die Beziehung. Die Beziehung zu pflegen kann aber die eigene Macht schwächen.Diesem Macht-versus-Beziehung-Dilemma begegnen die meisten Menschen mit drei Verhaltensstrategien, die ich in den folgenden drei Unterkapiteln erläutern möchte.Anpassung: Wir sagen Ja, wenn wir Nein sagen wollenBei der Anpassungsstrategie legen wir größten Wert auf den Erhalt der Beziehung - sogar auf die Gefahr hin, damit unsere eigenen Interessen zu opfern. Wir sagen Ja, obwohl wir eigentlich Nein sagen wollen.Anpassung geht in der Regel mit einem ungesunden Ja einher, mit dem wir uns einen falschen, vorübergehenden Frieden erkaufen. Wenn Sie Ihrer kleinen Tochter das neue Spielzeug doch kaufen, so haben Sie ihr gegenüber vielleicht keine Schuldgefühle mehr, werden aber schon bald feststellen, dass Ihr Verhalten noch mehr Forderungen nach sich zieht - ein Teufelskreis für Sie beide. Wenn Ihre Vorgesetzte Sie bittet, an genau jenem Wochenende zu arbeiten, das Sie und Ihr Partner sich für einen Kurztrip reserviert hatten, sind Sie vielleicht versucht, die Zähne zusammenzubeißen und ihr nicht zu widersprechen, weil Sie Ihre Beförderung nicht riskieren wollen. Damit nehmen Sie aber in Kauf, dass Ihr Familienleben leidet. Allzu häufig geschieht es, dass wir uns fügen, um das gute Einvernehmen nicht zu gefährden, auch wenn wir wissen, dass diese Entscheidung nicht die richtige für uns ist. Unser Ja ist also in Wirklichkeit ein destruktives Ja, denn es unterminiert unsere eigentlichen Interessen.Anpassung kann auch dem Unternehmen schaden, in dem Sie tätig sind. Chris, einer meiner Seminarteilnehmer, schilderte folgende Situation: "Zusammen mit meinen Kollegen arbeitete ich an einem 150-Millionen-Dollar-Geschäft. Wir hatten schwer geschuftet und viel geleistet. Kurz bevor der Handel perfekt wurde, beschloss ich, die Zahlen noch einmal zu überprüfen. Im Zuge meiner Berechnungen wurde deutlich, dass die Sache langfristig gesehen keinen Profit abwerfen würde. Aber alle waren voller Vorfreude, man konnte den Vertragsa ...

Kurzfassung: Die Norm DIN 15905-5 legt Verfahren zum Ermitteln des Beurteilungspegels für die Geräuschimmission an festgelegten Orten fest, wie Theatern, Mehrzweckhallen und Konzertsäle. Der Blick geht auf die Gehörgefährdung des Publikums während des Einsatzes von Lautsprecheranlagen bei Tondarbietungen aller Art. Dieses Buch erläutert und kommentiert den Inhalt der Norm. Unter besonderer Betonung der Veranstaltersicht betrachtet es dabei ihre Geschichte, ordnet sie in den europäischen Kontext ein und beleuchtet rechtliche Aspekte, wie die Verkehrssicherungspflicht und vertragliche Haftung. Zudem wird über irreversible Gesundheitsschäden durch laute Musik referiert und aktuelle Bezüge zur LärmVibrationsArbSchV hergestellt. Ein Praxisleitfaden / Kommentar zu den einzelnen Kapiteln der Norm vervollständigt die profunde Darstellung.

Kurzfassung: Metaphor pervades discourse and may govern how we think and act. But most studies only discuss its verbal varieties. This book examines metaphors drawing on combinations of visuals, language, gestures, sound, and music. Investigated texts include advertising, political cartoons, comics, film, songs, and oral communication. Where appropriate, the influence of genre and cultural factors is thematized.

Kurzfassung: Metaphor pervades discourse and may govern how we think and act. But most studies only discuss its verbal varieties. This book examines metaphors drawing on combinations of visuals, language, gestures, sound, and music. Investigated texts include advertising, political cartoons, comics, film, songs, and oral communication. Where appropriate, the influence of genre and cultural factors is thematized

Kurzfassung: Pensieri e sentimenti sono spesso stati considerati, studiati separatamente. Ricerche recenti, in ambito psicologico, neuroscientifico sottolineano l’unitarietà, la reciproca influenza dei processi cognitivi ed emotivi, lo stretto rapporto fra natura e cultura. La vita psichica, sin dalle sue origini, dalle sue prime esperienze relazionali si sviluppa in tutte le sue funzioni. Nel corso degli anni si continua ad apprendere, a memorizzare, a crescere sul piano del pensare e del sentire. Anche da vecchi si può sempre imparare e perfezionare ciò che si pensa e si prova. Il benessere o il malessere coinvolgono la storia e la vita delle persone, nella loro complessità. Quando vengono colpiti gli affetti ne risentono i pensieri, gli atteggiamenti, le relazioni con gli altri. Nelle situazioni vissute positivamente si è più facilmente portati ad essere ottimisti, disponibili verso l’ambiente circostante, spesso ci si sente meglio anche fisicamente. Mente e cervello nascono insieme e non si separano mai, sono entrambi testimoni della biografia di un individuo, il loro destino è connesso alle esperienze, alla qualità e caratteristiche dei pensieri e dei sentimenti, al loro grado di consapevolezza, al desiderio di saperne sempre di più, di noi stessi e di quanto ci accade. La dimensione relazionale, l’intersoggettività, il significato degli affetti, la cultura, la libertà dello spirito creativo caratterizzano il pensare e il sentire, l’apprendere e il ricordare, la verità narrativa di una persona, dall’infanzia alla vecchiaia. Il volume raccoglie in una prospettiva interdisciplinare vari contributi sulle emozioni e sull’apprendimento, sul sentire e sul pensare e può essere di aiuto a medici, psicologi, professionisti della salute, ricercatori, studenti e a tutte quelle persone a cui stanno a cuore l’unitarietà e le speranze dell’essere umano.

Kurzfassung: The new middle classes of developing countries are held responsible for boosting extremely resource-intensive lifestyles beyond the OECD-world thus thwarting ongoing efforts to attain a more sustainable future. But how homogeneous are their consumption patterns and why should not globalization include the extension of environmental concern, too? 'The New Middle Classes' challenges a narrow understanding of lifestyles and consumption by analyzing the issue not only in terms of attitudes and preferences but of socio-economic features and governmental policies, too. Original contributions from internationally renowned researchers bring fresh multidisciplinary insights in both theoretical and empirical respect. 'The New Middle Classes' will be of interest mainly to sociologists, political scientists, human geographers, and anthropologists.

Kurzfassung: While value-based frameworks have offered revealing insights about culture, other conceptual tools need to be explored and deployed for a comprehensive understanding of both culture and individuals and how culture shapes individual processes and outcomes. To achieve this end, the authors and editors of Psychological Aspects of Social Axioms propose the construct of social axioms to augment values in interpreting culture and the behavior of individuals in their cultural contexts. Social axioms are defined as generalized beliefs about oneself, other people, the social environment, or the spiritual and physical world, and are central to a persons belief system. Their function is to enhance the survival and functioning of the person in his/her social and physical environment. The editors identify five axiom dimensions that form the construct: Social cynicism, defined as a negative assessment of human nature and a mistrust of social institutions Social complexity, which is a belief that there are multiple ways of achieving a given outcome and that a given persons behavior may be inconsistent from situation to situation Reward for application, which is the expectation that effort, knowledge, careful planning and the investment of these and other resources will lead to positive results Religiosity, the belief of the existence of a supernatural being and the beneficial social functions of religious institutions and practices Fate control, the idea that life events are pre-determined by grand external forces, but that there are some ways for people to influence the impact of these forces The Authors Kwok Leung is professor and Head of Management at City University of Hong Kong. He received his doctorate in social and organizational psychology at the University of Illinois. He is Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Journal of International Business Studies and senior editor of Management and Organization Review. His research areas include justice and conflict, cross-cultural psychology and research methods, and international business. Michael Harris Bond is Professor of Psychology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He graduated from Stanford University, where he began his study of person perception, subsequently broadened to include research into the areas of justice, aggression, and impression management.

Kurzfassung: Angesichts der Dynamik des technologischen Wandels und der umfassenden Verbreitung der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (IKT) haben Unternehmen, Privatpersonen und öffentliche Hand einen zunehmenden Bedarf an Sicherheit und Datenschutz. Industrie, Forschung und Politik stehen - je nach Aufgabenstellung - vor einer Herausforderung: Einerseits verlangen innovative Entwicklungen und steigende Mobilität neue Sicherheitslösungen, andererseits müssen neue Sicherheitsansätze in existierende Lösungen integriert werden. Der vorliegende Band entstand im Rahmen der IT-Konferenz "Sicherheit und Vertrauen für mobile IKT". Die darin enthaltenen Vorträge und Diskussionen behandeln hochaktuelle Themen, mit denen der Bundesbürger künftig täglich konfrontiert sein wird. So befand sich das Gesetz zum elektronischen Personalausweis zum Zeitpunkt der Konferenz gerade im Gesetzgebungsverfahren und wurde im Februar 2009 bereits verabschiedet.

Kurzfassung: Few topics of scientific enquiry have attracted more attention in the last decade than the origin and evolution of language. Few have offered an equivalent intellectual challenge for interdisciplinary collaborations between linguistics, cognitive science, prehistoric archaeology, palaeoanthropology, genetics, neurophysiology, computer science and robotics. The contributions presented in this volume reflect the multiplicity of interests and research strategy used to tackle this complex issue, summarize new relevant data and emerging theories, provide an updated view of this interdisciplinary ve

Kurzfassung: Sport and Policyis the first book of its kind to critically analyse the regulatory role of the state and its impact on sport and the intersections of sport with other areas of government policy. Offering a unique and comprehensive examination of how sport is affected by a range of government policy, each chapter uses an international comparative approach in order to facilitate a broad understanding of sport and policy in a global context.This book is essential reading for any student or practitioner studying or working in policy today, and is:* The first book to examine the intersection of sport with other (non-sport) policies from an international perspective including topics such as gambling, the media, social inclusion and economic development * Far-reaching in scope encompassing government regulation and sport's intersections with other government policiesThis challenging text provides an accessible critical analysis of the intersections of sport with government policy.Russell Hoyeis an Associate Professor in Sport Management, School of Management at La Trobe University, Australia. His main research areas focus on the governance of sports organizations, the impacts of public policy on sport and the engagement of volunteers in sport. His most recent books include Sport Management: Principles and Applications (2009), Sport and Social Capital (2008) and Sport Governance (2007) with Elsevier.Matthew Nicholsonis an Associate Professor in Sport Management in the School of Human Movement and Sport Sciences at the University of Ballarat, Australia. His research and teaching interests focus on sport policy and development, the contribution of sport to social capital and the relationship between sport and the media. His most recent books include Sport Management: Principles and Applications (2009), Sport and Social Capital (2008) and Sport and the Media: Managing the Nexus (2007).Barrie Houlihanis Professor of Sport Policy in the Institute of Sport and Leisure Policy, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University. He has written widely on many aspects of sport policy including doping, sport development, theorising the sport policy process and sport and young people. His most recent books include Sport Policy: A Comparative Analysis of Stability and Change (2007) and Comparative Elite Sport Development: Systems, Structures and Public Policy (2008) with Elsevier. *The first book to examine the intersection of sport with other (non-sport) policies from an international perspective including topics such as gambling, the media, social inclusion and economic development *Far-reaching in scope encompassing government regulation and sport's intersections with other government policies

Kurzfassung: Investigates mass media's profound ability to affect institutional change and economic development. This book uses the tools of economics to illuminate the media's role in enabling and inhibiting political-economic reforms that promote development

Kurzfassung: A collection that analyzes homophobic violence from an anthropological, cross-cultural perspective

Kurzfassung: The Earth Transformed answers the need for a concise, non-technical introduction to the ways in which the natural environment has been and is being affected by human activities. It is simply and engagingly written, and illustrated with maps, diagrams, figures and photographs. Among the subjects described and considered by the authors are desertification, deforestation, wetland management, biodiversity, climatic change, air pollution, the impact of cities on climate and hydrology, erosion, salinization, waste disposal, sea level rise, marine pollution, coral reef degradation and aquaculture

Kurzfassung: Mythical Trickster Figures, is the first substantial collection of essays about the trickster to appear since Radin's 1955 The Trickster. Contributions by leading scholars treat a wide range of manifestations of this mischievous character, ranging from the Coyote of the American Southwest to such African figures as Eshu-Elegba and Ananse, the Japanese Susa-no-o, the Greek Hermes, Christian adaptations of Saint Peter, and examples found in contemporary American fiction and drama. The many humorous trickster stories included are fascinating in themselves, but Hynes and Doty also highlight the wi

Kurzfassung: Improving Intergroup Relations focuses on emerging research directions for improving intergroup relations, a field which has been largely influenced and inspired by the life contributions of Thomas F. Pettigrew. The bookContains 18 original articles written in an accessible style by experts in psychology and related disciplines Suggests practical strategies for improving intergroup relations Looks at intergroup relations from the early influence of Dr. Pettigrew and how his seminal work has fostered many new developments in the field Explores the implications of intergroup research for the pro

Kurzfassung: Zombies for Zombies leads readers by their cootie-covered hands and encourages each one to take the steps necessary to preserve his or her quality of life

Kurzfassung: This book contains three essays, available in English for the first time, that examine three forms of anti-Zionism and their use of the Holocaust to delegitimize Israel

Kurzfassung: A cornerstone of Chinese popular culture, the legend of the White Snake-the admirable demon who loves her victim-has been continually rewritten, reinterpreted, and readapted for over five hundred years. The Precious Scroll of Thunder Peak was one of the most popular nineteenth-century versions of the legend

Kurzfassung: Of the many ballads, tales, and plays extolling filial piety ( xiao )-the foundational virtue of imperial China-none was more popular in that era than the legend of Dong Yong and his heavenly helpmate, Weaving Maiden. Continually revised and embellished over a millennium, the tale's popularity remains, finding new expression in Chinese film and opera in the twentieth century

Kurzfassung: About 190 million people around the world live outside their country of birth. These migrants bring energy, entrepreneurship and fresh ideas to our societies. But there are downsides: young migrants who fail in education, adults who don't find work and, of course, unregulated migration. Such challenges can make migration a political lightning rod and a topic for angry debate. Drawing on the unique expertise of the OECD, this book moves beyond rhetoric to look at the realities of international migration today: Where do migrants come from and where do they go? How do governments manage

Kurzfassung: 35 years later, the follow-up to the groundbreaking mega-bestseller My Secret Garden, explores the nature of our sexual fantasies

Kurzfassung: NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods.peer reviewed publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropologydedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methodsmost editions available for course adoption

Kurzfassung: "Sexy, confident and brimming with attitude."Cosmopolitan Sex & the City meets London in this candid, sexy, funny take on looking for love in unexpected places, and on how to find Mr. Right-or at least Mr. Right Now

Kurzfassung: In Ethnicity, Inc. anthropologists John L. and Jean Comaroff analyze a new moment in the history of human identity: its rampant commodification. Through a wide-ranging exploration of the changing relationship between culture and the market, they address a pressing question: Wherein lies the future of ethnicity?Their account begins in South Africa, with the incorporation of an ethno-business in venture capital by a group of traditional African chiefs. But their horizons are global: Native American casinos; Scotland's efforts to brand itself; a Zulu ethno-theme park named Shakaland; a world reli

Kurzfassung: NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods.peer reviewed publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropologydedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methodsmost editions available for course adoption

Kurzfassung: Expectations about the contribution that volunteering can make are at a new high. This book aims to meet this interest by bringing together in one volume what is known about the phenomenon of volunteering; the principles and practice of involving volunteers, and the enduring challenges for volunteering in today's world.

Kurzfassung: Expectations about the contribution that volunteering can make are at a new high. This book aims to meet this interest by bringing together in one volume what is known about the phenomenon of volunteering; the principles and practice of involving volunteers, and the enduring challenges for volunteering in today's world

Kurzfassung: This work offers assistance to those who already have good elementary Italian language skills and wish to expand their vocabulary with expressions used in the Italian media.It is directed towards the academically influenced reader as well as interested laypeople. Based on the style of an Italian daily newspaper, the themes presented cover a broad range of subjects from politics to business, justice, labor and social issues as well as cultural topics, the environment, traffic, and sports

Kurzfassung: The Handbuch des Antisemitismus (Handbook of Anti-Semitism) compiles existing knowledge on the phenomenon of Judaeophobia throughout the ages and across the world. The second volume contains more than 650 biographies from the late classical period up to the present day: It presents not only Anti-Semites and prominent victims, but also pioneers of the enlightenment. The spectrum reaches from Pope Leo the Great, Martin Luther and Richard Wagner, to David Irving, Richard Williamson and Mahmud Ahmadineschad

Kurzfassung: A unique spin on the battle of the sexes, the indispensable Manslations offers up a brand-new take on relationship guides

Kurzfassung: This book explores the meanings of educational interactions which aim to promote peace and positive relationships. This analysis is based on theories of communication and active participation in education systems, in particular in intercultural settings. The book investigates the cultural presuppositions of dialogues which can empower participants' expressions in interactions through the management of discussions and conflicts. These presuppositions are observed in the use of language in participants' narratives and interactions. The book draws on the fine-grained analysis of a large corpus of

Kurzfassung: The volume presents a selection of contributions by leading scholars in the field of code-switching. In the past the phenomenon of code-switching was studied within different subfields of linguistics and they all took their own perspectives on code-switching without taking into account findings from other subdisciplines. This book raises a question of a much broader multidisciplinary approach to studying the phenomenon of code-switching; calls for integration of disciplines; and illustrates how frameworks from one subfield can be applied to models in another. The volume includes survey chapter

Kurzfassung: This is an excellent and rare exploration of a sensitive religious issue from many perspectives - legal, cultural and political. The case studies from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand portray the important and exciting, yet very difficult, negotiation of Islamic teachings in the changing realities of Southeast Asia, home to the majority of Muslims in the world. Interreligious marriage is an important indicator of good relations between communities in religiously diverse countries....This is an excellent and rare exploration of a sensitive religious issue from many perspectives - leg

Kurzfassung: This brand new edition of the classic introduction to social psychology - the first to be written from a European perspective - has been given a new lease of life. While maintaining its European heritage and comprehensive coverage of the area, the book has been revamped across the board.Changes to the fourth edition include improved accessibility to students thanks to improved illustrations, more use of colour, and a wider, more approachable format. Fully integrated, cohesive and uniform chapters, ensured by a rigorous editorial process. More consistency and conciseness in writing style, struc

Kurzfassung: Live Nude Elf: The Sexperiments of Reverend Jen chronicles Reverend Jen Miller's two-year series of adventures in love and sex in New York City The Reverend is a sort of elvish-speaking, Lower East Side version of Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw. The "sexperiments" range from harrowing (working as a live nude girl at Wiggles) to embarrassing (attending fellatio school) to transcendent (reaching a mystical state through tantric sex). Along the way there is transvestitism, female ejaculation, opium smoking, and heartbreak. In the Rev's "art star" world, where a twenty-one-year-old bisexual bo

Kurzfassung: From the seas of antiquity to the city streets of today, A Mermaid's Tale explores the myth and meanings of the mermaid. Beginning with Melusina, the bathing mermaid par excellence, Amanda Adams goes on to describe the seductive sirens and their honeyed songs, the powerful Arctic sea goddess Sedna, and the long-haired rusalki or Russian lore, among other legendary mermaids. As she tells their stories, she also expresses a love of the mermaid that surely no sea-bound sailor could ever match.Grounded in cultural anthropology, folklore studies, and intellectual rigor, A Mermaid's Tale also draws

Kurzfassung: As every couple discovers when they get married, you don't just acquire a spouse when you wed - you get the whole family! Whether it's navigating a culture clash, kibitzing in marital squabbles, spoiling the grandkids, or ducking out on the holidays, this book can help. Those who've lived to tell about it weigh in here. Packed with stories, advice, humor, and the hard-won wisdom of hundreds of others who've survived those problems and more, this fun, fast-paced book is a perfect - and useful - engagement or wedding gift

Kurzfassung: Für Wissensgesellschaften, die vom Aufbau und der Verwertung kulturellen Kapitals abhängen, kann die Arbeitsmarktintegration von hochqualifizierten Migrant(inn)en eine Chance sein. Der vorliegende Band befasst sich mit verschiedenen Migrantengruppen, die ihre akademischen Bildungstitel in die Arbeitsmärkte von Deutschland, Kanada, Türkei und Großbritannien einbringen. Er rekonstruiert mit qualitativen Methoden die Bildungs- und Berufserfolge der Kinder von Migranten ebenso wie die Chancen und Risiken, mit denen Akademiker/innen konfrontiert sind, die z.B. aufgrund von Partnerschaften, Jobangeboten oder als Flüchtlinge in ein Land kommen. Die An- und Aberkennung von kulturellem Kapital, die Erfahrung von Diskriminierung, aber auch von sozialer Unterstützung gehen in den Lebensgeschichten der Migrant(inn)en komplexe Verbindungen ein, die über ihre erfolgreiche Arbeitsmarktintegration entscheiden.

Kurzfassung: The urgent need to forge an inclusive, multi-racial, multicultural South African national identity has been one of the most dominant themes in post-Apartheid politics and society. With the realisation that many of the social problems which beset contemporary South African society are sociolinguistic in origin, the critical importance of language policy and planning for democratic ‘nation-building’ becomes evident. This book adopts a rigorous theoretical approach to the study of language policy and national identity, both in a general sense and with specific application to the sociolinguistic situation in South Africa. It also includes an entire chapter devoted to the issue of the status and role of Afrikaans in the post-apartheid era. Employing a strictly multi-disciplinary approach, the book draws on insights from a number of academic disciplines including sociolinguistics, the sociology of language, sociology, social psychology, political theory and social anthropology. The book will be of considerable interest to a wide range of academic theorists and students whose work is either specifically concerned with, or touches upon, issues of language policy and national identity, as well as language planners and policymakers, language pedagogists and educational organisations, both within South Africa and beyond. Written for:Academic theorists, students of issues of language policy and national identity, language planners, policymakers, language pedagogists and educational organisations both within South Africa and beyond

Kurzfassung: Das Jahrbuch widmet sich Sprachproblemen in Europa, besonders den sprachlichen Voraussetzungen und Folgen der wirtschaftlichen und politischen Integration. Jeder Band behandelt ein spezielles Thema, enthält aber auch Buchrezensionen, Berichte über die soziolinguistische Forschung in einzelnen Ländern sowie eine Bibliographie, die umfassend über soziolinguistische Neuerscheinungen in Europa informiert. The Yearbook is devoted to linguistic problems in Europe, especially to the linguistic prerequisites and consequences of economic and political integration. Each volume deals with a particular topic, but also contains book reviews, reports on sociolinguistic research in individual countries and a bibliography with comprehensive information on new sociolinguistic publications in Europe.

Kurzfassung: Confounding all conventional wisdom, the fertility rate in the Islamic Republic of Iran fell from around 7.0 births per woman in the early 1980s to 1.9 births per woman in 2006. That this, the largest and fastest fall in fertility ever recorded, should have occurred in one of the worlds few Islamic Republics demands explanation. This book, based upon a decade of research is the first to attempt such an explanation. The book documents the progress of the fertility decline and displays its association with social and economic characteristics. It addresses an explanation of the phenomenal fall of fertility in this Islamic context by considering the relevance of standard theories of fertility transition. The book is rich in data as well as the application of different demographic methods to interpret the data. All the available national demographic data are used in addition to two major surveys conducted by the authors. Demographic description is preceded by a socio-political history of Iran in recent decades, providing a context for the demographic changes. The authors conclude with their views on the importance of specific socio-economic and political changes to the demographic transition. Their concluding arguments suggest continued low fertility in Iran. The book is recommended to not only demographers, social scientists, and gender specialists, but also to policy makers and those who are interested in social and demographic changes in Iran and other Islamic countries in the Middle East. It is also a useful reference for demography students and researchers who are interested in applying fertility theories in designing surveys and analysing data.

Kurzfassung: Steuerliche Aspekte spielen bei der Wohnsitzverlagerung oft eine maßgebliche Rolle. Aufgrund der räumlichen und kulturellen Nähe sind Österreich und die Schweiz beliebte potentielle Zuzugsstaaten. Verena Schönwetter untersucht ausgehend von typisierten Vermögensstrukturen die steuerlichen Wirkungen eines Umzugs. In einem Simultanplanungsmodell stellt sie die erbschafts- und einkommenssteuerlichen Folgen dar und leitet Empfehlungen für die Wahl des steueroptimalen Zuzugsstaats ab.

Kurzfassung: A collection of essays on keywords from political discourse, including secularism, security, indigineity, and terrorism