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Violence in the home is one of the most damaging and widespread of social problems. It is an issue that cuts across all socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, gender, and age boundaries. This important book reviews the most current theoretical explanations of family violence and then links theory to practice. It looks at the systems and institutions that interact with families, which are mandated to provide protection and services, and explores the current debates surrounding family violence and public policy. In addition, Kurst-Swanger explores the role of power in abusive relationships and considers the short- and long-term consequences of abuse. This insightful book will be a practical resource for professionals and of interest to all those concerned with the far-reaching impact of family violence.
Il sistema vagale è presentato in una veste originale, quella in cui riceve stimolazioni dall’azione canora che, con i suoi trucchi incastonati nella laringe, gli rivela il miglior modo per raggiungere l’equilibrio omeostatico all’interno del proprio organismo. Il nervo vago accetta il compromesso e permette alla “voce cantata” di inerpicarsi tra pianti, singhiozzi, risate, gorgheggi, vocalizzi, humming, pervenendo a diversi espedienti, stratagemmi e accorgimenti canori all’altezza di qualsiasi Arteterapia, oggi riesumata per la salute e il benessere dell’uomo.
The aim of this book is to provide practicing and student nurses with a useful introduction to the identification and analysis of ethical issues that reflect both the special perspective of nursing and the value of systematic philosophical inquiry. Starting with cases based on real life, the authors identify and draw on relevant principles, concepts, distinctions, and reasoning in thinking them through.
This book explores the complex and contested relationships that existed between class, patronage, and poetry in Hanoverian England by examining the life and work of Stephen Duck, the 'famous threshing poet'. Duck's remarkable story reveals the tolerances, and intolerances, of the Hanoverian social order.
While significant research has been produced in the field of disability studies, little attention has been paid to experiences of chronic illness. Working Bodies emphasizes the workplace as an important site for understanding such experiences, as employment status has an enormous impact on social and economic standing in Canadian society. The essays in this collection examine the perspectives of both workers and employers, painting a disturbing picture of the challenges that people with chronic illness face in an already demanding labour market. The focus on the Canadian workplace allows for an in-depth understanding of this context and for meaningful comparisons between populations and acro...
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