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The social processes which underpin and shape our lives have the
power to significantly transform the trajectories of people
experiencing recovery from addiction and desistance from crime.
Recovery from addiction and desistance from crime are processes
which are often experienced and supported in the same physical
spaces and are also frequently experienced by the same people. This
book therefore synthesises and presents research on the social
influences of recovery and desistance. This book presents the
social components model of recovery from addiction and desistance
from crime: a strengths-based approach presenting case studies to
better understanding the social factors of both recovery from
addiction and desistance from crime, and therefore a step towards
enhancing evidence-based policy and practice. The social components
that have emerged and will be discussed within this book include
Relationships and social bonds; Social identity, group membership
and social networks; and Social capital. Compiled based on
observations, interviews and social identity mapping methods, this
work combines and presents theory and research to enhance and
strengthen the evidence available for people who are already
teaching about, supporting and experiencing both desistance from
crime and recovery from addiction in practice
The 'third wave' of variation study, spearheaded by the
sociolinguist Penelope Eckert, places its focus on social meaning,
or the inferences that can be drawn about speakers based on how
they talk. While social meaning has always been a concern of modern
sociolinguistics, its aims and assumptions have not been explicitly
spelled out until now. This pioneering book provides a
comprehensive overview of the central tenets of variation study,
examining several components of dialects, and considering language
use in a wide variety of cultural and linguistic contexts. Each
chapter, written by a leader in the field, posits a unique
theoretical claim about social meaning and presents new empirical
data to shed light on the topic at hand. The volume makes a case
for why attending to social meaning is vital to the study of
variation while also providing a foundation from which
variationists can productively engage with social meaning.
Homeless. No other word better describes our modern-day suffering.
It reveals one of our deepest and most painful conditions-not
having a sense of belonging. However, Alan Graham, founder of
Mobile Loaves & Fishes and Community First! Village, is
improving the quality of life for a large quantity of people
through sharing his personal story of becoming more human through
humanizing others. Graham believes the more we can give people
dignity, the power of choice, and genuine community, the better
we'll be able to offer solutions that will have impact on the world
at large. And while his missionary work is focused on giving a home
to the physically homeless, he also wants to transform the lives of
every living person by shifting the paradigm in understanding what
it means to be "home." In Welcome Homeless, Graham delves deep into
what it means to be connected to God, the earth, and each other. In
doing so, he shows us the home we've all longed for but never had.
Welcome Homeless is about becoming fully human by being fully
present. It is about finally connecting with the disconnected and
finding our identity through knowing the true identity of others.
Graham wants to engrain the human story in you so deeply that you
start being who you were made to be-that you start finally being
like the image from which you were made and start empathizing
instead of sympathizing with the people around you. Similar to how
we can become 100 percent fully human by mimicking the ultimate
image, we can shape a better world by mimicking the picture of the
new heaven and the new earth-a picture that has reality at the
heart of it but is beyond our imagination. Alan Graham also shares
his personal story, the stories of the homeless, and the stories of
those whose worldviews have been shifted by the homeless. Because
of his raw, humorous, and honest voice, he achieves a rare and
profound universality. Houses become homes once they embody the
stories of the people who have made these spaces into places of
significance, meaning, and memory. Home is fundamentally a place of
connection and of relationships that are life-giving and
foundational. Graham invites you to make everyone feel truly at
home by finally inviting those living on the fringes of society
into your heart. This is why Welcome Homeless is about doing, not
saying. It is about taking the ultimate and forward-thinking vision
of a new heaven and new earth and literally breaking the soil so
that new earth can exist here today. It is about realizing that
homelessness is not fundamentally a consequence of moral and
spiritual inadequacies; but rather it is often the logical and
economical outcome for a large part of our population. So, what
does your vision of humanity and love look like? Whatever the
vision, it should look like community. People should feel more
alive after they meet you. When your consciousness changes from one
of self-absorption to a consciousness aware of its human desire for
connection, compassion, kindness, and beauty, you will start seeing
things differently-and others will start seeing you made anew as
well because the absolute greatest self-help occurs when you help
others
"Let's Speak Twi" is an introductory language-learning textbook
for speakers of English and other languages who seek proficiency in
Akan Twi, the most widely used and understood native language of
Ghana. Included in the book are several practice exercises and
activities; an extensive range of culturally relevant topics and
dialogues; lists of idiomatic, colloquial, and euphemistic
expressions; a reference glossary; and tips on culturally
appropriate behavior.
This edited volume in American constitutionalism places the Supreme
Court's declaration of same-sex marriage rights in U.S. v. Windsor
(2013) and Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) within the context of the
Court's developing understanding of the legal and social status of
marriage and the family. Leading scholars in the fields of
political science, law, and religion examine the roots of the
Court's affirmation of same-sex rights in a number of areas related
to marriage and the family including the right to marry, equality
and happiness in marriage, the right to privacy, freedom of
association, property rights, parental power, and reproductive
rights. Taken together, these essays evaluate the extent to which
the Court's recent marriage rulings both break with and derive from
the competing principles of American Constitutionalism.
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