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The second edition of this Palgrave Pivot offers a history of and
proof against claims of "buying power" and the impact this myth has
had on understanding media, race, class and economics in the United
States. For generations Black people have been told they have what
is now said to be more than one trillion dollars of "buying power,"
and this book argues that commentators have misused this claim
largely to blame Black communities for their own poverty based on
squandered economic opportunity. This book exposes the claim as
both a marketing strategy and myth, while also showing how that
myth functions simultaneously as a case study for propaganda and
commercial media coverage of economics. In sum, while “buying
power†is indeed an economic and marketing phrase applied to any
number of racial, ethnic, religious, gender, age or group of
consumers, it has a specific application to Black America. A new
foreword by Dr. Darrick Hamilton, Henry Cohen Professor of
Economics and Urban Policy at the New School (in New York, USA),
and a new chapter on cryptocurrencies are included in this new
edition.
Updated Edition of a Best-Seller! Offering a rich introduction to
how scholars analyze crime, Criminological Theory: Context and
Consequences moves readers beyond a commonsense knowledge of crime
to a deeper understanding of the importance of theory in shaping
crime control policies. The Seventh Edition of the authors' clear,
accessible, and thoroughly revised text covers traditional and
contemporary theory within a larger sociological and historical
context. It includes new sources that assess the empirical status
of the major theories, as well as updated coverage of crime control
policies and their connection to criminological theory.
Same-Sex Marriage and Children is the first book to bring together
historical, social science, and legal considerations to
comprehensively respond to the objections to same-sex marriage that
are based on the need to promote so-called "responsible
procreation" and child welfare. Carlos A. Ball places the current
marriage debates within a broader historical context by exploring
how the procreative and child welfare claims used to try to deny
same-sex couples the opportunity to marry are similar to earlier
arguments used to defend interracial marriage bans, laws
prohibiting disabled individuals from marrying, and the
differential treatment of children born out of wedlock. Ball also
draws a link between welfare reform and same-sex marriage bans by
explaining how conservative proponents have defended both based on
the need for the government to promote responsible procreation
among heterosexuals. In addition, Ball examines the social science
studies relied on by opponents of same-sex marriage and explains in
a highly engaging and accessible way why they do not support the
contention that biological status and parental gender matter when
it comes to parenting. He also explores the relevance of the social
science studies on the children of lesbians and gay men to the
question of whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to
marry. In doing so, the book looks closely at the gay marriage
cases that recently reached the Supreme Court and explains why the
constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans cannot be defended on
the basis that maintaining marriage as an exclusively heterosexual
institution helps to promote the best interests of children.
Same-Sex Marriage and Children will help lawyers, law professors,
judges, legislators, social and political scientists, historians,
and child welfare officials-as well as general readers interested
in matters related to marriage and families-understand the
empirical and legal issues behind the intersection of same-sex
marriage and children's welfare.
This intriguing volume examines how the small group communication
of Presidents Kennedy and Johnson and their key advisors influenced
the decisions to escalate the war in Vietnam from January 1961 to
July 1965. Using an historical-critical research method, Moya Ann
Ball traces the Vietnam decisions from the combative rhetoric of
Kennedy's presidential campaign through the creation of a small
group communication culture in the Kennedy administration, which,
sustained and reinforced in the Johnson administration, became the
motivating force behind the decisions to overtly escalate the war
in July 1965. Ball asserts that this small group communication
culture was formed by the convergence of such characteristics as
the decision-making group's assembly effect, the group's reaction
to situational demands, the sharing of dramatic communication, and
normative behavior. The analysis is based on primary sources (many
of them declassified through the author's efforts) from the Kennedy
and Johnson Libraries, and on correspondence and interviews with
advisors such as McGeorge Bundy, Robert S. McNamara, Walt W.
Rostow, Dean Rusk, and James C. Thomson. Contrary to current
literature, Ball uncovers that: Kennedy was not the "natural
leader" of the Vietnam decision-making group, but became the leader
in death that he had not been in life; the decision makers'
communication rooted them rhetorically to a combat position from
which it seemed impossible to move; Johnson stalled on overt action
in Vietnam and, rather than leading his advisors, was led by them;
and the decisions to escalate the war emerged in a "context of
discovery" in the Kennedy administration and then were rationalized
in a "context ofjustification" in the Johnson administration.
Vietnam-on-the-Potomac will prove invaluable to communication
specialists, political scientists, and historians.
The diverse expert contributors to this volume from the fields of
politics and law use moral argumentation with respect to same-sex
marriage, gay rights in general, and California's Prop 8. The
arguments are advanced in terms of the nation's foundational
political and legal principles, extending ethical argumentation to
important contemporary public policy areas such as marriage, the
separation of church and state, and the rearing of children.
Several chapters also contest the perceived if not actual
establishment in the law and public policy of heterosexist and
religious bias that continues to work against full and meaningful
inclusion of sexual minorities. This bias is ironically and
improperly couched in the language of American political and
religious values, and it misunderstands the nation's core
principles, or willfully miscasts them as inapplicable to many
Americans and their families. Nonetheless, this bias is pervasive
in the nation's political discourse, working to deny an important
right and the recognition of equality to many citizens. The main
contribution ofMoral Argument, Religion, and Same-Sex Marriage is
in its direct engagement with the political and legal arguments of
the gay community's critics on their own moral and ethical terms.
Along the way, important concepts in public discourse such as
governmental neutrality, the right to marry, and religious freedom
are presented and cast in the light of liberal-democratic theory."
The diverse expert contributors to this volume from the fields of
politics and law use moral argumentation with respect to same-sex
marriage, gay rights in general, and California's Prop 8. The
arguments are advanced in terms of the nation's foundational
political and legal principles, extending ethical argumentation to
important contemporary public policy areas such as marriage, the
separation of church and state, and the rearing of children.
Several chapters also contest the perceived if not actual
establishment in the law and public policy of heterosexist and
religious bias that continues to work against full and meaningful
inclusion of sexual minorities. This bias is ironically and
improperly couched in the language of American political and
religious values, and it misunderstands the nation's core
principles, or willfully miscasts them as inapplicable to many
Americans and their families. Nonetheless, this bias is pervasive
in the nation's political discourse, working to deny an important
right and the recognition of equality to many citizens. The main
contribution ofMoral Argument, Religion, and Same-Sex Marriage is
in its direct engagement with the political and legal arguments of
the gay community's critics on their own moral and ethical terms.
Along the way, important concepts in public discourse_such as
governmental neutrality, the right to marry, and religious
freedom_are presented and cast in the light of liberal-democratic
theory.
The Right to be Parents is the first book to provide a detailed
history of how LGBT parents have turned to the courts to protect
and defend their relationships with their children. Carlos A. Ball
chronicles the stories of LGBT parents who, in seeking to gain
legal recognition of and protection for their relationships with
their children, have fundamentally changed how American law defines
and regulates parenthood. To this day, some courts are still not
able to look beyond sexual orientation and gender identity in cases
involving LGBT parents and their children. Yet on the whole, Ball's
stories are of progress and transformation: as a result of these
pioneering LGBT parent litigants, the law is increasingly
recognizing the wide diversity in American familial structures.
The seventh edition of Criminological Theory: Context and
Consequences builds on its prior success with updated coverage of
criminological theory and a fresh look at policy implications. The
new edition continues to offer a rich introduction to how scholars
analyze crime in a clear, accessible text which moves readers
beyond commonsense knowledge of crime to a deeper understanding of
the importance of theory in shaping crime control policies. This
thoroughly revised edition covers traditional and contemporary
theory within a larger sociological and historical context, and
offers diverse coverage of major criminological theories includes
perspectives ranging from biosocial theories to cultural
criminology. The development of theories is covered within a
broader sociological and historical context. The authors explore
policy implications and applications. Chapter-opening photos of key
theorists help motivate the discussions that follow, while a unique
chapter on white collar crime is indicative of the comprehensive
theory coverage offered in this book.
In persuading the Supreme Court that same-sex couples have a
constitutional right to marry, the LGBT rights movement has
achieved its most important objective of the last few decades.
Throughout its history, the marriage equality movement has been
criticized by those who believe marriage rights were a conservative
cause overshadowing a host of more important issues. Now that
nationwide marriage equality is a reality, everyone who cares about
LGBT rights must grapple with how best to promote the interests of
sexual and gender identity minorities in a society that permits
same-sex couples to marry. This book brings together 12 original
essays by leading scholars of law, politics, and society to address
the most important question facing the LGBT movement today: What
does marriage equality mean for the future of LGBT rights? After
Marriage Equality explores crucial and wide-ranging social,
political, and legal issues confronting the LGBT movement,
including the impact of marriage equality on political activism and
mobilization, antidiscrimination laws, transgender rights, LGBT
elders, parenting laws and policies, religious liberty, sexual
autonomy, and gender and race differences. The book also looks at
how LGBT movements in other nations have responded to the
recognition of same-sex marriages, and what we might emulate or
adjust in our own advocacy. Aiming to spark discussion and further
debate regarding the challenges and possibilities of the LGBT
movement's future, After Marriage Equality will be of interest to
anyone who cares about the future of sexual equality.
The Right to be Parents is the first book to provide a detailed
history of how LGBT parents have turned to the courts to protect
and defend their relationships with their children. Carlos A. Ball
chronicles the stories of LGBT parents who, in seeking to gain
legal recognition of and protection for their relationships with
their children, have fundamentally changed how American law defines
and regulates parenthood. To this day, some courts are still not
able to look beyond sexual orientation and gender identity in cases
involving LGBT parents and their children. Yet on the whole,
Ball’s stories are of progress and transformation: as a result of
these pioneering LGBT parent litigants, the law is increasingly
recognizing the wide diversity in American familial structures.
Same-Sex Marriage and Children is the first book to bring together
historical, social science, and legal considerations to
comprehensively respond to the objections to same-sex marriage that
are based on the need to promote so-called "responsible
procreation" and child welfare. Carlos A. Ball places the current
marriage debates within a broader historical context by exploring
how the procreative and child welfare claims used to try to deny
same-sex couples the opportunity to marry are similar to earlier
arguments used to defend interracial marriage bans, laws
prohibiting disabled individuals from marrying, and the
differential treatment of children born out of wedlock. Ball also
draws a link between welfare reform and same-sex marriage bans by
explaining how conservative proponents have defended both based on
the need for the government to promote responsible procreation
among heterosexuals. In addition, Ball examines the social science
studies relied on by opponents of same-sex marriage and explains in
a highly engaging and accessible way why they do not support the
contention that biological status and parental gender matter when
it comes to parenting. He also explores the relevance of the social
science studies on the children of lesbians and gay men to the
question of whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to
marry. In doing so, the book looks closely at the gay marriage
cases that reached the Supreme Court and explains why the
constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans could not be defended
on the basis that maintaining marriage as an exclusively
heterosexual institution promoted the best interests of children.
Same-Sex Marriage and Children will help lawyers, law professors,
judges, legislators, social and political scientists, historians,
and child welfare officials-as well as general readers interested
in matters related to marriage and families-understand the
empirical and legal issues behind the intersection of same-sex
marriage and children's welfare.
This volume concentrates on research information on the beneficial
effects of nitrates and their fate in the environment. Adopting an
integrated approach it covers the agricultural, environmental and
medical aspects of this emotive topic. In addition, there is an
extensive description of the biochemistry of nitrates in plants,
animals and humans including the positive aspects as well as the
hazards.
In persuading the Supreme Court that same-sex couples have a
constitutional right to marry, the LGBT rights movement has
achieved its most important objective of the last few decades.
Throughout its history, the marriage equality movement has been
criticized by those who believe marriage rights were a conservative
cause overshadowing a host of more important issues. Now that
nationwide marriage equality is a reality, everyone who cares about
LGBT rights must grapple with how best to promote the interests of
sexual and gender identity minorities in a society that permits
same-sex couples to marry. This book brings together 12 original
essays by leading scholars of law, politics, and society to address
the most important question facing the LGBT movement today: What
does marriage equality mean for the future of LGBT rights? After
Marriage Equality explores crucial and wide-ranging social,
political, and legal issues confronting the LGBT movement,
including the impact of marriage equality on political activism and
mobilization, antidiscrimination laws, transgender rights, LGBT
elders, parenting laws and policies, religious liberty, sexual
autonomy, and gender and race differences. The book also looks at
how LGBT movements in other nations have responded to the
recognition of same-sex marriages, and what we might emulate or
adjust in our own advocacy. Aiming to spark discussion and further
debate regarding the challenges and possibilities of the LGBT
movement's future, After Marriage Equality will be of interest to
anyone who cares about the future of sexual equality.
Progressives who opposed the Trump administration's policies found
themselves repeatedly relying on constitutional principles grounded
in federalism, separation of powers, and free speech to resist the
federal government. Although many progressives had either
criticized or underemphasized those principles before Trump, the
principles became vital to progressive causes after Trump was
elected. Using dozens of examples from the ways in which Trump
abused presidential powers, this book explains how the three sets
of principles can help mitigate the harms that autocratic leaders
in the Trump mold can inflict on both democratic institutions and
vulnerable minorities. In doing so, the book urges progressives to
follow this rule of thumb in the post-Trump era: If a
constitutional principle was worth deploying to resist Trump's
harmful policies and autocratic governance, then it is worth
defending in the post-Trump era even if it makes the short-term
attainment of progressive objectives more difficult. This type of
principled constitutionalism is essential not only because being
principled is good in and of itself, but also because being
principled in matters related to federalism, separation of powers,
and free speech will help both advance progressive causes over the
long run and reduce the threats posed by future autocratic leaders
in the Trump mold to our system of self-governance, to our
democratic values, and to traditionally subordinated minorities.
Going forward, progressives should promote and defend
constitutional principles grounded in federalism, separation of
powers, and free speech regardless of whether they have an ally or
an opponent in the White House.
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meaning of life? Faith, Truth, and the Pursuit of Life: Poems of
Hope and Love "is a poetry collection which attempts to answer this
universal question with an answer which takes many of us a lifetime
to find, and even then, it is found by faith. We spend countless
days of our brief existence on earth in search for an answer to
this mysterious question; what is the meaning of life, the meaning
of my life? The love we experience in our relationships give life
meaning; we love one another with patience and sacrifice. Life is
mysterious, but with Jesus, it makes sense. Without Him, life is
selfish. Relationships crumble without the love of God in our
hearts. To find the truth of love, we must have faith in something
greater. So we seek. Often we find the answer to the meaning of
life in the earth and the stars, or in ancient words and rituals
from the people who lived before us, or inside of every human
heart. Wherever we find the clues, they come together to form an
answer, the answer which leads to God. The poems I share seek to
answer the mysteries of life, and to consider the true way to live
our relationships with others and with our Creator. I have pursued
life, the hope for life eternal, and I have found the answer in the
truth of Jesus. I hope my poems will inspire and motivate you to
pursue the truth of life, and may God bless your journey with
faith, hope, and love.
In the last 20 years, the Army's Field and Combat Support Hospitals
have found it difficult to deploy rapidly and to keep pace with
maneuver forces. The Forward Surgical Team (FST) was the bridge for
this gap in capabilities. Until recently, the FST had not been
deployed and utilized in combat. With the recent conflicts in
Afghanistan and Iraq, FSTs have been extensively utilized. Using
the data and experiences from these conflicts, should updates to
the doctrine be made? One unexpected outcome from these conflicts
was the use of split FSTs in Afghanistan. Using the data from
evacuation logs from Afghanistan, the Joint Trauma Center, and the
recent experiences of FST staffs the effectiveness of split FSTs
was investigated based on the Died of Wounds (DOW) rate and
evacuation times. Additionally the personnel, Doctrinal employment,
and equipment were investigated to determine if significant changes
were needed to employ split FSTs or what would prevent split FSTs
being written into doctrine? From the data collected, split FSTs
had DOW rates that were lower than the DOW rate at the end of
Vietnam, which is considered the standard. As such, the split FSTs
in Afghanistan were determined to be effective and the doctrine
could be changed with minimal additional cost in equipment. The
split FST would give commanders another option to employ FSTs with
the risks having been already studied. The benefits of the split
FST would be the ability to serve wider areas of coverage with
limited resources and possibly the ability to get surgical units on
the ground earlier in entry operations due to having smaller
transportation requirements.
Terrorism is not a unique phenomenon. It is merely a tactic of
political violence to achieve a political end. An examination of
past insurgencies reveals terrorism as a tactic to produce effects
against the ruling government or the populace. Defining success in
the war on terrorism requires an understanding of both the
insurgent and terrorist operational environment in order to
determine success criteria. Dr. Max G. Manwaring developed a theory
on counterinsurgencies through an examination of 43 post World War
II insurgencies. Manwaring's paradigm provides a model, which is
applicable to measuring success in the war on terrorism.
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