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Community psychology is an applied branch of psychology that
strives to promote the health and wellbeing of people in various
contexts. This discipline is of particular relevance in South
Africa, where excellent infrastructure and meaningful pockets of
wealth coexist with extremely poor communities experiencing
specific social and psychological issues. Community psychology in
South Africa presents the depth and width of the field of Community
psychology in its quest to eradicate psychosocial problems and
empower people through community development. This book considers
the theoretical foundations of the field and how these theories can
be applied to understanding psychosocial problems within the
multicultural South African context. Psychosocial problems
discussed in the book include the following: Health promotion;
Mental health; HIV/AIDS; Substance abuse; Poverty; Crime and
violence; Violence towards women and children; Interracial
relationships. This second edition has been updated to include
recent developments, especially regarding cultural awareness.
Community psychology in South Africa is aimed at experienced
psychologists, professionals dealing with community development and
the wellbeing of individuals and communities, as well as students
of social sciences.
Off the coast of Antarctica, a research vessel discovers a mysterious structure buried deep within an iceberg. Entombed for thousands of years, it can't
possibly be man-made. But a secretive and ruthless cabal think they know what it is... and what it means.
The Immari have spent millennia preparing for the return of humanity's ancient enemy. Faced with an extinction-level threat, they believe mankind's only
chance of survival will mean sacrificing 99.9% of the planet's population. It's a price the Immari are prepared to pay.
Geneticist Kate Warner and intelligence agent David Vale may have a chance to avert the looming catastrophe, but only if they can decode the secrets of the Atlantis Gene and unlock the truth about humanity's origins.
It's time to make your mental bandwidth work for you. Being an
educator is more stressful than ever, and teachers and
administrators must constantly shift gears to stay on top of the
newest initiatives and students' ever-changing needs. Educator
Bandwidth: How to Reclaim Your Energy, Passion, and Time provides
the tools and strategies to reduce stress, avoid burnout, and
regain the time that gets lost to interruptions, temptations,
competing demands, and task-switching. The first step is to
understand how much stress is weighing on your own mental
bandwidth. Professional development experts Jane A. G. Kise and Ann
Holm have developed the Brain Energy and Bandwidth Survey to help
you self-assess the six key factors that contribute to bandwidth:
Balance between priorities Filtering through possibilities Mental
habits that improve focus Physical habits that fuel the brain
Connection with others Workload and time management Kise and Holm
combine the latest neuroscience research with their own extensive
experience working with educators to bring the most effective
strategies and habits that help you manage your mental bandwidth
and prioritize drains on mental energy. When you can establish good
habits, focus on what's possible within your locus of control, and
balance priorities, you can improve your educator bandwidth and
feel more engaged, centered, and effective in your work.
This is above all a practical book. It discusses with a wealth of
illustration and insight such subjects as the organization of the
intellectual worker's time, materials, and his life; the
integration of knowledge and the relation of one's specialty to
general knowledge; the choice and use of reading; the discipline of
memory; the taking of notes, their classification and use; and the
preparation and organization of the final production.
Peter van Bergeijk brings together 40 leading experts from all
continents to analyze state-of-the-art data covering the sharp
increase in (smart) sanctions in the last decade. Original chapters
provide detailed analyses on the determinants of sanction success
and failure, complemented with innovative research on the impact of
sanctions. This timely Research Handbook provides both a thorough
discussion of methodology as well as evidence-based policy advice
on the efficient application of boycotts, embargoes, and targeted
sanctions, including trade, travel and financial sanctions. The use
of case studies from Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Russia illustrate
developments and demonstrate new methods, including stochastic
frontier analysis, comparative quantitative analysis and
meta-analysis. Providing crucial information, this Research
Handbook will be an excellent resource for academic researchers in
international political economy and international relations as well
as policy makers within national and global institutions. It will
also provide obligatory reading for students also studying within
these fields.
New York Times bestselling author A.G. Howard launches a dark and
compelling new YA fantasy series about a girl whose family is
cursed by Halloween. "Packed with action scenes, detailed
world-building, and allusions to other popular media, this will be
a crowd-pleaser with avid fantasy readers, likely to appeal to fans
of Melissa Marr and Holly Black." -BCCB Phoenix "Nix" Loring knows
her family is under a Halloween curse. When she was three, her
parents tragically died on October 31st. Eleven years later, her
twin sister Lark suffered a similar fate. Ever since, Nix has
battled survivor guilt. She can't even find comfort in Clarey,
Lark's boyfriend and the one person who understands her pain,
because Nix's hidden feelings for him go far beyond friendship. All
that remains are her sketches, where she finds solace among the
goblins and faeries in her imaginary world of Mystiquel. When her
depression starts affecting her ability to see color, Nix all but
gives up on her art, until her uncle goes missing on Halloween day.
Hot on his trail, Nix and Clarey step through a portal, becoming
trapped inside a decaying version of their town filled with Nix's
own sketches come to life. As Nix and Clarey search for her uncle
within the sinister and dangerous world of Mystiquel, Nix discovers
there's more to her family curse and otherworldly artwork than she
ever imagined-and unless she can solve the Goblin King's maze
before the clock strikes midnight, her life won't be the only one
the curse claims next. Set in a gritty, atmospheric world filled
with magical creatures, New York Times bestselling author A.G.
Howard launches a thrilling new fantasy full of romance, twists,
and betrayals.
Discussing the Spanish Flu, HIV/AIDs, SARS and Ebola against the
background of Covid-19, Pandemic Economics demonstrates how
scientists consistently warned the world about pandemics, and how,
despite this, the possibility of global lockdown caused
unprecedented economic policies and ruin. The book prepares for the
next pandemic, that unquestionably will arrive, the impact of which
is predicted to potentially exceed that of the current Covid-19
wreckage. Highlighting how economic theory can anticipate a
pandemic's impact despite the uncertainty and unreliability of
traditional statistics, Peter van Bergeijk assesses the lack of
preparation by international economic institutions and the ability
for humanity to deeply hurt the economy by its response to
infectious disease. Chapters offer an overview and critical
analysis of global non-pharmaceutical interventions and economic
policies in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Looking forward, the
book investigates the economic impact, policy (in)effectiveness and
resilience in different social contexts, illustrating a pandemic
trilemma of health, freedom and the economy. It suggests how to
prepare for the next pandemic at the individual level, in city
planning, nationally, internationally and globally, with a focus on
analysing the impact of pandemics from a global perspective.
Pandemic Economics will be a stimulating read for (health)
economics and development studies scholars as it provides a
historic overview of the uneven impact of pandemics, with up to
date studies of the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic. The
forward-looking suggestions for economic policies and preparations
for future pandemics will also make this an important read for
economic and health policy makers.
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