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I Am with You (Paperback)
Laura C Miller
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The systems approach to the family is based on the assumptions that
there is equality between men and women in the family, and that
women and men are treated equally in clinical practice. The
contributors to this book challenge these hidden assumptions,
discussing the issues from both a conceptual and clinical
viewpoint. They argue strongly that questions of gender and power
should be central to family therapy training and practice.
Capitalism and Inequality rejects the popular view that attributes
the recent surge in inequality to a failure of market institutions.
Bringing together new and original research from established
scholars, it analyzes the inequality inherent in a free market from
an economic and historical perspective. In the process, the
question of whether the recent increase in inequality is the result
of crony capitalism and government intervention is explored in
depth. The book features sections on theoretical perspectives on
inequality, the political economy of inequality, and the
measurement of inequality. Chapters explore several key questions
such as the difference between the effects of market-driven
inequality and the inequality caused by government intervention;
how the inequality created by regulation affects those who are less
well-off; and whether the economic growth that accompanies
market-driven inequality always benefits an elite minority while
leaving the vast majority behind. The main policy conclusions that
emerge from this analysis depart from those that are currently
popular. The authors in this book argue that increasing the role of
markets and reducing the extent of regulation is the best way to
lower inequality while ensuring greater material well-being for all
sections of society. This key text makes an invaluable contribution
to the literature on inequality and markets and is essential
reading for students, scholars, and policymakers.
* Skills-based: most books on burnout or compassion fatigue are
largely signs, symptoms, and "self-care". This book defines
concrete, acquirable skills. There is significant clamoring in the
field for "what we do about it." * Evidence-Informed: The guidance
offered in this book derives from an evidence-base. *
Trauma-Informed: The foundation for trauma-informed treatment is
the emotion regulation skills of the provider. The treatment
professional must be emotionally regulated to effectively implement
any trauma treatment--and a commitment to care for oneself can keep
professionals in the field for a career.
This book offers an original interpretation of the origin and early
reception of the most fundamental claim of Christianity: Jesus'
resurrection. Richard Miller contends that the earliest Christians
would not have considered the New Testament accounts of Jesus'
resurrection to be literal or historical, but instead would have
recognized this narrative as an instance of the trope of divine
translation, common within the Hellenistic and Roman mythic
traditions. Given this framework, Miller argues, early Christians
would have understood the resurrection story as fictitious rather
than historical in nature. By drawing connections between the
Gospels and ancient Greek and Roman literature, Miller makes the
case that the narratives of the resurrection and ascension of
Christ applied extensive and unmistakable structural and symbolic
language common to Mediterranean "translation fables," stock story
patterns derived particularly from the archetypal myths of Heracles
and Romulus. In the course of his argument, the author applies a
critical lens to the referential and mimetic nature of the Gospel
stories, and suggests that adapting the "translation fable" trope
to accounts of Jesus' resurrection functioned to exalt him to the
level of the heroes, demigods, and emperors of the Hellenistic and
Roman world. Miller's contentions have significant implications for
New Testament scholarship and will provoke discussion among
scholars of early Christianity and Classical studies.
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Under the Bed (DVD)
Jonny Weston, Gattlin Griffith, Peter Holden, Musetta Vander, Kelcie Stranahan, …
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Steven C. Miller directs this suburban horror film starring Jonny
Weston and Gattlin Griffith. When brothers Neal (Weston) and Paulie
(Griffith) join forces to get rid of a creature living under the
bed, nightmare ordeals ensue.
* Skills-based: most books on burnout or compassion fatigue are
largely signs, symptoms, and "self-care". This book defines
concrete, acquirable skills. There is significant clamoring in the
field for "what we do about it." * Evidence-Informed: The guidance
offered in this book derives from an evidence-base. *
Trauma-Informed: The foundation for trauma-informed treatment is
the emotion regulation skills of the provider. The treatment
professional must be emotionally regulated to effectively implement
any trauma treatment--and a commitment to care for oneself can keep
professionals in the field for a career.
Capitalism and Inequality rejects the popular view that attributes
the recent surge in inequality to a failure of market institutions.
Bringing together new and original research from established
scholars, it analyzes the inequality inherent in a free market from
an economic and historical perspective. In the process, the
question of whether the recent increase in inequality is the result
of crony capitalism and government intervention is explored in
depth. The book features sections on theoretical perspectives on
inequality, the political economy of inequality, and the
measurement of inequality. Chapters explore several key questions
such as the difference between the effects of market-driven
inequality and the inequality caused by government intervention;
how the inequality created by regulation affects those who are less
well-off; and whether the economic growth that accompanies
market-driven inequality always benefits an elite minority while
leaving the vast majority behind. The main policy conclusions that
emerge from this analysis depart from those that are currently
popular. The authors in this book argue that increasing the role of
markets and reducing the extent of regulation is the best way to
lower inequality while ensuring greater material well-being for all
sections of society. This key text makes an invaluable contribution
to the literature on inequality and markets and is essential
reading for students, scholars, and policymakers.
Though much has already been written on religious freedom in the
United States, these treatments have come mostly from historians,
legal scholars, and advocates, with relatively little attention
from rhetorical critics. In The Rhetoric of Religious Freedom in
the United States, fifteen scholars from this field address the
variety of forms that free, public religiosity may assume, and
which rhetorical techniques are operative in a public square
populated by a diversity of religious-political actors. Together
they consider the arguments, evidences, and strategies defining
what religious freedom means and who is entitled to claim it in the
contemporary United States.
This insightful and comprehensive book uses theory and empirical
studies to debunk contemporary illusions about the functionality of
economies and examines the phenomena of economic magic and economic
black magic. Norman C. Miller considers 11 economic myths, three of
which are the theory that excessive imports reduce employment as
firms are forced to downsize or shut down, that a more equal
distribution of income kills incentives and reduces economic growth
rates and the myth that a higher minimum wage always generates a
net decrease in employment. Chapters examine the effects of
advances in technology, poverty and income inequality,
international trade, and trade deficits on employment and economic
growth. The book concludes with discussions on three case studies
demonstrating economic black magic, namely the Great Depression,
the Great Recession, and the COVID-19 pandemic. This creative and
accessible book will be vital reading for students and scholars in
economics and finance, the history of economic thought, methodology
of economics, and political economy. It will also be beneficial for
business owners, economists, finance practitioners, and social
scientists, as well as citizens interested in the functioning of
economies.
Judicial Politics in the United States examines the role of courts
as policymaking institutions and their interactions with the other
branches of government and other political actors in the U.S.
political system. Not only does this book cover the nuts and bolts
of the functions, structures and processes of our courts and legal
system, it goes beyond other judicial process books by exploring
how the courts interact with executives, legislatures, and state
and federal bureaucracies. It also includes a chapter devoted to
the courts' interactions with interest groups, the media, and
general public opinion and a chapter that looks at how American
courts and judges interact with other judiciaries around the
world.Judicial Politics in the United States balances coverage of
judicial processes with discussions of the courts' interactions
with our larger political universe, making it an essential text for
students of judicial politics.
Though much has already been written on religious freedom in the
United States, these treatments have come mostly from historians,
legal scholars, and advocates, with relatively little attention
from rhetorical critics. In The Rhetoric of Religious Freedom in
the United States, fifteen scholars from this field address the
variety of forms that free, public religiosity may assume, and
which rhetorical techniques are operative in a public square
populated by a diversity of religious-political actors. Together
they consider the arguments, evidences, and strategies defining
what religious freedom means and who is entitled to claim it in the
contemporary United States.
In the context of widespread precarity and ongoing crises, it is no
surprise ruins have captured much attention in recent years. This
book is about a new kind of space, one that is deeply troubling for
consumer society: the retail ruin. Jacob C. Miller bridges human
geography, archaeology and critical urban studies to offer a
starting point for conceptualizing retail ruins. Drawing on
fieldnotes and photographs, Miller crafts a hauntological approach
informed by the theories of Walter Benjamin and Jacques Derrida to
more recent thinking on assemblage, spectacle and the politics of
urban space.
This book offers an original interpretation of the origin and early
reception of the most fundamental claim of Christianity: Jesus'
resurrection. Richard Miller contends that the earliest Christians
would not have considered the New Testament accounts of Jesus'
resurrection to be literal or historical, but instead would have
recognized this narrative as an instance of the trope of divine
translation, common within the Hellenistic and Roman mythic
traditions. Given this framework, Miller argues, early Christians
would have understood the resurrection story as fictitious rather
than historical in nature. By drawing connections between the
Gospels and ancient Greek and Roman literature, Miller makes the
case that the narratives of the resurrection and ascension of
Christ applied extensive and unmistakable structural and symbolic
language common to Mediterranean "translation fables," stock story
patterns derived particularly from the archetypal myths of Heracles
and Romulus. In the course of his argument, the author applies a
critical lens to the referential and mimetic nature of the Gospel
stories, and suggests that adapting the "translation fable" trope
to accounts of Jesus' resurrection functioned to exalt him to the
level of the heroes, demigods, and emperors of the Hellenistic and
Roman world. Miller's contentions have significant implications for
New Testament scholarship and will provoke discussion among
scholars of early Christianity and Classical studies.
Criticism is often levied that care ethics is too narrow in scope
and fails to extend to issues of social justice. Socializing Care
attempts to dispel that criticism. Contributors to the volume
demonstrate how the ethics of care factors into a variety of social
policies and institutions, and can indeed be useful in thinking
about a number of different social problems. Divided into two
sections, the first looks at care as a model for an evaluative
framework that rethinks social institutions, liberal society, and
citizenship at a basic conceptual level. The second explores care
values in the context of specific social practices (like live
kidney donations) or settings (like long-term care), as a framework
that should guide thinking. Ultimately, this collection
demonstrates how society would benefit from a more serious
engagement with care ethics.
For this two-volume set the editor has selected the key
contributions to the field of open economy macroeconomics which
have been made over the past half century and more. The articles
selected cover traditional open economy models, first generation
intertemporal open economy models, the structure of open economy
macro-models, some controversies and puzzles, and second generation
intertemporal models.Norman Miller has written an authoritative
introduction to each volume, which both summarizes and offers a
critical appraisal of the major ideas which have shaped
macroeconomics during the last fifty years. This collection will be
of particular interest to specialists and graduate students in the
fields of international finance and open economy macroeconomics.
The systems approach to the family is based on the assumptions that
there is equality between men and women in the family, and that
women and men are treated equally in clinical practice. The
contributors to this book challenge these hidden assumptions,
discussing the issues from both a conceptual and clinical
viewpoint. They argue strongly that qu
This book of eleven essays by an international group of scholars in
medieval studies honors the work of Barbara H. Rosenwein, Professor
emerita of History at Loyola University Chicago. Part I, "Emotions
and Communities," comprises six essays that make use of Rosenwein's
well-known and widely influential work on the history of emotions
and what Rosenwein has called "emotional communities." These essays
employ a wide variety of source material such as chronicles,
monastic records, painting, music theory, and religious practice to
elucidate emotional commonalities among the medieval people who
experienced them. The five essays in Part II, "Communities and
Difference," explore different kinds of communities and have
difference as their primary theme: difference between the poor and
the unfree, between power as wielded by rulers or the clergy,
between the western Mediterranean region and the rest of Europe,
and between a supposedly great king and lesser ones.
When teachers and students first learn about digital stories, they
often focus on the bells and whistles: images, music, sound
effects, and so on. To Lisa Miller, a good digital story -- like
any good story -- is all about the writing. In Make Me a Story,
Lisa shows how to use digital stories to lead students through all
phases of the writing process, from planning to revising and
editing. Digital storytelling uses computers and software to marry
text with art -- photographs, drawings, paintings, and video -- as
well as narration and music. Lisa leads teachers step-by-step
through the process of creating a digital story in an accessible
(even for the computer neophyte), instructional, and entertaining
way. Make Me a Story discusses different types of digital stories;
shows how to assess digital assignments and motivate reluctant
writers; and explains how digital storytelling teaches skills
supported by national education and technology standards. Teachers
will find specific suggestions for writing exercises and various
ways to get students thinking about how best to tell their stories.
The accompanying CD includes examples of student stories discussed
in the text. - See more at:
http://www.stenhouse.com/html/make-me-a-story.htm#sthash.MHb2qZPL.dpuf
A compilation of published scientific information, including human,
animal, cellular, and theoretical studies, Depleted Uranium:
Properties, Uses and Health Consequences provides the most current
and comprehensive collection of information on depleted uranium
health hazards. The editor and her international panel of
contributors are clinical and basic researchers at the forefront of
toxicology, carcinogenesis, and human epidemiology. They review key
findings on DU biological and health effects and comprehensively
describe the research progress made during the last 11 years. The
book's coverage ranges from cellular malignant transformation and
carcinogenesis to animal toxicity and neurotoxicity, and concludes
with human medical surveillance studies, uranium measurement
methodologies, risk modeling, and environmental modeling. The
chapters provide information on cellular and animal studies, in
vivo carcinogenesis, risk modeling, uranium measurement
methodologies, medical surveillance programs, and environmental
monitoring. Focusing on current, peer-reviewed data, this volume is
the only available compilation book on the current understanding of
the potential health hazards of depleted uranium exposure.
Criticism is often levied that care ethics is too narrow in scope
and fails to extend to issues of social justice. Socializing Care
attempts to dispel that criticism. Contributors to the volume
demonstrate how the ethics of care factors into a variety of social
policies and institutions, and can indeed be useful in thinking
about a number of different social problems. Divided into two
sections, the first looks at care as a model for an evaluative
framework that rethinks social institutions, liberal society, and
citizenship at a basic conceptual level. The second explores care
values in the context of specific social practices (like live
kidney donations) or settings (like long-term care), as a framework
that should guide thinking. Ultimately, this collection
demonstrates how society would benefit from a more serious
engagement with care ethics.
The functioning of the U.S. government is a bit messier than
Americans would like to think. The general understanding of
policymaking has Congress making the laws, executive agencies
implementing them, and the courts applying the laws as written - as
long as those laws are constitutional. "Making Policy, Making Law"
fundamentally challenges this conventional wisdom, arguing that no
dominant institution - or even a roughly consistent pattern of
relationships - exists among the various players in the federal
policymaking process. Instead, at different times and under various
conditions, all branches play roles not only in making public
policy, but in enforcing and legitimizing it as well. This is the
first text that looks in depth at this complex interplay of all
three branches. The common thread among these diverse patterns is
an ongoing dialogue among roughly coequal actors in various
branches and levels of government. Those interactions are driven by
processes of conflict and persuasion distinctive to specific policy
arenas as well as by the ideas, institutional realities, and
interests of specific policy communities. Although complex, this
fresh examination does not render the policymaking process
incomprehensible; rather, it encourages scholars to look beyond the
narrow study of individual institutions and reach across
disciplinary boundaries to discover recurring patterns of
interbranch dialogue that define (and refine) contemporary American
policy. "Making Policy, Making Law" provides a combination of
contemporary policy analysis, an interbranch perspective, and
diverse methodological approaches that speak to a surprisingly
overlooked gap in the literature dealing with the role of the
courts in the American policymaking process. It will undoubtedly
have significant impact on scholarship about national lawmaking,
national politics, and constitutional law. For scholars and
students in government and law - as well as for concerned citizenry
- this book unravels the complicated interplay of governmental
agencies and provides a heretofore in-depth look at how the U.S.
government functions in reality.
Although neural network models have had a dramatic impact on the
cognitive and brain sciences, social psychology has remained
largely unaffected by this intellectual explosion. The first to
apply neural network models to social phenomena, this book includes
chapters by nearly all of the individuals currently working in this
area. Bringing these various approaches together in one place, it
allows readers to appreciate the breadth of these approaches, as
well as the theoretical commonality of many of these models.
The contributors address a number of central issues in social
psychology and show how these kinds of models provide insight into
many classic issues. Many chapters hint that this approach provides
the seeds of a theoretical integration that the field has lacked.
Each chapter discusses an explicit connectionist model of a central
problem in social psychology. Since many of the contributors either
use a standard architecture or provide a computer program,
interested readers, with a little work, should be able to implement
their own variations of models.
Chapters are devoted to the following topics and models:
* the learning and application of social categories and
stereotypes;
* causal reasoning, social explanation, and person
perception;
* personality and social behavior;
* classic dissonance phenomena; and
* belief change and the coherence of large scale belief
systems.
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