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Originally published in 1989, Eastern Paleoindian Lithic Resource
Use is a series of papers that examine Paleoindian lifeways from
various viewpoints, all of which have their foundations in stone
and examining artifacts. Exploring the link between lithic
materials (especially cryptocrystallines and chert), and
Paleoindian mobility and looking at the transport of stone,
seasonal resource availability, stone caches, use as social markers
and land movement patterns and its surrounding data.
Originally published in 1989, Eastern Paleoindian Lithic Resource
Use is a series of papers that examine Paleoindian lifeways from
various viewpoints, all of which have their foundations in stone
and examining artifacts. Exploring the link between lithic
materials (especially cryptocrystallines and chert), and
Paleoindian mobility and looking at the transport of stone,
seasonal resource availability, stone caches, use as social markers
and land movement patterns and its surrounding data.
Worship in the evangelical tradition is a blend of prepared and
extempore contributions. It generally follows a set pattern, but
openness to spontaneity is an essential ingredient. As in other
traditions, ministers and worship leaders receive very little
training in how to lead worship and this book meets a pressing
need. It considers many aspects of worship including: Why do we
worship? Who is worship for? Patterns and shapes in worship, types
of prayer, singing, preaching, The Lord's Supper, details of
leading, the spirituality of leading worship, connections to the
whole of life, Worship as encounter, Worship as pastoral care,
Worship as evangelism, and Worship as celebration. A directory of
resources and online worship is also provided.
Public opinion in the United States contains a paradox. The
American public is symbolically conservative: it cherishes the
symbols of conservatism and is more likely to identify as
conservative than as liberal. Yet at the same time, it is
operationally liberal, wanting government to do and spend more to
solve a variety of social problems. This book focuses on
understanding this contradiction. It argues that both facets of
public opinion are real and lasting, not artifacts of the survey
context or isolated to particular points in time. By exploring the
ideological attitudes of the American public as a whole, and the
seemingly conflicted choices of individual citizens, it explains
the foundations of this paradox. The keys to understanding this
large-scale contradiction, and to thinking about its consequences,
are found in Americans' attitudes with respect to religion and
culture and in the frames in which elite actors describe policy
issues.
Rising income inequality is highlighted as one of the largest
challenges facing the United States, affecting civic participation
and political representation. Although the wealthy often can and do
exert more political influence, this is not always the case. To fix
political inequality, it is important to understand exactly how
class divisions manifest themselves in political outcomes, and what
factors serve to enhance, or depress, inequalities in political
voice. Christopher Ellis argues citizens’—and
legislators’—views of class politics are driven by lived
experience in particular communities. While some experience is
formally political, on an informal basis citizens learn a great
deal about their position in the broader socioeconomic spectrum and
the social norms governing how class intersects with day-to-day
life. These factors are important for policymakers, since most
legislators do not represent “the public” at large, but
specific constituencies. Focusing on U.S. congressional districts
as the contextual unit of interest, Ellis argues individuals’
political behavior cannot be separated from their environment, and
shows how income’s role in political processes is affected by the
contexts in which citizens and legislators interact. Political
inequality exists in the aggregate, but it does not exist
everywhere. It is, rather, a function of specific arrangements that
depress the political influence of the poor. Identifying and
understanding these factors is a crucial step in thinking about
what reforms might be especially helpful in enhancing equality of
political voice.
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