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Security, or the perceived lack thereof, impacts on quality of life
at many levels. An important consideration is how security should
be best understood. Although definitions of how to understand human
security have been proposed, it is not clear how security should be
measured. Security can be analyzed from different perspectives
i.e., personal security, economic security, health security,
political security, cyber security etc. In this volume, all facets
of research pertaining to security and subjective well-being (SWB)
are discussed, including among others: Objective and subjective
measures of security; Multiple security dimensions; The
relationship between security and SWB and possible mediators and
moderators; Cultural and religious influences on security and SWB;
Present and future security; Perceptions of crime in cities and
regions and development of relevant indicators; Security in a
globalized era and its relationship to SWB; Security, major events
and SWB
Security, or the perceived lack thereof, impacts on quality of life
at many levels. An important consideration is how security should
be best understood. Although definitions of how to understand human
security have been proposed, it is not clear how security should be
measured. Security can be analyzed from different perspectives
i.e., personal security, economic security, health security,
political security, cyber security etc. In this volume, all facets
of research pertaining to security and subjective well-being (SWB)
are discussed, including among others: Objective and subjective
measures of security; Multiple security dimensions; The
relationship between security and SWB and possible mediators and
moderators; Cultural and religious influences on security and SWB;
Present and future security; Perceptions of crime in cities and
regions and development of relevant indicators; Security in a
globalized era and its relationship to SWB; Security, major events
and SWB
Haunted by voices. Driven by fear. A young girl's painful journey
to find peace. Amber Lee thinks she is haunted. Approaching her
10th birthday, she and her mom have moved again. But she is sure
they have been followed - by The Voice. It stalks her wherever she
goes, and is causing her to do bad things now. Could the voice
belong to an evil spirit? Or is it just her imagination?
The summer between elementary and middle school has Slinky
Inkermann on edge. He and his friends Billy and Kevin are worried
about the changes in store for them, but that's just the beginning.
Before it's all over, Slinky has a sleepwalking adventure followed
by the weirdest nightmare ever. He also gets lost in the woods with
his friends and must solve a mystery that has everyone, including
his parents, stumped. The second book in the Slinky Inkermann
series is sure to keep you in suspense - and in stitches
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