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How does God reach people? This question is asked by many. Each
person travels a different road in coming to a saving knowledge of
Jesus. God draws people in many different ways. Often those ways
involved intense inner turmoil. God is questioned as to why He
takes certain actions in individual lives. Many times His ways are
hidden. People are led through painful circumstances which can
produce great bitterness. Even when others find God for themselves
others fail to grasp how they could accept their faith. They
challenge them to rationalize why they so readily trust in a God
who "makes no sense." Gradually however God manages to arrange
instances and circumstances that ultimately show people that while
life does contain events that are difficult to accept, God is still
there for them with an everlasting love that cannot be shaken. God
will direct hearts in ways that defy conventional understanding.
The person that is led to God will recognize His ways through the
storms of life.
Many of the present problems of 'globalization' are mirrored in the
historical expansion of the European state system. This title is a
structured, comparative case study analysis of four regions and
examines how these regions and their peoples were absorbed into the
expanding European-centered state system from roughly the 1400s
through to 1800.
Assembles a collection of experts to provide a current account of
different approaches (e.g., traditional, comparative and
experimental) being applied to study mobility. Moreover, the book
aims to stimulate new theoretical perspectives that adopt a
holistic view of the interaction among intrinsic (i.e. skeletal)
and extrinsic (i.e. environmental) factors that influence
differential expression of mobility. Since the environment
undoubtedly impacts mobility of a wide variety of animals, insights
into human mobility, as a concept, can be improved by extending
approaches to investigating comparable environmental influences on
mobility in animals in general. The book teases apart environmental
effects that transcend typical categories (e.g., coastal versus
inland, mountainous versus level, arboreal versus terrestrial).
Such an approach, when coupled with a new emphasis on mobility as
types of activities rather than activity levels, offers a fresh,
insightful perspective on mobility and how it might affect the
musculoskeletal system.
Richard Greenham was one of the most important and respected
figures among the Elizabethan clergy. His contemporaries described
him as the founder of a previously unknown pastoral art: the cure
of cases of conscience. Despite his fame in the Elizabethan period
as a model pastor, pioneer in reformed casuistry, and founder of
one of the first rectory seminaries, scholars have made little use
of his life and works in their study of Elizabethan religious life.
This study restores Richard Greenham to the central place he held
in the development of Elizabethan Reformed parochial ministry. The
monograph-length introduction includes a biography, an analysis of
his pastoral style, and a study of his approach to curing cases of
conscience. The transcription of Rylands English Manuscript 524,
cross-referenced with the published editions of the sayings, offers
a useful source to scholars who wish to study the collecting and
'framing' process of the humanist pedagogical tradition. The
selection of early published works includes Greenham's (unfinished)
catechism, treatises on the Sabbath and marriage, and advice on
reading scripture and educating children.
American families are far more diverse and complex today than they
were 50 years ago. As ideas about marriage, divorce, and remarriage
have changed, so too have our understandings about cohabitation,
childbearing, parenting, and the transition to adulthood. Americans
of all socioeconomic backgrounds have witnessed changes in the
nature of family life, but as this book reveals, these changes play
out in very different ways for the wealthy or well off than they do
for the poor.
"Social Class and Changing Families in an Unequal America" offers
an up-to-the-moment assessment of the condition of the family in an
era of growing inequality. Highlighting unique aspects of family
behavior, it reveals the degree to which families' varying
experiences are shaped by social class. This book offers a much
needed assessment of contemporary family life amid the turbulent
economic changes in the United States.
American families are far more diverse and complex today than they
were 50 years ago. As ideas about marriage, divorce, and remarriage
have changed, so too have our understandings about cohabitation,
childbearing, parenting, and the transition to adulthood. Americans
of all socioeconomic backgrounds have witnessed changes in the
nature of family life, but as this book reveals, these changes play
out in very different ways for the wealthy or well off than they do
for the poor.
"Social Class and Changing Families in an Unequal America" offers
an up-to-the-moment assessment of the condition of the family in an
era of growing inequality. Highlighting unique aspects of family
behavior, it reveals the degree to which families' varying
experiences are shaped by social class. This book offers a much
needed assessment of contemporary family life amid the turbulent
economic changes in the United States.
Assembles a collection of experts to provide a current account of
different approaches (e.g., traditional, comparative and
experimental) being applied to study mobility. Moreover, the book
aims to stimulate new theoretical perspectives that adopt a
holistic view of the interaction among intrinsic (i.e. skeletal)
and extrinsic (i.e. environmental) factors that influence
differential expression of mobility. Since the environment
undoubtedly impacts mobility of a wide variety of animals, insights
into human mobility, as a concept, can be improved by extending
approaches to investigating comparable environmental influences on
mobility in animals in general. The book teases apart environmental
effects that transcend typical categories (e.g., coastal versus
inland, mountainous versus level, arboreal versus terrestrial).
Such an approach, when coupled with a new emphasis on mobility as
types of activities rather than activity levels, offers a fresh,
insightful perspective on mobility and how it might affect the
musculoskeletal system.
This Technical Report presents the outcome of a Working Group that
was established to determine broadly applicable sound exposure
guidelines for fishes and sea turtles. After consideration of the
diversity of fish and sea turtles, guidelines were developed for
broad groups of animals, defined by the way they detect sound.
Different sound sources were considered in terms of their acoustic
characteristics and appropriate metrics defined for measurement of
the received levels. The resultant sound exposure guidelines are
presented in a set of tables. In some cases numerical guidelines
are provided, expressed in appropriate metrics. When there were
insufficient data to support numerical values, the "relative
"likelihood of effects occurring was evaluated, although the
"actual" likelihood of effects depends on the received level. These
sound exposure guidelines, which are based on the best scientific
information at the time of writing, should be treated as interim.
The expectation is that with more research the guidelines can be
refined and more cells in the tables completed. Recommendations are
put forward defining the research requirements of highest priority
for extending these interim exposure guidelines.
This textbook helps students in the health sciences prepare for the
social foundations portion of the medical college entrance exam. It
provides a solid understanding of the fundamental concepts,
theories, and methodologies in sociology that the exam requires.
This book offers a condensed overview of the sociological concepts
covered during a 15 week semester. It helps students gain an
understanding of the social foundations of behavior, and the social
determinants of health within the professional context of medicine.
Students are provided with the necessary basics in addition to case
studies, learning and research activities, recommended external
resources, and study questions. These are meant to develop
pre-health students' understanding of the importance of the social
factors that influence health outcomes. The featured activities
contain various exercises using examples of sociology of health and
medicine, including social factors shaping health, social relations
between doctors and patients, and the health care system, among
others. As a result, this book well informs not only those who wish
to prepare for the medical college entrance exam to pursue a career
in the health profession, but also anyone who is interested in
social perspectives on health and medicine.
Excerpt from Conference Address One of the most complex and
significant social issues facing our nation is reform of our
national health system. I am personally committed, and Goodyear
Tire & Rubber is committed, to doing everything we can to help
improve that system while simultaneously gaining some measure of
control over the tremen dous rate of cost escalation. I feel very
strongly that in the months ahead, business leaders must become
actively involved in a concerted effort to strike a balance between
our desire to assure the best medical care for all and the reality
of doing so at a cost our society can afford. For the past two
years I have been chairman of the Business Roundtable's Task Force
on Health and in that capacity have been working closely with the
Washington Business Group on Health. Through this exposure and the
encour aging results of Goodyear's own cost containment activities,
I was asked to serve on HEW Secretary Califano's Advisory Committee
on National Health Insurance. This committee, representing a broad
spectrum of interests and expertise, will be meeting in cities
across the country and will hold hearings in Washington before
entering into final discussions with HEW and other admin istration
officials. The result of its work is to be combined with that of
the HEW staff in formulating the basis of President Carter's
national health insurance proposal."
Many of the present problems of 'globalization' are mirrored in the
historical expansion of the European state system. This title is a
structured, comparative case study analysis of four regions and
examines how these regions and their peoples were absorbed into the
expanding European-centered state system from roughly the 1400s
through to 1800.
With the publication in 1996 of "The Harvard Guide to Women's
Health," women seeking answers to questions about their health had
access to the combined expertise of physicians from three of the
world's most prestigious medical institutions: Harvard Medical
School, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Brigham and Women's
Hospital. With complete information on women's health concerns,
physical and behavioral, this A to Z reference quickly became a
definitive resource, praised especially for its coverage of topics
not previously considered under the umbrella of women's health.
"The New Harvard Guide to Women's Health" reunites the authors to
bring a valued health reference up to date for a new
generation--and for those women who have come to rely on the
"Harvard Guide" and are now wondering what to do about their health
as they enter a new stage of life, asking questions like the
following: I've been on hormone replacement therapy. Should I stop?
How? Could this rash be lupus? I've been on the Pill. What is my
risk for stroke? Fat is bad, fat is good: What should I believe?
And what's left to eat? When does ordinary worry become chronic
anxiety? What screening tests do I need now?
In addition to revised recommendations reflecting the current
medical thinking on menopause and hormone replacement therapy, the
"New Harvard Guide" includes updated recommendations about cardiac
health and heart disease--the #1 killer of women in the United
States entries reflecting recent advances in the understanding and
treatment of autoimmune diseases better coverage of health concerns
throughout a woman's life span, from her first period to menopause
and beyond, with a new entry on perimenopauseexpanded nutritional
recommendations, including a unique chart of the U.S. government's
Daily Reference Intakes for micronutrients, broken down for teens
and women whose needs may differ because they are pregnant,
breastfeeding, or postmenopausal updated information on
over-the-counter medications, prescription drugs, procedures,
screenings, and diagnostic tests
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