Policy Making and Southern Distinctiveness examines the uniqueness of southern politics and their policy choices. While decades of scholarship on the politics of the American South have focused on partisanship and electoral outcomes as the primary elements of interest in southern politics, few works have focused on the more practical outcomes of these political processes, specifically, comparing state policy choices of southern states to non-southern states. This book examines six different policy arenas: voting access, gun control, health care, reproductive rights, water, and COVID-19 pandemic response, comparing policy choices in states in the South with states in the non-South. The authors find that the South is distinct in several, but not all, of the policy arenas examined. They conclude that the South as a region is unique because of the exceptional degree of one-party control evident in the South, coupled with a long-standing preoccupation with partisanship and race-based politics. Policy Making and Southern Distinctiveness provides valuable insights into how and why states behave in the manner they do and where southern states may diverge from the rest of the country. It will be of interest to scholars of southern politics, state comparative policy, public policy, American politics, and federalism/intergovernmental relations.

This volume on cultural anthropology presents a Christian perspective for Bible school students of conservative evangelical backgrounds. The hope is that a sympathetic approach to the problems of cultural diversity throughout the world will help young people overcome typical North American cultural biases and bring understanding and appreciation for the diversities of behavior and thought that exist in a culturally heterogeneous world. Grunlan and Mayers take the position of "functional creationism"; and though they discuss some of the problems implied in traditional interpretations of the age of the world and especially of the creation of the human race, they do not attempt to deal with either physical anthropology or the origins of man. They do, however, attempt to deal meaningfully with the problems posed by biblical absolutism and cultural relativism, and their practice. Concluding chapters with a series of thought-provoking questions should prove to be of real help to both the professional and nonprofessional teacher of anthropology.

After a great deal of discussion and debate across all levels of government, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law in March 2010. Since President Trump's election into office, the ACA has stayed in the headlines. Trump has continued to call for the replacement and repeal of the ACA, and several efforts have spawned in both the House and the Senate to accomplish this goal. Unlike welfare reform, which was generally embraced by all states, the ACA has proven very divisive in some states, with some states actively seeking to block implementation. Alternative solutions continue to prove elusive. To better understand the major factors driving decision-making process and state-level dynamics influencing state support or opposition of the ACA, this book examines the initial implementation through established support and opposition factors across four states: Alabama, Michigan, California, and New Hampshire. The choices made by states are a direct consequence of long-term forces, and the choices made at the national level. State Politics and the Affordable Care Act will be of interest to scholars researching in public administration, policy formulation and implementation, and policy analysis.

Christianity Confronts Culture is a practical guide to effective communications in the cross-cultural setting -- which exists, in fact, when any one person meets another. Dr. Mayers discusses cross-cultural communication by means of four models, each of which approaches the subject in the light of a different discipline: social psychology, sociology, anthropology, and cross-cultural education. The second part of the book presents a series of case studies illustrating each of the four models. Pastors, future pastors, missionaries, Christian educators -- any who find themselves in constant contact with foreign cultures or North American cultures -- will find this book invaluable.

After a great deal of discussion and debate across all levels of government, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law in March 2010. Since President Trump's election into office, the ACA has stayed in the headlines. Trump has continued to call for the replacement and repeal of the ACA, and several efforts have spawned in both the House and the Senate to accomplish this goal. Unlike welfare reform, which was generally embraced by all states, the ACA has proven very divisive in some states, with some states actively seeking to block implementation. Alternative solutions continue to prove elusive. To better understand the major factors driving decision-making process and state-level dynamics influencing state support or opposition of the ACA, this book examines the initial implementation through established support and opposition factors across four states: Alabama, Michigan, California, and New Hampshire. The choices made by states are a direct consequence of long-term forces, and the choices made at the national level. State Politics and the Affordable Care Act will be of interest to scholars researching in public administration, policy formulation and implementation, and policy analysis.

With more than 125,000 copies in print, this model for effective personal relationships in a multicultural and multiethnic world has proven successful for many. On the occasion of its thirtieth anniversary, this contemporary classic has been thoroughly updated to reflect Sherwood Lingenfelter's mature thinking on the topic and to communicate with modern readers, helping them minister more effectively to people of different cultural and social backgrounds. It is accessible, practical, and applicable to many ministry situations. An accompanying interactive questionnaire, designed to help students reflect on their own cultural values, is available online through Baker Academic's Textbook eSources.

Dieses Buch ist beispielhaft fUr die interdisziplinare medizinisch-psycho- logische Zusammenarbeit in Forschung und Praxis, fUr die sich auch im deutschen Sprachraum der Begriff Verhaltensmedizin einzubiirgem be- ginnt. Der vorliegende Text sollte zunachst ein Praxishandbuch fUr A.rzte und Psychologen zur Behandlung des Migranekopfschmerzes durch Ver- haltensmodifikation werden. Es ist mehr als das geworden: ein Hand- buch der Migrane, in dem aIle bisherigen Theorien und Erkenntnisse zur Atiologie, Pathogenese und Klinik, aIle bisherigen Erfahrungen und ver- suchten Techniken zur Diagnostik und Therapie der Migrane dargestellt und kritisch gewiirdigt werden. Die AusfUhrungen zeigen die Notwendigkeit und die Moglichkeit der Anwendung sowohl medizinischer als auch psychologischer Untersu- chungs-und Behandlungsverfahren bei vorwiegend psychophysiologisch erkIarbaren Beschwerden undStorungen, ferner, wie wichtig und sinn- voll es ist, psychologische Forschurig und physiologische Forschung als integrierende psychophysiologische Wissenschaft zu betreiben. Die in diesem Buch mitgeteilten psychologischen Behandlungsver- fahren des Migranekopfschmerzes wurden zum GroBteil in einem For- schungsprojekt des Schwerpunktprogrammes "Verhalt!!nsmodifikation" der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft entwickelt und erprobt in Zu- sammenarbeit der Arbeitsbereiche "Klinische und Physiologische Psy- chologie der Universitat Tiibingen" und der "Abteilung Neuropsycho- logie und Neurologische Poliklinik der Universitat Tiibingen". Die Autoren sind Arzte und Klinische Psychologen der beiden Institutionen und anderer in-und auslandischer Forschungsgruppen. AIle sind zu- gleich therapeutisch engagierte Praktiker und Forscher.

Elektromyographisch registrierbare pathologische Aktivitat des ruhenden mensch- lichen Skeletmuskels findet sich unter mannigfachen pathologischen Bedingungen. Ihre diagnostische Zuordnung wird haufig von Vorstellungen bestimmt, die der Kritik nicht standhalten und die zu falschen Schlussen uber die Art des der Starung zugrunde liegenden Krankheitsprozesses fUhren. Die Arbeit ist unter der Zielsetzung entstanden, dem Kliniker Einblick zu vermittcln in die verschiedenen Erscheinungs- formen pathologischer Aktivitat des Skeletmuskels, in die pathophysiologischen Be- dingungen ihres Auftretens und ihre diagnostische Wertung, da eine geschlossene Bearbeitung dieses besonderen Gebietes bisher nicht erfolgte. Die Untersuchungen uber das Zustandekommen pathologischer Spontanentladungen muBten ihren Aus- gang nehmen von der Sichtung einer groBeren Zahl definierter Erkrankungen mit klinisch nachweisbarer Funktionsstorung des peripher motorischen Neurons. Hierbei zeigten die elektromyographischen Befunde eindeutig, daB das Auftreten der Spon- tanaktivitat zwar selten vermiBt wird bei organischer Lasion der motorischen V order- hornzelle und ihrer Axone, daB aber pathologisch-anatomische Veranderungen dieses Systems nicht notwendigerweise als Bedingung fUr die Entstehung zugrunde gelegt werden mussen. Allein schon eine Obererregbarkeit motorischer V orderhornzellen oder peripher motorischer Fasern fUhrt zu Faszikulationspotentialen und hoch- frequenten Impulsserien. Den Nachweis hierfUr am Menschen zu erbringen, ist schwierig. Hier setzen die Untersuchungen ein, und es wird gezeigt, daB auch unter der Beschrankung, die das Experimentieren am Kranken auferlegt, wichtige Er- gebnisse auf dem speziellen Gebiet zu gewinnen sind. Die lebhafte Spontanaktivitat der nicht im Kontraktionszustand befindlichen Muskulatur unter Einwirkung chro- nischer Schmerzzustande in der Peripherie bei anatomisch intaktem, peripher motori- schem Neuron bietet u. a.

This book uses the case of the rise and fall of the Internet gambling industry to illustrate a new and comprehensive approach to understanding how public policy is made in the United States. The theory advanced is that different phases of the policy process are governed by three distinct political dynamics: constraint, momentum, and discretion. The book maps this CMD model of the policy process onto the case of Internet gambling, examining the full range political venues in which issues of public policy are acted upon. It argues that constraint rules the day in the early phases of the policy process, momentum builds in the middle, and discretion comes into play most prominently as the policy cycle concludes. This CMD model both draws attention to previously understudied elements of policymaking, and explores the dynamic and interrelated nature of these three phases of the policy process.

This is a collection of studies of Papua New Guinea cultures, each isolating one key concept that is believed to define the whole of that culture. Such concepts include: (1) the "big man" in the "father-of-the-village" role; (2) the pig, which highlights important values in Melanesian culture; (3) shell money, used among people of New Britain; and (4) mami yam'.

Describes Filipino lifestyles and value systems from an anthropological perspective. Shows points of potential conflict between North American and Filipino cultures, and emphasizes the importance of observing a society's norms to ensure satisfactory relationships.