Originally published in 1992, The Esoteric Scene, Cultic Milieu, and Occult Tarot examines beliefs, practices, and activities described as mystical, psychical, magical, spiritual, metaphysical, theophysical, esoteric, occult, and/or pagan, among other possible labels, by their American disciplines. The book is comprised using a mixture of field work and interviews and provides a broad overview of the esoteric community and the social meanings of occultism. The book describes and analyses social meanings of 'esoteric culture' as it is experienced, defined, structured and enacted by societal members and examines the sociological significance of esoteric culture as a formulation of alternative sociocultural realities. It provides a sociological understanding of esoteric culture and the cultural milieu.

Originally published in 1992, The Esoteric Scene, Cultic Milieu, and Occult Tarot examines beliefs, practices, and activities described as mystical, psychical, magical, spiritual, metaphysical, theophysical, esoteric, occult, and/or pagan, among other possible labels, by their American disciplines. The book is comprised using a mixture of field work and interviews and provides a broad overview of the esoteric community and the social meanings of occultism. The book describes and analyses social meanings of 'esoteric culture' as it is experienced, defined, structured and enacted by societal members and examines the sociological significance of esoteric culture as a formulation of alternative sociocultural realities. It provides a sociological understanding of esoteric culture and the cultural milieu.

Over the past few years, it has become more and more obvious that fish farming will become increasingly important in the future. As fish farming moves into its industrial phase, technology will be an important factor in determining its successful development. It is therefore important for scientists & representatives from the aquaculture industry to meet to define state of the art and explore future development of fish farming technology for different fish species. 81 papers and abstracts were presented at the conference. The proceedings reflect the different sections of the conference: the plenum sessions and three parallel sessions: Juvenile marine fish, open production plants, closed production plants and poster sessions.

This book provides a succinct, student-friendly outline of the principles, approaches, and issues in participant observation. An examination of these basic tenets is important for clarifying the philosophical rationale for conducting participant observation, making important research decisions, and appreciating the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches within the method. Participant observation as a formal means of inquiry is developed in close relation with the competing approaches of reality (ontology), truthfully apprehending reality (epistemology), and formal research (methodology). In this volume Jorgensen discusses the resulting methodologies of positivism, humanism, and most recently postmodernism in relation to principles, approaches, and issues in participant observation. Specific features of participant observation, as exemplified in a wide range of classic and contemporary studies, are examined by way of these methodological approaches along with the troublesome complexities of values, politics, ethics, and contemporary debates over appropriate representations of the resulting findings about human life. This concise primer is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students in a wide range of disciplines such as anthropology, religious studies, sociology and nursing.

This book provides a succinct, student-friendly outline of the principles, approaches, and issues in participant observation. An examination of these basic tenets is important for clarifying the philosophical rationale for conducting participant observation, making important research decisions, and appreciating the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches within the method. Participant observation as a formal means of inquiry is developed in close relation with the competing approaches of reality (ontology), truthfully apprehending reality (epistemology), and formal research (methodology). In this volume Jorgensen discusses the resulting methodologies of positivism, humanism, and most recently postmodernism in relation to principles, approaches, and issues in participant observation. Specific features of participant observation, as exemplified in a wide range of classic and contemporary studies, are examined by way of these methodological approaches along with the troublesome complexities of values, politics, ethics, and contemporary debates over appropriate representations of the resulting findings about human life. This concise primer is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students in a wide range of disciplines such as anthropology, religious studies, sociology and nursing.

This brief manual describes the philosophy behind Parenting by Temperament, and our three online Temperament Measures for children and parents. Teachers, counselors and others are invited to try the Temperament tests (Sorters), which are available free of charge. Sample questions are included in the Manual, and a complete description of the development of the measures is included, along with all statistics on their performance. Suggestions for use in the classroom and in counseling situations are also included.

Ten RLDS women in their own words. The contributions of women to the history of the Latter Day Saint movement have too often been minimized and their voices have frequently gone unheard. This collection begins to address this omission by publishing the autobiographical narratives - the herstories - of ten women who were members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now Community of Christ). In telling their own stories in their own words, these women give us a more complete and a more compelling vision of RLDS history.

History has witnessed numerous examples of cross border insurgencies where the insurgents have operated across international borders: in the 1950s in Algeria, the 1960s and 1970s in Oman, the 1980s in Afghanistan and Kosovo in the 1990s. Presently, the international community has returned yet again to Afghanistan. Using a comparative case study design, the analysis examines the insurgencies in Oman (1960s and 70s), Kashmir (1989 -) and Afghanistan (2001 - ).This thesis assesses whether COIN efforts can be successful when the insurgents are operating from safe havens in neighboring states. The Oman case study was chosen because the counterinsurgents were successful even though the insurgents had access to safe havens in neighboring Yemen. The ongoing Kashmir insurgency (since 1989 in its current incarnation) depends on heavily cross border support from Pakistan. Afghanistan is the focus of the analysis. Currently, NATO forces and non-NATO allies are engaged in fighting an insurgency which is operating out of safe havens in Pakistan's western provinces (North West Frontier Province, Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Baluchistan). The methodology applied in this thesis is a combination of the structurally focused Collier-Hoeffler model and Bard O'Neil's process oriented model on insurgencies. A variety of factors ranging from the status of the economy to cross border ethnicity are discussed in order to determine if, and how, a COIN effort can achieve success.

People from all over the world are discovering Mexico's Lake Chapala as a great place to live a richer life - as a visitor, a resident ex-patriot, or as a retiree. This guide explains what no ordinary travel book does. It's a must-have for anyone considering moving to Lake Chapala, as well as visitors and current residents.

This book includes: Exploratory Trip Checklist Move Planning Checklist (by week) Border Checklist Moving In Checklist (by week) Comprehensive immigration, visa, and senior discount card information Legal basics Overview of Lakeside towns How-to's on utilities and technology Medical care and insurance information How to get vehicle permits, registrations, driver's licenses Banking, safety, police, shopping, pet care, and mail services basics Guides to local customs and language instruction, and government services Up to date Jalisco state driving laws and fines, plus federal driving laws and fines Telephone dialing instructions Emergency numbers How to hire household help Driving tips and Accident form Common metric conversions (oven temperatures, etc.)

In short, this book explains it all for you - everything the travel guides don't.

"I found it highly readable, most comprehensive, and flawlessly organized. I think it's the best book of its kind that I have read, and I have been down here for 25 years." Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez Editor-in-Chief, El Ojo del Lago Magazine

"I've lived at Lakeside for ten years now, and coordinate the Information Desk at the Lake Chapala Society. Yet I'm amazed at how much I learned reading this book. I fully intend to keep a copy at the Information Desk, and suggest all the volunteers familiarize themselves with it." Harriet Hart Lakeside writer

"I thoroughly enjoyed the read. I wish I had your book available when I moved here 8 years ago. It certainly would have made life simpler and more interesting." Howard Feldstein President, Lake Chapala Society

"A valuable resource for anyone visiting or moving to Lake Chapala. If you can, buy it before you come. At the very least, buy it the moment you arrive. Having this book when I moved here 11 years ago would have saved me many missteps and countless hours of research." Judy Dykstra-Brown Lakeside writer and artist

This is a book to keep for a lifetime--from the first new baby to the last grandchild. Parenting by Temperament helps you to tailor all your parenting practices to each unique child and to you as entirely unique parents. Read about, measure and understand your own temperament and the temperament of each child. From this you will gain new insight into the many ways that your children bring their own skills, talents, wishes and personal qualities into the world, and how vitally important it is to respect this. Explore other temperament related issues. (For example "Why Moms and Dads disagree"). This book is a lifelong experience that will grow and deepen family life over all the years.

"Danny L. Jorgensen's book certainly provides a good handbook to supplement the more general comments on participant observation found in other texts. . . . I also appreciate Jorgensen's attention to note taking and analysis--means of making ethnographic participant-observation less informal and more systematic. His approach dovetails nicely with grounded theory, which I have found useful in my work and as a teaching tool to unify the theory and methods components of the course I teach." --Benita J. Howell, University of Tennessee "Primarily oriented to the reader unfamiliar with its terrain. Danny L. Jorgensen takes a stance without being overly polemical, and he is to be congratulated for his clear writing, excellent use of examples, and comprehensive treatment of this complex process." --Contemporary Sociology "A highly readable and impressive handbook on a research methodology that is attracting greater interest in foreign language education. . . . The organization of Participant Organization enhances its overall readability." --The Modern Language Journal "[This volume goes a long way toward meeting the series' goal of providing accessible, current, theoretically grounded discussions of applied research techniques. . . . This volume provides useable, interesting, fresh, and provocative illustrations of the vitality of contemporary qualitative research methods." --Teaching Sociology "Provides practical advice on dealing with gatekeepers, developing field relationships and observing and gathering data in natural settings. Psychology students who are working in the community will find this volume of particular interest. "A well-presented and captivating book. It is designed for students and academics who have had no previous experience with participant observation. . . . Provide[s] the foundation for actually conducting one's first participant observational research. Its aim is achieved through a carefully organized text which discusses the benefits and limitations of this type of research." --British Journal of Psychology "A valuable and welcome addition to a growing literature on the processes and problematics of studying human lived experience. . . . Building on his own experiences as a participant observer and a wealth of ethnographic literature, Danny L. Jorgensen has produced a balanced, thoughtful, and clearly written account of field research practices. . . . Jorgensen provides a very cogent, open, and informative statement on the ways in which scholars might frame participant-observation research and the obstacles and dilemmas they may expect to encounter on route. "While students may benefit from the clear presentation and the honest, open manner in which this statement is developed, they will also gain some valuable insider viewpoints into the ethnographic literature. Instructors will appreciate the compact (and inexpensive) format, and will likely consider it for a variety of methods courses. . . . Experienced researchers will particularly acknowledge the work that Jorgensen has put into this statement. . . . This is indeed a very fine little volume." --The Canadian Journal of Sociology What is participant observation and how is it used? This practical volume offers a unique "how to" guide for conducting participant observation research. After defining participant observation and introducing the reader to its basic principles, methodologies, and strategies, this highly readable volume provides step by step guidelines for defining the research problem, identifying objects and subjects of study, outlining data collection problems, recording and processing data, data analysis and interpretation, and communicating findings. Participant Observation is appropriate for students and professionals without previous experience with or training in this form of research who desire to utilize this method (or certain aspects of it) for applied research.