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Including more than 300 alphabetically listed entries, this
2-volume set presents a timely and detailed overview of some of the
most significant contributions women have made to American popular
culture from the silent film era to the present day. The lives and
accomplishments of women from various aspects of popular culture
are examined, including women from film, television, music,
fashion, and literature. In addition to profiles, the encyclopedia
also includes chapters that provide a historical review of gender,
domesticity, marriage, work, and inclusivity in popular culture as
well as a chronology of key achievements. This reference work is an
ideal introduction to the roles women have played, both in the
spotlight and behind it, throughout the history of popular culture
in America. From the stars of Hollywood's Golden Age to the chart
toppers of the 2020s, author Laura L. Finley documents how
attitudes towards these icons have evolved and how their influence
has shifted throughout time. The entries and essays also address
such timely topics as feminism, the #MeToo movement, and the gender
pay gap.
This edited volume focuses on best practices in experiential
learning. Chapters address service- learning, community-based
research, international efforts and other experiential methods,
highlighting innovative approaches, successes, and issues of
concern. Further, the book also demonstrates the interdisciplinary
nature of experiential education, with authors hailing from
psychology, sociology, education, social work, nursing, business
and more. This timely and thorough volume will be useful to
educators who are already involved in experiential education as
well as those who are interested in the pedagogy and practice.
This edited volume focuses on best practices in experiential
learning. Chapters address service- learning, community-based
research, international efforts and other experiential methods,
highlighting innovative approaches, successes, and issues of
concern. Further, the book also demonstrates the interdisciplinary
nature of experiential education, with authors hailing from
psychology, sociology, education, social work, nursing, business
and more. This timely and thorough volume will be useful to
educators who are already involved in experiential education as
well as those who are interested in the pedagogy and practice.
A volume in Peace Education Series Editors Edward Brantmeier, James
Madison University, Jing Lin, University of Maryland, and Ian
Harris, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, To truly move toward a
more peaceful society, it is imperative that peace education better
address structural and institutional violence. This requires that
it be integrated into institutions outside of schools and
universities. Doing so will be challenging, as many of these
institutions are structured on domination and control, not on
partnership and shared power. In particular, U.S. criminal justice,
social services and prevention programs, and sport have tended to
be dominator-modeled. This book offers analysis and suggestions for
overcoming these challenges and for integrating peace education
into important social institutions. Creativity will be one of the
most useful assets in moving peace education from schools to other
institutions. This book argues that with creative visioning,
collaboration, and implementation, peace education can be
integrated into the most challenging situations and provide hope
for holistic changes in our society.
A volume in Peace Education Series Editors Edward Brantmeier, James
Madison University, Jing Lin, University of Maryland, and Ian
Harris, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, To truly move toward a
more peaceful society, it is imperative that peace education better
address structural and institutional violence. This requires that
it be integrated into institutions outside of schools and
universities. Doing so will be challenging, as many of these
institutions are structured on domination and control, not on
partnership and shared power. In particular, U.S. criminal justice,
social services and prevention programs, and sport have tended to
be dominator-modeled. This book offers analysis and suggestions for
overcoming these challenges and for integrating peace education
into important social institutions. Creativity will be one of the
most useful assets in moving peace education from schools to other
institutions. This book argues that with creative visioning,
collaboration, and implementation, peace education can be
integrated into the most challenging situations and provide hope
for holistic changes in our society.
This two-volume set integrates informative encyclopedia entries and
essential primary documents to provide an illuminating overview of
trends in gang membership and activity in America in the 21st
century. Gangland: An Encyclopedia of Gang Life from Cradle to
Grave includes extended discussion of specific gangs; types of
gangs based on ethnicity and environment (rural, suburban, and
urban); recruitment and retention methods; leadership structure and
other internal dynamics of various gangs; impacts of gang
membership on extended family; the historical evolution of gangs in
American society; depictions of gang life in popular culture;
violent and nonviolent gang activities; and programs, policies,
agencies, and organizations that have been crafted to combat gang
activities. In addition, the encyclopedia includes a suite of
primary sources that offer a look into the personal experiences of
gang members, examine efforts by law enforcement and public
officials to address gang activity, and address wider societal
factors that make eradicating gangs such a difficult task.
Comprises approximately 200 encyclopedia entries on gangs in the
United States Illustrates entries through 16 primary documents
Provides a chronology to help readers to contextualize developments
related to gang activity Includes a Guide to Related Topics to
facilitate tangential discovery Defines terms essential to
understanding the subject matter of the text in a glossary
Drawing from many disciplinary areas, this edited volume explores
how the Coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately harmed
vulnerable and marginalized people in the U.S. Chapters address
harm to people of color that exacerbated structural racism and harm
to low-wage workers that highlighted existing inequalities. In
addition, the volume provides strategies that have been successful
in mitigating these harms and recommendations for a postpandemic
more peaceful and just future.
Drawing from many disciplinary areas, this edited volume explores
how the Coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately harmed
vulnerable and marginalized people in the U.S. Chapters address
harm to people of color that exacerbated structural racism and harm
to low-wage workers that highlighted existing inequalities. In
addition, the volume provides strategies that have been successful
in mitigating these harms and recommendations for a postpandemic
more peaceful and just future.
Covering some of the most hotly contested topics in crime and
criminal justice, including proposed sentencing and prison reforms,
controversial developments like Stand Your Ground laws, and Supreme
Court decisions, this work supplies essential background, current
data, and a range of viewpoints on these important issues. Should
people be able to use lethal force before retreating? What are the
arguments for and against executing mentally ill inmates? Should
police always need warrants to search individuals or their
property? How can we best hold accountable white collar offenders?
Why do men perpetrate crime at higher rates than women? This
two-volume set grapples with the answers to these complex questions
and many more, enabling readers to better understand current
crime/punishment issues within the context of America's
ever-evolving culture, economy, and politics. This
multidisciplinary reference work offers a current and thorough
compilation of the most important and hotly contested topics
related to crime and criminal justice. Organized alphabetically,
each entry presents scholarly research and authoritative sources to
inform readers about the subject. Provides readers with a thorough
analysis of the most controversial topics in criminal justice that
includes contributions from renowned scholars, activists, victim
service providers, and other experts Addresses current trends and
problems in America's criminal justice system Includes tables,
graphs, and charts tracking the most important developments related
to crime, sentencing, and the prison system
Using historical and current examples from film, television,
literature, advertisements, and music, this book reveals the ways
that rape and abuse are typically presented-and misrepresented-and
evaluates the impact of these depictions on consumers. Incidences
of domestic abuse and sexual assault aren't only commonplace
nationwide and the source of a shockingly large number of serious
injuries and deaths; they're also problems that are often subject
to myths and misleading depictions in popular culture and media.
The author of this important book seeks to shed light on the
situation by examining the specific issues related to domestic
violence and sexual assault, from the scope and extent of the
problem to victim and offender characteristics, and from common
misconceptions to societal, cultural, and judicial responses and
prevention efforts. Each chapter discusses movies, music,
literature, and other forms of popular culture that address issues
of domestic abuse and sexual assault, identifying both accurate
depictions and problematic examples. The final section of the book
addresses how our culture responds to and attempts to prevent
domestic abuse and sexual assault, covering depictions of police
response to these kinds of crimes in popular culture, how the
justice system handles these cases, and individual and community
efforts to curb domestic abuse and sexual assault. A compendium of
films, documentaries, popular books, and song lyrics featuring
domestic abuse and sexual assault enables readers to easily
investigate the subject further. Addresses both positive and
negative depictions of domestic abuse and sexual assault from
recent popular culture, utilizing examples from film, television,
literature, music, advertisements, and more Presents information
that is ideal for undergraduate courses in gender studies,
sociology, and psychology as well as communications and popular
culture classes Utilizes the most current research on dating and
domestic and sexual violence to clearly demonstrate the importance
of how these issues and crimes are depicted in popular culture
Provides a comprehensive appendix of additional resources that
directs students in investigating the topic further
A timely investigation of the history, legislation, and
perpetrators of school violence, this guide debunks the myths and
misconceptions about this terrible problem of national concern.
With school violence on the rise, schools have implemented security
safeguards like never before in the form of metal detectors, video
cameras, and armed guards. School communities have mixed opinions
regarding these drastic prevention measures-many welcome the
protection, while some condemn the reminders of violence these
tactics evoke. This comprehensive text introduces the history of
school violence in the United States, providing an overview of
proposed causes-from violent video games, to inadequate parental
involvement, to bullying by classmates-and detailing the pros and
cons of various deterrents. Experienced criminologist Laura Finley
incorporates personal reflections, primary source data, and
profiles of key figures to address the painful reality of school
shootings and other violent acts. The text expounds upon the
characteristics of victims, individuals who are most likely to
carry out violence, and common types of assaults. Chapters include
a discussion on current legislation; stories of infamous
perpetrators; activists who are working to make schools safer; and
school, community, and societal risk factors. Addresses significant
milestones in legislation and policies that have been enacted to
respond to and prevent school violence Contains an informative
timeline of key events in the history of school violence and
prevention Highlights key court cases as well as data related to
measuring violence Provides a compilation of best practices for the
prevention of school violence Features perspectives from diverse
viewpoints, including administrators, students, and academics
How has Barack Obama done in his first term as a "progressive
president," especially in relation to his campaign assertions? This
book analyzes the performance of Obama and his administration in
promoting progressive causes in a wide range of policy areas,
including the economy, education, immigration, healthcare reform,
criminal justice, and foreign affairs. Grading the 44th President:
A Report Card on Barack Obama's First Term as a Progressive Leader
is written in clear language that is free of jargon and from a
leftist perspective, offering a comprehensive analysis and critique
of Obama's performance as a progressive president during his first
term. The authors provide in-depth analyses with respect to Obama's
handling of specific issues, including the economy, education,
healthcare, criminal justice policy, the environment, immigration,
Iraq and Afghanistan, race relations, gender issues, and
gay/lesbian issues, covering topics in detail that general
biographies of Obama and examinations of his political career miss.
This book presents clear, accessible information for general
readers, and contains in-depth discussion of topics useful to high
school, college, and university students of sociology, government,
political science, philosophy, and history.
This book offers a practical guide to the everyday actions and
decisions that anyone can take to promote gender equality and
social justice in their own life and the world around them. Beyond
Burning Bras: Feminist Activism for Everyone is an antidote to the
poison of shock jocks who caricature the women's movement as a
radical fringe of man-haters and paint activists as spoiled
hooligans. Two real-life feminist activists, Laura Finley and Emily
Stringer focus on the mainstream of everyday feminism, explaining
what feminism is really all about and fanning out a spectrum of
simple, imaginative, user-friendly ways in which ordinary readers
can promote gender equality and social equity in their own lives
and in the world around them. Beyond Burning Bras taps the life
stories and first-person accounts of 50 ordinary individuals of
every age, sex, sexuality, class, nationality, race, ethnicity, and
learning style. All of them tell how they found within themselves
the courage to take a stand on the front lines of feminist
activism, whether in subtle private ways or in life-changing public
ways. After a survey of the history of feminism in the United
States, the authors and contributors show in successive chapters
how feminism today meshes with other forms of activism relating to
the workplace, sexual violence, the environment, politics, human
bodies, the arts, youth, empowerment, and mothering. Comprises over
50 entries arranged topically to show the broad reach of
contemporary feminism Presents more than 40 contributors, including
scholars, activists, professionals, students, and more Offers a
timeline of key events in feminist activism provided at beginning
of volume Includes an annotated appendix of recommended resources
for feminist activists, including books, websites, and periodicals
Revelations about U.S. torture and prisoner abuse in blatant
violation of the long-established and universally recognized Geneva
Conventions have horrified most Americans. Nevertheless, it has
been argued that the high stakes of the "War on Terror" have made
the protections offered by the Conventions obsolete, or that the
abuses are the work of a few rogue soldiers and officers. This book
reaches past the headlines into the historical record to document
POW torture and also domestic prisoner abuse dating well back in
our history as well as government and military knowledge of and
collusion in such ostensibly illegal and reprehensible acts. Is
torture and prisoner abuse justified in the name of some greater
good? As a society we shall have to decide. The historical record
presented here can contribute much to an informed national
discussion. Series features: BLTimeline anchoring the discussion in
time and place BLBibliography of print and Internet resources
guiding further exploration of the subject BLCharts and tables
analyzing complex data, including survey results
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Sports Scandals (Hardcover)
Peter Finley, Laura L. Finley, Jeffrey Fountain
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Cheaters, gamblers, drugs, and violence. Sound like the latest
action/adventure film? It is most likely playing in a stadium, ice
rink, track field, basketball court, or ballpark near you. We're
talking about the larger-than-life scandals that often surround and
sometimes engulf the world of sports. Covering everything from the
little leagues to college and professional sports, Sports Scandals
offers students an intriguing, readable guide to the most notorious
scandals in American sports history. Each chapter focuses on a
specific category of scandal, including race-related,
gender-related, drug-related, violence-related, recruiting and
academic-related, and coaching scandals. Insightful, in-depth
entries offer and overview of the historical and cultural context,
what occurred and who was involved, as well as the response to the
scandal. Entries within chapters clearly outline the diversity of
viewpoints surrounding the scandal as well as the associated
ethical, moral, and legal issues. Highlighting why sport scandals
matter to athletes, to coaches, to teams, to organizations, to the
media, and to the public, this volume is an ideal resource for both
ready reference and for reading cover-to-cover. Among the scandals
featured: BLMichael Vick busted for bad newz kennels BLBasketbrawl
BLMike Tyson bites Evander Holyfield BLBay Area Laboratory
Co-operative (BALCO) BLBarry Bonds, home run king BLWorld Series
for sale! The 1919 Chicago Black Sox BLPete Rose banned from
baseball BLUniversity of Colorado recruiting and sex scandals
BLAcademic cheating shocks West Point in 1951 BLSouthern Methodist
University Football given death penalty BLDon Imus takes cheap shot
at Rutgers basketball playersBLMuhammad Ali versus the U.S.
military BLBombing of Atlanta Olympics in 1996
Throughout U.S. history, attitudes toward young people have
vacillated between fear of and fear for. These attitudes impact
social programs for youth, including the system of juvenile
justice. Attitudes are shaped by the socio-political and cultural
cliimate of the times, and can be traced back to colonial times.
However, changing mores and values often create confusion and
conflict, resulting in ineffective strategies for preventing and
responding to juvenile delinquency. Tracing the history of juvenile
justice back to the pre-colonial era through the present day,
Finley sheds light on just how we arrived where we are in terms of
juvenile justice. She connects the competing attitudes about young
people to the social, economic, and political changes of a given
era, and offers recommendations for establishing more effective and
more humane policies toward juveniles in the justice system. Early
America is known for its harsh treatment of young people, most
notably, the stubborn child laws, which authorized use of the death
penalty for children who defied their parents. Yet, even then, many
people held more nurturing attitudes toward youth. Thus originated
the mixed messages in the U.S. regarding juvenile delinquency and
the hodgepodge of approaches that follow. The establishment of the
juvenile justice system, founded on the concept of parens patriae,
or the state as parent, would seem to have settled the debate over
how juvenile offenders should be treated. In reality, however,
there remains much controversy over how best to handle juvenile
offenders, especially those who commit the most serious offenses.
While some still maintain juveniles are developmentally different
and should be treated in ways consistent with these differences,
others are dismayed at what they feel to be a system that is too
lenient and that leads to higher juvenile crime rates and more
serious offenses. With the advent of three strikes laws, curfew
laws, boot camps, and referring juveniles to adult courts, and
subsequently assigning them to adult prisons, many question just
how we got to this place in juvenile justice. Here, Finley offers
the history behind the controversial goals and development of the
juvenile justice system, providing detailed descriptions of the
major trends in juvenile justice. Addressing the most current
aspects of the controversy, she also sheds light on issues of race,
social class, and gender. Offering recommendations for addressing
the weaknesses and confusion in the system, Finley offers a unique
and compelling perspective on controversial subject.
From concerns about juveniles' "incorrigibility" at the turn of the
century to school violence in the 1990s, adults have attempted to
understand, control, and prevent juvenile violence. Yet, juvenile
violence takes many forms, including both violence by juveniles and
violence against juveniles, and has various causes and
consequences. Since juvenile violence cannot be understood without
examining the social context of a given time, this comprehensive
encyclopedia provides a historical overview of many significant
time periods and offers entries about many types of juvenile
violence. It covers competing theories of youth violence; issues
such as gender, race, and educational status; and the criminal
justice system's methods for dealing with both victims and
offenders over time. Additionally, several topics that receive
little attention in traditional volumes about juvenile violence,
such as hazing, systemic violence in schools, peaceable schools,
are covered in these pages. Each entry utilizes current sources,
making the book as up-to-date as possible. The front and back
matter offer important information, including a chronological list
of significant events related to juvenile violence and book and Web
resources. Authors represent many different fields, including
Sociology, Psychology, Education, History, Social Work, Political
Science, Policing, and English. This offers readers a diversity of
perspectives and information from a variety of sources. Confronting
a difficult and often-misunderstood subject, this encyclopedia is
essential to a better understanding of juvenile violence.
In America, sports are a popular passion, and an astoundingly
lucrative business as well. Americans pay out millions of dollars
annually for channels and stadiums to bring them closer to their
favorite players, and every year, young athletes go to greater
lengths to reach those exalted fields of play themselves.
Unfortunately, in the quest to offer an ever more compelling
product, the sports industry is blind to the manner in which that
product is created. Doping, playing through injury, and eating
disorders are widespread problems in both professional and college
athletics, and speak volumes about the lengths to which people will
go in order to make themselves successful. Dirty play, hazing, and
cheating are common even at the lowest levels. Most troubling of
all, however, are the societal problems created by the sports
industry, which include racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia.
Peter and Laura Finley's comprehensive work confronts the many
problems facing athletics today. Using numerous examples (both
historical and current), they begin with the issue as they exist at
the highest levels and as they are represented in the media. They
then go on to look at how the values and models expressed by
professionals are adopted and utilized by coaches, parents, and
eventually by amateur athletes of all ages. Finally, the Finleys
provide recommendations for improving the sports environment in
America, suggesting ways we can work to counteract some of these
many harmful influences to ensure that sports realize their
potential as a positive and rewarding activity.
A comprehensive resource, this book reviews current and historical
examples of violence in film, television, radio, music, music
videos, video games, and novels. Despite decades of attention and
various attempts to enact legislation that limits violence in
American popular culture, it remains ubiquitous across films,
television, radio, music, music videos, video games, and popular
fiction. Studies have shown that programs marketed to children are
often remarkably violent and that viewing or otherwise consuming
such violence has numerous negative effects on children's
psychological health. This book sheds light on the scholarship
related to violence in popular culture and compares historical and
current examples, analyzing popular shows such as Game of Thrones,
video games such as Mortal Kombat, young adult fiction including
the trilogy The Hunger Games, and more. Not only does Violence in
American Popular Culture provide a comprehensive review of the
research about the effects of violence in media, but it also offers
detailed assessments of violent content in various expressions of
popular culture. In addition, it invites readers to compare
violence in American popular culture with that globally via entries
on violence in popular culture outside the United States. An
appendix of additional resources and primary sources gives readers
further tools for deepening their understanding of this complex and
controversial issue. Informs about issues and controversies related
to violence in popular culture today Includes entries on a
diversity of genres, both historical and contemporary Offers a
global comparison via significant entries about violence in popular
culture outside the U.S. Features an easy-to-read format and
includes introductions and other accompanying materials
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