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This book is part of a two volume set that examines prostitution
and sex trafficking on a global scale, with each chapter devoted to
a particular country in one of seven "geo-cultural" areas of the
world. The 18 chapters in this volume (Volume I) are devoted to
examination of the commercial sex industry (CSI) in countries
within Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Oceania, while the 16
chapters that comprise Volume II focus exclusively on Europe, Latin
America, and North America. Volume II also includes a "global"
section, which includes chapters that are globally relevant -
rather than those devoted to a particular country or geographic
location. The content of each volume, as well as each chapter,
reflects great diversity - diversity in focus, writing style, and
personal position regarding the commercial sex industry. Diversity
extends to the contributors, who are comprised of international
scholars, service providers, and policy advocates representing a
variety of fields and disciplines, with distinct and varied frames
of reference and theoretical underpinnings with regard to the
commercial sex industry. In addition to addressing aspects of the
CSI across the globe, as impacted by geography and culture, authors
have also provided a spectrum of implications of their work -
implications ranging from continued scholarship and research, to
legislative maneuvers and policy change, to suggestions for
collaboration across NGOS, fieldworkers, clinicians, and service
providers. Together, the 34 expertly-crafted chapters provide a
wealth of knowledge from which to more deeply appreciate and
contemplate the global commercial sex industry. By uniting
contributors from around the world, this book aims to build a
relatively common knowledge base on global prostitution and sex
trafficking.
In today's healthcare environment, lay people are increasingly
anxious to play a more involved role in decisions that affect their
well being. They actively seek medical and health information in
libraries, bookstores, and on the Internet. Such high demand has
left many public librarians struggling to meet their clients'
needs, even as large numbers of new publications are becoming
available. This book addresses the issues involved in developing a
CHI collection in public libraries, with particular attention to
the needs and behaviors of its target clientele.
This is the first book on health literacy specifically for and by
librarians.Nearly a quarter of the U.S. population struggles with
low literacy - and low health literacy. The inability to read,
understand, and effectively utilize health information is linked to
higher levels of chronic disease, more frequent emergency room
visits, and early mortality. The cost and quality of care
implications are enormous, and health literacy is a hot topic for
policy makers and researchers - and for libraries struggling to
respond to patrons' unmet health information needs.This
authoritative MLA guide will help you understand the vital role
that medical, hospital, public, and health libraries are uniquely
qualified to play in improving health literacy. You will learn
innovative ways to use collection development, the reference
interview, community health information, and Web resources, as well
as strategies for working with special needs populations, including
seniors, the disabled, ESL groups, and people of diverse social and
cultural backgrounds. Case studies illustrate best practices,
including ways to partner with health care providers and other
organizations to create and fund health literacy programming in
your community and make your library a vital player in this
increasingly important information needs area.
This book is part of a two-volume set that examines prostitution
and sex trafficking on a global scale, with each chapter devoted to
a particular country in one of seven geo-cultural areas of the
world. The 16 chapters in this volume (Volume II) are devoted to
examination of the commercial sex industry (CSI) in countries
within Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Oceania, while the 18
chapters comprising Volume I focus exclusively on Europe, Latin
America, and North America. This volume also includes a "global"
section, which includes chapters that are globally relevant -
rather than those devoted to a particular country or geographic
location. The content of each Volume, as well as each chapter,
reflects great diversity - diversity in focus, writing style, and
personal position regarding the commercial sex industry. Diversity
extends to the contributors, who are comprised of international
scholars, service providers, and policy advocates representing a
variety of fields and disciplines, with distinct and varied frames
of reference and theoretical underpinnings with regard to the
commercial sex industry. In addition to addressing aspects of the
CSI across the globe, as impacted by geography and culture, authors
have also provided a spectrum of implications of their work -
implications ranging from continued scholarship and research, to
legislative maneuvers and policy change, to suggestions for
collaboration across NGOS, fieldworkers, clinicians, and service
providers. Together, the 34 expertly-crafted chapters provide a
wealth of knowledge from which to more deeply appreciate and
contemplate the global commercial sex industry. By uniting
contributors from around the world, this book aims to build a
relatively common knowledge base on global prostitution and sex
trafficking.
This book is part of a two volume set that examines prostitution
and sex trafficking on a global scale, with each chapter devoted to
a particular country in one of seven "geo-cultural" areas of the
world. The 18 chapters in this volume (Volume I) are devoted to
examination of the commercial sex industry (CSI) in countries
within Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Oceania, while the 16
chapters that comprise Volume II focus exclusively on Europe, Latin
America, and North America. Volume II also includes a "global"
section, which includes chapters that are globally relevant -
rather than those devoted to a particular country or geographic
location. The content of each volume, as well as each chapter,
reflects great diversity - diversity in focus, writing style, and
personal position regarding the commercial sex industry. Diversity
extends to the contributors, who are comprised of international
scholars, service providers, and policy advocates representing a
variety of fields and disciplines, with distinct and varied frames
of reference and theoretical underpinnings with regard to the
commercial sex industry. In addition to addressing aspects of the
CSI across the globe, as impacted by geography and culture, authors
have also provided a spectrum of implications of their work -
implications ranging from continued scholarship and research, to
legislative maneuvers and policy change, to suggestions for
collaboration across NGOS, fieldworkers, clinicians, and service
providers. Together, the 34 expertly-crafted chapters provide a
wealth of knowledge from which to more deeply appreciate and
contemplate the global commercial sex industry. By uniting
contributors from around the world, this book aims to build a
relatively common knowledge base on global prostitution and sex
trafficking.
This book is part of a two-volume set that examines prostitution
and sex trafficking on a global scale, with each chapter devoted to
a particular country in one of seven geo-cultural areas of the
world. The 16 chapters in this volume (Volume II) are devoted to
examination of the commercial sex industry (CSI) in countries
within Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Oceania, while the 18
chapters comprising Volume I focus exclusively on Europe, Latin
America, and North America. This volume also includes a "global"
section, which includes chapters that are globally relevant --
rather than those devoted to a particular country or geographic
location. The content of each Volume, as well as each chapter,
reflects great diversity -- diversity in focus, writing style, and
personal position regarding the commercial sex industry. Diversity
extends to the contributors, who are comprised of international
scholars, service providers, and policy advocates representing a
variety of fields and disciplines, with distinct and varied frames
of reference and theoretical underpinnings with regard to the
commercial sex industry. In addition to addressing aspects of the
CSI across the globe, as impacted by geography and culture, authors
have also provided a spectrum of implications of their work --
implications ranging from continued scholarship and research, to
legislative maneuvers and policy change, to suggestions for
collaboration across NGOS, fieldworkers, clinicians, and service
providers. Together, the 34 expertly-crafted chapters provide a
wealth of knowledge from which to more deeply appreciate and
contemplate the global commercial sex industry. By uniting
contributors from around the world, this book aims to build a
relatively common knowledge base on global prostitution and sex
trafficking. Viewed from a unified, global perspective, it is hoped
that this common understanding will lead to a grounded theory and
integrated view with applicable suggestions for international
efforts aimed at interventio
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