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Margaret Nelson investigates the lives of single, working-class
mothers in this compelling and timely book. Through personal
interviews, she uncovers the different challenges that mothers and
their children face in small town America--a place greatly changed
over the past fifty years as factory work has dried up and national
chains like Walmart have moved in.
Filling a significant gap in the cross-cultural and
cross-disciplinary literature within the field of Pasifika
(Polynesian) and Maori identities and mental health, this volume
focuses on bridging mental health related research and practice
within the indigenous communities of the South Pacific. Much of the
content reflects both differences from and relationships with the
dominant Western theories and practices so often unsuccessfully
applied with these groups. The contributors represent both
experienced researchers and practitioners and address topics such
as research examining traditional and emerging Pasifika identities;
contemporary research and practice in working with Pasifika youth
and adolescents; culturally-appropriate approaches for working with
Pasifika adults; and practices in supervision that have been
developed by Maori and Pasifika practitioners. Chapters include
practice scenarios, research reports, analyses of topical issues,
and discussions about the appropriateness of applying Western
theory in other cultural contexts. As Pasifika cultures are still
primarily oral cultures, the works of several leading Maori and
Pasifika poets that give voice to the changing identities and
contemporary challenges within Pacific communities are also
included.
Bonita Valdez Rand has escaped from her brother's custody in Mexico
and now rides into New Mexico to kill Chad Donovan, the man
responsible for her late husband's death and for ruining her life.
On the stagecoach, she meets Andrew Hilgendorf, a man searching for
his notorious older brother Nick Doran at Donovan's Bar CD ranch, a
gathering place for outlaws. There is a lot of tension leading to a
major gunfight involving most of the characters in the book,
including Bonita's brother, who has followed her from Mexico City.
With the help of Nick and Andrew, Bonita kills her brother and
Donovan and Donovan's son Kerwin. The Bar CD outlaws are killed or
captured by lawmen, including Nick, who is alive but seriously
wounded and in the custody of Bob Fleming, a Texas Ranger friend of
Andrew's.
Bonita Valdez Rand has escaped from her brother's custody in Mexico
and now rides into New Mexico to kill Chad Donovan, the man
responsible for her late husband's death and for ruining her life.
On the stagecoach, she meets Andrew Hilgendorf, a man searching for
his notorious older brother Nick Doran at Donovan's Bar CD ranch, a
gathering place for outlaws. There is a lot of tension leading to a
major gunfight involving most of the characters in the book,
including Bonita's brother, who has followed her from Mexico City.
With the help of Nick and Andrew, Bonita kills her brother and
Donovan and Donovan's son Kerwin. The Bar CD outlaws are killed or
captured by lawmen, including Nick, who is alive but seriously
wounded and in the custody of Bob Fleming, a Texas Ranger friend of
Andrew's.
Examining the lives of single, working-class mothers in rural
America, Margaret Nelson investigates the life of the still
stigmatized single-mom. Nelson finds that most rely on low-paid
jobs, welfare, inconsistent child support, and help from family and
friends just to get by as they often don't have enough money to
provide for themselves or their children. Nelson is most interested
in how these women make do for themselves and their families,
especially in the face of disappearing welfare and state aid
programs as well as a society that still shames single and
out-of-wedlock mothers. The book also explores the different
challenges that mothers and their children face in small town
America - a place greatly changed in the last 50 years as factory
work has dried up and national chains like Walmart have moved in.
As with the best ethnographies, the chapters are based largely on
the biographical stories of these women and make for a fascinating
read.
Knapp 20 Jahre nach dem Pulitzer Preis fur ihr Werk "The Ants"
prasentieren Bert Hoelldobler und Edward O. Wilson einem breiten
Publikum, was die Biologen in den vergangenen zwei Jahrzehnten uber
die Organisationsformen sozial lebender Insekten herausgefunden
haben. "Superorganismen" werden Kolonien sozialer Insekten genannt,
die sich durch altruistische Zusammenarbeit sowie komplexe
Kommunikation und Arbeitsteilung auszeichnen. Ihr Studium erhellt
viele Phanomene und Konzepte von allgemeiner Bedeutung in der
Biologie. Das Buch zeigt den Weg der Evolution der
"Superorganismen". Auf diesem Wissen aufbauend werfen die Autoren
einen Blick auf einen der bedeutendsten UEbergange des Lebens: vom
Molekul uber die Zelle zum Organismus und daruberhinaus zum
Superorganismus, zur Population und schliesslich zum OEkosystem.
Dieser Softcovernachdruck halt das nachgefragte Buch weiterhin
verfugbar.
This diverse collection of essays examines important issues related
to mental health among Pacific Islanders through the topics of
identity, spirituality, the unconscious, mental trauma, and
healing. Contributors: Emeline Afeaki-Mafile'o, Margaret Nelson
Agee, Siautu Alefaio, A. Aukahi Austin, Tina Berking, Philip
Culbertson, Caroline Salumalo Fatialofa, Yvette
Guttenbeil-Po'uhila, Joseph Keawe'aimoku Kaholokula, David Lui,
Karen Lupe, Maika Lutui, Cabrini 'Ofa Makasiale, Tavita T. Maliko,
Peta Pila Palalagi, Suiamai Simi, Seilosa Skipps-Patterson,
Karanina Siaosi Sumeo, To'oa Jemaima Tiatia, Sione Tu'itahi, Fia T.
Turner-Tupou.
This diverse collection of essays examines important issues related
to mental health among Pacific Islanders through the topics of
identity, spirituality, the unconscious, mental trauma, and
healing. Contributors: Emeline Afeaki-Mafile'o, Margaret Nelson
Agee, Siautu Alefaio, A. Aukahi Austin, Tina Berking, Philip
Culbertson, Caroline Salumalo Fatialofa, Yvette
Guttenbeil-Po'uhila, Joseph Keawe'aimoku Kaholokula, David Lui,
Karen Lupe, Maika Lutui, Cabrini 'Ofa Makasiale, Tavita T. Maliko,
Peta Pila Palalagi, Suiamai Simi, Seilosa Skipps-Patterson,
Karanina Siaosi Sumeo, To'oa Jemaima Tiatia, Sione Tu'itahi, Fia T.
Turner-Tupou.
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