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An Introduction to Human Communication: Communicate, Connect, Collaborate helps students understand the roles and skills essential to communicating effectively in today's environment. Providing a fresh approach to both contemporary and traditional communication topics, this text is divided into three parts: Foundations of Communication; Interpersonal and Small Group Communication; and Public Speaking. The authors use a model of communication that integrates networked digital media, addresses cultural differences and diversity, incorporates examples from popular culture and current events, and offers sound pedagogy based on their extensive teaching and research experience. The lines between interpersonal, small group, organizational, public, and mass communication have blurred as people routinely share their thoughts and ideas with others via social networking platforms, blogs, messaging apps, texts, and emails. These ways of connecting have altered how individuals think about communication, enact relationships, and inform and persuade each other. In recognizing communicators as active message producers rather than passive message consumers, this text empowers students to successfully negotiate their agency and identity across communication contexts. This is the ideal textbook for introduction to human communication courses, helping students gain the fundamental knowledge and tools necessary for our increasingly complex world.

This book uniquely decolonizes the structure of human behavior in the social environment textbooks by starting with a discussion around marginalized populations and human development set within geopolitical context. The authors then cover relevant variations in development through a lens of historical and structural influences as well as unique biological, emotional, psychological, and/or environmental circumstances.Unlike other HBSE textbooks that typically move from infant or micro-levels and then progress toward larger systems, this book starts with larger systems that shape marginalization and human development as a context for understanding subsequent chapters in the text. Each chapter integrates the latest knowledge from neuroscience related to marginalized populations and its influence on human development. Chapters are linked to social work practice by framing how knowledge about marginalized populations, human development, and neuroscience can assist social workers in formulating engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation processes that maintains the dignity and worth of marginalized populations.Designed to help deepen student's understanding of theory for social work practice as well as the practice of other helping professionals, this text instructs students on both theories and how to actually apply them in their work with client systems.

Applying Family Theory: Teaching, Research, Practice, Life introduces students to a variety of family theories and provides them with considerations for applying family theory across professional and personal contexts. The text equips readers with the knowledge and skills they need to use family theory for the betterment of families. Each chapter focuses on a specific theory and features a fill-in-the-blank-style theory chart that students are encouraged to fill out as they read the content. They are challenged to summarize and record each theory's basic premise, key figures, epistemology, assumptions, concepts, level of analysis, and relevant studies. The book addresses family systems theory, family development theory, bioecological theory, conflict theory, social exchange theory, structural functionalism theory, relational developmental systems theory, feminist theory, family life course, family stress theory, symbolic interactionism, attachment theory, and other family theory concepts. At the end of each chapter, students are provided with a list of things to think about when applying the theory to a certain situation, as well as some general discussion questions about applying the theory. Designed to provide students with cutting-edge theory to guide family interactions, Applying Family Theory is an ideal textbook for courses and programs in family studies.

In Men's Mental Health: A Wellness-Based Approach to Healthy Masculinity, editors Paul F. Granello, Matthew S. Fleming, and Tyler D. Hudson convene the voices of leading scholars across the disciplines to examine the state of men's mental health in American society. The book paints a picture of a social system that is hostile toward men's mental health, explores the issues and challenges unique to specific male subpopulations, and provides helping professions with a strengths-based wellness approach for working with men. Contributed chapters cover development and cultural impacts on men, aging men's perspectives in counseling, fatherhood, spirituality and masculinity, and suicide as a modern male health crisis. Readers learn about common men's issues in the Latinx community, social justice-focused counseling strategies for Black male clients, and considerations and approaches to supporting gay male clients. Additional chapters explore meaning and purpose in work and leisure for men, the experiences of male veterans and first responders, and the intricacies of men and trauma counseling. The final chapter offers a strengths-based framework for working with men and promoting their overall wellness. An innovative and essential resource for modern helping professionals, Men's Mental Health is ideal for courses in counseling, social work, and psychology.

Don't Dismiss My Story: The Tapestry of Colonized Voices in White Space provides readers with a historical account of white-centered power dynamics and dominance in elementary, secondary, and higher education and the legacy of failure and hopelessness experienced by non-white students, faculty, and administrators. The book deeply examines the constructs of white privilege and entitlement and provides readers with a transformative framework to create authentic, inclusive learning spaces where multi-hyphenated identities are welcomed, seen, and heard.The opening chapter offers a historical perspective of the origin of colonialism and its impact on education in the United States. Readers learn how the founding principles of education in the U.S. are based on the colonial school's model of the British education system, which is the bedrock for exclusion, elitism, and the preservation of white privilege and Eurocentric culture. Following chapters address the psychological and social effects of exclusive education and encourage readers to examine their own personal biases and privilege through self-reflection. The closing chapter offers a transformative framework to stimulate the cultivation of authentic and inclusive learning environments through intergroup relational and collaborative practices that focus on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in educational spaces. Each chapter features an introduction, reflection exercises, key takeaways, and a case study that spotlights a real-world experience to deepen and enrich learning for all readers.Don't Dismiss My Story is an essential resource for current and prospective educators and education professionals who are committed to co-creating learning spaces that "call out" inequities and "call in" hope and equitable access for all students at all levels of education.

A Pathway to Social Work Competence: A Step-by-Step Process to Integrate the Nine Competencies into the Social Work Practicum helps readers learn the requirements of the nine competencies set out by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and to implement them during their social work practicum experience. The guide encourages individual development of professional competence and emphasizes a learn-by-doing approach. Each chapter addresses a specific competency: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior; Advance Human Right and Social, Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice; Engage in Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ADEI) in Practice; Engage in Practice-Informed Research and Research-Informed Practice; The Requirement to Engage in Policy Practice; Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities; Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities; Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities; and Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities. For each competency, the guide assists readers in applying the competency, investigating the competency description, and demonstrating one's ability to engage, assess, and evaluate. Development topics for the social work practicum seminar and educational supervision meeting are included. A Pathway to Social Work Competence is an essential resource for students taking their social work practicum.

Murder, Mayhem, and Madness: A Psychological Anthropology Perspective on Forensic and Criminal Investigation highlights the influence of culture and historical context on criminal behaviors, forensic science, and crime scene investigation. This textbook is interdisciplinary and examines the shared foundations between psychology and anthropology with narratives from Dr. Moses and articles by other scholars in their respective fields. Topics include historical attitudes toward violence in literature and imagery, the celebration of public torture and execution until the early-20th century, changing attitudes about human remains, and the conundrum of nature versus nurture in cases where children commit violent homicides. Readers learn about various techniques for locating and identifying offenders and human remains, how the presence or absence of interpersonal relationships are factors and how popular culture, identity, and gender influences public perceptions of violence and power. Created to reveal the complexity of human nature involved in the development of forensic and criminal investigation, Murder, Mayhem, and Madness is an ideal resource for courses and programs in psychological anthropology, criminal justice, criminology, and forensic sciences.

Biomechanics for Today's World provides students with a foundational, essential introduction to biomechanics, the study of human and animal movement. The text offers a wide variety of examples and applications of biomechanical knowledge to showcase the benefit of understanding the complexity of biological movement. The interactive ebook format allows students to read the text of each chapter and engage with digital learning activities-including YouTube videos, interactive videos with embedded knowledge checks, assignments, and quizzes-all within a single system. Opening chapters provide students with a brief overview of the history of the biomechanics field, introductory information about the discipline, and insight into the various areas of biomechanical research, including sports, daily life, and medicine. Additional chapters cover tools of the trade, including essential equipment and the application of vector mathematics, as well as linear kinematics, linear kinetics, angular kinematics, and angular kinetics. Closing chapters explore fluid dynamics and the future of biomechanics. Providing students with a uniquely interactive and applied introduction to the field, Biomechanics for Today's World is ideal for courses and programs in kinesiology, biomechanics, sports therapy, and related areas.

No longer does economics have to be dull or frightening to students! Practical Economics in an Ever-Changing World equips students with a working knowledge base of economics with a special focus on behavioral and psychological economics and economic applications and implications of the ever-growing field of sustainability. The interactive ebook impresses upon readers that regardless of their future career, economics will play some sort of role in their profession, because we live in a money-based society. Students learn how understanding the science and philosophy behind the economy can provide them with a clearer picture of not only business, but politics, international relations, and more. They also learn how culture, psychology, subconscious games, strategic interaction, global and local politics, and human emotions all conspire to influence the economy in different ways. The interactive ebook format allows students to read the text of each chapter and engage with digital learning activities throughout-including readings, videos, audio lectures, lecture transcripts, quizzes, homework assignments, and opportunities to create an ongoing student guide-all within a single system. The book is organized into 25 chapters and features both original material from the author and editor, Rutherford Johnson, and readings and contributions from a variety of experts in the field. The opening chapter explains to students why they need to understand economics to understand other aspects of our world. Additional chapters discuss supply and demand, elasticity, cost and production, perfect competition, monopolies, and behavioral economics in action. Students read about public goods and public policy, making decisions under decisions of risk, financial markets, philosophies that influence the economy, macroeconomics, international trade, how banks work, poverty and economic inequality, and much more. Providing readers with an engaging introduction, Practical Economics in an Ever-Changing World is an ideal textbook for foundational courses in economics.

Through a carefully curated collection of articles, Equity-Minded Systems Thinking Leadership introduces readers to a new emergent theory of leadership and describes how this theory in practice can help them better understand and act on issues related to educational equity. This approach requires educators and school leaders to recognize and take ownership of the ways in which policies, practices, and structures work together to create the educational experience of their students. The anthology seeks to lay out a pathway for school leaders to create a more democratic and equitable learning environment within their schools. The book is divided into two parts. Part I explores the complexities and nuances of organizational theories of change and presents the framework for Equity-Minded Systems Thinking Leadership. It focuses on the theoretical foundations of systems thinking leadership. Part II sits at the praxis of theory and practice by providing concrete strategies on how equity-minded school leaders can use equity principles to create and sustain more diverse, inclusive, and equitable learning environments. The eight chapters highlight the relationship between organizational culture and leadership, as well as the unmet educational needs of students, particularly students of color. Dedicated chapters address teaching and leadership in the wake of COVID-19, building an institutional culture of care, power and politics within school systems, social justice leadership, and more. Equity-Minded Systems Thinking Leadership is an innovative and essential resource for courses and programs in education, school administration, and educational leadership.

Featuring chapters written by diverse voices within the academy, Incivility and Higher Education: The Costs of Bad Behavior addresses faculty members behaving badly and how unchecked incivility can lead to a variety of dire repercussions in higher education, including governance gridlocks, increased grievances, impacts to scholarship and research production, loss of trust in the institution, occupational burnout, and more. The text highlights the ways in which incidents of bad behavior and incivility are amplified at the intersection of race and gender, further isolating and causing greater emotional, psychological, and physical distress to minoritized faculty members. Readers learn about the reasons that universities struggle with addressing bad behavior, including the unchecked assumptions and mythmaking about tenure, collective bargaining, and shared governance. The book reviews the remedies that already exist to address bad behavior, why they often aren't invoked, and strategies that can be applied to enact meaningful change. Designed to help institutions cultivate cultures characterized by fairness, respect, trust, and accountability, Incivility and Higher Education is an ideal guide for all stakeholders in higher education, including provosts, deans, staff members, alumni, faculty, chancellors, presidents, and boards.

Writing Professionally in the Social Sciences equips readers with the knowledge and skillsets they need to successfully publish scholarly articles within academic journals and beyond. Author David Royse shares accounts from his extensive publishing history as well as lessons he learned from teaching students how to write effectively. The book envisions publishing as a journey, and Royse accompanies readers on each step-from initially carving out time and identifying the journal with the best fit to finally submitting the manuscript. Opening chapters discuss preparing for the writing process, evaluating and selecting an idea for a piece, and considering a writing partner or mentor. Readers learn about the characteristics of predatory and legitimate journals, rejection rates, what to expect when submitting to open-access journals, and more. Additional chapters answer questions about the peer-review process and writing the core components of a manuscript-the introduction, literature review, and method, results, and discussion sections. Crafting abstracts, submitting a manuscript, and processing the bad news of rejection are also addressed. The final chapter discusses what goes into and how to write a book proposal. Developed to demystify the writing and submission processes, Writing Professionally in the Social Sciences is an exemplary resource for new Ph.D.'s, full- and part-time faculty, graduate students, college students, as well as practitioners and professionals who desire to be published.

Utilizing the National Collegiate Sales Competition rubric as a framework, The Rookie's Guide to Media Sales equips students with the foundational knowledge they need to become effective salespeople within the field of media and advertising. Opening chapters underscore the importance of relationship-building and effective communication in sales, describe different types of sales, provide an overview of the media environment, and review specific types of media, including newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and more. Additional chapters introduce readers to the sales cycle, offer strategies for networking, and discuss prospecting and qualifying. Students learn how to craft various types of sales communications, how to approach media research, how to conduct a sales meeting, and how to hone their skills in persuasion and reasoning. Chapters address how to approach a client during a sales meeting, identify their needs, present pitches and solutions, overcome objections, and close a meeting with intention. Students learn about media kits, buyer personalities, quality customer service, the essential elements of a business contract, and ethical situations they may face in the field. Negotiations, international business, the business lunch, nonverbal signals, and the power of promotions are covered. Designed to serve as a complete introductory resource, The Rookie's Guide to Media Sales is an ideal textbook for courses and programs in media advertising.

Foundations of Public Health: An Interactive Anthology provides students with a carefully curated collection of articles related to understanding the underlying concept of social justice as it relates to public health. Additionally, dynamic activities and additional resources provide students with an essential working knowledge base in the discipline. The interactive ebook format allows students to read the text of each reading and engage with digital learning activities throughout-including videos, activities/assignments, and quizzes-all within a single system. Opening chapters provide students with foundational public health knowledge such as a brief history of public health in the U.S., public health functions, the social determinants of health, and social justice and health equity frameworks. Additional chapters explore the numerous specialty areas of public health through the lens of social justice and health equity. In this way, topics such as epidemiology, public health research, environmental health, and more are explored through a social justice lens. Developed with the modern student in mind, this ebook incorporates multiple learning styles to help students cultivate a greater understanding of the discipline. Foundations of Public Health is an ideal resource for courses and programs in allied health, policy, public health, and community health.

Preparing School Counselors for the Field: Counseling Skills and Practice Applications well prepares future school counselors to effectively and competently support students' academic, social/emotional, and career development. The book equips readers with the necessary skillsets and knowledge to succeed in the school environment and provides examples of real-world scenarios and challenges school counselors may face in practice. Featuring an accessible, relatable style, the book covers a variety of topics, including establishing rapport with students, maintaining confidentiality, empathic confrontation, applying microskills to theory, and determining your practice style as a school counselor. The chapters incorporate essential information from the American School Counselor Association's (ASCA) Ethical Standards for School Counselors. Impactful pedagogical features such as vignettes, best practices, and key takeaways help to deepen engagement and retention of the material. Preparing Schools Counselors for the Field is an ideal resource for courses and programs in school counseling, as well as professionals new to the practice.

Wealth, Power, and Inequality in World History Vol. 1 features a unique global focus on political and economic affairs, demonstrating the close interaction between these two subjects throughout the course of world history. The text explores the ever-changing allocation of wealth and power both within individual societies and among different political entities, such as city-states, nations, and empires. Over the course of 17 chapters, this volume discusses the ways in which ruling elites have wielded wealth and power to increase their own privileges, suppress frequent internal revolts, and wage war against foreign entities. Opening chapters cover the beginnings of social inequality at the dawn of humankind, the Agricultural Revolution, the formation of city-states and empires in Mesopotamia, and early empires in Asia, Africa, and Mesoamerica. Students read about the Roman world, the unification of China through the Qin and Han dynasties, the fragmentation of Europe, trade and states in sub-Saharan Africa, the early Americas, and more. Images, maps, and discussion questions throughout inspire student engagement and support the overall learning experience. Wealth, Power, and Inequality in World History Vol. 1 is the first installment in a two-book series. The books are well suited for introductory courses in world history.

Communicative Language and Teaching in Action: Putting Principles to Work serves as an engaging and informative guide for second and foreign language teachers in training or for those pursuing a new career as language educators. The text demonstrates principles and practices of communicative and task-based language teaching, equipping readers with an innovative and effective approach to language instruction.The conceptual foundation of the book is based upon theoretical and empirical findings drawn from second language acquisition research, cognitive psychology, and brain research. It emphasizes successful instructional practices in a communicative and task-based approach to language learning. The book features copious examples of learning activities in different languages and lessons developed by experienced language teachers.Dedicated chapters cover the principles of communicative language teaching and task-based instruction; lesson planning; vocabulary and grammar in language learning; feedback and error correction; the development of listening, oral communication, reading, and writing skills; and assessment.The second edition features updated literature review in all chapters, new and dynamic teacher-training tasks, and reorganized and fresh content throughout the text, as well as a new chapter on writing and language learning.Communicative Language Teaching in Action is an ideal resource for courses and programs in foreign language education.