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Introduces readers to essential concepts in neuroethics, including cultural neuroethics, the foundation of neuroscience, and methodological issues. Dedicated chapters explore the key principles of neuroethics and various theoretical perspectives, including Western, Eastern, and Middle Eastern views.
Featuring contributed chapters written by multidisciplinary scholars Empowering Women in a Global Eco-Village provides readers with insight into how interviewing women regarding their lived experiences within a culture situation or observation can provide a vehicle for women to be heard accurately and with intention.
Clear compact and concise this book helps students progressively master grammatical concepts acquire meaningful vocabulary and begin to successfully read real Latin from Roman authors. All practice sentences, passages, and illustrative examples are taken verbatim from over 150 primary works by 38 classical Roman authors.
Provides students with a succinct and practical overview of the discipline. The text features a distinct focus on the practice of forensic psychology and on the American and Canadian legal parameters that govern that practice.
Provides readers with an overview of the counseling discipline with emphasis on developing a culturally responsive practice rooted in social justice. The text offers traditional information integrated with evidence-based techniques and practices based upon key multicultural and social justice competencies.
Offers a management perspective on issues related to law enforcement, corrections, and human resources. The book provides insight into, as well as analysis of, internal and external issues within the criminal justice system. In addition, it gives readers a foundational understanding of the globalization of crime.
Provides readers with a comprehensive treatment of critical knowledge needed to understand, prevent, prepare for, and respond to catastrophic acts of violence. This is an ideal resource for courses in security management, homeland security, terrorism, public administration, and law enforcement.
Helps students develop a fundamental understanding of the process of forensics. The manual bridges the gap between learned material and practical application, challenging students to apply what they've learned in lectures to a laboratory environment.
Provides students with thought-provoking texts that build upon each other to shorten or expand readers' ideas of logic. The text addresses all major subcategories of logic and provides each their own spotlight.
Through a collection of carefully selected articles, Political Sociology helps students analyse and understand events in the political and social world through the lens of power structures and the distribution of power in society. Thoroughly modern in approach, this volume is an exemplary resource for courses in the social sciences.
Describes ancient cultural traditions of the Olmec, Maya, Zapotec, and Aztecs, among others, providing students with a survey of Precontact Mesoamerica. The text features a multidisciplinary approach, including perspectives from archaeology, cultural history, epigraphy, art history, and ethnography.
Addresses the importance of religion in ancient civilizations and encourages readers to evaluate these civilizations both historically and critically. The selected readings help readers understand civilizations as whole systems with not only social and political characteristics, but also religious ones.
Provides readers with a comprehensive overview of telebehavioral health, including definitions and concepts, the benefits and barriers associated with practice, and an interprofessional framework for telebehavioral health competencies. The competencies outlined help readers develop an engaged, ethical, and effective telebehavioral health practice.
Examines the unique challenges that individuals from a variety of populations may face as they move their careers forward while simultaneously challenging complex barriers to their employment and career success. Each chapter is written by someone with specialized knowledge or lived experience in the area of diversity being examined.
As the need for mental health services increases dramatically, the need for competent, effective counselors has risen in tandem. This book provides future counselors with a clear, focused orientation to the field, and helps readers understand the evolution of the role of the mental health counselor.
Provides readers with a greater understanding of rape culture, the prevalence of sexual assault in America, and interventions that can create a safer world in which sexual relationships are healthy and consensual.
Designed to help students develop resiliency, self-facilitation, initiation, and executive function skills that contribute to academic success. The text helps students develop behaviours critical to success, identify and leverage their unique strengths within their courses, and learn how to effectively overcome internal and external obstacles.
Provides students with a structured and detailed explanation of the probabilistic and statistical aspects of actuarial science to help them formalize and deepen their knowledge in these areas. The text is divided into two distinct parts with the first focusing on probability and the second focusing on statistics.
Provides students with a collection of translated ancient texts from cultural, religious, and philosophical sources to help readers better understand how various societies have formed their codes of ethics.
Presents students with a collection of carefully curated readings that examine the major psychopathologies in the DSM-5 from a variety of viewpoints. The book encourages readers to critically analyse various perspectives, decide which they agree with and which they do not, and use the information to develop their therapeutic approaches.
Helps young adults live healthier lives and develop plans for both acute and chronic health needs. The book provides instruction on basic health concepts and presents scientifically relevant information on exercise, nutrition, and general health issues.
A concise, accessible textbook focusing on the history of life and evolution within geological and climatic contexts. The text includes new and updated pedagogical features, including key words, figure captions, photos, chapter summaries, and study points throughout at key intervals.
Presents readings that encourage students to explore issues related to modernization, nationalism, the state, and national identity in China, Japan, and Korea. The reader's Introduction examines the ""Washington Consensus"" and its competitors, and the 21st century shift in global economic power from the Anglo-American West to China.
An innovative educational package that combines a concise, approachable textbook with a collection of online active learning activities designed to help students apply what they learn in their work environment and achieve impactful results.
Provides students with an interactive introduction to key concepts in chemistry. Short chapters guide students to understanding through simple questions, followed by more advanced practice exercises designed to be completed in a group setting with instructor assistance.
Introduces future educators to theories, instructional strategies, and student activities to help them effectively prepare to teach English Language Arts. With a focus on inclusivity, the author introduces readers to specific populations of learners and provides them with teaching approaches that support special and exceptional groups of students.
Provides students with valuable, class-tested readings that introduce them to forensic studies and underscore the importance of forensic evidence within the criminal justice system. Designed to inspire critical thought and ethical practice, this is an ideal resource for foundational courses in forensics, criminal justice, and criminology.
Connects theory and practice to illustrate competent communication practices are a direct result of cross-disciplinary theories. Case studies provide real-world examples dealing with culture, diversity and inclusion, ethics, power, and social influence. Discussion questions, self-assessments, and activities further develop readers' competencies.
Provides students with a collection of curated readings that focus on modern challenges within these regions. Designed to encourage discussion, critical thinking, and reflection, Racialism, Drugs, and Migration is an ideal resource for courses in ethnic and cultural studies.
Provides readers with a variety of articles that showcase examples of cutting-edge research on crime and media. The text helps students better understand how crime and media are intertwined within culture and how this unique connection influences our behaviours, attitudes, and values.
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