Títulos em Ciências Sociais

Are you drowning in information but starving for truth? Fact-Finding in the Fake News Era is your practical, non-partisan roadmap for a world where facts and fiction blur. Within weeks, these evidence-based methods become second nature.

In The Big We, Hali Lee argues that the future of philanthropy belongs to community action, specifically giving circles―groups of people who come together to pool their resources to make positive change. Born of traditions of generosity rooted in many of our ancestral cultures, giving circles provide a way for us to overcome our sense of overwhelm at the many problems we face by learning, acting, and giving together.

Deutschland ist seit über 35 Jahren wiedervereint, doch die Mauern in den Köpfen sind längst nicht abgebaut. Die Kluft zwischen Ost und West scheint größer denn je. Die Stärke der AfD–vor allem bei der jungen Wählerschaft–ist Beleg für eine große Polarisierung. Genau diese Themen greift Nora Zabel in ihrem gesellschaftskritischen Sachbuch auf. Mitte der 1990er Jahre in der mecklenburgischen Provinz geboren, verlor sie niemals die Hoffnung auf eine gleichberechtigte Gesellschaft und engagierte sich schon in ihrer Schulzeit politisch.

Medical culture has a problem with consent—and it’s not just a few bad doctors. That’s the conclusion of Dr. Zed Zha in Consented, a groundbreaking look at how the healthcare industry ignores patients’ agency and perpetuates violence. Even the best and most caring doctors can fall prey to what Dr. Zha identifies as medical rape culture: a system of beliefs and practices that enable and normalize the violation of patients’ autonomy. Dr. Zha shows how this culture is historically entrenched and argues that we need a sea change in our healthcare system to stop repeating the same mistakes.

A timely, bold, and necessary guide for parents who want to fight the rise of fascism and right-wing extremism—starting at home.

A hard-hitting exposé of how methadone clinics fail people in recovery—and an urgent, unapologetic case for their abolition.

Chuck Klosterman—New York Times bestselling cultural critic, journalist, and, yes, football psychotic—did not write this book to help you deepen your appreciation of football, or to be that person at a party, or to make better bets, or validate your preexisting views, positive or negative. Football does in fact do all of these things, but only as steps on the path to the commanding heights.

Asian Americans represent the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, yet few books capture how historical events, immigration experiences, cultural values, and unhelpful generational patterns contribute to this group's thoughts, attitudes, and actions in ways that impact relationships, well-being, and psychological health. In Patterns That Remain, Stacey Diane Arañez Litam empowers listeners to heal from diasporic wounds and become people, partners, and parents who embody abundance mentalities grounded in joy, balance, and gratitude.

Mothers and fathers use their time differently, with women spending roughly twice as many hours on family labor as men. But what about the gendered differences in the ways women and men think? What's on Her Mind provides an illuminating look at the cognitive labor that families depend on and reveals why this essential aspect of family life is disproportionately handled by women—even in couples that aspire to practice equality.

How to Tell When We Will Die expands upon Hedva's paradigm-shifting perspective in a series of slyly subversive and razor-sharp essays that range from the theoretical to the personal―from Deborah Levy and Susan Sontag to wrestling, kink, mysticism, death, and the color yellow.

There is a way to exponentially change your business’ earning potential! Having a sustainable income in business is difficult, and most young businesses fail within their first three years. Knowing which business is right for you can be confusing and overwhelming. If you have gotten the degrees, read the books, watched the webinars, and still don’t know what’s missing, you are not alone, and there is a reason why you are stuck. Owning and operating a successful business without burnout is possible!

The dominant cultural worldview is based upon extraction and exploitation practices that have brought us to the precipice of social, environmental, and climate collapse. Braiding poetic storytelling, climate justice analyses, and collective knowledge of Earth-centered cultures, The Story Is in Our Bones opens a portal to restoration and justice beyond the end of a world in crisis.

Stan Moody's meticulous examination of the Brandon Drewry case serves as a stark reminder of the disparities in our criminal justice system. Through Drewry's story, Moody unveils the systemic failures that lead to unjust convictions and disproportionately harsh sentences. Joshua D'Alessio, MHA LADC CCS, Executive Director, Health Equity Alliance A poignant, in-depth study of an individual's struggle for justice. Should be required reading for judges, attorneys, and students of the law.

Liberati dalle catene dell'abuso e sappi che ti aspettano giorni più luminosi Hai una relazione con una persona narcisista, violenta o tossica? Sei stanco di sentirti non abbastanza bravo? Vuoi liberarti dagli schemi della codipendenza? Non sei solo. Milioni di persone sono colpite dalla codipendenza ogni giorno. Ma c'è speranza. La codipendenza è un modello di comportamento che può essere superato. Questo audiolibro ti aiuterà a capire e a superare gli schemi che ti hanno frenato. Meriti di avere una relazione sana e felice, in cui sei trattato con rispetto e amore.

L'abuso narcisistico è la forma più comune di abuso emotivo e psicologico oggi esistente. È così diffuso perché può capitare a chiunque, indipendentemente dall’età, dalla razza, dal sesso o dallo status socioeconomico. Questa guida è stata scritta da chi ci è passato e sa quanto sia difficile rimettersi in piedi. Qui trovi una visione completa del narcisismo e di tutte le sue forme, in modo da poter iniziare a guarire.

In How to Say It to Seniors, geriatric psychology expert David Solie offers help in removing the typical communication blocks many experience with the elderly. By sharing his insights into the later stages of life, Solie helps in understanding the unique perspective of seniors, and provides the tools to relate to them.

North America was not empty nor were its inhabitants savages when Europeans arrived in 1492. Quite the opposite, North America was thickly populated by indigenous people who lived in clean cities, had a thriving economy, and transformed the landscape into bountiful productivity. Forgotten Landscapes reveals the incredible extent to which Native Americans manipulated and shaped their surrounding environs through agricultural practices and urban engineering, resulting in one of the most prosperous civilizations of their time.

With an emphasis on sex positivity, inclusivity, and outside-the-box thinking, this book provides a modern take on relationship astrology. Aubrey Houdeshell reveals how to deepen connections with one or more partners, regardless of how serious or casual your relationship may be. Forget gendered language or the predictable compatibility charts—Aubrey helps you understand your sexual nature, your love language, and what your soul truly wants and needs in relationships.

Human geography offers answers to some of the most important challenges of our time. To understand contemporary struggles over global economic inequality, forced migration, racial injustice, gender justice, and the climate crisis, we must grasp the ways in which these are fought over and through space.

AI and other high-tech tools embed and reinforce America’s history of prejudice and exclusion — even when they are used with the best intentions. Patrick K. Lin’s Machine See, Machine Do: How Technology Mirrors Bias in Our Criminal Justice System takes a deep and thorough look into the use of technology in the criminal justice system, and investigates the instances of coded bias present at every level.