Blind To Sameness
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Blind To Sameness
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Author : Asia Friedman
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2013-07-15
Blind To Sameness written by Asia Friedman and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-15 with Social Science categories.
What is the role of the senses in how we understand the world? Cognitive sociology has long addressed the way we perceive or imagine boundaries in our ordinary lives, but Asia Friedman pushes this question further still. How, she asks, did we come to blind ourselves to sex sameness? Drawing on more than sixty interviews with two decidedly different populations—the blind and the transgendered—Blind to Sameness answers provocative questions about the relationships between sex differences, biology, and visual perception. Both groups speak from unique perspectives that magnify the social construction of dominant visual conceptions of sex, allowing Friedman to examine the visual construction of the sexed body and highlighting the processes of social perception underlying our everyday experience of male and female bodies. The result is a notable contribution to the sociologies of gender, culture, and cognition that will revolutionize the way we think about sex.
Signs Of Disability
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Author : Stephanie L. Kerschbaum
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2022-12-13
Signs Of Disability written by Stephanie L. Kerschbaum and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-12-13 with Health & Fitness categories.
"This book centers on story as a means of making disability available for noticing. The framework of signs of disability forwarded in this book is drawn from the author's lived experience of disability and deafness as well as rhetoric, feminist materialist scholarship, and critical disability studies"--
Sexed Up
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Author : Julia Serano
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2022-05-17
Sexed Up written by Julia Serano and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-17 with Social Science categories.
The author of landmark manifesto Whipping Girl exposes the violent ways we are all sexualized–then offers a bold path for resistance Feminists have long challenged the ways in which men tend to sexualize women. But pioneering activist, biologist, and trans woman Julia Serano argues that sexualization is a far more pervasive problem, as it’s something that we all do to other people, often without being aware of it. Why do we perceive men as sexual predators and women as sexual objects? Why are LGBTQ+ people stereotyped as being sexually indiscriminate and deceptive? Why are people of color still being hypersexualized? These stereotypes push minorities farther into the margins, and even the privileged are policed from transgressing, lest they also become targets. Many view sexualization as a mere component of sexism, racism, or queerphobia, but Serano argues that liberation from sexual violence comes through collectively confronting sexualization itself.
Mammography Wars
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Author : Asia Friedman
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2023-06-16
Mammography Wars written by Asia Friedman and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-16 with Social Science categories.
Mammography is a routine health screening performed forty million times each year in the United States, yet it remains one of the most deeply contested topics in medicine, with national health care organizations supporting conflicting guidelines. In Mammography Wars, sociologist Asia Friedman examines cultural and medical disagreements over mammography. At issue is whether to screen women under age fifty, which is rooted in deeper questions about early detection and the assumed linear and progressive development of breast cancer. Based on interviews with doctors and scientists, interviews with women ages 40 to 50, and newspaper coverage of mammography, Friedman uses the sociology of attention to map the cognitive structure of the “mammography wars,” offering insights into the entrenched nature of debates over mammography that often get missed when applying a medical lens. Friedman’s analysis also suggests the sociology of attention’s unique potential for analyzing cultural conflicts beyond mammography, and even beyond medicine.
Hidden In Plain Sight
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Author : Eviatar Zerubavel
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2015-03-13
Hidden In Plain Sight written by Eviatar Zerubavel and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-13 with Social Science categories.
Many of us take for granted that what we perceive is a completely accurate representation of the world around us. Yet we have all had the experience of suddenly realizing that the keys or glasses that we had been looking for in vain were right in front of us the whole time. The capacity of our sense organs far exceeds our mental capabilities, and as such, looking at something does not guarantee that we will notice it. Our minds constantly prioritize and organize the information we take in, bringing certain things to the foreground, while letting others - that which we deem irrelevant - recede into the background. What ultimately determines what we perceive, and what we do not? In this fascinating book, noted sociologist Eviatar Zerubavel argues that we perceive things not just as human beings but as social beings. Drawing on fascinating examples from science, the art world, optical illusions, and all walks of life, he shows that what we notice or ignore varies across cultures and throughout history, and illustrates how our environment and our social lives - everything from our lifestyles to our professions to our nationalities - play a role in determining how we actually use our senses to access the world. A subtle yet powerful examination of one of the central features of our conscious life, this book offers a way to think about all that might otherwise remain hidden in plain sight.
Theology Religion And Dystopia
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Author : Scott Donahue-Martens
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2022-09-08
Theology Religion And Dystopia written by Scott Donahue-Martens and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-08 with Literary Criticism categories.
Ancient and modern readers alike turn to dystopian tales and topics in order to make sense of experiences of reality that are increasing negative and outside their control. This volume takes theological and religious approaches to dystopian works and themes as revelatory for human flourishing.
Teaching Science To Every Child
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Author : John Settlage
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-04-23
Teaching Science To Every Child written by John Settlage and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-23 with Education categories.
"Teaching Science to Every Child provides timely and practical guidance about teaching science to all students. Particular emphasis is given to making science accessible to students who are typically pushed to the fringe - especially students of color and English language learners. Central to this text is the idea that science can be viewed as a culture, including specific methods of thinking, particular ways of communicating, and specialized kinds of tools. By using culture as a starting point and connecting it to effective instructional approaches, this text gives elementary and middle school science teachers a valuable framework to support the science learning of every student. Written in a conversational style, it treats readers as professional partners in efforts to address vital issues and implement classroom practices that will contribute to closing achievement gaps and advancing the science learning of all children. Features include "Point/Counterpoint" essays that present contrasting perspectives on a variety of science education topics; explicit connections between National Science Education Standards and chapter content; and chapter objectives, bulleted summaries, key terms; reflection and discussion questions. Additional resources are available on the updated and expanded Companion Website www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415892582 Changes in the Second Edition Three entirely new chapters: Integrated Process Skills; Learning and Teaching; Assessment Technological tools and resources embedded throughout each chapter Increased attention to the role of theory as it relates to science teaching and learning Expanded use of science process skills for upper elementary and middle school Additional material about science notebooks "--Provided by publisher
The Difference That Disability Makes
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Author : Rod Michalko
language : en
Publisher: Temple University Press
Release Date : 2002
The Difference That Disability Makes written by Rod Michalko and has been published by Temple University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Social Science categories.
Rod Michalko launches into this book asking why disabled people are still feared, still regarded as useless or unfit to live, not yet welcome in society? Michalko challenges us to come to grips with the social meanings attached to disability and the body that is not "normal." Michalko's analysis draws from his own understanding of blindness and narratives by other disabled people. Connecting lived experience with social theory, he shows the consistent exclusion of disabled people from the common understandings of humanity and what constitutes the good life. He offers new insight into what suffering a disability means to individuals as well as to the polity as a whole. He shows how disability can teach society about itself, about its determination of what is normal and who belongs. Guiding us to a new understanding of how disability, difference, and suffering are related, this book enables us to choose disability as a social identity and a collective political issue. The difference that disability makes can be valuable and worthwhile, but only if we choose to make it so. Author note: Rod Michalko is Associate Professor of Sociology at St. Francis Xavier University. He is the author of The Mystery of the Eye and the Shadow of Blindness (1998) and The Two- in-One: Walking with Smokie, Walking with Blindness (Temple, 1999).
Drop The Ball
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Author : Tiffany Dufu
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2017-04-06
Drop The Ball written by Tiffany Dufu and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-06 with Family & Relationships categories.
An inspirational and insightful guide for women who want to get it all by doing less For women, a glass ceiling at work is not the only barrier to success - it's also the increasingly heavy obligations at home that weigh them down. Women have become accustomed to delegating, advocating and negotiating for themselves at the office, but when it comes to managing households, they still bear the brunt on their own shoulders. A simple solution is staring them in the face: negotiate with the men in their personallives. In Drop The Ball, Tiffany Dufu explains how women can create all-in domestic partnerships that protect them against professional burn-out.
Global Perspectives On Leadership In Early Childhood Education
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Author : Matshediso Modise
language : en
Publisher: Helsinki University Press
Release Date : 2023-12-20
Global Perspectives On Leadership In Early Childhood Education written by Matshediso Modise and has been published by Helsinki University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-20 with Education categories.
Global Perspectives on Leadership in Early Childhood Education aims to improve leadership and management in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings through research evidence. Written for a wide audience, including the academic community, policymakers, practitioners, teachers, directors, and professionals, the book provides knowledge and tools to enhance the ECEC sector. Divided into three thematic sections, the book examines the theory of leadership in ECEC, strategies for improving professional development, and the governance and policies related to ECEC leadership worldwide. In its 16 chapters that blend theoretical and practical perspectives, the book addresses diverse topics, such as pedagogical leadership in different countries, peer mentoring, and the utilization of digital technology in early childhood education. The volume draws upon collaboration through the International Leadership Research Forum in Early Childhood (ILRF–EC) and encompasses contributions from across the world, from South Africa to Norway, Australia, Finland, and beyond. By incorporating different contexts and viewpoints, Global Perspectives on Leadership in Early Childhood Education makes a significant and timely contribution to the field of education.