Cross-Cultural Comparison

Global aging

by Whittington, Frank J., Kunkel, Suzanne R., Brown, Scott, Chahal, Jasleen K.

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Using a comparative, cross-national perspective, Global Aging: Comparative Perspectives on Aging and the Life Course explores the major topics in social gerontology worldwide and the demands that the aging population places on a society. This comprehensive and timely guide inclu…

Global aging: comparative perspectives on aging and the life co…

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This comprehensive and timely guide includes contributions from international gerontology scholars and illustrates both universal and socioculturally unique aspects of aging across nations. It is organized thematically for ease of use and includes an abundance of photographs and…

Global aging: comparative perspectives on aging and the life co…

by Whittington, Frank J., Kunkel, Suzanne, Brown, J. Scott, (James Scott), Chahal, Jasleen

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Using a comparative, cross-national perspective, Global Aging: Comparative Perspectives on Aging and the Life Course explores the major topics in social gerontology worldwide and the demands that the aging population places on a society. This comprehensive and timely guide inclu…

Sexual abuse in nine North American cultures: treatment andprevention

by Fontes, Lisa Aronson

fromInterpersonal violence

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Due to cultural and linguistic misunderstandings, racism, and even homophobia, sexual abuse is frequently mishandled by professionals working with minority populations. Although research and clinical theory on "generic" intervention have advanced, the impact of culture on issues…

Sexual abuse in nine North American cultures: treatment and prevention

by Fontes, Lisa Aronson

fromInterpersonal violence

0 Type: Book

Due to cultural and linguistic misunderstandings, racism, and even homophobia, sexual abuse is frequently mishandled by professionals working with minority populations. Although research and clinical theory on "generic" intervention have advanced, the impact of culture on issues…

Sexual abuse in nine North American cultures: treatment and prevention

by Fontes, Lisa Aronson

fromInterpersonal violence

0 Type: Book

Due to cultural and linguistic misunderstandings, racism, and even homophobia, sexual abuse is frequently mishandled by professionals working with minority populations. Although research and clinical theory on "generic" intervention have advanced, the impact of culture on issues…

Classical world literatures: Sino-Japanese and Greco-Roman comparisons

by Denecke, Wiebke

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Setting the stage: Sino-Japanese and Greco-Roman constellations -- Starting avant la lettre: an essay on how to tell the beginnings of literature and eloquence -- Latecomers: of ornament, simplicity, and decline -- City-building or writing? : how Aeneas and Prince Shôtoku made R…

The Aging experience: diversity and commonality across cultures

by Keith, Jennie

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In an attempt to understand the meaning of ageing and the treatment of the aged in different cultures, seven anthropologists have made studies of 10 communities on four continents - the results of which are presented in this book. The authors use both qualitative and statistical…

Health, communication and multicultural communities: topics on intercultural communication for healthc…

by Valero Garcés, Carmen

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"Communicating in multicultural settings is a field of central interest to those involved in ensuring access to healthcare. Ever-increasing migration requires access to essential legal, medical and social services. This book provides an overview of current issues in this field t…

Health, communication and multicultural communities: topics on intercultural communication for healthc…

by Valero Garcés, Carmen

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"Communicating in multicultural settings is a field of central interest to those involved in ensuring access to healthcare. Ever-increasing migration requires access to essential legal, medical and social services. This book provides an overview of current issues in this field t…

Health, communication and multicultural communities: topics on intercultural communication for healthc…

by Valero Garcés, Carmen

0 Type: Book

"Communicating in multicultural settings is a field of central interest to those involved in ensuring access to healthcare. Ever-increasing migration requires access to essential legal, medical and social services. This book provides an overview of current issues in this field t…

Indigenous knowledges in global contexts: multiple readings of our world

by Hall, Budd L., Dei, George J. Sefa, (George Jerry Sefa), Rosenberg, Dorothy Goldin

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Indigenous knowledges are understood as the common sense ideas and cultural knowledges of local peoples concerning the everyday realities of living. This definition refers to the epistemic saliency of cultural traditions, values, belief systems and world views that, in any indig…

Indigenous knowledges in global contexts: multiple readings of our world

by Hall, Budd L., Dei, George J. Sefa, (George Jerry Sefa), Rosenberg, Dorothy Goldin

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Indigenous knowledges are the commonsense ideas and cultural knowledges of local peoples concerning the everyday realities of living. This collection of essays discusses indigenous knowledges and their implication for academic decolonization.

Ethnographies of breastfeeding: cultural contexts and confrontations

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"Studies of breastfeeding have proliferated over the last decade. Breastfeeding is an intimate and deep-rooted bodily practice and yet also a highly controversial sociocultural process, invoking strong reactions from advocates and opponents. Whilst breastfeeding practices and ex…