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Widows and Divorcees in Later Life

On Their Own Again

By: Carol L Jenkins

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Widows and Divorcees in Later Life

On Their Own Again

By: Carol L Jenkins

Get a fresh perspective on how older women adapt to life without a spouse! Widows and Divorcees in Later Life: On Their Own Again examines new perspectives on the problems older women face adjusting to life without a spouse. The book examines the transition from the togetherness of marriage to the solitude of being suddenly single, exploring how older widows and divorcees adapt. A multidisciplinary panel of practitioners, researchers, and academics addresses the challenges facing elderly women after a divorce or the death of a spouse, including issues of physical and psychological well-being (clinical depression, nutrition), economics (reduced Social Security benefits, loss of pension income, health care costs), social support (public policy, counseling), and living arrangements. Widows and Divorcees in Later Life: On Their Own Again presents fresh insights into the challenges single women face as they age, including disability and chronic health problems, threats to economic security, and the need for assistance with normal activities of daily living. The book examines the increased hospitalization risk for widowed older women, the protective efforts of social contacts, the impact of minority group status on projected retirement income, care arrangement choices, coping with bereavement, and the changing balance between co-residence with families and institutional care. Interviews, data projections, and research studies offer particular focus on women of Mexican-American and African-American descent, and women living in England and Wales, Africa, and the north and south Pacific. Widows and Divorcees in Later Life: On Their Own Again addresses: the importance of family support the importance of religion and spirituality in coping with loss maintaining social connections maintaining independence the baby boom cohort and much more! Widows and Divorcees in Later Life: On Their Own Again is an insightful examination of the concerns, issues, and problems facing older women who live without a spouse but within specific social and cultural networks from which they receive support.

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208

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Routledge

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1317955706

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9781317955702

Eyes Off the Prize

The United Nations and the African American Struggle for Human Rights, 1944-1955

By: Carol Elaine Anderson

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Eyes Off the Prize

The United Nations and the African American Struggle for Human Rights, 1944-1955

By: Carol Elaine Anderson

This book was first published in 2003. As World War II drew to a close and the world awakened to the horror wrought by white supremacists in Nazi Germany, African American leaders, led by the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), sensed the opportunity to launch an offensive against the conditions of segregation and inequality in America. The 'prize' they sought was not civil rights, but human rights. Only the human rights lexicon, shaped by the Holocaust and articulated by the United Nations, contained the language and the moral power to address not only the political and legal inequality but also the education, health care, housing, and employment needs that haunted the black community. But the onset of the Cold War and rising anti-communism allowed powerful Southerners to cast those rights as Soviet-inspired. Thus the Civil Rights Movement was launched with neither the language nor the mission it needed to truly achieve black equality.

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320

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Cambridge University Press

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0521531586

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9780521531580

Violence Against Women in Kentucky

A History of U.S. and State Legislative Reform

By: Carol E. Jordan

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Violence Against Women in Kentucky

A History of U.S. and State Legislative Reform

By: Carol E. Jordan

Weaving together universal themes of family, geography, and death with images of America's frontier landscape, former Kentucky Poet Laureate Joe Survant has been lauded for his ability to capture the spirit of the land and its people. Kliatt magazine has praised his work, stating, "Survant's words sing.... This is storytelling at its best." Exploring the pre-Columbian and frontier history of the commonwealth, The Land We Dreamed is the final installment in the poet's trilogy on rural Kentucky. The poems in the book feature several well-known figures and their stories, reimagining Dr. Thomas Walker's naming of the Cumberland Plateau, Mary Draper Ingles's treacherous journey from Big Bone Lick to western Virginia following her abduction by Native Americans, and Daniel Boone's ruminations on the fall season of 1770. Survant also explores the Bluegrass from the perspectives of the chiefs of the Shawnee and Seneca tribes. Drawing on primary documents such as the seventeenth-century reports of French Jesuit missionaries, excerpts from the Draper manuscripts, and the journals of pioneers George Croghan and Christopher Gist, this collection surveys a broad and under-recorded history. Poem by poem, Survant takes readers on an imaginative expedition -- through unspoiled Shawnee cornfields, down the wild Ohio River, and into the depths of the region's ancient coal seams.

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481

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813144930

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9780813144931

American Women Leaders

1,560 Current Biographies

By: Carol Hooks Hawkins

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American Women Leaders

1,560 Current Biographies

By: Carol Hooks Hawkins

This reference work contains entries on 1,560 women who have excelled in their careers to become well-known leaders in politics, business, education and culture. From Justice Cynthia Aaron to business executive Andrea Zoop, it includes women of many races, nations of origin, economic backgrounds, and fields of interest to present a wide-ranging group of leaders who can be considered positive role models of achievement. Each entry gives an informative biography, including up-to-date details of accomplishments.

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417

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McFarland

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0786438479

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9780786438471

Advances in Pediatrics 2016, E-Book

By: Michael S. Kappy,Leslie L. Barton,Carol D. Berkowitz,Jane Carver,Moritz M. Ziegler

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Advances in Pediatrics 2016, E-Book

By: Michael S. Kappy,Leslie L. Barton,Carol D. Berkowitz,Jane Carver,Moritz M. Ziegler

Advances in Pediatrics reviews the most current practices in pediatrics. A distinguished editorial board, headed by Dr.Michael Kappy, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites expert pediatricians to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews bring concepts to a clinical level and explore their everyday impact on patient care. Topics such as fetal diagnosis and surgical intervention, updates in pharmacology, and fatty liver disease are represented, highlighting the most current and relevant information in the field.

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513

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323446817

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9780323446815

Food Culture in the Mediterranean

By: Carol Helstosky

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Food Culture in the Mediterranean

By: Carol Helstosky

Food that originated from the Mediterranean area is incredibly popular. Pasta, pizza, gyros, kebab, and falafel can be found just about everywhere. Many people throughout the world have a good idea of what Mediterranean cuisine and diet are all about, but they know less about the entire food culture of the region. This one-stop source provides the broadest possible understanding of food culture throughout the region, giving a variety of examples and evidence from the southern Mediterranean or North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt), the Western Mediterranean or European side of the Mediterranean (Spain, France, Italy, and the French and Italian islands), to the eastern Mediterranean or Levant (Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, and Israel). The Mediterranean region region is home to three of the world's major religions, and for centuries, the Mediterranean Sea has been an invitation to trade, travel, conquest, and immigration. Where different cultures, beliefs, and traditions mix there is always volatility and tension, but there is also great energy. Understanding the food culture in the Mediterranean is one way readers can see how people of different regions come together, share ideas and information to create new dishes, meals, traditions, and forms of sociability. This volume answers questions such as Do people in the Mediterranean still eat the Mediterranean Diet or do they eat American style? Why is it that the same ingredients can be prepared in so many different ways, even in the same country? Why would cooks take the time to make foods like zucchini, lentils, or figs into dozens of different dishes? How and why do religious rituals differ regarding food preparation? What do Jews, Muslims, and Christians eat on religious holidays? Do people eat out or eat at home? Why is hospitality so important to Mediterranean people and what do they do to demonstrate hospitality and good will through the preparation and serving of meals?

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211

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313346275

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9780313346279

Psychology

By: Carole Wade,Carol Tavris

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Psychology

By: Carole Wade,Carol Tavris

The aim of this book is to encourage students to think critically and imaginatively about psychology, and to apply what they learn to their own lives and the world around them. Included are quick quizzes, to reinforce learning

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836

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Prentice Hall

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0673996476

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9780673996473

America's Engineering Marvels

By: Carol M. Highsmith,Carol Highsmith,Ted Landphair

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America's Engineering Marvels

By: Carol M. Highsmith,Carol Highsmith,Ted Landphair

Renowned photographer Carol M. Highsmith and writer Ted Landphair take a fresh look at some of the most remarkable structures ever built in America. Many of the sights included, such as Hoover Dam, were built to serve a critical function; for others, like the St. Louis Arch or Mount Rushmore, the function was purely aesthetic or commemorative. But all are notable for their scale and the technological genius that went into constructing them. Travel-pictorial wizards Highsmith and Landphair turn themselves here to the wonder of industrial America. The "can-do" American spirit resonates behind every one of the sights included. A tribute to some of the most enterprising, ingenious, and visionary minds of the last century, this volume also reminds us of the lives lost and risks taken to get the job done. The fantastic oversize full-color photos of marvels like the Washington Monument, Brooklyn Bridge, and the 7.7-mile long Flathead Tunnel in Montana--the world's seventh longest railroad tunnel--are an unforgettable chronicle of American engineering at its best.

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Crescent

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0517219530

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Book's by Carol L Jenkins

Widows and Divorcees in Later Life

Widows and Divorcees in Later Life

Eyes Off the Prize

Eyes Off the Prize

Violence Against Women in Kentucky

Violence Against Women in Kentucky

American Women Leaders

American Women Leaders

Advances in Pediatrics 2016, E-Book

Advances in Pediatrics 2016, E-Book

Food Culture in the Mediterranean

Food Culture in the Mediterranean

Psychology

Psychology

America's Engineering Marvels

America's Engineering Marvels

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