Lois Barrett's Books

The Transition from Infancy to Language

Acquiring the Power of Expression

By: Lois Bloom

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The Transition from Infancy to Language

Acquiring the Power of Expression

By: Lois Bloom

In this important volume, Lois Bloom brings together the theoretical and empirical work she has carried out on early lexical development. Its focus is on the expressive power children acquire as they begin to talk and, in particular, on contributions from cognitive development, affect expression, and the social context for making the transition from prelinguistic expression to the expression of contents of mind. The first half of the book reviews the developments in infancy that enable the emergence of language and presents the theoretical perspective required for an understanding of the longitudinal study described in the second half. The book's main thesis is that language is acquired for expressing contents of mind and that its usefulness as a 'tool' is of only secondary importance. The Transition from Infancy to Language makes a major contribution to our knowledge of early lexical development, providing a persuasive theoretical model for researchers and students.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521483794

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9780521483797

Love Inspired August 2015 - Box Set 2 of 2

An Anthology

By: Lois Richer,Mia Ross,Mindy Obenhaus

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Love Inspired August 2015 - Box Set 2 of 2

An Anthology

By: Lois Richer,Mia Ross,Mindy Obenhaus

Love Inspired brings you three new titles at a great value, available now! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. RANCHER DADDY Family Ties Lois Richer Rancher Luc Cramer has always wanted children. As Holly Janzen helps him with the adoption process, can he come to terms with his troubled past and realize the caring nurse is the ideal mom for his new family? LOVING THE COUNTRY BOY Barrett's Mill Mia Ross Tessa Barrett moves to Barrett's Mill, Virginia, looking for a fresh start. Soon the city girl is falling for the small town's charm—and an easygoing country boy who's set on winning her heart. A FATHER'S SECOND CHANCE Mindy Obenhaus Contractor Gage Purcell is the best candidate for Celeste Thompson's home renovations. But as she falls for the single dad and his two little girls, she begins to wonder if he's also the perfect man for her happily-ever-after.

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Harlequin

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1460392825

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9781460392829

Diary of a Dystopian Era

A History Teacher Struggles to Navigate a Pandemic and the Politics of 2020–2021

By: Lois Larkey

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Diary of a Dystopian Era

A History Teacher Struggles to Navigate a Pandemic and the Politics of 2020–2021

By: Lois Larkey

LOCKDOWN! That shocking word ushered in a surreal time for Lois Larkey. It was March 11, 2020, and there was a pandemic, a killing virus, the first in one hundred years. Like everyone else, Lois had to shelter in place, wear a mask and totally separate from friends and family. Living alone in her apartment she was afraid of catching Covid-19 and dying alone in a hospital. She had to find something that would help her work through her fears. The idea of chronicling the tragedy, brought on by a virus and exacerbated by a divisive president, was compelling. Lois began writing her blog, The Larkey Lowdown, with an eye to capturing unfolding history. The election of 2020 brought a bizarre rejection of the longtime American tradition of “peaceful transfer of power.’ Lois kept writing. January 6th brought the violent storming of the Capitol in the name of the president who lost the election. Our democracy was threatened. Lois, horrified and heartbroken, kept writing. January 20th, the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris, brought a new administration and hope for the future. Inauguration Day signaled an optimistic time to lay down her pan and search for perspective. Diary of a Dystopian Era is a fascinating collection of Lois Larkey’s blog entries that describe the tumultuous events of the years 2020-2021 in real time.

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Archway Publishing

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1665710535

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9781665710534

The Way God Fights

War and Peace in the Old Testament

By: Lois Barrett

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The Way God Fights

War and Peace in the Old Testament

By: Lois Barrett

Since conflict and war continue to threaten and destroy us, how do we find peace? And how do we understand the teaching of the bible about war and peace? In fifteen brief chapters, Lois Barrett explores the themes of war and peace in the Bible. She examines how God worked with the nation Israel in Old Testament times. Peace was found, not in waging war, but through faith in God. Security was won, not through human effort, but through trust in God’s actions. “Instead of trusting in modern weapons [horses and chariots], Israel was to trust God to win the battle,” the author writes. After Israel made a covenant with God at Schechem, God said, “I gave you a victory . . . . Your swords and bows had nothing to do with it” (Joshua 24:11-12. TEV). Can the way of love really overcome enemies? Explore in the author’s easy-to-read style how the weapons of God’s kind of warfare can lead to peace.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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153268066X

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9781532680663

Writing the Apocalypse

Historical Vision in Contemporary U.S. and Latin American Fiction

By: Lois Parkinson Zamora

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Writing the Apocalypse

Historical Vision in Contemporary U.S. and Latin American Fiction

By: Lois Parkinson Zamora

This is a comparative literary study of apocalyptic themes and narrative techniques in the contemporary North and Latin American novel. Zamora explores the history of the myth of apocalypse, from the Bible to medieval and later interpretations, and relates this to the development of American apocalyptic attitudes. She demonstrates that the symbolic tensions inherent in the apocalytic myth have special meaning for postmodern writers. Zamora focuses her examination on the relationship between the temporal ends and the narrative endings in the works of six major novelists: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Thomas Pynchon, Julio Cortazar, John Barth, Walker Percy, and Carlos Fuentes. Distinguished by its unique, cross-cultural perspective, this book addresses the question of the apocalypse as a matter of intellectual and literary history. Zamora's analysis will enlighten both scholars of North and Latin American literature and readers of contemporary fiction.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521362237

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9780521362238

The Multicultural Cookbook for Students

By: Lois Sinaiko Webb,Lindsay Grace Cardella

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The Multicultural Cookbook for Students

By: Lois Sinaiko Webb,Lindsay Grace Cardella

An updated and revised edition of the much-requested global cookbook designed to introduce students to worldwide foodways. When it was first published, The Multicultural Cookbook for Students was widely acclaimed for its unique way of introducing students both to world cultures and to the kitchen. Now, that landmark volume returns in a thoroughly revised and expanded new edition, offering an even richer culinary tour of the planet with more delectable stops along the way. The Multicultural Cookbook for Students: Updated and Revised offers hundreds of recipes from over 150 countries—including 140 new recipes to this edition. Recipes are arranged geographically by region, then country of origin. For each country, the book offers one to three recipes as well as a brief introduction to that location's geography, history, and culinary traditions. Students will not only enjoy deliciously diverse eating, they will understand why these dishes are representative of the countries they originate from. They will also get expert training in the ways of the kitchen, with easy-to-follow recipe instructions, and advice on safety, cooking equipment, and appropriate substitutions for more exotic ingredients.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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ISBN 13

9798216119975

Handbook of Human and Social Conditions in Assessment

By: Gavin T. L. Brown,Lois R. Harris

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Handbook of Human and Social Conditions in Assessment

By: Gavin T. L. Brown,Lois R. Harris

The Handbook of Human and Social Conditions in Assessment is the first book to explore assessment issues and opportunities occurring due to the real world of human, cultural, historical, and societal influences upon assessment practices, policies, and statistical modeling. With chapters written by experts in the field, this book engages with numerous forms of assessment: from classroom-level formative assessment practices to national accountability and international comparative testing practices all of which are significantly influenced by social and cultural conditions. A unique and timely contribution to the field of Educational Psychology, the Handbook of Human and Social Conditions in Assessment is written for researchers, educators, and policy makers interested in how social and human complexity affect assessment at all levels of learning. Organized into four sections, this volume examines assessment in relation to teachers, students, classroom conditions, and cultural factors. Each section is comprised of a series of chapters, followed by a discussant chapter that synthesizes key ideas and offers directions for future research. Taken together, the chapters in this volume demonstrate that teachers, test creators, and policy makers must account for the human and social conditions that shape assessment if they are to implement successful assessment practices which accomplish their intended outcomes.

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Routledge

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1317608186

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9781317608189

Intertwined Lives

Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict, and Their Circle

By: Lois W. Banner

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Intertwined Lives

Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict, and Their Circle

By: Lois W. Banner

A uniquely revealing biography of two eminent twentieth century American women. Close friends for much of their lives, Ruth Benedict and Margaret Mead met at Barnard College in 1922, when Mead was a student, Benedict a teacher. They became sexual partners (though both married), and pioneered in the then male-dominated discipline of anthropology. They championed racial and sexual equality and cultural relativity despite the generally racist, xenophobic, and homophobic tenor of their era. Mead’s best-selling Coming of Age in Samoa (1928) and Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies (1935), and Benedict’s Patterns of Culture (1934), Race (1940), and The Chrysanthemum and the Sword (1946), were landmark studies that ensured the lasting prominence and influence of their authors in the field of anthropology and beyond. With unprecedented access to the complete archives of the two women—including hundreds of letters opened to scholars in 2001—Lois Banner examines the impact of their difficult childhoods and the relationship between them in the context of their circle of family, friends, husbands, lovers, and colleagues, as well as the calamitous events of their time. She shows how Benedict inadvertently exposed Mead to charges of professional incompetence, discloses the serious errors New Zealand anthropologist Derek Freeman made in his famed attack on Mead’s research on Samoa, and reveals what happened in New Guinea when Mead and colleagues engaged in a ritual aimed at overturning all gender and sexual boundaries. In this illuminating and innovative work, Banner has given us the most detailed, balanced, and informative portrait of Mead and Benedict—individually and together—that we have had.

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Vintage

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0679776125

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9780679776123

Making Choices, Making Do

Survival Strategies of Black and White Working-Class Women During the Great Depression

By: Lois Rita Helmbold

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Making Choices, Making Do

Survival Strategies of Black and White Working-Class Women During the Great Depression

By: Lois Rita Helmbold

Working-class white and black women practiced the same Depression survival strategies across race. Archived 1930s interviews with 1,340 Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, and South Bend women, and letters from domestic workers articulate common resourcefulness in employment, housework, and acquisition of relief. Institutionalized racism in employment, housing, and relief, however, assured that Black women worked harder, but fared worse.

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Rutgers University Press

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1978826435

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9781978826434

Endocrine Disorders During Pregnancy, An Issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

By: Rachel Pessah- Pollack,Lois Jovanovič

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Endocrine Disorders During Pregnancy, An Issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

By: Rachel Pessah- Pollack,Lois Jovanovič

This issue of Endocrinology Clinics covers essential updates in a range of common endocrine disorders that are of special concern during pregnancy, as well as endocrine problems that can arise due to pregnancy. A variety of thyroid, pituitary, adrenal, and hypertensive disorders are covered, as well as calcium and bone metabolism disorders during pregnancy and lactation. Diagnosis and treatment of gestational diabetes, and pregestational diabetes are addressed. Iodine disorders in pregnancy and lactation are covered. Hyperprolactinemia and infertility are also addressed. Special concerns of obesity in women with reproductive dysfunction are considered. An in-depth guide to achieving a successful pregnancy with PCOS is provided

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1455709174

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9781455709175

Bioethics and the Law

By: Janet L. Dolgin,Ashley R. Hurst,Lois L. Shepherd

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Bioethics and the Law

By: Janet L. Dolgin,Ashley R. Hurst,Lois L. Shepherd

Casebook on bioethics and the law for law school students"--

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Aspen Publishing

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1543847323

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9781543847321

Unscientific Psychology

A Cultural-Performatory Approach to Understanding Human Life

By: Fred Newman,Lois Holzman

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Unscientific Psychology

A Cultural-Performatory Approach to Understanding Human Life

By: Fred Newman,Lois Holzman

Philosopher and psychotherapist Fred Newman and developmental psychologist Lois Holzman challenge psychology's understandings of what a human being is, what mental illness is, and how people develop and learn. They show how these understandings were created, marketed and sold to the American public. Going beyond critique, the authors argue that instead of psychology, what people the world over need is a cultural, performatory approach to human life. Unscientific Psychology is based on the authors' twenty-five year practice of creating such an approach and the network of therapeutic and educational projects that have been built with it. Unscientific Psychology is at once a narrative of the history of philosophy, modern science and psychology, and a critique of psychology's methodology. Arguing that psychology is a pseudoscientific hoax, the authors deconstruct three of its most powerful myths: the myth of the individual; the myth of mental illness; and the myth of development. They tell the story of how these myths were constructed out of age-old philosophical abstractions to create a world and a discourse of psychological objects. Newman and Holzman invite readers to think in new ways about our lives and the world around us. Like similar books that make discoveries in the social sciences accessible and exciting to an educated audience, Unscientific Psychology taps into the desire of readers who are eager to learn what's on the cutting edge of scientific and cultural change.

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iUniverse

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0595392865

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9780595392865

The Raider's Promise

By: Lois Walfrid Johnson

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The Raider's Promise

By: Lois Walfrid Johnson

Three years after their first adventure began, Bree, Devin, and Mikkel now enter a new world with the explorer Leif Erikson. Their first task: build a shelter to survive the winter. But danger lurks from within the shadows on the horizon of a life where everyone needs the courage to win. Can Mikkel conquer his enemies and find new purpose for his life? Will he keep his promise to Bree and Devin to take them home to Ireland? Will he keep his pledge of honor, even if it means death?

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Moody Publishers

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1575674645

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Enhancing Attachment and Reflective Parenting in Clinical Practice

By: Arietta Slade

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Enhancing Attachment and Reflective Parenting in Clinical Practice

By: Arietta Slade

How can clinicians help vulnerable young families overcome barriers to secure, reciprocal, and joyful parent–infant relationships? This book provides a flexible framework for promoting reflective parenting "from the ground up." Described are effective ways to support safety and self-regulation in parents with histories of trauma and adversity, giving them a stronger foundation for seeing, hearing, and connecting to their children. The book distills principles of the influential Minding the Baby (MTB) home visiting program, as well as contemporary attachment and mentalization research. Vivid case material illustrates therapeutic strategies that can be used with parents and children in any clinical context. End-of-chapter "Questions for Clinicians" help readers apply the concepts discussed, with special attention to developing their own reflective capacities.

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Guilford Publications

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146255251X

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9781462552511

Women, Feminism and Family Therapy

By: Lois Braverman

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Women, Feminism and Family Therapy

By: Lois Braverman

Women, Feminism and Family Therapy encourages sensitivity to feminist perspectives and challenges many traditional notions held by therapists, clients, and society. One of the few guides that takes into account feminist ideals and the changing status of women in society, this provocative new book explores a feminist approach to theory, clinical applications, training, and supervision in family therapy. Topics in this exciting and though-provoking book include women in alcoholic families, women and abuse in the family context, lesbian daughters and mothers, and women and eating disorders. Editor Lois Braverman and the other expert contributors are practicing psychotherapists who have struggled with the problems of integrating a feminist perspective with the practice of family therapy. Their discussions--both theoretical and practical in scope--provide professionals with actual treament interventions, as well as a frank discussion of theoretical dilemmas.

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Routledge

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1317773845

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9781317773849

Increasing Your Influence

A Guide to Developing the 7 Traits of Influential People

By: Lois Burton,Deborah Dalley

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Increasing Your Influence

A Guide to Developing the 7 Traits of Influential People

By: Lois Burton,Deborah Dalley

This book will give you the keys to successfully increase your influence at work and at home. It explains how becoming more influential is about developing a set of beliefs and behaviours that make you a more influential force. We have identified 7 traits that influential people share and, the good news is, they can be developed.

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www.UoLearn.com

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1849370044

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9781849370042

Globalized Fruit, Local Entrepreneurs

How One Banana-Exporting Country Achieved Worldwide Reach

By: Douglas Southgate,Lois Roberts

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Globalized Fruit, Local Entrepreneurs

How One Banana-Exporting Country Achieved Worldwide Reach

By: Douglas Southgate,Lois Roberts

Bananas are the fifth most widely traded farm product. While the results of monopolization in the banana business, such as environmental contamination and the exploitation of labor, are frequently criticized, Globalized Fruit, Local Entrepreneurs demonstrates that the industry is not globally uniform, nor uniformly rotten. Douglas Southgate and Lois Roberts challenge the perception that multinational corporations face no significant competitors in the banana business and argue that Ecuador and Colombia are important sources of competition. Focusing on Ecuador, the world's leading exporter of bananas since the early 1950s, Globalized Fruit, Local Entrepreneurs highlights the factors that led to the development of independent fruit industries, including environmental conditions, governmental policies, and, most significantly, entrepreneurship on the part of local growers and exporters. Although multinational firms headquartered in the United States have been active in the country, Ecuador has never been a banana republic, dominated economically and politically by a foreign corporation. Instead, Southgate and Roberts show that a competitive market for tropical fruit exists in and around Guayaquil, a port city dedicated to international commerce for centuries. Moreover, that market has consistently rewarded productive entrepreneurship. Drawing on interviews and archival research, Southgate and Roberts investigate leading exporters' and growers' origins, which are more humble than privileged, as well as their paths to success in the banana business. Globalized Fruit, Local Entrepreneurs shows that international marketing by Guayaquil-based merchants has been aggressive and innovative. As a result, Ecuador's tropical fruit sector has expanded more than it would have done had multinational corporate dominance never been challenged.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812292707

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9780812292701

Bulbs

Practical Advice and the Science Behind It

By: Jim Hole,Lois Hole

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Bulbs

Practical Advice and the Science Behind It

By: Jim Hole,Lois Hole

Bulbs provide spectacular colour, and they're fun and easy to grow. But they are also complex organisms, and present a wide range of gardening challenges. Now, with their sixth Question & Answer book (now in full colour!), Jim Hole and Lois Hole explore the incredible world of bulbs, from their unique biology to their incredible variety. Lois' practical advice and the science behind it from Jim--a great combination that will help your bulbs flourish

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Hole's

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1894728041

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9781894728041

Contemporary American Women Writers

Gender, Class, Ethnicity

By: Lois Parkinson Zamora

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Contemporary American Women Writers

Gender, Class, Ethnicity

By: Lois Parkinson Zamora

This collection brings together critical essays that examine questions of identity and community in the fiction of contemporary American women writers among them Alice Walker, Toni Morrison and Sandra Cisnernos. The essays consider how identities and societies are dramatized in particular works of fiction, and how these works reflect cultural communities outside the fictional frame - often the communities in which their authors live and work. The essays included here concern fictional representations of African American, Latino, Asian American, Native American, Anglo and Euro-American communities and their working interactions in the multicultural United States. Each critic asks, in his or her own way, how a particular writer transforms her social grounding into language and literature. The introduction includes an overview of the range of literary criticism devoted to contemporary American women writers, and an extensive bibliography of complementary critical readings is provided to encourage further study. Undergraduate and postgraduate students of contemporary literature will find the text an invaluable guide to contemporary women's writing in America, and the range of criticism that this has given rise to.

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Routledge

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1317893069

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9781317893066

Parenting Evaluations for the Court

Care and Protection Matters

By: Lois Oberlander Condie

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Parenting Evaluations for the Court

Care and Protection Matters

By: Lois Oberlander Condie

- Covers the application of forensic psychology to the legal and child protective service systems in care and protection matters

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0306478978

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9780306478970

Foucault and Feminism

Power, Gender and the Self

By: Lois McNay

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Foucault and Feminism

Power, Gender and the Self

By: Lois McNay

This book offers a systematic attempt to explore the point of convergance between feminist theory and the work of Michel Foucault.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0745677789

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9780745677781

A History of the Life Sciences, Revised and Expanded

By: Lois N. Magner

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A History of the Life Sciences, Revised and Expanded

By: Lois N. Magner

A clear and concise survey of the major themes and theories embedded in the history of life science, this book covers the development and significance of scientific methodologies, the relationship between science and society, and the diverse ideologies and current paradigms affecting the evolution and progression of biological studies. The author discusses cell theory, embryology, physiology, microbiology, evolution, genetics, and molecular biology; the Human Genome Project; and genomics and proteomics. Covering the philosophies of ancient civilizations to modern advances in genomics and molecular biology, the book is a unique and comprehensive resource.

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CRC Press

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0824743601

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9780824743604

Narrative Criminology

Understanding Stories of Crime

By: Lois Presser,Sveinung Sandberg

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Narrative Criminology

Understanding Stories of Crime

By: Lois Presser,Sveinung Sandberg

Explores the role of stories in criminal culture and justice systems around the world Stories are much more than a means of communication—stories help us shape our identities, make sense of the world, and mobilize others to action. In Narrative Criminology, prominent scholars from across the academy and around the world examine stories that animate offending. From an examination of how criminals understand certain types of crime to be less moral than others, to how violent offenders and drug users each come to understand or resist their identity as ‘criminals’, to how cultural narratives motivate genocidal action, the case studies in this book cover a wide array of crimes and justice systems throughout the world. The contributors uncover the narratives at the center of their essays through qualitative interviews, ethnographic fieldwork, and written archives, and they scrutinize narrative structure and meaning by analyzing genres, plots, metaphors, and other components of storytelling. In doing so, they reveal the cognitive, ideological, and institutional mechanisms by which narratives promote harmful action. Finally, they consider how offenders’ narratives are linked to and emerge from those of conventional society or specific subcultures. Each chapter reveals important insights and elements for the development of a framework of narrative criminology as an important approach for understanding crime and criminal justice. An unprecedented and landmark collection, Narrative Criminology opens the door for an exciting new field of study on the role of stories in motivating and legitimizing harm.

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NYU Press

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1479891592

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9781479891597

Becoming a Word Learner

A Debate on Lexical Acquisition

By: Roberta Michnick Golinkoff,Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek,Lois Bloom,Linda B. Smith,Amanda L. Woodward,Nameera Akhtar,Michael Tomasello,George Hollich

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Becoming a Word Learner

A Debate on Lexical Acquisition

By: Roberta Michnick Golinkoff,Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek,Lois Bloom,Linda B. Smith,Amanda L. Woodward,Nameera Akhtar,Michael Tomasello,George Hollich

Language acquisition is a contentious field of research occupied by cognitive and developmental psychologists, linguists, philosophers, and biologists. Perhaps the key component to understanding how language is mastered is explaining word acquisition. At twelve months, an infant learns new words slowly and laboriously but at twenty months he or she acquires an average of ten new words per day. How can we explain this phenomenal change? A theory of word acquisition will not only deepen our understanding of the nature of language but will provide real insight into the workings of the developing mind. In the latest entry in Oxford's Counterpoints series, Roberta Golinkoff and Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek will present competing word acquisition theories that have emerged in the past decade. Each theory will be presented by the pioneering researcher. Contributors will include Lois Bloom of Columbia University, Linda Smith of Indiana University, Amanda Woodward of the University if Chicago, Nameera Akhtar of the University of California, Santa Cruz and Michael Tomasello of the Max Planck Institute. The editors will provide introductory and summary chapters to help assess each theoretical model. Roberta Golinkoff has been the director of The Infant Language Project at the University of Delaware since 1974. For the past decade she has collaborated with Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek of Temple University to solve the question of language acquisition in children.

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0195351479

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9780195351477

Writing Your Authentic Self

By: Lois Guarino

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Writing Your Authentic Self

By: Lois Guarino

How to use a journal to communicate with your deepest self Step-by-step advice on keeping every type of journal--from a personal diary to a dream chronicle Simple exercises that bring out the poet /journalist/profiler/narrator in everyone The Omega Institute, the nation's largest holistic education and retreat center, has helped tens of thousands of people in their search for well-being, personal growth, and spiritual development through its world-renowned workshops and retreats. Now the experts at the Omega Institute share their wisdom with you in a unique series of books that provide the guidance, the inspiration, and the skills you need to bring increased meaning and vitality into your life. . . . Scripting a record of your internal life consistently and over a period of time allows you to give voice to your subconscious, commit otherwise fleeting thoughts to paper, and liberate your dreams. But where does a nonwriter begin? Writing Your Authentic Self is the beginner's guide to crafting an intimate, enlightening, and, most of all, genuine memoir. Whether your interests are spiritual, artistic, or historical (a genealogical journal is a gift for the generations to come!), there is a type of journal that will bring out the writer in you. Written by one of the top creativity experts at the Omega Institute--and containing advice and inspiration from dozens of experts in the field--Writing Your Authentic Self shows you: How to capture experiences, record your dreams, embrace your memories, and free your muse--even if you have never written for pleasure How to find the best journal format to express your true self How to have your journal teach you . . . about your goals, your challenges, your strengths, and perhaps your real calling Don't miss these other outstanding Omega Institute Mind, Body, Spirit books: Vitality and Wellness The Essentials of Yoga And coming soon . . . Contemplative Living The Power of Ritual Bodywork Basics

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Dell

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0307425975

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9780307425973

Today's All-Star Missions Churches

Strategies to Help Your Church Get Into the Game

By: Tom Telford,Lois Shaw

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Today's All-Star Missions Churches

Strategies to Help Your Church Get Into the Game

By: Tom Telford,Lois Shaw

A helpful collection of studies on churches with strong and innovative missions programs.

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176

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Baker Books

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0801063817

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9780801063817

Between Two Worlds

Black Students in an Urban Community College

By: Lois Weis

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Between Two Worlds

Black Students in an Urban Community College

By: Lois Weis

First published in 1985, this book explores the ‘lived culture’ of urban black students in a community college located in a large northeastern city in the United States. The author immersed herself in the institution she was studying for a full academic year, exploring both the direct experiences of education, and the way these experiences were worked over and through the praxis of cultural discourse. She examines in detail the messages of the school, including the ‘hidden curriculum’ and faculty perspectives, as well as the way these messages are transformed at a cultural level. The resulting work provides a major contribution to a number of debates on education and cultural and economic reproduction, as well as a leap forward in our understanding of the role schooling plays in the re-creation of race and class antagonisms. This work will be of great interest to anyone working with minorities, particularly in the context of education.

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298

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Routledge

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1351613294

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9781351613293

Encountering Missionary Life and Work (Encountering Mission)

Preparing for Intercultural Ministry

By: Tom Steffen,Lois McKinney Douglas

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Encountering Missionary Life and Work (Encountering Mission)

Preparing for Intercultural Ministry

By: Tom Steffen,Lois McKinney Douglas

This new volume in the award-winning Encountering Mission series is for current and future missionaries. It provides practical guidance regarding getting ready for the mission field and the realities of life on the field. The authors are well qualified to write such a manual, each having served as a missionary for more than twenty years and each having taught missions in seminary. The authors begin by examining the contemporary context for missions, including the recognition that the world's mission fields are in constant and often rapid change. They then discuss aspects of preparing oneself for the mission field, beginning with home-front preparations and moving to on-the-field preparations. The final section deals with practical issues and challenges of missionary life.

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304

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Baker Academic

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1441211276

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9781441211279

Finding Fran

History and Memory in the Lives of Two Women

By: Lois W. Banner

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Finding Fran

History and Memory in the Lives of Two Women

By: Lois W. Banner

Banner charts the trajectories of two women who, despite their close friendship, take very different paths in life, stemming from the roots of the author's childhood. 25 photos.

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Columbia University Press

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0231112165

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9780231112161

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