Guiding readers through the rites of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist, Understanding the Sacraments of Initiation explores the way in which the sacraments of Initiation affect and influence one’s daily Christian life.
The eleventh edition of FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS, International Edition guides students through the what, why and how of accounting in today’s business world. This textbook offers a solid presentation of concepts and procedures blended with a wealth of real company examples and solved exercises to ensure student success in the practical application of fundamental financial accounting principles. Students will learn to effectively use and prepare financial accounting information for decision making with various features that encourage critical thinking, highlight ethical considerations, and consider global implications. Emphasizing the relevancy of accounting to the business world, this edition is perfect for any student, regardless of future career plans or goals.
Applicable to educators across all disciplines and grade levels, this book provides the tools to analyze, design, and refine cognitively engaging tasks of learning.
Eating disorders are among the most prevalent psychiatric disorders in adolescent and young adult females, affecting approximately 10% of young women. Unfortunately, less than half of those with eating disorders receive treatment, which can be very expensive. Thus, effective prevention has become a major public health priority. The Body Project is an empirically based eating disorder prevention program that offers young women an opportunity to critically consider the costs of pursuing the ultra-thin ideal promoted in the mass media, which improves body acceptance and reduces risk for developing eating disorders. Young women with elevated body dissatisfaction are recruited for group sessions in which they participate in a series of verbal, written, and behavioral exercises in which they consider the negative effects of pursuing the thin-ideal. Chapters provide information on the significance of body image and eating disorders, the intervention theory, the evidence base which supports the theory, recruitment and training procedures, solutions to common challenges, and a new program aimed at reducing obesity onset, as well as intervention scripts and participant handouts. The Body Project is the only currently available eating disorder prevention program that has been shown to reduce risk for onset of eating disorders and received support in trials conducted by several independent research groups. The group sessions are brief and fun to lead, and this guide provides all of the necessary information to walk clinicians, teachers, counselors, and volunteers through leading the program for vulnerable young women.
Understanding the Sacraments of Vocation presents insightful catechesis or mystagogy on the sacraments of vocation based on the words, actions, and signs of the rites and pastorally connects the meaning of the sacraments into daily Christian life.
Ours is a society in which thinness, particularly in women, is idealized, even at the cost of health. Adolescent girls and young women are especially at risk of developing eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. The need for wide-spread prevention among at-risk populations is paramount, as these disorders are often difficult to treat and can contribute to a range of physical and mental health problems. Studies have found that a cognitive dissonance-based intervention significantly outperforms other intervention programs and is successful in preventing onset of eating disorders. This facilitator guide outlines a two part group intervention program for adolescent and college-aged girls at risk of developing eating disorders. In the first part of the program, participants critique the thin-ideal through discussion, role-playing, and written exercises. Participants learn skills that increase body satisfaction, decrease unhealthy weight control behaviors, and prevent eating disorder symptoms. The second part of the intervention is designed to help participants make gradual and permanent lifestyle changes to achieve a healthy body weight. It teaches how to eat for energy balance, make healthy food choices, and incorporate physical exercise into a daily routine. This group therapy program is based on 16 years of research and has been completed by over 1000 adolescent girls and young women. It can be effectively delivered by real world providers, such as school counselors, nurses, and teachers. This facilitator guide provides all the information needed to successfully implement the program, including explanation of Cognitive Dissonance theory, session outlines complete with exercises, and recommendations on how to train group leaders and recruit participants.
Teens and young adult women are highly likely to experience some level of body dissatisfaction, which if ignored can result in unhealthy dieting habits, anorexia or bulimia. One in ten adolescent females experience threshold or subthreshold bulimia nervosa, but less than 25% of them ever seek treatment. Because body dissatisfaction is so prevalent in our society, it is often overlooked until it becomes a life-threatening illness. Treating low body image before it turns into a more serious health risk is the best way to protect young women's health. This intervention program stops the onset of dangerous body dissatisfaction by teaching participants to understand and reject the hoax of society's 'thin ideal.' Young women in college are at a particularly high risk for dangerous body dissatisfaction, and this risk can be exponentially increased for members of sororities. In efforts to combat this problem, many sororities now offer eating disorder awareness programs for their members. This adaptation of the successful Body Project program is designed specifically for use by sororities - workbook examples, exercises, and facilitator's instructions have all been tailored for use in a sorority setting. The accompanying workbook contains various assignments that keep participants thinking critically about the thin ideal.
Designed primarily for the undergraduate Intermediate Accounting course, but may also be used at the MBA level. The text focuses on how accounting issues affect business and business decisions while presenting the concepts and standards of financial accounting using numerous examples and cases, maintaining a conceptual emphasis.
Understanding the Sacraments of Healing offers insightful catechesis on the sacraments of Penance and Anointing of the Sick. Guiding readers through the words, actions, and signs of the rites, this book explores the connection between the sacraments of healing and daily Christian life.
Introductory Financial Accounting, 9e" provides a unique and perfect blend of robust financial statement analysis with early statement of cash flows coverage. It is directed at those who will analyze real financial statements, and make business decisions based upon that analysis. Real statements are used throughout (Starbucks). Statement of Cash Flows comes earlier in this book than most. Material is focused on analysis of financial statements ratios introduced early and often, special " Portfolio" section provides a " road map" to financial statement analysis, and special section in end-of-chapter problems focuses on analyzing financial statements (using Starbucks financial statements). Features strong coverage of statement of cash flows (Ch 5) --an essential financial statement, one of growing importance, and should be regarded as a basic statement. For financial accountants.
Although the Great War was sparked and fueled by nationalism, it was ultimately a struggle between empires. The shots fired in Sarajevo mobilized citizens and subjects across far-flung continents that were connected by European empires. This imperial experience of the Great War influenced European soldiers' ideas about the conflict, leading them to reimagine empires and their places with them and eventually reshaping imperial cultures. In Empire between the Lines Elizabeth Stice analyzes stories, poetry, plays, and cartoons in British and French trench newspapers to demonstrate how British and French soldiers experienced and envisioned empires through the war and the war through empire. By establishing the imperial context for European soldiers and exploring representations of colonial troops, depictions of non-European campaigns, and descriptions of the German enemy, Stice argues that while certain narratives from prewar imperial culture persisted, the experience of the war also created new, competing narratives about empire and colonized peoples. Empire between the Lines is the first study of its kind to consult British and French newspapers together, offering an innovative lens for viewing the public discourse of the trenches. By interrogating the relationship between British and French soldiers and empire during the war, Stice increases our understanding of the worldview of ordinary men in extraordinary times.
Intended to meet the needs of future accountants and non-accounting majors alike, this introductory textbook covers fundamental topics like financial reporting and the accounting cycle, operating activities, investing and financial activities, the statement of cash flows, foundations, planning, cont
Provides a manager's or professional's solid introduction to accounting. Almost entirely rewritten, Diamond integrates decision-making and analysis within the context of a cash flow organization that makes sense to managers (operating, investing and financing).
The eleventh edition of FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING guides students through the what, why and how of accounting in today's business world. This textbook offers a solid presentation of concepts and procedures blended with a wealth of real company examples and solved exercises to ensure student success in the practical application of fundamental accounting principles. Students will learn to effectively use and prepare financial accounting information for decision making with various features that encourage critical thinking, highlight ethical considerations, and consider global implications. Emphasizing the relevancy of accounting to the business world, this edition is designed to address a diversity of learning styles and career needs. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
No matter what your career plans or future goals, ACCOUNTING: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS, 10e helps you develop a solid understanding of accounting and its importance in business today that will put you well ahead of the competition. Organized around business activities, the text balances an introduction to accounting procedures with an emphasis on decision making. You not only learn the mechanics of preparing accounting information, but also how to use what you're learning to make stronger business decisions. This edition's lively, intriguing writing style is packed with actual examples showing how real, leading companies throughout the country use accounting information to make better business decisions. New Experience Accounting videos bring accounting principles to life within organizations such as Hard Rock Cafe. Proven learning features emphasize the relevance of what you're learning, help you refine your accounting skills, and assist you in learning how to effectively analyze accounting information. Reorganized, streamlined chapters help build a strong, practical context around the procedures of accounting. To maximize each minute of study and help you efficiently complete homework, the new CengageNOW online learning system provides interactive tools and a personalized learning path that focuses only on the accounting procedures and concepts you still need to master for business success. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
This comprehensive text focuses on how accounting issues affect business and business decisions while presenting the concepts and standards of financial accounting using numerous examples and cases. A conceptual emphasis is maintained throughout. Designed primarily for the undergraduate Intermediate Accounting course, but may also be used at the MBA level.Instructor's materials include an annotated instructor's edition, which includes four types of annotated notes, enrichment examples, points to stress, teaching tips, and historical notes.
The working papers for the problems are provided together in one resource for your convenience. Verified by the text authors to ensure accuracy and consistent quality, you'll find the tools you need to enhance your learning experience.
This text presents accounting from the perspective of the essential activities of business: operating, investing and financing. Learners should see accounting as it is in the real world - an essential component of the management function and decision-making process.
This eleventh edition of ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS, International Editionguides students through the what, why and how of accounting in today's business world. This texTeachers Bookook offers a solid presentation of concepts and procedures blended with a wealth of real company examples and solved exercises to ensure student success in the practical application of fundamental accounting principles. Students will learn to effectively use and prepare accounting information for decision making with various features that encourage critical thinking, highlight ethical considerations, and consider global implications. Emphasizing the relevancy of accounting to the business world, this edition is perfect for any student, regardless of future career plans or goals.
Study the central activities of a business, including today's hot topics, to learn accounting principles! INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING presents a user/decision-making approach, combined with the necessary coverage of GAAP, to help you understand accounting in terms of what goes on in an actual business. The text's efficient format is not overwhelming, and it blends the core concepts of accounting principles with procedural applications. An expansive set of end-of-chapter material helps you prepare for exams. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Intermediate Accounting presents accounting from the perspective of essential activities of business: operating, investing, and financing. Students will see accounting as it is in the real world -- an essential component of the management function and decision-making process.
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