Social Cultural Studies category: 176761 books
The Asia-Pacific in the Age of Transnational Mobility
The Search for Community and Identity on and through Social Media
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
As the age of social media progresses, the Asia Pacific, like the rest of the world, is experiencing an increase in cultural diversity and global connection. Those within the region are witnessing rapid social and cultural changes. As individuals and groups navigate through an increasingly mobile,...
Cultural Networks in Migrating Heritage
Intersecting Theories and Practices across Europe
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2016
This book is a study of the role of cultural and heritage networks and how they can help institutions and their host societies manage the tensions and realise the opportunities arising from migration. In looking at past and emerging challenges of social inclusion and cultural dialogue, hybrid models...
Affectivity and Race
Studies from Nordic Contexts
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2016
This book presents new empirical studies of social difference in the Nordic welfare states, in order to advance novel theoretical perspectives on the everyday practices and macro-politics of race and gender in multi-ethnic societies. With attention to the specific political and cultural landscapes...
Refuge and Resilience
Promoting Resilience and Mental Health among Resettled Refugees and Forced Migrants
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
Taking an interdisciplinary approach and focusing on the social and psychological resources that promote resilience among forced migrants, this book presents theory and evidence about what keeps refugees healthy during resettlement. The book draws on contributions from cultural psychiatry, anthropology,...
The Vegan Studies Project
Food, Animals, and Gender in the Age of Terror
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
This inescapably controversial study envisions, defines, and theorizes an area that Laura Wright calls vegan studies. We have an abundance of texts on vegans and veganism including works of advocacy, literary and popular fiction, film and television, and cookbooks, yet until now, there has been no...
Civil Unrest and Governance in Hong Kong
Law and Order from Historical and Cultural Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
This book examines important social movements in Hong Kong from the perspectives of historical and cultural studies. Conventionally regarded as one of the most politically stable cities in Asia, Hong Kong has yet witnessed many demonstrations and struggles against the colonial and post-colonial governments...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2018
The Routledge Handbook of Chicana/o Studies is a unique interdisciplinary resource for students, libraries, and researchers interested in the largest and most rapidly growing racial-ethnic community in the United States and elsewhere which can either be identified as Chicano, Latino, Hispanic, or...
Through a Vegan Studies Lens
Textual Ethics and Lived Activism
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2019
Interest in the vegan studies field continues to grow as veganism has become increasingly visible via celebrity endorsements and universally acknowledged health benefits, and veganism and vegan characters are increasingly present in works of art and literature. Through a Vegan Studies Lens broadens...
Social Work Practice with African American Families
An Intergenerational Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2009
Be more effective by understanding African American families from an intergenerational perspective
Social workers looking to provide competent practice with African American families may be more effective by using a new strengths-based approach from an intergenerational perspective. Social...
by Professor Lorely French
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
The Roma are Europe's largest minority, and yet they remain one of the most misunderstood and underrepresented. Scholarship on the Roma in German-speaking countries has focused mostly on the portrayal of "Zigeuner/Gypsies†? in literature by non-Roma and on persecution during the Nazi period....
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Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2018
The issue of divinizing in South Asian traditions has not been examined before as a process involving various methods to affect the socio-cultural cognition of the community. It is therefore essential to consider the context of "divinizing" and to analyse what groups, institutions or individuals...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Recent years have witnessed the remarkable development of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) in Asia, from the global popularity of the Japanese games and anime industries, to Korea’s film and pop music successes. While CCIs in these Asian cultural powerhouses aspire to become key players...
Death Matters
Cultural Sociology of Mortal Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2019
This book investigates death as part of contemporary everyday experience and practices. Through a cultural sociological lens, it studies death as it remains constantly at the edge of our consciousness, shaping the ways in which we move through social reality. As such, Death Matters is a significant...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2015
Born out of the Civil Rights and Third World Liberation movements of the 1960s and 1970s, Asian American Studies has grown significantly over the past four decades, both as a distinct field of inquiry and as a potent site of critique. Characterized by transnational, trans-Pacific, and trans-hemispheric...