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Place, Spirituality, and Well-Being
This book synthesizes perspectives on how ‘place’ is deeply intertwined with our spirituality and well-being. Split into three sections, this book brings together contributions …
Faith-Based Organizations and Social Welfare
The case studies in this volume examine the activities of faith-based institutions in a representative sample of African and Latin American countries, including societies with and …
Handbook of the Life Course
Building on the success of the 2003 Handbook of the Life Course, this second volume identifies future directions for life course research and policy. The introductory essay and the …
Social and Affective Neuroscience of Everyday Human Interaction
This Open Access book presents the current state of the art knowledge on social and affective neuroscience based on empirical findings. This volume is divided into several sections …
Action Research and Critical Psychology
This book examines the theoretical developments in the field of Action Research from a historical perspective. The central focus of the investigation is the concepts of democracy …
The Metrics of Happiness
This book provides a comprehensive treatment of how happiness and wellbeing are measured. It presents an accessible summary of the philosophy, methodology, and applicability of the …
Ethnic Identity, Social Mobility and the Role of Soulmates
Based on a study among higher-educated adult children of lower-class Turkish and Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands, this open access book explores processes of identification …
Environmental Migration and Social Inequality
This book presents contributions from leading international scholars on how environmental migration is both a cause and an outcome of social and economic inequality. It describes …
Teaching Social Justice using Postcolonial Texts
This book explores how teachers can re-examine their emotional investments in enacting dominant settler values through changing their text selection and teaching practices. Based …
Men’s Friendships as Feminist Politics?
This book discusses men’s friendships in relation to queer, discursive, and intersectional feminist theories. It analyses stories of intimacy, touch, hugs, and conversations, …
The Origins Of Human Social Nature
This book is the first comprehensive study of Westermarckian sociology and social anthropology, which flourished in Finland for half a century, until the Second World War. Edward …
Accelerated Economic Growth in West Africa
The book provides a detailed analysis of the causes of West Africa’s current economic high-growth episode and proposes ways to extend it sustainably. It examines the potential role …