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Why do we accept hitting children and call it discipline when we don't accept hitting other people? Erickson reviews more than 100 years of research, sharing little known but astounding facts about spanking outcomes. Interwoven with relatable human stories, Erickson encourages a conversation about this common and nearly universal disciplinary practice.

Overtime questions the conventional thinking that living longer means working longer, offering incisive new evidence for what the future of the American workforce will truly look like.

This handbook showcases a broad range of infidelity topics through perspectives in social psychology, evolutionary psychology, and other areas of research on romantic relationships. It discusses the processes of infidelity alongside sources of variation, such as sexual orientation, developmental life history, individual differences, and culture for the broader social scientific community interested in fidelity in romantic relationships.

A unique, comparative presentation of a region that is often considered "forgotten," this handbook provides a variety of expertly informed perspectives on life and society in medieval Central Europe and its dynamic interactions across the continent.

Patricia Illingworth looks at the ethics of philanthropy, arguing that philanthropic donors have human rights responsibilities. She makes an urgent case that philanthropy will be more ethical, and more effective, if it is reconfigured around human rights.

Comprised of thirty-eight original essays by experts from a wide range of disciplines, the Oxford Handbook of Confucianism covers the Confucian tradition chronologically, geographically, and topically through textured and innovative examinations of foundational subjects and emerging topics in Confucian studies.

The Oxford Handbook of Early Evangelicalism offers the most comprehensive and authoritative volume on early evangelicalism, with essays written by the world's leading experts on religion in the long eighteenth century.

Parkinson Disease is a comprehensive introduction to the biology and clinical features of Parkinson disease (PD). Topics covered include nosology of PD, PD epidemiology, pathology and pathophysiology of PD, and theories of PD pathogenesis. This book intends to be a useful overview, bridging the gap between general textbooks and specific topical reviews.

Neurons are excitable cells. They use ions and electrical signaling to talk to each to other and when they talk to each other, neurons control behavior. The Oxford Handbook of Neuronal Ion Channels is an accessible reference describing the nature and properties of ion channels in neurons.

This volume examines the constitutional history of Puerto Rico, from the days of Spanish colonization through to the modern era. The book also offers an in-depth analysis of the articles of the constitution, considering their context in the complex relationship between Puerto Rico and the political branches in Washington.

With a generous, thorough selection, editors Rita Lucarelli and Martin Andreas Stadler offer in The Oxford Handbook of the Egyptian Book of the Dead a wide-ranging synthesis of essential scholarship on Egyptian religious and mystical practices, centered on the central text of that tradition.

Saudi Arabia has never commanded more attention and yet it remains one of the world's least understood countries. In The Normalization of Saudi Law, Chibli Mallat dives into the heart of Saudi society, politics, and business by exploring the workings of its courts.

The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of the Middle East integrates the study of the social dynamics in the Middle East within history, culture, and politics. The volume transcends a purely regional perspective to investigate the global nature of these dynamics and their impact on the life of people in the region. It provides a comprehensive perspective in connecting the vexed state-society relations in the region with movements of transformation and theaffirmation of rights and creativity in the public arenas.

The US National Parks have been called ''America''s Best Idea''. They also provide a beautiful and accessible set of examples around which to structure an introductory geology course, motivating students'' curiosity about the science that explains the dramatic landscapes of our nation''s unique protected lands. This book introduces core geologic concepts such as volcanism, mountain building, deep time, tectonics, sedimentation and glaciation using our beloved Parks astouchstones. Each chapter builds a broader narrative of how the country''s geologic foundations were constructed through time, demonstrating the broader connections between national parks rather than viewing them as isolated entities.

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A comprehensive plan from two leading experts on how to fix America''s outdated retirement systemAmerica''s retirement system has serious problems. While it works well for some retirees, millions of others don''t have the sound retirement they have worked decades to secure. Roughly 40 percent of today''s $4 trillion federal budget is devoted to supporting retirees, which will grow to roughly half over the next decade-imperiling the sustainability of the whole system. The system is out of date. It reflects the America of a bygone ageΓÇöan era in which company or union pensions provided middle-class families a decent standard of living in retirement. In America today, however, private pensions have mostly disappeared, Social Security is threatened to go insolvent, people are living longer, and health care costs continue to rise. Poorer retirees now must choose between buying enough to eat and their prescription drugs.In The Retirement Challenge, influential former White House economists Martin Neil Baily and Benjamin H. Harris explore America''s outdated retirement system and explain how improving retirement requires changes by families, employers, and policymakers alike. Households need to save more, get smarter about their finances, and trade part of their 401(k) balances for insurance products. Companies need to take a more active role in their workers'' retirements. And lawmakers need to amendthe tax code, Social Security, and a host of other programs.Despite today''s wide political divide, policymakers from both parties can come together around changes that will promote a stable retirement. This book shows that these changes do not represent a radical overhaul. If families, businesses, and policymakers do their part, everyone-current retirees and future generations-can enjoy a much more secure and prosperous retirement.

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A wide-ranging political biography of diplomat, Nobel prize winner, and civil rights leader Ralph Bunche.A legendary diplomat, scholar, and civil rights leader, Ralph Bunche was one of the most prominent Black Americans of the twentieth century. The first African American to obtain a political science Ph.D. from Harvard and a celebrated diplomat at the United Nations, he was once so famous he handed out the Best Picture award at the Oscars. Yet today Ralph Bunche is largely forgotten.In The Absolutely Indispensable Man, Kal Raustiala restores Bunche to his rightful place in history. He shows that Bunche was not only a singular figure in midcentury America; he was also one of the key architects of the postwar international order. Raustiala tells the story of Bunche''s dramatic life, from his early years in prewar Los Angeles to UCLA, Harvard, the State Department, and the heights of global diplomacy at the United Nations. After narrowly avoiding assassination Bunchereceived the Nobel Peace Prize for his ground-breaking mediation of the first Arab-Israeli conflict, catapulting him to popular fame. A central player in some of the most dramatic crises of the Cold War, he pioneered conflict management and peacekeeping at the UN. But as Raustiala argues, his most enduringachievement was his work to dismantle European empire. Bunche perceptively saw colonialism as the central issue of the 20th century and decolonization as a project of global racial justice.From marching with Martin Luther King to advising presidents and prime ministers, Ralph Bunche shaped our world in lasting ways. This definitive biography gives him his due. It also reminds us that postwar decolonization not only fundamentally transformed world politics, but also powerfully intersected with America''s own civil rights struggle.

Essential Ethics for Social Work Practice is designed to empower social work students with the foundational knowledge, skills, critical thinking, affective self-awareness, and responsiveness that they will need to "Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior," the first competency in the Council on Social Work Education''s Educational Policies and Academic Standards. Students will not only learn how to apply the National Association of Social Work''s Code ofEthics, but also how to use a range of ethical theories and approaches to critical thinking to identify and manage challenging social work issues.When social work students begin their professional education, it is important to understand how to put social work values and ethics into practice. This textbook provides students with guidance on how to implement core ethical duties including promoting social justice, practicing in a competent manner, fostering human relationships, ensuring clients have access to services, and maintaining high standards of honesty and integrity. Students will also learn how to engage with supervisors,coworkers, clients, attorneys, and others to discuss conflicting obligations and manage ethical dilemmas.This textbook includes rich case illustrations and examples of critical thinking using a range of practice situations. In particular, students will learn how to apply deontology (duty-based ethics), teleology (consequence-based ethics), virtue ethics, and narrative ethics to explore ethical issues and determine appropriate solutions. Students will also learn how to strengthen their moral fortitude, the strength to do what is right even when pressure or constraints from others are making itdifficult to act in an ethical manner.

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