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Examines three different youth civic engagement initiatives, Public Achievement, Youth in Government, and Youth Science Center. This book discusses the initiatives from various perspectives, including the academic perspectives of political theory, theories of youth, and vocation. It is suitable for secondary social studies teachers.

Reflecting on issues central to affairs, this work tells how to help couples heal, and learn from the affairs. It provides an overview of infidelity theory, research, and treatment, discussing the effect of infidelity on couples. It delineates three types of infidelity, emotional, physical, and infidelity; and reviews the role of the Internet.

The authors offer detailed instructions for setting up a fitness-for-duty methodology and examine the effectiveness of fitness-for-duty evaluations in law enforcement.

Designed to help clergy and mental health professionals understand how depression negatively affects the way people experience God, and how, through therapy, this hurtful God image can be changed into a positive one, focused on healing. This book teaches you to use psychodynamic and cognitive interventions to change a client's God image.

Examines the relationships between various aspects of teacher education, teacher development, and their contributions to the achievement of greater justice in schooling and in the broader society. This title is of interest to teacher educators and to policy makers who see teacher education as a critical element.

Explores the application of psychological principles and techniques to the specific problems of aviation. This work addresses the contribution of psychology in the design of aviation systems, the selection and training of pilots, the psychological characteristics of pilots that may relate to aviation safety, and to the behavior of passengers.

Explores the impact and cost of America's 'War on Drugs' - both in tax spending and in human terms. This work argues that an end to the war on drugs, much as we ended alcohol prohibition, would yield international benefits, destroy dangerous and illegal drug cartels, and allow the American government to refocus its attention on public well-being.

"Mental Health Issues in the Criminal Justice System has been co-published simultaneously as Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, Volume 45, Numbers 1/2 2007."

Helps readers to discover how five psychologists went from academia to disseminating principles of community psychology. This work illustrates how events such as wars, economic depressions, the civil rights movement, and discrimination shaped philosophies and lead to their decision to become applied community psychologists and practitioners.

Shows how the American media has depicted gay people. This book argues that media reflects the American public's shift to a more enlightened view of gay people.

Arguments based in doctrine and scripture over the inclusion of homosexual people within Christian congregations and sacraments have done little to persuade the faithful on either side of this debate. This title approaches this divisive subject through portraits of the faith of gay and lesbian persons.

Explores ways to improve marital intimacy by explaining its spiritual dimension and describing a variety of spiritual themes that couples should deal with and must resolve. This work contains practical case study material, questions for group discussion, and a series of spiritual and theological theories tied to powerful marital dynamics.

Presents the success stories of the people living in Oxford House community homes and explains just how it has worked for them. This book gives an insightful review of Oxford House's history and the development of the approach.

The island of Bali has long been characterized in the West as the last 'paradise' on earth, but there is far more to this small Indonesian province. This book offers a study of Balinese tourism, society, and character.

Offers mental health providers a view of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) from the perspectives of sufferers as well as family members to foster an understanding of the experiences of relatives who are often devastated by their loved ones' struggles with this common disorder.

Offering a comprehensive introduction to the workings of the business, this title explains information essential to those looking to begin a career in sports media. It explores topics in print and broadcast media, sports psychology, technology issues, politics and legalities, ethics, and the role of sports and sportscasting in society.