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Using an engaging storytelling approach, Culture and Psychology introduces students to culture from a scientific yet accessible point of view. Author Stephen Fox integrates art, literature, and music into each chapter to offer students a rich and complete picture of cultures from around the world.

America's Founding Documents is a collection of critical readings for the American Government course edited by CQ Press. This is intended to be a $5 bundle with Barbour, Am Gov: The Long Story Short 1e. Most books include these readings at the end of the text, but Am Gov is a brief nuts-and-bolts text so we have created this as a helpful bundle item for those who want to include it with their sale.

The Kaleidoscope of Gender: Prisms, Patterns, and Possibilities provides an accessible, timely, and stimulating overview of the cutting-edge literature and theoretical frameworks in sociology and related fields in order to understand the social construction of gender. The kaleidoscope metaphor and its three themes-prisms, patterns, and possibilities-unify topic areas throughout the book. By focusing on the prisms through which gender is shaped, the patterns which gender takes, and the possibilities for social change, the reader gains a deeper understanding of ourselves and our relationships with others, both locally and globally.  Editors Catherine Valentine, Mary Nell Trautner and the work of Joan Spade focus on the paradigms and approaches to gender studies that are constantly changing and evolving.  The Sixth Edition includes incorporation of increased emphasis on global perspectives, updated contemporary social movements, such as #BlackLivesMatter and #MeToo, and an updated focus on gendered violence.

This concise text for carries the public sociology movement into the introductory sociology classroom. While teaching students to think sociologically and to develop a sociological eye, it also demonstrates how sociology can be used as a tool for improving society.  As they explains the discipline¿s basic theories and concepts, the authors provide many examples of "engaged" sociologists who are working to solve some of society¿s most intractable problems, and encourage students to become engaged in their own communities.

With humor and empathy, Mark Edwards's handbook provides undergraduate and early-career graduate students guidance in sociological writing of all kinds. Writing in Sociology offers unusual approaches to developing

The only text to provide real-life examples of how practicing sociologists use sociology to work toward social change and social justice!Providing vivid examples of how sociologists are using sociological tools to make a positive impact on our society, this one-of-a-kind book helps students better understand how their study of sociology can be put to good use in today's world. Each of the 14 chapters, closely aligned with key topics in sociology courses, is filled with stories from practicing sociologists that help students better understand how their sociology studies can be applied and provides answers to the question, "…but what can I do with a sociology degree?" Discussion questions and suggested additional readings and resources at the end of each chapter give students the opportunity to delve further into the topics covered and carry out full and nuanced discussions, grounded in the "real world" work of public sociologists.Contributor to the SAGE Teaching Innovations and Professional Development AwardFind out more at www.sagepub.com/sociologyaward

Grounded in psychology research but with a practical focus on organizational behavior issues, Group Dynamics for Teams helps readers understand and participate in teams more effectively in day-to-day work. Best-selling author Daniel Levi and new co-author David A. Askay thoroughly examine basic group dynamics concepts, such as goals, norms, cooperation, and communication, as well as review the main challenges that teams face, such as conflict, decision making, problem solving, creativity, and valuing diversity. Throughout the book are discussions of the organizational context of teams, including the impacts of organizational culture, virtual teamwork, rewarding teams, and team building.

Sociological Theory in the Classical Era, Fourth Edition is an innovative text/reader for courses in classical theory. The new edition of this bestseller expands the explanation of the theoretical framework, includes streamlined primary readings, and features updated examples, statistics and visuals throughout every chapter.

The market-leading Managerial Communication: Strategies and Applications equips students with the communication strategies and skills that managers need in today's workplace. Authors Jennifer R. Veltsos and Geraldine E. Hynes provide a holistic overview of communication supported with a solid research base, and a focus on competencies that lead to managerial and organizational success. The Eighth Edition features new and expanded coverage of timely topics, including remote working, virtual presentations, cultural sensitivity, and crisis communication.

A fresh introduction to the European Union that helps students take an analytical look at this dynamic institution.

Providing students with the tools they need to argue effectively in the classroom and beyond, this text empowers the reader to find their voice and creative positive change.

Drawing from the most up-to-date research and emerging issues, Victimology: A Comprehensive Approach is an accessible text that provides readers with an overview of the causes and consequences of victimization and the responses to those causes. Renowned authors and researchers Leah E. Daigle and Lisa R. Muftic use a consistent framework throughout to help readers understand why people are victimized, as well as how the criminal justice system and other social services interact with victims and each other. The focus on causes, and responses equips readers with the foundational knowledge needed to apply key concepts to real-life situations. Emphasizing the impact of trauma on individuals and opportunities for prevention, this supportive text offers incisive discussions of recurring victimization and the victim-offender overlap with a global focus. The streamlined Second Edition explores emerging topics within this growing field, including immigration and victimization, bullying, homicides and sexual assaults involving LGBTQ persons, school shootings, and more.

Family Resource Management addresses the management of resources from a family systems perspective and focuses on not just the individual that makes a decision but the impact those decisions have on the family unit.

The Sociology of Mental Health and Illness covers sociology's key contributions to our understanding of mental health, discusses the material conditions of social stress, describes how individuals interact with mental health professionals, and explores connections between mental health and social problems.

Drugs and the Neuroscience of Behavior presents an introduction to the rapidly advancing field of psychopharmacology by examining how drug actions in the brain affect psychological processes.

George Ritzer's seminal work of critical sociology, The McDonaldization of Society, continues to stand as one of the pillars of modern sociological thought. Building on the argument that the fast food restaurant has become the model for the rationalization process today, this book links theory to contemporary life in a globalized world and resonates with students in a way that few other books do.

Now with SAGE Publishing, Contemporary Sociological Theory and Its Classical Roots: The Basics, is a brief survey of sociology's major theorists and theoretical approaches, from the Classical founders to the present. With updated scholarship in the new Fifth Edition, authors George Ritzer and Jeffrey Stepnisky connect many theorists and schools of thought together under broad headings that offer students a synthesized view of sociological theory. This text is perfect for those who want an accessible overview of the entire tradition of sociological thinking, with an emphasis on the contemporary relevance of theory.

Logically organized and accessible, this updated Fifth Edition of Gujarati¿s classic text provides students with an overview of the basics of econometric theory from ordinal logistic regression to time series.

Celebrity Culture: Are Americans too focused on celebrities?Future of Marriage: Is traditional matrimony going out of style?Reducing Your Carbon Footprint: Can individual actions reduce global warming?These are just a few of the provocative questions contested in Issues for Debate in Sociology. This engaging reader allows students to see an issue from all sides and to think critically about topics that matter to them. Classroom discussion will never be dull again!About CQ Researcher ReadersIn the tradition of nonpartisanship and current analysis that is the hallmark of Congressional Quarterly, CQ Researcher titles investigate important and controversial policy issues. Offer your students the balanced reporting, complete overviews and engaging writing that CQ Researcher has consistently provided for more than 80 years. Each article gives substantial background as well as current analysis of the issue as well as useful pedagogical features to inspire critical thinking and to help students grasp and review key material:A Pro/Con box that examines two competing sides of a single questionA detailed chronology of key dates and events An annotated bibliography and Web resourcesOutlook sections that address possible regulation and initiatives from Capitol Hill and the White House over the next 5 to 10 years Photos, charts, graphs, and maps

This book is an introduction to the programming language Ladder Diagram (LD) used in Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).The book provides a general introduction to PLC controls and can be used for any PLC brands.With a focus on enabling readers without an electrical education to learn Ladder programming, the book is suitable for learners without prior knowledge of Ladder.The book contains numerous illustrations and program examples, based on real-world, practical problems in the field of automation.CONTENTS- Background, benefits and challenges of Ladder programming- PLC hardware, sensors, and basic Ladder programming- Practical guides and tips to achieve good program structures- Theory and examples of flowcharts, block diagrams and sequence diagrams- Design guide to develop functions and function blocks- Examples of organizing code in program modules and functions - Sequencing using SELF-HOLD, SET / RESET and MOVE / COMPARE- Complex code examples for a pump station, tank control and conveyor belt- Design, development, testing and simulation of PLC programsThe book describes Ladder programming as described in the standard IEC 61131-3. PLC vendors understand this standard in different ways, and not all vendors follows the standard exactly. This will be clear through material from the vendor. This means that some of the program examples in this book may not work as intended in the PLC type you are using. In addition, there is a difference in how the individual PLC type shows graphic symbols and instructions used in Ladder programming.Note: This is a book for beginners and therefore advanced techniques such as ARRAY, LOOPS, STRUCT, ENUM, STRING, PID and FIFO are not included.

This book is an introduction to the programming language Ladder Diagram (LD) used in Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).The book provides a general introduction to PLC controls and can be used for any PLC brands.With a focus on enabling readers without an electrical education to learn Ladder programming, the book is suitable for learners without prior knowledge of Ladder.The book contains numerous illustrations and program examples, based on real-world, practical problems in the field of automation.CONTENTS- Background, benefits and challenges of Ladder programming- PLC hardware, sensors, and basic Ladder programming- Practical guides and tips to achieve good program structures- Theory and examples of flowcharts, block diagrams and sequence diagrams- Design guide to develop functions and function blocks- Examples of organizing code in program modules and functions - Sequencing using SELF-HOLD, SET / RESET and MOVE / COMPARE- Complex code examples for a pump station, tank control and conveyor belt- Design, development, testing and simulation of PLC programsThe book describes Ladder programming as described in the standard IEC 61131-3. PLC vendors understand this standard in different ways, and not all vendors follows the standard exactly. This will be clear through material from the vendor. This means that some of the program examples in this book may not work as intended in the PLC type you are using. In addition, there is a difference in how the individual PLC type shows graphic symbols and instructions used in Ladder programming.Note: This is a book for beginners and therefore advanced techniques such as ARRAY, LOOPS, STRUCT, ENUM, STRING, PID and FIFO are not included.

This book is an introduction to the programming language Ladder Diagram (LD) used in Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).The book provides a general introduction to PLC controls and can be used for any PLC brands.With a focus on enabling readers without an electrical education to learn Ladder programming, the book is suitable for learners without prior knowledge of Ladder.The book contains numerous illustrations and program examples, based on real-world, practical problems in the field of automation.CONTENTS- Background, benefits and challenges of Ladder programming- PLC hardware, sensors, and basic Ladder programming- Practical guides and tips to achieve good program structures- Theory and examples of flowcharts, block diagrams and sequence diagrams- Design guide to develop functions and function blocks- Examples of organizing code in program modules and functions - Sequencing using SELF-HOLD, SET/RESET and MOVE/ COMPARE- Complex code examples for a pump station, tank control and conveyor belt- Design, development, testing and simulation of PLC programsThe book describes Ladder programming as described in the standard IEC 61131-3. PLC vendors understand this standard in different ways, and not all vendors follows the standard exactly. This will be clear through material from the vendor. This means that some of the program examples in this book may not work as intended in the PLC type you are using. In addition, there is a difference in how the individual PLC type shows graphic symbols and instructions used in Ladder programming.Note: This is a book for beginners and therefore advanced techniques such as ARRAY, LOOPS, STRUCT, ENUM, STRING, PID and FIFO are not included.

Engelsk oversættelse af Nordisk servicesyn.Do you have a clear idea about your serviceDNA and your service gene? Are you communicating in the right way, and are you using collaboration and high social capital to improve your company's service? The term service is used in many ways, but what is good service, really? And is there a special Nordic kind of service? These are just some of the topics this book addresses. A NORDIC SERVICE CONCEPT is written for those of you who work with service, whether you are a student, teacher, employee, manager or business owner. The purpose of the book is to bring the dialogue about good service back to its roots - where we can benefit from our basic Nordic values such as equality, openness, flexibility and, not least, trust. The focal point of the book is, therefore, relationships between people: the relationship with the guest, the relationship with colleagues and the relationship with management and business partners. A NORDIC SERVICE CONCEPT can be read as a whole, but the individual chapters also make sense as separate texts and can be used independently. Each chapter contains the following: • An accessible, practice-based description with analyses and tools that are built on research-based theories. • References to the primary sources are listed at the end of each chapter • Inspiration for your daily work in the form of a series of assignments and cases regarding strategic, tactical and operational levels in companies. A NORDIC SERVICE CONCEPT covers the curriculum's learning objectives in the academic subjects "management that builds social capital" and "service” and can also be used in the Service Economics curriculum. The book covers topics such as communication, body language and empathy, and, as something new, we have added topics such as the culture behind Nordic service, service delivery and moodboards. In addition, the book contains a number of cases and analytical assignments related to specific service situations.

Kan det holde? Hvis din nye og dyre kontorstol går i stykker efter, at du har siddet i den få gange, ville du så købe den samme stol igen, og endda anbefale den til andre? Ved at anvende statik, styrke- og materialelære, når man konstruerer eller ombygger en konstruktion, kan man dimensionere den, så den kan holde til de forventede belastninger, der opstår når produktet anvendes.Denne bog er den første af tre lærebøger indenfor faget konstruktion. Trilogien er tiltænkt ingeniører, maskinmestre, produktudviklere, arkitekter, konstruktører, designere, håndværkere, HTX-studerende og andre, der beskæftiger sig med konstruktioner.Bogen gennemgår teorien for den grundlæggende statik som kræfter, lasttyper, understøtninger, momenter, simple bjælkekonstruktioner og ligevægt. I afsnittet om simple bjælkekonstruktioner beregnes de ydre kræfter først med den klassiske metode, og afsluttes med to nye hurtigmetoder, der på få sekunder kan bestemme reaktionerne.I slutningen af bogen vil der være øvelser i at omsætte fysiske produkter til statiske modeller, samt en case, hvor reaktionerne skal bestemmes.Om forfatterenKim Kjærsgaard er uddannet håndværker i Flyvevåbnet og ingeniør fra Aalborg Universitet i Esbjerg.Har siden 2015 arbejdet som underviser på Produktionsteknologuddannelsen på KEA - Københavns Erhvervsakademi.Samt er CEO hos VAXA Consulting.Læs mere om statikbogen på www.kandetholde.dk/statikLæs mere om trilogien på www.kandetholde.dk/bøger