Author: Parth Ashar
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1637815131
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
“Life is all about the choices that you make,” but what about the choices that you don’t? Like family, like sexuality? Often like his untuned guitar, Ayaan would sing the songs of quarrels with his father Rakesh because he believed in becoming nothing like him. Kavita, being Ayaan’s mother would try to protect him but, she was tired of her incomplete marriage & a chaotic family. However, she would hide her turmoil behind her poise. Rakesh, a failure in business, marriage & family, would try to protect Ayaan from the life that he has lived. Ayaan, trying to escape the family drama meets Ruhi, his high-school sweetheart while working on their independent song. On an emotional journey of a chaotic matrix, he finds calm to his storm Zen Kapoor. Zen, the sound of silence, is as serene as a floating cloud. And Ruhi, a calming green meadow. Ayaan, unable to choose amongst the two. Drowned in the emotional chaos of his sexuality & broken family, Ayaan chooses to abandon his family & relocate himself to start afresh. But, a sudden offer drags him back. A year away from home but, when he comes home back his life changes. What choice will Ayaan make when life will provide him with two hearts – Zen & Ruhi?
BI My Choice!
Author: Parth Ashar
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1637815131
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
“Life is all about the choices that you make,” but what about the choices that you don’t? Like family, like sexuality? Often like his untuned guitar, Ayaan would sing the songs of quarrels with his father Rakesh because he believed in becoming nothing like him. Kavita, being Ayaan’s mother would try to protect him but, she was tired of her incomplete marriage & a chaotic family. However, she would hide her turmoil behind her poise. Rakesh, a failure in business, marriage & family, would try to protect Ayaan from the life that he has lived. Ayaan, trying to escape the family drama meets Ruhi, his high-school sweetheart while working on their independent song. On an emotional journey of a chaotic matrix, he finds calm to his storm Zen Kapoor. Zen, the sound of silence, is as serene as a floating cloud. And Ruhi, a calming green meadow. Ayaan, unable to choose amongst the two. Drowned in the emotional chaos of his sexuality & broken family, Ayaan chooses to abandon his family & relocate himself to start afresh. But, a sudden offer drags him back. A year away from home but, when he comes home back his life changes. What choice will Ayaan make when life will provide him with two hearts – Zen & Ruhi?
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1637815131
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
“Life is all about the choices that you make,” but what about the choices that you don’t? Like family, like sexuality? Often like his untuned guitar, Ayaan would sing the songs of quarrels with his father Rakesh because he believed in becoming nothing like him. Kavita, being Ayaan’s mother would try to protect him but, she was tired of her incomplete marriage & a chaotic family. However, she would hide her turmoil behind her poise. Rakesh, a failure in business, marriage & family, would try to protect Ayaan from the life that he has lived. Ayaan, trying to escape the family drama meets Ruhi, his high-school sweetheart while working on their independent song. On an emotional journey of a chaotic matrix, he finds calm to his storm Zen Kapoor. Zen, the sound of silence, is as serene as a floating cloud. And Ruhi, a calming green meadow. Ayaan, unable to choose amongst the two. Drowned in the emotional chaos of his sexuality & broken family, Ayaan chooses to abandon his family & relocate himself to start afresh. But, a sudden offer drags him back. A year away from home but, when he comes home back his life changes. What choice will Ayaan make when life will provide him with two hearts – Zen & Ruhi?
Bi
Author: Ritch C. Savin-Williams
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1479825875
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
What bisexual youth can tell us about today’s gender and sexual identities Despite the increasing visibility of LGBTQ people in American culture, our understanding of bisexuality remains superficial, at best. Yet, five times as many people identify as bisexual than as gay or lesbian, and as much as 25 percent of the population is estimated to be bisexual. In Bi, noted scholar of youth sexuality, Ritch Savin-Williams, brings bisexuality to centerstage at a moment when Gen Z and millennial youth and young adults are increasingly rejecting traditional labels altogether. Drawing on interviews with bisexual youth from a range of racial, ethnic, and social class groups, he reveals to us how bisexuals define their own sexual orientation and experiences—in their own words. Savin-Williams shows how and why people might identify as bisexual as a result of their biology or upbringing; as a bridge or transition to something else; as a consequence of their curiosity; or for a range of other equally valid reasons. With an understanding that sexuality and romantic attachments are often influx, Savin-Williams offers us a way to think about bisexuality as part of a continuum. He shows that many of the young people who identify as bisexual often defy traditional views, dispute false notions, and reimagine sexuality with regard to both practice and identity. Broadly speaking, he shows that many young people experience a complex, nuanced existence with multiple sexual and romantic attractions as well as gender expressions, which are seldom static but fluctuate over their lives. Savin-Williams provides an important new understanding of bisexuality as an orientation, behavior, and identity. Bi shows us that bisexuality is seen and embraced as a valid sexual identity more than ever before, giving us timely and much-needed insight into the complex, fascinating experiences of bisexual youth themselves.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1479825875
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
What bisexual youth can tell us about today’s gender and sexual identities Despite the increasing visibility of LGBTQ people in American culture, our understanding of bisexuality remains superficial, at best. Yet, five times as many people identify as bisexual than as gay or lesbian, and as much as 25 percent of the population is estimated to be bisexual. In Bi, noted scholar of youth sexuality, Ritch Savin-Williams, brings bisexuality to centerstage at a moment when Gen Z and millennial youth and young adults are increasingly rejecting traditional labels altogether. Drawing on interviews with bisexual youth from a range of racial, ethnic, and social class groups, he reveals to us how bisexuals define their own sexual orientation and experiences—in their own words. Savin-Williams shows how and why people might identify as bisexual as a result of their biology or upbringing; as a bridge or transition to something else; as a consequence of their curiosity; or for a range of other equally valid reasons. With an understanding that sexuality and romantic attachments are often influx, Savin-Williams offers us a way to think about bisexuality as part of a continuum. He shows that many of the young people who identify as bisexual often defy traditional views, dispute false notions, and reimagine sexuality with regard to both practice and identity. Broadly speaking, he shows that many young people experience a complex, nuanced existence with multiple sexual and romantic attractions as well as gender expressions, which are seldom static but fluctuate over their lives. Savin-Williams provides an important new understanding of bisexuality as an orientation, behavior, and identity. Bi shows us that bisexuality is seen and embraced as a valid sexual identity more than ever before, giving us timely and much-needed insight into the complex, fascinating experiences of bisexual youth themselves.
Christ and Business Culture
Author: Kam-hon Lee
Publisher: Christian Communications Limited
ISBN: 9889915391
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
This book reports the results of a research project that spanned more than a decade. Integrity is the foundation of business. However, the marketplace is highly competitive and sometimes hostile to basic moral aspirations. It is not easy for Christian executives to remain faithful to their Christian values in the business world. This project interviewed a total of 119 Christian executives in Hong Kong. They were known among their peers as committed Christians. Based on their stories recounting the challenges they faced in the marketplace, the authors managed to collect a total of 539 critical incidents that illustrate how they responded when they sensed their integrity was on the line. This study makes use of H. Richard Niebuhr’s framework on Christ and Culture, and also the Negotiation Styles Framework in the negotiation literature. When putting these two frameworks together, the new integrated framework enabled us to understand the Christian executives’ responses to ethical challenges and their implications to profitableness. This book demonstrates the usefulness and limitation of positive science, and the importance of normative reflection in handling ethical challenges. Based on positive science findings, we can see Christian executives’ typical responses as these are shaped by external circumstances such as doing business in China or operating within a Christian corporate culture. Based on normative reflection, we can see that not infrequently when taking all possible factors into consideration Christian executives may pick atypical ways to respond to ethical challenges. In handling such challenges, it is important to understand both positive science and normative reflection. Christian executives may benefit directly from the insights in this study to better prepare themselves for the ethical challenges in the marketplace. Interested readers who are not Christians can also use these insights to compare and contrast, as well as develop further, their own ways of conducting business with integrity.
Publisher: Christian Communications Limited
ISBN: 9889915391
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
This book reports the results of a research project that spanned more than a decade. Integrity is the foundation of business. However, the marketplace is highly competitive and sometimes hostile to basic moral aspirations. It is not easy for Christian executives to remain faithful to their Christian values in the business world. This project interviewed a total of 119 Christian executives in Hong Kong. They were known among their peers as committed Christians. Based on their stories recounting the challenges they faced in the marketplace, the authors managed to collect a total of 539 critical incidents that illustrate how they responded when they sensed their integrity was on the line. This study makes use of H. Richard Niebuhr’s framework on Christ and Culture, and also the Negotiation Styles Framework in the negotiation literature. When putting these two frameworks together, the new integrated framework enabled us to understand the Christian executives’ responses to ethical challenges and their implications to profitableness. This book demonstrates the usefulness and limitation of positive science, and the importance of normative reflection in handling ethical challenges. Based on positive science findings, we can see Christian executives’ typical responses as these are shaped by external circumstances such as doing business in China or operating within a Christian corporate culture. Based on normative reflection, we can see that not infrequently when taking all possible factors into consideration Christian executives may pick atypical ways to respond to ethical challenges. In handling such challenges, it is important to understand both positive science and normative reflection. Christian executives may benefit directly from the insights in this study to better prepare themselves for the ethical challenges in the marketplace. Interested readers who are not Christians can also use these insights to compare and contrast, as well as develop further, their own ways of conducting business with integrity.
Bi Any Other Name
Author: Lani Ka’ahumanu
Publisher: Riverdale Avenue Books LLC
ISBN: 1626011982
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
“I am part of the generation that came of age when Bi Any Other Name was already in print. This groundbreaking anthology gave me the language, courage and sense of community I needed as a young queer woman.” —Daisy Hernández, A Cup of Water Under My Bed The 25th Anniversary Edition Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out first debuted in 1991. This groundbreaking book helped catalyze a national movement for bisexual identity, justice and equality. Often dubbed “the bisexual bible,” Bi Any Other Name was on Lambda Book Review’s Top 100 GLBT Books of the 20th century and became a beloved reference text in many classrooms, doctors’ offices, libraries, and pulpits. A 2007 Mandarin translation was published in Taiwan. The new 2015 introduction of this book updates readers to the enormous changes the past quarter century has brought – for bi people, the larger society and the sexual rights and liberation movement of which we are a part. When did you know? How did you come out? What was your experience? The coming out stories in this book speak to the many ways bisexuals embrace realities outside rigid either/or categories throughout the passage of our lives. Everyday stories of women, men, transgender bisexuals, teenagers to octogenarians, from many different cultures and family arrangements. The fierce truth of these lives made visible puts a check on bisexual erasure, exposing the binary constructions of gay/straight and male/female as oversimplifications that reduce spectrums to mere opposites. Caught between the mainstream culture’s persistent discounting of bisexuality, the sensationalizing characterizations presented in media, and the sexual liberation movement’s continual disregard of bisexuality as a serious identity, bisexual people are often not seen or heard when they speak out. There is a vital need for these earnest voices to be heard in the new century. Enormous cultural changes have occurred in the past 25 years, yes, but understanding bisexualities has just begun.
Publisher: Riverdale Avenue Books LLC
ISBN: 1626011982
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
“I am part of the generation that came of age when Bi Any Other Name was already in print. This groundbreaking anthology gave me the language, courage and sense of community I needed as a young queer woman.” —Daisy Hernández, A Cup of Water Under My Bed The 25th Anniversary Edition Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out first debuted in 1991. This groundbreaking book helped catalyze a national movement for bisexual identity, justice and equality. Often dubbed “the bisexual bible,” Bi Any Other Name was on Lambda Book Review’s Top 100 GLBT Books of the 20th century and became a beloved reference text in many classrooms, doctors’ offices, libraries, and pulpits. A 2007 Mandarin translation was published in Taiwan. The new 2015 introduction of this book updates readers to the enormous changes the past quarter century has brought – for bi people, the larger society and the sexual rights and liberation movement of which we are a part. When did you know? How did you come out? What was your experience? The coming out stories in this book speak to the many ways bisexuals embrace realities outside rigid either/or categories throughout the passage of our lives. Everyday stories of women, men, transgender bisexuals, teenagers to octogenarians, from many different cultures and family arrangements. The fierce truth of these lives made visible puts a check on bisexual erasure, exposing the binary constructions of gay/straight and male/female as oversimplifications that reduce spectrums to mere opposites. Caught between the mainstream culture’s persistent discounting of bisexuality, the sensationalizing characterizations presented in media, and the sexual liberation movement’s continual disregard of bisexuality as a serious identity, bisexual people are often not seen or heard when they speak out. There is a vital need for these earnest voices to be heard in the new century. Enormous cultural changes have occurred in the past 25 years, yes, but understanding bisexualities has just begun.
The Full Spectrum
Author: David Levithan
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0375832904
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Teens are more aware of sexuality and identity than ever, and they’re looking for answers and insights, as well as a community of others. In order to help create that community, YA authors David Levithan and Billy Merrell have collected original poems, essays, and stories by young adults in their teens and early 20s. The Full Spectrum includes a variety of writers—gay, lesbian, bisexual, straight, transitioning, and questioning—on a variety of subjects: coming out, family, friendship, religion/faith, first kisses, break-ups, and many others. This one of a kind collection will, perhaps, help all readers see themselves and the world around them in ways they might never have imagined. We have partnered with the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and a portion of the proceeds from this book will be donated to them.
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0375832904
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Teens are more aware of sexuality and identity than ever, and they’re looking for answers and insights, as well as a community of others. In order to help create that community, YA authors David Levithan and Billy Merrell have collected original poems, essays, and stories by young adults in their teens and early 20s. The Full Spectrum includes a variety of writers—gay, lesbian, bisexual, straight, transitioning, and questioning—on a variety of subjects: coming out, family, friendship, religion/faith, first kisses, break-ups, and many others. This one of a kind collection will, perhaps, help all readers see themselves and the world around them in ways they might never have imagined. We have partnered with the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and a portion of the proceeds from this book will be donated to them.
Bi Lives
Author: Kata Orndorff
Publisher: See Sharp Press
ISBN: 193727618X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
A collection of 18 in-depth interviews with a wide range of bisexual women of different races, ages, and economic classes involved in a very wide variety of lifestyles.
Publisher: See Sharp Press
ISBN: 193727618X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
A collection of 18 in-depth interviews with a wide range of bisexual women of different races, ages, and economic classes involved in a very wide variety of lifestyles.
Bisexuality and Same-Sex Marriage
Author: M. Paz Galupo
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317999266
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
In our society, the argument for or against same-sex marriage becomes even more heated when the debate turns to bisexual women and men. Bisexuality and Same-Sex Marriage thoughtfully explores this debate from a wide range of interdisciplinary perspectives, presenting respected scholars from fields as diverse as American Studies, Communication, Criminology, Human and Organizational Systems, Law and Social Policy, LGBT Studies, Organizational Behavior, Psychology, Sociology, Women’s Studies, and Queer Studies. This clear-viewed volume is organized into three perspectives—theoretical, research, and personal—that frame the debate from a macro to micro level of analysis. This book goes beyond the intense acrimony and divisiveness to rationally examine the issue from various viewpoints and through the latest research. This informative text presents and analyzes in depth the current findings and the diverse LGBT and straight perspectives on the issue. This insightful resource discusses in detail personal views, the latest theories, and is extensively referenced. Bisexuality and Same-Sex Marriage is an essential volume for LGBT studies professionals, psychologists, counselors, educators, students, and interested general public. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Bisexuality.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317999266
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
In our society, the argument for or against same-sex marriage becomes even more heated when the debate turns to bisexual women and men. Bisexuality and Same-Sex Marriage thoughtfully explores this debate from a wide range of interdisciplinary perspectives, presenting respected scholars from fields as diverse as American Studies, Communication, Criminology, Human and Organizational Systems, Law and Social Policy, LGBT Studies, Organizational Behavior, Psychology, Sociology, Women’s Studies, and Queer Studies. This clear-viewed volume is organized into three perspectives—theoretical, research, and personal—that frame the debate from a macro to micro level of analysis. This book goes beyond the intense acrimony and divisiveness to rationally examine the issue from various viewpoints and through the latest research. This informative text presents and analyzes in depth the current findings and the diverse LGBT and straight perspectives on the issue. This insightful resource discusses in detail personal views, the latest theories, and is extensively referenced. Bisexuality and Same-Sex Marriage is an essential volume for LGBT studies professionals, psychologists, counselors, educators, students, and interested general public. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Bisexuality.
Mending the World
Author: Joseph Melnick
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1134952449
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Mending the World provides a blueprint for making a difference in the intractable social issues that exist today. It presents the compelling drama of thirteen stories of people on the firing lines in countries in Africa , Europe, Scandinavia, as well as Brazil, Cambodia, North of Ireland, and the USA . The cases involve diverse real world issues, such as AIDS reduction, poverty, political conflict, natural disasters, and dilemmas in supporting the aged. The stories are framed by the editors with theory and historical data, and offer the hope of effective change using Gestalt principles and methods. In these complex issues, you need unique skills to bring people together to work toward a common solution, and to empower yourselves to influence people with positional power, Mending the World shows how use of these skills leads to high-impact outcomes.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1134952449
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Mending the World provides a blueprint for making a difference in the intractable social issues that exist today. It presents the compelling drama of thirteen stories of people on the firing lines in countries in Africa , Europe, Scandinavia, as well as Brazil, Cambodia, North of Ireland, and the USA . The cases involve diverse real world issues, such as AIDS reduction, poverty, political conflict, natural disasters, and dilemmas in supporting the aged. The stories are framed by the editors with theory and historical data, and offer the hope of effective change using Gestalt principles and methods. In these complex issues, you need unique skills to bring people together to work toward a common solution, and to empower yourselves to influence people with positional power, Mending the World shows how use of these skills leads to high-impact outcomes.
The Magazine of Business
Psychological Constructivism and the Social World
Author: Gabriele Chiari
Publisher: FrancoAngeli
ISBN: 9788846448125
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Publisher: FrancoAngeli
ISBN: 9788846448125
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description