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Languages : en
Pages : 1266
Book Description
Cultural Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making
Author: Kathryn L. BraunPublisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 9780761912170
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Questions that face dying individuals, their families, and the professionals that help them at the end of their lives are explored in this volume. The contributors help the reader to come to terms with issues of mortality complicated by the diversity of cultures within society.
The Churchman
Author: Images of Issues
Author: Joel BestPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351310275
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Constructionist theory describes and analyzes social problems as emerging through the efforts of claimsmakers who bring issues to public attention. By typifying a problem and characterizing it as a particular sort, claimsmakers can shape policymaking and public response to the problem. Th is new edition of Images of Issues addresses claimsmaking in the 1990s, featuring such issues as fathers' rights, stalking, sexual abuse by the clergy, hate crimes, multicultural education, factory farming, and concluding with an expanded discussion of the theoretical debate over constructionism.
Critical Issues In Crime and Justice
Author: Albert R. RobertsPublisher: SAGE
ISBN: 9780761926863
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Critical Issues in Crime and Justice, Second Edition provides a comprehensive examination of current developments and controversies confronting the American criminal justice system. An overview of contemporary criminal justice trends provides the context for interpreting the critical issues raised throughout this engaging volume. Editor Albert R. Roberts and a prominent group of scholars and criminal justice professionals examine both the successes and failures of modern law enforcement, juvenile justice, the courts, and correctional systems. Developed for courses on Critical Issues in Criminal Justice, Special Issues in Criminal Justice, and Contemporary Topics in Criminal Justice, Critical Issues in Crime and Justice, Second Edition is also an excellent supplementary text for introductory Criminal Justice and related courses.
Feminization of the Clergy in America
Author: Paula D. NesbittPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195106865
Category : Ordination of women
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Recent years have seen the entry of large numbers of women into the ordained clergy of Protestant churches. Nesbitt here analyzes the e×tent to which the large-scale entry of women into the ministry has affected the occupation.
The City College Alumnus
Author: The City College Quarterly
Author: Pedophiles and Priests
Author: Philip JenkinsPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195145976
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
If we can believe the six o'clock news, there has been an epidemic of sexual abuse among the clergy, and especially among the Roman Catholic clergy. This study looks at the entire history of this mushrooming scandal, from the first rumblings to the explosion of headlines. -- Provided by publisher.
A List of Old Periodicals, Transactions, Reports
Author: Transylvania College. LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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