Download or read book Unknotting the Heart written by Jie Yang and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2015-11-25 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the mid-1990s, as China has downsized and privatized its state-owned enterprises, severe unemployment has created a new class of urban poor and widespread social and psychological disorders. In Unknotting the Heart, Jie Yang examines this understudied group of workers and their experiences of being laid off, "counseled," and then reoriented to the market economy. Using fieldwork from reemployment programs, community psychosocial work, and psychotherapy training sessions in Beijing between 2002 and 2013, Yang highlights the role of psychology in state-led interventions to alleviate the effects of mass unemployment. She pays particular attention to those programs that train laid-off workers in basic psychology and then reemploy them as informal "counselors" in their capacity as housemaids and taxi drivers. These laid-off workers are filling a niche market created by both economic restructuring and the shortage of professional counselors in China, helping the government to defuse intensified class tension and present itself as a nurturing and kindly power. In reality, Yang argues, this process creates both new political complicity and new conflicts, often along gender lines. Women are forced to use the moral virtues and work ethics valued under the former socialist system, as well as their experiences of overcoming depression and suffering, as resources for their new psychological care work. Yang focuses on how the emotions, potentials, and "hearts" of these women have become sites of regulation, market expansion, and political imagination.
Download or read book Emotionally Indebted written by Sabina Pultz and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book What Work Means written by Claudia Strauss and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2024-06-15 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Work Means goes beyond the stereotypes and captures the diverse ways Americans view work as a part of a good life. Dispelling the notion of Americans as mere workaholics, Claudia Strauss presents a more nuanced perspective. While some live to work, others prefer a diligent 9-to-5 work ethic that is conscientious but preserves time for other interests. Her participants often enjoyed their jobs without making work the focus of their life. These findings challenge laborist views of waged work as central to a good life as well as post-work theories that treat work solely as exploitative and soul-crushing. Drawing upon the evocative stories of unemployed Americans from a wide range of occupations, from day laborers to corporate managers, both immigrant and native-born, Strauss explores how diverse Americans think about the place of work in a good life, gendered meanings of breadwinning, accepting financial support from family, friends, and the state, and what the ever-elusive American dream means to them. By considering how post-Fordist unemployment experiences diverge from joblessness earlier, What Work Means paves the way for a historically and culturally informed discussion of work meanings in a future of teleworking, greater automation, and increasing nonstandard employment.
Download or read book The Heart of Mathematics written by Edward B. Burger and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2004-08-18 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hallmark features include: * A focus on the important ideas of mathematics that students will retain long after their formal studies are complete. * An engaging and humorous style, written to be read and enjoyed. * Ten Life Lessons that readers will apply beyond their study of mathematics. * Use of a variety of visualization techniques that direct students to model their thinking and to actively explore the world around them. New to this Edition: * A new chapter, Deciding Wisely: Applications of Rigorous Thought, provides a thought-provoking capstone. * Expanded and improved statistics and probability content in Chapter 7, Taming Uncertainty. * Enhanced Mindscapes at the end of each section which ask the reader to review, apply and think deeply about the ideas presented in the chapter. * Radically superior ancillary package.
Download or read book Polarized Cities written by Dorothy J. Solinger and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-09-14 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This powerful book presents a fresh and compelling set of portraits that bring to life the human dimension of the vast and growing social and economic divides in urban China. Leading scholars explore the increasing rigidity of class and social boundaries, focusing on two new “castes” in contemporary China’s cities—the immensely wealthy and the abjectly poor. Much has been made of the rise in incomes, the elimination of much rural poverty, and the expansion of an urban middle class over almost forty years of spectacular economic growth. But what often has been overlooked is the polarization, exclusion, and exclusiveness in cities that have accompanied this rise, along with the threat that these trends will extend to future generations. The book considers five cases that emblematize these castes and depict their varying degrees of agency. Highlighting the social groups at opposite ends of the social hierarchy, the contributors illuminate the growing inequality in urban China today.
Download or read book Putting The Heart Back Into Business written by Andrew Thonton and published by SRA Books. This book was released on 2022-04-21 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you feel there should be more to running a business than the focus on profit alone? Do you ever wonder why you work so hard yet still feel that something is missing? In this uniquely honest and ground-breaking book, entrepreneur Andrew Thornton and coach Eudora Pascall propose a better way of being in business – one that enables everyone to truly be themselves, harnesses people’s strengths and individuality, and puts people and planet first – whilst trusting that profit will still follow. With the inspiring story of the transformation that took place in a multicultural North London supermarket as a backdrop, Andrew and Eudora demonstrate the huge impact and positive difference that running a heart-centred business can make on the lives of the people you work with and the world you live in too. Through a wealth of illuminating real-life stories, insightful case studies and a host of practical tips and expert guidance, you’ll be empowered to start a journey of self-discovery that will help you: > Understand your purpose in life and business > Become a more authentic, caring leader > Address prejudice, inequality and division > Untie the knots the prevent progress > Approach life and business from an exciting new perspective By discovering how to put the heart into your business you can turn problems into opportunity, build enduring strength and resilience, and take positive action against the huge challenges faced by both businesses and the world alike.
Download or read book When Untangling Wings written by Yash Wadwekar and published by Yash Wadwekar. This book was released on with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in a dystopian America segregated by religion, race, and ethnicity, thirteen-year-old Aaron Wings hates his school. Encompassed by fear surrounding the disappearance of his friend Simon, he is not only left almost completely alone but also dreads nothing more than crossing over the Mississippi River, dividing West America from East America. After a few mistakes and a bit of luck, however, he finds himself doing just that. In the process, Wings discovers not only how much more there is to his country but also its muddied history: black, grim, and very much tangled.
Download or read book The Essential Homer written by Homer and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2000-09-15 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selections from both Iliad and Odyssey, made with an eye for those episodes that figure most prominently in the study of mythology.
Download or read book Knot by Knot written by Davis Moore and published by Humble Books. This book was released on 2024-05-07 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Untangle your deepest issues, knot by knot. Despite some of our greatest efforts and our belief in Jesus’ work on the cross, many of us are still crippled and imprisoned by our sin. We know we aren’t supposed to be held captive, but the Gospel doesn’t seem to be “working” for us. How do we really, truly change? The kind of change that transforms not just our behavior, but our hearts, our minds, and our entire lives? How do we experience freedom from sin and shame? The truth is, untangling the knots of your core issues takes time and cultivation. In Knot by Knot, author and pastor Davis Moore takes a deep look at Jesus’ promise of change and how the Gospel—its power and its cost—is the key to unraveling these issues. Moore has witnessed profound transformation in both his own life and the lives of many others. He helps Christians crippled by shame achieve lifelong victory over their most persistent sins through: - Surrendering their old identity - Understanding the process of growth - Embracing the Gospel in practical ways - Pursuing vulnerability with other Christians - Following Jesus into deeper joy - Discovering the deep peace of a clear conscience We aren’t meant to carry our guilt, secrets, and shame to the grave. Jesus promises to complete the work He’s creating in us—moment by moment, day by day, knot by knot—and to give us a profound and lasting peace.
Download or read book The Essential Iliad written by Homer and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2000-09-15 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While preserving the basic narrative of the Iliad, this selection also highlights the epic's high poetic moments and essential mythological content, and will prove especially useful in surveys of world literature.
Download or read book Customs and Manners in Korea written by Shin-Yong Chun and published by Seoul, Korea : Si-sa-yong-o-sa. This book was released on 1982 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alejandro and the Fishermen of Tancay written by Braulio Mu–oz and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don Morales tells stories. He tells lots of stories. About Chimbote, the Peruvian town where he lives. About fishing, the lifeblood of the town. And about change, which is not always the same as progress. Stories about the first people to inhabit the region and stories about the people who live there now. Stories about the early peopleÕs love of the land and more recent peopleÕs destruction of it. Stories about how people used to get along with one another and stories about how things got to be so bad that the government began to murder its own citizens. Don Morales is a wise man. But he is also a sad man, mourning the loss of the past, of better times, of brotherhood. With his short, evocative storiesÑtold with simplicity and beautyÑhe pulls his readers closer to him, as if he were speaking directly to us. For the good fishermen of Tancay, life was better yesterday than it is today. It was better to live in harmony with the sea. When they lived in harmony with the natural world, there was harmony in the human world, too. With a nostalgic feel, yet reflecting PeruÕs current political instability, this is a delightful book with an important message. When the natural order is disrupted, it is not only fish that die. When nature dies, so might we all.
Download or read book Traveling Light written by and published by Eternal Press. This book was released on with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Untangled written by Carey Scott and published by Revell. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All women want to feel is valued. But problems arise when we seek confirmation that we are enough using the world's standards. Almost from birth, we are trained to find the approval and acceptance we crave in the eyes of family, friends, and even strangers. The result is that we cannot believe we are who God says we are--accepted, loved, beautiful, and treasured. We get tangled up in the world's assessment and our own self-judgment. With hope-filled writing and plenty of hard-won personal advice, Carey Scott shows women how to untangle their self-esteem from the world and anchor it in Jesus. She lovingly shows readers that God was intentional in how he made them and that he is well pleased with his work. Women will learn practical strategies to escape unattainable standards and the performance-based measuring stick of the world, and find comfort in the fact that they are not alone on the journey.
Download or read book An Interactive Introduction to Knot Theory written by Inga Johnson and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2017-01-18 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This well-written and engaging volume, intended for undergraduates, introduces knot theory, an area of growing interest in contemporary mathematics. The hands-on approach features many exercises to be completed by readers. Prerequisites are only a basic familiarity with linear algebra and a willingness to explore the subject in a hands-on manner. The opening chapter offers activities that explore the world of knots and links — including games with knots — and invites the reader to generate their own questions in knot theory. Subsequent chapters guide the reader to discover the formal definition of a knot, families of knots and links, and various knot notations. Additional topics include combinatorial knot invariants, knot polynomials, unknotting operations, and virtual knots.
Download or read book Untangle Your Emotions written by Jennie Allen and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2024-02-13 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestselling author of Get Out of Your Head provides a revolutionary path to embracing a healthy relationship with your emotions, one that leads to life-giving connection with God and others as well as to a richer understanding of yourself. “This book is worth thousands of dollars of counseling.”—Jonathan Pokluda, bestselling author and host of the Becoming Something podcast How often have you heard, “Don’t let your emotions get the best of you”? But what if instead of ignoring our feelings, we noticed them, named them, and let God use them to draw us closer to Himself and others? Many of us need to unlearn damaging messages about our emotions. We’ve been taught, for example, that emotions are untrustworthy, when, in fact, God can use them to help us see where we need His healing. In Untangle Your Emotions, Jennie Allen uses scientific research, biblical insight, and her own story to help you ● exchange stuffing, dismissing, or minimizing your emotions for a five-step process to know what you feel and what to do about it ● debunk the myth that feelings are sinful by learning how emotional maturity leads to deeper connection with God and others ● live emotionally healthy by applying biblical wisdom and therapeutic research that works whether you self-identify as “emotional” or not ● sit with feelings that are confusing and painful by discovering the depth of God’s love and compassion for you Feelings aren’t something to fix; they are something to feel. As we discover how to name and navigate our emotions, we’ll learn how they can draw us closer to the God who built us—soul, mind, and heart.
Download or read book Have a Heart written by Gokul and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2017-08-22 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A determined mother, a caring father and an understanding brother embark on an amazing journey of life filled with a number of challenges posed by the youngest member of the family. With the entrance of a handsome, meticulous, middle-aged doctor, who eventually becomes one of the most integral part of their lives, the family’s story is about to change forever. Will it be for the good or for the worse? Have a Heart is Gokul’s attempt to convey a social message through an emotional, insightful and a dramatic family story.
