Download or read book The Human Relationship with Nature written by Peter H. Kahn and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of Outstanding Book Award, 2000, Moral Development and Education, American Educational Research Association. Winner of the 2000 Book Award from the Moral Development & Education Group of the American Educational Research Association Urgent environmental problems call for vigorous research and theory on how humans develop a relationship with nature. In a series of original research projects, Peter Kahn answers this call. For the past eight years, Kahn has studied children, young adults, and parents in diverse geographical locations, ranging from an economically impoverished black community in Houston to a remote village in the Brazilian Amazon. In these studies Kahn seeks answers to the following questions: How do people value nature, and how do they reason morally about environmental degradation? Do children have a deep connection to the natural world that gets severed by modern society? Or do such connections emerge, if at all, later in life, with increased cognitive and moral maturity? How does culture affect environmental commitments and sensibilities? Are there universal features in the human relationship with nature? Kahn's empirical and theoretical findings draw on current work in psychology, biology, environmental behavior, education, policy, and moral development. This scholarly yet accessible book will be of value to practitioners in the social science and environmental fields, as well as to informed generalists interested in environmental issues and children.

Download or read book The Nature of Human Relations Studies written by New York University. Center for Human Relations Studies and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Nature of Human Relations Studies written by Hermann Harry Giles and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ontology and Closeness in Human Nature Relationships written by Neil H. Kessler and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-10-10 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ontology and Closeness in Human-Nature Relationships, Neil H. Kessler identifies the preconceptions which can keep the modern human mind in the dark about what is happening relationally between humans and the more-than-human world. He has written an accessible work of environmental philosophy, with a focus on the ontology of human-nature relationships. In it, he contends that large-scale environmental problems are intimate and relational in origin. He also challenges the deeply embedded, modernist assumptions about the relational limitations of more-than-human beings, ones which place erroneous limitations on the possibilities for human/more-than-human closeness. Diverging from the posthumanist literature and its frequent reliance on new materialist ontology, the arguments in the book attempt to sweep away what ecofeminists call “human/nature dualisms. In doing so, conceptual avenues open up that have the power to radically alter how we engage in our daily interactions with the more-than-human world all around us. Given the diversity of fields and disciplines focused on the human-nature relationship, the topics of this book vary quite broadly, but always converge at the nexus of what is possible between humans and more-than-human beings. The discussion interweaves the influence of human/nature dualisms with the limitations of Deleuzian becoming and posthumanism’s new materialism and agential realism. It leverages interhuman interdependence theory, Charles Peirce’s synechism of feeling and various treatments of Theory of Mind while exploring the influence of human/nature dualisms on sustainability, place attachment, common worlds pedagogy, emergence, and critical animal studies. It also explores the implications of plant electrical activity, plant intelligence, and plant “neurobiology” for possibilities of relational capacities in plants while even grappling with theories of animism to challenge the animate/inanimate divide. The result is an engaging, novel treatment of human-nature relational ontology that will encourage the reader to look at the world in a whole new way.

Download or read book Human Relations and the Nature of Man written by Henry Knowels (P.) and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RELATIONS STUDIES written by George Henderson and published by Charles C Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is based on the authors' experiences as professors of human relations and community activists at the University of Oklahoma, which has the largest degree-granting human relations program in the United States. The specific objectives of this book are to prepare students to work for the provision of equal opportunities for minority groups and women, develop skills pertaining to leadership, communication, group and organizational behaviors by the analysis of behavioral science data, and to function responsibly in situations where conflict and tension call for coordination of interpersonal, intergroup and organization efforts. The programs discussed in this book were designed to provide participants with opportunities to gain self-insight, knowledge of moral and ethical codes of behaviors as well as group dynamics, communication skills, and cognitive tools used to diagnose problems and select the appropriate strategies for change. Unique features include: historical and current human relations problems and strategies; interdisciplinary approaches to the creation and development of human relations programs; an educational approach to the ways of supplementing and complementing relevant issues; emphasis on social justice and equity; and the similarities and differences among and between culturally different people. Several articles and essays that illustrate a few of the issues that concerned professional helpers may be involved in are included. Special attention is given to the consequences of unequal educational, economic, political, and social opportunities for some of our nation's citizens. This book will be a valuable tool for students who are enrolled in their first courses pertaining to professional helpers, teachers, licensed therapists, counselors, business managers, human service practitioners, and community organizers.

Download or read book Mathematical Theory of Human Relations written by N. Rashevsky and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Exploring Human Nature written by Jana Lemke and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work presents a reflexive mixed methods study of young adults' experiences of solo time in the wilderness and the impact on these individuals' attitudes and values in the face of global change.

Download or read book Human Environment Relations written by Emily Brady and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-02-02 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fresh and innovative approach to human-environmental relations will revolutionise our understanding of the boundaries between ourselves and the environment we inhabit. The anthology is predicated on the notion that values shift back and forth between humans and the world around them in an ethical communicative zone called ‘value-space’. The contributors examine the transformative interplay between external environments and human values, and identify concrete ways in which these norms, residing in and derived from self and society, are projected onto the environment.

Download or read book Human Relations written by Barry L. Reece and published by South Western Educational Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Relations The Nature, Purpose, and Importance of Human Relations Human Relations Defined Human Relations in the Age of Information The Importance of Human Relations The Challenge of Human Relations The Influence of Behavioral Sciences Human Relations and the "Total Person" The Need for a Supportive Environment The Forces Influencing Behavior at Work Organizational Culture Supervisory-Management Influence Work Group Influence Job Influence Personal Characteristics of the Worker Family Influence The Development of the Human Relations Movement The Impact of the Industrial Revolution Taylor's Scientific Management Mayo's Hawthorne Studies From the Great Depression to the New Millennium Major Themes in Human Relations Communication Self-Awareness Self-Acceptance Motivation Trust Self-Disclosure Conflict Resolution Human Relations: Benefits to You Case 1.1 Challenges in the New Economy Case 1.2 In Search of Work/Life Balance Chapter 2: Improving Interpersonal Communications Advanced Technology's Impact on Communication The Communication Process Impersonal Versus Interpersonal Communication Sender--Message--Receiver Communication Filters Semantics Language and Cultural Barriers Emotions Attitudes Role Expectations Gender-Specific Focus Nonverbal Messages Who Is Responsible for Effective Communication? How to Improve Personal Communication Send Clear Messages Develop Active Listening Skills Use Constructive Self-Disclosure Communicating Via Technology Voice Mail E-mail Self-Assessment Exercise Case 2.1 Cybersurveillance: Big Brother Is Watching! Case 2.2 Reading Nonverbal Cues Chapter 3: Building High Self-Esteem The Power of Self-Esteem Self-Esteem = Self-Efficacy + Self-Respect How Self-Esteem Develops Self-Esteem Influences Your Behavior Characteristics of People with Low Self-Esteem Characteristics of People with High Self-Esteem How to Build Self-Esteem Search for the Source of Low Self-Esteem Identify and Accept Your Limitations Take Responsibility for Your Decisions Develop Expertise in Some Area Seek the Support and Guidance of Mentors Set Goals Practice Visualization Use Positive Self-Talk Organizations Can Help Self-Assessment Exercise Case 3.1 "Popeye" Lives On Case 3.2 Find Your Yoda Chapter 4: Personal Values Influence Ethical Choices Character, Integrity, and Moral Development Character and Integrity How Personal Values Are Formed Identifying Your Core Values Influences That Shape Your Values Avoiding Values Drift Values Conflicts Internal Values Conflicts Values Conflicts with Others Personal Values and Ethical Choices How to Make the Right Ethical Choices Corporate Values and Ethical Choices Corporate Crime How to Prevent Corporate Crime Values and Ethics in International Business Self-Assessment Exercise Case 4.1 Character Counts as Much as Credentials Case 4.2 To Get to the Bottom of the Scandal, Go to the Top Chapter 5: Attitudes Can Shape Your Life Attitudes Can Be Learned Root Causes of Negative Attitudes The Powerful Influence of Attitudes The Age of Information Mandates Attitude Changes How Attitudes Are Formed Socialization Peer and Reference Groups Rewards and Punishment Role Model Identification Cultural Influences Attitudes Valued by Employers Self-Motivation Openness to Change Team Spirit Health Consciousness Appreciation of Coworker Diversity Honesty How to Change Attitudes Changing Your Own Attitude Helping Others Change Their Attitudes Organizations' Efforts Toward Improving Employees' Attitudes A Final Word Self-Assessment Exercise Case 5.1 Where Is My Stability? Case 5.2 Life Is Good at the Pike Place Fish Market Chapter 6: Developing a Professional Presence Professional Presence--An Introduction Professional Presence--A Definition The Importance of Making a Good First Impression Cultural Influence The Image You Project Surface Language Selecting Your Career Apparel Wardrobe Engineering The Business Casual Look Your Facial Expression Your Entrance and Carriage Your Voice Your Handshake Etiquette for a Changing World Incivility--The Ultimate Career Killer Professional Presence at the Job Interview Self-Assessment Exercise Case 6.1 The Importance of Class Case 6.2 Do You Want to Be Your Own Brand? Chapter 7: Valuing Work Force Diversity Work Force Diversity--A Definition Dimensions of Diversity Prejudiced Attitudes--An Introduction How Prejudicial Attitudes are Formed and Retained The Many Forms of Discrimination Gender Age Race Religion Disability Sexual Orientation Subtle Forms of Discrimination What Can You Do? The Issue of Valuing Diversity The Economics of Valuing Diversity Managing Diversity What Individuals Can Do What Organizations Can Do Affirmative Action: Yesterday and Today Self-Assessment Exercise Case 7.1 Quality Education Through Enhanced Diversity Case 7.2 Xenophobia: Fear of Foreigners Chapter 8: Resolving Conflict and Achieving Emotional Balance A New View of Conflict The Cost of Conflict Finding the Root Causes of Conflict Resolving Conflict Assertively How to Become More Assertive Learn to Negotiate Effectively Think Win/Win Beware of Defensive Behaviors Know That Negotiating Styles Vary Conflict Resolution Process Step One: Decide Whether You Have a Misunderstanding or a True Disagreement Step Two: Define the Problem and Collect the Facts Step Three: Clarify Perceptions Step Four: Generate Options for Mutual Gain Step Five: Implement Options with Integrity Achieving Emotional Balance Achieving Emotional Balance--A Daily Challenge Emotional Intelligence Emotional Expression The Emotional Factor at Work Factors That Influence Our Emotions Temperament Unconscious Influences Cultural Conditioning Coping with Your Anger and the Anger of Others Managing Your Anger Effective Ways to Express Your Anger How to Handle Other People's Anger Strategies for Achieving Emotional Control Identifying Your Emotional Patterns Fine-Tuning Your Emotional Style Self-Assessment Exercise Case 8.1 Helping Employees Who Behave Badly Case 8.2 Couples Combat Chapter 9: A Life Plan for Effective Human Relations Achieving Balance in a Chaotic World Toward a New Definition of Success The Need for New Models of Success Loss of Leisure Time Developing Your Own Life Plan Toward Right Livelihood Right Livelihood Is Based on Conscious Choice Right Livelihood Places Money in a Secondary Position Right Livelihood Recognizes that Work Is a Vehicle for Personal Growth Defining Your Relationship with Money Defining Your Nonfinancial Resources Developing a Healthy Lifestyle Guidelines for a Healthy Diet Improving Your Physical Fitness Planning for Changes in Your Life The Power of Habits The Goal-Setting Process The Choice Is Yours Self-Assessment Exercise Case 9.1 Friendships as a Source of Positive Energy.

Download or read book The Structure of Morale written by J. T. MacCurdy and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During World War I, when Captain J. T. MacCurdy, a Canadian psychiatrist and Cornell University lecturer, was despatched on a special mission to Britain, he undertook one of the earliest studies of war neuroses. The new factor was the availability of high explosives following Nobel’s discovery of dynamite in 1867 (nitroglycerin and diatomaceous earth) and developments thereof such as trinitrotoluene (TNT) and picric acid. High explosives were a boon to the mining and the civil engineer but inflicted terrible injuries on combatants. Shell shock—or, as we would now call it, post-traumatic stress disorder—resulted from extreme experiences on the battlefield, injury, concussion, being buried alive or simply the scale of the slaughter. This book, which was first published in 1943, contains the text of lectures delivered by Dr. J. T. MacCurdy to groups of officers from the army and the auxiliary women’s services early in WWII. MacCurdy, continuing on from his findings during WWI, discusses the nature of fear, the national factors at play in the creation and sustainability of morale with reference to the Allied and Axis powers, and the significance of psychological factors in practice in an organized community. “This intelligent, objective analysis of the nature of the psychological factor in war was intended for the British soldier, but its interest and application are universal.”—Foreign Affairs

Download or read book The Nature of Human Persons written by Jason T. Eberl and published by University of Notre Dame Pess. This book was released on 2020-06-25 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there a shared nature common to all human beings? What essential qualities might define this nature? These questions are among the most widely discussed topics in the history of philosophy and remain subjects of perennial interest and controversy. The Nature of Human Persons offers a metaphysical investigation of the composition of the human essence. For a human being to exist, does it require an immaterial mind, a physical body, a functioning brain, a soul? Jason Eberl also considers the criterion of identity for a developing human being—that is, what is required for a human being to continue existing as a person despite undergoing physical and psychological changes over time? Eberl's investigation presents and defends a theoretical perspective from the thirteenth-century philosopher and theologian Thomas Aquinas. Advancing beyond descriptive historical analysis, this book places Aquinas’s account of human nature into direct comparison with several prominent contemporary theories: substance dualism, emergentism, animalism, constitutionalism, four-dimensionalism, and embodied mind theory. These theories inform various conclusions regarding when human beings first come into existence—at conception, during gestation, or after birth—and how we ought to define death for human beings. Finally, each of these viewpoints offers a distinctive rationale as to whether, and if so how, human beings may survive death. Ultimately, Eberl argues that the Thomistic account of human nature addresses the matters of human nature and survival in a much more holistic and desirable way than the other theories and offers a cohesive portrait of one’s continued existence from conception through life to death and beyond.

Download or read book Rousseau and the Problem of Human Relations written by John M. Warner and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, John Warner grapples with one of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s chief preoccupations: the problem of self-interest implicit in all social relationships. Not only did Rousseau never solve this problem, Warner argues, but he also believed it was fundamentally unsolvable—that social relationships could never restore wholeness to a self-interested human being. This engaging study is founded on two basic but important questions: what do we want out of human relationships, and are we able to achieve what we are after? Warner traces his answers through the contours of Rousseau’s thought on three distinct types of relationships—sexual love, friendship, and civil or political association—as well as alternate interpretations of Rousseau, such as that of the neo-Kantian Rawlsian school. The result is an insightful exploration of the way Rousseau inspires readers to imbue social relations with purpose and meaning, only to show the impossibility of reaching wholeness through such relationships. While Rousseau may raise our hopes only to dash them, Rousseau and the Problem of Human Relations demonstrates that his ambitious failure offers unexpected insight into the human condition and into the limits of Rousseau’s critical act.

Download or read book Non Human Nature in World Politics written by Joana Castro Pereira and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-26 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the interconnections between world politics and non-human nature to overcome the anthropocentric boundaries that characterize the field of international relations. By gathering contributions from various perspectives, ranging from post-humanism and ecological modernization, to new materialism and post-colonialism, it conceptualizes the embeddedness of world politics in non-human nature, and proposes a reorientation of political practice to better address the challenges posed by climate change and the deterioration of the Earth’s ecosystems. The book is divided into two main parts, the first of which addresses new ways of theoretically conceiving the relationship between non-human nature and world politics. In turn, the second presents empirical investigations into specific case studies, including studies on state actors and international organizations and bodies. Given its scope and the new perspectives it shares, this edited volume represents a uniquely valuable contribution to the field.

Download or read book A Theory of General Ethics written by Warwick Fox and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2006-09-22 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With A Theory of General Ethics Warwick Fox both defines the field of General Ethics and offers the first example of a truly general ethics. Specifically, he develops a single, integrated approach to ethics that encompasses the realms of interhuman ethics, the ethics of the natural environment, and the ethics of the built environment. Thus Fox offers what is in effect the first example of an ethical "Theory of Everything." Fox refers to his own approach to General Ethics as the "theory of responsive cohesion." He argues that the best examples in any domain of interest—from psychology to politics, from conversations to theories—exemplify the quality of responsive cohesion, that is, they hold together by virtue of the mutual responsiveness of the elements that constitute them. Fox argues that the relational quality of responsive cohesion represents the most fundamental value there is. He then develops the theory of responsive cohesion, central features of which include the elaboration of a "theory of contexts" as well as a differentiated model of our obligations in respect of all beings. In doing this, he draws on cutting-edge work in cognitive science in order to develop a powerful distinction between beings who use language and beings that do not. Fox tests his theory against eighteen central problems in General Ethics—including challenges raised by abortion, euthanasia, personal obligations, politics, animal welfare, invasive species, ecological management, architecture, and planning—and shows that it offers sensible and defensible answers to the widest possible range of ethical problems.

Download or read book Psychology of Sustainable Development written by Peter Schmuck and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human activity overuses the resources of the planet at a rate that will severely compromise the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Changes toward sustainability need to begin within the next few years or environmental deterioration will become irreversible. Thus the need to develop a mindset of sustainable development - the ability of society to meet its needs without permanently compromising the earth's resources - is pressing. The Psychology of Sustainable Development clarifies the meaning of the term and describes the conditions necessary for it to occur. With contributions from an international team of policy shapers and makers, the book will be an important reference for environmental, developmental, social, and organizational psychologists, in addition to other social scientists concerned with the impact current human activity will have on the prospects of future generations.

Download or read book Assumptions about Human Nature written by Lawrence S. Wrightsman and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1992 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book, which is in its second edition, provides a provocative mirror from which to discern more clearly one's own assumptions about human nature. . . . I found myself reflecting on the subject matter and its impact on my own life, including relationships, teaching, research, and therapy. . . . The author has done a superb job of raising our consciousness about human nature in this book, an I strongly recommend it to academic and applied psychologists. If you need an invitation to examine your views about human nature, this book is it." --C. R. Snyder, University of Kansas, Lawrence In general, are people trustworthy or unreliable, altruistic or selfish? Are they simple and easy to understand or complex and beyond comprehension? Our assumptions about human nature color everything from the way we bargain with a used-car dealer to our expectations about further conflict in the Middle East. Because our assumptions about human nature underlie our reactions to specific events, Wrightsman designed this second edition to enhance our understanding of human nature--the relationship of attitudes to behavior, the unidimensionality of attitudes, and the influence of social movements on beliefs. Psychologists, social workers, researchers, and students will find Assumptions About Human Nature an illuminating exploration into the philosophies of human nature.