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Drawing on a unique ethnographic inquiry, Ofra Goldstein-Gidoni explores the complexities of the relationship between socially and culturally constructed roles bestowed on Japanese women by a variety of state agents, including the market and the media, and the 'real' lives of these women.

'Nobody understands the everyday madness of working life better than Naomi Shragai. This book should be read by everyone who ventures anywhere near an office.' - Lucy KellawayA revolutionary approach to understanding the emotional dynamics within our working lives.'Nobody understands the everyday madness of working life better than Naomi Shragai. This book should be read by everyone who ventures anywhere near an office' - Lucy KellawayYou probably don't realise this, but every working day you re...

This collection analyzes shifting relationships between gender and labour in post-Fordist times. Contingency creates a sexual contract in which attachments to work, mothering, entrepreneurship and investor subjectivity are the new regulatory ideals for women over a range of working arrangements, and across classed and raced dimensions.

Edited by Francois Depelteau and Christopher Powell, this volume and its companion, Conceptualizing Relational Sociology: Ontological and Theoretical Issues, addresses fundamental questions about what relational sociology is and how it works.

Obwohl in Deutschland seit Jahren ein steigender Bedarf an familien- und haushaltsunterstützenden Dienstleistungen besteht, wird das Beschäftigungspotenzial dieses wachsenden Marktsegments und eine ihm inhärente gesellschaftliche Wertschöpfung nach wie vor unterschätzt. Die derzeit massive Versorgungslücke an alltagsentlastenden Diensten ist nicht zuletzt ein Resultat des über viele Jahrzehnte dominanten und strukturell verankerten Leitbildes von der „guten, nicht erwerbstätigen Mutter“, die die...

On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed twelve fellow students and one teacher at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Two of the victims of the Columbine massacre, Cassie Bernall and Rachel Scott, reportedly were asked by the gunmen if they believed in God. Both supposedly answered 'Yes' and were killed. Within days of their death, Cassie and Rachel were being hailed as modern-day martyrs and are seen by many American evangelicals as the sparks of a religious revival am...

Teachers in schools where students have experienced trauma face particularly difficult challenges, for how is a teacher to promote academic growth and attainment of educational goals in such a situation? Provides advice, understanding, and proven strategies for meeting the challenges that must be faced after a traumatic experience.

Das Buch zeigt am Beispiel der Ausbildung benachteiligter Jugendlicher Wege auf, wie den Problemen des Ausbildungsplatzmangels und dem zukunftig zu erwartenden Fachkraftemangel in Klein- und Mittelbetrieben wirksam begegnet werden kann.