Society Issues Environment Academic Journals

Society Issues Environment Academic Journals

International Business Ethics - HOME International Business Ethics Ethics and the Conduct of Business by John Raymond Boatright, Comprehensive and far-reaching in scope, "Ethics and the Conduct of Business," Fourth Edition, frames each issue and examines the arguments on each side with clarity and rigor. Numerous short cases and real-life examples increase understanding and stimulate classroom discussion. The revised and updated Fourth Edition retains the familiar structure of previous editions, with a new chapter on ethics in finance and new material on international business ethics. Eight new cases have been written for this edition, bringing the ... topics include Internet privacy, managing conflicts of interest, foreign sweatshops, hostile takeovers, and fairness in financial markets and financial services. Special Features Uses ethical theory in an easy-to-understand form as a foundation for approaching business ethics. Offers fifty cases that illustrate a wide variety of issues in each chapter. Covers a full range of business ethics issues in substantial depth and provides essential background for case discussion. Explains the legal background of issues and relates business ethics to business law. A Better Way to Think about Business: How Personal Integrity Leads ...

Science News - ... Why Americans Under 40 Don't Follow the News At a rate never before seen in American history, young adults are abandoning traditional news media. Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don't Follow the News examines the reasons behind this problem and its consequences for American society. Author David T. Z. Mindich speaks directly to young people to discover why some tune in while others tune out--and how America might help them tune back in. Based on discussions with young adults from across the United States, Mindich investigates the decline in news ... to their elders. In an engaged and intelligent way, Mindich outlines these problems and proposes real solutions. An indispensable resource for anyone interested in media or politics, Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don't Follow the News is also ideal for undergraduate and graduate students in journalism, media, communication, political science, American studies, sociology, and education. Nature Yearbook of Science and Technology by Declan Butler, From ocean drilling to leptons, asteroid showers to Malaria, and genetically modified food to Tyrannosaurus Sue, this is an annual yearbook for science and related communities. Carrying ...

American Health Education - HOME American Health Education African American Women and Poverty: Can Education Alone Change the Status Quo? by Catherine M. Casserly, Health care policy and proposals for national health care reform have become some of the most contentious political issues of the decade. Garland Publishing announces a new series addressing the most significant issues in the area of health care policy and the business of health care in the United States. books in this multidisciplinary series will include studies of health care practice, the health care business, the implications of multicultural perspectives on health care for public policy, the ...

Information Technology Policy - ... such as cybercrime, privacy, intellectual property, and equitable access. Many of these cases illustrate the interplay of strategic objectives with law, public policy. and ethical norms. The text is designed to appeal to all student levels--it is neither too technical for the novice in information technology issues, nor is it too simplistic for those with a more sophisticated background. New to this Edition Twenty-two new cases along with new chapters on free speech and interconnectivity issues such as the proper use of hyperlinks and metatags. All cases have been updated where necessary to reflect changes in laws or policies. There is a focus on policy issues, featuring cases on the information infrastructure, open access to the Internet, and the digital divide. ...

Journal of Public Health Policy - HOME Journal of Public Health Policy Living with AIDS by Stephen R. Graubard, AIDS will be with us for the rest of our lives. "Living with AIDS confronts this long-term challenge, through a series of powerful and thought-provoking essays that seek a more realistic public-health and public-policy environment for dealing with the AIDS epidemic. The essays are grouped in sections covering the sociological and historical background, cultural impacts, clinical perspectives, the public-policy agenda in the United States, and international perspectives. They also include a primer on epidemiology for readers who may not ...

Journal of International Business and Economy - HOME Journal of International Business and Economy Advanced International Trade: Theory and Evidence by Robert C. Feenstra, Advanced International Trade is the first major graduate textbook in international trade in a generation. Trade is a cornerstone concept in economics, taught in all departments both in the United States and abroad. The past twenty years have seen a number of new theoretical approaches that are essential to any graduate international trade course, and will be of interest in development economics and other fields. Here, Robert Feenstra steps beyond theory to consider empirical evidence as well ... that appear with each chapter. Advanced International Trade is intended to bring readers to the forefront of knowledge in international trade and prepare them to undertake their own research. Both graduate students and faculty will find a wealth of topics that have previously only been covered in journal articles, and are dealt with here in a common and simple notation. In addition to known results, the book includes some particularly important unpublished results by various authors. Two appendices describe empirical methods applicable to research problems in international trade, methods that draw on (i) ...

Business Information Society Technology - HOME Business Information Society Technology The Global Information Technology Report 2003-2004: Towards an Equitable Information Society The Global Information Technology Report 2003-2004 will be the third of a very well received series assessing the state of networked readiness of various countries around the world, recognizing the relevance of and the rapid changes in information technology, The Global information Technology Report 2003-2004 will be an update to the previous Reports, capturing new insights and best practices and gleaning policy lessons from various country experiences. With the expansion in country coverage, the ...

Science News Article - ... Carrying one of the most prestigious brands in science, this book provides a vast range of invaluable information for the serious scientist as well as the general reader. It contains a chronology of the year's major science news broken down by week, articles on science and society, facts and figures on science research, top institutes and scientists, funding, international organizations, annual prizes, and discussions of the commercial exploitation of science and technology. Additionally, there is a country-by-country guide to science infrastructure from international collaborations to museums, an analysis of technology and ... Nature's famous "Daedalus" column. This tremendous publication is completely unique and will revolutionize the field. The Concise Encyclopedia of Ethics in Politics and the Media by Ruth Chadwick, With "spin" often playing an exaggerated role in politics, it is sometimes difficult to understand legal and judicial issues apart from their presentations by the media. This collection of articles combines discussions of ethical issues within and about the news and entertainment industries with descriptions of similar issues in politics. In general, the volume explores the theme of freedom versus responsibility. It can therefore ...

Social Justice - ... animating ideal of democratic governments throughout the twentieth century. Even those who oppose it recognize its potency. Yet the meaning of social justice remains obscure, and existing theories put forward by political philosophers to explain it have failed to capture the way people in general think about issues of social justice. This book develops a new theory. David Miller argues that principles of justice must be understood contextually, with each principle finding its natural home in a different form of human association. Because modern societies are complex, the theory of justice must be complex, too. The three primary components in Miller's scheme are the principles of desert, need, and equality. Social Scientists for Social Justice: Making the Case Against Segregation by Jackson, John P., Jr., Kenneth Clark's famous " ...

Culture Organization Society - HOME Culture Organization Society The Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin by Kenneth S. Norris, This absorbing book is the first comprehensive scientific natural history of a dolphin species ever written. From their research camp at Kealake'akua Bay in Hawaii, the authors followed a population of wild spinner dolphins for more than twenty years. They observed marked animals by ship, by air, from a cliffside observation post, by radiotracking their movements, and by studying the details of their underwater social life with the use of a windowed underwater vessel. Beginning with a description of the spinner dolphin species, including its morphology and systematics, the book examines the ocean environment and organization of dolphin populations and the way this school-based society of mammals uses shorelines for rest and instruction of the young. An analysis of the dolphins' reproductive patterns, which resemble those of other group-dwelling mammals such as certain primates, suggests a fission- ...

Journal of Mental Health and Aging - HOME Journal of Mental Health and Aging Death of a Parent: Rite of Passage to a New Adult Identity by Debra Umberson, In the midst of the busiest years of our lives and careers, just as many of us are beginning to confront our own aging, we are likely to lose a parent--and as commonplace, even expected, as any such event may be, the reperscussions can be dramatic. This book sets out in clear and comprehensive terms what the death of a parent means to most adults--how it in fact functions as ... our lives. Debra Umberson is Professor and Chair of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the only scholar to have published on the topic of parental death in adulthood using national data, and her resume includes 36 published articles and chapters in leading academic journals and books on family and health topics. Dr. Umberson has received many awards. She won an award for her research for Death of a Parent from FIRST Award from the National Institute on Aging. Umberson's newest research, which is also sponsored by the ...

Communication Definition Mass - HOME Communication Definition Mass Communication as Culture: Essays on Media and Society by James W. Carey, X James W. Carey maintains that communication is not merely the transmission of information; reminding the reader of the link between the words "communication" and "community", he broadens his definition to include the drawing-together of a people that is culture. in this context, Carey questions the American tradition of focusing only on mass communication's function as a means of social and political control, and makes a case for examining the content of communication -- the meaning of ... serve. He seeks to recast the goal of communications studies, replacing the search for deterministic laws of behavior with a simpler, yet far more challenging mission: "to enlarge the human conversation by comprehending what others are saying". These essays encompass much more than a critique of an academic discipline, Carey's lively thought, lucid style, and profound scholarship propel the reader through a wide and varied intellectual landscape, particularly as these issues have affected modern American thought, As entertaining as it is enlightening, Communication as Culture is certain to become a classic in ...

Arnold Book Hodder Media Publication - ... it, and points a way forward for the growing media reform movement. Moving consistently from critique to action, the book explores the political economy of the media, illuminating its major flashpoints and controversies by locating them in the political economy of U.S. capitalism. It deals with issues such as the declining quality of journalism, the question of bias, the weakness of the public broadcasting sector, and the limits and possibilities of antitrust legislation in regulating the media. It points out the ways in which the existing media system has become a threat to democracy, and shows how it could ...

Health London Science - ... to cover the extensive recent literature in this field. Growing Older In World Cities: New York, London, Paris, And Tokyo Population aging often provokes fears of impending social security deficits, uncontrollable medical expenditures, and transformations in living arrangements, but public policy could also stimulate social innovations. These issues are typically studied at the national level; yet they must be resolved where most people live?in diverse neighborhoods in cities. New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo are the four largest cities among the wealthiest, most developed nations of the world. The essays commissioned for this ... The Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The office is under the direction of the Assistant Secretary for Health and Human Services, who serves as the Senior Advisor on public health and science issues to the Department Secretary. The London Museums of Health & Medicine - The London Museums of Health & Medicine is an organisation that brings together some of the activities of some of the museums in London related to health and medicine. It was founded in 1991. healthlondonscience Health ...

Advocacy Publication - HOME Advocacy Publication Media Advocacy and Public Health: Power for Prevention by Lawrence Wallack, How we think about health problems, and what we do about them, is largely determined by how they are reported on television, radio and in the newspapers. Often, crucial issues of public health policy are debated and decided on only after they are made visible by the media. The concept of media advocacy as a central strategy for the prevention of public health problems is discussed in this book. Traditional communication strategies like social marketing focus on giving people a message; media advocacy gives people a voice. The book lays out the theoretical framework and practical guidelines to successful media advocacy strategies and includes case studies on such vital issues as AIDS and alcohol abuse. The Democracy Owners' Manual: A Practical Guide to Changing the World by Jim Shultz, For citizens seeking to take an active role in the affairs of their community -- whether improving local schools, forcing clean-up of a polluted river, or ...

Communication Mass Program - HOME Communication Mass Program Science of Coercion: Communication Research and Psychological Warfare, 1945-1960 by Christopher Simpson, In this provocative study, Christopher Simpson demonstrates how the government-funded psychological warfare programs of the Cold War years underwrote the academic studies that formed the basis for much of modern communication research. U.S. psychological warfare programs in the Philippines, Middle East and Southeast Asia became essential in the creation and survival of what is widely considered to be mainstream mass communication studies. They aided in forming the widely held preconceptions that persist today in communication ... determined by the external values of truthfulness, objectivity, or knowledge, nor by specific social interests or political directives. Rather, he contends that the system of mass media is regulated by the internal code information/noninformation, which enables the system to select its information (news) from its own environment and to communicate this information in accordance with its own reflexive criteria. Despite its self-referential quality, Luhmann describes the mass media as one of the key cognitive systems of modern society, by means of which society constructs the illusion of its own reality. The ...

National Library of Health - HOME National Library of Health The Wellbeing of Nations: A Country-By-Country Index of Quality of Life and the Environment by Robert Prescott-Allen, "Sustainable development is the holy Grail of governments and leaders but has remained elusive and undefined. Wellbeing of Nations provides the diagnostics to turn sustainability into reality. This is the ultimate travel guide to a sustainable future." Jose Maria Figueres Former President of Costa Rica World Economic Foru. "At long last, a real metric for measuring sustainability and wellbeing. It provides a way to chart a better future. The cornerstone of any working library on environment, development, and quality of life. A volume without peer." Thomas E. Lovejoy Chief Biodiversity Advisor The World Ban. The use of indicators to gauge human progress is common and well understood; Gross Domestic Product and the Index of Leading Economic Indicators are two well-known ...

Communication Discovering Mass - ... with many children. Also included is a 32-page missal, "My Mass Book, " for the children to color and fold and take with them to Mass. In "My Mass Book" are the written responses to aid in the children's participation. Anthropology: Theoretical Practice in Culture and Society by Michael Herzfeld, Anthropology: Theoretical Practice in Culture and Society builds on a collaborative, international project sponsored by UNESCO to offer an overview of social and cultural anthropology. The volume offers a vision of the "militant middle ground" between theory and practice, humanistic and scientific approaches, and symbolic and materialist perspectives. Rejecting conventional layout, noted ...

Changing Culture Government National Organizational Study - HOME Changing Culture Government National Organizational Study Organizational Culture by Karel de Witte, A Special Issue of the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology Management of organizational culture is a controversial topic. Can organizational culture be easily managed or can it only be influenced in an indirect way? Organizational culture pragmatics argues that organizational culture can be, should be and has been managed and they offer guidance how to do this. Organizational culture purists find it ridiculous to talk about managing organizational culture. Organizational culture cannot be managed, it evolves. This issue ...

Cnn News Update - ... Why Americans Under 40 Don't Follow the News At a rate never before seen in American history, young adults are abandoning traditional news media. Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don't Follow the News examines the reasons behind this problem and its consequences for American society. Author David T. Z. Mindich speaks directly to young people to discover why some tune in while others tune out--and how America might help them tune back in. Based on discussions with young adults from across the United States, Mindich investigates the decline in news ... to their elders. In an engaged and intelligent way, Mindich outlines these problems and proposes real solutions. An indispensable resource for anyone interested in media or politics, Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don't Follow the News is also ideal for undergraduate and graduate students in journalism, media, communication, political science, American studies, sociology, and education. CNN: Millennium 2000 (Full Frame) CNN presents "Millennium 2000" -- one hundred hours of comprehensive, global news coverage of millennium-related events and turn-of-the-century issues. This two-hour video will highlight the New Year' ...

Current Health Article - ... 1992) address the influence of economic hardship on adolescent adjustment and well-being. In particular, these articles point to both the risks associated with economic stress, and the ways in which individual and contextual factors can enable adolescents to overcome economic hardships. In the last section, the issue of teenage parenting is discussed in articles by Furstenberg and his colleagues (1990) and by Elster, Lamb, and Kimmerly (1989). These articles focus on theintergenerational bases of teenage parenting and on the meaning of parenting among adolescent fathers. Taken together, the articles in this volume represent ... of wanting and their relation to knowing, feeling and doing. Despite the central importance of motivational science to psychology, there is no current collection of articles that define the field. This reader provides an outstanding overview of classic and current articles in social-personality that address major issues in motivational science. The articles in this reader were selected and edited for readability, interest, and centrality to motivational science. The reader provides an excellent introduction to social-personality contributions to motivational science at a level suitable for both advanced undergraduates and graduate students. It ...

Advertising Job Marketing Public Relations Services - ... and user-friendly, this book provides examples and applications that illustrate the major decisions hospitality marketing managers face in their efforts to balance objectives and resources against needs and opportunities in today's global marketplace. Real-world in focus, it reflects the authors' rich combination of both academic and international consulting experience in the hospitality and travel industries. An abundance of real-world examples and cases and experiential and internet exercises give readers extraordinary insight into marketing situations actually encountered on the job. Service Characteristics of Hospitality and Tourism Marketing. The Role of Marketing in Strategic Planning. The Marketing Environment. Marketing Information Systems And Marketing Research. Consumer Markets and Consumer Buying Behavior. Organizational Buyer Behavior of Group Market. Market Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning. Designing and Managing Products. Internal Marketing. Building Customer Satisfaction through Quality. Pricing Products: Pricing Considerations, Approaches, and Strategy. Distribution Channels. Promoting Products: ...

Antitrust Activity - ... it, and points a way forward for the growing media reform movement. Moving consistently from critique to action, the book explores the political economy of the media, illuminating its major flashpoints and controversies by locating them in the political economy of U.S. capitalism. It deals with issues such as the declining quality of journalism, the question of bias, the weakness of the public broadcasting sector, and the limits and possibilities of antitrust legislation in regulating the media. It points out the ways in which the existing media system has become a threat to democracy, and shows how it could ...

Article About Intellectual Property - HOME Article About Intellectual Property Licensing Best Practices: The Lesi Guide to Strategic Issues and Contemporary Realities by Robert Goldscheider, As companies seek new streams of profit from their intellectual property– such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, proprietary technologies, and domain names– it is more important than ever that licensing professionals have access to accurate information and creative thinking. This book is designed to keep licensing professionals up to date on current changes and future opportunities in this dynamic field. The Licensing Executives Society International is the global coordinating body of 27 national and regional LES professional organizations dedicated to the continuing education of its members and those professionals who desire guidance in the field of licensing and technology management. In The LESI Guide to Licensing Best Practices, 33 ...