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The American Drug Culture uses sociological and other perspectives to examine drug and alcohol use in U.S. society. The text is arranged topically rather than by drug categories and explores diverse aspects of drug use, including popular culture, sexuality, legal and criminal justice systems, other social institutions, and mental and physical health. It covers alcohol, the most widely used drug in the United States, more extensively than other texts on this subject. The authors include case studies from their own field research that give students empathetic insights into the situations of those suffering from substance and alcohol abuse.

By attaining more and more education, and thus gaining entry to a wider variety of jobs and more economic independence, American women have proved that the centuries-old subjection of women to men was never rooted in biological differences. Prof. Falk, a senior academic, discusses the evolution in American society, providing hard data more than essayistic assertions. He also considers where we have made progress and where there is still room to improve, then examines how young people are being led astray by today's liberal attitudes toward sex, the promotion of rampant alcohol and drug use, and a focus on rights and privileges while we fail to pass on any sense of responsibility, duty, or obligations.

Prof. Falk highlights key points in Western history that undergird America's values of individualism and entrepreneurialism, then shows how US citizens, organizations, and government in fact undermine our rights and responsibilities, eroding the achievements of centuries past. We need to integrate people of diverse backgrounds, but we need social cohesion as well. Can we overcome the tension between rights and abuses, reconcile individual responsibility and the entitlement to a safety net, and pull our country together?

This book reviews the achievements of American women in the American economy; in education; in government; in religion; in the military; in law enforcement and in communications. The author predicts the feminization of American life with particular reference to changes in the American family and the ever increasing dominance of women in all American institutions.

Eddi, der kleine Waschbär, ist der Held der Geschichten. Das Umschlagfoto zeigt ihn in der ersten Geschichte, die über ihn erzählt wird. Jedes der kleinen Abenteuer wurde von der Zeichnerin Nancy Albani-Linge illustriert. Gerhard Falk hat seinen Waschbären nicht nur eine Stimme gegeben, sondern verpackte in ihre Dialoge hin und wieder auch kleine Lebensweisheiten. Autor Gerhard Falk hat nach seinen ersten drei Büchern nun ein Buch für Kinder und jung Gebliebene vorgelegt. Es eignet sich auch gut zum Vorlesen für die ganz Kleinen. Der besondere Reiz liegt darin, dass es diesen Campingplatz und die Waschbären wirklich gibt. Auch die Geschichten sind eng angelehnt an tatsächliche Ereignisse. Sie wurden über ein Jahr hinweg auf diesem DKV-Campingplatz Fürstental am Edersee geschrieben. Empfohlen als Lese- und Vorlesebuch für alle Altersgruppen.

This book describes the assimilation and acculturation of a small minority who immigrated to the United States in the nineteenth century and again in the twentieth century. Gerhard Falk focuses on refugees who fled from Nazi tyranny in the 1930s, immigrated to America, and succeeded despite immense obstacles. This book includes a review of the most prominent academics that made major contributions to science, medicine, art, and literature in America. The German Jews in America demonstrates that America is still the land of opportunity for everyone who makes an effort, no matter what their religion, ethnicity, or race. In addition, this book is a key to understanding immigration and the role of community in providing the support needed in becoming an American.

This book describes twelve inventions that transformed the United States from a rural and small-town community to an industrial country of unprecedented power. These inventions demonstrate that no one person is ever responsible for technological advances and that the culture produces a number of people who work together to create each new invention. The book also shows the influences of technology on society and examines the beliefs and attitudes of those who partake in technological advances. The book is both a sociological analysis and a history of technology in the United States in the past two hundred years.

Durch das flackernde Feuer wandert Erinnertes, Geträumtes und findet sich in Geschichten wieder. Hier werden sie erzählt. Es soll ein Blick sein ins Leben mit seinen großen Kleinigkeiten und wechselnden Perspektiven. Die Leserin, der Leser könnte nach jeder gelesenen die eigene Geschichte erzählen oder die begonnene fortsetzen, solange die Flamme flackert oder die Glut noch nicht erloschen ist. So sind sie gemeint, die kleinen Alltäglichkeiten in ihrer Einmaligkeit. Irgendwo hat der Geschichten-Erzähler in jeder Begebenheit einen Gedanken als Anregung eingebunden. So ist das Büchlein eine Einladung, immer mal wieder ans Feuer zu kommen oder auch ein eigenes zu entfachen.

Das Mediationsverfahren am Flughafen Wien-Schwechat (2001-2005) gilt als das größte Verfahren in der Geschichte der Mediation. Mehr als 50 Gruppierungen waren an dem Prozess, in dem die Lage einer dritten Startbahn und entsprechende Lärmschutzmaßnahmen diskutiert wurden, beteiligt. Die IFF-Abteilung für Weiterbildung und systemische Interventionsforschung der Universität Klagenfurt hat das fünfjährige Mediationsverfahren wissenschaftlich begleitet, rund 120 Interviews und circa 170 teilnehmende Beobachtungen durchgeführt, sämtliche Dokumente des Verfahrens analysiert und die Zwischenergebnisse jeweils in das laufende Verfahren rückgekoppelt. Der vorliegende Abschlussbericht beinhaltet sowohl die Dokumentation des Verfahrens als auch Hintergrundtheorien zur Mediation als Widerspruchsmanagement, ihrem Verhältnis zu Politik und Öffentlichkeit und ihrer Rechtswerdung.

Learn the value of football to American societyNo sport reflects the American value system like football. Visitors to the United States need only watch a game or two to learn all they need to know about the American way of life and the beliefs, attitudes, and concerns of American society. Football and American Identity examines the social conditions and cultural implications found in the football subculture, represented by core values such as competition, conflict, diversity, power, economic success, fair play, liberty, and patriotism. This unique book goes beyond the standard fare on football strategy and history, or the biographies of famous players and coaches, to analyze the reasons why the game is the essence of the American spirit. Author Gerhard Falk, Professor of Sociology at the State University College of New York at Buffalo, examines football as a game, as a business, and as a reflection of the diversity in American life. Football and American Identity also addresses the relationship between football and the media, with much of the game's income generated by advertising and endorsements, and examines the presence of crime in football culture. The book discusses the development of the gameand those involved in itat the Pop Warner, college, and professional levels, examining the social origin of players, coaches, cheerleaders, and owners. In addition, Football and American Identity analyzes the game's fans and their devotion to their teams, examines why Pennsylvania is considered the mother of American football, and looks at the National Football League and its commissioners. Football and American Identity examines: how individualism and achievement can lead to mythological status why a person's occupation is the most important indicator of prestige in the United States what the consequences are of earning more in a year than most Americans make in a lifetime why equality is vital to the ethnic make-up of American football teams why teamwork is important-in football and in industry how freedom is essential for taking the risks necessary for success and much more! Football and American Identity is an inside look at football as an American cultural phenomenon. Devoted and casual fans of the game, as well as academics working in sociology, will find this unique book interesting, entertaining, and thought-provoking.

Mediation ist ein Konfliktregelungsverfahren, das zunehmend und in immer mehr gesellschaftlichen Feldern Anwendung findet. Mediation geschieht jedoch nicht'von alleine', sondern benötigt qualifizierte'Verfahrenshelfer'. Wer aber ist als Mediatorin oder Mediator geeignet und welche Kompetenzen sind zu erlernen? Das Handbuch gibt hierzu Antworten zu den ThemenbereichenKonfliktmanagement, Konfliktdynamik und Regelungsprozesse. Mit der Einführung in Lerninhalte, Methoden und das Konzept der reflexiven Qualifizierung bieten die AutorInnen Ideen, Anregungen und Erfahrungswerte zur Entwicklung eines Qualifikationsprofils für Mediatorinnen und Mediatoren.