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Perspectives on United States History: From Reconstruction through the New Millennium offers students an insightful collection of articles and readings that chronicle the history of the United States from the end of the Civil War to present day. The readings provide students with a myriad of perspectives to encourage critical examination of major events and facts, as well as the interpretation of them throughout history. Over the course of sixteen chapters, students critically analyze the evolving historical interpretations of slavery, Reconstruction and the "Redemption" of the South, the effects of industrialization and railroads on American agriculture, the leadership of President Theodore Roosevelt during the Progressive Era, America's involvement in World War I, the effects of the Great Depression on Americans, the media's role in American perception of the Vietnam War, Civil Rights radicalism during the 1960s, the aftermath of the Cold War, and more. Providing a deeper and richer understanding of major events in United States history through unique, insightful viewpoints, Perspectives on United States History is an excellent resource for United States history courses, especially those that survey 1876 to present day.

Another Way...Choosing to Change: Facilitator Guide - Women's Edition provides facilitators with a strengths-based approach and research-based program for intervening with women who have used force against their intimate partners.The sessions address gender-specific treatment needs using evidence-based clinical interventions and adult learning principles. Drawing from relational theory principles, the program is designed to guide participants toward healthy self-reflection and increased personal resiliency, while they explore safe and nonviolent relationship responses. Unlike many current models for abuser intervention programs, this program recognizes the value of trauma recovery, the need for emotional regulation, and cognitive restructuring as the participants learn to identify and employ the non-violent options available to them.The guide progresses in tandem with the 52-week Participant's Handbook, providing facilitators with step-by-step instructions, suggested timeframes, and key strategies so they can confidently and competently lead participants through each lesson and each critical stage of intervention and recovery.Another Way...Choosing to Change is an exemplary curriculum to help women develop deeper connection, cultivate opportunities to foster healthy interdependence in their relationships, and embrace non-violent solutions.

In Basic Attending Skills: Foundations of Empathic Relationships and Problem Solving, students learn and master the fundamental skills of listening, including attending behavior, questions, encouragers, paraphrasing, reflection of feelings, and summarization through a straightforward, step-by-step process. Readers discover how the essential skills of listening and interviewing are critical for counseling, psychotherapy, and meaningful interpersonal communication.

In the Field: A Field Experience Manual for Internship and Service Learning Students provides readers with practical advice to help them prepare and conduct onsite field training in a variety of applied professions. It offers students weekly learning goals, case studies, informational asides, exercises, and discussion questions to engage them throughout their internship or service learning placement.The manual is appropriate for undergraduate or graduate programs and assumes that internship and service learning placements often occur outside of clinical mental health settings. The text is designed to function as a workbook that is easily adaptable to a student's unique training needs, allowing them to select the chapters that best align with their individual experiences and learning goals. It guides readers through the preplanning, planning, and onsite stages involved in a placement, encouraging them to critically consider the career development and academic learning involved throughout the process.Serving as an interactive guide that assists students in tracking the developmental nature of their own learning, In the Field helps readers make the most out of real-world experiences and onsite learning opportunities.Dr. Lisa A. Hollis-Sawyer is an associate professor in the Psychology department, a Women and Gender Studies core faculty member, and the coordinator of the Gerontology program at Northeastern Illinois University. She received her doctorate degree in industrial gerontology from The University of Akron and conducted her post-doctoral NIA-NIH training at Boston University.

In presenting students with diverse issues and interests, the selections in Problems in U.S. History help readers think critically about the social, political, and cultural issues that have shaped America. The readings provide students exposure to the unique perspectives of various historians and the challenges of an evolving country. The anthology explores the place of food in historic events, a history of the Puritans, Native Americans and historical co

Oral Communication: A Lecture Guide provides students with a comprehensive yet accessible guide to effective communication and public speaking. The texts help readers understand their role, as well as the role of their audience, during the communication process. With this new knowledge, students learn how to present concepts and share ideas with confidence and efficacy. The book begins by introducing students to the concept of communication, highlighting that

Until recently, gender stereotypes have shaped the ways in which society views female offenders, often as individuals incapable of criminal activity or extreme violence. When Women Offend: Crime and the Female Perpetrator sheds light on the complex world of female offending, demonstrating women's capability to behave aggressively and violate gender expectations. Readers learn about the influence of gender stereotypes on perceptions of female offendi

Following the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon in 2001, the number of terrorism-related courses, programs, research centers, journals, and books have increased exponentially. Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Theory, History, and Contemporary Challenges gathers the intellectual insights borne from these developments into an accessible, interdisciplinary introduction to terrorism.The book begins by examining various approaches to defining terrorism,

Introduction to Counseling: An Art and Science Perspective provides students with an accessible overview of the counseling profession and also demonstrates how fundamental counseling concepts can be employed to successfully address everyday life challenges. The book posits that counseling is both an art and a science, highlighting the balance between the subjective and objective dimensions of counseling. The first part of the book offers students an introducti

Twilight for the Gods: The Art and History of Film Editing is a passionate exploration of the important role played by editing in the process of film-making and a functional guide to using editing most effectively. The book explains how an editor is, in many ways, responsible for the final rewriting of a script - and that editing is in reality a pictorial form of writing. Filled with examples from well-known films, the book explores all aspects of film e

Teaching Criminological Theory is designed to help novice instructors of criminological theory courses become the best and most effective teachers possible. This comprehensive guide provides insight, information, examples, anecdotes, and supplemental materials to help instructors effectively develop their ability to competently and efficiently teach criminological theory to their students.Over the course of seven chapters, new theory instructors will learn how to c

The Basics of Sociology: Developing and Applying the Sociological Imagination is a collection of articles, case studies, and data exercises designed to teach students about the sociological perspective, how it has been applied in various publics, and how they can apply and utilize the sociological perspective in everyday life. The anthology contains vital written pieces on public sociology, social theories, the science of sociology, social institutions, and social inequality.

Introduction to Computer Science introduces students to the fundamentals of computer science by connecting the dots between applications they use every day and the underlying technologies that power them. Throughout, students learn valuable technical skills including how to write simple JavaScript programs, format a webpage with HTML and CSS code, reduce the size of a file, and more.Opening chapters of the text provide students with historical background, describe

i2B: introduction2Business presents students with a fundamental understanding of essential business concepts. It provides them with insight as to how organizations are able to develop products and services that add value to the lives of their customers.The book begins with chapters devoted to business in free markets, economic systems, business cycles, ethics and corporate responsibility, entrepreneurship, business plans, and maximizing potential. Later chapters di