Resultados para "2" en Sociología

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Dos cronistas argentinos viajaron a la península coreana sin cruzarse –uno al norte, el otro al sur– y contrastaron visiones sobre cómo se vive el último capítulo de la Guerra Fría. Corea del Norte llevó la idea del comunismo a un insólito sistema cuasi monárquico basado en la...

Além de registrar a história de uma das mais bem sucedidas experiências do Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Terra (MST), Bleil usa a sociologia para analisar a complexidade e os desafios de convivência, produção e resistência na luta pela reforma agrária no Brasil. Com seu trabalho etnográfico a autora revela em detalhes o funcionamento da cooperativa e como são tomadas as decisões políticas e as dificuldades da construção coletiva.

Más de un siglo después del hundimiento del Titanic, su historia sigue siendo un espejo de los desafíos y dilemas de la sociedad contemporánea. A través de un análisis profundo y accesible, este libro explora cómo la tragedia del Titanic se relaciona con temas actuales como la desigualdad social, la corrupción, la crisis climática, la influencia de las redes sociales y la lucha entre la cooperación y la supervivencia individual en tiempos de crisis.

There are, in the United States, a significant and growing number of families who live on less than $2.00 per person, per day. That figure, the World Bank measure of poverty, is hard to imagine in this country - most of us spend more than that before we get to work or school in the morning.

An eye-opening analysis of race in the United States, The Two Americas examines the war on drugs and how it affects communities of color. Author Derrick Newton discusses the jarring difference between America’s treatment of Caucasian citizens and minorities, particularly African Americans.

Welcome to a small-town Emergency Room in rural Ohio. While it's true our ER doesn't see the stabbing and gunshot action ERs see in inner cities, we have no shortage of the sad, the scary, the painful, and the just plain dumb. With more than 20 stories, things ER workers want to say to patients, and Emergency Room bingo, A Double Dose of Dilaudid will take you on a joyride to the funnier side of the ER. See what a bored husband did to get out of a date night with his wife, find out what happens when you try to make your own meth, and more.

Confrontés à des dilemmes (parfois) existentiels, trois ami.e.s sont contraint.e.s de choisir le moins pire.

Ten years after Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s death: “An inspiring…guide to life, distilled from the experiences of people who face death” (Kirkus Reviews)—the beloved classic now with a new introduction and updated resources section. Is this really how I want to live my life? Each one of...

As humans, we embrace our individuality, yet we chase the comfort and sense of purpose that comes from being part of a group. Especially timely given our polarized world, Chasing We-ness examines how social media, AI, new leadership styles, and other modern developments affect our state of we-ness. It illuminates how our contemporary identities find expression in both progressive and conservative social movements that foster a sense of we-ness.

Doctors are more than doctors. They’re detectives who solve mysteries about the human body. Diagnosing patients is about looking for clues, whether a persistent tickle in the back of the throat or confusion and memory loss. Just like detectives, good doctors sift through information until they arrive at the medical solution that fits best. Think you have what it takes to keep up with medical detective work? Find out with this second installment of Dr. Roy Benaroch’s thrilling look at medical mysteries from across history.

We are ready to rise up. But how, exactly, do we do this? How does one reconcile? What we need is a clear sense of direction. Based on her extensive consulting experience with churches, colleges and organizations, Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil has created a roadmap to show us the way. She guides us through the common topics of discussion and past the bumpy social terrain and political boundaries that will arise. In this revised and expanded edition, McNeil has updated her signature roadmap to incorporate insights from her more recent work.

Written by an elite team of 60 doctors and men’s health experts, The 21st Century Man reveals insider secrets that men in midlife and beyond need to recover, rebuild, and maintain their physical, mental, emotional, and sexual health. It's the book all men will want after turning 40 to feel great, look good, and have better physical intimacy for the rest of their lives. This selection provides common-sense measures men can take to minimize infectious illness, prevent injury to their back and hands, avoid hearing problems, practice good foot care, and optimize their sleep.

Volume 2 of What Women Must Know includes the following segments: "Getting to Know Your Lymphatic System: A Missing Piece of Your Health Puzzle" with Dr. John Douillard; "How Our Microbiome Is Revolutionizing Our Pursuit of a Healthy Life" with Dr. Rodney Dietert; "The Best Natural Solutions for Acute and Chronic Coughs" with Dr. Gustavo Ferrer; "Is Cancer a Genetic Disease or a Metabolic Disease?" with Dr. Thomas Seyfried; and much more.

The more you know about panic attacks, the safer you will feel. Here, you will find advice on how to help yourself and what to do to take back control over your life.

The crisscrossing stories of Mark, a white devout Christian who sells his suburban home to move to Baltimore’s inner city, and Nicole, a Black mother determined to leave West Baltimore for the suburbs, chronicle how the region became so deeply segregated and why these fault lines persist today.

Enquanto o mundo manifestava-se nas redes sociais e nas ruas após a notícia do assassinato de George Floyd, nos Estados Unidos – um crime de racismo -, uma das autoras deste audiolivro vivia sua própria “inquisição” ao ser questionada pelo filho, um menino negro de pele clara, o que ela, enquanto mulher branca, tinha feito para que Zumbi dos Palmares não fosse também assassinado. Essa interpelação aconteceu em maio de 2020, quando esta autora lia, para seu filho, o livro Amoras, do rapper e escritor Emicida, e em uma das páginas Zumbi aparece com uma fala potente: “Não foi em vão!”

America's World War II military was a force of unalloyed good. While saving the world from Nazism, it also managed to unify a famously fractious American people. At least that’s the story many Americans have long told themselves. Divisions offers a decidedly different view. Prizewinning historian Thomas A. Guglielmo draws together more than a decade of extensive research to tell sweeping yet personal stories of race and the military.

Decades of data cannot be ignored: African-American adults are far more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than white adults. In a rousing indictment of the idea that notions of biological race should drive scientific inquiry, Sweetness in the Blood provides an ethnographic picture of biotechnology's framings of Type 2 diabetes risk and race and, importantly, offers a critical examination of the assumptions behind the recruitment of African American and African-descent populations for Type 2 diabetes research.

In diesem Original Podcast findet Volker Wieprecht Antworten auf die philosophischen Fragen, die uns das ganze Leben lang begleiten. In der 2. Staffel geht es um die Sphären, in denen Menschen ihr Glück suchen: das Reich der Ideen, die Gefilde der Musik, die Welt der Drogen, des Geldes und der Selbstoptimierung. Immer auf der Suche nach der besten aller möglichen Wahrheiten. "Wieprechts Wahrheiten" ist ein Podcast für alle, die den tieferen Sinn des Lebens erforschen und sich auf eine spannende Reise mitnehmen lassen wollen.