Communicating Interculturally: Theories, Themes, and Practices for Societal Wellbeing

Author(s): Mark Hopson, Gina R Castle, Elizabeth Y Whittington, Ayodeji Dapherede

Welcome to Communicating Interculturally. This book will introduce theories of intercultural communication, examples of communication at work, and key terms relevant to the exploration of communication and culture. Our goal is to help you better understand the value of communicating interculturally....

Profiled Life: A Systems Approach to Understanding the Foundations and Persistence of Racism in America

Author(s): Raja Staggers

Profiled Life helps to explain the adverse outcomes that People of Color experience, especially Black and Brown people, across all major social indicators including mortality, morbidity, college preparedness, income and wealth potential, prison rates, infectious and chronic disease outcomes, homeown...

A People's Primer: Dispatches on Politics and Social Change

Author(s): Crystallee Crain

This is not a traditional textbook. Dr. Crain takes readers through the historical and complex realities of the formation of the United States. With particular attention to the stories and contemporary experiences of indigenous people, people of color, women, and other groups fighting for the full s...

Art & Art History

Author(s): Diane Lui

Art & Art History explores the intentions, motivations, and decision of the artists as they made their decisions about the elements and principles of art. Looking at the artist’s perspective, this publication explains the ways history and new technologies affect the making of art. Readers are given ...

Guidebook for Social Work Literature Reviews and Research Questions

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This short guidebook provides information about selecting a research topic and research questions, searching for literature, reading and understanding scholarly writing, and writing a literature review to synthesize what is known and what remains to be learned about a social problem. For students wh...

Beginning Guitar

Author(s): Eugene Shapiro

The benefits of Beginning Guitar, Seventh Edition are as follows: A complete and comprehensive method for learning the guitar Proven record of success in teaching students the basics of guitar playing Praised by both students and peers as an excellent Beginning Guitar book Has been used ...

Embalming

Author(s): Shawna Rodabaugh

This 16 lab embalming textbook can be used in a laboratory or a correspondence lab environment. The text takes the student through the process of embalming in easy-to-follow steps, progressing with the skill level of the student. The first section introduces the students to the basic steps of case a...

Longing for the Other

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"One of the most persistent and poignant human experiences is the sensation of longing-a restlessness perhaps best described as the unspoken conviction that something is missing from our lives. In this study, Drew M. Dalton attempts to illuminate this experience by examining the philosophical though...

Engine Training Manual

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Introduction to Criminal Justice for the 21st Century and Beyond

Author(s): Nerissa James

Introduction to Criminal Justice for the 21st Century and Beyond is designed for students, CJ enthusiasts, and criminal justice practitioners. The textbook provides an overview of the American Criminal Justice components (police, courts, and corrections) with case studies, critical thinking exercise...