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Professional Wrestling: Sport and Spectacle, Second Edition (Performance Studies Series)
by Sharon MazerProfessional wrestling is one of the most popular performance practices in the United States and around the world, drawing millions of spectators to live events and televised broadcasts. The displays of violence, simulated and actual, may be the obvious appeal, but that is just the beginning. Fans debate performance choices with as much energy as they argue about their favorite wrestlers. The ongoing scenarios and presentations of manly and not-so-manly characters—from the flamboyantly feminine to the hypermasculine—simultaneously celebrate and critique, parody and affirm the American dream and the masculine ideal. Sharon Mazer looks at the world of professional wrestling from a fan’s-eye-view high in the stands and from ringside in the wrestlers’ gym. She investigates how performances are constructed and sold to spectators, both on a local level and in the “big leagues” of the WWF/E. She shares a close-up view of a group of wrestlers as they work out, get their faces pushed to the mat as part of their initiation into the fraternity of the ring, and dream of stardom. In later chapters, Mazer explores professional wrestling’s carnivalesque presentation of masculinities ranging from the cute to the brute, as well as the way in which the performances of women wrestlers often enter into the realm of pornographic. Finally, she explores the question of the “real” and the “fake” as the fans themselves confront it. First published in 1998, this new edition of Professional Wrestling: Sport and Spectacle both preserves the original’s snapshot of the wrestling scene of the 1980s and 1990s and features an up-to-date perspective on the current state of play.
Professional Writing Guide: Writing well and knowing why
by Roslyn PetelinThe Professional Writing Guide is for people who wish to improve the quality of their documents and the efficiency of their writing.Busy executives and other writers in organisations, who may spend between 30 and 80 per cent of their working time writing, will find it invaluable because it clearly outlines the principles that underlie effective documents. This book will enable executives to write confidently, competently, and persuasively.High quality output is crucial to a company's image and to a professional's own career advancement. Errors in a document can prove expensive. The Professional Writing Guide is an indispensable and accessible reference tool as well as a comprehensive style manual for writers who wish to avoid those expensive mistakes and make a positive impression.Written by two long-term professional writing educators with extensive experience of consulting to Australian business and industry, this lively and highly practical book features workable, reliable, and powerful strategies that can be used to systematically eliminate the writing problems of organisational writers.
Professionalism and Social Change: Processes of Differentiation Within, Between and Beyond Professions
by Lara Maestripieri Andrea BelliniThis book guides the reader in discovering contemporary professions and the critical changes they have lived through after the post-industrial transformation of advanced capitalist societies. Two interrelated concepts are used to interpret what is happening in professional work: differentiation, namely the set of processes by which professions and professionalism have become more diverse, and heterogeneity, the outcomes of such processes. A novel analytical framework delves into differentiation and understands heterogeneity based on three dimensions: within (how professions are structured internally), between (how professions distinguish themselves from other occupations and from each other), and beyond (how professions govern societal changes and influence differentiation processes). The book presents a collection of studies covering different countries and professions to demonstrate the analytical potential of the within-between-beyond model. The conclusions show how “neo-liberal” professionalism is putting the very idea of collegiate professions at stake while exposing emerging professions to market risks.
Professionalism in Probation: Making Sense of Marketisation (Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice)
by Matt TidmarshThis book explores probation staff understandings of professionalism in the aftermath of the Transforming Rehabilitation (TR) reforms to services in England and Wales. Drawing on the sociology of the professions, this book offers an original and timely contribution to the criminal justice literature, examining the ways in which professionalism in probation has been reshaped and renegotiated in response to the market logic that has dominated public services in recent decades. The case of the TR reforms offers a useful platform for exploring broader shifts in understandings of professionalism. This book demonstrates the ways in which professionalism in probation can be understood as a discourse through which professionals are expected to be receptive to the demands of multiple stakeholders – offenders, taxpayers, the state, and, additionally, the market. It situates TR in a marketising continuum, the logical endpoint of a period of reform that has sought to discipline staff and reshape their understandings of professionalism. Written in a clear and direct style, this book is essential reading for researchers engaged in probation, rehabilitation, criminal justice, and organizational and professional studies.
Professionalism, Boundaries and the Workplace
by Nigel MalinProfessionalism, Boundaries and the Workplace is a practical text that examines a range of sensitive issues concerned with managing and maintaining professional boundaries between worker and client. It uses experiences from probation, social work, the NHS, small business and church settings. A number of issues are addressed including: *the relationship between personal and professional values *changing professional-client relationships *definitions of 'being professional' *conflicts arising from different understandings of professionalism.
Professionalität in der Frühpädagogik: Perspektiven pädagogischer Fachkräfte im Kontext einer inklusiven Bildung
by Julia BrunnerDiese qualitativ-rekonstruktiv angelegte empirische Studie zeigt, dass die Konstruktionen von ‚Behinderung‘ und ‚Normalität‘ in ihren Erscheinungsformen von den Handlungsorientierungen frühpädagogischer Fachkräfte abhängig sind. Dabei konnten insbesondere die beruflichen Erfahrungen und die Funktion der jeweiligen frühpädagogischen Fachkraft als bedeutsam identifiziert werden. Die Erkenntnisse der Arbeit weisen daraufhin, dass sich eine inklusive Bildung in der Frühpädagogik erst dann entfalten kann, wenn Strukturen der Kindertageseinrichtungen und das pädagogische Handeln ineinandergreifen.
Professionalitätsentwicklung in der Erwachsenenbildung & Weiterbildung als Mehrebenen-Phänomen: Eine qualitative Einzelfallanalyse am Beispiel einer Organisation der beruflichen Weiterbildung (Theorie und Empirie Lebenslangen Lernens)
by Lisa BreitschwerdtDiese Studie untersucht Professionalitätsentwicklung in der Erwachsenenbildung/Weiterbildung aus einer Mehrebenen-Perspektive. Professionalitätsentwicklung wird vor dem Hintergrund sich wandelnder Arbeitskontexte und veränderter Handlungsanforderungen an das Weiterbildungspersonal nicht mehr nur als individuelle Aufgabe, sondern als ebenen-übergreifendes Phänomen verstanden. Die Untersuchung arbeitet in verbindender Analyse zentraler Diskurse die Bedeutung der verschiedenen Ebenen Personal, Organisation, Dachorganisation und gesellschaftlicher Rahmen für die Professionalitätsentwicklung heraus und verortet die zentralen Erkenntnisse in einem Mehrebenen-Modell. Dieses wird im Rahmen einer qualitativen Einzelfallanalyse empirisch untersucht. Der herangezogene Einzelfall liegt aus dem Kontext des Forschungsprojektes „Konturen der Professionsentwicklung in der beruflichen Weiterbildung (KOPROF)“ vor. Basierend auf einem theoretisch informierten und gleichzeitig explorativen Zugang legt die Studie Ergebnisse zu einer ebenen-übergreifendenProfessionalitätsentwicklung vor, die neben einem ersten Überblick zahlreiche Anschlüsse für weitere Forschungsvorhaben eröffnet. Die Studie zeigt, dass den Dachorganisationen und Weiterbildungsorganisationen eine besondere Rolle in strukturierender und vermittelnder Funktion im Mehrebenen-Modell der Professionalitätsentwicklung zukommen. Weiter konnte in der Studie herausgearbeitet werden, dass die Entwicklung von Professionalität als Vermittlungshandeln zwischen unterschiedlichen Handlungslogiken in heterogenen und interdisziplinären Arbeitskontexten zunehmend einrichtungsspezifische und ebenen-übergreifende Perspektiven erfordert.
Professionalizing Offender Profiling: Forensic and Investigative Psychology in Practice
by Laurence Alison and Lee RainbowOffender profiling is now viewed as an integral part of serious crime investigations by many law enforcement agencies across the world and continues to attract a high public and media profile. Despite almost three decades of research and developments in the field, the public impression of offender profiling is still influenced by misleading media portrayals, which fail to acknowledge the significant developments in theory, research and practice. This book is the only book on the market to illustrate in detail the actual practice of Behavioural Investigative Advice, its diversity in application, the underpinning academic literature and the remaining research questions and recommendations. Focussing on the professionalization of this developing discipline, it provides a fascinating insight into the modern role of a Behavioural Investigative Adviser, dispelling many of the myths still associated with offender profiling, and illustrating the continued aspiration of contemporary practitioners to adhere to the highest scientific standards. It provides a journey through the significant efforts to professionalise both the process and product of Behavioural Investigative Advice, supported by relevant theoretical, methodological and operational considerations. Edited by and containing contributions from some of the most respected and experienced researchers and practitioners working today, this book will be essential reading for Police Officers, researchers, students and anyone with an interest in the professionalization and contemporary contribution of forensic psychology to 21st century criminal investigation.
Professionalizing Practice. A Critical Look at Recent Practice in Museum Education: Journal of Museum Education 37:2 Thematic Issue
by Briley Rasmussen Scott WinterrowdSponsored by the Museum Education Roundtable
Professionalizing Research in Post-Mao China: The System Reform Institute and Policy Making
by C.H. KeyserThe ongoing suppression of journals, and obstacles faced by non-governmental research organizations, attest to the enduring challenges for creating alternative sources for discussing China's reform and transition. This book looks at research institutes and journals in China and the dilemmas of transition by chronicling the tensions between the need to create an "autonomous space" for policy making and the problems created by such activities. The "non-governmental fever" of the 1980s and the development of research organizations and journals claiming to be non-governmental - to avoid political oversight and claim an arena independent of party-state influence - raise a fundamental question about how a political system characterized by bureaucratic rigidity, poor information flows, and a politicized policy-making environment generates ideas for reform, while at the same time controlling the direction of debate and discussion. This book is built on extensive personal interviews with former members of Zhao Ziyang's "brain trust," the Chinese Economic System Reform Research Institute (SRI), and on the wealth of material on reform to emerge in the last five years. It addresses a void in our knowledge of this dynamic decade of reform by recounting the story of the SRI in the voice of its members and placing it in the context of elite politics as well as in the context of the institute as a catalyst for opening issues of reform and post-communist transitions. Those associated with the institute are known as the "young reformers" and represent a generational cohort whose activities greatly impacted China's reform process. The publications, research organizations, and policy making environment of the 1980s and post-Tiananmen era are essential for examining the larger question of China's transition from socialism.
Professionelle Beratung: Interaktion und Kontext (Edition Professions- und Professionalisierungsforschung #17)
by Stefan Busse Markus LohseIn diesem Band werden Beratungsinteraktionen im Kontext rekonstruktiver Sozialforschung erschlossen. Im Zentrum stehen Beratungen in unterschiedlichen psychosozialen Handlungsfeldern. Beraten ist eine Kerntätigkeit von Sozialarbeiter:innen und anderen Professionellen; sie ist eine professionalisierte Dienstleistung, die den personalisierten Selbstbezug mit einer Interaktions-, Institutions- und gesellschaftlichen Kontextorientierung reflexiv verbindet. Die Frage ist, wie in professioneller Beratungsinteraktionen der Selbstanspruch der Professionellen, die konkreten Erwartungen, Bedarfe und Anliegen sowohl der Ratsuchenden als auch der beauftragenden Organisationen und Institutionen aufeinander bezogen und realisiert werden.
Professionelle Identitätsentwicklung in der Sozialen Arbeit: Perspektiven auf ein berufsbegleitendes Studium
by Thomas Miller Patricia Pfeil Regina Roland Victoria VonauDie Frage nach der Bestimmung von Professionalität zählt zu den Dauerthemen der Sozialen Arbeit. Viele Veröffentlichungen weisen einerseits darauf hin, dass an dieser Fragestellung gearbeitet wird, andererseits sind sie ein Indiz dafür, dass kein einheitliches Professionalitätsverständnis existiert. Diese Unbestimmtheit hat nicht nur auf kollektiver Ebene Auswirkungen auf die Profession und Disziplin Soziale Arbeit insgesamt, sondern auch auf die einzelnen Fachkräfte der Sozialen Arbeit: Seien es Unsicherheit im konkreten beruflichen Handeln als solches oder eine allgemeine „Identitätsdiffusion() im Hinblick auf die eigene Profession“. Es drängt sich die Frage auf, wie individuelle Prozesse einer professionellen Identitätsentwicklung verlaufen. Dieses Erkenntnisinteresse greift die vorliegende Studie auf und versucht durch die Rekonstruktion einzelner Entwicklungsverläufe von Studierenden der Sozialen Arbeit während und nach ihrem Studium neue Einblicke in die Professionalitätsentwicklung zu erhalten.
Professionelle Pressearbeit: Praxiswissen für Non-Profit-Organisationen (essentials)
by Norbert FranckDieses essential vermittelt das Know-how für einen erfolgreichen Umgang mit den entscheidenden Instrumenten jeder Pressearbeit. Im Mittelpunkt stehen praxisorientierte Antworten auf zentrale Fragen jeder Pressearbeit: Wie erzielt eine Non-Profit-Organisation (NPO) mit ihrer Pressearbeit Aufmerksamkeit und Reputation? Wie sind Informationen aufzubereiten, dass sie das Interesse von Journalistinnen und Journalisten wecken? Wie mit Journalistinnen und Journalisten – auch in kritischen Situationen – professionell umgehen? Wie Krisensituationen durch gekonnte Pressearbeit meistern?
Professionelle Unterrichtswahrnehmung im sozialwissenschaftlichen Fachunterricht: Das Potential von Animationsfilmen realer Unterrichtsszenen für die Lehrer*innenbildung (Politische Bildung)
by Sabine Manzel Katrin Hahn-Laudenberg Dorothee Gronostay Jutta TeuwsenDieses Open-Access-Buch bietet theoretische Grundlagen und praktische Beispiele zur Förderung der professionellen Unterrichtswahrnehmung von (angehenden) Lehrkräften im sozialwissenschaftlichen Fachunterricht. Im Fokus steht das Potential von Animationsfilmen realer Unterrichtsszenen, die mit diesem Band erstmals als innovatives Lehr-/Lernmedium für die Lehrer*innenbildung vorgestellt werden. Die Autor*innen konzeptionalisieren einen fachdidaktischen Zugang zum allgemeindidaktischen Modell der professional vision und präsentieren systematisch erprobte und modular einsetzbare Lehr-/Lernmaterialien zur Arbeit mit Animationsfilmen in der Lehrer*innenbildung. Alle vorgestellten Lehr-/Lernmaterialien sowie die Animationsfilme von Unterricht sind für Interessierte frei zugänglich und im Band entsprechend verlinkt.
Professionelles Handeln in und von Teams (Edition Professions- und Professionalisierungsforschung #16)
by Stefan Busse Gudrun Ehlert Silke Müller-Hermann Roland Becker-LenzDer Band vereint unterschiedliche theoretische und empirische Zugänge zu Teams in der Sozialen Arbeit und in angrenzenden Professionen. Das Handeln von Fachkräften in Teams ist ein im Professionsdiskurs bislang vernachlässigtes Thema. Professionelles Handeln in und von Teams vollzieht sich in „intermediären Räumen“ zwischen Organisationen und Personen zur Herstellung sozialer personenbezogener Dienstleistungen. Ein strukturelles Kernelement Sozialer Arbeit ist die Kooperation bzw. die kooperative Erbringung von Hilfe nicht nur im Arbeitsbündnis mit den Klient*innen, sondern auch in den Arbeitsbeziehungen mit Kolleg*innen innerhalb und außerhalb der eigenen Organisation. Die Frage ist, inwieweit auch diese kooperativen Arbeitsbeziehungen in die Professionalität des Handelns hineinspielen und was professionelles Handeln in und von Teams bedeutet.
Professions and Power (Routledge Revivals)
by Terence J. JohnsonFirst published in 1972, this book rejects as inadequate the ‘trait’ and ‘functionalist’ theories of the professions and instead presents an alternative framework to analyse the contemporaneous occupational change in industrial societies. The author describes how occupational specialisation creates varying degrees of social distance between producers and consumers of goods or services, thus several institutions of control social have developed — collegiate, corporate or oligarchic patronage, mediative. The author looks at the social conditions necessary for the development of these methods of control and the apparent decline of professionalism in both developed and undeveloped societies.
Professions and Proficiency (Knowledge and Space #18)
by Christopher Winch Johannes Glückler Anna Mateja PunsteinThis open access book takes an original view on the social production of knowledge in and across space. It explores how people build and transfer proficiency within and beyond the bounds of social groups. Social groups, such as professions, epistemic communities, or academic disciplines, collectively organize to help individuals gain understanding of and knowledge about specific subjects of expertise. Yet, at the same time, they frame legitimate ways of thinking and learning, and they sanction other ways of knowing that are collectively seen as false, inelegant, or inappropriate etc. Acknowledging the interdependency between proficiency and professions, the interdisciplinary contributions to this volume focus on three aspects. Part I looks into the social processes of professions and what actually makes qualifications, competence and proficiency. Part II elaborates on the dynamics that transform intangible knowledge by exploring, for instance, the legitimacy of scientists within society. Part III gives insights into how space influences the development of professional work, for instance, by reconstructing the historical formation of the psychology profession in Argentina. This volume provides a valuable read for scholars, students, and professionals in the fields of innovation, knowledge creation and governance.
Professions at Bay (Routledge Revivals)
by Stirling Professions and Management Conference 1993This title was first published in 2000. This collection of works explores the sources of conflict and change which affect professional occupations, the responses of these occupations to such forces and the possible or likely outcomes of these actions and reactions for the character of British management.
Professionsbezogene Qualitätsentwicklung im interdisziplinären Gesundheitswesen: Gestaltungsansätze, Handlungsfelder und Querschnittsbereiche
by Peter Hensen Maren StamerQualität im Gesundheitswesen wird in besonderem Maße durch das Qualitätsverständnis in den Gesundheitsberufen und der Logik professioneller Handlungspraxis bestimmt. Mit diesem Sammelband wird ein Überblick über aktuelle Ansätze und Methoden professionsbezogener Qualitätsentwicklung geliefert. Innerhalb eines grundsätzlich interdisziplinär angelegten Gesundheitswesens wird ebenso eine Annäherung an das schwierige Verhältnis von Gestaltungswillen und Handlungsmacht im Kontext von gesellschaftspolitischen Anforderungen, Interprofessionalität und organisationsbezogenen Bedingungen vorgenommen.
Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe
by Frederik L. Schodt"Frederik L. Schodt has at long last unveiled the fascinating story of 'Professor Risley.' Circus scholars, history buffs, and anyone with an ounce of curiosity should be grateful to him."--Dominique Jando, Circopedia.org "Professor" Risley (Richard Risley Carlisle) introduced the Western circus to Japan in 1864. Three years later, this former acrobat gave many in the West their first glimpse of Japan when he took his "Imperial Japanese Troupe" of acrobats and jugglers on a triumphant tour of North America and Europe. Over the next few years, the Troupe performed before presidents, monarchs, and ordinary citizens. Frederik L. Schodt argues compellingly that such early popular entertainments helped stir a curiosity about all things Japanese that eventually led to japonisme, The Mikado, and, in our time, the boom in manga and anime. Schodt's depiction of Risley and his troupe is enlivened by portraits of the circus demimonde and supported by nineteenth-century photographs, posters, and drawings, many in color. His accounts of these first meetings between Westerners and Japanese shed new light on how different cultures meet, mingle, and influence each other. Descriptions of crowds, dazzling routines, and superstar troupe performers like the famous Little All Right are a delightful revelation to anyone interested in Asia, the circus, and popular entertainment. Frederik L. Schodt has authored numerous books about Japan, including Manga! Manga! and Native American in the Land of the Shogun. In 2009 for his work he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette.
Professor at Large: The Cornell Years
by John CleeseAnd now for something completely different. Professor at Large features beloved English comedian and actor John Cleese in the role of Ivy League professor at Cornell University. His almost twenty years as professor-at-large has led to many talks, essays, and lectures on campus. This collection of the very best moments from Cleese under his mortarboard provides a unique view of his endless pursuit of intellectual discovery across a range of topics. Since 1999, Cleese has provided Cornell students and local citizens with his ideas on everything from scriptwriting to psychology, religion to hotel management, and wine to medicine.His incredibly popular events and classes—including talks, workshops, and an analysis of A Fish Called Wanda and The Life of Brian—draw hundreds of people. He has given a sermon at Sage Chapel, narrated Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf with the Cornell Chamber Orchestra, conducted a class on script writing, and lectured on psychology and human development. Each time Cleese has visited the campus in Ithaca, NY, he held a public presentation, attended and or lectured in classes, and met privately with researchers. From the archives of these visits, Professor at Large includes an interview with screenwriter William Goldman, a lecture about creativity entitled, "Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind," talks about Professor at Large and The Life of Brian, a discussion of facial recognition, and Cleese's musings on group dynamics with business students and faculty.Professor at Large provides a window into the workings of John Cleese's scholarly mind, showcasing the wit and intelligence that have driven his career as a comedian, while demonstrating his knack of pinpointing the essence of humans and human problems. His genius on the screen has long been lauded; now his academic chops get their moment in the spotlight, too.
Professor of Apocalypse: The Many Lives of Jacob Taubes
by Jerry Z. MullerThe controversial Jewish thinker whose tortured path led him into the heart of twentieth-century intellectual lifeScion of a distinguished line of Talmudic scholars, Jacob Taubes (1923–1987) was an intellectual impresario whose inner restlessness led him from prewar Vienna to Zurich, Israel, and Cold War Berlin. Regarded by some as a genius, by others as a charlatan, Taubes moved among yeshivas, monasteries, and leading academic institutions on three continents. He wandered between Judaism and Christianity, left and right, piety and transgression. Along the way, he interacted with many of the leading minds of the age, from Leo Strauss and Gershom Scholem to Herbert Marcuse, Susan Sontag, and Carl Schmitt. Professor of Apocalypse is the definitive biography of this enigmatic figure and a vibrant mosaic of twentieth-century intellectual life.Jerry Muller shows how Taubes&’s personal tensions mirrored broader conflicts between religious belief and scholarship, allegiance to Jewish origins and the urge to escape them, tradition and radicalism, and religion and politics. He traces Taubes&’s emergence as a prominent interpreter of the Apostle Paul, influencing generations of scholars, and how his journey led him from crisis theology to the Frankfurt School, and from a radical Hasidic sect in Jerusalem to the center of academic debates over Gnosticism, secularization, and the revolutionary potential of apocalypticism.Professor of Apocalypse offers an unforgettable account of an electrifying world of ideas, focused on a charismatic personality who thrived on controversy and conflict.
Professoren mit Migrationshintergrund: Benachteiligte Minderheit oder Protagonisten internationaler Exzellenz
by Ole EngelOle Engel untersucht in diesem Open-Access-Buch erstmalig auf der Grundlage einer großen Studie die Bildungs-/Berufsverläufe, die Arbeitssituation, internationale Aktivitäten sowie die gesellschaftliche Teilhabe von Professoren mit Migrationshintergrund. Die empirische Grundlage bildet die MOBIL-Studie der HU Berlin, an der über 200 Professoren mit Migrationshintergrund teilgenommen haben. Die Gruppe kommt primär aus dem europäischen und angelsächsischen Ausland. Bildungs- und Berufsverläufe sind häufig durch Mehrfachmigration geprägt. Professoren mit Migrationshintergrund sind wichtige Akteure sowohl für die Internationalisierung von Forschung und Lehre als auch durch ihre interkulturellen Aktivitäten. Die eigene Herkunft wird von über der Hälfte als beruflicher Vorteil beschrieben, wohingegen insbesondere Professoren aus Entwicklungsländern von Nachteilen berichten. Der Großteil der Professoren verweist auf ein internationales Selbstverständnis, wobei nur selten Bezüge zur nationalen Herkunft hergestellt werden, vielmehr wird die eigene Biografie und Profession betont.
Profile Pieces: Journalism and the 'Human Interest' Bias (Routledge Research in Journalism)
by Sue Joseph Richard Lance KeebleThis book examines the history, theory and journalistic practice of profile writing. Profiles, and the practice of writing them, are of increasing interest to scholars of journalism because conflicts between the interviewer and the subject exemplify the changing nature of journalism itself. While the subject, often through the medium of their press representative, struggles to retain control of the interview space, the journalist seeks to subvert it. This interesting and multi-layered interaction, however, has rarely been subject to critical scrutiny, partly because profiles have traditionally been regarded as public relations exercises or as ‘soft’ journalism. However, chapters in this volume reveal not only that profiling has, historically, taken many different forms, but that the idea of the interview as a contested space has applications beyond the subject of celebrated individuals. The volume looks at the profile’s historical beginnings, at the contemporary manufacture of celebrity versus the ‘ordinary’, at profiling communities, countries and movements, at profiling the destitute, at sporting personalities and finally at profiling and trauma.
Profile of Man and Culture in Mexico
by Samuel RamosRamos finds in Mexico no lack of intelligence or vitality: "It needs only to learn." And he believes that the future is Mexico's, that favorable destinies await a Mexico striving for the elevation of humanity, for the betterment of life, for the development of all the national capacities.