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Cyborg Futures: Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (Social and Cultural Studies of Robots and AI)
by Teresa HeffernanThis volume brings together academics from evolutionary biology, literary theory, robotics, digital culture, anthropology, sociology, and environmental studies to consider the impact of robotics and AI on society. By bringing these perspectives together in one book, readers gain a sense of the complex scientific, social, and ideological contexts within which AI and robotics research is unfolding, as well as the illusory suppositions and distorted claims being mobilized by the industry in the name of bettering humanity’s future. Discussions about AI and robotics have been shaped by computer science and engineering, steered by corporate and military interests, forged by transhumanist philosophy and libertarian politics, animated by fiction, and hyped by the media. From fiction passing as science to the illusion of AI autonomy to the business of ethics to the automation of war, this collection recognizes the inevitable entanglement of humanity and technology, while exposing the problematic assumptions and myths driving the field in order to better assess its risks and potential.
Cyborg-TV
by Sven StollfußIn Zeiten hoher Forderungen nach Optimierung und Leistungssteigerung scheint der Mensch im 21. Jahrhundert erneut in der Krise. Als Seismograf und Motor kritischer, kultureller Selbstbeschreibung wird in diesem Zusammenhang die TV-Serie auf ihr Einwirken auf gesellschaftliche Selbstverständigungsdiskurse untersucht. Mit Analysen zu Serien wie u.a. Orphan Black und Continuum oder auch Dark Angel und The Six Million Dollar Man arbeitet das Buch Kybernetik und Genetik als Bestandteile einer gemeinsamen Populärkultur der computertechnologischen Informatisierung unter Voraussetzung eines politisierenden Potentials des kybernetischen Körpers innerhalb der nordamerikanischen Fernsehserienkultur auf.
Cyburbia: The Dangerous Idea That's Changing How We Live and Who We Are
by James HarkinOnce there was no text messaging. No email and no social network sites like Facebook, Bebo and MySpace. The way we live has apparently been transformed by new ways of communicating. But where did these trends start? And if they can change our behaviour, can they also change the way we think?In Cyburbia James Harkin describes how the architecture of our digital lives was built over seventy years. In a brilliant narrative that encompasses the work of crackpots, inventors and visionaries, it shows how a concept that began with the need to shoot down German bombers has evolved to govern almost everything - from our lives online to modern films like Memento and 21 Grams, from TV shows and plays to military strategy. Gripping, revelatory and fiercely intelligent, this extraordinary book will change forever the way you think about everything you do.
Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong
by Juliet Macur“The definitive . . . account of cycling champion and charlatan Lance Armstrong’s well-oiled career and its sordid collapse . . . solid sports journalism.” —Kirkus ReviewsIn June 2013, when Lance Armstrong fled his palatial home in Texas, downsizing in the face of multimillion-dollar lawsuits, Juliet Macur was there—talking to his girlfriend and children and listening to Armstrong’s version of the truth. She was one of the few media members aside from Oprah Winfrey to be granted extended one-on-one access to the most famous pariah in sports.At the center of Cycle of Lies is Armstrong himself, revealed through face-to-face interviews.But this unfolding narrative is given depth and breadth by the firsthand accounts of more than one hundred witnesses, including family members whom Armstrong had long since turned his back on—the adoptive father who gave him the Armstrong name, a grandmother, an aunt. Perhaps most damning of all is the taped testimony of the late J. T. Neal, the most influential of Armstrong’s many father figures, recorded in the final years of Neal’s life as he lost his battle with cancer just as Armstrong gained fame for surviving the disease.In the end, it was Armstrong’s former friends who dealt him his fatal blow by breaking the code of silence that shielded the public from the grim truth about the sport of cycling—and about its golden boy, Armstrong.Threading together the vivid and disparate voices of those with intimate knowledge of the private and public Armstrong, Macur weaves a comprehensive and unforgettably rich tapestry of one man’s astonishing rise to global fame and fortune and his devastating fall from grace.
Cycle of Segregation: Social Processes and Residential Stratification
by Maria Krysan Kyle CrowderThe Fair Housing Act of 1968 outlawed housing discrimination by race and provided an important tool for dismantling legal segregation. But almost fifty years later, residential segregation remains virtually unchanged in many metropolitan areas, particularly where large groups of racial and ethnic minorities live. Why does segregation persist at such high rates and what makes it so difficult to combat? In Cycle of Segregation, sociologists Maria Krysan and Kyle Crowder examine how everyday social processes shape residential stratification. Past neighborhood experiences, social networks, and daily activities all affect the mobility patterns of different racial groups in ways that have cemented segregation as a self-perpetuating cycle in the twenty-first century. Through original analyses of national-level surveys and in-depth interviews with residents of Chicago, Krysan and Crowder find that residential stratification is reinforced through the biases and blind spots that individuals exhibit in their searches for housing. People rely heavily on information from friends, family, and coworkers when choosing where to live. Because these social networks tend to be racially homogenous, people are likely to receive information primarily from members of their own racial group and move to neighborhoods that are also dominated by their group. Similarly, home-seekers who report wanting to stay close to family members can end up in segregated destinations because their relatives live in those neighborhoods. The authors suggest that even absent of family ties, people gravitate toward neighborhoods that are familiar to them through their past experiences, including where they have previously lived, and where they work, shop, and spend time. Because historical segregation has shaped so many of these experiences, even these seemingly race-neutral decisions help reinforce the cycle of residential stratification. As a result, segregation has declined much more slowly than many social scientists have expected. To overcome this cycle, Krysan and Crowder advocate multi-level policy solutions that pair inclusionary zoning and affordable housing with education and public relations campaigns that emphasize neighborhood diversity and high-opportunity areas. They argue that together, such programs can expand the number of destinations available to low-income residents and help offset the negative images many people hold about certain neighborhoods or help introduce them to places they had never considered. Cycle of Segregation demonstrates why a nuanced understanding of everyday social processes is critical for interrupting entrenched patterns of residential segregation.
Cycles of Conflict, Centuries of Change: Crisis, Reform, and Revolution in Mexico
by Elisa Servín Leticia Reina John TutinoThis important collection explores how Mexico's tumultuous past informs its uncertain present and future. Cycles of crisis and reform, of conflict and change, have marked Mexico's modern history. The final decades of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries each brought efforts to integrate Mexico into globalizing economies, pressures on the country's diverse peoples, and attempts at reform. The crises of the late eighteenth century and the late nineteenth led to revolutionary mobilizations and violent regime changes. The wars for independence that began in 1810 triggered conflicts that endured for decades; the national revolution that began in 1910 shaped Mexico for most of the twentieth century. In 2000, the PRI, which had ruled for more than seventy years, was defeated in an election some hailed as "revolution by ballot. " Mexico now struggles with the legacies of a late-twentieth-century crisis defined by accelerating globalization and the breakdown of an authoritarian regime that was increasingly unresponsive to historic mandates and popular demands. Leading Mexicanists--historians and social scientists from Mexico, the United States, and Europe--examine the three fin-de-sicle eras of crisis. They focus on the role of the country's communities in advocating change from the eighteenth century to the present. They compare Mexico's revolutions of 1810 and 1910 and consider whether there might be a twenty-first-century recurrence or whether a globalizing, urbanizing, and democratizing world has so changed Mexico that revolution is improbable. Reflecting on the political changes and social challenges of the late twentieth century, the contributors ask if a democratic transition is possible and, if so, whether it is sufficient to address twenty-first-century demands for participation and justice. Contributors. Antonio Annino, Guillermo de la Pea, Franois-Xavier Guerra, Friedrich Katz, Alan Knight, Lorenzo Meyer, Leticia Reina, Enrique Semo, Elisa Servn, John Tutino, Eric Van Young
Cycles of Hatred and Rage: What Right-Wing Extremists in Europe and Their Parties Tell Us About the US
by Katherine C. Donahue Patricia R. HeckThis edited collection addresses a growing concern in Europe and the United States about the future of the European Union, democratic institutions, and democracy itself. The current success of right-wing parties—marked by the adoption of extremist nationalistic rhetoric aimed to incite fear of the “other” and the use of authoritarian policies when attaining the majority—is putting pressure on basic human rights and the rule of law. Eight sociocultural anthropologists, working in England, Northern Ireland, Italy, France, Poland, Germany, Hungary and the United States use varying methodological and theoretical approaches to inspect a number of such parties and their supporters, while assessing the underpinnings of current right-wing successes in what has heretofore been a recurring post-war cycle. The research collected in Cycles of Hatred and Rage supports the validity of the above concerns, and it ultimately suggests that in the current battle between democratic globalists and authoritarian nationalists, the outcome is far from clear.
Cyclescapes of the Unequal City: Bicycle Infrastructure and Uneven Development
by John G. StehlinA critical look at the political economy of urban bicycle infrastructure in the United StatesNot long ago, bicycling in the city was considered a radical statement or a last resort, and few cyclists braved the inhospitable streets of most American cities. Today, however, the urban cyclist represents progress and the urban &“renaissance.&” City leaders now undertake ambitious new bicycle infrastructure plans and bike share schemes to promote the environmental, social, and economic health of the city and its residents. Cyclescapes of the Unequal City contextualizes and critically examines this new wave of bicycling in American cities, exploring how bicycle infrastructure planning has become a key symbol of—and site of conflict over—uneven urban development. John G. Stehlin traces bicycling&’s rise in popularity as a key policy solution for American cities facing the environmental, economic, and social contradictions of the previous century of sprawl. Using in-depth case studies from San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Detroit, he argues that the mission of bicycle advocacy has converged with, and reshaped, the urban growth machine around a model of livable, environmentally friendly, and innovation-based urban capitalism. While advocates envision a more sustainable city for all, the deployment of bicycle infrastructure within the framework of the neoliberal city in many ways intensifies divisions along lines of race, class, and space.Cyclescapes of the Unequal City speaks to a growing interest in bicycling as an urban economic and environmental strategy, its role in the politics of gentrification, and efforts to build more diverse coalitions of bicycle advocates. Grounding its analysis in both regional political economy and neighborhood-based ethnography, this book ultimately uses the bicycle as a lens to view major shifts in today&’s American city.
Cycling & Walking for Regional Development: How Slowness Regenerates Marginal Areas (Research for Development)
by Paolo Pileri Rossella MoscarelliThis book investigates why and how cycle and walking paths can help to promote the regeneration of marginalized areas facing depopulation and economic decline. In addition, it offers a broad overview of recent scientific research into slow tourism and marginality/spatial inequality and explores the linkages between these topics. Key issues are addressed by experts from various disciplinary backgrounds, and potential measures are proposed for the integration of slow tourism into strategies for regional development. Particular attention is devoted to the VENTO project, which involves the creation of a 700-km-long cycle route from Venice to Turin that passes through various rural and marginalized areas of northern Italy. The goal, research process, design, and early lessons from this important project are all discussed in detail. Moreover, the book describes policies and strategies that have successfully been used to enhance the slow tourism infrastructure in other European countries. Given its scope, the book will appeal to researchers, professionals, and students interested in e.g. policymaking, tourism planning, regional development, and landscape and urban planning.
Cycling Activism: Bike Politics and Social Movements (The Mobilization Series on Social Movements, Protest, and Culture)
by Peter CoxThe first full-length study of cycling activism through the lens of social movement theory, this book demonstrates that, despite tremendous differences, bike activism can be understood as a continuous and connected activity spanning a century and a half and across continents. With examples from street protest to institutional lobbying, it emphasises cycling’s current central importance to zero carbon transport futures, while showing that cycling activism is also not always about the bike or the cyclist, as successive generations of activists have used cycling to articulate different visions of freedom and autonomy. Moving from a consideration of social movement theory as a means to understand cycling activism, the author presents a series of case studies of collective action, organisations, networks and campaigns in order to illustrate and elaborate a theoretical model through which diverse campaigns and approaches to change can be understood. As such, Cycling Activism will appeal to those with interests in mobilisation for social change, mobility and transport studies, and social movement theory, as well as cycling studies.
Cycling Futures: From Research into Practice
by John Parkin Regine GerikePointing the way to the future of research and development in relation to cycling as a mode of transport, this book investigates some of the significant recent developments in the technology, provision for, and take up of cycling in various parts of the world. Tensions at the heart of the nature of cycling remain: on the one hand cycling is frequently viewed as being a risky activity, while on the other hand it is seen as being a way of allowing populations to live healthier lives. Reviewing this dichotomy, the authors in this book consider the ways that cycling is planned and promoted. This is done partly in relation to these issues of risk and health, but also from the broader perspective of behavioural response to the changing nature of cycling. A section on methodologies is also included which outlines the current state-of-the art and points a way to future research.
Cycling Home from Siberia
by Rob Lilwall" It is late October, and the temperature is already -40 degrees . . . My thoughts are filled with frozen rivers that may or may not hold my weight; empty, forgotten valleys haunted by emaciated ghosts; and packs of ravenous, merciless wolves." Having left his job as a high-school geography teacher, Rob Lilwall arrived in Siberia equipped only with a bike and a healthy dose of fear. Cycling Home from Siberia recounts his epic three-and-a-half-year, 30,000-mile journey back to England via the foreboding jungles of Papua New Guinea, an Australian cyclone, and Afghanistan's war-torn Hindu Kush. A gripping story of endurance and adventure, this is also a spiritual journey, providing poignant insight into life on the road in some of the world's toughest corners.
Cycling Home from Siberia: 30,000 miles, 3 years, 1 bicycle
by Rob Lilwall" It is late October, and the temperature is already -40 degrees . . . My thoughts are filled with frozen rivers that may or may not hold my weight; empty, forgotten valleys haunted by emaciated ghosts; and packs of ravenous, merciless wolves." Having left his job as a high-school geography teacher, Rob Lilwall arrived in Siberia equipped only with a bike and a healthy dose of fear. Cycling Home from Siberia recounts his epic three-and-a-half-year, 30,000-mile journey back to England via the foreboding jungles of Papua New Guinea, an Australian cyclone, and Afghanistan's war-torn Hindu Kush. A gripping story of endurance and adventure, this is also a spiritual journey, providing poignant insight into life on the road in some of the world's toughest corners.
Cycling and Motorcycling Tourism: An Analysis of Physical, Sensory, Social, and Emotional Features of Journey Experiences (Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management)
by Anna ScuttariThis book explores the understanding, description, and measurement of the physical, sensory, social, and emotional features of motorcycle and bicycle journey experiences in tourism. Novel insights are presented from an original case study of these forms of tourism in the Sella Pass, a panoramic road close to the Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage Site. A comprehensive mixed-methods strategy was employed for this research, with concurrent use of quantitative and qualitative methods including documentation and secondary data analysis, mobile video ethnography, and emotion measurement. The aim was to create a holistic knowledge of the features of journey experiences and a new definition of the mobility space as a perceptual space. The book is significant in that it is among the first studies to explore the concept of journey experiences and to develop an interdisciplinary theoretical foundation of mobility spaces. It offers a comprehensive understanding and a benchmarking of the features of motorcycling and cycling journey experiences, a deeper market knowledge on motorcycling and cycling tourists, and a set of tools, techniques, and recommendations for future research on tourist experiences.
Cycling: A Sociology of Vélomobility (Changing Mobilities)
by Peter CoxCycling: A Sociology of Vélomobility explores cycling as a sociological phenomenon. Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, it considers the interaction of materials, competencies and meanings that comprise a variety of cycling practices. What might appear at first to be self-evident actions are shown to be constructed through the interplay of numerous social and political forces. Using a theoretical framework from mobilities studies, its central themes respond to the question of what it is about cycling that provokes so much interest and passion, both positive and negative. Individual chapters consider how cycling has appeared as theme and illustration in social theory, as well as the legacies of these theorizations. The book expands on the image of cycling practices as the product of an assemblage of technology, rider and environment. Riding spaces as material technologies are found to be as important as the machinery of the cycle, and a distinction is made between routes and rides to help interpret aspects of journey-making. Ideas of both affordance and script are used to explore how elements interact in performance to create sensory and experiential scapes. Consideration is also given to the changing identities of cycling practices in historical and geographical perspective. The book adds to existing research by extending the theorization of cycling mobilities. It engages with both current and past debates on the place of cycling in mobility systems and the problems of researching, analyzing and communicating ephemeral mobile experiences.
Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879
by Sir Samuel White BakerCyprus was placed under British control in 1878 as a result of the Cyprus Convention, which granted control of the island to Britain in return for British support of the Ottoman Empire in the Russian-Turkish War. Little was known about the country at the time and this work is the result of a visit by Baker, an English explorer and author, in 1879.
Czechs, Slovaks and the Jews, 1938–48: Beyond Idealisation and Condemnation
by Jan LáníčekCovering the period between the Munich Agreement and the Communist Coup in February 1948, this groundbreaking work offers a novel, provocative analysis of the political activities and plans of the Czechoslovak exiles during and after the war years, and of the implementation of the plans in liberated Czechoslovakia after 1945.
Cárdenas Compromised: The Failure of Reform in Postrevolutionary Yucatán
by Ben FallawCrdenas Compromised is a political and institutional history of Mexico's urban and rural labor in the Yucatn region during the regime of Lzaro Crdenas from 1934 to 1940. Drawing on archival materials, both official and popular, Fallaw combines narrative, individual case studies, and focused political analysis to reexamine and dispel long-cherished beliefs about the Cardenista era. For historical, geographical, and ethnic reasons, Yucatn was the center of large-scale land reform after the Mexican Revolution. A long-standing revolutionary tradition, combined with a harsh division between a powerful white minority and a poor, Maya-speaking majority, made the region the perfect site for Crdenas to experiment by launching an ambitious top-down project to mobilize the rural poor along ethnic and class lines. The regime encouraged rural peasants to form collectives, hacienda workers to unionize, and urban laborers to strike. It also attempted to mobilize young people and women, to challenge Yucatn's traditional, patriarchal social structure, to reach out to Mayan communities, and to democratize the political process. Although the project ultimately failed, political dialogue over Crdenas's efforts continues. Rejecting both revisionist (anti-Crdenas) and neopopulist (pro-Crdenas) interpretations, Fallaw overturns the notion that the state allowed no room for the agency of local actors. By focusing on historical connections across class, political, and regional lines, Fallaw transforms ideas on Cardenismo that have long been accepted not only in Yucatn but throughout Mexico. This book will appeal to scholars of Mexican history and of Latin American state formation, as well as to sociologists and political scientists interested in modern Mexico.
Cómo Ser un Minimalista Digital: Simplifique su Vida y Elimine el Desorden Utilizando la Tecnología
by Dan Gaines¿Está buscando simplificar su vida? ¿Está buscando reducir o eliminar el desorden? ¿Está buscando ahorrar dinero? Si respondió sí a cualquiera de estas preguntas, ¡Esta guía es para usted! Aprenda los pasos esenciales sobre cómo usar el minimalismo digital para simplificar su vida. No solo eso, sino que aprenderá a: - Ahorrar dinero eliminando gastos innecesarios. - Ahorrar tiempo organizando su vida. - Ahorrar molestias eliminando el desorden. - Ser más feliz y tener una mente clara. ¡Esto y mucho más cuando haga clic en el botón "Comprar ahora" para comenzar con el minimalismo digital y mejorar su vida! Descargo de responsabilidad: Este autor y/o propietario(s) de los derechos no hacen reclamos, promesas o garantías sobre la exactitud, integridad o adecuación de los contenidos de este libro, y expresamente renuncia a la responsabilidad por errores y omisiones en los contenidos. Este producto es solo para ser usado como referencia.
Cómo domar tus pantallas: Claves para el détox digital y el bienestar en la era conectada
by Martina Rua Pablo Martín FernándezEl nuevo libro de dos de los especialistas más reconocidos de la Argentina sobre varios de los temas fundamentales del presente y nuestro futuro inmediato: el impacto de la economía de la atención en nuestras vidas, los nuevos conocimientos necesarios para la organización del trabajo remoto y presencial y una administración equilibrada del uso de la tecnología digital. Justo en el momento en que empezábamos a entender cómo mejorar nuestra relación con las pantallas -la del celular, la computadora, el streaming- se desató una pandemia que cambió de la noche a la mañana nuestro día a día. Justo cuando el home office empezaba a ser una posibilidad real y tentadora para muchos, el destino lo impuso con fuerza y sin preguntar en las existencias de quienes trabajan o estudian. Hoy sabemos que el trabajo será cada vez más remoto y digital y que las plataformas tendrán un impacto mayor en nuestras vidas. Será necesario adquirir distintas habilidades, y ya nos aquejan nuevos malestares: la misma tecnología que nos abrió un mundo de posibilidades puede abrumarnos. ¿Cómo desconectarnos si el trabajo vive en la misma pantalla que nos mantiene comunicados con familiares y amigos? ¿Cómo trazar límites? En otras palabras, ¿cómo recuperar el control de nuestras vidas? Frente a estos nuevos desafíos y con el mismo espíritu de taller de La fábrica de tiempo, Martina Rua y Pablo Martín Fernández nos acercan en Cómo domar tus pantallas las ideas más actuales y potentes para el desarrollo de un entorno saludable, de bienestar digital y trabajo productivo. Una verdadera caja de herramientas -con técnicas, ejercicios prácticos y las experiencias directas de figuras tan diversas como Carl Honoré, Narda Lepes y Juan Pablo Varsky- que nos ayudarán a alcanzar un equilibrio en el uso de nuestras pantallas y el tiempo que les dedicamos. Es decir, a reordenarnos, de cara a los cambios que ya estamos experimentando y a los que vendrán, para vivir mejor. «Martina y Pablo nos proponen replantear las bases mismas con las que nos pensamos en relación con los teléfonos inteligentes, los dispositivos y las aplicaciones, un paso fundamental para dejar atrás lo peor de la 'vieja normalidad' y encarar con mayor franqueza lo que vendrá».Tomás Balmaceda A través de un estilo dinámico y accesible forjado en la infinidad de charlas y talleres que ofrecen desde hace años y siguen dando con éxito en Argentina, Latinoamérica y España, Martina y Pablo abordan temas esenciales relacionados con los mayores desafíos del presente, fuente de consultas y ansiedades laborales, sociales y personales.
Cómo funciona una empresa: Guía gráfica para el éxito empresarial (DK How Stuff Works)
by Alexandra BlackUn máster empresarial en una práctica guía ilustrada¿Por qué el flujo de efectivo es tan importante? ¿En qué consiste la producción ágil? ¿Cómo funciona el marketing digital? ¿Quién forma parte del consejo ejecutivo?Cómo funciona una empresa explica los conceptos clave de la empresa mediante atractivos gráficos y un lenguaje sencillo y alejado de tecnicismos. Constituye una excelente introducción para estudiantes de estudios empresariales, personas que desee conocer las bases de los negocios sin hacer un MBA y empresarios que deseen tener éxito en el mercado global del siglo XXI.SOBRE LOS AUTORESEl Dr. Julian Sims se incorporó al mundo académico tras una exitosa carrera empresarial en Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido. Es profesor de Dirección de Empresas en Birkbeck, Universidad de Londres, censor jurado de cuentas y profesional colegiado de tecnologías de la información. Ha publicado un gran número de artículos en revistas académicas.Philippa Anderson es escritora de temas empresariales y consultora de comunicación, y ha trabajado como asesora de distintas multinacionales, entre las que están 3M, Anglo American y Coca-Cola.Alexandra Black estudió comunicación empresarial y ha sido periodista del diario financiero del grupo Nikkei Inc. en Japón. En su etapa en Tokio fue editora de la división de análisis de riesgos del banco de inversión JP Morgan.Joe Stanley-Smith es periodista de la International Tax Review en Londres, donde está especializado en impuestos indirectos y litigios fiscales. Se graduó en periodismo, en la especialidad de información empresarial, por la Universidad de Kingston, Reino Unido.
Cómo ganar dinero blogueando: El plan para dejar su trabajo, crear ingresos pasivos y ganar dinero desde casa para principiantes
by Adidas WilsonLos blogs comenzaron como revistas en línea donde las personas compartían sus vidas. Pero hoy, los objetivos son más profesionales. La mayoría de las personas ahora bloguea para promocionar su negocio o marca. Esta publicación destaca razones comunes para los blogs y los beneficios. A las personas les encanta compartir lo que les apasiona. Si te encanta pescar, querrás contarle al mundo entero al respecto. Esto se aplica a otras cosas como marketing, fotografía, etc. Bloguear sobre lo que amas te ayuda a conectarte con otras personas que comparten tu pasión, en todo el mundo. Un blog te brinda una plataforma para enseñar a otros. Al hacerlo, también aprenderá más sobre el tema. Educar a través de un blog puede abrir un flujo de ingresos para usted. Los blogs para dueños de negocios aumentan la exposición. El contenido regular del blog le permite visibilidad en los resultados de búsqueda de Google. Y si crea contenido para otros sitios web, expondrá su negocio a una nueva audiencia. Compartir lo que sabes a través de un blog hace que las personas te vean como una autoridad. Si elige un nicho específico, puede comenzar a ser invitado a hablar en eventos, podcasts y entrevistas.
DAUGHTERS ARE DIAMONDS
by Shafinaaz HassimDaughters are Diamonds is a ground breaking treatise on the objectification of women in honour-bound sectors of society. As a study, it sets out to define these questions: How are the opportunities, challenges and obstacles facing South African Indian Muslim women within the family, perceived and experienced by the individual? To what extent, if at all, does traditionalist culture create/influence a gap between opportunity and achievement for South African Indian Muslim women? The statement that "women are diamonds" is often used by Indian Muslim traditionalists to justify the abject seclusion of women. In this view, that which is valuable should be hidden in safekeeping. The metaphor of the diamond is used to illustrate the objectification of daughters borne of honour-bound societies, and the limits put to the administration of their lives, in keeping with the code of honour. This study is a comment on the notion that, in keeping with this honour code, there is a fine line between maintaining the dignity of a people and infringing on the rights of the individual. It also asks whether women are able to carve out a space for themselves within which a fully reflexive life may be lived in spite of the restrictions placed on them.
DEI and Intersectional Social Identities at Work: A Communication Approach
by Donnalyn Pompper Tugce Ertem-ErayThis book equips readers—both students and communication practitioners—with the theoretical understanding and practical skills they need to support nonprofit and for-profit organizations to create and assess their diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), and social identity intersectionality goals.Through applied examples of the insider activist role that the communication function plays, the book helps future and current professional communicators navigate organizations toward authentic relationship-building with internal and external audiences. It teaches that embracing DEI includes acknowledging social identity intersectionalities—recognizing that people possess multiple social identity dimensions of age, culture, ethnicity/race, faith/spirituality, gender, physical/psychological ability, sexual orientation, social class, and more. In order to illuminate the theory discussed in the book, each chapter includes thought-provoking situation-opportunity sidebars, discussion questions for drilling deeper into the issues at hand, and case studies with applied lessons about DEI issues.This is an ideal text for advanced undergraduates and graduate courses in organizational communication, strategic communication, marketing communication, human resources, and public relations, as well as for communication practitioners working in these subdisciplines.
DIIS Theory and Methodology in Think Tanks
by Jiaofeng PanThis book provides the readers with the overall latest research on think tanks, summarizing the characteristics of think tanks, revealing the general laws and internal logic of think tank research, applying systems, dialectical views and operations research, system theory, and cybernetics to the problems existing in the research work of think tanks at home and abroad. Based on problem-oriented, evidence-oriented and scientific orientation, this book systematically considers the methodology of think tank research, proposes the DIIS theoretical method system of think tank research, defines the standardization process of think tank research and the quality standard of think tank DIIS, and gives corresponding DIIS to the actual think tank research problem. The method aims to improve the scientificity, effectiveness, and reliability of the research results of think tanks, provide systematic theoretical analysis for think tank research, promote the professional development of think tanks, and better serve the modernization of national governance systems and governance capabilities. This book presents new theoretical and research method support and reference that contribute to macro decision-making departments, management departments, scientific research institutes, universities, and enterprises think tank research related departments, strategic decision makers, think tank managers, think tank researchers, and readers interested in think tanks reading and using. Finally yet importantly, this book embodies the research of think tank as the object of investigation, jumping out of specific social conditions, using systemic thoughts, thinking about the more general role and characteristics of think tanks from the theoretical level, important theoretical issues such as principles and logic systems that think tank research should follow.