Short Sociology

Is our sexuality determined primarily by our genes? Or is it shaped by the social norms and expectations we happen to be born into? This Very Short Introduction audiobook provides an accessible, thoughtful, and thought-provoking introduction to major debates around sexuality in the modern world, highlighting the social and political aspects of sexuality.

Dreaming with Trillium takes you on a journey into the world of the plants. Through introducing concepts of active imagination, shamanic practices, and how to connect and dream with Plant Spirits (and what that means), this short book provides insight, encouragement, and practical application for you to discover or strengthen your relationship with the plant world in general and Trillium in particular.

We live in the suburban era. Well over half of all Americans and two-thirds of Canadians live in suburbs. Tracts of suburban bungalows ring Sydney and Melbourne. Suburban apartments rise on the outskirts of Paris, Prague, Singapore, and Beijing. Nearly everyone has a strong opinion about suburbs. Folks who love dense cities scorn "suburbia," while people who like big yards dislike bustling sidewalks and subways. Social scientists argue whether suburbs are losing their luster or if a supposed back-to-the-city trend is a mirage.

If you're seeking amazing and fascinating facts to learn and share, look no further, you came to the right place! This audiobook has some amazing facts, and I am confident that you will enjoy sharing them! This is a short listen from the book, Fascinating Facts You'll Love to Share, focusing just on medicine and medical facts.

Demography, literally the study of people, addresses the size, distribution, composition, and density of populations, and considers the impact the drivers which mediate these will have on both individual lives and the changing structure of human populations. This Very Short Introduction considers the way in which the global population has evolved over time and space. Sarah Harper discusses the theorists, theories, and methods involved in studying population trends and movements.

When did “parenting” become a verb? Why is it so hard to parent, and so rife with the possibility of failure? Sitcom families of the past—the Cleavers, the Bradys, the Conners—didn’t seem to lose any sleep about their parenting methods. Today, parents are likely to be up late, doomscrolling on parenting websites. In Long Days, Short Years, Andrew Bomback—physician, writer, and father of three young children—looks at why it can be so much fun to be a parent but, at the same time, so frustrating and difficult to parent.

In this subject guide, psychologist Dr. Jerry Kennard provides a concise and informal introduction to panic attacks, panic disorder, and the management of panic. The guide is for people who want something more than a leaflet or a webpage, but less than a formal textbook. There was a time when the study of the human condition and mental health specifically was confined largely to students of psychology, medicine or nursing, or those involved in social care or health-related occupations.

This is the story of an unforgivable con man. Vulnerable families were his prey. His promise was an impossible dream and a lie. Peter Candlewood understood the system. That’s how he could commute prison sentences and reunite hopeless families with incarcerated loved ones. For a price. Except there was no Candlewood. No hope. Just a lowly Texas con artist who bet on the desperate - and won. And he wasn’t working alone. The multimillion-dollar deception cost the betrayed more than their savings.

L'uso del placebo in ambito medico-farmacologico si è limitato per molto tempo a testare la validità dei farmaci più che per cercare una via alternativa di guarigione. Tuttavia, quando ci si trova di fronte a guarigioni scientificamente inspiegabili, o a miglioramenti o peggioramenti nel corso di una terapia non riconducibili al trattamento farmacologico, si deve considerare il potere che la mente ha sui meccanismi biologici e neurobiologici. Grazie a un nuovo approccio scientifico, che parte dalle teorie di Bruce H. Lipton sul "segnale" ambientale che influenza le nostre cellule, si può cogliere l'essenza profonda dell'effetto placebo.

Il reddito di cittadinanza, detto anche di base, di sussistenza o reddito minimo universale, è un sistema che garantisce un introito periodico incondizionato a ogni persona maggiorenne per il resto della sua vita e per il solo fatto di essere un cittadino di quello Stato. Questa forma di sicurezza sociale, erogata dallo Stato, si somma ai redditi che la persona già riceve ad altro titolo. Inoltre, i soldi percepiti a titolo di reddito di cittadinanza non sono vincolati in alcun modo a un utilizzo specifico.

I numeri parlano chiaro: da gennaio a giugno 2016, i nuovi nati in Italia sono diminuiti del 6%. Si tratta quindi di quasi 14mila bambini in meno di sei mesi. Non è certo una novità per il nostro paese, che negli ultimi anni ha seguito una linea discendente e costante delle nascite. Ma negli ultimi tempi questa tendenza si è accentuata in maniera decisa e, unita a un aumento della popolazione anziana, sta portando a un sostenuto calo demografico nel nostro paese.