From Dependency To Autonomy

Author : Eric John Miller
Publisher : Free Assn Books
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1853433357

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From Dependency to Autonomy by Eric John Miller Pdf

In this absorbing collection Eric Miller draws on the experience of three decades as organizational consultant to various sorts of institutions, employing approaches drawn from psychoanalysis, systems theory and the group relations movement. He has worked and is esteemed throughout the world. Since all his work has been conducted in the midst of ongoing and temporary institutions, it is all 'action research'. Among the sites analysed in these papers are an airline; hospitals for incurables, the elderly, the mentally ill; a diocese; a prison; a diplomatic mission; manufacturing companies and rural sites. Throughout his case studies he addresses issues of dependence, independence and counterdependence. In all of the settings his aim has been to help people to gain greater influence over their environments. In the concluding chapters he lifts his eyes from small groups and society in microcosm to address society as an intelligible field of study. Throughout the book he focuses constantly on values and concepts in action.

Author : Hilary Standing
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000635584

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Dependence and Autonomy by Hilary Standing Pdf

What are the effects of employment on women’s well-being and social position in a Third World city? Until recently before publication, Calcutta (now Kolkata) had been notable for having one of the lowest rates of female employment in India. This had been largely determined by strong cultural beliefs that a woman’s place is in the home. However, in recent years, the growth of ‘female’ jobs in the small-scale industry and service sectors, combined with an increase in male unemployment had resulted in a sudden increase in the numbers of women entering the labour force. Originally published in 1991 and based on Hilary Standing’s extensive fieldwork within Bengali households, Dependence and Autonomy considers the effects of women’s employment on the labour market, the household, and the women themselves. Particular attention is paid to the role of the life cycle and of class position in determining the impact of employment, and the work is set within a historical perspective on gender and employment in Bengali society. This book is a re-issue originally published in 1991. The language used is a reflection of its era and no offence is meant by the Publishers to any reader by this re-publication.

Author : P.G. Altbach,V. Selvaratnam
Publisher : Springer
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1989-03-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 902473777X

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From Dependence to Autonomy by P.G. Altbach,V. Selvaratnam Pdf

Author : Joseph M. Grieco
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780520323919

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Between Dependency and Autonomy by Joseph M. Grieco Pdf

Author : Martha Albertson Fineman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1565849760

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The Autonomy Myth by Martha Albertson Fineman Pdf

An exposé of flaws in American policies regarding the self-reliance of families argues that policymakers have compromised the well-being of everyday individuals by limiting the definition of acceptable family units and placing unrealistic responsibilities on contemporary families, presenting a model for "caretaking relationships" that provides extra support for children and the elderly. Reprint.

Author : George Agich
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2003-08-07
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0521009200

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Dependence and Autonomy in Old Age by George Agich Pdf

Respecting the autonomy of disabled people is an important ethical issue for providers of long-term care. In this influential book, George Agich abandons comfortable abstractions to reveal the concrete threats to personal autonomy in this setting, where ethical conflict, dilemma and tragedy are inescapable. He argues that liberal accounts of autonomy and individual rights are insufficient, and offers an account of autonomy that matches the realities of long-term care. The book therefore offers a framework for carers to develop an ethic of long-term care within the complex environment in which many dependent and aged people find themselves. Previously published as Autonomy and Long-term Care, this revised edition, in paperback for the first time, takes account of recent work and develops the author's views of what autonomy means in the real world. It will have wide appeal among bioethicists and health care professionals.

Author : David L. Featherman,Richard M. Lerner,Marion Perlmutter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317728962

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Life-Span Development and Behavior by David L. Featherman,Richard M. Lerner,Marion Perlmutter Pdf

The final volume in this significant series, this publication mirrors the broad scientific attention given to ideas and issues associated with the life-span perspective: constancy and change in human development; opportunities for and constraints on plasticity in structure and function across life; the potential for intervention across the entire life course (and thus for the creation of an applied developmental science); individual differences (diversity) in life paths, in contexts (or the ecology) of human development, and in changing relations between people and contexts; interconnections and discontinuities across age levels and developmental periods; and the importance of integrating biological, psychological, social, cultural, and historical levels of organization in order to understand human development.

Author : Siurala, Lasse,Coussée, Filip,Suurpää, Leena,Williamson, Howard
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789287182852

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The history of youth work in Europe, Volume 5 - Autonomy through dependency by Siurala, Lasse,Coussée, Filip,Suurpää, Leena,Williamson, Howard Pdf

The “History of youth work in Europe” series aims to achieve better understanding of current challenges in youth work and youth policy. Volume 5 addresses questions like: How have government policies and administrative practices over the past few decades affected youth work? What kind of strategies has youth work developed to react to them and to create a positive space for work with young people? Can educational approaches of youth work, like social pedagogy, help mediate between young people in their ever-changing lives and society? Co-operation between youth policy, youth research and youth work has been called “the Magic Triangle” – but is the magic still there? This publication discusses these and other topics from a variety of perspectives. The authors come not only from Europe, but also from the USA, Australia and South Africa, providing a refreshing, comparative reflection on youth work issues and opportunities, which is revealed to be global in nature. They also have diverse and varied backgrounds in youth research, youth work, youth policy making and youth worker training. This comparative historical perspective puts some of the pieces of the “youth work puzzle” together, while many are left unconnected. It also becomes apparent that there is an element of randomness in the historical development of youth work. Many structures, policies, approaches and methods are not “historically necessary”. Rather, many things could have come out differently. This volume on the history of youth work provides many readings: it provides a rich collection of national youth histories to complement and build upon the four earlier volumes, and histories and analyses of youth work for readers to compare with their own experience, sharpen their critical view and inspire their thinking.

Author : Gregory R. Pierce
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1997-07-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0306455358

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Sourcebook of Social Support and Personality by Gregory R. Pierce Pdf

The Sourcebook gives special attention to the complexity of the social support construct, expanding the field's theoretical base by reappraising social support research in the context of findings from other fields of psychology & related disciplines.

Author : Rita Liljestrom
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781134401918

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Autonomy and Dependence in the Family by Rita Liljestrom Pdf

The width of this problematic is skillfully illustrated in this volume, where scholars (sociologists and psychologists) from countries at the opposite edges of the European continent - Turkey and Sweden - discuss the structural conditions and "moral

Author : Dante Cicchetti
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1176 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781119125440

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Developmental Psychopathology, Theory and Method by Dante Cicchetti Pdf

The seminal reference for the latest research in developmental psychopathology Developmental Psychopathology is a four-volume compendium of the most complete and current research on every aspect of the field. Volume One: Theory and Method focuses on the theoretical and empirical work that has contributed to dramatic advancements in understanding of child and adult development, including findings in the areas of genetics and neurobiology, as well as social and contextual factors. Now in its third edition, this comprehensive reference has been fully updated to reflect the current state of the field and its increasingly multilevel and interdisciplinary nature and the increasing importance of translational research. Contributions from expert researchers and clinicians provide insight into how multiple levels of analysis may influence individual differences, the continuity or discontinuity of patterns, and the pathways by which the same developmental outcomes may be achieved. Advances in developmental psychopathology have burgeoned since the 2006 publication of the second edition ten years ago, and keeping up on the latest findings in multiple avenues of investigation can be burdensome to the busy professional and researcher from psychology and related fields. This reference solves the problem by collecting the best of the best, as edited by Dante Cicchetti, a recognized leader in the field, into one place, with a logical organization designed for easy reference. Get up to date on the latest research from the field Explore new models, emerging theory, and innovative approaches Learn new technical analysis and research design methods Understand the impact of life stage on mental health The complexity of a field as diverse as developmental psychopathology deepens with each emerging theory and new area of study, as made obvious by the exciting findings coming out of institutions and clinics around the world. Developmental Psychopathology Volume One: Theory and Method brings these findings together into a cohesive, broad-reaching reference.

Author : Matthias Nickles,Michael Rovatsos,Gerhard Weiß
Publisher : Springer
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004-08-05
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783540259282

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Agents and Computational Autonomy by Matthias Nickles,Michael Rovatsos,Gerhard Weiß Pdf

This volume contains the postproceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Computational Autonomy – Potential, Risks, Solutions (AUTONOMY 2003), held at the 2nd International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-agentSystems(AAMAS2003),July14,2003,Melbourne,Australia.Apart from revised versions of the accepted workshop papers, we have included invited contributions from leading experts in the ?eld. With this, the present volume represents the ?rst comprehensive survey of the state-of-the-art of research on autonomy, capturing di?erent theories of autonomy, perspectives on autonomy in di?erent kinds of agent-based systems, and practical approaches to dealing with agent autonomy. Agent orientation refers to a software development perspective that has evolved in the past 25 years in the ?elds of computational agents and multiagent systems. The basic notion underlying this perspective is that of a computational agent, that is, an entity whose behavior deserves to be called ?exible, social, and autonomous. As an autonomous entity, an agent possesses action choice and is at least to some extent capable of deciding and acting under self-control. Through its emphasis on autonomy, agent orientation signi?cantly di?ers from traditional engineering perspectives such as structure orientation or object o- entation. These perspectives are targeted on the development of systems whose behavior is fully determined and controlled by external units (e.g., by a p- grammer at design time and/or a user at run time), and thus inherently fail to capture the notion of autonomy.

Author : Ian Gough,J. Allister McGregor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2007-05-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781139464079

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Wellbeing in Developing Countries by Ian Gough,J. Allister McGregor Pdf

In a world where many experience unprecedented levels of wellbeing, chronic poverty remains a major concern for many developing countries and the international community. Conventional frameworks for understanding development and poverty have focused on money, commodities and economic growth. This 2007 book challenges these conventional approaches and contributes to a new paradigm for development centred on human wellbeing. Poor people are not defined solely by their poverty and a wellbeing approach provides a better means of understanding how people become and stay poor. It examines three perspectives: ideas of human functioning, capabilities and needs; the analysis of livelihoods and resource use; and research on subjective wellbeing and happiness. A range of international experts from psychology, economics, anthropology, sociology, political science and development evaluate the state-of-the-art in understanding wellbeing from these perspectives. This book establishes a new strategy and methodology for researching wellbeing that can influence policy.

Author : Gregory Weeks
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780826365828

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Embracing Autonomy by Gregory Weeks Pdf

Gregory Weeks's Embracing Autonomy departs from other general treatments of Latin American-US relations not by putting US policy aside but by bringing in the Latin American and global contexts more closely and thus avoiding the incomplete picture provided by a narrow focus solely on the policies of the United States. The core of autonomy for Latin America from the United States is seen in new, deeper, and more numerous relationships that do not include the United States. The book is not a study of rebellion against the United States, or even a critique of US policy. Instead, it is an examination of the major shifts that have taken place in the region in recent decades and how they have shaped Latin American-US relations. Weeks's book provides a clearer understanding of where Latin America stands vis-à-vis the United States in the early twenty-first century. In doing so, we gain a better sense of the trajectory of Latin American-US relations and how they develop in turbulent times.

Author : Nora Hamilton
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781400855339

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The Limits of State Autonomy by Nora Hamilton Pdf

In a historical treatment of Mexico beginning with the pre-Revolutionary period and focusing on the administration of Lazaro Cardenas (1934-1940), Nora Hamilton explores the possibilities and limits of reform in a capitalist society. Originally published in 1982. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.