Living Diversity Shaping Society

Author : Bertelsmann Stiftung
Publisher : Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783867938471

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Living Diversity – Shaping Society by Bertelsmann Stiftung Pdf

Religious, cultural and linguistic diversity has always been a reality in Germany. Yet determining what constitutes success in terms of dealing with diversity on a day-to-day basis is a matter often subject to debate. Demonstrating respect for each other while living together in diversity must be cultivated but also involve the active participation of everyone affected. We experience diversity every day in our communities: in our neighborhoods, schools, at work and in our free time. The "Living Diversity - Shaping Society" publication accompanying the Reinhard Mohn Prize 2018 offers insight into how Germany can effectively target living well together in a multicultural society marked by social inclusion and respect for diversity. It analyzes current approaches in Germany, examines good practices found in other countries and recommends actions that can be taken to cultivate a positive experience with diversity. Contributions by distinguished authors such as Armin Nassehi, Doug Saunders and Bart Somers explore the issue from various viewpoints.

Author : Bertelsmann Stiftung
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3867938466

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Living Diversity - Shaping Society by Bertelsmann Stiftung Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3867938458

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Living Diversity - Shaping Society by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sarah Neal,Katy Bennett,Allan Cochrane,Giles Mohan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317240860

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Lived Experiences of Multiculture by Sarah Neal,Katy Bennett,Allan Cochrane,Giles Mohan Pdf

In an increasingly ethnically diverse society, debates about migration, community, cultural difference and social interaction have never been more pressing. Drawing on the findings from a two-year, qualitative Economic and Social Research Council funded study of different locations across England, Lived Experiences of Multiculture uses interdisciplinary perspectives to examine the ways in which complex urban populations experience, negotiate, accommodate and resist cultural difference as they share a range of everyday social resources and public spaces. The authors present novel ways of re-thinking and developing concepts such as multiculture, community and conviviality, whilst also repositioning debates which focus on conflict models for understanding cultural differences. Amidst highly charged arguments over the social relations of belonging and the meanings of local and national identities, this timely volume will appeal to advanced undergraduate students and graduate students interested in fields such as Race and Ethnicity Studies, Sociology, Urban Studies, Human Geography and Migration Studies.

Author : Doris Lackey Hawkins Ph.D.
Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781644684283

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Teaching in a Changing Society; Focusing on Poverty and Diversity by Doris Lackey Hawkins Ph.D. Pdf

Teaching can be difficult on a good day. The demands are great and appear to be getting greater as the needs of students in a changing society become evident in the classroom. Not long ago, a teacher's biggest problem was trying to get students to listen and learn. Behavior issues were primarily those of disrespect and fighting. Today, a teacher's biggest concern is not just students listening and learning, and the behavior concerns are not just disrespect and fighting. Everything is far more complicated. For this reason, teachers need encouragement, specific strategies to use that work, and hope that their efforts are appreciated and effective. This book provides those elements, along with real stories depicting the challenges and humor found only in a classroom. Each chapter concludes with a prayer for teachers to use to ask God for help and guidance in a specific area of teaching. The author speaks with authority from firsthand experience providing practical classroom suggestions to help teachers be effective educators in an ever-changing society.

Author : Saul D. Feldman,Gerald W. Thielbar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105002616568

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Life Styles by Saul D. Feldman,Gerald W. Thielbar Pdf

Author : Steven Vertovec
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Cultural pluralism
ISBN : 1782547185

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Migration and Diversity by Steven Vertovec Pdf

Processes of social change brought about by international migration usually entail multiple kinds of diversification affecting ethnicities and identities, languages, gender balances, social statuses, skills and more. Compiled and introduced by a leading figure in the field, Migration and Diversity draws together key social scientific studies addressing varieties of migration-driven diversification. Contributions also examine state responses to, and the wider effects of, the new social, economic and political configurations that arise from migration. Combining empirical and theoretical works, this volume will be useful for undergraduate and graduate students through to professional scholars engaging in some of the most topical issues of today.

Author : Sharon Macdonald
Publisher : transcript Verlag
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-31
Category : Art
ISBN : 9783839464090

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Doing Diversity in Museums and Heritage by Sharon Macdonald Pdf

The museum and heritage sector has been shaken by debates over how to address colonialism, migration, Islamophobia, LGBTI+ and multiple other forms of difference. This major multi-researcher ethnography of museums and heritage in Berlin provides new insight into how ›diversity‹ is understood and put into action in museums and heritage. Exploring new initiatives and approaches, the book shows how these work - or do not - in practice. By doing so, it highlights ways forward - for research and action - for the future. The fieldwork locations on which this book is based include the Humboldt Forum, the Museum of Islamic Art, the Museum für Naturkunde, and the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, as well as Berlin streets and protests.

Author : Rosemarie Rizzo Parse
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Community health nursing
ISBN : 0763715646

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Community by Rosemarie Rizzo Parse Pdf

Dr. Parse sets forth definitions and examples of original community change concepts and processes arising from the human becoming school of thought and expands the meaning of community beyond location and interest-related group.

Author : Oosterlynck, Stijn,Verschraegen, Gert
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447338185

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Divercities by Oosterlynck, Stijn,Verschraegen, Gert Pdf

How do people deal with diversity in deprived and mixed urban neighbourhoods? This edited collection provides a comparative international perspective on superdiversity in cities, with explicit attention given to social inequality and social exclusion on a neighbourhood level. Although public discourses on urban diversity are often negative, this book focuses on how residents actively and creatively come and live together through micro-level interactions. By deliberately taking an international perspective on the daily lives of residents, the book uncovers the ways in which national and local contexts shape living in diversity. The book will be a valuable resource for researchers and students of poverty, segregation and social mix, conviviality, the effects of international migration, urban and neighbourhood policies and governance, multiculturality, social networks, social cohesion, social mobility, and super-diversity.

Author : Melissa D. Giesbrecht,Valorie A. Crooks
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317080565

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Place, Health, and Diversity by Melissa D. Giesbrecht,Valorie A. Crooks Pdf

Although health equity and diversity-focussed research has begun to gain momentum, there is still a paucity of research from health geographers that explicitly explores how geographic factors, such as place, space, scale, community, and location, inform multiple axes of difference. Such axes can include residential location, age, sex, gender, race/ethnicity, culture, religion, socio-economic status, marital status, sexual orientation, education level, and immigration status. Specifically focussing on Canada’s rapidly changing society, which is becoming increasingly pluralized and diverse, this book examines the place-health-diversity intersection in this national context. Health geographers are well positioned to offer a valuable contribution to diversity-focussed research because place is inextricably linked to differential experiences of health. For example, access to health care and health promoting services and resources is largely influenced by where one is physically and socially situated within the web of diversity. Furthermore, applying geographic concepts like place, in both the physical and social sense, allows researchers to explore multiple axes of difference simultaneously. Such geographic perspectives, as presented in this book, offer new insights into what makes diverse people, in diverse places, with access to diverse resources (un)healthy in different ways in Canada and beyond.

Author : Gilleard, Chris,Higgs, Paul
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447338604

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Social Divisions and Later Life by Gilleard, Chris,Higgs, Paul Pdf

As the population ages, this book reveals how divides that are apparent through childhood and working life change and are added to in later life. Two internationally renowned experts in ageing look beyond longstanding factors like class, gender and ethnicity to explore new social divisions, including contrasting states of physical fitness and mental health. They show how differences in health and frailty are creating fresh inequalities in later life, with significant implications for the future of our ageing societies. This accessible overview of social divisions is essential reading for those interested in the sociology of ageing and its differences, diversities and inequalities.

Author : John L. Drever,Andrew Hugill
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781000581058

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Aural Diversity by John L. Drever,Andrew Hugill Pdf

Aural Diversity addresses a fundamental methodological challenge in music and soundscape research by considering the nature of hearing as a spectrum of diverse experiences. Bringing together an interdisciplinary array of contributors from the arts, humanities, and sciences, it challenges the idea of a normative listening experience and envisions how awareness of aural diversity can transform sonic arts, environments, and design and generate new creative listening practices. With contributors from a wide range of fields including sound studies, music, hearing sciences, disability studies, acoustics, media studies, and psychology, Aural Diversity introduces a new and much-needed paradigm that is relevant to scholars, students, and practitioners engaging with sound, music, and hearing across disciplines.

Author : Nathan J. Keirns,Heather Griffiths,Eric Strayer,Susan Cody-Rydzewski,Gail Scaramuzzo,Tommy Sadler,Sally Vyain,Jeff D. Bry,Faye Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-24
Category : Sociology
ISBN : 1947172905

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Introduction to Sociology 2e by Nathan J. Keirns,Heather Griffiths,Eric Strayer,Susan Cody-Rydzewski,Gail Scaramuzzo,Tommy Sadler,Sally Vyain,Jeff D. Bry,Faye Jones Pdf

"Introduction to Sociology 2e adheres to the scope and sequence of a typical, one-semester introductory sociology course. It offers comprehensive coverage of core concepts, foundational scholars, and emerging theories, which are supported by a wealth of engaging learning materials. The textbook presents detailed section reviews with rich questions, discussions that help students apply their knowledge, and features that draw learners into the discipline in meaningful ways. The second edition retains the book's conceptual organization, aligning to most courses, and has been significantly updated to reflect the latest research and provide examples most relevant to today's students. In order to help instructors transition to the revised version, the 2e changes are described within the preface."--Website of text.

Author : Norah Frederickson
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009-04-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780335239511

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Special Educational Needs, Inclusion and Diversity by Norah Frederickson Pdf

Special Educational Needs, Inclusion and Diversity is the definitive handbook for student teachers, newly qualified teachers, trainee educational psychologists, SENCO's and SEN Specialist Teachers.