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In this revised and expanded version of the Godkin Lectures presented at the John F. Kennedy School at Harvard University in April 1974, Arthur M. Okun explores the conflicts that arise when society's desire to reduce inequality would impair economic efficiency, confronting policymakers with the big tradeoff.

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Cassandra Langer's memoir recounts the experience of a dyslexic, lesbian teenager undergoing conversion therapy and behavior modification in 1950s America at the Quakerbridge School and camp in Croton, N.Y. This memoir also features an appendix with helpful questions for kids and their parents.

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This is an in-depth study of the contentious issues in Irish healthcare and deals with issues such as assisted suicide, abortion, adolescent treatment refusal, end of life care, retention of biological samples, involuntary admission to care and the regulation of stem cell research. -- .

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Ethnography as Risky Business addresses the issues that arise while carrying out ethnographic fieldwork on socio-political conflicts and collective violence with a focus on the global south. Drawing on real-life case studies, this work reflects on the ethical and personal challenges faced when conducting and reporting on "risky" ethnography.

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Ethnography as Risky Business addresses how to carry out ethnographic fieldwork on socio-political conflict and collective violence with a focus on the global south. Drawing on real-life case studies, it reflects on key methodological problems and the ethical and personal challenges faced when conducting and reporting on "risky" ethnography.

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The European Union is the most successful supranational organization in history. It has reconciled former enemies, established a single market and a common currency, and reintegrated Central and Eastern Europe into the West.

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Examines the consequences of European expansion, and looks at several ex-Europeans live in the Americas, while so few are in Asia and Africa, and why few Africans migrated after the slave trade had been abolished. This book also addresses the issues of the demography of migrant points of origin; female migration; return migration; and more.

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This book examines legal responses to euthanasia and whether legal reform is an appropriate response to calls for it to be more readily available.

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This timely work is a balanced overview of end-of-life issues related to euthanasia and assisted suicide.

Except for the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, there are no U.S. laws that allow physicians to assist patients in hastening death.

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Each chapter in this volume poses a public policy issue related to violence, describes aspects of evolutionary psychology that are relative, and then posits public policy recommendations based on this psychological model.

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A guide to debate and action. It charts the past and present of international migration and makes practical recommendations that allow everyone to benefit from its unstoppable future growth. It also allows individuals to escape destitution, human rights abuses, and repressive regimes.

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This book aims to make available to the lay public a better understanding of one of the great tragedies of our times: the global crisis of internal displacement.

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Expatriate offers an in-depth study of the history and politics of the category expatriate. The book works across multiple sites to tell situated stories about the category's (re)making, contestation and lived experience and shows that migration is a key terrain on which colonial power relations are reproduced, reworked and translated today.

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A study of homoerotic desire and friendship and between King James VI & I, Queen Anna and his favourites through an analysis of early modern literary texts and material culture.

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A critical introduction to the key processes and contexts of social change in contemporary society, combining a thorough grounding of key theorists with hot topics such the media, the environment and new technologies - ideal for students across the social sciences.

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This collection of case studies introduces readers to many of the common yet extraordinary social problems in contemporary American society. Employing a symbolic interaction approach, the authors identify the origins of the problems, define the issues, and explore the potential remedies.

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This collection of case studies introduces readers to many of the common yet extraordinary social problems in contemporary American society. Employing a symbolic interaction approach, the authors identify the origins of the problems, define the issues, and explore the potential remedies.

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A bold and compelling analysis of race in America and the possibility for racial reconciliation.

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How do Australian Muslim immigrant women understand domestic violence How do they experience domestic violence How do they respond to domestic violence What role does their faith play Faith in Freedom answers these questions and more by analysing the Muslim immigrant women's own narratives of domestic violence.

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This study dissects the household structure, economic activity, living standards, and political participation among the one million favelados (squatters) living in Rio by 1960, singling out three favelas for comparative analysis.

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