Media now : understanding media, culture, and technology / by Straubhaar, Joseph D., LaRose, Robert, Davenport, Lucinda

Table of Contents: “…Media and the information age -- The changing media -- Media and society -- The media -- Books -- Print and digital newspapers -- Magazines -- Recorded music -- Radio -- Film and video -- Television -- The Internet -- The third screen: smart phones and tablets -- Video games -- Public relations -- Media issues -- Advertising -- Media uses and impacts -- Media policy and law -- Media ethics -- Global communications media.…”
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Philosophies of Qualitative Research / by Brinkmann, Svend

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Introduction: philosophy and qualitative research -- The historical background : philosophy from the Greeks to the 20th century -- British philosophies of qualitative research : positivism and realism -- German philosophies of qualitative research : phenomenology and hermeneutics -- American philosophies of qualitative research : the pragmatisms -- French philosophies of qualitative research : structuralism and poststructuralism -- Global influences on qualitative research : new philosophies -- Discussion -- References.…”
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A Reader in Promoting Public Health : challenge and controversy /

Table of Contents: “…-- Considerations in the prevention of obesity among children and adolescents: first, do no harm -- Global public health -- Terrorism and public health -- Global health promotion: how can we strengthen governance and build effective strategies? …”
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Understanding sociology / by Calhoun, Craig J., 1952-

Table of Contents: “…Study of sociology: Sociological perspective; Methods of sociological research; Culture; Interaction and social structure -- Individual and society: Socialization; Life course, from childhood to old age; Deviance and crime; Groups and organizations -- Inequality and power: Class and stratification; Race and ethnicity; Sex and gender -- Social institutions: Family; Education; Religion; Health and health care; Economics and work; Politics, the State, and war -- Global challenges: Third world; Population and environment; Communities and urbanization; Social movements and collective action; Social change -- Glossary.…”
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Fundamentals of Conservation Biology / by Hunter, Malcolm L.

Table of Contents: “…Mass Extinctions and Global Change -- 7. Extinction Processes -- 8. Ecosystem Degradation and Loss -- 9. …”
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Entrepreneurship : theory, process, practice / by Kuratko, Donald F.

Table of Contents: “…Entrepreneurship : evolutionary development - revolutionary impact ; The entrepreneurial mind-set in individuals : cognition and ethics ; The entrepreneurial mind-set in organizations : corporate entrepreneurship ; Social entrepreneurship and the global environment for entrepreneurship -- Part 2: Initiating entrepreneurial ventures. …”
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Comparing cultures : innovations in comparative ethnography /

Table of Contents: “…Nathanson -- Research across cultures and disciplines : methodological challenges in an interdisciplinary and comparative research project on emotion socialization / Birgitt Röttger-Rössler -- Global sport industries, comparison, and economics of scales / Niko Besnier and Daniel Guinness.…”
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Healthcare and the Effect of Technology : developments, challenges and advancements / by Kabene, Stefane M

Table of Contents: “…Smith, Sisira Edirippulige -- Health service quality information comparison : a preliminary investigation / Yun Wan, Susan Evans-Mueller -- Systems engineering and health informatics : context, content, and implementation / Kalyan Sunder Pasupathy -- Healthcare among the people : teams of leaders concept (ToL) and the world of technology-oriented global healthcare / Dag von Lubitz -- Will privacy concerns derail the electronic health record? …”
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The Routledge handbook of mass media ethics /

Table of Contents: “…Craig -- Transparency in journalism : meanings, merits, and risks / Kyle Heim and Stephanie Craft -- Coercion, consent, and the struggle for social media / Kevin Healey -- Digital ethics in autonomous systems / Michael Bugeja -- Peace journalism / Seow Ting Lee -- Toward an institution-based theory of privacy / Lee Wilkins and Philip Patterson -- Islamic reform for democracy and global peace / Haydar Badawi Sadig -- Buddhist moral ethics : intend no harm, intend to be of benefit / S. …”
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The Oxford handbook of language and law /

Table of Contents: “…Multilingualism and translation -- Bilingual interpretation rules as a component of language rights in Canada / Michel Bastarache -- Word meaning and the problem of a globalized legal order / Jan Engberg -- Challenges to the legal translator / Susan Sarcevic -- Language and law in the European Union : the multilingual jurisprudence of the ECJ / Karen McAuliffe -- FIfty years of multilingual interpretation in the European Union / Cornelis J. …”
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