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Using the ideas of rational choice theory and behavioral economics, Choice Architecture shows how behavior, design, and wellness are deeply interconnected. We actively choose our responses to the architectural meanings we experience based on our perception of individual contexts. This book brings insight to how the potential of the built environment can influence our well-being and offers a way to approach and realize design for human flourishing.

Drawing on years of research, Gerald Steele delves into the diverse ideas of Henry Simons, a neglected economist whose work in the 1930s on monetary and financial instability is extremely relevant to today¿s debates about commercial bank credit, the interdependence of fiscal and monetary policy, and financial regulation.

Originally published in 1995, this book follows the preceding 4 volumes (Aisa, Africa, Latin America and Developed Countries) and discusses technological transformation in development history. It examines the various aspects determining the speed, size and shape of the historical process of transformation in developed countries after WW2.

Contemporary democratic discourses are frequently characterized by an attitude of 'pro and con' or 'left and right' where the aim is to persuade others of what is right and what is wrong. Challenging such procedures, this book teases out an alternative model of public discourse that is based in collaboration and deliberation.

This book considers epistemological questions about the nature of knowledge, examines the relationship between the state, the individual and social movements, investigates notions of social justices and addresses the difficulties which arise at the intersections of gender, class, race, sexuality and culture, through the lens of Nancy Fraser¿s unitary framework.

With contributions from the UK and other European countries, the USA, Australia and Canada, The Ashgate Research Companion to Paranormal Cultures attends to the paranormal as a position from which to critique dominant forms of knowledge production and spirituality. A rich exploration of everyday life practices, textual engagements and discourses relating to the paranormal, as well as the mediation, technology and art of paranormal activity, this book explores themes such as subcultures and mainstreaming, epistemological, methodological, and phenomenological questions, and the role of the paranormal in social change.

Originally published in 1993, this book contains 3 studies on Africa: Algeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The studies underline the difficulties which Africa has faced in initiating its technological transformation. Adverse conditions and poor infrastructure have made the continent much more vulnerable to both external and internal disturbances and as a result many countries have not had the opportunity to make a real beginning towards their transformation.

This book depicts the evolution of Singapore¿s family and population landscape in the last half a century, the related public policies, and future challenges.

Originally published in 1993, this book contains 3 studies from Latin America: Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. These studies bring out sharply the processes at work in Latin America between 1950 and 1980, which were responsible for the crisis that the continent faced in the 1980s.

Originally published in 1993, this book contains 4 studies on Asia: Bangladesh, India, South Korea and Sri Lanka. The studies reflect 4 different patterns of technological transformation. The sources used draw upon research in development economics, economic history, technology and studies in general and country studies in particular.

The overriding theme of Group Work: Processes and Applications is a focus on the specialized group work that counselors perform from a systemic perspective in a multicultural context.

The overriding theme of Group Work: Processes and Applications is a focus on the specialized group work that counselors perform from a systemic perspective in a multicultural context.

Indian Village is considered as a ¿classic". It has received immense acclaim since its publication, especially as the first book on a single village in post-Second World War South Asia. The work represents a key statement of the wider shift from tribe to village in Indian anthropology, part of the movement away from studies of ¿isolated¿ groups toward writings on contemporary communities in the sociology of the subcontinent. Written in an accessible, intimate manner, this book needs to be understood today as a flagship endeavor of the social sciences in a young, independent India ¿ a study that continues to be generously cited, including as a model monograph, in the disciplines at large.

Russia, one of the world's most ethno-culturally diverse countries, provides a rich case study on how globalisation and associated international trends are disrupting, and causing radical rethinking of approaches to, inter-ethnic cohesion. The book highlights the importance of television broadcasting in shaping national discourse and the place of ethno-cultural diversity within it, arguing that television¿s role has been reinforced, rather than diminished, by the rise of new media technologies. Throughout, the book shows how difficult it is for Russia to strike the right balance given its Soviet legacy, weak civil society, extremely large native Muslim population, and state aligned media.

This book investigates the problem of WSNs deployments that address intrinsic properties of Outdoor Environment Monitoring (OEM) networks in order to overcome the unique challenges and circumstances in OEM applications.

This title is an ideal resource for chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, or engineering technology professors or instructors starting a new laboratory or in need of inexpensive demonstrations of selected heat transfer or fluids principles for the classroom.

Zygmunt Bauman is one of the most inspirational and controversial thinkers on the scene of contemporary sociology. This collection introduces and critically appraises Bauman's contributions to the field, illuminating how he challenges conventional wisdom in sociology. It concludes with an original contribution by Bauman about himself, never before published in English.