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"By 2050, the number of adults aged 60 and over will double. More than ever, students in the helping professions must develop the knowledge, skills, and values needed to work with older adults. The goal of this book is to change the perspective on aging and the aging process while offering broad, introductory level knowledge on gerontology. It examines aging from a holistic, intersectional, strengths-based, life span perspective to integrate aging into the human development process. The authors aim to challenge stereotypes about aging and help readers understand aging as an integral part of the human experience, rather than a separate process that "others" older adults. In a changing and aging world, challenges of aging intersect with other challenges such as economic inequality, instability caused by climate change, global patterns of migration, political polarization, and, recently, the pandemic, which highlighted that social isolation is a detrimental and growing concern. Despite growing understanding and awareness of its impact, ageism remains a force in a youth-oriented world. This book examines the aging process from micro, mezzo, and macro lenses. The micro lens looks at individual processes of aging such as biological, emotional, spiritual, and psychological factors along with topics such as health, resilience, sexuality, and creativity as we age. The mezzo lens looks at processes beyond the individual including work, roles, family, caregiving, living arrangements, religious involvement, and health care. The macro lens looks at factors such as culture, media, laws, policies, language, and stereotypes about aging"--

"A magnetic, intensely personal debut memoir of a happily married mother's exploration of sex and relationships--outside of her marriage. Molly Roden Winter was a mom of two young children in Park Slope, Brooklyn with a husband, Stewart, who often worked late. One night when Stewart missed the kids' bedtime, again, she stormed out of the house to clear her head. At impromptu drinks with a friend, she met Matt, an unbelievably hot younger man. When Molly told her husband that Matt had asked her out, she was surprised that he encouraged her to accept. So begins Molly's unexpected open marriage, and with it a life-changing journey of self-discovery. Molly and Stewart, who also begins to see other people, set ground rules to start: Don't date an ex. Don't date someone you work with. Don't go to anyone's house. And above all, don't fall in love. Spoiler alert: They end up breaking most of their rules, even the most important one. Molly follows her sexual desire onto dating sites and to public places around New York City. In therapy sessions, fueled by the discovery that her parents had an open marriage, too, she grapples with her past and what it means to be both a mother and her truest self. Molly Roden Winter narrates her journey with warmth and style in this unputdownable memoir of love, sex, and personal growth"--

Located within practical theology and theological anthropology, the diversity of perspectives on dementia presented in this book offer deep insights into what it means to be a human being, to live humanly in the midst of difficult situations, and helps us understand and navigate the complexities of the dementia journey

Introduction : the need for this book / Blaine E. Smith & Richard Beach -- "We are nature defending itself": universal climate literacy DIY with youth media productions and engagement / Marek Oziewicz and Scott Spicer -- Centering utopia : fostering youth climate change education by exploring and envisioning hopeful futures / Michelle Jordan, Catherine Lockmiller, and Steven Zuiker -- General ecology and speculative pedagogies: youth digital media practices for climate justice / David Rousell, Thili Wijesinghe, and Amy Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles -- Integrating community-based participatory research approaches with climate justice digital media projects / Emily Polk -- "Our story will be the future": a learner-centered approach to support digital multimodal composing about the climate crisis / Shiyan Jiang, Blaine E. Smith, and Ji Shen -- "Listen, there, to the way the real world thinks in me" : cultivating an empathic imagination to support students' visual stories that address the climate crisis / Linda Buturian -- Addressing climate change and sustainable energy futures through creative music engagement / Evan Tobias, Kyle Bartlett, Steven Zuiker, and Michelle Jordan -- Fostering proactive ecological identity of youth through social media / Nataliia Goshylyk -- Climate writing across media: scribing new stories to live by / Antonio Lopez -- The long haul : three decades of teaching student documentary action research for environmental and climate justice / Steve Goodman -- Resilient by youth engagement : the Alameda Creek Atlas / N. Claire Napawan, Brett L. Snyder, and Beth Ferguson -- Building youth voices: media created by youth, for youth / Liane Xu, Julian Arenas, and Ardra Charath.

Introduction: Myth and Environmentalism: Entanglements, Synergies, Openings Esther Sánchez-Pardo -- PART I: Myth, disaster and present-day views on ecological damage -- 1. The afterlife of Chornobyl: apocalyptic mythology and environmentalism in the Exclusion Zone / Haley Laurila -- 2. Myths of wilderness and motherhood in postapocalyptic narratives of the Anthropocene / Hope Jennings and Christine Junker -- PART II: Indigenous and Afro-diasporic myths and ecological knowledge -- 3. Boundless water, boundless ice-Arctic cosmological concepts in times of melting horizons / Sonja Ross -- 4. Revisiting the wild: mythology and ecological wisdom in shalan joudry's Waking Ground Leonor / María Martínez Serrano -- 5. Myth, Afrodiasporic spirituality, and the oceanic archive in independent comics / Paul Humphrey -- PART III: Artistic practices, myth and environmental resilience -- 6. "Giant by Thine Own Nature": Jean-Baptiste Débret and Antônio Parreiras' mythic Brazilian land(scape)s through a transatlantic gaze / Esther Lezra and Esther Sánchez-Pardo -- 7. New cosmogonies of waste negotiated in the art of Mohamed Larbi Rahhali / María Porras Sánchez and Lhoussain Simour -- 8. Death is life is death is life: continual regeneration in myth and the art of Maki Ohkojima / Keijiro Suga -- 9. Coda: a radical evocation of seed / Jeanette Hart-Mann

"The Routledge Handbook of Soft Power (second edition) offers a comprehensive, detailed, and ground-breaking examination of soft power - a key factor in cultural diplomacy, cultural relations, and public diplomacy. This innovative handbook is a definitive resource for inquirers into soft power desiring to familiarize themselves with cutting-edge debates and research. It will be of interest and value to students, researchers and policy makers working in cultural relations, international communication, international relations, public diplomacy, and contiguous fields"--

"This cutting-edge handbook examines moral psychology and behaviour, uncovering layers of human morality through a comprehensive overview of topics and approaches. Featuring an array of expert international contributors, the book addresses five key themes: moral reasoning, moral judgments, moral emotions, moral behavior, and moral self-views. Each section includes empirical chapters that address these themes at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, intragroup, or intergroup level. Each section starts with a reflective chapter from a leading scholar in this field of study who shares their personal vision on key issues and future developments. Drawing on emerging research and featuring real-world examples, the book offers a deeper understanding of the social psychological factors that shape our moral behavior and how this plays out in our daily lives"--

Hinduism is a global religion with a significant presence in many countries. Hindu Diasporas analyses the religious traditions and practices of Hindus of South Asian descent living outside South Asia, offering a foundation for understanding Hindu traditions in their global diasporic contexts and the dynamic development of Hinduism around the world.