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Ambiguous pleasures sexuality and middle class self-perceptions in Nairobi / by Spronk, Rachel

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Hip and ambitious in Nairobi -- Conceiving sexuality -- Interfaces of pleasure and anxiety -- Structure of the book -- The study of sexuality -- Sexuality research in Kenya -- Health approaches to sexuality -- Sexuality research in the context of AIDS in Africa -- The dynamics of sexuality: the focus of this study -- Anthropology and sexuality -- The social construction of sexuality, and its limits -- Sex as embodied experience -- Historicising sexuality -- Methodological aspects of sexuality research -- Researching sex and sexuality: research places and practices -- Researching sex and sexuality: collection and validity of data -- An unmarried with partner, non-Kenyan, white female young professional -- Young professionals: emblems of social transformation -- Sexuality and societal transformations -- Gender and sexuality in colonial times -- Gender and sexuality in postcolonial times -- Social transformation and moral anxiety -- The young and ambitious in Nairobi -- Classifying young professionals -- Hesitations about ethnicity and issues of belonging -- Living independently and single -- Nightlife and dating -- Young urban professionals and the formation of a contemporary identity -- Explorers of a modern identity -- Young professionals' position towards customary ways of living -- 'Westernization' -- Africanness -- Conclusion -- Society in flames: sexuality in the context of AIDS -- AIDS as a context of life -- Africanist perspectives on AIDS and sexuality -- Policies of the government and nongovernmental organizations -- The definition of 'risk groups' -- The medicalization of sexuality -- Christian perceptions of AIDS and sexuality -- The remoralization of sexuality -- Sexuality and contemporary lifestyles -- AIDS as the disease of 'immorality' -- The public emergence of the intimate -- Intimacy as part of lifestyle -- Conclusion -- Ambiguous pleasures: sexual desire, career, and femininity -- Female sexuality in Nairobi, Kenya and beyond -- Pamela, Martha, Njeri, Tayiani and Dorcas -- The importance of dating -- 'Playing hard to get' -- To give and to receive sexual pleasure -- Chastity and the realization of sexual pleasure -- Boundaries of sexual pleasure -- Between sexual allure and limited availability -- Appropriating sexual pleasure -- Sexual pleasure and conventional expectations -- Communicating ambiguity -- Embodying transformations -- Conclusion -- Ambiguous pleasures: sex, riches and masculinity -- Male sexuality in Nairobi society, Kenya and beyond -- Alex, Eric, Tom, Maurice and Ongeri -- Men's sexual debut -- Circumcision as constitutive to masculinity -- Sex as a skill-being a 'good lover' -- Love in relation to sexual drive -- Sex and having 'arrived' -- Moving between sexual prowess and restrained potency -- Sexual desire as a physical craving -- Balancing too much and too little sex -- The waning dominant patriarchal ideology -- Accommodating change -- Conclusion -- Sign of the times: media and the therapeutic ethos of romantic love -- Romantic love and the twin spheres of consumption and mass media -- Representing romantic love: films, television and advertisements -- Television -- Advertising -- The privileging of the image -- The manifestations of romantic love: music -- Practicing romantic love: dating -- Practices of mediation: magazines -- The therapeutic discourse on relationships -- Sign of the times: imaginations and practices of romantic love versus 'Westernization', or the perils of modernity -- Conclusion -- Conclusion: sexuality and its ambiguous pleasures -- Researching sexuality in Africa -- The pleasures and anxieties of sexuality -- Middle-class lifestyles and self-perceptions -- Sex and sophistication - self and embodiment.…”
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The blessing of life an introduction to Catholic bioethics / by Kane, Brian M., 1962-

Table of Contents: “…Foundational issues in moral theology -- Professionalism in health care -- The sanctity of life -- The social dimensions of health care -- Invasive medical procedures -- Ethics at the end of life.…”
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The myth of post-racial America searching for equality in the age of materialism / by Kaplan, H. Roy

Table of Contents: “…Facing the challenge of diversity -- The origin of our species -- The rise of racism -- Darwin's descendants : contemporary scientific racism -- Justifying the indefensible : rationalizing domination and exploitation -- Why people hate -- Surviving white culture -- You have to be carefully taught : learning about race and racism -- Thinking about race -- Teaching about inclusivity in schools -- Corporate diversity and the cost of color -- Social inequality from the world of work to society -- Racial disparities in health and wellness -- Crime and punishment -- How the military shaped Blacks' progress -- The myth of the meritocracy -- More than talk : why dialogue is not enough.…”
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Severe domestic squalor

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Cognition and motivation forging an interdisciplinary perspective /

Table of Contents: “…/ Wendy Johnson -- Brain, behavior and cognition / Norbert Jauovec and Ksenija Jauovec -- Physical health and cognition / Shulamith Kreitler, Kineret Weissler, and Frida Barak -- Motivation, goals, thinking, and problem solving / K.J. …”
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Public services and international trade liberalization human rights and gender implications / by Choudhury, Barnali, 1974-

Table of Contents: “…Liberalization of educational services; 6. Liberalization of health services; 7. Accounting for the differential implications of liberalized public services on developing countries and women; Part III. …”
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The Bront�es in context

Table of Contents: “…Sexuality / Jill L. Matus; 41. Physical health / Janis McLarren Caldwell; 42. Mental health / Janis McLarren Caldwell; Further reading; Index.…”
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Business integrity in practice insights from international case studies /

Table of Contents: “…Reflections on building organization integrity after radical changes: experiences of physicians in Turkish healthcare sector / Burcu Guneri Cangarli, R. Gulem Atabay, and Adviye Ahenk Aktan -- 11. …”
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Case studies in neurological pain by Sommer, C. (Claudia)

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Learning to be old gender, culture, and aging / by Cruikshank, Margaret

Table of Contents: “…Cultural myths and aging -- Fear of an aging population -- Sickness and other social roles of old people -- Overmedicating old Americans -- Healthy physical aging -- The politics of healthy aging -- Class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender -- Ageism -- Countercultural gerontology -- A feminist's view of gerontology and women's aging.…”
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Hungry for ecstasy trauma, the brain, and the influence of the sixties / by Farber, Sharon Klayman

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Re-imagining development communication in Africa

Table of Contents: “…Another view : theorizing development media / Chuka Onwumechili and Ritchard M'Bayo -- The theory of communicative action for population-communication management in sub-Saharan Africa : argumentative speech in Nigeria / Cornelius Pratt and Thomas Jacobson -- Development media : challenges and attempts / Genet Lakew -- Issues and perspectives on community engagement for behavior and social change / Ikechukwu Ndolo and Hilary Ozoh. Country cases. Health communication and Nigeria : sickle cell anaemia in Nollywood / Tokunbo Ojo and Jan Servaes -- Moving the signpost in Cameroon? …”
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Decision analysis for managers a guide for making better personal and business decisions / by Charlesworth, David

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Framing Africa portrayals of a continent in contemporary mainstream cinema /

Table of Contents: “…the re-presencing of Africa in twenty-first-century film / Nigel Eltringham -- "Print the legend": myth and reality in The last King of Scotland / Mark Leopold -- Black Hawk down: recasting U.S. military history at Somali expense / Lidwien Kapteijns -- Pharma in Africa: health, corruption and contemporary Kenya in The constant gardener / Daniel Branch -- War in the city, crime in the country: Blood diamond and the representation of violence in the Sierra Leone War / Danny Hoffman -- Showing what cannot be imagined: Shooting dogs and Hotel Rwanda / Nigel Eltringham -- Torture, betrayal and forgiveness: Red dust and the search for truth in post-apartheid South Africa / Annelies Verdoolaege -- Go Amabokoboko! …”
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Prosperity's predicament : identity, reform, and resistance in rural wartime China / by Crook, Isabel

Table of Contents: “…Outsiders -- Wartime reformers -- Taking health care public -- Marriage: reformed and unreformed -- Of money and men -- Trial of strength.…”
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Women navigating globalization : feminist approaches to development / by Everett, Jana Matson

Table of Contents: “…Feminism and development in a global world -- Navigating globalization : feminist approaches to development -- The idea of development : progress and power -- Debates and dilemmas : global sex trafficking -- Debates and dilemmas : water -- Debates and dilemmas : work -- Debates and dilemmas : health -- Collective action, development, and the challenges of globalization.…”
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Water recreation and disease : plausibility of associated infections : acute effects, sequelae and mortality / by Pond, Kathy

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Waterborne zoonoses : identification, causes and control /

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Achieving success in nonprofit organizations /

Table of Contents: “…Leveraging information technology (Case study: Health Collaborative) / Laurence J. Laning -- Section 3. …”
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Play therapy with vulnerable populations : no child forgotten /

Table of Contents: “…Gallagher -- Healing children affected by sexual abuse : therapeutic touchstone / Eileen Prendiville -- Animal-assisted play therapy to empower vulnerable children / Ris�e VanFleet & Tracie Faa-Thompson -- Disaster play therapy with children / Jennifer Baggerly & Marshia Allen-Auguston -- Holistic mental health care & play therapy for hospitalized, chronically ill children / Judith A. …”
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