Ideas about human sexuality and sexual development changed dramatically across the first half of the 20th century. As scholars such as Magnus Hirschfeld, Iwan Bloch, Albert Moll, and Karen Horney in Berlin and Sigmund Freud, Wilhelm Stekel, and Helene Deutsch in Vienna were recognized as leaders in their fields, the German-speaking world quickly became the international center of medical-scientific sex research—and the birthplace of two new and distinct professional disciplines, sexology a...

Sexuality in Modern German History offers both a detailed survey of this key subject and a new intervention in the history of sexuality in modern Germany. It investigates the diverse and often contradictory ways in which individuals, activists, doctors, politicians, artists, church leaders, reform movements and cultural commentators have defined 'normal' or 'natural' sexuality in Germany over the past two centuries. Katie Sutton explores how these definitions have been used to sha...

Umreißt man heute die Ambivalenz, Geschichte, Gegenwart und Zukunft von Homosexualität, so ist die Antwort auf die Frage gar nicht so einfach. Lange Zeit hätte man einfach gesagt: das Gegenteil von Heterosexualität, pervers, nicht den sexuellen Normen entsprechend, die innerhalb der westlichen Welt weitgehend akzeptiert waren. In einer globalisierten Welt, die gewachsene Strukturen und kulturelle Identitäten in Frage stellt, befindet sich auch die wissenschaftliche Betrachtung menschlicher...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Unlock a deeper understanding of your patients' needs by recognizing the lasting effects of trauma. This practical guide equips nurses with the knowledge and skills to provide truly trauma-informed care across any healthcare setting. Learn how adverse childhood experiences and other traumatic events shape brain development, physical health, and emotional well-being.Discover effective assessment techniques to identify potential t...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The first comprehensive toolkit designed specifically for psychiatric nurses working with trauma survivors. This practical guide transforms complex neuroscience into immediately usable skills for daily practice. Discover evidence-based techniques for de-escalation, communication, and self-care that dramatically improve patient outcomes while preventing professional burnout.Packed with case studies from real clinical settings, th...

Solving an abduction casemeans a relentless K-9 manhunt…When search and rescue worker Hunter Shelton and his bloodhound Libby are called to a crime scene, he discovers his ex-fiancée murdered and her young daughter missing—and he's attacked. Soon, he realizes the little girl may have been taken by drug runners, and could possibly be his own child. With no one else to turn to, Hunter teams up with DEA Agent Marlee Price and her narcotics K-9,...

From the beginning of time, the mysteries of the night sky have captivated humanity. Our ancestors foretold the future through the phases of the moon, worshiped the countless stars, and feared the comets that streaked across the sky before disappearing back into darkness.Now, ten YA authors have come together to explore the impact the appearance of a comet can have on a life, a relationship… or an entire world.Anthology Includes:'Shadow' by Sarah Dalton. When Mary v...

The king is dead. With war hanging treacherously over the allies of the western kingdom of Ethor, Daria, the ward of Queen Lucia, finds herself struggling to stay ahead of political intrigue and a pending marriage to an affectionate, patronizing Grand Duke. She throws herself into heading an undercover operation to rescue young women from the same horrors of her own childhood, but even her dreams of running a safe haven for the girls come to a halt when the return of the queen's runaway so...

Musical sounds are some of the most mobile human elements, crossing national, cultural, and regional boundaries at an ever-increasing pace in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Whole musical products travel easily, though not necessarily intact, via musicians, CDs (and earlier, cassettes), satellite broadcasting, digital downloads, and streaming. The introductory chapter by the volume editors develops two framing metaphors: “traveling musics” and “making waves.” The wave-making meta...

The case study has proved of enduring interest to all Western societies, particularly in relation to questions of subjectivity and the sexed self. This volume interrogates how case studies have been used by doctors, lawyers, psychoanalysts, and writers to communicate their findings both within the specialist circles of their academic disciplines, and beyond, to wider publics. At the same time, it questions how case studies have been taken up by a range of audiences to refute and dispute ac...