Women of Color and Social Media Multitasking: Blogs, Timelines, Feeds, and Community explores and critically analyzes the motivations and uses of social media by women of color. This edited collection seeks to determine how, and why, women of color make strategic use of social media as a social, professional, personal, and political tool for navigating the world. The contributors uniquely address the motivations and pathways for establishing virtual communities by, and for, women of color....

With the emergence of popular culture phenomena such as reality television, blogging, and social networking sites, it is important to examine the representation of Black women and the potential implications of those images, messages, and roles. Black Women and Popular Culture: The Conversation Continues provides such a comprehensive analysis. Using an array of theoretical frameworks and methodologies, this collection features cutting edge research from scholars interested in the relationsh...

This book provides provisional psychologists in training with a comprehensive and practical understanding of the specific skills and competencies required in the profession, during placement and beyond, in varied settings.Handbook for Provisional Psychologists in Training supports the personal and professional development of provisional psychologists undertaking the Master of Professional Psychology and brings together current research findings with practical insights and resources...

Two hundred and forty-five years ago, high-class Englishman, Carter Patton, happened upon a book which transported him to a different world. After a century of searching for a way back, five decades of wandering Braemyr, and another century of self-appointed isolation, he sees no end to his dull existence.Aura Laufeld is on the cusp of finishing her PhD, but she's far from living her best life. Distanced from her friends and recently betrayed by her ex-boyfriend, she finds an escap...

Seine skandalträchtige, weil teilweise erfundene Autobiografie über seinen Entzug von Alkohol und Crack machte James Frey über Nacht zu einem der wichtigsten jungen Autoren Amerikas - und verkaufte sich weltweit 4,5 Millionen mal. Frey, eigentlich ein Kind der gehobenen Mittelschicht, weiß wie es ganz unten aussieht. Und dorthin schickt er auch den Protagonisten seines neuesten Buchs: Den Messias. Mehr als 2000 Jahre hat das Christentum auf die Rückkehr des Erlösers gewartet, jetzt ist er ...

Find God's peace in today's anxious world with this year-long journey through the Bible.Today's teenagers are all too familiar with fear, anxiety, polarization, and performance pressure. The demands of an increasingly virtual world coupled with the instability of a culture of outrage and angst has left our teens anxious and vulnerable.Crafted with this reality in mind, God With You is a 52-week chronological exploration of God's story in Scripture....