The distinctive attributes of human beings, their culture, environment, and the language by which they give meaning to that environment are explored in this book. It also considers the relationship of the school to the community and to language, as well as how human beings accommodate to change, specifically that encountered by children in the new…

Offering a fresh perspective on treatment, this book presents an overarching framework and many specific strategies for working with violent youth and their families. The authors shed light on the complex interplay of individual, family, community, and societal forces that lead some adolescents to hurt others or themselves. Effective ways to…

The value of a strong athletic program to the academic community is discussed along with proper methods of recruitment, uses of grants-in-aid, renewal and reform of sports programs, and solutions to the countless problems the "Big Game" generates. Replete with examples from literature, anthropology, psychology, and sociology, as well as…