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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457357403321

Autore

Ryan Michael

Titolo

Cultural Studies [[electronic resource] ] : A Practical Introduction

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Wiley, 2010

ISBN

1-282-49130-X

9786612491306

1-4443-2065-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Disciplina

306

306.071

Soggetti

Culture - Study and teaching

Culture -- Study and teaching

Popular culture

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

CULTURAL STUDIES: A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1: Policy and Industry; 2: Place, Space, and Geography; 3: Gender and Sexuality; 4: Ideologies; 5: Rhetoric; 6: Ethnicity; 7: Identity, Lifestyle, and Subculture; 8: Consumer Culture and Fashion Studies; 9: Music; 10: Media Studies; 11: Visual Culture; 12: Audience, Performance, and Celebrity; 13: Bodies and Things; 14: Transnationality, Globalization, and Postcoloniality; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This hands-on survey introduces students to the diverse fields that comprise cultural studies, from visual culture to popular music and new media. It can be used as a standalone text or is the perfect companion volume to Ryan's Cultural Studies: An Anthology.Provides a comprehensive overview of the field, from cyberculture and digital media to fashion and new formulations of gender identityIncludes student exercises and activities for each chapterTeaches cultural analysis through practical examples and applicationGives students across disciplines the tools to become



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790531603321

Autore

Tolin David F

Titolo

Buried in treasures : help for compulsive acquiring, saving, and hoarding / / David F. Tolin, Randy O. Frost, Gail Steketee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-19-060142-6

0-19-932927-3

0-19-932926-5

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 p.)

Collana

Treatments That Work

Treatments that work

Disciplina

616.85/227

616.85227

616.8522706

Soggetti

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Compulsive hoarding

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- What is hoarding? -- Do I have a problem with hoarding? -- Meet the bad guys -- Meet the good guys : strategies for beating hoarding -- How did this happen? -- Enhancing motivation -- Reducing acquiring -- Sorting/discarding : getting ready -- Sorting/discarding : let's go! -- Here come the bad guys : part 1, motivation and working time -- Here come the bad guys : part 2, taking on your brain -- Maintaining your success.

Sommario/riassunto

While most people find it relatively easy to manage their possessions, some find it extremely difficult. If you have a problem resisting the urge to acquire and you find your home cluttered and filled to capacity with items many people would find useless and unnecessary, you may suffer from a condition known as hoarding disorder. Hoarding is a behavioral problem consisting of clutter, difficulty discarding items, and excessive buying or acquiring. Hoarding is often associated with significant reduction in quality of life, and in extreme cases, it can pose serious health risks. If you or a love