1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910795613703321

Autore

Tomka Béla

Titolo

Austerities and aspirations : a comparative history of growth, consumption, and quality of life in East Central Europe since 1945 / / Béla Tomka

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Budapest : , : Central European University Press, , [2022]

©2020

ISBN

963-386-351-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 445 pages)

Disciplina

338.9437

Soggetti

Economic development - Europe, Eastern - History - 20th century

Post-communism - Europe, Eastern - History - 20th century

Quality of life - Europe, Eastern - History - 20th century

Europe, Eastern Economic conditions 1945-

Europe, Eastern History 20th century

Europe, Eastern Politics and government 1945-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- 1 Introduction: Comparisons and the Triple Approach to Well-Being -- 2 Economic Growth: Catching Up and Falling Behind -- 3 Consumption: Structures, Practices, and Policies -- 4 Quality of Life: Towards a More Comprehensive Understanding of Well-Being -- 5 Determinants of Change: Accounting for Growth and Beyond -- 6 Passages to the New Millennium: The Evolving Order of Divisions -- 7 Conclusions: Lessons of the Triple Approach -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This monograph provides an analysis of the economic performance and living standard in Czechoslovakia and its successor states, Hungary, and Poland since 1945. The novelty of the book lies in its broad comparative perspective: it places East Central Europe in a wider European framework that underlines the themes of regional disparities and European commonalities. Going beyond the traditional growth paradigm, the author systematically studies the historical patterns of consumption, leisure, and quality of life—aspects that Tomka argues



can best be considered in relation to one other. By adopting this “triple approach,” he undertakes a truly interdisciplinary research drawing from history, economics, sociology, and demography. As a result of Tomka’s three-pillar comparative analysis, the book makes a major contribution to the debates on the dynamics of economic growth in communist and postcommunist East Central Europe, on the socialist consumer culture along with its transformation after 1990, and on how the accounts on East Central Europe can be integrated into the emerging field of historical quality of life research.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910580179103321

Autore

Rickson Daphne

Titolo

Music Therapy with Autistic Children in Aotearoa, New Zealand : Haumanu ā-Puoro mā ngā Tamariki Takiwātanga i Aotearoa / / by Daphne Rickson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022

ISBN

9783031052330

3031052331

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (407 pages)

Disciplina

618.9285882

618.9285882065154

Soggetti

Developmental psychology

Psychotherapy

Social psychology

Personality

Difference (Psychology)

Music

Psychology - Qualitative research

Child and Adolescence Psychology

Social Psychology

Personality and Differential Psychology

Qualitative Psychology

Musicoteràpia

Infants autistes

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese



Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-387) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1 Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASCs)? -- 2 Music Therapy with Children who have Autism Spectrum Conditions -- 3 An Innovative Research Design -- 4 Strength in numbers: Findings from the questionnaires? -- 5 "Lots of reasons to smile": Ten case studies of individual music therapy -- 6 Cognitive, emotion, and sensory regulation -- 7 "An amazing therapy": Supporting the development of interpersonal communication -- 8 "Music creates a gravitational pull": Children's musicality, therapists' skills, and collaboration -- 9 Music Therapy Approaches -- 10 Planning and goal setting -- 11 Evaluation and Narrative Assessment -- 12 A quiet little oasis", "a space in which to "burn", or "isolated away from the class"? -- 13 Inclusion -- 14 Is music therapy an evidence-based practice? -- 15 Feelings are very confusing -- 16 Music therapy is perceived to support regulation. .

Sommario/riassunto

"Rickson is fiercely insightful in this well-timed text. Using compelling research, she argues convincingly for the rights of autistic children to access the gravitational pull of music; and clearly demonstrates the ways in which music therapists carefully craft music therapy processes, with sensitivity and respect, to maximise their engagement". -Professor Katrina Skewes McFerran, Co-Director and Head of Program (Creative Arts Therapy), University of Melbourne, Australia "Sharing narratives from ten music therapists through the eyes of 'experts' around each child within their everyday life, education, or the field of autism this book presents an outstanding, innovative approach to case study research. The rich and detailed descriptions of what works for whom are a must read for any therapist, educator, student, parent, or policy-maker who wants to question what really matters and how music therapists and collaborative partners might co-create the future". -Emma Maclean, Lecturer in Music Therapy, Queen Margaret University, Musselburgh, Scotland In this unique text, ten cases of music therapy with autistic children (tamariki takiwātanga) are critiqued through the eyes of family members and other autism experts. Rickson uses her wealth of experience to contextualise their rich observations in a thorough review of research and practice literature, to illustrate the ways music therapists engage autistic children in the music therapy process, highlight the various ways music therapy can support their health and well-being, and demonstrate how music therapy processes align with good practice as outlined in the New Zealand Autism Spectrum Disorder Guideline. Daphne Rickson is an Adjunct Professor in music therapy at Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. She has family experience of autism and has worked with manyautistic children (tamariki takiwātanga) and their families. Her research focus has primarily involved critical analysis of the concept of disability and investigation into music as an inclusive resource.