1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910792168503321

Autore

Becker Jeffrey A. <1968->

Titolo

Ambition in America [[electronic resource] ] : Political Power and the Collapse of Citizenship / / Jeffrey A. Becker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : University Press of Kentucky, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8131-4505-8

0-8131-4525-2

0-8131-4506-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Disciplina

306.20973

Soggetti

Political culture - United States

Citizenship - United States

Power (Social sciences) - United States

Representative government and representation - United States

Ambition - Political aspects - United States

Political participation - Social aspects - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface: the triumph of ambition and the collapse of citizenship? -- Introduction : the paradox of power in America -- The ambition of moral citizens : belonging and the limits of the moral community -- The ambition of interests : American constitutionalism -- The ambition of popular control : Jacksonian democracy and American populism -- The ambition to recover democratic excellence : Tocqueville and Franklin Delano Roosevelt -- To flatter and obey : the triumph of ambition -- Keeping ambition accountable : a place for political parties -- Conclusion : the collapse of modern citizenship.

Sommario/riassunto

Most Americans admire the determination and drive of artists, athletes, and CEOs, but they seem to despise similar ambition in their elected officials. The structure of political representation and the separation of powers detailed in the United States Constitution were intended to



restrain self-interested ambition. Because not all citizens have a desire to rule, republican democracies must choose leaders from pools of ambitious candidates while trying to prevent those same people from exploiting public power to dominate the less ambitious.Ambition in America: Political Power and the

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910915610203321

Titolo

Better conversations with communication difficulties : a practical guide for clinicians / / Suzanne Beeke and Steven Bloch (eds)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Havant [England] : , : J & R Press Ltd., , 2023

©2023

ISBN

9781917465007

9781907826481

1907826483

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (109 pages) : illustrations

Soggetti

Speech therapy

Aphasic persons - Communication

Conversation analysis

Conversational repair

Handbooks and manuals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to Better Conversations / Suzanne Beeke and Steven Bloch -- An Outcomes toolkit for a Better Conversations approach / Kate Swinburn, Firle Beckley and Suzanne Beeke -- Better Conversations therapy case studies in aphasia, primary progressive aphasia and dysarthria / Anna Volkmer, Steven Bloch and Suzanne Beeke -- Implementing Better Conversations in practice / Nicola Sirman -- Views and experiences of Better Conversations : what people with communication difficulties, communication partners and SLTs say / Steven Bloch -- Future directions / Lucy Hughes and Wendy Best ; in



collaboration with Susan Howell, Richard Cave and Firle Beckley.

Sommario/riassunto

Communication difficulties and needs in children and adults arise from a wide range of causes but one unifying factor is their effect on people's everyday lives -- lived through conversations. Communication difficulties affect life opportunities, societal participation and mental health. They impact on everyday interactions and conversations with others at home, in communities, in education and in healthcare. There is a growing movement amongst speech and language therapists to offer communication partner training (CPT) to tackle the impact of communication difficulties and needs. Better Conversations is both an approach to the study of conversation in communication difficulty and a growing suite of CPT intervention programs underpinned by Conversation Analytic principles and methods. [This book] is a practical resource for clinicians who wish to implement the Better Conversations approach to CPT.