1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784661703321

Titolo

The killing state : capital punishment in law, politics, and culture / / edited by Austin Sarat

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1999

©1999

ISBN

0-19-771971-6

0-585-21168-X

9786610531936

1-280-53193-2

0-19-802827-X

1-4237-6321-1

0-19-534918-0

1-60256-742-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 p.)

Disciplina

364.66/0973

Soggetti

Capital punishment - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

"This book emerged out of a conference entitled "Capital punishment in law and culture" held at Amherst College in April, 1997"--Title page verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Capital Punishment as a Fact of Legal, Political, and Cultural Life: An Introduction; I. THE POLITICS OF STATE KILLING; 1. After the Terror: Mortality, Equality, Fraternity; 2. Abolishing the Death Penalty Even for the Worst Murderers; 3. A Juridical Frankenstein, Or Death in the Hands of the State; 4. Tokens of Our Esteem: Aggravating Factors in the Era of Deregulated Death Penalties; II. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND LEGAL VALUES; 5. ""Always More to Do"": Capital Punishment and the (De)Composition of Law

6. The Executioner's Dissonant Song: On Capital Punishment and American Legal Values7. Selling a Quick Fix for Boot Hill: The Myth of Justice Delayed in Death Cases; III. THE DEATH PENALTY AND THE CULTURE OF RESPONSIBILITY; 8. The Will, Capital Punishment, and



Cultural War; 9. Beyond Intention: A Critique of the ""Normal"" Criminal Agency, Responsibility, and Punishment in American Death Penalty Jurisprudence; 10. The Cultural Life of Capital Punishment: Responsibility and Representation in Dead Man Walking and Last Dance; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Collecting work by several notable scholars, this book explains why the US still clings to capital punishment long after other democratic nations have abandoned it. It also exhibits a new way of thinking about state killing that goes beyond abstract moral argument and narrow policy debate to assess its impact on our legal system, its powerful symbolic appeal, and its place in today's ""culture wars.""

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910967555003321

Autore

Hathaway Patti

Titolo

Giving and receiving feedback : building constructive communication / / Patti Hathaway

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Menlo Park, Calif., : Crisp Publications

Lanham, MD, : Distribution to the U.S. trade [by] National Book Network, c1998

ISBN

1-4175-2490-1

Edizione

[Rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (110 p.)

Collana

The Fifty-Minute series

Disciplina

153.6

Soggetti

Feedback (Psychology)

Interpersonal communication

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Practical guidelines for better life management."--Cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- PART I How to Handle Receiving Critical Feedback -- SECTION 1 WHAT IS CRITICAL FEEDBACK? -- Why is Critical Feedback Difficult to Handle? -- PARENTAL MESSAGES AND CRITICAL FEEDBACK -- EXERCISE: Parental Messages -- TWO PARENTAL MESSAGES TO WATCH OUT FOR -- GENDER, SELF-IMAGE AND CRITICAL FEEDBACK -- The Male Approach -- The Female Approach -- External vs. Internal Success -- MORE ON MEN AND WOMEN -- EXERCISE: Self-image Index



-- COUNTERACTING SELF-CRITICISM WITH POSITIVE SELF-TALK -- CHANGING YOUR BELIEFS ABOUT CRITICAL FEEDBACK -- EXERCISE: Self-Talk Attitudes -- POSITIVE SELF-TALK EXAMPLES -- SECTION 2 RESPONDING TO CRITICAL FEEDBACK -- EXERCISE: Self-Assessment in Responding to Critical Feedback -- TYPES OF CRITICAL FEEDBACK -- THREE STAGES OF RESPONSE TO CRITICAL FEEDBACK -- The Counter Attack -- The Silent Victim -- SECTION 3 ASSERTIVE TECHNIQUES TO DEAL WITH CRITICAL FEEDBACK -- Assertively Responding to Unjustified Critical Feedback -- TECHNIQUE #1-FOGGING -- Fogging Example -- EXERCISE: Fogging -- TECHNIQUE #2-ADMITTING THE TRUTH -- TECHNIQUE #3-REQUESTING SPECIFIC FEEDBACK -- EXERCISE: Handling Critical Feedback -- A. Situational Case Studies -- Author's Comments -- B. Personal Assessment of Critical Feedback -- C. Feedback on Your Ability to Handle Critical Feedback -- MY PERSONAL ACTION PLAN -- HELPFUL HINTS ON HANDLING FEEDBACK -- A FINAL THOUGHT -- PART II How to Give Constructive Feedback -- SECTION 4 STEPS FOR GIVING CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK -- Step 1: Set Realistic Goals -- Step 2: Research the Facts -- What Happened? -- What Were the Expectations? -- Why Are You Providing Feedback? -- Step 3: Be Immediate -- Step 4: Be Specific -- The DASR Script -- Patsy's DASR Approach -- Patsy: Case Study-Afterword -- PROVIDING CRITICAL FEEDBACK IN PUBLIC.

TWO WORK SITUATIONS -- EXERCISE: Practice DASR Script -- AUTHOR RESPONSES: -- EXERCISE: Individual Application -- Plan of Action -- SECTION 5 BARRIERS TO GIVING CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK -- Pitfalls in Giving Constructive Feedback -- THE SIMMONS/BRIGHT RESEARCH STUDY -- FACTORS HINDERING CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK -- Ignoring Trouble -- Ignoring Feelings -- SECTION 6 GIVING CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK TO YOUR BOSS OR COLLEAGUE* -- EXERCISE: Analysis for Constructive Feedback Upward -- THREE S'S OF PROVIDING UNSOLICITED FEEDBACK -- The DASS Script -- EXERCISE: Providing Unsolicited Feedback -- TURNING COMPLAINTS INTO PROPOSALS -- Turning Complaints into Proposals -- Complaint Proposal Form -- SECTION 7 GIVING POSITIVE FEEDBACK -- Is Positive Feedback Hard for You? -- GUIDELINES FOR GIVING POSITIVE FEEDBACK -- Some Cautions -- THE DANGERS OF GIVING POSITIVE FEEDBACK IN PUBLIC -- Start Today -- EXERCISE: Analysis -- PRAISING UPWARD* -- Praise Example -- SECTION 8 HANDLING RECURRING PROBLEMS -- THE IMPORTANCE OF FOLLOW-UP -- EXERCISE: Practice Case Studies -- Case Study #1: Performance Expectations Problem -- Case Study #2: Socializing -- JERRYS PLAN OF ACTION -- PERSONAL ACTION PLAN -- MY PERSONAL ACTION PLAN -- PERSONAL PLAN OF ACTION -- SECTION 9 SOME FINAL THOUGHTS -- Giving Constructive Feedback Via Letter or Memo -- WHEN NOT TO GIVE CRITICAL FEEDBACK -- SUMMARY.

Sommario/riassunto

Nearly everyone has experienced the discomfort of giving or receiving criticism. or feedback. Employees, supervisors, parents, and sons and daughters alike grapple with the difficulty of discussing anything potentially negative. This book shows how to get rid of the negative connotations and use this type of communication as a vehicle for growth that would not happen otherwise. It offers guidelines for setting realistic goals and expectations. The author elaborates with a new section on gender, self-image and criticism and offers updated case studies that illustrate her principles.