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Record Nr.

UNINA9910956440303321

Titolo

Aging and spirituality : spiritual dimensions of aging theory, research, practice, and policy / / David O. Moberg, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-38859-1

0-203-04811-3

1-283-71117-6

1-136-38852-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiv, 249 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MobergDavid O

Disciplina

291.40846

Soggetti

Spirituality

Older people - Religious life

Aging - Religious aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Conceptual and theoretical foundations -- Research and spirituality -- Professional and practical applications -- Policy implications and priorities for the future.

Sommario/riassunto

Explore the spiritual dimensions of aging through science, theory, and practice!During the later years of life, many people devote energy to a process of spiritual awakening and self-discovery. Yet their family, friends, clergy, and the helping professionals who work with them are not always prepared to understand or deal with the spiritual concerns of their clients. Aging and Spirituality provides a unique, far-reaching overview of this long-neglected field.Divided into four independent but interwoven sections, this landmark book covers the spiritual realm with scientific rigor and deep human understanding. Aging and Spirituality comprehensively surveys the issues of spirituality, from the groundwork of basic definitions to detailed assessments of the role spirituality plays in the lives of the elderly and suggested directions for further research. This book's unique approach combines scholarly research and practical nuts-and-bolts suggestions for service delivery. By drawing from many disciplines and professions, it offers fresh



perspectives to even those practitioners already familiar with the most effective spiritual techniques their own field can offer. Aging and Spirituality answers such common questions as:  What are the spiritual needs of people later in life? Is there any solid evidence that prayer changes things? How is spirituality related to physical and mental health? Does spirituality matter when people know they are dying? How can we measure spiritual wellness and assess the outcomes of activities intended to enhance it? Will attention to spirituality aggravate or alleviate the losses--of friends, family, health, youth--that so often occur during old age?  Aging and Spirituality provides a much-needed resource for health care professionals, clergy, social workers, and counselors working with geriatric clients. By integrating spiritual issues into the theoretical framework of social gerontology, Aging and Spirituality will help you understand the scientific foundations, practical applications, and public policy implications of spirituality for older adults.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910975039003321

Autore

Gibbons Thomas

Titolo

Audiovisual regulation under pressure : comparative cases from North America and Europe / / Thomas Gibbons and Peter Humphreys

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2012

ISBN

1-136-50209-2

1-136-50210-6

0-203-14409-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HumphreysPeter

Disciplina

343.099

343.409/94

343.40994

Soggetti

Broadcasting - Law and legislation - North America

Broadcasting - Law and legislation - Europe

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

Front Cover; Audiovisual Regulation Under Pressure; Copyright Page; Contents; List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Television regulation and the 'cultural policy toolkit': the analytical framework; Globalisation, new technologies, deregulation and the 'cultural policy toolkit'; Deregulatory competition: three hypotheses; Choice of case studies; Our comparative approach: congruence between political systems and media systems and the danger of typologies; Convergence? Or historical institutional path dependencies?; 2. The USA: archetype and motor of deregulation

The US production industryRegulatory context; Independent TV production; Public broadcasting; Media ownership rules; External policy: the USA as a motor of deregulation; 3. Canada: complex responses to a dominant neighbour; The three ages of Canadian television; Broadcasting and regulatory policy; Public service broadcasting; Canadian content quotas and expenditure requirements; Media ownership rules; External policy: mobilising international support for culture; Conclusion; 4. France: meeting the Anglo-Saxon challenge; The three ages of French television; Public service broadcasting

Adaptation of PSB to new media and the Sarkozy reformIs French PSB distorting the market?; Quotas and subsidies; Media ownership rules; External policy; Conclusion; 5. The United Kingdom: the paradox of public service, plurality and the market; The three ages of UK television; Public service broadcasting; Quotas and subsidies; Media ownership rules; External policy; Conclusion; 6. Germany: public service in a dual broadcasting system; The three ages of German television; Public service broadcasting; Adaptation of PSB to new media; Is German PSB distorting the market?; Quotas and subsidies

Media ownership rulesExternal audiovisual policy; Conclusion; 7. The European Union: agent of deregulation or reregulation?; Analytical framework; Policy-making in the European Union's fragmented, multi-level system of governance; Negative integration: the Television Without Frontiers Directive (TWFD); Modest positive integration: EU quotas and subsidies; The revision of the TWFD: the 2007 Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD); International trade and cultural diversity: the EU shield; Failed positive integration: EU media ownership regulation; EU state aid policy

The impact of convergence on PSBConclusion; 8. The problems of small countries; The literature on small countries in Europe; Small country problems in the European single market; Country of origin principle in the EU; PSB in small countries in Europe; PSB in small countries and the EU state aid rules; Conclusion; 9. Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In the face of globalization and new media technologies, can policy makers and regulators withstand deregulatory pressures on the 'cultural policy toolkit' for television? This comparative study provides an interdisciplinary investigation of trends in audiovisual regulation, with the focus on television and new media. It considers pressures for deregulation and for policy in this field to prioritise market development and economic goals rather than traditional cultural and democratic objectives, notably public service content, the promotion of national and local culture, media pluralism and