Sociology & Anthropology

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Shelters and Housing First

Shelters and Housing First

From: Beyond Shelters

Describes how Dr. Sam Tsemberis ascertained through his work and research at the famed Bellevue Hospital that chronically homeless people could be stably housed with improved quality of life … 29 $2.90 Add
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Conclusion
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Conclusion

Towards a New Future

From: In Your Face

In the conclusion, the author suggests several "micro-practices" that can help shift away from attitudes that emphasize difference, fear, and misunderstanding to those that stress … 11 $1.10 Add
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Shifting Power

Shifting Power

From: Power Shift

The Economics and Energetics of Tomorrow — the future possibilities for girls and women Please Note: A collection can contain up to 30% of the chapters from this title 54 $6.48 Add
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Shifting the Paradigm

Shifting the Paradigm

Globalization, Canadian Aid and the Migration Trail

From: Calculated Kindness

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Ship of Theseus: The Power Wheelchair User and the City
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Ship of Theseus: The Power Wheelchair User and the City

From: Living Disability

Angelo Muredda writes about his experience of using a power wheelchair in Toronto, including how it contributes to his mobility, its challenges, and its relationship to his own body. 8 $0.80 Add
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Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

From: To Wawa with Love

Discusses his father’s drinking problem, and the built up frustration of his mother which eventually led to an ultimatium which meant he got help 6 $0.60 Add
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Sick and Crazy Healer

Sick and Crazy Healer

A Not-So-Brief Personal History of the Healing Justice Movement

From: Care Work

An exploration of the healing justice movement and the organizing principles of the Healing & Health Justice Collective. 17 $1.70 Add
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Sight and Site on the Line
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Sight and Site on the Line

The Cultural Imaginary of Borderlands in North America

From: Borders, Culture, and Globalization

This chapter considers contemporary art and media projects located in North American border regions in the last decade and their role as critical practices and forms of translocal resistance … 22 $2.20 Add
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Silences
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Silences

From: My Mother, My Translator

Talks about the story told within an author’s silence. What is revealed by the stories omitted. Singh illustrates this through the story of his mother’s older sister—a story she … 8 $0.80 Add
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Simon Shama in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

Simon Shama in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

From: The Global Refugee Crisis: How Should We Respond?

This reading consists of an interview between journalist Rudyard Griffiths and historian Simon Shama prior to the Munk Debate on the Global Refugee Crisis. The topic is the West’s response … ; 7 $0.84 Add
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Sink or Swim: A Riff on the Essence of the Matzo Ball
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Sink or Swim: A Riff on the Essence of the Matzo Ball

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From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

David Buchbinder reflects on the matzo ball of Jewish culinary cuisine, what makes for the best matzo, preferences and generational traditions, Jewish traditions, and the power of food for a … 9 $0.90 Add
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Sins Invalid’s Origin Story

Sins Invalid’s Origin Story

From: Crip Kinship

Topics discussed include crip beauty and sexuality, ableism, historical eugenics, assumptions about disabled folks, intersectionality, medicalization, disability justice, activism through … 14 $1.40 Add
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Siopao Is Not Just for Kids
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Siopao Is Not Just for Kids

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From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

Christina Gonzales discusses the Filipino siopao, how they attest to the history of the Philippines, colonization, cultural influence of Spanish, Chinese, and Americans on the islands, and her … 7 $0.70 Add
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Sisters in Struggle

Sisters in Struggle

From: From Bombs to Books

Describes as context the recent history of the Sudan, and recounts one family’s experience living through the 1983-84 violence in the country, their journey to refugee camps in Ethiopia and … 17 $1.70 Add