This work traces the development of country music and its institutionalization from Fiddlin' John Carson's pioneering recordings in Atlanta in 1923 to the posthumous success of Hank Williams. Richard Peterson seeks to capture the free-wheeling entrepreneurial spirit of the era and details the activities of the key promoters who sculpted the emerging country music scene. More than just a history of the music and its performers, this book explores what it means to be authentic within popular culture.
This work represents an attempt to recast debates over reason and modernity, knowledge and power, in the terms of a democratic philosophy that treats epistemological debates in social terms.
Debates over postmodernism, analyses of knowledge and power, and the recurring issue of Heidegger's Nazism have all deepened questions about the relation between philosophy and the social roles of intellectuals. Against such postmodernist rejections of philosophical theory as mounted by Rorty and Lyotard, Richard Peterson argues that precisely reflection on rationality, in appropriate social terms, is needed to confront urgent political issues about intellectuals. After presenting a conception of intellectual mediation set within the modern division of labor, he offers an account of postmodern politics within which postmodern arguments against critical reflection are themselves treated socially and politically.Engaging thinkers as diverse as Kant, Hegel, Marx, Habermas, Foucault, and Bahktin, Peterson argues that a democratic conception and practice of philosophy is inseparable from democracy generally. His arguments about modern philosophy are tied to claims about the relation between liberalism and epistemology, and these in turn inform an account of impasses confronting contemporary politics. Historical arguments about the connections between postmodernist thought and practice are illustrated by discussions of the postmodernist dimensions of recent politics.
Unique insights into how the mind of an investor operates and how developing emotional awareness leads to long-term success Inside the Investor's Brain provides readers with specific techniques for understanding their financial psychology, so that they can improve their own performance and learn how to outsmart other investors. Chapter by chapter, author Richard Peterson addresses various mental traps and how they play a role in investing. Through examples, such as a gambling experiment with playing cards, the author shows readers how being aware of the subconscious can separate the smart investors from the average ones. This book also contains descriptions of the work of neuroscientists, financial practitioners, and psychologists, offering an expert's view into the mind of the market. Innovative and accessible, Inside the Investor's Brain gives investors the tools they need to better understand how emotions and mental biases affect the way they manage money and react to market moves.
An investor's guide to understanding the most elusive (yet most important) aspect of successful investing - yourself. Why is it that the investing performance of so many smart people reliably and predictably falls short? The answer is not that they know too little about the markets. In fact, they know too little about themselves. Combining the latest findings from the academic fields of behavioral finance and experimental psychology with the down-and-dirty real-world wisdom of successful investors, Drs. Richard Peterson and Frank Murtha guide both new and experienced investors through the psychological learning process necessary to achieve their financial goals. In an easy and entertaining style that masks the book’s scientific rigor, the authors make complex scientific insights readily understandable and actionable, shattering a number of investing myths along the way. You will gain understanding of your true investing motivations, learn to avoid the unseen forces that subvert your performance, and build your investor identity - the foundation for long-lasting investing success. Replete with humorous games, insightful self-assessments, entertaining exercises, and concrete planning tools, this book goes beyond mere education. MarketPsych: How to Manage Fear and Build Your Investor Identity functions as a psychological outfitter for your unique investing journey, providing the tools, training and equipment to help you navigate the right paths, stay on them, and see your journey through to success.
An analysis of the roots of human savagery, dealing with the fundamental questions of why the majority of violence is perpetrated by men; is it a matter of nature or nurture, and can anything be done about it? The book compares male violence among humans and among the great apes.
"The family is the place where minds come in contact with one another" - BuddhaEmotions and the Family reflects the dramatic change in how professionals and practitioners working with today's families view the role of emotions in general family and marital processes. Professionals, researchers, and academics present a wide variety of approaches to the study of emotion and family functioning, providing a rare theoretical and empirical look at how emotions regulate, guide, and influence actions and behaviors within the family. This unique book will provide you with new avenues of research, theory, measurement, and analysis, emphasizing contexts that range from the focus on specific relationships within the family to the impact of contextual influences in family emotionality.Emotions and the Family examines the shift that has taken place in how practitioners and therapists view emotions - as having important interpsychic functions instead of as a function of intrapsychic processes. The book will show you how emotions are involved in almost every aspect of family development: from the beginnings of the family formation (dating, courting, and marriage) to the transition to parenthood (pregnancy, birth, bonding, and attachment) to the dissolution of family relationships (divorce, death). Authors discuss aspects of how the fabric of family life is woven together by the complex interplay of emotions, with essential information on:marital/family relationships parenting socialization sibling relationships family health dysfunctional family processes family therapy and much more!Emotions and the Family functions as an invaluable textbook for graduate studies in family sciences, child development, psychology, social work, and sociology. The book is equally effective as a professional resource for clinical practitioners in psychology, marriage and family therapy, and social work.
"The family is the place where minds come in contact with one another" - BuddhaEmotions and the Family reflects the dramatic change in how professionals and practitioners working with today's families view the role of emotions in general family and marital processes. Professionals, researchers, and academics present a wide variety of approaches to the study of emotion and family functioning, providing a rare theoretical and empirical look at how emotions regulate, guide, and influence actions and behaviors within the family. This unique book will provide you with new avenues of research, theory, measurement, and analysis, emphasizing contexts that range from the focus on specific relationships within the family to the impact of contextual influences in family emotionality.Emotions and the Family examines the shift that has taken place in how practitioners and therapists view emotions - as having important interpsychic functions instead of as a function of intrapsychic processes. The book will show you how emotions are involved in almost every aspect of family development: from the beginnings of the family formation (dating, courting, and marriage) to the transition to parenthood (pregnancy, birth, bonding, and attachment) to the dissolution of family relationships (divorce, death). Authors discuss aspects of how the fabric of family life is woven together by the complex interplay of emotions, with essential information on:marital/family relationships parenting socialization sibling relationships family health dysfunctional family processes family therapy and much more!Emotions and the Family functions as an invaluable textbook for graduate studies in family sciences, child development, psychology, social work, and sociology. The book is equally effective as a professional resource for clinical practitioners in psychology, marriage and family therapy, and social work.
Examine the changing structure of the family as America’s population ages!As the United States’ economy evolves and manufacturing jobs disappear, the prospect of each generation experiencing a standard of living that exceeds that of their parents’ generation also disappears. Challenges of Aging on U.S. Families: Policy and Practice Implications explores this trend, presenting the latest original research on the changing roles of caregivers along with the economic and emotional effects on the family unit. Respected authorities discuss in detail long-term care and the standard of living of families, with a focus on the effects of changing family structures on families themselves and society at large. The coming boom in the population of the aging will impact families at several levels. Challenges of Aging on U.S. Families thoroughly examines the economic demands of aging on families, then focuses on different roles elderly family members are likely to play over the next several decades. Some of the issues explored include skipped generation parenting where children are raised in grandparent homes where neither parent is present, the impending economic impact of caregiving on families, the stress on families with fewer siblings to share the caregiving tasks, and the tendency for family members to live in different parts of the country and subsequently become unable to offer caregiver support. Detailed tables provide clarity of thought while comprehensive bibliographies offer further opportunity for study.Challenges of Aging on U.S. Families discusses: the economics of aging the implications of aging economics and emotional stress on the future of families the coming labor shortage of caregivers family-based intervention in residential long-term care shifting relationships between parents and their children caregivers self-esteem issues involving daughter caregivers paying family caregiversas public policy a proposed policy of requiring adult children to care for their aging parents inheritance and intergenerational transmission of parental care the inherent psychological stress within skipped generation families Challenges of Aging on U.S. Families: Policy and Practice Implications is an eye-opening text for researchers, health professionals, social workers, counselors, caregivers, educators, and students.
Examine the changing structure of the family as America’s population ages!As the United States’ economy evolves and manufacturing jobs disappear, the prospect of each generation experiencing a standard of living that exceeds that of their parents’ generation also disappears. Challenges of Aging on U.S. Families: Policy and Practice Implications explores this trend, presenting the latest original research on the changing roles of caregivers along with the economic and emotional effects on the family unit. Respected authorities discuss in detail long-term care and the standard of living of families, with a focus on the effects of changing family structures on families themselves and society at large. The coming boom in the population of the aging will impact families at several levels. Challenges of Aging on U.S. Families thoroughly examines the economic demands of aging on families, then focuses on different roles elderly family members are likely to play over the next several decades. Some of the issues explored include skipped generation parenting where children are raised in grandparent homes where neither parent is present, the impending economic impact of caregiving on families, the stress on families with fewer siblings to share the caregiving tasks, and the tendency for family members to live in different parts of the country and subsequently become unable to offer caregiver support. Detailed tables provide clarity of thought while comprehensive bibliographies offer further opportunity for study.Challenges of Aging on U.S. Families discusses: the economics of aging the implications of aging economics and emotional stress on the future of families the coming labor shortage of caregivers family-based intervention in residential long-term care shifting relationships between parents and their children caregivers self-esteem issues involving daughter caregivers paying family caregiversas public policy a proposed policy of requiring adult children to care for their aging parents inheritance and intergenerational transmission of parental care the inherent psychological stress within skipped generation families Challenges of Aging on U.S. Families: Policy and Practice Implications is an eye-opening text for researchers, health professionals, social workers, counselors, caregivers, educators, and students.
In the first edition of this now-classic text, Richard Peterson offered an important revaluation of the poetry of Ben Jonson and a new appreciation of the way in which the classical doctrine of imitation-the creative use of the thoughts and words of predecessors-permeates and shapes Jonson's critical ideas and his work as a whole. The publication of the original book in 1981 led to a reinterpretation of the poems and a coherent view of Jonson's philosophy; the resulting portrait of Jonson served as a corrective to earlier views based primarily on the satiric poems and plays. This second edition of Imitation and Praise in the Poems of Ben Jonson makes Peterson's important scholarship available to a new generation of scholars and students.
The easy way to take charge of your adrenal health Despite their small size, the adrenal glands play an important role in the body, producing numerous hormones that impact our development and growth, affect our ability to deal with stress, and help to regulate kidney function. In Adrenal Fatigue For Dummies, you'll find clear self-evaluations and treatment guidelines that will empower you to take charge of your adrenal health through nutrition, vitamins, herbs, bioidentical adrenal hormone supplementation, and self-care practices. Adrenal fatigue is in essence a "tired out" adrenal gland that is not able to support the body the way that it should. The effects can be far-reaching and affect the quality of one's daily life. It can affect the immune system, cause inflammation, decrease sex drive, and inhibit the ability to get up in the morning. But now there's hope! The 4-1-1 on the structure and function of the adrenal glandLinking inflammation and adrenal fatigueConnecting food allergy and adrenal issuesHow to test for adrenal fatigueInformation on eating patterns for all-day energy and improved concentrationDealing with other medical conditions and adrenal fatigueRelaxation tips to reduce stress Adrenal Fatigue For Dummies helps those suffering from this debilitating illness reclaim their lives by addressing the delicate balance among the adrenal glands—which can make the day-to-day difference between feeling awful and feeling good.
In his debut book on trading psychology, Inside the Investor’s Brain, Richard Peterson demonstrated how managing emotions helps top investors outperform. Now, in Trading on Sentiment, he takes you inside the science of crowd psychology and demonstrates that not only do price patterns exist, but the most predictable ones are rooted in our shared human nature. Peterson’s team developed text analysis engines to mine data - topics, beliefs, and emotions - from social media. Based on that data, they put together a market-neutral social media-based hedge fund that beat the S&P 500 by more than twenty-four percent—through the 2008 financial crisis. In this groundbreaking guide, he shows you how they did it and why it worked. Applying algorithms to social media data opened up an unprecedented world of insight into the elusive patterns of investor sentiment driving repeating market moves. Inside, you gain a privileged look at the media content that moves investors, along with time-tested techniques to make the smart moves—even when it doesn’t feel right. This book digs underneath technicals and fundamentals to explain the primary mover of market prices - the global information flow and how investors react to it. It provides the expert guidance you need to develop a competitive edge, manage risk, and overcome our sometimes-flawed human nature. Learn how traders are using sentiment analysis and statistical tools to extract value from media data in order to: Foresee important price moves using an understanding of how investors process news.Make more profitable investment decisions by identifying when prices are trending, when trends are turning, and when sharp market moves are likely to reverse.Use media sentiment to improve value and momentum investing returns.Avoid the pitfalls of unique price patterns found in commodities, currencies, and during speculative bubbles Trading on Sentiment deepens your understanding of markets and supplies you with the tools and techniques to beat global markets— whether they’re going up, down, or sideways.
In the first edition of this now-classic text, Richard Peterson offered an important revaluation of the poetry of Ben Jonson and a new appreciation of the way in which the classical doctrine of imitation-the creative use of the thoughts and words of predecessors-permeates and shapes Jonson's critical ideas and his work as a whole. The publication of the original book in 1981 led to a reinterpretation of the poems and a coherent view of Jonson's philosophy; the resulting portrait of Jonson served as a corrective to earlier views based primarily on the satiric poems and plays. This second edition of Imitation and Praise in the Poems of Ben Jonson makes Peterson's important scholarship available to a new generation of scholars and students.
Fixarna sitter på gården och äter glass. Plötsligt skriker Rami. Han har blivit stucken av en geting. Det gör jätteont. Bilal ser att det är många getingar som flyger runt lekhuset. När han tittar in där ser han ett stort getingbo! Tänk om någon blir stucken, det kan vara farligt. Vad ska de göra? Kan de fixa det?Nu är det fixat!Fixarna är fyra kompisar som bor på samma gård: Bilal, Hiba, Rami och Tuva. De har alltid bott där och är bra kompisar.Sonja en viktig person som återkommer i flera av berättelserna. Hon bor också på gården. Gården är omsluten av höga hus. Där finns en lekpark med en klätterställning, rutschkana och basketkorg. Och bänkar omgivna av buskar.I varje bok ställs barnen inför ett problem som måste fixas. Ibland klarar de det på egen hand, ofta får de lite hjälp av Sonja.Varje bok är skriven med inriktning mot en speciell texttyp och en modelltext finns i slutet av boken.Böckerna kan läsas av de som behöver lättare texter eller starta om läsning. De passar också för barn som läser svenska som andraspråk och behöver böcker med mycket identifikation.Karin Pettersson och Richard Hultén har tillsammans skrivit serien om Fixarna. De är båda lärare med lång erfarenhet och de har båda skrivit ett stort antal läromedel. Karin har arbetet med flerspråkiga elever och arbetar nu på Nationellt centrum för svenska som andraspråk. Richard arbetar som lärarcoach på enheten för forskning och utveckling i Stockholms stad.
Rami fick nya fotbollsskor i våras och de har legat i garderoben hela sommaren. Om en vecka ska laget spela match och Rami tar fram skorna. Hjälp! De är för små. Hur är det möjligt och hur ska det nu gå med matchen? Utan skor ingen match. Det är ett uppdrag för Fixarna. Kan de fixa det? Nu är det fixat!Fixarna är fyra kompisar som bor på samma gård: Bilal, Hiba, Rami och Tuva. De har alltid bott där och är bra kompisar.Sonja en viktig person som återkommer i flera av berättelserna. Hon bor också på gården. Gården är omsluten av höga hus. Där finns en lekpark med en klätterställning, rutschkana och basketkorg. Och bänkar omgivna av buskar.I varje bok ställs barnen inför ett problem som måste fixas. Ibland klarar de det på egen hand, ofta får de lite hjälp av Sonja.Varje bok är skriven med inriktning mot en speciell texttyp och en modelltext finns i slutet av boken.Böckerna kan läsas av de som behöver lättare texter eller starta om läsning. De passar också för barn som läser svenska som andraspråk och behöver böcker med mycket identifikation.Karin Pettersson och Richard Hultén har tillsammans skrivit serien om Fixarna. De är båda lärare med lång erfarenhet och de har båda skrivit ett stort antal läromedel. Karin har arbetet med flerspråkiga elever och arbetar nu på Nationellt centrum för svenska som andraspråk. Richard arbetar som lärarcoach på enheten för forskning och utveckling i Stockholms stad.
Det är den varmaste dagen på hela året. Fixarna går till affären för att köpa isglass. Plötsligt hör de en hund som skäller. Den är inlåst i en bil och det är minst 100 grader där inne. Och den har inget vatten. Den måste komma ut! Vad ska de göra? Kan de fixa det?Nu är det fixat!Fixarna är fyra kompisar som bor på samma gård: Bilal, Hiba, Rami och Tuva. De har alltid bott där och är bra kompisar.Sonja en viktig person som återkommer i flera av berättelserna. Hon bor också på gården. Gården är omsluten av höga hus. Där finns en lekpark med en klätterställning, rutschkana och basketkorg. Och bänkar omgivna av buskar.I varje bok ställs barnen inför ett problem som måste fixas. Ibland klarar de det på egen hand, ofta får de lite hjälp av Sonja.Varje bok är skriven med inriktning mot en speciell texttyp och en modelltext finns i slutet av boken.Böckerna kan läsas av de som behöver lättare texter eller starta om läsning. De passar också för barn som läser svenska som andraspråk och behöver böcker med mycket identifikation.Karin Pettersson och Richard Hultén har tillsammans skrivit serien om Fixarna. De är båda lärare med lång erfarenhet och de har båda skrivit ett stort antal läromedel. Karin har arbetet med flerspråkiga elever och arbetar nu på Nationellt centrum för svenska som andraspråk. Richard arbetar som lärarcoach på enheten för forskning och utveckling i Stockholms stad.
