De moderne westerse 'informatiemaatschappij' kan niet

zonder massamedia. De technische, economische en

politieke veranderingen van de laatste decennia hebben

geleid tot ingrijpende wijzigingen in de communicatieinfrastructuur,

waarvan de opkomst van het internet de

meest opvallende is. Daardoor is de positie van media als

bijvoorbeeld dagbladen en tijdschriften sterk veranderd.

Ook de rol van televisie is aan veranderingen onderhevig.

In de communicatiewetenschap bestudeert men de plaats,

rol en funct...

The qualitative interview resembles a good conversation. What makes somebody a good discussion partner? That he listens attentively, thinks along, empathizes with what has just been said and does not interrupt. In short, someone who is empathetic and interested. Is such a person a good interviewer by nature? No, as these characteristics form only the basis for a part of the Art referred to in the title of this book. However, the interviewer also needs additional knowledge and Skills that are ...

(Engelse vertaling van Geef me de 5)The Essential 5 is a method that offers an answer to the question: 'how does one interact with someone that has been diagnosed with ASD?' Both the cognition and the behaviour in people who have been diagnosed with ASD are influenced by their fragmented perception. Due to this fragmented perception, there is a lack of coherence causing the client to experience confusion and insecurity. This often leads to panic, anxiety and undesirable behaviour.Common and u...

Veel mensen denken 'lastig voor dat kind dat zijn broer of zus gehandicapt is', maar wat houdt het nu eigenlijk precies in om een brusje (BRoertje of zUSJE) van een kind met een beperking te zijn. Waar loop je als brusje tegenaan en waarom is het zo moeilijk om hulp te vragen. Hoe kun je leren om goed met leeftijdgenoten om te gaan als je thuis niet op je broer of zus mag oefenen. Veel brusjes hebben moeite met hun situatie en het leefklimaat waarin ze verkeren. En de kans is groot dat ze zic...

Dit boek is geschreven voor ieder die een dierbare verloor aan de dood. Het biedt perspectief voor hen die zich niet meer kunnen vinden in het traditionele hemelgeloof, maar evenmin genoegen nemen met ‘dood is dood’.

“Jij weet het nu – zeggen ze dan. Jij weet nu hoe het onbekende land eruitziet. Maar misschien weet je helemaal niets… Ik ga met jou nadenken over de plek waar jij nu bent. Ik wandel met jou langs allerlei posities die mensen innemen in hun denken over de dood.”

Dit...

Policy making is a political struggle over values and ideas. By exposing the paradoxes that underlie even seemingly straightforward policy decisions, Policy Paradox shows students that politics cannot be cleansed from the process in favor of "rationality." Author Deborah Stone has fully revised and updated this popular text, which now includes many paradoxes that have arisen since September 11. Examples throughout the book have been updated, and the prose has been streamlined to make a great ...

This book is aimed at those training for ministry, those in ministry and lay people wishing to reflect upon their work. It seeks to enable those in pastoral ministry to reflect upon their institutional encounters and to enable lay people who work in institutions as professionals or managers to reflect upon their pastoral encounters. By generating shared encounters of theological reflection between these two groups the authors identify points of solidarity and tension between them.The book see...

A NEW TRANSLATION BY ADAM THORPE'A great novel that is also an inexhaustible pleasure to read' GuardianEmma Bovary is an avid reader of sentimental novels; brought up on a Normandy farm and convent-educated, she longs for romance. At first, Emma pins her hopes on marriage, but life with her well-meaning husband in the provinces leaves her bored and dissatisfied. She seeks escape through extravagant spending sprees and, eventually, adultery.

As Emma pursues her impossible reverie she seals her...

Most people think there is little or nothing you can do to avoid Alzheimer's but scientists know this is no longer true. In fact, prominent researchers now say that our best and perhaps only hope of defeating Alzheimer's is to prevent it. After best-selling author Jean Carper discovered that she had the major susceptibility gene for Alzheimer's, she was determined to find all the latest scientific evidence on how to escape it.

She discovered 100 surprisingly simple scientifically tested ways ...