Cultural Evolution argues that people’s values and behavior are shaped by the degree to which survival is secure; it was precarious for most of history, which encouraged heavy emphasis on group solidarity, rejection of outsiders, and obedience to strong leaders. For under extreme scarcity, xenophobia is realistic: if there is just enough land to support one tribe and another tribe tries to claim it, survival may literally be a choice between Us and Them. Conversely, high levels of existential security encourage openness to change, diversity, and new ideas. The unprecedented prosperity and security of the postwar era brought cultural change, the environmentalist movement, and the spread of democracy. But in recent decades, diminishing job security and rising inequality have led to an authoritarian reaction. Evidence from more than 100 countries demonstrates that people’s motivations and behavior reflect the extent to which they take survival for granted – and that modernization changes them in roughly predictable ways. This book explains the rise of environmentalist parties, gender equality, and same-sex marriage through a new, empirically-tested version of modernization theory.
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31 Moralistic & Motivational Bedtime Short Stories for Kids: 1 Story daily on bedtime for 30 days which are full of morals, Motivations & inspirations
Reading to children is a wonderful activity and past time that both parents and teachers enjoy. Seeing their rapt, excited faces when there’s a mystery to be solved, a surprise twist, or a happy ending is all the reward one needs. Not only are story books a child’s first experience with written words and an introduction to education, but they are also a way to stimulate imagination and dreams. Some of the best short stories for kids are the classics. These stories have been around for generations, and are still best sellers and favorites in many families. These tried and true books will be around as long as parents pass on their love for great stories and enjoyable reading. Many of these classic books have lasted because kids have such a great time reading them. They’re fun and exciting, and have beautiful and interesting illustrations. Many great stories for kids are available today in the bookstores as well as online. Few people today are aware of the fact that books written specifically for children did not exist before the 17th century. Prior to that time period it is was generally accepted that books were written exclusively for adult readers. In addition, printed works were highly expensive and were available primarily to people of means. Only minority of the adult population were literate, and even a smaller percentage of children living at that time were able to read and write. Today, we are blessed with proliferation of children’s literature with a great variety of stories for kids geared to different age levels. The importance of reading to children is apparent to every parent. We can start reading stories for kids even to a baby or a toddler. Research shows that the baby in utero can hear her mother’s voice and recognize it immediately after birth. Certainly even young babies love to hear the voice of their mother or father. Make sure to make the time you read with your child a pleasant time of bonding and closeness, to create positive associations with this activity in the young child’s mind. Despite that this activity is of paramount importance, never force your child to read or listen to stories. It is much more important that the child enjoys the interaction between the two of you. If he or she is not in the mood to listen to short stories for kids, let him pick a game or different activity to do together. The most important aspect of your interaction should be mutual enjoyment. It is a good idea to encourage older siblings, relatives, and friends to read out loud to the younger children. There are many types of short stories for kids available to all, therefore you must search around according to your child’s like and dislikes, or whether you want to nudge them in a certain direction or not. Short stories for kids are a great way to introduce kids to a new area of life or a new situation in a fun, timely manner. You should always make it a fun enjoyable thing to do, it should be about you and your child or children bonding and them learning from it too.
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The Power of a Positive Mom Devotional & Journal: 52 Monday Morning Motivations (Motherhood Club)
From the author of The Power of a Positive Mom comes fifty-two devotionals to help every mother start her week with an encouraging message straight from God’s Word.
52 Powerful Devotionals for the Busy Mom
Be instantly drawn into God’s presence as you experience weekly devotionals for the busy mom. As a mom you give of yourself all day long, every day. These intimate moments with God were written with you in mind, to fill you with inspiration and instill you with encouragement so you can keep on being the positive mom you want to be.
Each devotional includes
* an inspirational scripture
* guided journaling sections
* powerful quotes
* a mom-related message
* you-can-do-it choices
* a prayer
Beginning in Genesis and moving through the Bible, these practical devotionals will give you weekly boosts of encouragement to help you become a positive mom all week long.
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Truth and Beauty: Aesthetics and Motivations in Science
“What a splendid book! Reading it is a joy, and for me, at least, continuing reading it became compulsive. . . . Chandrasekhar is a distinguished astrophysicist and every one of the lectures bears the hallmark of all his work: precision, thoroughness, lucidity.”—Sir Hermann Bondi, Nature
The late S. Chandrasekhar was best known for his discovery of the upper limit to the mass of a white dwarf star, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983. He was the author of many books, including The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes and, most recently, Newton’s Principia for the Common Reader.
The Writer’s Devotional: 365 Inspirational Exercises, Ideas, Tips & Motivations on Writing
Whether you’re writing fiction or nonfiction, screenplays or poetry, or simply trying to keep a more compelling journal or blog, this invaluable volume will get your creative juices flowing. Beautifully designed with a cloth-bound cover and ribbon place marker, it’s filled with 365 inspiring quotations and informative tutorials to help you develop your unique voice. Each day of the week focuses on a different aspect of the writing life, from the business of writing, to the nuts and bolts of editing, to tips and tricks for getting past writer’s block.
Motivations
Roger Waite found his dream woman while attending college at Washington State University. After a whirlwind romance he and Mary Johnson wed and begin life together, only to have her emotional sanity unravel because of a history of abuse and attempted suicide. When children are born and pressures assail her, she descends into a manic depressive anxiety-riddled existence confounding Roger’s plans for the ideal family he seeks. Realizing Mary’s sister, Victoria, has been a stabilizing influence for her as they grew up in Seattle, he enlists the young teenager’s assistance to keep his wife from committing suicide again. As the adolescent develops into a virtual twin of her older sister, which reminds Roger of the woman he met in college, forbidden feelings emerge. Victoria harbors desires to meet a person like her brother-in-law who can instill in her the changes she observed in her sister after meeting Roger. She cultivates an emotional attraction to him which she contrives to consummate as her first physical experience with a man. Can Roger and Mary save their romance or will he succumb to the allure of a young resolute teenage twin?
Motivations of the Empath (Empath as Archetype, Volume 3)
The Empath, or highly sensitive, artistic, intuitive person, wants bonded, happy family relationships, a soul mate partnership, and a career involving her creativity. Yet many times the Empath becomes caught in lose-lose situations in both her relationships and her career. In this book learn how to unravel the most common binds for Empaths that can form in relationships, in creative endeavors, and in the development of intuitive gifts. This book describes the Empath as an Enneagram Archetype, or Type Four. Also covered are other common Empaths, including the Empathic Hero, the Sensitive Scientist, and the Giving Persona. Elaine describes how to use shamanic techniques to move past fears and blocks around creativity, and how Empaths need more self-care than others. She also describes the typical relationship Empaths tend to have with their parents, and how Empaths can move past that old programming so they create the relationships they desire. The author, Elaine La Joie, has spent ten years as a shaman and certified life coach specifically helping Empaths with their personal transformation so they can create happier, more fulfilled lives and relationships. Motivations of the Empath is the third in the series, Empath as Archetype, in which Elaine shows her clients how overarching patterns common to Empaths can change using shamanic perspectives and healing techniques. Other volumes in this series: The Empath and the Drama Triangle, The Empath and Shamanic Energy Work, The Empath and Shadow Work, and The Empath and the Fan-Hero Family System. Each volume builds on the previous volumes. Visit Elaine’s website at www.elainelajoie.com for more resources for Empaths.
Explaining Suicide: Patterns, Motivations, and What Notes Reveal
The rate of suicides is at its highest level in nearly 30 years. Suicide notes have long been thought to be valuable resources for understanding suicide motivation, but up to now the small sample sizes available have made an in-depth analysis difficult. Explaining Suicide: Patterns, Motivations, and What Notes Reveal represents a large-scale analysis of suicide motivation across multiple ages during the same time period. This was made possible via a unique dataset of all suicide notes collected by the coroner’s office in southwestern Ohio 2000–2009.
Based on an analysis of this dataset, the book identifies top motivations for suicide, how these differ between note writers and non-note writers, and what this can tell us about better suicide prevention. The book reveals the extent to which suicide is motivated by interpersonal violence, substance abuse, physical pain, grief, feelings of failure, and mental illness. Additionally, it discusses other risk factors, what differentiates suicide attempters from suicide completers, and lastly what might serve as protective factors toward resilience.
Analyzes 1200+ suicide cases from one coroner’s officeIdentifies the top motivations for suicide that are based on suicide notesDiscusses the extent to which suicides are impulsive vs. plannedLeads to a better understanding on how to prevent suicideEmphasizes resilience factors over risk factors
Summary: Brief Comprehensive Guide On:: Dan Ariely’s: Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations (Summary Zoom) (Volume 26)
Not many people will tell you that they are motivated by their jobs. In fact, we would wager that most people would say they are not motivated by their jobs at all and that If they didn’t need the money, they wouldn’t be at their current jobs. In other words, they are not motivated. Dan Ariely, in his book, Pay Off, discusses what really motivates people and surprisingly, it is not money. What motivates is an underlying sense of meaning. In this edition of Summary Zoom, we will analyze and summarize the ideas put forth in Pay off and learn how motivation really works. Enjoy!