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Education of an Architect

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Profiling twelve years of architectural education from 1972-1985, Education of an Architect celebrates the work of the talented students and the spirited faculty of the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of the Cooper Union. It is divided into two parts covering chronologically the first four years of the design studio, and the thesis year which is organized by topic: Instruments, Orders and Projections, the City, the Institution, Outskirts, the House, Bridges, Topographies and Texts.

This volume is a sequel to an earlier work of the same title, published in 1971 when the Cooper Union School of Architecture was invited by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, to exhibit student work produced between 1964 and 1971, the first such exhibition ever held at the Museum. That volume has since become a classic within architectural education, immensely influential upon architectural thought and practice in the last fifteen years.

This new collection presents work influenced by art, literature, and medicine, and consequently details the scope of expanded thought that now permeates Architecture.

Rethinking Innateness: A Connectionist Perspective on Development (Neural Networks and Connectionist Modeling)

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Rethinking Innateness: A Connectionist Perspective on Development (Neural Networks and Connectionist Modeling)
Jeffrey L. Elman , Elizabeth A. Bates , Mark H. Johnson , Annette Karmiloff-Smith , Domenico Parisi , and Kim Plunkett
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Rethinking Innateness asks the question, "What does it really mean to say that a behavior is innate?" The authors describe a new framework in which interactions, occurring at all levels, give rise to emergent forms and behaviors. These outcomes often may be highly constrained and universal, yet are not themselves directly contained in the genes in any domain-specific way.

One of the key contributions of Rethinking Innateness is a taxonomy of ways in which a behavior can be innate. These include constraints at the level of representation, architecture, and timing; typically, behaviors arise through the interaction of constraints at several of these levels. The ideas are explored through dynamic models inspired by a new kind of "developmental connectionism," a marriage of connectionist models and developmental neurobiology, forming a new theoretical framework for the study of behavioral development.

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The most important science book I've read in years.......2006-12-31

I came across this book while studying applied linguistics, and was curious about what Connectionist theory had to say against Noam Chomsky's nativist approach, which is that language is too complex a thing to be learned in the same way that we learn to swim or drive a car, and that it must be genetically ingrained, with a specific "language gene" that determines the fundamental parameters of how all human languages work.

Until reading this, I had heard all the conventional arguments against connectionsim -it was all computers and had nothing to do with the human mind, no computer simulation could ever come close to mimicing the complexity of the human mind, etc.

This book, mostly concerned with human development, has some fascinating and paradigm-changing ideas to add to the debate. If genes are so important, the authors argue, why don't we come out of the womb as fully formed adults with everything we need to know hardwired into us, as some lower species are? The authors show that there are simple flowers that have more genes than we do, demonstrating that gene count isn't the last word on an organism's complexity.

The authors make a powerful case that the state of childhood , and the complex development our minds experience during this time, is the reason that genes with specific codings don't have to do all the work- we are formed in interaction with our environments.

Rather than explaining everything, connectionist models simply demonstrate how, on the simplest level, our minds COULD work. While the models are simple, the results are fascinating. While obviously far less complex, the models really do demonstrate some of the quirks of human learning and acquisition in ways that more rigid, rule-based artificial intelligence doesn't.

I could write more, but this is a sprawling book packed with countless ideas, and even a brief summary would cover several pages. I admit that it can get technical at times, and I had to limit my reading of it to a few pages a day to fully digest it. But if you want to learn about this subject and have the dedication to get through it, it's an extremely worthwhile and rewarding investment of your time.

Very Technical.......2006-11-02

This book contains some thoughtful reasons for believing that many evolutionary psychologists overestimate how much information about the human mind is encoded in genes. However, it is mixed in with some highly technical developmental neurobiology that only a few specialists are likely to find interesting.
For nonspecialists, David Buller's book Adapting Minds says similar things about innateness in a style that is more suited for laymen.

Chomsky is dead or at least dying..........1999-10-18

Grammar isn't encoded in our genomes. It is learned. The beginnings of the proof are here. This is an important book. Read it and it's companion: Exercises in Rethinking Innateness : A Handbook for Connectionist Simulations; which gives you hands on with the models discussed.

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Transnational Adoption: Beyond a Singular Lens?
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Cultures of Transnational Adoption
Elizabeth Alice Honig
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During the 1990s, the number of children adopted from poorer countries to the more affluent West grew exponentially. Close to 140,000 transnational adoptions occurred in the United States alone. While in an earlier era, adoption across borders was assumed to be straightforwardâa child traveled to a new country and stayed thereâby the late twentieth century, adoptees were expected to acquaint themselves with the countries of their birth and explore their multiple identities. Listservs, Web sites, and organizations creating international communities of adoptive parents and adoptees proliferated. With contributors including several adoptive parents, this unique collection looks at how transnational adoption creates and transforms cultures. The cultural experiences considered in this volume raise important questions about race and nation; about kinship, biology, and belonging; and about the politics of the sending and receiving nations. Several essayists explore the images and narratives related to transnational adoption. Others examine the recent preoccupation with ârootsâ and âbirth cultures.â They describe a trip during which a group of Chilean adoptees and their Swedish parents traveled âhomeâ to Chile, the âculture campsâ attended by thousands of young-adult Korean adoptees whom South Korea is now eager to reclaim as âoverseas Koreans,â and adopted children from China and their North American parents grappling with the question of what âChineseâ or âChinese Americanâ identity might mean. Essays on Korean birth mothers, Chinese parents who adopt children within China, and the circulation of children in Brazilian families reveal the complexities surrounding adoption within the so-called sending countries. Together, the contributors trace the new geographies of kinship and belonging created by transnational adoption. Contributors. Lisa Cartwright, Claudia Fonseca, Elizabeth Alice Honig, Kay Johnson, Laurel Kendall, Eleana Kim, Toby Alice Volkman, Barbara Yngvesson

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Transnational Adoption: Beyond a Singular Lens?.......2006-01-12

This edited collection by Toby Volkman has a fair few adoptive parents (who are academically working as anthropologists) playing the roles of interrogators, interpreters and story tellers of this global phenomenon. Sometimes the object of their analysis is their own community (adoptive parents) and sometimes it is Others (birth parents, the overseas children they adopt).

This positioning itself is not unusual, for adoptive parents (who are also making a living as adoption researchers, practioners, authors and so on) dominate the publications coming out on the practice of transnational adoption. While their own voices remain valuable, the lack of voices from researchers who are adopted, from the birth countries and birth parents has limitd the lens through which the practice is viewed and understood.

However, this edited collection remains a must have for any adoption researcher - as well as scholars interested in issues of transnationalism, diasporas and "new" or "hybrid" cultural identities. It is also accessible enough for ordinary readers, including adoptive parents begin to overcome many of the myths and fantasies surrounding the practice.

For example, I refer to a very interesting and original discussion piece titled "Chaobao: The Plight of Chinese Adoptive Parents in the Era of the One Child Policy" is provided by a researcher and adoptive parent - Kay Johnson. pp 117 - 141

The discourse, at times, leans on the language and the subjectivity that perhaps only an non-Chinese adoptive parent could foster but it is still a remarkably broad insight into the social stakes of Chinese adoption and abandonment. For Western readers like myself, it also has much sort after rare references to English language but Chinese led studies on the topic. Like all the articles, the interpretations provided are always ready for people to unpack or debate. But what's important is that I've not read anything like this before and think it is worthy of consideration and reflection. Most other works in the collection also remain original and remind us that adopting across borders leads to a kind of cultural and social complexity that can be as challenging as it can be liberating. If you really want to be informed about the latest trends in the multi-actor/layed adoption community, then reading this book is a great start.

Review Supplied by Indigo Willing - PhD Candidate studying Transnational Adoption, Former Rockefeller Fellow in Project Diaspora at UMASS, Boston and Founder of Adopted Vietnamese International in Australia. Transnationally adopted from Saigon to Sydney in 1972.

Mapping Transnational Adoption.......2005-10-31

Toby Volkman, editor of this volume and an anthropologist, describes the uncharted territory and cultures that transnational adoption is fast creating as the "new geographies of kinship." Indeed, the contributors to this thoughtful volume examine with courage and carefully grounded research, difficult subjects, such as the motivations of birth mothers in relinquishing their children to international adoption, or the struggles of adoptive parents and their children as they seek to constitute new identities despite minimal cultural knowledge of their children's country, gaps in memory, and the absence of connections with birth parents. The themes range widely to include the power of the internet in shaping popular representations of international adoption; the ways in which mythologies and fantasies confront realities as adoptive children make return journeys to their country of origin; and changing national policies of sending countries as they reconsider the stigma they once associated with mixed children adopted internationally who were the product of love and war. The contributors pay close attention to the larger political and economic forces that frame the contradictions and struggles entailed by transnational adoption. At the same time that they do not fall into the trap of romantic narratives of rescuing children, they are sympathetic to the good faith efforts of families to make sense of a world for which few road maps are available. Most, but not all, of the authors are adoptive parents themselves and therefore do not lose sight of the positioning and perspectives underlying the ethics and practices of all the actors and institutions involved in these journeys. This is first-rate ethnography. The book is beautifully edited and well-written; the language is accessible; and many first-hand accounts are offered. I recommend this book highly to anyone interested in gaining a solid introduction to the complexity of the issues involved in transnational adoption, as well as to readers more generally interested in kinship, marriage, and the family.

Ten Thousand Sorrows : The Extraordinary Journey of a Korean War Orphan

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Ten Thousand Sorrows : The Extraordinary Journey of a Korean War Orphan
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Ten Thousand Sorrows starts with its young narrator watching her mother's murder; improbably, things go downhill from there. "Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood," Frank McCourt famously wrote in Angela's Ashes. But McCourt's hardscrabble youth looks like a walk in the park compared to the experiences of Elizabeth Kim. The child of an illicit union between a Korean mother and an American father, Kim grows up the object of disgust and contempt in rural Korea. As a honhyol, or mixed-race child, she isn't considered a person at all.

Yet her mother refuses to sell her into servitude, and for that show of compassion she pays with her life. In the harrowing scene that opens the book, Kim watches from a hiding place as her mother--the victim of a so-called honor killing--is hanged from a rafter: "All I could see through the bamboo slats were her bare feet, dangling in midair. I watched those milk-white feet twitch, almost with the rhythm of the Hwagwan-mu dance, and then grow still." Left alone in the world, without so much as a name or date of birth, Kim ends up in an orphanage where she spends hours on end locked in a crib that resembles a cage. Things ought to look up when an American couple adopts her. Instead, one form of abuse merely replaces another, as the pastor and his wife tell Kim that her mother "left her to die in a rice paddy" and immediately take away any toy or pet to which she develops an attachment. Later, Kim escapes into a young marriage (arranged, naturally, by her fundamentalist parents), only to find no refuge there either. Surely there is a special place in hell reserved for her husband, the kind of pathological sadist who becomes aroused only by inflicting pain.

By this point, the reader begins to feel like something of a sadist herself. It's a tribute to Kim's skill as a writer that we can't look away from her pain, even when it might feel more comfortable to do so. True, she does leave her husband, make herself a new life with her daughter, begin a journalism career without benefit of training or degree--all of which demonstrates an amazing tenacity and inner strength. Yet the latter half of the book employs the familiar vocabulary of healing without doing much to convince. Reconciled with her experiences, Kim doesn't necessarily seem to have finished processing them. Her book has all the raw urgency of a call to 911: it feels written for the author's very survival. --Chloe Byrne

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They called it an "honor killing," but to Elizabeth Kim, the night she watched her grandfather and uncle hang her mother from the wooden rafter in the corner of their small Korean hut, it was cold-blooded murder. Her Omma had committed the sin of lying with an American soldier, and producing not just a bastard but a honhyol--a mixed-race child, considered worth less than nothing.

Left at a Christian orphanage in postwar Seoul like garbage, bleeding and terrified, Kim unwittingly embarked on the next phase of her extraordinary life when she was adopted by a childless Fundamentalist pastor and his wife in the United States. Unfamiliar with Western customs and language, but terrified that she would be sent back to the orphanage, or even killed, Kim trained herself to be the perfect child. But just as her Western features doomed her in Korea, so her Asian features served as a constant reminder that she wasn't good enough for her new, all-white environment.

After escaping her adoptive parents' home, only to find herself in an abusive and controlling marriage, Kim finally made a break for herself by having a daughter and running away with her to a safer haven--something Omma could not do for her.

Unflinching in her narration, Kim tells of her sorrows with a steady and riveting voice, and ultimately transcends them by laying claim to all the joys to which she is entitled.

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They called it an "honor killing", but to Elizabeth Kim, the night she watched her grandfather and uncle hang her mother from the wooden rafter in the corner of their small Korean hut, it was cold-blooded murder. Her Omma had committed the sin of laying with an American soldier, and producing not just a bastard, but a honhyol -- a mixed-race child, considered worth less than nothing. Dumped at a Christian orphanage in postwar Seoul like garbage, bleeding and terrified, Kim unwittingly embarked on the next phase of her extraordinary life when she was adopted by a childless Fundamentalist pastor and his wife in the United States. Unfamiliar with Western customs and language, but terrified that she would be sent back to the orphanage, or even killed, Kim trained herself to be the perfect child. But just as her Western features doomed her in Korea, so her Asian looks served as a constant reminder that she wasn't good enough for her new all-white environment.

After escaping her adoptive parents' home only to find herself in an abusive and controlling marriage, Kim finally makes a break for herself by having a daughter and running away with her to a safer haven -- something her Omma could not do for her. Unflinching in her narration, Kim tells of her sorrows with a steady and riveting voice, and ultimately transcends them by laying claim to all the joys to which she is entitled.

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3 stars from me.......2007-04-14

I was interested to see several reviewers have taken offence to this book , and regard it as a work of fiction.
I myself, having little experience or background of Korean culture and heritage, found the book to be an interesting read.
However as with all books that offer up brutalities of a culture foreign to my own, I am careful not to generalize that this is true of the culture as a whole.
3 stars from me, Ok but not great.

Ten Thousand Sorrows.......2006-04-03

Ten Thousand Sorrows was an overall great book. I wish the author had given some dates throughout the book so we could get more of an idea of when the events were taking place. But then again, dates may not have been important - just the fact that the events happened.
I know some folks don't like this book and gave it a low rating. I didn't like a lot of what I read in Ms. Kim's book but things like she wrote about does happen. Honor killing is a very touchy subject but it does exist. Racism in Korea after the war was there. And the children of Korean women and American Soldiers did not do well. Even in the 1970's there was still a lot of stigma for a Korean woman to marry outside of her race.
I know things have improved somewhat in Korea when it comes to mixed race children, but it wasn't too long ago that mixed race children in Korea had very hard lives.
Ms. Kim wrote a beautifully sad story that gives voice to her pain and also honors the memory of her mother. Maye some of Ms. Kim's writing makes a reader question events in her life (learning English in week for example), but putting aside those details, this is her story and it happened.

Ten Thousand Stars for Ten Thousand Sorrows.......2006-03-16

Anger rises within me when I read negative reviews on Elizabeth Kim's Ten Thousand Sorrows. What motivated me to choose this remarkable book out of the library was the fact that it was about a Korean war orphan. Like Kim, I am a Korean adoptee who did not have a father. I have disabilities that I have to deal with for life, and I know how Kim felt with her share of tough times. Like her, I idolize my birthmother that I never knew. Some complain about how Kim viewed her mother as "perfect with no flaws." Everyone has weaknesses in life, and I'm sure she knows that. But the reader has to realize when Kim was living in Korea, her mother was all she had and they loved each other deeply. The pair was already outsiders in society because there was no father in the family. It was very admirable that they spent the few years they shared together with a very close relationship, instead of adding to their misery and having a unhealthy bond.

This fantastic novel teaches a major lesson-That you shouldn't take for granted the people in your life, because there comes a time where they won't be there anymore. If Kim wants to see her mother as picture perfect, that's totally fine. Unfortunately, her mother was killed by her own brother and father when Kim was about four. There is no record of her birth, name, or anything regarding her mother. People believe Kim didn't include dates because this information isn't real. That she doesn't know any dates is possible. There are adoptees today that are in the same boat.

One can relate to this book if they ever felt isolated, lost, unloved, or a constant victim of throes. If not, then when reading this novel, the reader can step in Kim's shoes and see what real suffering is all about.

This book is a source of inspiration to those who wish to give up on life in difficult times. I find myself flipping through its pages and reading favorite parts. Kim felt suicidal and she got the help she needed and stayed strong, regardless of all the pain. This author is a true fighter. Because of all her suffering, Kim was able to sympathize with others who went through similar hardships. All her struggles gave her a gift in providing knowledge and comfort to those who experienced the same emotional and physical struggles as she did. She also got another reward-her daughter, Leigh who she became very close to.

I believe every word in Ten Thousand Sorrows is true. Some say part of the material was false because they can't believe one can go through so much within thirty years. Those people need a reality check. This is life. I hear a lot about the honor killings: That there was none in Korea. To be honest, I don't know if there was or not, but if Kim made a mistake, that doesn't mean I'll change my positve view on her book. I hear criticisim on the things she wrote about Buddhism, too. This isn't a history textbook. It's a very emotional memoir, and its factual accuracy shouldn't change a person's opinion on whether they like or dislike the book.

I couldn't believe her parents were Christians, and these type of people do exist. Kim's mother and father were unreasonabley strict. They forced their beliefs in a negative way. For instance, they wouldn't allow her to have a nightlight when she was young and afraid of the dark, for they thought she should trust God. Fortuneately, Kim's parents drastically changed over the years. Her father cried one day, confessing he didn't know how to be a great father. Her mother talks to Kim on the phone and calls her darling. She says Kim was the greatest thing that ever happened to her.

Talk about a miracle!

Kim makes a note that she knows her parents had their share of hard times. She knows they only wanted the best for their daughter.

Although I was never abused by my adoptive parents, I know what it's like to be abused because I've gone through so much harassment in school. I know how it feels to have racial remarks being thrown in your face. I know what it's like to be an outcast. I know the strong anger one has when others try to control you, like Kim's husband did. She was put in an arranged marriage by her parents. He wouldn't even let her read! I know how mortifying it is when others read your diary like her parents did. I know how it feels to be depressed and think there's no way out of misery. This is what her book is all about. I'm not writing this out of pity--I'm only trying to show that people can relate to Kim's life. I have great compassion for Kim. She added some beautiful poetry that many people think isn't important and that's "okay" but I loved it. Ten Thousand Sorrows is a real tear-jerker, and it's one of those books that have such a major impact on you, that you'll vividly remember it forever.

If I could, I would give this memoir ten thousand stars-One for each of Kim's sorrows. But sadly, I'm only allowed to give it five.

Elizabeth Kim's book made a difference to me, and after reading her book, I hope it does for you too!

The Sad Truth.......2006-02-17

What a life! I commend this women to have come out of it all and have the strength and love for herself and her daughter. It opened up my eyes about what goes on in other countries and the prejudice within ones own race. It was very quick to read and I am happy that I did. It was an exellent book and I really liked it. The only thing I didn't like is she elaborated to much on the christian beleifs that she was raised by. I am not religious and don't know much about religion and I was somewhat lost when she kept going on and on about it. From what I understood from it was that her parents abused her and used the religion and God as an excuse. Hence.. the reason why I am not religious.

Couldn't Put It Down.......2006-01-16

Wow, this book really held me! From her life in Korea, to her (very miserable) life in the US with her adoptive parents, to her life on her own with her own daughter, I just kept on reading.

I was bothered though by the fact that there are no hard dates in the book. I can understand not having a firm birth date, but for the rest of it, there could have been some years to hang some facts on and I would have liked that.

I do realize there is some controvery swirling around this book -- people wondering if it's true, or fiction. Also, some delving into the whole aspect of "honor killings" in Korea. So, this book has left people with points to argue and ponder.

Even so, it was worth my time reading it, and I would love to read more by this author.

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Today's fitness leader not only needs training in leading a comprehensive exercise program but also needs an understanding of the limitations and special needs of those with illness, disability, chronic disorders, or a sedentary lifestyle. Exercise for Frail Elders assists you in designing an exercise program as part of either a general recreation, wellness, restorative, or rehabilitation program. It is a practical reference for those instructors working with seniors, the frail elderly, and other special adult populations.

This training guide will give program directors, administrators, and fitness leaders the tools they need to help frail elders and adults with special needs maintain or improve their level of functional fitness. Most older adults have special needs, and this guide will equip leaders to teach exercise to all older adults. Exercise for Frail Elders offers assistance with the challenges inherent in when working with older adults. At the same time, the text shows leaders how to promote a sense of fun and social connectedness in an exercise program.

In the text, exercise programs begin with seated exercises and progress through standing exercises. They are presented in a linear progression that mirrors the setup of a comprehensive exercise class:

· Warm-up exercises for enhancing range of motion, stretching, posture, and breathing exercises · Aerobic training exercises for increasing cardiovascular endurance · Resistance training exercises for increasing muscular strength and endurance · Cool-down exercises for promoting flexibility and relaxation

The authors have gone to great lengths to ensure that individual exercises are clear and accurately illustrated. Each exercise has photos, safety tips, and reminders as well as variation and progression options that will enable you to be creative and flexible with your fitness program and tailor your program to meet participants' needs.

What makes Exercise for Frail Elders unique is the thorough presentation and explanations that show how to design, present, and adapt an exercise program to meet the needs of older adults. The information is presented in a user-friendly format and includes reference charts, forms, checklists, and exercise recommendations for a comprehensive list of diseases and disorders. This book is a valuable resource not only for directors and administrators of physical activity programs but also for fitness leaders working with older adults.

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very helpfull.......2007-01-08

I am a personal trainer and this info is very good for anyone working with older adult, I recommend it with no hesitation.

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good compilation.......2006-11-13

This book is well organized, and gives a lot of pratical exercises very usefull for those who works with the frail erderly, but i didn't found anything new in it. On that matter,i was a litle bit disapointed

Ten Thousands Sorrows : The Extraordinary Journey of a Korean War Orphan

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Elizabeth Kim
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International Korean Adoption: A Fifty-year History of Policy and Practice (Haworth Health and Social Policy)

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Discover the roots of international transracial adoption

International Korean Adoption: A Fifty-Year History of Policy and Practice explores the long history of international transracial adoption. Scholars present the expert multidisciplinary perspectives and up-to-date research on this most significant and longstanding form of international child welfare practice. Viewpoints and research are discussed from the academic disciplines of psychology, ethnic studies, sociology, social work, and anthropology. The chapters examine sociohistorical background, the forming of new families, reflections on Korean adoption, birth country perspectives, global perspectives, implications for practice, and archival, historical, and current resources on Korean adoption.

International Korean Adoption: A Fifty-Year History of Policy and Practice provides fresh insight into the origins, development, and institutionalization of Korean adoption. Through original research and personal accounts, this revealing text explores how Korean adoptees and their families fit into their family roles--and offers clear perspectives on adoption as child welfare practice. Global implications and politics, as well as the very personal experiences are examined in detail. This source is a one-of-a-kind look into the full spectrum of information pertaining to Korean adoption.

Topics in International Korean Adoption: A Fifty-Year History of Policy and Practice include:

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sociological approach to race and identity
representations of adoptees in Korean popular culture
adoption in Australia and the Netherlands
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"The Uninvited Dilemma" is different from the autobiographies and clinical studies on transsexuality. It represents two years of research involving carefully structured, in-depth personal interviews with seventy-five transsexuals, consultations with members of the medical and mental health communities, and conversations with loved ones of transsexuals. This book will give you an understanding of the true nature of transsexuality. It is a remarkable reading experience for all who are interested in the human condition and and exploration of the most fundamental aspect of our humanity.

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The Uninvited Dilemma - A Review.......2005-02-01

Right up front the author says, "This book is about transsexuals." She then goes on to state, "The subject has received widespread publicity; but despite the headlines, little is known about the condition by the general public..."

Starting off with a set of definitions and descriptions she painstakingly stakes out her grounds for discussion and then carefully and methodically attempts to correct the misconceptions and to debunk the myths surrounding transsexualism. The early chapters of the book deal with the problems and experiences of transsexuals from the early years to adulthood. The final chapters deal primarily with the conclusions reached as a result of her research and the many interviews she conducted. Although the period covered by her work is now almost twenty years old, some of her comments are timeless, being equally relevant to today's world as it was in the 1990's. For example, in Chapter 4 she states in part, "Certainly a society which can find its way to the moon and back has the ability to find fair, discrete, and equitable ways of helping a very small percentage of individuals cope with personal dilemmas without destroying their careers and human dignity. We have become such a wasteful, throwaway society, it comes as a shock to learn the price we pay when we squander our natural resources. Although we are sometimes our own worst enemy, human beings - men and women - are our most precious natural resource. Just as we exact a toll on the quality of our life when we carelessly trash our environment, society pays dearly when we heedlessly toss about human lives as if they were empty, used up cans and bottle."

Despite the fact that the book claims to be about transsexuals, a careful reading of the author's definitions, so important to an understanding of this work, it is equally about transgender persons, a term in use today which was not used when the book was written.

This book is a fascinating read which challenges us all to reevaluate our thoughts on gender. I recommended it highly to all who seek answers to problems associated with trans phenomena; transsexuals, transgenders, their families, their friends, service professionals, and the public in general.

The uninvited dilemma is a breath of fresh air........2004-03-04

I found the book to be thoroughly thought out and genuine. It truly answered many of my question where other books on the subject failed to answer.
I feel this book is a must for anyone who questions there gender and is looking for direct and to the point answers.

The writer took great pains to retain the authenticity of the interviews she held.

A Rational Outlook on an Irrational Subject.......2004-01-16

Transsexualism is a subject area where much of the literature is either very clinical, or very anecdotal. A topic where the only common theme among the books is how incredibly difficult it is to study a condition that is deeply internal and subjective to those who live with it.

Where this book stands out is the author's ability to provide a blend of researched, clinical information _and_ 'personal stories' together. This book provides an enormous amount of valuable information that goes beyond the individual stories of transsexuals, and picks out the common themes and presents them clearly and concisely for the reader.

If you want to read a transsexual's story, this is the wrong book. If, on the other hand, you wish to understand transsexualism and what it is, this book is unusually accessible.

Others have commented that this book is perhaps a bit dated - although its calendar age is fairly old, this is a topic area where truly good research is rare, and Ms. Stuart has done a superlative job of both research and writing.

Good basics, but slightly out of date.......2003-02-12

I was at first disappointed to discover that the book I had just purchased was 12 years old. So some of the terminology no longer is in use and some theories have been either refuted or more warmly embraced by the TG community in the years since this book was published. New theories have emerged that were not even discussed in this book, understandably.
However, her methodology and findings appear to be quite sound and have stood the test of time. Some ideas she proposes, which may have been unique or relatively fresh at the time, have now come to be common knowledge or understanding.
However, so much of what is in this book exists in greater detail in other, more updated books. I would recommend this for those wanting a comparative look back in time, but I believe more current publications would be much more beneficial to most readers.

The other fifteen percent!.......2002-04-18

The Uninvited Dilemma is truly a remakable achievement, seeking as it does, to elucidate the lay person to the multitude of complexities surrounding transexualism. Kim Elizabeth Stuart manages to incorporate both the medical aspects (consequnces of SRS and hormone theraphy etc) and the personal accounts of her interviewees, by using examples of the latter to illuminate the former. The only real criticism I can honestly level a this book - and it is one levelled at many others in this particualr field - is the paucity of personal accounts from those individals who, whilst felt different growing up, could not articulate that sense of 'otherness' until their mid to late twenties, or even later. Approximately 85% of those interviewed knew that their body's gender was incongruous with thier mental gender from being a small child. I feel that the book would have benefited from more than the odd quote from the other 15% who did not know so early on in life. Indeed, whilst the use of real life anecdotes from M-F and F-M transexuals (or 'former' transxuals) worked beautifully, the lack of them however, seemed a little unfortunate. Thus, if these two points had been addressed, I would happily rate this book ...!

Furry! The Best Anthropomorphic Fiction Ever!

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Furry! The Best Anthropomorphic Fiction Ever!
Brian W. Antoine , Lawrence Watt-Evans , Gene Breshears , Kim Liu , Watts Martin , Michael H. Payne , Mike Collins , Todd G. Sutherland , Jeff Eddy , Matt Posner , Robert K. Carpecken , M.C.A. Hogarth , Conrad Wong , Elizabeth McCoy , and Craig Hilton
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Over 24 of the best "furry" fiction stories of the past 15 years. Winner of Furry Fandoms' Ursus Award. Furry fiction revolves around sentient animals or characters who have animal aspects, ranging from genetically engineered creatures to aliens to werewolves. Although related to science fiction, fantasy, and horror, this branch of speculative fiction has a style all its own. This volume, in addition to the wide-variety of entertaining stories, contains non-fiction material explaining the origin and development of furry fiction. Usually taking the form of human characteristics given to animals, anthropomorphics have been with humanity from the earliest cave painting to our modern marketing icons and sports mascots. In the last several decades, the study of and fandom for anthropomorphics (commonly called the "furry" fandom) had been recognized as unique, and deserving of attentions. From Watership Down to Redwall, fantasy fans have flocked to heroic tales of furry heroes. In Furry!, "furry fiction expert" and editor Fred Patten takes readers through some of the best-loved and most memorable furry stories ever written. This anthology of furry fiction features twenty-six of the best stories from long-running literary magazines such as Anthrolations, PawPrints Fanzine, The Ever-Changing Palace, Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe, and Yarf! Included are stories by Lawrence Watt-Evans, Watts Martin, Michael H. Payne, Gene Breshears, Brock Hoagland, Mel. White, Phil Geusz, and many others. The collection also features informative introductions and bibliographies detailing the origins and history of the sub-genre. Editor Fred Patten has a long and illustrious career in fandom, being on of the founders of the first American fan club for Japanese animation, and well asbeing active in science fiction and comic book conventions since the 1960s. He writes "Theriopangrams" for the Furrlough comics series. Patten is a founding member of Furry/Anthropormorphics fandom. He resides in California. "The stories...will make you laugh, the will make you cry...they will make you think. At least some of them will probably make you uncomfortable. Ask yourself what you'd do in one of these situations. Be honest. Share the ideas with you friends if you're bold enough. These are stories you can talk about for hours and not get tired. Most highly recommended." -Elizabeth Barrette, Infinite.com

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Freakish sexual deviation.......2007-04-19

This book is the literary manifestation of sexual repression and malformation. Coherent stories, decent prose, actual plot and character development, but all in support of repressed bestiality. Though non-furries will find it readable and perhaps even enjoyable as fiction, the true reason behind each and every one of these stories is furthering the spread of the mental abhoration that is furrydom.

Do not support this book or any of its benefactors.

Fantastic Book.......2007-03-17

This book is the best bargain I have ever gotten. It is a must read for Furries. And Non-Furries will enjoy it just as much.The stories are well written and well catigorised . I will read them again and again.

AKA, Best In Show.......2006-06-04

FYI, This book is/was also published as "Best In Show" by Sofawolf Press.

This anthology is very good and I heartily recommend it. It contains stories from authors on my "buy-on-sight" list and I had nearly laid out the cash for it before I started reading the descriptions and realized it sounded awfully familiar. It's darn good, but I don't really need two copies. :)

I think the biggest strength of this anthology is its variety. With twenty six different authors, you are almost guaranteed to find something new. I already knew Brian Antoine and Phil Geusz were excellent furry authors. In this anthology, I discovered "The Color Of Rain" by Gene Breshears, "Crucible" by Kim Liu, "Messenger" by Mel White, and more. If you like anthropomorhic short stories, this is for you.

P.S. The Sofawolf version has cover art by Ursula Vernon, which you might prefer. :)

Something different.......2006-05-19

If you're like me, you're tired of sword-and-magic fantasy, weary of Lord of the Rings clones and you couldn't care any less about Harry what's-his-name. You do not understand what is so fantastic about the medieval period. You are tired of humans getting all the attention. You wish Jurassic Park had been told from the dinosaur's point of view without all those humans getting in the way (and you were rooting for the raptors). We want something different.

This collection of furry stories breaks out of what is considered normal fantasy by making animals the center of attention, and it's a refreshing break!

Fully realized worlds with intelligent, humanized animals. Some by genetic manipulation, some by transformation, and many where there is no explanation. If you're willing to buy into this and get a dose of a different kind of fantasy, this is a great find! These are writers who have broken from the norm and explored the less-traveled road of animal stories for adults. Humanized animals have a nasty reputation as being cartoons exclusively for kids, but these authors write them for adults who are open-minded enough to take them seriously. There's nothing childish about them; they explore themes meant for adult minds and I'm not talking about sex. Yes, there is some (and it's all tasteful), but a lot of these stories will make you think about far-reaching subjects. Some will touch you emotionally, like good literature should.

As with all collections of short stories, the quality varies from story to story, but there are some real gems in here.

Foxy Lady--a very touching love story. It tickles the hormones without ever breaching good taste. Wish it was longer!
Canis Major--great action with a cute ending.
Wings--this one alone is worth the retail price of the book. Emotionally, it is the deepest story of them all. It gets you in the heart.

Secret Weapon--you just don't see dragons portrayed like this! The funniest in the collection.
Mercy to the Cubs--I thought the ending needed to be poignant instead of happy, but it's still a suspenseful read.
Messenger--the Eater is a unique idea.

Find the Beauty--I like foxes, so I have to like this one. An unexpected twist in a transformation story.
Little Monster--the most original take on a werewolf story I've ever read! Real fun!

The rest range from barely passable (only 2 or 3) to very good. I'm glad to find fantasy that does not copy TLOTR and rehash the tired old dethroned-king-peasant-becomes-unlikely-warrior-medieval-politics-group-of-friends-on-epic-journey plots that dominate much of fantasy. We've been there and done all that for over 50 years. It was fresh and original when Tolkin did it, but it's time for something different. Time to view talking animals as something other than childish cartoons. I'm glad I read this.

Great stories spanning 15 years..........2006-03-02

... of course, I helped select the stories and wrote one, so I'm rather biased. Nevertheless, we sorted through a pile of over 100 stories that itself was winnowed down from fifteen years of fanzines devoted to anthropomorphic animal fiction, so a lot of work and care went into the selection. The stories range from contemporary fiction with nothing more odd than a werewolf to completely realized fantasy worlds populated entirely with anthropomorphic animal characters. If you liked "Watership Down." C.J. Cherryh's Chanur series, or even just werewolf stories, give it a shot--there's probably something here you'll be glad you found.

The Affective Turn: Theorizing the Social

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The Affective Turn: Theorizing the Social

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âThe innovative essays in this volume . . . demonstrat[e] the potential of the perspective of the affects in a wide range of fields and with a variety of methodological approaches. Some of the essays . . . use fieldwork to investigate the functions of affectsâamong organized sex workers, health care workers, and in the modeling industry. Others employ the discourses of microbiology, thermodynamics, information sciences, and cinema studies to rethink the body and the affects in terms of technology. Still others explore the affects of trauma in the context of immigration and war. And throughout all the essays run serious theoretical reflections on the powers of the affects and the political possibilities they pose for research and practice.ââMichael Hardt, from the foreword In the mid-1990s, scholars turned their attention toward the ways that ongoing political, economic, and cultural transformations were changing the realm of the social, specifically that aspect of it described by the notion of affect: pre-individual bodily forces, linked to autonomic responses, which augment or diminish a body’s capacity to act or engage with others. This âaffective turnâ and the new configurations of bodies, technology, and matter that it reveals, is the subject of this collection of essays. Scholars based in sociology, cultural studies, science studies, and women’s studies illuminate the movement in thought from a psychoanalytically informed criticism of subject identity, representation, and trauma to an engagement with information and affect; from a privileging of the organic body to an exploration of nonorganic life; and from the presumption of equilibrium-seeking closed systems to an engagement with the complexity of open systems under far-from-equilibrium conditions. Taken together, these essays suggest that attending to the affective turn is necessary to theorizing the social. Contributors. Jamie âSkyeâ Bianco, Grace M. Cho, Patricia Ticineto Clough, Melissa Ditmore, Ariel Ducey, Deborah Gambs, Karen Wendy Gilbert, Greg Goldberg, Jean Halley, Hosu Kim, David Staples, Craig Willse , Elizabeth Wissinger , Jonathan R. Wynn

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