Unintended consequences of human actions / Elena Ermolaeva and Jessica Ross.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ermolaeva, Elena.

Contributor:

Ross, Jessica.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human behavior.

Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (100 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : University Press of America, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Using a mixed-method approach, Unintended Consequences of Human Actions documents a wide range of unintended and unanticipated consequences of human actions. The major message is the urgent need to review a range of possible outcomes of human actions. During these fragile times 'looking down the road' has become imperative.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Classical Giants on Consequences of Human Actions; 1.1 Niccolo Machiavelli; 1.2 Giambattista Vico; 1.3 Adam Smith; 1.4 Wilhelm Wundt; 1.5 Vilfredo Pareto; 1.6 Max Weber; I.7 Graham W alias; Chapter 2: Gender and Family; 2.1 History of Family Law; 2.1.1 John Milton, England, 1643; 2.1.2 No-Fault Divorce Law, USA, 1970; 2.2 Genocide in Rwanda on Women in Parliament, 1994; 2.3 Demographic Change in Japan on Women in Education, 2003-; 2.4 Honor Killing and Suicide, Western Europe, 2005-

2.5 Globalization, Women's Labor Force Participation, and Feminization of Migration Chapter 3: Race and Ethnicity; 3.1 The Allotment Act of 1887; 3.2 Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) of 1934; 3.3 Land Ownership and African American Class Divide; 3.4 The Jim Crow, White Violence, Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Role of Television Coverage; 3.5 Outsourcing Affirmative Action; 3.6 Invasion in Iraq (2003-) and Sunnis I Shi'ites war; Chapter 4: Schools; 4.1 Opening of Higher Education to Women, USA, 19th century; 4.2 Promise Scholarship, WV, 2002-; 4.3 No Child Left Behind Act, USA, 2002-

4.4 Centennial ""Celebration"" of the System of Tracking Chapter 5: Health Care and Delivery; 5.1 The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; 5.2 Deinstitutionalization; 5.3 De-industrialization and Obesity; Chapter 6: Government; 6.1 Welfare Reforms of the 1990's; 6.2 West Virginia and the New Deal; 6.3 China's One Child Policy (1979) on Imbalance of Genders; 6.4 Zimbabwe Land Redistribution of 1990's and 2000; 6.5 Changes in the Teachers Retirement Systems (TRS) since 1991(West Virginia); 6.6 Annexation of Unincorporated Areas (West Virginia)

6.7 Congressional and State Legislative Redistricting (West Virginia)Chapter 7: Environment; 7.1 Release of Domestic European rabbits in Australia in 1859; 7.2 Fence Construction Along US-Mexican Border; 7.3 Electronic Waste (E-waste); 7.4 Mountaintop Removal; 7.5 Global Warming; 7.6 Use of Wind Turbines and Wind Energy; 7.7 Introduction of Hybrid Cars and the Use of Ethanol as a Fuel; 7.8 Daylight Saving Time (DST); Chapter 8: Crime and Crime Control. Drug Use; 8.1 Cracking Down on Illegal Immigration; 8.2 Megan's Law; 8.3 Legalizing Abortion; 8.4 Amendment 18 (1919) and Alcohol Prohibition

8.5 The ""Three Strikes"" Law Chapter 9: Conclusion. Looking Down the Road; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-7618-8488-2

1-283-60002-1

9786613912473

0-7618-5446-0

OCLC:

855502239