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Disability Identity in Simulation Narratives considers the relationship between disability identity and simulation activities (ranging from traditional gameplay to more revolutionary technology) in contemporary science fiction. Anelise Haukaas applies posthumanist theory to an examination of disability identity in a variety of science fiction texts: adult novels, young adult literature and comics, as well as ethnographic research with gamers. Haukaas argues that instead of being a means of escapism, simulated experiences are a valuable tool for cultivating self-acceptance and promoting empathy. Through increasingly accessible technology and innovative gameplay, traditional hierarchies are dismantled, and different ways of being are both explored and validated. Ultimately, the book aims to expand our understandings of disability, performance, and self-creation in significant ways by exploring the boundless selves that the simulated environments in these texts allow.
'A wonderful page-turner about a fascinating idea that should affect the way every thinking person thinks about the world around him' Michael Lewis In this brilliant and original book, Malcolm Gladwell explains and analyses the 'tipping point', that magic moment when ideas, trends and social behaviour cross a threshold, tip and spread like wildfire. Taking a look behind the surface of many familiar occurrences in our everyday world, Gladwell explains the fascinating social dynamics that cause rapid change. 'Hip and hopeful, THE TIPPING POINT is like the idea it describes: concise, elegant but packed with social power. A book for anyone who cares about how society works and how we can make it better' George Stephanopoulos
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" Educational institutions and pension funds that do not have to pay income tax. There are also individuals whose dividend income is less than the $50 exemption figure, although the total amount of shares held by this group appears to be quite small. For these special groups, the equilibrium equation will be different. However, for most shareholders, regardless of size, there is no escaping this reality of dividends. If they save any of their income instead of spending it, and invest it in the right common stocks, profits will increase greatly when the company's management reinvests them. retained earnings compared to the profits they would achieve if the company paid dividends and had to reinvest themselves. "
Active field researchers and award-winning teachers, Hoyer and MacInnis provide a broad conceptual model of consumer behavior to help student to see how all chapter topics tie together. The text also offers a strong marketing perspective, focusing on the implications of consumer behavior research for marketers.A casebook featuring approximately 16-20 consumer behavior cases can be packaged with new copies of the Third Edition, providing students a chance to practice applying what they learn.
This edition presents marketing management concepts in a traditional format and includes many real-world examples, emphasizing topics such as international marketing, ethics, cross-functional teams and quality. Integrating competitive rationality throughout the text, the book also covers strengthening customer relations by outshining the competition in customer satisfaction, finding more efficient and less costly ways to deliver the same customer benefits and service, and improving general decision making implementation skills.
Includes entries for maps and atlases.