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  • Dangling in the Glimmer of Hope

    Academic Action on Truth and Reconciliation

    Series series Education
    Dangling in the Glimmer of Hope: Academic Action on Truth and Reconciliation demonstrates actions academics have taken in relation to some of the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Poetry, short stories, and children’s stories sit alongside scholarly chapters, mixing personal and academic voices to challenge and engage both the head and the heart about what Truth and ... Read more

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  • Foundations of Biosocial Health

    Stigma and Illness Interactions

    The chapters in Foundations of Biosocial Health: Stigma and Illness Interactions, drawn primarily from medical anthropology, highlight the diverse ways in which various stigmatized health conditions interact with social inequalities and stigma to form syndemics. The authors delineate multiple examples of stigma-driven syndemics to demonstrate both the nature of disease interactions and how stigma ... Read more

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  • The Applied Anthropology of Obesity

    Prevention, Intervention, and Identity

    The increasing global prevalence of obesity and nutrition-based non-communicable disease has many causes, including food availability; social norms as evidenced in local foodways; genetic predisposition; economic circumstance; cultural variation in norms surrounding body composition; and policies affecting production, distribution, and consumption of food locally and globally. The Applied ... Read more

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  • Fat in Four Cultures

    A Global Ethnography of Weight

    Series series Teaching Culture: UTP Ethnographies for the Classroom
    Traits that signal belonging dictate our daily routines, including how we eat, move, and connect to others. In recent years, "fat" has emerged as a shared anchor in defining who belongs and is valued versus who does not and is not. The stigma surrounding weight transcends many social, cultural, political, and economic divides. The concern over body image shapes not only how we see ourselves, but ... Read more

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  • Extreme Weight Loss

    Life Before and After Bariatric Surgery

    A study that explores patients’ perspectives on a life-altering surgeryBariatric surgery rates around the world have increased exponentially over the past decade. In Extreme Weight Loss, anthropologists Sarah Trainer, Alexandra Brewis, and Amber Wutich provide us with an inside look at how patients experience this medical procedure, as well as its far-reaching and complex personal implications ... Read more

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  • Neon the Ninja Meets the Nightmares

    A Story to Help Kids to Sleep

    Series series Dr. Treisman's Big Feelings Stories
    Neon the Ninja has a very special job. He looks after anyone who finds the night time scary.Lots of us have nightmares, but Neon loves nothing more than using his special ninja powers to keep the nightmares and worries far away, and to keep the magical dreams and positive thoughts close by.This story will help to make night times feel safer and more relaxed for children aged 5-10 who experience ... Read more

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  • Presley the Pug and the Tranquil Teepee

    A Story to Help Kids Relax and Self-Regulate

    Series series Dr. Treisman's Big Feelings Stories
    Like all dogs, Presley the Pug loves to play, run, and snuggle up under his warm blanket.But sometimes, Presley struggles with big feelings like anger, stress, and worry and it can be tricky to find ways to be calm. What can Presley do when he feels like this?Luckily Presley's canine friends are nearby with some wise words and share some of the relaxation tricks that have worked for them!This ... Read more

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  • Ollie the Octopus and the Memory Treasures

    A Story to Help Kids After Loss or Bereavement

    Series series Dr. Treisman's Big Feelings Stories
    In a magical underwater forest lived a colourful and loveable Octopus called Ollie, who loved swimming with his friends and spending time with his mum and dad, Orla and Orson the Octopuses.Until one day, when Orla started to get very sick. The doctors did everything they could to help her, but very sadly, Orla died. Ollie had so many thoughts and feelings spinning around in his head, and his heart ... Read more

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  • Gilly the Giraffe Learns to Love Herself

    A Story About Self-Esteem

    Series series Dr. Treisman's Big Feelings Stories
    Even though Gilly the Giraffe has many wonderful things in her life, she sometimes lacks confidence.Why does she have to stand out so much with her long neck, her long black tongue and her mosaic patches? Why do some of the other animals point and laugh at her?Can it be possible to be different and to be cool?This story will support children aged 5-10 and the adults around them to celebrate their ... Read more

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  • Binnie the Baboon and the Big Worries

    A Story to Help Kids with Anxiety

    Series series Dr. Treisman's Big Feelings Stories
    Binnie is an energetic baboon, who bounces around the lush green mountains of Rwanda in East Africa. But like many of us, Binnie often feels worried, fearful, and stressed, and these worries can get in her way!What if she gets lost in the jungle, or her family gets sick? What if no one likes her? Sometimes she even worries about the fact she's worried; and if she isn't worried, well why not?!This ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Cleo the Crocodile's New Home

    A Story to Help Kids After Trauma

    Series series Dr. Treisman's Big Feelings Stories
    Amongst the beauty of the Okavango delta in Botswana, Cleo the Crocodile loved having fun with all of his animal friends. That is, until one day Hogan the Hippo, who was supposed to look after Cleo, started to act mean and hurt him.To keep safe, Cleo has to leave the swamp to find a new home - he's scared and snaps and snarls to keep the other animals away from him so that they can't hurt him like ... Read more

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    Imagine a world in which people see themselves as embedded in the natural order, with ethical responsibilities not only toward each other, but also toward rocks, trees, water and all nature. Imagine seeing yourself not as a master of Creation, but as the most humble, dependent and vulnerable part.Rupert Ross explores this indigenous world view and the determination of indigenous thinkers to ... Read more

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