Topless bars, casino gambling, needle exchange programs for drug addicts—there's no question, morality issues remain front and center in urban politics.Presenting a systematic analysis of culture-war issues at the local level, Elaine Sharp shows how American cities deal with these ongoing concerns. Drawing on a sample of ten strategically chosen cities, she explains differences in how municipalities respond to controversies surrounding sex business, abortion clinics, legalized gambling, gay rights, and drug use. By analyzing the relative importance of subculture, economics, and institutional arrangements in the disputes, she points the way toward richer and more complete understanding of how different cities respond differently to these hot-button issues.Far more than a statistical study, Morality Politics in American Cities is a collection of fascinating stories of real people grappling with down-to-earth issues and real-life drama—richly informative case studies that will captivate students and interested citizens alike. Mayors, public health directors, activists, and others speak their minds about the pros and cons of these controversies. Here are officials in one city confronting the Vatican over funding for abortion services, those in another battling a local university over its refusal to provide health benefits to gay partners of faculty members, and still others mounting a massive, community-sponsored attack on topless clubs.These stories provide detailed evidence to support classifications needed for comparing cities' experience with each of the five morality issues. They also corroborate inferences drawn from the comparisons by showing what considerations were in play as local officials grappled with these issues. Overall, the study shows that cultural factors usually dominate policymaking in local politics—except when specific economic interests are at stake—and also observes that county-level governments are more important than previously thought in terms of morality-issue decisions.As provocative as it is informative, Morality Politics in American Cities demonstrates that such issues—same-sex marriage, for example—are multidimensional and often difficult to resolve. Its conclusions, however contingent, mark an important step in the ongoing process of understanding important differences in approaches to these issues and clearly show how moral conflicts continue to define American politics.

Morality Politics in American Cities (Studies in Government and Public Policy)

Politics & Social Sciences

Clarke, Susan

Sharp, Elaine B.

Alex-Assensoh, Yvette

Social Sciences

University Press of Kansas

50 Proven Ways to Build Restaurant Sales &amp; Profit Edited by William Marvin."A Super concentrated collection of immensely valuable sales and profit-building ideas. This book will be a tremendous resource to anyone in the hospitality industry." David Newton, Applebees

50 Proven Ways to Build Restaurant Sales & Profit: Tested Ideas From the Leading Speakers & Consultants in the Hospitality Industry

Marshall, Phyllis Ann

Boileau, Gloria

Business & Money

Hospitality Masters Press

50 Proven Ways to Build More Profitable Menus: Tested Ideas From the Leading Speakers &amp; Consultants in the Hospitality Industry Edited by William R. Marvin (Hospitality Masters Series)

50 Proven Ways to Build More Profitable Menus

Marvin, BILL

Feltenstein,Tom

Cohen, Barry

Good, Peter

Yudd, Ron

Miick, Rudy

Main, Bill

Laube, Jim

Cutson, Howard

No one likes conflict—but that doesn’t mean you have to avoid it. Learn how to turn those “Oh, Sh*t! Moments,” when opinions and personalities clash, into the juice that powers your team to great results or new heights. 
Politics. Confusion. Factions. Gossip. Turnover. If you lead a team, you may see conflict as the worst part of your job. You may see it as counterproductive, dysfunctional, and a waste of time because team members are not dealing with each other—maybe not even speaking. You may see lost opportunities, inspiration, cohesiveness, and ultimately, productivity. But what if you could see…results? That’s what The Beauty of Conflict: Harnessing Your Team’s Competitive Advantage is all about. Written by life and business partners CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke, The Beauty of Conflict shows you how the perfect storm that occurs when vision, opinion, and passion come together can be fertile ground for creativity and innovation. By leaning in to those inevitable oh, sh*t! moments when people clash, you’ll unleash the juice that powers your team’s competitive advantage. You’ll learn to: <ul>
<li>Utilize the potential energy of conflict</li> <li>Guide your team through difficult moments</li> <li>Bridge differences between people to boost your team’s IQ</li> <li>Use conflict to spark innovation and team transformation</li> <li>Increase trust, engagement and profit</li> </ul>
Featuring true stories and practical examples drawn from the authors’ 25 years of experience working with Fortune 500 and other major companies, The Beauty of Conflict will show you how to lead your team past the discomfort, embrace their differences—and leverage those oh, sh*t! moments into increased productivity and profitability.

The Beauty of Conflict: Harnessing Your Team?s Competitive Advantage

Campbell, CrisMarie

Management & Leadership

Two Hummingbird Press

Crazy, Cracked, Warm, and Deep

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Product Description "When I was dealing with cancer, I wrote to wrestle with the gods about fairness. When I was dealing with nightmares and memories, I used prose to share the pain that was trapped in my cells. When I am holding a space in a circle for peoples' stories that are not mine to share, I write to find my heart, clear my mind, so I can stay present and connect with their world, not stay stuck in mine."So says Susan Clarke in this sensitive and moving memoir about her commitment to herself to find a way through and out of an internal prison built by the aftermath of severe childhood trauma. While each brick was placed by a part of her with the goal of keeping her safe in an unpredictable world, the separation was so deeply at odds with Susan's genuine caring and natural need for connection to herself and others that the walls themselves became untenable pain points, leading to more walls and a labyrinth. With a seemingly indomitable will, and against all reasonable odds, Susan's journey is not just to physical health, but to a place of wholeness and inclusion that makes room for everything, full-on living without borders or walls. Crazy, Cracked, Warm, and Deep is a stirring history, tenderly told. It is also a primer on how to locate and remember the broken and separated parts in each of us, clearing the pain "so the dark spots get the needed light to live forward." In an age of growing societal estrangement and distrust, Crazy, Cracked, Warm, and Deep lights a path for a way forward, not only to our true selves but also to our community connection.﻿"Choose to live. Choose to be curious. Fearlessly or fearfully face whatever is in front of you. Do not step away from chaos, conflict, and uncertainty. Instead, step in and reap the magic and the miracles."- Susan B. Clarke About the Author Susan B. Clarke is a coach, consultant, and group facilitator. Since her own transformational health journey, she's focused her life on living fully in each moment and creating fulfilling relationships. Her passion comes in working with people to help them value differences, bring more of themselves to everything they do, and engage in the power of people working collectively together. With her partner, CrisMarie Campbell, she started Thrive! inc. Together they have written two books, The Beauty of Conflict, Harnessing Your Teams Competitive Advantage and The Beauty of Conflict for Couples. She lives in Whitefish, Montana and enjoys being out in nature, playing and learning from horses and her two dogs, Rosie and ZuZu.

When courts lifted their school desegregation orders in the 1990sOCodeclaring that black and white students were now integrated in America's public schoolsOCoit seemed that a window of opportunity would open for Latinos, Asians, and people of other races and ethnicities to influence school reform efforts. However, in most large cities the multiethnic moment passed, without leading to greater responsiveness to burgeoning new constituencies." Multiethnic Moments" examines school systems in four major U.S. citiesOCoBoston, Denver, Los Angeles, and San FranciscoOCoto uncover the factors that worked for and against ethnically-representative school change. More than a case study, this book is a concentrated effort to come to grips with the multiethnic city as a distinctive setting. It utilizes the politics of education reform to provide theoretically-grounded, empirical scholarship about the broader contemporary politics of race and ethnicityOCoemphasizing the intersection of interests, ideas, and institutions with the differing political legacies of each of the cities under consideration."

Multiethnic Moments: The Politics of Urban Education Reform

Hero, Rodney

Sidney, Mara

Fraga, Luis Ricardo

Erlichson, Bari Anhalt

Temple University Press

'Multiethnic Moments' examines school systems in four major US cities - Boston, Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco - to uncover the factors that worked for and against ethnically-representative school change.

#1 New Release in Human Sexuality ― Transform the Way Conflict Affects Your Love LifeWant to bring more peace into your relationship―and also get back that “spark” that’s been missing?
From bad breath to infidelity, find resolution for issues that cause division. If left unresolved, sources of disconnect can lead to major rifts in a relationship. Authors CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke bring over twenty years of experience in family and marriage counseling and relationship coaching to this book. They cater their advice to romantic relationships and provide resolution strategies for women and men.
Bring back the “spark” that’s been missing. Passion is essential to relationships, and equally important across the spectrums of love, sex, and dating. Whether it’s our first love or last love, in order for our bond with our partner to thrive, there needs to be a sense of excitement present. By transforming the way conflict affects us, we create a space for the intimate relationship or passionate marriage we long for to take root and grow.
Conflict doesn’t have to be a deal breaker. While arguments with our partner can get tiring, looking at those disagreements as opportunities to strengthen our bond rather than weaken it can have a significant impact on their effect. With conflict comes the chance to communicate and solve problems together. This can restore a sense of intimacy and connection with our partner, both emotionally and physically.
In The Beauty of Conflict for Couples, you will find:
<ul>
<li>Relatable stories that shed light on the common struggles of romantic relationships</li>
<li>Practical tools that offer guidance for addressing conflict</li>
<li>A source of hope for relationships that appear to be fated for failure</li>
</ul>
If you and your significant other have looked for guidance in books such as Mating in Captivity, The 5 Love Languages, Hold Me Tight, or Campbell and Clarke’s first book, The Beauty of Conflict, then you’ll find a further source of resolution in The Beauty of Conflict for Couples.

The Beauty of Conflict for Couples: Igniting Passion, Intimacy and Connection in your Relationship (Conflict in Relationships, for Readers of Communication in Marriage or The High Conflict Couple)

Self-Help

Relationships

TMA Press

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