With its roots in Middle Eastern and North African dance, belly dance is a popular leisure activity in the West, with women (and some men) of all ages and body types pursuing the activity for diverse
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Trolls, ranters, critics and teasers: the Internet teems with people who insult others. As the Internet has brought about a technological capacity for people to archive discrediting characteristics as
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Living at the dawn of a digital 21st century, people living in Western societies spend an increasing amount of time interacting with a terminal and interacting with others at the terminal. Because the
Drawing on several years of research with grief support organizations and the families and friends of murdered children, this book examines the emotional experience of families in the aftermath of a h
Whatever else they may be doing, human beings are also and always expressing themselves whenever they are in the awareness of others. As such, the metaphor of life as theater - of people playing roles
Many myths surround male bodies and associated bodywork, especially when such bodywork is labelled culturally or socially atypical or 'problematic'. Bodybuilding, for example, has been explained in te
