Behavioral Science in the Global Arena: Addressing Timely Issues at the United Nations and Beyond

ISBN-13: 9781648020827 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 248 str.

Elaine P. Congress; Harold Takooshian; Abigail Asper

Spis treści

• Foreword, Florence Denmark.
• Preface.Behavioral Sciences at the UN: An Overview, Harold Takooshian and Elaine P. Congress.
• SECTION A: SERVING CURRENT POPULATIONS.
• Aging, Patricia Brownell and Melissa Cueto.
• Child Welfare and Well-being, Uwe P. Gielen and Yasarina Almanzar.
• Migrant Adaption and Well-being, Abigail Asper.
• Gender Equity and Reproductive Justice, M. Whitehead and Abigail Asper.
• SECTION B: UPHOLDING SOCIAL JUSTICE.
• Poverty and Inequality, Kathy Elisca Clermont.
• Social Protection, Sergei Zelenev.
• Freedom and Democracy, Michael Stevens and Scott Eastman.
• Human Rights, Shirley Gatenio Gabel and Siva Mathiyazhagan.
• SECTION C: PROMOTING HARMONY.
• Counter-Terrorism, Ambassador T. Hamid Al-Bayati.
• Crime Prevention and Control, Taylor DeClerck.
• SECTION D: IMPROVING HUMAN HEALTH.
• Mental Health: Happiness and Well Being, Leslie Popoff and Jonathan DeSpirito.
• Physical Health, Rafael Latorre and Dalton Meister.
• Disaster and Trauma Intervention, Ani Kalayjian and Amna Khan.
• SECTION E: SUPPORTING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH.
• Promoting Environmental Health: Challenges and Successes, George Garland and Alessandro Guimaraes.
• Reducing Urban Noise, Melissa Search and Arline L. Bronzaft.
• Conclusion.
• About the Editors.
• Name Index.