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In the late 1960s and early 1970s the gender divide in American higher education narrowed rapidly as women shifted their aims from homemaking to careers. The dynamic-social-norms hypothesis explains why we observe unexpected and rapid rather than gradual change in women's education and employment. The explanation draws on a theory of social change developed by Timur Kuran that predicts revolutionary rather than incremental shifts in social norms. Critical to the argument is the claim that in some settings the choices of individuals depend in part on the choices of others. In the presence of interdependencies, the potential exists for unexpected and rapid transformations, such as that occurring in higher education between 1965 and 1975.

"This book provides a critically informed, comprehensive and multi-disciplinary entry-level account to human rights and development. The emergence of human rights within development and the evolving relationship has increasingly been brought to bear upon key debates and policies over the last couple of decades. This book provides a multi-disciplinary approach both theoretically and practically grounded and explores three over-arching questions and themes: First, why and how have human rights made this breakthrough? Second, is there agreement on human rights as a concept and how it is being used and understood within diverse development practices at global, national and local levels? Third, how we can gauge its impact upon development outcomes and what does the future hold for human rights and development? The book provides an in-depth understanding of human rights as a development challenge and delineates the responses and alternative critical approaches. Wide ranging in scope, it covers many examples of human rights within development, including global policy initiatives or vulnerable groups such as people living with HIV/AIDS, slum dwellers, victims of extra-judicial executions and indigenous peoples. This textbook will be an essential resource for social science students, particularly in the fields of development studies, human rights and geography. It should also appeal to practitioners in development and human rights"--

"Planning for Urban Country addresses a major gap in knowledge about the translation of Aboriginal values and Country Plans into Australia's built environment contexts. How do you 'heal' Country if it has been devastated by concrete and bitumen, excavations and bulldozing, weeds and introduced plants and animals, and surface, aerial and underground contaminants? How then do Aboriginal values and Country Plan aspirations address urban environments? In this book, David S. Jones explores the major First Nations-informed design and planning transformations in Djilang / Greater Geelong since 2020. Included are short-interlinked essays about the political and cultural context, profiles of key exemplar architectural, landscape and corridor projects, a deep explanation of the legislative, policy and statutory precedents, opportunities and environment that has enabled these opportunities, and the how Wadawurrung past-present-future values have been scaffolded into these changes."--

Japan has many unique strengths, but it also faces numerous challenges, many of which are related to population ageing. Rapid demographic change is projected to reduce Japan's population by one-quarter by 2060 while increasing the share of elderly people from 29% of the total population to 38%, which would be the highest share among advanced countries. This book analyses the Japanese economy and the challenges it faces, and suggests policies to promote wellbeing, high living standards, fiscal sustainability, social inclusion and environmental sustainability. The book's 24 chapters focus on key aspects of Japan's economy, including the labour market, innovation, education, women in the workforce, corporate governance, small and medium-sized enterprises, the service sector, agriculture, fiscal and monetary policy, income distribution and policies to address climate change. The volume aims to increase understanding of Japan, the world's third-largest economy and a key player in theglobal economy. It will assist policymakers and serve as a resource for academics and students of economics and public policy. As Japan is a front-runner in population ageing, the book's analysis and policy recommendations are highly relevant to other countries that are, or soon will be, facing similar challenges.

Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgement to Country -- Language, Grammar, and Referencing -- Abstract -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Entering the Journey into Genius Loci -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Sense of Place -- 1.3 Journey into Landscape -- 1.4 PreCursors for This Journey -- References -- 2: Place, Country, and Genius Loci -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Navigating the Western Philosophy of Genius -- 2.3 Navigating the Landscape of Genius -- 2.4 Navigating Country [of Genius] -- 2.5 Roadmaps to Reading, Experiencing, and Understanding -- References -- 3: Sense of Place: The Western District of Australia -- 3.1 Living in Australia Felix -- 3.2 Rhythms: The Land Beyond the Sky -- 3.3 Rhythms Tapestry -- References -- 4: 1800-1840: Country Dreaming -- 4.1 'Here Is My Country … -- My Barbary' -- 4.2 Paths Through Grasses -- 4.3 Points on Waark -- 4.4 Scoria, Bough, and Leaf -- 4.5 Dancing Fires in Grasses -- 4.6 White Cockatoo Twilight -- 4.7 Sacred Voices in the Landscape -- 4.8 Country Dreaming Tapestry -- References -- 5: 1830-1870: Colonial Noontide -- 5.1 Designs and Reflections -- 5.2 Swagmen to the Skies -- 5.3 Campfires on the Plains -- 5.4 Split Slabs and Bluestone -- 5.5 Cowpastures of Themeda -- 5.6 Land of the Hunt -- 5.7 'Light on the Iron' -- 5.8 Noontide Tapestry -- References -- 6: 1860-1900: 'Sunlit Afternoon' -- 6.1 Knowing 'The Land Out There' -- 6.2 'Where the Earth Met the Sky' -- 6.3 Markers on the Plains -- 6.4 Crowning Follies -- 6.5 'Immeasurable, Grassy Plains' -- 6.6 Domains of Jumbucks -- 6.7 'Rust on the Iron' -- 6.8 Sunlit Afternoon Tapestry -- References -- 7: Salient Threads and Contemporary Narratives -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Salient Threads -- 7.3 Contemporary Narratives.

1. Introduction – Surveying the Australian Landscape -- 2. Country -- 3. Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Education in Australia -- 4. Professional Accreditation Knowledge and Policy Context -- 5. Learning Environments and Contexts -- 6. Student and Graduate Voices -- 7. Respecting Country and People: Pathways Forward.