Melanie Joy Libros

Exploring the psychological dynamics of relationships, this guide by psychologist Melanie Joy provides insights applicable to romantic partners, friends, family, and colleagues. It addresses the complexities of human interactions and offers practical advice for fostering healthier, more resilient connections. By understanding these dynamics, readers can improve their relational skills and navigate various social situations more effectively.

"In The Vegan Matrix, psychologist, longtime vegan advocate, and organizational head Dr. Melanie Joy explores a serious problem in the vegan movement: unexamined privilege. She also examines the struggle to talk effectively about this problem in a way that helps offset it. Using simple, straightforward language and a compassionate tone, Joy explains what privilege is, why it's so important for vegans to become aware of it, and how to talk about it in a way that deepens understanding and helps transform it. In so doing, Joy unpacks some of the many privileges that must be acknowledged and addressed, and calls for more inclusivity and diversity within vegan organizations and the movement as a whole. The Vegan Matrix is a call to awareness and action, empowering vegans to reach a broader audience and to help create a more compassionate and just world"--

Vegans, vegetarians, and meat eaters in relationships : the problem and the promise -- Relationship resilience : the foundation of healthy relationships -- Becoming allies : understanding and bridging differences -- The hidden dances that shape relationships -- Carnism : the invisible intruder in veg/non-veg relationships -- Being vegan : living and relating sustainably in a non-vegan world -- Unraveling conflict : principles and tools for conflict prevention and management -- Effective communication : practical skills for successful conversations -- Change : strategies for acceptance and tools for transformation

A Harvard-educated psychologist and bestselling author identifies the belief system underlying all forms of oppression--which she calls powerarchy--and shows how this new understanding can lead to powerful social and personal transformation. As a prominent vegan activist, Dr. Melanie Joy had long been puzzled that people would become aware of one or more forms of oppression only to stay mired in many others, never seeing the similarities. In this book she identifies, for the first time, the psychological dynamics underlying all oppressive systems, such as racism, sexism, speciesism, and more, which she terms powerarchy. Powerarchy is organized around the belief in a hierarchy of moral worth, which sees some individuals as more worthy of being treated with integrity than others. It reflects and reinforces power dynamics that harm dignity and create power imbalances among social groups and between individuals. Joy says we've targeted the outward manifestations of oppression while leaving its core intact, like weeding a garden without pulling out the roots. She describes the three pillars of powerarchy--psychological defense mechanisms, narratives, and privileges--and shows how to apply this new frame to work more fully toward transformation for ourselves, others, and our world.

Examines the rationalizations used by humans to condone the slaying of certain animals for food and clothing, describing inhumane practices of animal slaughter, healths risks, and myths about meat eating.

Melanie C, aka Sporty Spice, tells her life story in her own words and gives a full and honest account of what life was really like in The Spice Girls.

In this eye-opening and compelling work, psychologist Melanie Joy reveals the common denominator driving all forms of injustice. The mentality that drives us to oppress and abuse humans is the same mentality that drives us to oppress and abuse nonhumans and the environment, as well as those in our own groups working for justice.How to End Injustice Everywhere offers a fascinating examination of the psychology and structure of unjust systems and behaviors. It also offers practical tools to help raise awareness of these systems and dynamics, reduce infighting, and build more resilient and impactful justice movements.

Mit einem Vorwort von Yuval Noah Harari, Autor von »Eine kurze Geschichte der Menschheit«. »Warum wir Hunde lieben, Schweine essen und Kühe anziehen« analysiert das, was die Sozialpsychologin Melanie Joy als Karnismus bezeichnet – also das Glaubenssystem, das die Menschen dazu bringt, bestimmte Tiere als Haustiere zu halten, sie zu verzehren oder ihr Fell zu tragen – was uns bei anderen Tieren nicht im Traum einfallen würde. Karnismus verursacht großes Tierleid und globale Ungerechtigkeit und treibt uns dazu, gegen unsere ureigenen Interessen und die Interessen anderer zu handeln, ohne dass wir uns dessen bewusst sind. Sich bewusst zu machen, was Karnismus ist und wie er funktioniert, ist für die persönliche Befähigung und den gesellschaftlichen Wandel von entscheidender Bedeutung, da wir dadurch in die Lage versetzt werden, unsere Lebensmittel und unseren Lifestyle freier zu wählen – denn ohne Bewusstsein gibt es keine freie Wahl.

Weganie, wegetarianie i mięsożercy mogą się czuć, jakby żyli w różnych światach. Ale rozpad relacji nie jest nieunikniony ani nieodwracalny. Joy pokazuje, że nie trzeba wiele, żeby znaleźć porozumienie.