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Dit Independent, 1st.-31st. Of October, 2009, Dit:Students Union
Dit Independent, 1st.-31st. Of October, 2009, Dit:Students Union
DIT Student Union
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Food Anxieties: Issues For The Food Sector, Denise Kelly
Food Anxieties: Issues For The Food Sector, Denise Kelly
Doctoral
People have become obsessed with the harmful effects of eating (Rozin, 1999) and are experiencing ‘food anxiety’, a by-product of modern food. The aim of this research was to explore the nature of food anxiety in Ireland and the potential implications for the food sector. The research objectives were to determine the range of issues causing food anxiety in Irish consumers; to investigate the impact of food anxiety on food choice behaviour; to examine the potential of food anxiety as a segmentation variable for categorizing consumers; and to identify antecedents to the experience of food anxiety. A sequential, mixed methodology …
Valuing Equality In Irish Social Care, Niall Hanlon
Valuing Equality In Irish Social Care, Niall Hanlon
Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies
In this article the author critiques Irish social care by presenting an equality perspective on practice. An equality perspective involves developing emancipatory practices, that is, ways of helping that provide egalitarian solutions and outcomes. Although emancipatory values are often contrasted with traditional social care values, the author seeks a pragmatic and integrated approach to emancipatory practices rather than a restatement of traditional dichotomies. Emancipatory practice begins with an appreciation of the nature and relevance of inequalities on the lives of diverse social care users. Building a commitment to equality within social care education and practice is an important step in …
Toast, Vol 1, Issue 3, 2009, Dit:Students Union
Toast, Vol 1, Issue 3, 2009, Dit:Students Union
DIT Student Union
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Toast, Vol. 1, Issue 6, 2009, Dit Students Union
Toast, Vol. 1, Issue 6, 2009, Dit Students Union
DIT Student Union
No abstract provided.