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"America's Experience With Populism: Lessons For Europe", Max Skidmore Dec 2005

"America's Experience With Populism: Lessons For Europe", Max Skidmore

Max J. Skidmore

No abstract provided.


Social Security Reform, Max Skidmore Dec 2005

Social Security Reform, Max Skidmore

Max J. Skidmore

No abstract provided.


The Balm Of Gilead: Is The Provision Of Treatment To Those Who Seroconvert In Hiv Prevention Trials A Matter Of Moral Obligation Or Moral Negotiation?, Charles Weijer, Guy Leblanc Dec 2005

The Balm Of Gilead: Is The Provision Of Treatment To Those Who Seroconvert In Hiv Prevention Trials A Matter Of Moral Obligation Or Moral Negotiation?, Charles Weijer, Guy Leblanc

Charles Weijer

Must treatment be provided to subjects who acquire HIV during the course of a prevention study? An analysis of ethical foundation, regulation, and recent argumentation provides no basis for the obligation. We outline an alternative approach to the problem based on moral negotiation.


Minimizing The Maxim Model? Interpreting The Sexual Body Rhetoric Of Teenage Moms Through Physical Education, Treena Orchard, J. Halas, J. Stark Dec 2005

Minimizing The Maxim Model? Interpreting The Sexual Body Rhetoric Of Teenage Moms Through Physical Education, Treena Orchard, J. Halas, J. Stark

Dr. Treena Orchard

No abstract provided.


Obesity Treatment Through Life Coaching, Paul Gorczynski, Don Morrow, Jennifer Irwin Dec 2005

Obesity Treatment Through Life Coaching, Paul Gorczynski, Don Morrow, Jennifer Irwin

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.


Fiduciary Obligation In Clinical Research, Paul Miller, Charles Weijer Dec 2005

Fiduciary Obligation In Clinical Research, Paul Miller, Charles Weijer

Charles Weijer

Heated debate surrounds the question whether the relationship between physician-researcher and patient-subject is governed by a duty of care. Miller and Weijer argue that fiduciary law provides a strong legal foundation for this duty, and for articulating the terms of the relationship between physician-researcher and patient-subject.


Voices From The Past – Stories For The Future: Planning The University Of Pennsylvania School, Julie Fairman Dec 2005

Voices From The Past – Stories For The Future: Planning The University Of Pennsylvania School, Julie Fairman

Julie A Fairman

No abstract provided.


Faculty And Male Football And Basketball Players On University Campuses: An Empirical Investigation Of The "Intellectual" As Mentor To The Student Athlete, Keith Harrison Dec 2005

Faculty And Male Football And Basketball Players On University Campuses: An Empirical Investigation Of The "Intellectual" As Mentor To The Student Athlete, Keith Harrison

Dr. C. Keith Harrison

No abstract provided.


An Ethnographic Study Of The Social Context Of Migrant Health In The United States, Seth M. Holmes Phd, Md Dec 2005

An Ethnographic Study Of The Social Context Of Migrant Health In The United States, Seth M. Holmes Phd, Md

Seth M. Holmes PhD, MD

Background

Migrant workers in the United States have extremely poor health. This paper aims to identify ways in which the social context of migrant farm workers affects their health and health care.

Methods and Findings

This qualitative study employs participant observation and interviews on farms and in clinics throughout 15 months of migration with a group of indigenous Triqui Mexicans in the western US and Mexico. Study participants include more than 130 farm workers and 30 clinicians. Data are analyzed utilizing grounded theory, accompanied by theories of structural violence, symbolic violence, and the clinical gaze. The study reveals that farm …


In Search Of The Anglophone Doctor In Jacques Ferron’S Story “Le Petit William”, Vivian C. Mcalister, Christiane I. Mcalister Dec 2005

In Search Of The Anglophone Doctor In Jacques Ferron’S Story “Le Petit William”, Vivian C. Mcalister, Christiane I. Mcalister

Vivian C. McAlister

The story of ‘Le Petit William’ (Contes anglais, 1964) is based on Ferron’s experiences as a general practitioner in the Gaspé in 1946. A medical event, use of the maternal left lateral position by a sage-femme to deliver a baby boy, becomes allegory. The sage-femme had learned the technique from a visiting Anglophone doctor. A simple joke, which superficially appears to be the story’s culmination, takes on a sombre political tone when considered in the light of the Latin epigraph. Trips to the Gaspé, a review of the history of obstetrics and speculation are used in this paper to understand …


Vulnerability Within The Body Of Christ: Anointing Of The Sick And Theological Anthropology, M. Therese Lysaught Dec 2005

Vulnerability Within The Body Of Christ: Anointing Of The Sick And Theological Anthropology, M. Therese Lysaught

M. Therese Lysaught

No abstract provided.


'Our Revolution Has Style': Menstrual Product Activists 'Doing Feminism' In The Third Wave, Chris Bobel Dec 2005

'Our Revolution Has Style': Menstrual Product Activists 'Doing Feminism' In The Third Wave, Chris Bobel

Chris Bobel

No abstract provided.