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The Midlife Years: Human Capital And Job Mobility, Cheryl Elman Dec 2010

The Midlife Years: Human Capital And Job Mobility, Cheryl Elman

Cheryl Elman

No abstract provided.


The Politics Of Acculturation: Female Genital Cutting And The Challenge Of Building Multicultural Democracies, Lisa Wade Dec 2010

The Politics Of Acculturation: Female Genital Cutting And The Challenge Of Building Multicultural Democracies, Lisa Wade

Lisa Wade

No abstract provided.


Illustrating The Social Construction Of Race And Racial Stereotypes With Images, Gwen Sharp, Lisa Wade Dec 2010

Illustrating The Social Construction Of Race And Racial Stereotypes With Images, Gwen Sharp, Lisa Wade

Lisa Wade

No abstract provided.


Monitor The Future Survey, Richard Mora Dec 2010

Monitor The Future Survey, Richard Mora

Richard Mora

No abstract provided.


The Social Control Of Mothers, Lisa Wade Dec 2010

The Social Control Of Mothers, Lisa Wade

Lisa Wade

No abstract provided.


‘Properly, With Love, From Scratch’: Jamie Oliver’S Food Revolution, K. Valentine Cadieux Dec 2010

‘Properly, With Love, From Scratch’: Jamie Oliver’S Food Revolution, K. Valentine Cadieux

K. Valentine Cadieux

What to eat is of great concern to the U.S. public; it is the subject of social organizing at many scales and the focus of significant academic discussion. This article analyzesJamie Oliver's Food Revolution (JOFR), a much-discussed reality show that aired in 2010 in the United States, in which English celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, well known in the United Kingdom for directing government and public attention to school lunch, brought his campaign to promote fresh-cooked food to Huntington, West Virginia. We recognize the capacity of JOFR to encourage people to act on behalf of their and their …


Relationships Between Appraisals Of Caregiver Communication Strategies And Burden Among Spouses And Adult-Children, Marie Savundranayagam, J. Orange Dec 2010

Relationships Between Appraisals Of Caregiver Communication Strategies And Burden Among Spouses And Adult-Children, Marie Savundranayagam, J. Orange

Marie Y Savundranayagam

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of caregivers’ appraisals of the effectiveness of their own communication strategies on caregiver burden when caring for family members with Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Methods: Family caregivers (N = 84) of participants with AD completed questionnaires appraising communication strategies, problem behaviors, and levels of three types of burden.

Results: Hierarchical linear regression models revealed that effective strategies and kinship status were significantly linked with stress burden, whereas effective strategies and problem behaviors were significantly related to relationship burden. Cognitive status of participants with AD significantly predicted objective burden. Caregivers who …


The Graduate Pathways Survey: New Insights On Education And Employment Outcomes Five Years After Bachelor Degree Completion, Hamish Coates, Daniel Edwards Dec 2010

The Graduate Pathways Survey: New Insights On Education And Employment Outcomes Five Years After Bachelor Degree Completion, Hamish Coates, Daniel Edwards

Dr Daniel Edwards

The development of a strong and vibrant knowledge-based economy is linked in direct ways with successful graduate outcomes. Building evidence-based insights on such outcomes plays an important role in shaping planning and practice. With this broad objective in mind, this article analyses findings from the Graduate Pathways Survey, the first national study in Australia of bachelor degree graduate outcomes five years after course completion. It begins by discussing key rationales and research contexts to position the study internationally and in terms of research on graduate careers, quality assurance and planning. Focus is then turned to highlighting findings from the study, …


Consulting Ethics, William Feighery Dec 2010

Consulting Ethics, William Feighery

William Feighery

An important, if much neglected, arena within the field of tourism studies is the role of tourism scholars as consultants in the development process. For individuals within this field of ‘expert knowledge’ participation in consultancy projects often places them at the heart of complex and competing interests at local, national and international level. Such complexity necessitates ethically informed decisions. In this paper I first explore the evolution of tourism related research and consultancy, before considering the rise of ethics in arenas of professional practice. Further, I consider the Foucauldian construct of ‘technologies of the self’ as potentially offering an ethical …


Joaquín Murrieta, Richard Mora Dec 2010

Joaquín Murrieta, Richard Mora

Richard Mora

No abstract provided.