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Lesbian And Gay, Polly Thistlethwaite, Daniel C. Tsang

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"The time is past when librarians can assume no patron is lesbian or gay, or that there is no interest in gay research," Dan Tsang and Polly Thistlethwaite wrote in the introduction to the 'Lesbian and Gay' section of Katzes' 1989 edition of Magazines for Libraries. This title review of the queer periodicals of the day was intended to serve as a guide and justification for 'mainstream' libraries' collection building. The number and range of titles in Thistlethwaite and Tsang's collaborative entries (1989, 1992, and 1995) far exceeded any mainstream library collection known to either of the authors who …

Rationales And Realities: Social Change, Women And The Law, Cynthia Fuchs Epstein

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The legal profession has undergone a revolution and incremental changes of enormous significance in the last two decades. For many affected by these changes it has been the best of times, for others it has been the worst of times. Some of these changes developed internally from forces within the profession, and some were generated by pressures in other institutions and in the larger society.

There is a changing culture in the workplace of law, in the law schools, and in the nation. But by no means does this mean that the changes are consistent. On the contrary, we are …

Caring Choices: Decision-Making About Treatment For Catastrophically Ill Newborns, Betty Wolder Levin

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Decision making for catastrophically ill newborns has recently emerged as a social issue. Advances in biomedical technology and practice, and changes in other economic, social and political factors have led to controversy about norms to guide treatment choice. While much has been written on how such decisions should be made, there has been little social science research on how such decisions are actually made.

The purpose of this dissertation is to elucidate the way that clinicians think about treatment decisions for catastrophically ill newborns. The focus is on decision making with respect to the limitation of treatment in those situations …

Children And The Environment: Work, Play And Learning In Rural Sudan, Cindi Katz

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In agricultural economies, environmental learning and the use of environmental knowledge are central practices of social reproduction. The former is important because it encompasses the acquisition of important vocational skills and knowledge, and the latter because it is often integral to the work of providing or procuring basic needs goods and services. In these societies children learn about the environment--that is, about agriculture, animal husbandry and the use of local resources-- largely in the course of their work and play in a variety of settings. In rural areas of the Third World the transition to capitalist relations of production is …

Formal Structure In Popular Music As A Reflection Of Socio-Economic Change, Peter L. Manuel

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Dropping Out Of High School: An Inside Look, Michelle Fine

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In September, 1984, I began an ethnography of student life in and out of a New York City public high school to figure out why urban students drop out of high school at such extraordinary rates. By December, why urban students stay in high school through graduation struck me as an equally compelling question.

Disabled Women: Sexism Without The Pedestal, Michelle Fine, Adrienne Asch

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The position of the disabled woman in current U.S. society deserves political, theoretical and empirical attention. In this paper we have delineated the economic, social and psychological constraints which place her at a distinct disadvantage, relative to disabled men and nondisabled women. We evaluate the ways in which having a disability is viewed as an impediment to traditional or nontraditional sex role development. The construct rolelessness is introduced, defined and examined. We conclude with reconmiendations for needed research and policy.

By Whom And How Should Accounting Standards Be Determined And Implemented, Abraham J. Briloff

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Traceability, Corrigibility, And Sterilization Of Managerial Accounting Allocations, Arthur L. Thomas

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Universitas Sine Investigatio, Universitas Sine Ratio, Aldemaro Romero Jr.

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El Próximo 3 De Abril Regresa Severo Ochoa, Aldemaro Romero Jr.

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¿Han De Estar La Ciencia Y La Religión Necesariamente Enfrentadas?, Aldemaro Romero Jr.

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El Regreso Del Mago De Oz, Aldemaro Romero Jr.

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¡Ecólogos De Todos Los Países, Uníos!, Aldemaro Romero Jr.

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¿Sería Conveniente Un Sindicato De Científicos?, Aldemaro Romero Jr.

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¿Son Los Científicos Tan “Buenos” Como La Gente Se Los Imagina?, Aldemaro Romero Jr.

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Differential Disclosure: To Each His Own, A.A. Sommer Jr.

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Positive Effects Of The Multiple Negative: Explaining The Success Of Black Professional Women, Cynthia Fuchs Epstein

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To be both black and a woman in American society has most typically meant being cumulatively disadvantaged with regard to positions of power and prestige. Holding these multiple negatively evaluated statuses has meant that black women have clustered at the very bottom of most strata. This paper explores the patterns leading to success of a small minority of black women who have managed to work in occupations of high rank. It points to the special factors which have not only canceled the negative effect of holding statuses of low rank, but which have produced a positive and facilitating context for …

Systematic Biases In Panel Surveys Due To Differential Nonresponse., William (Bill) H. Williams, Colin L. Mallows Phd

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Panel surveys involve repeated observations on the same sample units of the population. In some of these studies, systematic biases have appeared. It is shown that these systematic biases can also be he result of the characteristics of the response probabilities.

Williams, W. H. "The Systematic Bias Effects Of Incomplete Responses In Roatation Samples., William (Bill) H. Williams Ph.D

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Encountering The Male Establishment: Sex-Status Limits On Women's Careers In The Professions, Cynthia Fuchs Epstein

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Despite impressive extensions in the scope of women's social and political rights, there have been few extensions of sex-linked boundaries in the prestigious, male-dominated professions. This paper identifies the processes and structure of the professions in the United States which act to limit women's participation and achievement within them. Because their sex status is defined within the culture of professions as inappropriate, women find that the institutionalized channels of recruitment and advancement, such as the protégé system, are not available to them. Various modes of behavior on the part of women and their colleagues are described which are consequences of …