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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Accessing Board Positions: A Comparison Of Female And Male Board Members’ Views, Alison Sheridan, Gina Milgate
Accessing Board Positions: A Comparison Of Female And Male Board Members’ Views, Alison Sheridan, Gina Milgate
Gina C Milgate
In Australia, as in many Western industrialised countries, women accessing corporate board positions are still the exception to the rule. This paper reports research exploring men's and women's views on the factors crucial in attaining a board position. While both groups identified the importance of a strong track record, a good understanding of business principles and business contacts in gaining board positions, we found that women also highlighted the importance of high visibility and family contacts to account for their nomination to boards. It seems that women's competence has to be widely acknowledged in the public domain or through family …
On The Sources Of Islamic Law And Practices, Ahmed Souaiaia
On The Sources Of Islamic Law And Practices, Ahmed Souaiaia
Ahmed E SOUAIAIA
No abstract provided.
Wendy And The Lost Boys On The Lawrence Switcher, Linda Niemann
Wendy And The Lost Boys On The Lawrence Switcher, Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Recounts an experience as a switchman in Southern Pacific. Duties and responsibilities as a switchman; Career opportunities provided by the job; Lessons learned from railroad jobs.
Keep Moving Forward, Keep Moving Left, Robert Gottlieb, Regina Freer
Keep Moving Forward, Keep Moving Left, Robert Gottlieb, Regina Freer
Regina Freer
No abstract provided.
Roles Of Sexual Objectification Experiences And Internalization Of Standards Of Beauty In Eating Disorder Symptomatology: A Test And Extension Of Objectification Theory, Danielle Dirks, B. Moradi
Roles Of Sexual Objectification Experiences And Internalization Of Standards Of Beauty In Eating Disorder Symptomatology: A Test And Extension Of Objectification Theory, Danielle Dirks, B. Moradi
Danielle Dirks
No abstract provided.
The Myth Of Too Many University Students, Bob Birrell, Daniel Edwards, Ian Dobson, T Smith
The Myth Of Too Many University Students, Bob Birrell, Daniel Edwards, Ian Dobson, T Smith
Dr Daniel Edwards
The Coalition Government has recently asserted that too many young Australians are training to become professionals and not enough as traditional tradespersons. By implication, there is a surfeit of young professionals. This article challenges these assertions. It shows that there has been a substantial increase in the employment of professionals since the Coalition came to power in 1996. Yet over the same period, the number of domestic students in Australian universities at the undergraduate level has hardly increased at all. All of the increase in professional training at the undergraduate level in Australian universities has been directed at overseas students. …
Final Days: Japanese Culture And Choice At The End Of Life, Susan Long
Final Days: Japanese Culture And Choice At The End Of Life, Susan Long
Susan O Long
In postindustrial societies, people must consciously define their individuality through the choices they make. Recently, death has become yet another realm of personal choice, making a "good death" one in which we die in our "own way." Does culture matter in these decisions? Final Days represents a new perspective on end-of-life decision-making, arguing that culture does make a difference but not as a checklist of customs or as the source of a moral code. Grounded in rich ethnographic data, the book offers a superb examination of how policy and meaning frame the choices Japanese make about how to die. As …
Who Does The Public Trust? The Case Of Genetically Modified Food In The United States, John Lang, William Hallman
Who Does The Public Trust? The Case Of Genetically Modified Food In The United States, John Lang, William Hallman
John T. Lang
Trust is important for the perception of many types of risk, including those relating to genetically modified (GM) food. Who the public trusts in any given circumstance, however, is not well understood. In this study of public trust regarding GM food, an exploratory factor analysis with Promax rotation reveals public classification of three common institutional types—evaluators, watchdogs, and merchants. The structure of relationships among these stakeholders can act to enable or constrain public support for this new technology. Evaluators—scientists, universities, and medical professionals—are the most trusted. Watchdogs—consumer advocacy organizations, environmental organizations, and media sources—are moderately trusted. Merchants—grocers and grocery stores, …
Art And The State: The Visual Arts In Comparative Perspective, Marilyn Rueschemeyer, Victoria Alexander
Art And The State: The Visual Arts In Comparative Perspective, Marilyn Rueschemeyer, Victoria Alexander
Marilyn Rueschemeyer
No abstract provided.
The Struggle Against Capitalist Globalization: The Worldwide Protests Against The Wto, Martin Orr
The Struggle Against Capitalist Globalization: The Worldwide Protests Against The Wto, Martin Orr
Martin Orr
No abstract provided.
Black Butte Jump, Robert Mccarl
Black Butte Jump, Robert Mccarl
Robert S. McCarl
Instead of wearing peace signs or shoulder-length hair and making a pilgrimage to Haight Ashbury, I spent the summer of 1968 wearing White logging boots and running five miles every morning, getting ready for my last summer of smokejumping.
Fordism And Postfordism, Wendy Wiedenhoft Murphy
Fordism And Postfordism, Wendy Wiedenhoft Murphy
Wendy A. Wiedenhoft Murphy
The Encyclopedia of Social Theory contains over 500 entries varying from concise definitions of key terms and short biographies of key theorists to comprehensive surveys of leading concepts, debates, themes and schools. The object of the Encyclopedia has been to give thorough coverage of the central topics in theoretical sociology as well as terms and concepts in the methodology and philosophy of social science. Although 106 theorists are given entries, the emphasis of the work is on the elucidation of ideas rather than intellectual biography. The Encyclopedia covers the leading contemporary domains of debate on social theory and the classical …
The Incidental Orgasm: The Presence Of Clitoral Knowledge And The Absence Of Orgasm For Women, Lisa Wade, Emily Kremer, Jessica Brown
The Incidental Orgasm: The Presence Of Clitoral Knowledge And The Absence Of Orgasm For Women, Lisa Wade, Emily Kremer, Jessica Brown
Lisa Wade
No abstract provided.
Slow Thoughts For Fast Times: On Reinhold Niebuhr, Charles Lemert
Slow Thoughts For Fast Times: On Reinhold Niebuhr, Charles Lemert
Charles C Lemert
No abstract provided.
Race, Ethnicity, And Sexuality: Intimate Intersections, Forbidden Frontiers (J. Nagel, New York: Oxford University Press, 2003), Amanda Swygart-Hobaugh
Race, Ethnicity, And Sexuality: Intimate Intersections, Forbidden Frontiers (J. Nagel, New York: Oxford University Press, 2003), Amanda Swygart-Hobaugh
Amanda "Mandy" J. Swygart-Hobaugh
No abstract provided.
I Will Not Eat It With A Fox; I Will Not Eat It In A Box: What Determines Acceptance Of Gm Food For American Consumers?, Venkata Puduri, Ramu Govindasamy, John Lang, Benjamin Onyango
I Will Not Eat It With A Fox; I Will Not Eat It In A Box: What Determines Acceptance Of Gm Food For American Consumers?, Venkata Puduri, Ramu Govindasamy, John Lang, Benjamin Onyango
John T. Lang
This article suggests differential acceptance and approval of genetic modification involving plant or animal genes. The results can contribute to our understanding of GM food acceptance and be used to derive marketing strategies and in policy formulation. Similar to previous studies, this article suggests that demographic, socio-economic, consumer value attributes, and trust in key stakeholders help drive acceptance of genetic modification. In general, the public is more approving of plant-based GM than animal-based GM. Furthermore, the results of this survey suggest that a better understanding of biotechnology, trust in the GM regulatory framework, and biotechnology corporations’ motives are critical for …
Richard Rorty, Wendy Wiedenhoft Murphy
Richard Rorty, Wendy Wiedenhoft Murphy
Wendy A. Wiedenhoft Murphy
The Encyclopedia of Social Theory contains over 500 entries varying from concise definitions of key terms and short biographies of key theorists to comprehensive surveys of leading concepts, debates, themes and schools. The object of the Encyclopedia has been to give thorough coverage of the central topics in theoretical sociology as well as terms and concepts in the methodology and philosophy of social science. Although 106 theorists are given entries, the emphasis of the work is on the elucidation of ideas rather than intellectual biography. The Encyclopedia covers the leading contemporary domains of debate on social theory and the classical …