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Showing 1 to 20 of 443 for “"social construction"”.
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The social construction of child neglect
… stood out in the data. The implications for social work praxis are discussed, in terms of reframing the relevance to practice of gender, 'race', class, and other determinants of social inequality.
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Social Construction and the Possibility of Emancipation
… objectives. First, I attempt to clarify what social construction amounts to in contemporary analytic philosophy. Research on the social construction of social categories has done some work to delineate and clarify varieties of social constructionist projects, as well as varieties of social …
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The Social Construction of Rural Lesbian Identities
… realized their same-sex feelings within this social context, but how they acknowledged, managed and negotiated their feelings within the setting. In this study, I examine the women's concepts of sexual identity and gender identity constructions within the context of their regional identities. …
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Management accounting and the social construction of reality
… There is a tension between the rational and the social aspects of accounting practice. Those using accounting systems experience the systems’ inadequacies as purely technical-rational devices. The practice of accounting is actively involved in the regulation, even manipulation, of interpersonal …
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The social construction of suicide in Libyan society
… and explain the part played by officials in the social construction of suicide.Findings indicate there are distinct ways in which suicide in Libya is socially constructedand this varies depending upon the perspectives of officials, witnesses and the person whohas taken their life. The current …
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The Impact of Social Construction on Writing Centers
Language and instruction.
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The Social Construction of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
… complex endeavor, one involving a great deal of social construction. One diagnosis in particular, premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), exemplifies the different factors that go into the creation of psychiatric labels. After decades of research, activism, and debates, PMDD was included in the …
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Public criminology: Its social construction and policy implications
… exist, that each is a product of a different social background and each produces a different set of lay attitudes toward crime control policies. Extant research on public crime control attitudes like punitiveness and rehabilitation lacks a theory which links these attitudes to social …
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The social construction of dyslexia in UK higher education
… primarily upon investigating dyslexia as a social construct, and the pedagogical strategies that are employed as part of a specialist intervention. Given the increasing numbers of students either identified with dyslexia before they enrol at university, or during their courses, the …
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The social construction of depression : experience, discourse and subjectivity.
… as a problem located in the individual, to a social psychological approach which explains depression in terms of its meaning to the individual, as an experience of self, evolved through relationships with others. Theoretically, the thesis draws on Mead's (1934) theory of social hehaviourism, …
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The social construction of gender in the practical arts
… inequality. The study explores how gender as a social relation is organized and embedded in the daily experiences of classroom life and in the discourses of people who dwell there. The study deals with how classroom encounters contribute to the reproduction or transformation of gender categories …
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"Whiteness and news: the interlocking social construction of ""realities"""
This dissertation examines how mainstream U.S. journalism consistently serves white racial interests and the racial status quo, or what I call white incumbency, despite its push for diversity and its stated aims to improve coverage of nonwhite communities. It is based on an in-depth ethnographic …
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The Social Construction of Organizational Misconduct: A Systemic View
… I explore how such organizational misconduct is socially constructed and how this social construction affects organizations and their leaders. Conceptualizing organizational misconduct as socially constructed means that misconduct is seen as behavior in or by an organization that actors outside …
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The Social Construction of Technology: The Case of LSD
In this study, I use SCOT (Social Construction of Technology) theories to trace the history of lysergic acid diethylamide-25, which is commonly known as LSD. I show how the technological system of LSD corresponds to phases designated by SCOT theorist Thomas Hughes, specifically invention, …
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The clinical and social construction of pathological gamblers in Macau
The present study sought to understand the social and clinical characteristics of a group of pathological gamblers in Macau known as Paichai (扒仔). This study recruited participants from the casinos in Macau. Fifteen participants, all active gamblers and ranging in age from 24 to 53 years, were …
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The Social Construction of Black Fatherhood in Responsible Fatherhood Policies
<p>Responsible fatherhood legislation bridges the gap between two explicit family policies in order to serve fathers: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 and the Child Support Enforcement Act of 1975. Historically, these two polices have been …
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The Social Construction of Huntington's Disease Caregivers in Colombia, South America
… serious loss of all capabilities in HDSs has a social effect on the HDSs' agency. HDSs' survival depends on the subrogation that the HDC offers to the HDS. The HDS retains self-hood, i.e. agency, through the HDC's action. This subrogation causes a paradoxical consequence, resulting in both …
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