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The social life of money for children

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
Abstract Inspired by Nigel Dodd's The Social Life of Money, this article proposes an analysis of entangled economic lives, that is, how meaning, structures and politics jointly shape the flow of monies within households. The past decades have marked a shift from “childrearing expenditures” to “parenting investments” that align with new visions of both ...
Nina Bandelj
wiley   +1 more source

Layered abandonment: The moral interpretation of suffering in extreme confinement

open access: yesCriminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Loss and rejection are central to prison life, yet how they crystallize into a more general sense of abandonment remains under‐theorized. Drawing on 64 interviews with men held in prolonged self‐isolation or serving indeterminate forvaring sentences in Denmark, we conceptualize abandonment not simply as hardship but as suffering plus ...
Frederik Rom Taxhjelm, Julie Laursen
wiley   +1 more source

Risks of minoxidil toxicity for household pets

open access: yesToxicology Communications
Background Topical minoxidil is a popular over-the-counter treatment for hair loss, but it is highly toxic to pets, particularly cats. Severe and sometimes fatal outcomes have occurred, yet public awareness remains limited.
Michael M. Ong   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cruelty against animals

open access: yes, 2017
Bakalaura darba nosaukums ir ‘’Cietsirdīga izturēšanās pret dzīvniekiem’’. Darbs sastāv no anotācijas, ievada, četrām daļām, secinājumiem un izmantotās literatūras saraksta.
Gaitniece, Līga Terēza
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Lawful cruelty: six ways in which Australian animal welfare laws permit cruelty towards nonhuman animals [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The central argument of this thesis is that the very same laws that purport to prohibit cruelty towards nonhuman animals in Australia are responsible for facilitating it. Australian animal welfare statutes, regulations and Codes of Practice all state the
Russell, Katherine Elizabeth
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Running towards: Labour market incentives for runaway slaves in the British Cape Colony, 1830–1838

open access: yesAsia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent scholarship on slave escapes has increasingly emphasised economic motivation, but few studies have empirically investigated how market incentives influenced the decision‐making of enslaved individuals during transitions from coerced to wage labour.
Karl Bergemann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Humans' Moral and Legal Obligations towards Animals

open access: yes, 2010
The article discusses aspects of the moral and legal obligations towards animals in the context of ancient and contemporary China. In ancient China, animals were regarded as part of the cosmos and life cycle by ancient Chinese philosophers who saw no ...
Cao, Deborah
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Spectacle and Spy Stories: The 1954 Royal Commission on Espionage

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Menzies government's 1954 royal commission, established to investigate Soviet espionage in Australia, is well known as the backdrop to the Labor Party split. It saw opposition leader H.V. Evatt's demise and ushered in an almost 20‐year period of Liberal Party governance.
Ebony Nilsson
wiley   +1 more source

Australian Royal Commissions Into Child Welfare, Abuse and Protection

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Both nationally and internationally, the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (RCIRCSA) is widely viewed as a remarkably successful public inquiry. Unlike many other commissions, it was stable, attracted little controversy, was highly regarded, and led to extensive legal, regulatory and policy reform ...
Shurlee Swain, Katie Wright
wiley   +1 more source

Towards enhancing animal welfare standards in UK media: Part 1; insights from public opinion and attitudes

open access: yesHuman-Animal Interactions
Animals are frequently used in the UK for film, television, and advertising, but numerous stakeholders, including charities and industry representatives, have significant concerns regarding their on- and off-set welfare.
Helen Lambert   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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