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An Outline of a Theory of Play

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Play is often dismissed as trivial, yet it is a fundamental and adaptive aspect of human and mammalian life. This paper develops a sociological theory of play, treating it as a total social fact that spans biological, psychological, and social dimensions.
Seth Abrutyn
wiley   +1 more source

Letter from the Editor in Chief. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Innov Card Rhythm Manag
Nair D.
europepmc   +1 more source

When Time Stands Still: The Destructive Experience of Ambiguous Loss among Mothers of Combat Soldiers

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
What happens when stories refuse coherence? This article examines ambiguous loss among mothers of combat soldiers, focusing on how prolonged waiting and uncertainty infiltrate everyday life, eroding sensemaking. Drawing on ethnographic interviews, it explores how mothers experience the contraction of time and space—manifested in suspended routines ...
Shirly Bar‐Lev   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reconciling Goffman and Disability Studies: “Interactional” and “Structural” Stigma in the Lives of Parents of Learning‐Disabled Adults

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Erving Goffman cuts a divisive figure in disability studies. Some criticize his conception of “stigma” as deviance‐focused and as ignoring structural forces that shape personal encounters. Others praise his recognition of stigma as an interactional phenomenon.
Gareth M. Thomas
wiley   +1 more source

Surgical Whiplash. [PDF]

open access: yesAnn Med Surg (Lond)
Bohler F, Chaiyasate M, Hadid K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Extending SysML v2 for Safety ‐ Open‐Source Library for the System‐Theoretic Process Analysis

open access: yesSystems Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Safety challenges in automated transport systems create the need for a strong design and safety coupling. In this regard, the second version of the Systems Modeling Language (SysML v2) offers new integration opportunities with extensibility features such as libraries.
Alexander Ahlbrecht   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

It's Not You, It's the System: Women Professors in TESOL and the Persistence of Gender Bias

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Although progress has been made with respect to the role and position of women in academia, overt and covert discrimination as well as structural and systemic bias persist. In this article, we report on research conducted with 14 women professors from 10 different countries to explore to what extent these issues affect women professors in ...
Sarah Mercer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

“It's Not Equality, …It's Not Humanizing:” Content‐Area Teachers' Tensions Between CCR Curriculum and Linguistically Responsive Professional Development

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This qualitative study explores how secondary content‐area teachers of emergent bilingual (EB) students navigate tensions between linguistically responsive professional development (PD) and the implementation of state‐mandated College and Career Readiness (CCR) curricula in south Texas.
Caryn Calisi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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