Who Is the System? On the Externalisation and Depersonalisation of Responsibility for Abuse
Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines the externalisation and depersonalisation of responsibility in the institutional communication of the Roman Catholic Church in the context of sexualised violence. Niklas Luhmann's theory of social systems is used to show how semantic constructions such as ‘systemic causes’ rhetorically blur responsibility and contribute ...
Thomas Kron
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Persistent anti-market culture: A legacy of the Pale of Settlement and of the Holocaust [PDF]
We investigate the long-term effects of the important presence of Jews in Eastern Europe before the Second World War and their disappearance during the Holocaust.
Alexander Rodnyansky +2 more
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Menorah Review (No. 50, Fall, 2000) [PDF]
, 2000 The Merchant of Venice and Skylock\u27s Christian Problem -- Mishlo\u27ach Manot -- Jews and Slaves -- Lambs and Wolves? -- Gd\u27s Grace, Gd\u27s Rain -- Rabbinic Authority in Babylonia -- Is an Art and Literature of the Holocaust Possible, or Does it
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Erving Goffman at 100: A Chameleon Seen as a Rorschach Test within a Kaleidoscope
Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.The 100th anniversary of Erving Goffman's birth was in 2022. Drawing on his work, the Goffman archives, the secondary literature, and personal experiences with him and those in his university of Chicago cohort, I reflect on some implications of his work and life, and the inseparable issues of understanding society.
Gary T. Marx
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The Spectacle of the Invisible: Sephardic Jewish Identity in Multicultural Education [PDF]
, 1995 This study assesses from a North American Sephardic (Spanish-Jewish) perspective, the ambiguous relationships among Jews, people of color, and definitions of whiteness in order to re-evaluate multicultural education in the United States. My intent is
Alhadeff, Judea
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Violence, Volition, and Volatility: The Embodied Subjectivity of Women in Cults
Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.This paper explores the embodied experience of 25 women who are former cult members. By delving into the stories of three protagonists, we examine how these women engaged with and possibly redefined the cult's socially constructed notion of womanhood.
Shirly Bar‐Lev, Michal Morag
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The Two Common Mutations Causing Factor XI Deficiency in Jews Stem From Distinct Founders: One of Ancient Middle Eastern Origin and Another of More Recent European Origin [PDF]
, 1997 Hava Peretz +11 more
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Religiosity and Fertility: Jews in Israel
European Journal of Population, 2017 B. Okun
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Contrastive Self‐Categorization as a Resource for Defending Cultural Stereotypes
Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.This study explores how speakers defend morally sanctionable cultural stereotypes from challenges in adult second language classrooms. Within the conversation analysis and membership categorization analysis frameworks, I examine two extended video‐recorded class discussions in which students maintain face‐threatening, stereotypical portrayals of ...
Nadja Tadic
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Constructing Difference: Maternal Boundary‐Work in Science‐Based and Natural Mom Groups on Facebook
Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.Boundary‐work describes the activities of social groups as they seek to differentiate themselves from others to establish credibility, authority, or to protect their interests. While a growing body of literature explores occupational boundary‐work in health care, limited research has focused on how lay actors practice boundary‐work online.
Darryn DiFrancesco
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