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THE MEANING OF CULTURAL FESTIVALS
International Journal of Cultural Policy, 2007 Cultural festivals and events are increasingly becoming arenas of discourse enabling people to express their views on wider cultural, social and political issues. Often the debates polarise into those advocating change and those wishing to preserve “traditional” or “local” culture in the face of modernisation and globalisation.
Crespi Vallbona, Montserrat +1 more
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THE LABORATORY AS A MEANS OF CULTURE [PDF]
School Science and Mathematics, 1901 n ...
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Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2015 The concept of liminality refers to the experience to be betwixt-and-between social structures and the associated positions, statuses, and roles. We advance the original use of the concept by introducing the various meanings that the experience of being ...
Ingo Winkler, Mustafa Khalil Mahmood
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Working in the Public Sector. Introduction to the Thematic Issue
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2013 Work in the public sector has been changing dramatically in recent decades. Reforms aimed at increasing the efficiency of public services have been extensive in the Nordic countries and elsewhere since the 1980s.
Annette Kamp, Lars Klemsdal, Lena Gonäs
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Lack of Commitment? Work Orientations of Finnish Employees in a European Comparison
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2014 It has been argued that individuals’ employment commitment, that is, their commitment to work in general is crucial in today’s labor markets where life-long employment relationships are less frequently offered by organizations.
Teemu Turunen
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Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2013 In this article, we suggest that organizational-level social relations should be defined and measured as workplace norms. We base this argument on new research on the components of the psychosocial work environment and on the availability of new ...
Per Øystein Saksvik +2 more
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The Ambiguity of Work: Work Practice Stories of Meaningful and Demanding Consultancy Work
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2014 This article contributes to the current debate among organizational and work-life researchers on the double-sided nature of knowledge work, which offers great freedom and satisfaction on the one hand and the potential to be overly demanding and stressful
Didde Maria Humle
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Young Long-term Unemployed and the Individualization of Responsibility
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2016 In Sweden, as in most Western societies, a common belief is that unemployment is somehow linked to the individual, her lack of work ethic, or other personal shortcomings rather than to structural causes.
Jennifer Hobbins
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Adapting ‘The Normal’ – Examining Relations between Youth, Risk and Accidents at Work
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2012 People between 18 and 24 years of age are more exposed to accidents at work than anyone else. This article examines how safety is experienced and practiced among young employees.
Mette Lykke Nielsen
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld +5 more
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