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Misconceptions of Homophobia

Journal of Homosexuality, 1984
Recent studies and analyses of social reactions to homosexuality are examined with the goal of linking them to general theories of deviance in the mainstream of sociology and social psychology. Homosexuality as an attitudinal object is classified as person, trait, and characteristic of collectivities and culture.
J W, Plasek, J, Allard
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Misconceived bioethics?: The misconception of the “therapeutic misconception”

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 2006
Bioethics needs to include study of the social and historical context in which ethical meanings in medical encounters make sense. It needs to do this in order to remain relevant, vibrant, and aware of how it might unwittingly facilitate the agendas of others.
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Misconceptions and the OSCE

Medical Teacher, 2015
Since it was first described (Harden et al. 1975; Harden & Gleeson 1979), the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) has become established as the gold standard for the assessment of a st...
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DIETARY MISCONCEPTIONS

Nutrition Reviews, 2009
Patients' misconceptions concerning peptic ulcer diets may lead them to observe a more strict diet than intended by the physician. In some cases the diet was impossible to follow.
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Sinister Misconceptions

Birth, 2002
Commentary on: Kieler H, Cnattingius S, Haglund B, Palmgren J, Axelsson O. Sinistrality—a side‐effect of prenatal sonography: A comparative study of young men. Epidemiology 2001;12:618–623.
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Rating misconceptions or misconceptions of rating [PDF]

open access: possibleEducational Studies, 2007
The article critically analyzes the attempts to rate the regional education systems. It is shown that rating procedures can be used only in a very narrow segment of the education sphere. The authors consider the issues of the quality of raw data and data analysis techniques necessary to obtain high-quality management information.
Aleksej Majorov, Elena Chepurnykh
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Common Misconceptions

Ophthalmology, 1979
Certain misconceptions about the law are common among physicians. The purpose of the legal system is to resolve disputes rather than dispense "justice." The rules of law are neither stable nor clear. Truth cannot be recovered for purposes of litigation; therefore, the evidence alone must determine the merit of a case.
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ECT: Misconceptions and Attitudes

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 1982
One hundred and seventy-eight subjects completed a questionnaire regarding ECT. The sample comprised three groups of approximately equal size: a group of patients who had received ECT, a group of visitors to ECT-treated psychiatric patients, and a group of visitors to non-ECT-treated psychiatric patients. Misconceptions about ECT were common throughout,
Kerr, R. A.   +3 more
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ENDOGENOUS OBESITY–A MISCONCEPTION

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1930
Excerpt The physician who prescribes a low calorie diet to reduce the weight of his obese patients frequently deals with subjects who fail to lose weight during the period of observation.
L.H. NEWBURGH   +1 more
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Monetary Misconceptions [PDF]

open access: possible, 2000
The paper identifies a number of misconceptions about the monetary policy process and the monetary transmission mechanism in the UK. Among the misconceptions about the process are the alleged lack of regional and sectoral representativeness of the Monetary Policy Committee and the view that operational central bank independence means that monetary and ...
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