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The Object Not of One's Desire: UK Service Club Membership Recruitment, Retention, and Public Image

open access: yesFinancial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Membership organizations rely on maintaining and growing their membership base, both for financial stability and to allow them to increase their impact. UK service clubs are one such kind of membership organization that has suffered a decline in membership in more recent years and is seeking to address this to maintain their presence. However,
David Yates
wiley   +1 more source

Resisting gender fascism

open access: yesThe Geographical Journal, EarlyView.
Short Abstract In this commentary, we explore the implications of the 2024 US elections for four key areas of trans lives: the body, public space, legal geographies and mobility. While we focus on the United States, we situate anti‐trans politics within emerging fascist movements around the world, recognising that the 2024 US election has impacts ...
Wiley Sharp   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anti‐Blackness, Canonicity, and (Mis‐)Identification in Emine Sevgi Özdamar's Ein von Schatten begrenzter Raum

open access: yesThe German Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This essay explores the disturbing presence of anti‐Black language and tropes in Emine Sevgi Özdamar's recent, celebrated novel Ein von Schatten begrenzter Raum. Drawing on Toni Morrison's classic analysis in Playing in the Dark, I argue Özdamar's anti‐Blackness is characterized by a double‐valence: on one hand, Özdamar's anti‐Blackness ...
Barbara N. Nagel
wiley   +1 more source

Body Dysmorphic Disorder: 21st Century Challenges

open access: yesInternational Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Body dysmorphic disorder, now recognized as an obsessive‐compulsive and related disorder, combines ideas of beauty and glamour with inordinate widespread concern, mainly affecting young people and those seeking to remain youthful. We update concepts of this disorder in an era with multiple social media providing a setting for communication and
Mariam Trichas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Narcissistic Traits of Police Officers in America [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The narcissistic traits of police officers aged 17 to 78 in the United States affect American citizens in various degrees. Improvements made to pre-employment psychological evaluations, such as the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2 ...
Moran, Paloma
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Corruption dynamics: Integrating structure, agency and institutional logics across contexts

open access: yesInternational Journal of Management Reviews, EarlyView.
Abstract Although the literature on corruption is extensive, it is also fragmented, with inconsistencies and inconclusive findings that limit theoretical and practical advancements. Scholars have called for multi‐factor, multi‐level frameworks that integrate macro, micro and longitudinal aspects to provide a more cohesive understanding of corruption's ...
Karl Z. Meyer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Narcissism and the Motivation to Engage in Volunteerism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Research suggests that volunteerism and narcissism are at all-time highs amongst young people (Corporation for National & Community Service, 2007; Twenge & Campbell, 2009).
Tumblin, Laraine
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Self‐Deception in Human–AI Emotional Relations

open access: yesJournal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Imagine a man chatting with his AI girlfriend app. He looks at his smartphone and says, ‘Finally, I'm being understood’. Is he deceiving himself? Is there anything morally wrong with it? The human tendency to anthropomorphize AI is well established, and the popularity of AI companions is growing.
Emilia Kaczmarek
wiley   +1 more source

What’s all the fuss about Disney? : narcissistic and nostalgic tendencies in popular Disney storyworlds [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This paper seeks to study the narcissistic and nostalgic desires cultivated in cinematic audiences by modern Disney story franchises. Through its storyworlds, the Disney conglomerate is a key player in the cultural formation and consciousness of global ...
Cremona, Maria
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