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The Capability Approach as the Ethics of Social Work With Child Refugees

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the capability approach (CA) as an ethical framework for social work practice with minor refugees. Drawing on the foundational work of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum, as well as its recent application to child welfare contexts, the article argues that conventional rights–based and deficit‐oriented approaches are ...
Gottfried Schweiger
wiley   +1 more source

An Aid or an Obstacle? Parent and Teacher Perspectives on the Impact of Technology on Children's Wellbeing and School Life

open access: yesChildren &Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dominance of technology in the daily lives of modern‐day children has raised much concern about the impacts on their wellbeing. However, there are also many advantages and opportunities transpiring. This paper asks whether technology is an aid or an obstacle to a child's wellbeing and school life.
Sarah Holmes   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Children's Media Use and Sleep Problems: Issues and Unanswered Questions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Reviews research on the potential effect of new trends in children's media use on sleep and the effect of inadequate sleep on attention, learning, cognitive development, and psychiatric and physical health.

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“Simply Amazing and Fantastic”: The Maude Abbott Medical Museum Visitor Book, 2018–2023

open access: yesCurator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Maude Abbott Medical Museum has a collection of human remains which we believe is appropriate to preserve and use for teaching and research. We wondered to what extent our visitors feel the same way. We categorized all entries in our museum visitor book for 5 years into five groups based on specific words or phrases.
Rick Fraser
wiley   +1 more source

The Ethics of Authoritarianism in Christian Perspective

open access: yesDialog, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We look here at the characteristics of authoritarian government in the context of constitutional democracies and argue that its operative ethical system in public policy is egoism, with its supporters constituting a collective ego complicit in the undemocratic and Machiavellian practices used to sustain power and the authority of leadership to
James M. Childs
wiley   +1 more source

Broken Bodies, Shattered Dreams: The Aftermath of a Life as a Korean Comfort Woman

open access: yes, 2003
The Pacific War in Asia is infamous for the sickening atrocities committed by the military forces of both the Allies and Japan. Proof of the carnage is undeniable and is often discussed in textbooks, history classes, and documentaries around the world ...
Wininger, Jessica
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Religious politics and the limits of redistribution: The rise and fall of family allowances in Spain, 1926–58

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract After the Second World War, family allowances became a cornerstone of social spending in western Europe. Whilst religion is often highlighted as a driver of this policy, the role of political Catholicism remains contested, particularly in southern Europe.
Guillem Verd‐Llabrés
wiley   +1 more source

Explorations, Accountants and Verdicts—Emotions in Metaphors and Gender Equality Work

open access: yesGender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Does gender equality work feel like a joint exploration or a restrictive verdict? Through semi‐structured interviews with managers and employees involved in organizational gender equality work in six Swedish private companies and one university, this study examines emotions in metaphors and their orientation toward organizational change ...
Maja Herstad
wiley   +1 more source

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