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Marx: alienation, commodity fetishism and the world of contemporary social work
, 2018 This paper offers an outline of Marx’s concept of alienation and his later related concept of commodity fetishism. Building on previously published work on this topic, we argue that the lack of control over our lives and creative activity which for Marx ...
Lavalette, Michael +3 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Community‐based adaptation scholars and practitioners acknowledge that power asymmetries pose significant barriers to project impact. Nevertheless, there is little research on the role of the global political economy as the root cause of vulnerability.
Tom Selje, Alexandra Klepp, Boris Heinz
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Experiencing a flood has been shown to have a significant impact on people's mental health. However, the qualitative evidence exploring these experiences remains sparse and has not been systematically synthesised. This systematic review synthesised qualitative evidence of the impact of flooding on mental health among adults in Europe.
Victor A. Owoyomi, Dan Jones
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Climate change is reshaping everyday life in Ghana through coastal erosion, flooding, erratic rainfall, water scarcity, extreme heat, and agricultural insecurity. This study examines how these changes produce stress, trauma, and gendered resilience among women in Salakope and Choggu Yapalsi, two climate‐vulnerable communities in coastal and ...
Jacob Kwakye
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, 2018 Values and attitudes towards schooling – as the core concepts of this research – are increasingly recognized as important factors affecting educational achievement and attainment.
SCHARF, Jan
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Social Sustainability, Housing and Alienation
, 2015 This chapter considers the relevance of the sustainability agenda at a time when post-industrial capitalism dominates economic and social relations. It attempts to find links between the way housing is understood as a need and a right while it is, at the
Jamileh Manoochehri +1 more
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Prizren Social Science JournalAlienation is a central theme in modern literature and a key concept in existential philosophy and absurdism. It refers to the distancing of an individual from others, society, and oneself, resulting in emotional, social, and psychological isolation ...
Elita OMAJ, Meral SHEHABI-VESELI
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Food practices have evolved alongside industrialization and urbanization. Compared to earlier generations, modern individuals grow and cook food less often and consume more processed products, weakening awareness of food's natural origins. Three studies examined explanatory pathways linking food practices to pro‐environmentalism through the ...
Shu Tian Ng, Angela K.‐y. Leung
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The Impact of Anthem Protests, MAGA, and BLM on NFL Attendance
Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT On September 1, 2016, Colin Kaepernick first took a knee during the San Francisco 49ers' final preseason game. The protest quickly became league‐wide, and inspired similar actions by players in the WNBA, NWSL, NBA, college football and other professional sports.
Oskar Harmon, Jungbin Hwang
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Media Conceptions of Authentic Learning with Virtual Reality: A Public Pedagogy of Social Alienation
Educational use-cases for virtual reality (VR) have proliferated over recent years. The use of this technology is often viewed as a means of promoting authentic learning opportunities through immersive simulations.
Jacob Fortman, Ruth Yeboah
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