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Critical theory and praxis in post- apartheid South Africa: The case for a critical criminology

open access: yesActa Academica, 2020
The obsession with empirical work in South African criminology has led to a neglect of ‘context’ in the form of skimming over structural oppressions, such as racism, inequality, poverty and unemployment, as if they were not potently criminogenic societal
Casper Lötter
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Evaluation criteria for a systemic approach to flood risk management: stakeholders’ perspectives

open access: yesTechne
Flood risk management authorities rely on structural engineering measures centralised at the spatial and governance levels. These are mainly evaluated based on damage reduction without considering social, economic and environmental criteria. The research
Francesca Vanelli   +2 more
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A Theological Context of Work from the Catholic Social Encyclical Tradition [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
This article draws upon 100 years of writings which are referred to as the Catholic Social Tradition (CST). Using this tradition as a guide, the nature of work is explored along with the principles and virtues which vitalize the deepest dimension of work
Laczniak, Gene R.   +1 more
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Social context congestion games

open access: yesTheoretical Computer Science, 2011
zbMATH Open Web Interface contents unavailable due to conflicting licenses.
BILO', VITTORIO   +3 more
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Do We Always Hope to Become “Better” When We Experience Envy? Effects of Incidental Envy and Social Context on Self-Improvement Behavior

open access: yesAsia Marketing Journal, 2017
Incidental envy is known to motivate self-improvement behavior. This phenomenon occurs in part because feelings of inferiority guide subsequent behavior in a way to self-improve, after experiencing envy. However, no research has yet examined whether this
Y. Jin Youn, Kiwan Park
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Feasibility of IMU-Based Wearable Sonification: Toward Personalized, Real-Time Gait Monitoring and Rehabilitation

open access: yesBiosensors
Wearable auditory feedback systems have demonstrated potential to support gait rehabilitation, yet user experience and engagement remain underexplored.
Toh Yen Pang   +5 more
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Broadening perspectives on trauma and recovery: a socio-interpersonal view of PTSD†

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2016
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the very few mental disorders that requires by definition an environmental context—a traumatic event or events—as a precondition for diagnosis.
Andreas Maercker, Tobias Hecker
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The Social Context of the Labor Supply [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper we empirically investigate the relationship between social capital and the supply of labor. We identify social capital with non-market relationships. Data are obtained from the US General Social Survey for the period 1976-2004.
Ennio Bilancini, Stefano Bartolini
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Sexual Motives: The Impact of Gender, Personality, and Social Context on Sexual Motives and Sexual Behavior - Especially Risky Sexual Behavior [PDF]

open access: yesInterpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 2011
Recently, scholars from a variety of disciplines have begun to investigate passionate love, sexual desire, and sexual behavior. Specifically, they have begun to investigate questions profound questions as: “Why do men and women engage in sexual liaisons?”
Richard L. Rapson   +2 more
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Dos géneros de texto à gramática From text genres to grammar

open access: yesDELTA: Documentação de Estudos em Lingüística Teórica e Aplicada, 2012
A hipótese central que a presente proposta se propõe desenvolver é a de que as relações entre gramática e texto não se podem resumir a uma mera aplicabilidade de fenómenos gramaticais previamente descritos, a serem revistos no nível de análise superior à
Maria Antónia Coutinho
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