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Beyond Robodebt: Media Representations of Welfare and Fraud Before and After the Robodebt Royal Commission

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's Robodebt scheme, an automated debt recovery program introduced in 2016, was exposed by the Robodebt Royal Commission (RC) as a serious failure of public administration and source of significant harm for thousands of Australians. Through a critical discourse analysis (CDA) of Australian news media, this study explores whether the RC'
Rebecca Coleman‐Hicks, Georgia van Toorn   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effects of Social Media Use on the Perceptions of Mental Illness Among College Students [PDF]

, 2019
This study examined individuals’ use of and perceptions of social media networking sites (i.e. Facebook and Twitter) on their perceptions of mental illness.
Fisher, Brea
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Implementing an Indigenous Research Methodology to Develop a Culturally Appropriate Survey and Yarning Protocol: Challenges With Retention of the Aboriginal Health, Ageing and Disability Workforce

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aboriginal staff play a vital part in improving culturally safe and effective services and supports for Aboriginal people. Research on the Aboriginal workforce helps advance a culturally safe environment for workers and Aboriginal people accessing health and community services. This study aims to identify the barriers and enablers to workforce
F. Talbot, J. Gilroy, J. Gwynn, K. Bulkeley, C. Alcorso, K. Gwynne, Rob Heard, Sarah Peter, A. Haines, M. Lincoln, B. Rambaldini   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating the perception dimensions of sports disciplines stigma in China: social identity and participation willingness

Frontiers in Psychology
IntroductionThis study aims to explore the dimensions of stigma perception in sports disciplines, focusing on the impact these dimensions have on the public’s willingness to participate in stigmatized sports.
Mengkai Wang, Yongtao Zhang, Mingtao Wang, Xi Zhao   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding and measuring AIDS-related stigma in health care settings: A developing country perspective

SAHARA-J, 2007
AIDS-related stigma and discrimination remain pervasive problems in health care institutions worldwide. This paper reports on stigma-related baseline findings from a study in New Delhi, India to evaluate the impact of a stigma-reduction intervention in ...
Vaishali Sharma Mahendra, Laelia Gilborn, Shalini Bharat, Rupa Jakharia Mudoi, Indrani Gupta, Bitra George, Luke Samson, Celine Costello Daly, Julie Pulerwitz   +8 more
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Judicial Perspectives on Neurodiversity in Queensland Courts, Tribunals and Commissions: Experiences With Disclosure and Witness Credibility

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Little is known about the impacts of the disclosure, or the non‐disclosure, of medical conditions associated with neurodiversity in the context of court proceedings and hearings before tribunals and commissions. This paper examines the experiences of twenty‐three Queensland Judges, Magistrates, and Tribunal and Commission Members with ...
Danielle Bozin, Karen A. Sullivan, Vincent Denault, Catherine Kennon, Lucy Cradduck, Rachel Hews   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence, comorbidity and predictors of social anxiety severity among Chinese youth in the post-COVID-19 era

BJPsych Open
Background Social anxiety is a common and impairing condition that often emerges in adolescence. Aims This study aimed to examine the prevalence and severity of social anxiety among Chinese youths in the post-COVID-19 era, and to develop a predictive
Yi-Zhou Wang, Khalid Imran Afzal, Cheng-Mei Yuan, Jing-Yi Fan, Jun He, Xu-Hong Li, Bei-Bei Wang, Yu-Ya Feng, Hong-Yun Shao, De-Hui Zhou, Xue Weng   +10 more
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The Proprieties of Stigma and the Situation of Human Life in Danger of Stigma

Journal of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, 2018
It is stated that the properties of stigma have the key role in perceiving social relations and own life situation by the person who is in danger of the process of social stigma (Davidio, Major and Crocer, 2008, p. 27–28).
Magdalena Świgost
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Social stigma in leprosy

Journal of Chitwan Medical College, 2015
Leprosy, an infectious disease, is a highly stigmatized disease. It directly affects patients’ physical, psychological, social and economical well-being. To know the stigma faced by the patients in the family and community. The study was carried out at Netherlands Leprosy Relief, Biratnagar, Nepal. Verbal consent was taken from each patient.
S Jirel, S Rayamajhi, S M Pokhrel, N Jha, A Ghimire, S Marahatta   +5 more
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A Symbolic Interaction Analysis of Waria (Transgender Women) in Makassar - Eastern Indonesia [PDF]

, 2019
Transgender women (in Indonesia known as Waria) still experience social stigma and exclusion in society. This phenomenon is interesting to study because it is related to the existence of transgender women in dealing with stigma and social exclusion. This
Abidin, K. (Kurniati), Djabbar, Y. (Yusuf)   +1 more
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