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Sociology after 9/11 [PDF]

, 2008
The attacks on New York in September 2001 and subsequent attacks on other Western targets continue to serve as a stimulus for a number of academic disciplines.
Wickham, G.
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Random Sequential Adsorption: From Continuum to Lattice and Pre-Patterned Substrates

, 2007
The random sequential adsorption (RSA) model has served as a paradigm for diverse phenomena in physical chemistry, as well as in other areas such as biology, ecology, and sociology. In the present work, we survey aspects of the RSA model with emphasis on
A Cadilhe, Araújo N A M Cadilhe A Privman V, Barker G C, Burgos E, Elimelech M, Levich V G, Lewis P C, Marro J, N A M Araújo, Pomeau Y, Privman V, Privman V, Privman V, Rimai D S, Rényi A, Sherwood J D, Subashiev A V Luryi S, Tardos T F, Vladimir Privman   +18 more
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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
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Moral panics as decivilizing processes: Towards an Eliasian approach [PDF]

, 2008
Applying the ideas of Norbert Elias to the sociology of moral panics, this article argues that moral panics are processes of decivilization; occurring where civilizing processes break down and decivilizing trends become dominant.
Rohloff, A
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Owning Home, Finding Belonging: Relational Meanings of Homeownership for Migrant Healthcare Workers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Migrant healthcare workers in Australia find themselves at the centre of three intersecting concerns, often presented as ‘crises’ in contemporary discourse: the ‘care crisis’, the ‘housing crisis’ and the ‘migration crisis.’ Yet their own perspectives on these issues are rarely foregrounded. This paper explores the role of homeownership in the
Leah Williams Veazey
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An Avenue for Challenging Sexism: Examining the High School Sociology Classroom

Journal of Social Science Education, 2016
In this interpretative qualitative study, the researchers investigated the beliefs and practices of six high school sociology teachers in relation to the teaching of gender.
Kaylene Mae Stevens, Christopher C Martell   +1 more
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Des effets délétères de la division scientifique du travail sur l’évolution de la sociologie

Sociologies, 2012
Contemporary social sciences are experiencing a twofold process of dispersion of their works: disciplinary division, by which some disciplines focus primarily on specific areas of the social world (the economy, politics, law, education, psyche, language,
Bernard Lahire
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Worldwide Use and Impact of the NASA Astrophysics Data System Digital Library

, 2004
By combining data from the text, citation, and reference databases with data from the ADS readership logs we have been able to create Second Order Bibliometric Operators, a customizable class of collaborative filters which permits substantially improved ...
Accomazzi, Amazon.com, American Astronomical Society, Belkin, Bollen, Bonitz, Boyce, Boyce, Boyce, Brunner, CIA (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency), Corbin, Dalterio, Demleitner, Eichhorn, Eichhorn, Genova, Goldberg, Grant, Grant, Highwire Press (Stanford University), Institute for Scientific Information, International Astronomical Union, Kurtz, Kurtz, Kurtz, Kurtz, Kurtz, Kurtz, Kurtz, May, Merton, Murray, National Science Board, Ochsenbein, Plante, Riess, Tenopir, The Economist, Wenger, Woltjer   +40 more
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Making Sense of Family Deaths in Urban Senegal: Diversities, Contexts, and Comparisons [PDF]

, 2018
Despite calls for cross-cultural research, Minority world perspectives still dominate death and bereavement studies, emphasizing individualized emotions and neglecting contextual diversities.
Ba M., Bass L., Bronfenbrenner U., Diop A. B., Evans R., Finch J., Hallam E., Horwitz A. V., Jacquemin M., Jane Ribbens McCarthy, Joséphine Wouango, Lukes S., Marris P., Nadeau J. W., Nel P. J., Oheneba-Sakyi Y., Ribbens McCarthy J., Ribbens McCarthy J., Ribbens McCarthy J., Ruth Evans, Sogolo G. S., Sophie Bowlby, Thomas L. V., Tronto J.   +23 more
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The relationship between Higher Education and labour market in Greece : the weakest link? [PDF]

, 2009
The high level of graduate unemployment, even though it is acknowledged as one of the most distinctive characteristics of the Greek labour market, it has not attracted enough attention in the academic literature.
C Kanellopoulos, C Kanellopoulos, C Tsoukalas, European Commission, G Liagouras, G Psacharopoulos, G Psacharopoulos, H Ghuang, H Lambropoulos, H Patrinos, I Livanos, Ilias Livanos, J Smith, M Moreau, M Nassiakou, MH Woolbers, N Glytsos, OECD, OECD, R Filer, S Nickel, T Magoula   +21 more
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