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Prostitution as a social issue - the experiences of Russian women prostitutes in the Barents region [PDF]

, 2014
This article analyses prostitution in the Barents Region as a social question through the subjective experiences of female Russian prostitutes. The women who were interviewed for this research live their everyday lives in the context of Russia.
Skaffari, Pia, Väyrynen, Sanna
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Designing Cost‐Effective Carbon Payments to Induce Cellulosic Feedstock Production for Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Perennial bioenergy crops, such as miscanthus and switchgrass, and crop residues have the potential to scale up sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production and mitigate carbon emissions. However, high establishment costs, delayed returns, and risk–return profiles that diverge from those of conventional crops can hinder incentives to adopt ...
Fahd Majeed, Madhu Khanna, Ruiqing Miao
wiley   +1 more source

STIGMA AND STIGMATIZATION IN A PEDAGOGICAL’S PROFESSIONAL WORK: SUBSTANTIVE AND INFORMATIVE ANALYSIS AND MODEL'S PRESENTATIONS

Russian Journal of Education and Psychology
Background. The theory of stigma was popularized through research by sociologists M. Seeman and E. Goffman in the mid-1960s. The theoretical aspects of stigmatization presented in these works have made it possible to disseminate their results to ...
Vladimir V. Afanasiev, Ilya V. Afanasiev, Artem А. Fortunatov   +2 more
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College Student Perceptions of Varying Disability Types: Does Contact Experience Matter? [PDF]

, 2019
Studies exploring prejudices between groups have suggested that contact is related to attitudes. This relationship has been studied in the context of attitudes toward people with disabilities and has yielded inconsistent results. Other variables, such as
Anderson, Gianna
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Changes in Alcohol Retail Laws and Foot Traffic at Liquor Stores

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We study how expanding alcohol availability at grocery and convenience stores affects consumer traffic in liquor stores by leveraging recent changes in state‐level alcohol distribution laws in a difference‐in‐difference quasi‐experimental design.
Nathan Palardy, Marco Costanigro, Joshua Berning, Jude Bayham   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Power of Group Stigmatization: Wealthy Roma, Urban Space and Strategies of Defence in Post‐socialist Romania

, 2018
Recent research on Roma stigmatization has tended to focus on the marginal socio†economic and spatial position of Roma people within European societies, with poverty, persistent inequalities and substandard housing conditions (for example ...
Remus Crețan, R. Powell
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Accounting for Substitution: Improving Estimates of GHG Reductions From Cattle‐Based Product Demand Shifts

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Estimates of reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from lower demand for cattle‐based products must account for substitution effects. This study collected data through two surveys—one on ground beef and another on dairy milk—to evaluate substitution effects and potential GHG reductions.
Brandon R. McFadden, Sara Gardner Hedgecock, Lawton L. Nalley, Alvaro Durand‐Morat, Aaron Shew, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of the Russia–Ukraine war on stock prices, profits and perceptions in the food supply chain

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 had profound consequences for the global economy. As both countries are major commodity exporters, the food value chain was also affected. This study investigates the impact of the invasion on stock prices, profitability and sentiments of agribusinesses along the food supply chain by using an ...
Julia Höhler, Ivo Harmens, Alfons Oude Lansink   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stigmatization of epilepsy

Эпилепсия и пароксизмальные состояния
Epilepsy belongs to one of the most ancient diseases. From the days of yore, patients suffering from epilepsy faced stigma and discrimination because medical knowledge at that time was limited so that such condition was associated with various mystical ...
А. Yu. Ulitin, А. V. Vasilenko, S. G. Ismailov, S. N. Chudievich, S. Kh. Soltanov, А. Z. Gagiev, М. А. Kholodova, А. S. Golikova, М. А. Likhachev, М. А. Bulaeva, G. А. Ulitin   +10 more
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Pursuing Accountability for Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence: The Peril (and Utility?) of Shame [PDF]

, 2018
This Article explores the use of shame as an accountability intervention for perpetrators of intimate partner abuse, urging caution against its legitimization.
Camp, A. Rachel
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