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“I am not an animal”

open access: yesAnimal Sentience, 2019
The answer to Chapman & Huffman’s question — “Why do we want to think humans are different?” — lies in the work of Ernest Becker and the social psychology literature known as Terror Management Theory, according to which our deep anxiety about animality ...
Lori Marino
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More‐than‐gender? Moving beyond gendered expectations of divergent learners in early childhood education

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In this paper, we explore how neurodivergent ways of being in early education are often gendered. The intersectionalities of gender and neurodivergence often lead to fixed expectations that perpetuate binary interpretations, pathologisations, missed diagnoses and a lack of curated support.
Ruth Churchill Dower, Hannah Hogarth
wiley   +1 more source

The epistemic ceiling: Veteran practitioners' perspectives on primary qualification entry standards for teaching secondary mathematics in Scotland

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper presents an exploratory analysis of contemporary curricular and professional qualification policies in the Scottish education system, focusing on minimum qualification thresholds for mathematics teaching. The study examines how veteran secondary mathematics practitioners perceive the structural and pedagogical implications of using ...
Paul Argyle McDonald
wiley   +1 more source

Why do health-risk awareness and materialism drive consumers' acceptance intentions for smart green buildings?

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology
As the threat of global warming to human beings has gradually received attention, this article introduces the terror management theory to explain whether health risk awareness will affect their willingness to accept smart green buildings and that ...
Lydia Chu
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The Effect of Age on Death Disgust: Challenges to Terror Management Perspectives

open access: yesEvolutionary Psychology, 2005
Proponents of Terror Management Theory (TMT) argue that many facets of disgust serve to defend against existential anxiety accompanying cognizance of one's mortality.
Daniel M.T. Fessler, C. David Navarrete
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Sustainability Orientation and Sustainable Innovation: Can Organisational Resilience Clarify the Missing Link?

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although firms that integrate a sustainability orientation (SO) may experience a significant improvement in their resource efficiency, many, particularly small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), still struggle with the complexities of incorporating sustainability into their business models.
Michael Adu Kwarteng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Selective Approach in Managing Penetrating Neck Injury

open access: yesمجله كليه طب الكندي, 2016
Background: Penetrating Neck Injuries (PNI) management represents a challenge to most surgeons in civilian trauma, in weighing selective versus mandatory exploration of all cases in different circumstances.
Raid Jasim Ahmed   +2 more
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Role of Emotions in Sustainable Consumption Behaviour: A Systematic Review and Future Research Agenda

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The literature on emotions in sustainable consumption behaviour (SCB) is fragmented, making it difficult to envision the pathways to future sustainable consumption. As of now, scholars have made several attempts to understand sustainable consumption, but few have explicitly focussed on the role of emotions. Therefore, the current study aims to
Mohd Sadiq   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Asset Redeployability and Biodiversity Risk

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine how asset redeployability influences a firm's exposure to biodiversity risk. Our empirical analysis provides robust evidence that firms possessing greater levels of redeployable assets exhibit significantly lower biodiversity risk.
Mostafa Monzur Hasan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of death priming on climate change denial: a preliminary investigation [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

open access: yesF1000Research
Background Climate change denial (CCD) has been found to be more pronounced among individuals with a conservative political orientation. Terror Management Theory posits that an individual’s worldview serves as a primary defense mechanism in coping with ...
David Anaki, Zach Gerber
doaj   +1 more source

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