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Goffman's Tempting the Devil in Stigma: A Close Rereading of Goffman's “Subversive” Construct of “the Normals” Versus “the Stigmatized”

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
This article engages in a close rereading of Stigma, relating it to Goffman's biography as a person who faced stigma. Exploring his biography helps us to recognize the ways Goffman applies stigma strategies in how he represents himself as the author in Stigma.
Thaddeus Müller
wiley   +1 more source

The association between health and prison overcrowding, a scoping review

BMC Public Health
It is estimated that the majority of prisons globally are overcrowded. There is consensus that overcrowding leads to negative health outcomes, however quantitative research of this association appears limited.
Maha Aon, Simon Oberconz, Marie Brasholt
doaj   +1 more source

Flawed logic and shallow utilitarianism: Torture and the ticking bomb scenario [PDF]

, 2011
The debate over the efficacy of torture is ongoing. When faced with an emergency situation, such as a bomb about to explode in a densely populated area, should the state resort to torture if the suspect in custody refuses to divulge any information ...
Simonette, Adam
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When Time Stands Still: The Destructive Experience of Ambiguous Loss among Mothers of Combat Soldiers

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
What happens when stories refuse coherence? This article examines ambiguous loss among mothers of combat soldiers, focusing on how prolonged waiting and uncertainty infiltrate everyday life, eroding sensemaking. Drawing on ethnographic interviews, it explores how mothers experience the contraction of time and space—manifested in suspended routines ...
Shirly Bar‐Lev, Galit Itzhaki Draizin, Agamit Gelb   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility of an interpreter-mediated neuropsychological test battery for trauma-affected refugees

European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Background: Cognitive impairment in trauma-affected refugees is often unassessed due to the absence of suitable cross-cultural neuropsychological measures, the high prevalence of psychiatric symptoms, and the need for interpreter mediation.
Søren Kit Bothe, T. Rune Nielsen, Linda Nordin, Sabina Palic, Marie Høgh Thøgersen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Migration and Torture in Today’s World, by Fabio Perocco (ed.) [PDF]

, 2023
The article is a review of the volume Migration and Torture in Today’s World, curated by Fabio Perocco and published by Ca’ Foscari Editions in ...
Berta, Giulia
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Homicides of pregnant female sex workers in three sub‐Saharan African countries

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Heather Thompson, Brian Willis, Regan Moss, Grace Kamau, Wendy L. Macias‐Konstantopoulos   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Five Decades of Dispute: A Triptych. Roald Hoffmann

The Chemical Record, EarlyView.
This article examines the historical Corey–Woodward controversy through Roald Hoffmann's personal perspective, completing a triptych on the prolonged dispute. Drawing on archival records, contemporaneous correspondence, and extensive interviews, it reconstructs Hoffmann's interactions with Corey and Woodward from the 1960s onward.
Jeffrey I. Seeman
wiley   +1 more source

New practice note prioritises survivors in the fight for justice

Torture
In May 2025, the International Accountability Platform for Belarus (IAPB) published a practice note called ‘A Survivor-Centred Approach to Documentation for Criminal Accountability’.
Andrea Mølgaard
doaj   +1 more source

Modeling the Paths from L2 Use and Socio‐Affective Variables to Communication Skills: A Mixed‐Methods Approach

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Previous research demonstrated that communication anxiety reduces L2 learners' willingness to communicate and communication frequency, but left unexplored its impact on performance. The current mixed‐methods study investigated factors impacting L2 communication skills.
Debra M. Hardison
wiley   +1 more source