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Scandalisation, gender and space in ancient Rome: The case of Cicero and Clodia

Gender &History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article analyses the public attack on Clodia Metelli, a Roman aristocratic woman, by the orator Marcus Tullius Cicero in a trial in 56 BCE. Drawing on modern scandal theory, this article analyses how Cicero uses scandal dynamics to turn Clodia, the witness in the case, into the culprit.
Muriel Moser
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Computerized Clinical Decision Support to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism among Hospitalized Patients: Proximal Outcomes from a Multiyear Quality Improvement Project

Journal for Healthcare Quality, EarlyView., 2014
Abstract Despite venous thromboembolism (VTE) policy initiatives, gaps exist between guidelines and practice. In response, hospitals implement clinical decision support (CDS) systems to improve VTE prophylaxis. To assess the impact of a VTE CDS on reducing incidence of VTE, this study used a pretest/posttest, longitudinal, cohort design incorporating ...
Robert C. Amland, Bonnie B. Dean, Hsing‐Ting Yu, Hugh Ryan, Timothy Orsund, Jeffrey L. Hackman, Shauna R. Roberts   +6 more
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Sexing the history of Indian anti‐colonial internationalism: White women, Indian men and the politics of the personal

Gender &History, EarlyView.
Abstract In contrast to the wealth of literature on the gendered and sexual politics of Indian nationalism, studies on the internationalisation of Indian anti‐colonial nationalism are rarely informed by the twin themes of gender and sexuality. As Indian activists traversed international political spaces in the early twentieth century, they frequently ...
Joanna Simonow
wiley   +1 more source

Transactional Sex: Supply and Demand Among European Men Who have Sex with Men (MSM) in the Context of Local Laws. [PDF]

, 2014
Objectives: Transactional sex (TS) is generally defined as the trading of sex for material goods. Cast within the broader context of prostitution laws, we examined variations in the sociodemographic profile of men who have sex with men engaging in TS by ...
Berg, Rigmor C, Schmidt, Axel J, The Emis Network, Weatherburn, Peter   +3 more
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Unnatural Wills: Inheritance Disputes and Inequality

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Within the conceptual frame of relational economic sociology, inheritance disputes are a canonical form of relational mismatch. But the social patterning of relational mismatches, and their various ties to inequality, remain murky. In this paper, I examine all known inheritance disputes in Dallas from 1895–1945 within their social context to ...
Shay O'Brien
wiley   +1 more source

Cultural differences in intimacy: The influence of gender-role ideology and individualism-collectivism [PDF]

, 2008
Two studies examined emotional intimacy in European Canadian and Chinese Canadian dating relationships. Cultural differences in gender-role ideology and individualism–collectivism were hypothesized to differentially contribute to selfdisclosure and ...
Altman, I., Berry, J.W., Dion, K.K., Jack, D.C., Jourard, S.M., Lebra, T.S., Lin, Y.C., Liu, C.-L.J., Loscocco, K.A., Matsumoto, D., Prager, K.J., Tara C. Marshall   +11 more
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Rural land rental markets in developing countries: Can survey design innovations improve land market participation statistics?

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract A longstanding puzzle in the African land rental market literature is the often‐observed discrepancy between the number of tenants (renters‐in) and the much smaller number of landlords (renters‐out) in survey data. If this discrepancy derives from systematic biases in survey data responses on rental market participation, then the existing body
Gashaw T. Abate, Kibrom A. Abay, Jordan Chamberlin, Samuel Sebsibie   +3 more
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"I do what I have to do to survive": An investigation into the perceptions, experiences and economic considerations of women engaged in sex work in Northern Namibia

BMC Women's Health, 2011
Background There is little published research investigating sex work in Namibia, particularly in rural areas. Therefore, the aim of this paper was to determine the views of women engaged in sex work in the Oshakati area of Namibia concerning the main ...
Martiniuk Alexandra LC, Fitzgerald-Husek Alanna, Hinchcliff Reece, Aochamus Christine E, Lee Richard B   +4 more
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A cross-cultural study into peer evaluations of women\u27s leadership effectiveness

, 2008
Purpose: The present paper is based on a cross-cultural exploration of middle managers in two diverse cultures and aims to focus on how the leadership styles of managerial women are perceived and evaluated. In particular, female and male peer evaluations
Jogulu, Uma D., Wood, Glenice J.
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‘Virginity is a virtue: prevent early sex’: teacher perceptions of sex education in a Ugandan secondary school [PDF]

, 2013
Sex education is a politically contentious issue in many countries, and there are numerous, competing ideologies relating to the most appropriate methods to teach young people about sexual and reproductive health.
Aggleton, Peter, Iyer, Padmini
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