Who Is the System? On the Externalisation and Depersonalisation of Responsibility for Abuse
ABSTRACT This article examines the externalisation and depersonalisation of responsibility in the institutional communication of the Roman Catholic Church in the context of sexualised violence. Niklas Luhmann's theory of social systems is used to show how semantic constructions such as ‘systemic causes’ rhetorically blur responsibility and contribute ...
Thomas Kron
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The validity of Blue Zones demography: a response to critiques. [PDF]
Austad SN, Pes GM.
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EEOC & Steve Crutchfield, Jason Gray, Derrick King, Sallie Kirby, Daniel Meno, Leroy Moore, Ed Washington, and Donnie White v. Mckesson Water Products Company [PDF]
Cooper, Judge Florence Marie
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Embedded Interactions and Selective Disclosure: Network Effects on Conversations aboard Skylab
How do absent others influence our interactions? We argue in this paper that interactions are embedded within networks formed by chains of specific relationships between known third parties. The anticipation of future interactions with external others conditions our interpretation of the current situation and affects our behavior in the interaction. We
Michael Schultz +2 more
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Comparison of post-discharge mortality and medical expenditures in COVID-19 patients according to mechanical ventilation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation use: The LIFE study. [PDF]
Kawabata J, Goto K, Maeda M, Fukuda H.
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EEOC v. Robertson Sanitation, A Division of Republic Services of Georgia, Limited Partnership [PDF]
Batten, Judge Timothy C., Jr.
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This study of first‐year primary school draws on Goffman's concept of “collective behavior” to examine how order is established and disrupted through the mutual adjustment of all participants' actions. We employed a multi‐method longitudinal design, using semi‐standardized observations and qualitative interviews with teachers and children at three ...
Doris Bühler‐Niederberger +2 more
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Too Sick to be True? Evaluating Potentially Problematic Diagnosis Coding Practices in Medicare's Patient-Driven Payment Model. [PDF]
Amaravadi H +4 more
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EEOC and Arellano v. Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation [PDF]
Weinshienk, Judge Zita L.
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Venture Capital Practices in Saudi Arabia: The Views of Investors
ABSTRACT This study examines how venture capital (VC) investors in Saudi Arabia evaluate, negotiate, and support entrepreneurial ventures in a rapidly developing yet institutionally young setting. Drawing on 21 semi‐structured interviews with 24 investors, it offers rare insight into VC practices in the Middle East.
Tibah al‐Harbi +2 more
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