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Mothers against the natural order: Gender representations and desertion of identities in the drama of disinheriting a son in eighteenth‐century Barcelona  

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The disinheritance of a firstborn son accustomed to the privileges of exclusion has for centuries been a dramatic event for families, especially if the decision was taken by a woman, the son's own mother. Very few dared to do so, because it symbolised a break with the notion of virtuous, compassionate motherhood; it represented a failure to be
Mariela Fargas Peñarrocha
wiley   +1 more source

HIV and SARS-CoV-2: the interplay of two wicked problems. [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ Glob Health, 2022
Kiekens A   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

SDGs at the halfway point: How the 17 global goals address risks and wicked problems. [PDF]

open access: yesAmbio, 2023
Pedersen AB   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The social life of money for children

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
Abstract Inspired by Nigel Dodd's The Social Life of Money, this article proposes an analysis of entangled economic lives, that is, how meaning, structures and politics jointly shape the flow of monies within households. The past decades have marked a shift from “childrearing expenditures” to “parenting investments” that align with new visions of both ...
Nina Bandelj
wiley   +1 more source

The necessity of wickedness and the possibilities of participation - Reframing dilemmas on water planning between conceptual fuzziness and real-world practice [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper aims to provide conceptual clarity on wicked problems, or those planning and policy problems that cannot be solved but only reinterpreted. It does so by using participatory water governance as reference, and paradox and institutional bricolage
Lobina, Emanuele
core  

The implementation and evaluation of a flexible, mixed‐model food service system for a greenfield hospital

open access: yesNutrition &Dietetics, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims The opening of a new digital metropolitan hospital with surgical and subacute cohorts required a flexible food service model to meet diverse patient needs. This project aimed to design, implement and evaluate such a system, optimising service efficiencies and patient experience. Methods A flexible, mixed‐model food service was designed by
Jennifer Ellick   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exposing the myth: object-relational impedance mismatch is a wicked problem [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Addressing a problem of software integration is a fact of life for those involved in software development. The popularity of both object and relational technologies means that they will inevitably be used together.
Bowers, David, Ireland, Christopher
core   +1 more source

A Farewell to Arms… Manufacturing: Learning From a Landmine Producer Who Became a Deminer

open access: yesBusiness Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Certain industries—labeled “dirty,” “sinful,” “stigmatized,” or “controversial”—are under public scrutiny because of the ethical, social, and environmental concerns that they raise. Previous research has typically focused on the industry or organizational level of analysis, examining how companies in controversial industries can enhance their ...
Marco Guerci, Luca Carollo
wiley   +1 more source

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