Power (Psychology)

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Paradigm for pluralism: Mikhail Bakhtin and social work practice.

This article explores the work of the literary and cultural theorist and philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin and acknowledges him as a new voice to social work. In a larger context the authors argue that his ideas can help the profession negotiate the tricky and ...
Allan Irving, Tom Young (Soc Work, 200201)
paradigm-pluralism-mikhail-bakhtin-social-work-practice.asp

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Nursing knowledge and human science revisited: practical and political considerations.

The human science tradition is rooted in human freedom and meaning and oriented toward narrative and dialogical methods. In the past 10 years, human science nursing has grown but the opposition has also increased. Whereas other health disciplines are ...
William K Cody, Gail J Mitchell (Nurs Sci Q, 200201)
nursing-knowledge-human-science-revisited-practical-political.asp

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Guidelines set new benchmark for emergency care of children.

This spring, the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics issued joint guidelines on providing optimal care to children who visit emergency departments--more than 20 million visits annually. The guidelines raise the ...
(Clin Resour Manag, 200201)
guidelines-set-new-benchmark-emergency-care-children.asp

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Taking a closer look at the managed care class actions: impact litigation as an assist to the market.

Professor Cerminara examines the use of class action lawsuits to empower individuals to challenge health care decision-making. The article begins by noting the benefits of class actions which provide strength in numbers and a far-ranging impact by ...
Kathy L Cerminara (Ann Health Law, 2002)
taking-closer-look-managed-care-class-actions-impact-litigation.asp

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Pluralism, public choice, and the state in the emerging paradigm in health systems.

Today in developed nations, the public pays for most medical care, with the state and the medical profession or providers determining its nature, form, and level. But there is no well-defined institutional framework for revealing consumer preferences and ...
Dov Chernichovsky (Milbank Q, 2002)
pluralism-public-choice-state-emerging-paradigm-health-systems.asp

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Economic inequality, working-class power, social capital, and cause-specific mortality in wealthy countries.

This study tests two propositions from Navarros critique of the social capital literature: that social capitals importance has been exaggerated and that class-related political factors, absent from social epidemiology and public health, might be key ...
Carles Muntaner, John W Lynch, Marianne Hillemeier, Ju Hee Lee, Richard David, Joan Benach, Carme Borrell (Int J Health Serv, 2002)
economic-inequality-working-class-power-social-capital-cause-specific.asp

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Disability, poverty and development.

Disability is both a cause and consequence of poverty. Eliminating world poverty is unlikely to be achieved unless the rights and needs of people with disabilities are taken into account. According to the United Nations, one person in 20 has a ...
(World Hosp Health Serv, 2002)
disability-poverty-development.asp

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Questionnaires from the heart: national agendas and private hopes.

This article reflects on issues in mental health research from the users perspective. Simon Champ, who is himself a user of mental health services as well as an activist in mental health reform, discusses the frustrations felt by consumers of mental ...
Simon Champ (Nurse Res, 2002)
questionnaires-heart-national-agendas-private-hopes.asp

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Empowerment to reduce health disparities.

This article articulates the theoretical construct of empowerment and its importance for health-enhancing strategies to reduce health disparities. Powerlessness is explored as a risk factor in the context of social determinants, such as poverty, ...
Nina Wallerstein (Scand J Public Health, 2002)
empowerment-reduce-health-disparities.asp

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Drag king magic: performing/becoming the other.

This chapter seeks to theorize drag king practice through the lenses of alterity, liminality, and performance theory, while attempting to complicate and reinvigorate discussions of identity raised by drag. I examine the ways in which drag king ...
Kathryn Rosenfeld (J Homosex, 2002)
drag-king-magic-performing-becoming-other.asp