Power (Psychology)

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The plight of the African American student: a result of a changing school environment.

Educational problems of African American students are examined in the context of why young, successful early elementary school students are suddenly struggling in the late elementary and middle school years. Educators need to explore the educational ...
Sabra R Smith (J Health Soc Policy, 2002)
plight-african-american-student-result-changing-school-environment.asp

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Reflecting on practice to theorise empowerment for women: using Foucaults concepts.

The aim of this research is to understand how power operates in the medical encounter with the childbearing woman and to theorize ways in which midwives can empower women to experience control over what happens to them. Thirty-three Australian pregnant ...
Kathleen Fahy (Aust J Midwifery, 2002)
reflecting-practice-theorise-empowerment-women-foucault-s-concepts.asp

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An evaluation of child welfare design teams in four states.

Empowerment-oriented design teams were structured in four states to promote collaborative practices among professionals and former clients. These teams were structured to serve as both learning and training systems, and they identified competencies for ...
Dawn Anderson-Butcher, Hal A Lawson, Carenlee Barkdull (J Health Soc Policy, 2002)
evaluation-child-welfare-design-teams-four-states.asp

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Ethical activism: strategies for empowering medical social workers.

Little empirical research examines the extent medical social workers try to change attitudes, norms, expectations, and protocols to create a hospital environment that encourages their participation in ethical deliberations. The researchers developed an ...
Bruce S Jansson, Sarah-Jane Dodd (Soc Work Health Care, 2002)
ethical-activism-strategies-empowering-medical-social-workers.asp

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How International Monetary Fund and World Bank policies undermine labor power and rights.

Based on reviews of hundreds of loan and project documents from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, this article provides detailed evidentiary support for critics who have long claimed that the international financial institutions ...
Vincent Lloyd, Robert Weissman (Int J Health Serv, 2002)
international-monetary-fund-world-bank-policies-undermine-labor-power.asp

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Resistance at mealtimes for persons with dementia.

BACKGROUND: For persons unable to feed themselves, resistance to assistance with meals may result in increased morbidity and premature mortality because of inadequate nutritional intake. Additionally, unwillingness to accept food offered has social and ...
E J Amella (J Nutr Health Aging, 2002)
resistance-mealtimes-persons-dementia.asp

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Citizen participation in health decision-making: past experience and future prospects.

Every couple of decades governments decide that they need to involve citizens more in public decision-making processes. The significant changes that have occurred over the past decade, including a growing loss of faith in the traditional institutions of ...
John Church, Duncan Saunders, Margaret Wanke, Raymond Pong, Carol Spooner, Marlene Dorgan (J Public Health Policy, 2002)
citizen-participation-health-decision-making-past-experience-future.asp

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Information is the key to patient empowerment.

Mr. Kanes paper examines the role of patients to ensure that they have both the knowledge and power to direct their health care choices. The evolving health care market place is discussed to emphasize the increased importance of individual involvement in ...
Robert John Kane (Ann Health Law, 2002)
information-key-patient-empowerment.asp

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Making family planning clinics an empowerment zone for rural battered women.

While domestic violence in rural areas is not different in kind or incidence from that found in urban areas of the country, rural women face unique difficulties in accessing health and social services when they experience abuse. We present an overview of ...
Patricia M Ulbrich, Jami Stockdale (Women Health, 2002)
making-family-planning-clinics-empowerment-zone-rural-battered-women.asp

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Conceptual framework of public health surveillance and action and its application in health sector reform.

BACKGROUND: Because both public health surveillance and action are crucial, the authors initiated meetings at regional and national levels to assess and reform surveillance and action systems. These meetings emphasized improved epidemic preparedness, ...
Scott J N McNabb, Stella Chungong, Mike Ryan, Tadesse Wuhib, Peter Nsubuga, Wondi Alemu, Vilma Carande-Kulis, Guenael Rodier (BMC Public Health, 2002)
conceptual-framework-public-health-surveillance-action-application.asp