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Social Systems and the Evolution of Action Theory.@@@The Evolution of Societies.
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This article is published in Social Forces.The article was published on 1978-09-01. It has received 12 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Action theory (sociology) & Social system.read more
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International Law and Revolution
TL;DR: This paper explored the historical interrelations between international law and revolution, with a focus on how international anti-capitalist struggle plays out through law, and proposed that the "form of law" or its base logic is rooted in capitalist social relations of private property and contract, and therefore the law is a particularly inhospitable place to advance revolutionary breaks with established distributions of power or wealth.
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Not from around here: The political acculturation of Mexican migrants in New Zealand
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the political acculturation of Mexican migrants in New Zealand and explore the processes undertaken by people to re-construct the political world in which they now live, having been brought up in a different political context.
Conflict management via systemically planned peer mediation
TL;DR: In this paper, a critical evaluation of this practice is attempted, as well as its contribution to the formation of a positive attitude in school and to the decreasing of school-bullying incidents.
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L’adaptation des services de santé à l’égard de personnes migrantes : cas des services infirmiers en première ligne
TL;DR: This thesis attempts to answer questions using a conceptual model of multilevel governance, applicable to healthcare organizations that provide primary care to migrant population, and identifies the most significant stakeholders in adaptation process.
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Made to stick? : a cognition and culture account of social group stereotypes
TL;DR: The authors explored the extent to which evolved cognitive predispositions may shape the contents of stereotypes and facilitate the naturalization of status differences between groups, and found evidence for a default status stereotyping mode based on two dimensions found to capture social group stereotypes universally.
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The argumentative turn in policy analysis and planning
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss policy institutions and practices, policy discourse and the politics of Washington think tanks, Frank Fischer Discourse coalitions and the institutionalization of practice, Maarten Hajer Political judgement and the policy cycle -the case of ethnicity arguments in the Netherlands, Robert Hoppe Counsel and consensus -norm of argumentation in health policy, Bruce Jennings.
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The quantitative measurement of organizational culture in health care: A review of the available instruments
TL;DR: A range of instruments with differing characteristics are available to researchers interested in organizational culture, all of which have limitations in terms of their scope, ease of use, or scientific properties.
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Religion and the Clinical Practice of Psychology
TL;DR: A Constructive Relationship for Religion with the Science and Profession of Psychology The Religious and Spiritual Orientations of Psychologists Pluralism and Oneness in Religious Experience - William James, Faith Development Theory, and Clinical Practice Religion, Mental Health, Pro-social Behaviours Religious Methods of Coping - Resources for the Conservation and Transformation of Significance The Pathology of Beliefs and the Beliefs of Pathology Cults and Charismatic Group Psychology Values in Psychotherapy Considering the Religious Dimensions in Assessment and Treatment Religion in Clinical Practice - Implicit and Explicit Integration Cognitive/Beh
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Accounting as a legitimating institution.
TL;DR: This paper reviewed perspectives on legitimation, locates existing research on accounting within three sociological traditions, and suggests some areas for further research, including accounting as a "legitimating institution".
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The constitution of the home: Towards a research agenda
Peter Saunders,Peter Williams +1 more
TL;DR: The authors explored the role of the home in contemporary British society, focusing on class and social relations, the sociology of consumption, and the home as a locale, and showed that the home has been a neglected research area in housing studies.