Changer les établissements pour personnes âgées par les mots ? by Iris Loffeier, Célia Poulet, Sophia Stavrou

“…Based on a threefold empirical study of two major private training organisations in the field, this article explores the cognitive and social issues of such semantic changes. The analysis shows that language renovation, at the interface between activism and market rationale, has the potential to create communities and modify the trajectories of the individuals trained, while risking overlaying existing norms and terms.…”
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Christian ethics in the face of secularism by Jakobus M. Vorster

“…How does the decline of Christianity in modern Western societies impede the validity of a Christian ethical approach to contemporary social issues? The concept secularism is explained. …”
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Breaking into Japanese Literature/Identity: Tatemae and Honne by Tetsuo Ishii, José Roberto Saravia Vargas, Juan Carlos Saravia Vargas

“…By incorporating those conceptsinto a reading of Japanese texts, the reader can discover social issues previously unseen. BananaYosimoto’s novel Kitchen is used to illustrate the different interactions of tatemae and honne.…”
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Editorial by Corene de Wet

“…Whereas some of these articles examine complex social issues in racially and culturally mixed educational environments, others probe ways to enhance student learning and scholarship among academics. …”
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« Communauté linguistique » : renoncer ou problématiser ? by Aude Bretegnier

“…In an attempt to examine the scientific and social issues involved in the analysis, definition and naming of a ‘speech community’, this article first of all situates some salient elements of the complex, non-linear history both of this conception of human community that is founded on shared language and of the conceptualisation of this notion in linguistics and sociolinguistics. …”
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Langage égalitaire : vers une rationalisation des procédés et des approches by Éliane Viennot

“…Inclusive writing, a major subject of controversy in recent years, “mortal peril” for some people, is a matter of historical and social issues spanning centuries. Based on a history of language and women, historian Éliane Viennot studied the process of masculinization of the French language with the institution of the French Academy in the 19th century. …”
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« Un musée à ciel ouvert ». Les traces du passé conflictuel dans les espaces publics chypriotes by Marie Pouillès Garonzi

“…It analyses the multiple political and social issues that arise from this history through initial field observations coupled with the results of previous work carried out by other researchers. …”
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Criminal obsessions: Why harm matters more than crime by Dorling, D, Gordon, D, Hillyard, P, Pantazis, C, Pemberton, S, Tombs, S

“…Criminal obsessions is an innovative, groundbreaking critique of conventional criminological approaches to social issues. The contributors show how social harm relates to social and economic inequalities that are at the heart of the liberal state. …”

The effectiveness of the leadership transformation programme among off-campus student at University Malaysia Pahang by Rohana, Hamzah, Nurul Ain Fatehah, Baharuddin, Wan Jumani, Fauzi, Muhammad Afzamiman, Aripin, Hafizah, Harun

“…The social issues involving many university students are quite serious as has been reported in the mainstream and social media. …”
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Offline Activism by Vishaal Sehijpaul

“…Primary discussion surrounded which types of safety were possibly more important, methods Generation Zs (Gen Zs) can adapt to potentially reduce their slacktivism, the role of government in addressing the gap between online and offline change, and whether slacktivism is relevant in current social issues, such the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. …”
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Se nourrir de promesses by Tristan Fournier, Olivier Lepiller

“…To grasp and understand them, the authors have focussed on their introduction in the public sphere, the identity of their developers and the social issues raised. The cross-analysis of these promises leads to critical examination concerning the ‘empowerment’ of the two most meaningful normative injunctions in the dietary sphere: improving one’s health and protecting the environment. …”
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The Colombian conference of bishops and its participation in peace negotiations with insurgent groups: origins and discussions (1982-1990) by Andrea Cristancho

“…In that sense, this paper analyses how the Colombian clergy adapted to the national reality their perspective of peace, identifying the main debates and the wide variety of answers, focusing on two main issues: the relevance of establishing a relationship between the need to address social issues with the overcoming of violence and the participation of bishops and priests in the talks with the insurgency. …”
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The Bahá’í Faith and the Equality, Rights, and Advancement of Women: A Survey of Principles, Praxis, and Discourse by Wendi Momen

“…Focusing on significant and interrelated social issues—the education of girls; leadership and participation in decision-making, and violence against women and girls—the article explores these through Bahá’í texts, accounts, and examples of how these have been operationalized by Bahá’í institutions, communities, and individuals; individuals; and in public statements made by Bahá’í institutions.…”
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Of Male Bondage by Steen Christiansen

“…Classical Hollywood melodrama, often referred to as “women’s films,” are defined through their heightened emotional intensity and their confrontation of social issues. While usually regarded as finished by the late 1950s, in the past decade melodrama has returned in the different form of the male melodrama, articulating a concern with and anxiety of male frailty. …”
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The Italian Pathways of Stem Cells by Assunta Viteritti, Elena Cattaneo, Giuseppe Testa

“…Their implications in terms of ethical and social issues are discussed through interviews with two top Italian scientists, Elena Cattaneo and Giuseppe Testa. …”
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Harassment, organization and identity: analysis of an online forum by Palomo, Antonio, Montalbán, F.Manuel, Pulido, Manuel, Luque, Pedro J.

“…Interactions in internet discussion forums provide data on a variety of social issues. Forums are often a meeting-place for people affected by a given problem; in fact, cyberspace has become a framework of reference in the study of such interaction. …”
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Factors of development of modern forms of social and labor relations as a way of improving productivity in the aviation enterprises by K. S. Ermakov, A. V. Savyolova

“…We describe economic and social issues of a new form of labor relations - working from home. …”
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Ecuadorian migratory film: migration’s memory and archive in two Ecuadorian films by María Teresa Galarza Neira

“…Film, understood as a mechanism that shapes discourses, as much as a discourse itself, fixed by the camera, offers a wide range of entries to inquire about social issues. From the cinematographic (re)presentations of Ecuador-Europe migratory, as processes proposed by two Ecuadorian fiction feature films produced in the first decade of the 20th century, this text reflects upon the possibilities of intercultural dialogues, fostered by migration. …”
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National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Hungary by Tamás Gyulavári

“…Hungary’s Recovery and Resilience Plan focuses on health and transport, and little attention has been paid to social issues. As an exception, an innovative programme is planned to support catching-up settlements…”
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ALTERAÇÕES NO TRABALHO DO PROFISSIONAL DE SERVIÇO SOCIAL NO ESPAÇO URBANO INDUSTRIAL DE MANAUS by Heloisa Helena Corrêa da Silva

“…It points out that those situations have focused on social issues and have changed the intervening field in which Social Service is inserted. …”
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