All Outputs (69)

Fatal and non-fatal fire injuries in England 1995-2004: Time trends and inequalities by age, sex and area deprivation (2009)
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Aim To examine time trends and deprivation gradients in fire-related deaths and injuries. Methods A cross-sectional study and time trend analysis using data on fire casualties in England between 1995 and 2004 obtained from the Department for Com... Read More about Fatal and non-fatal fire injuries in England 1995-2004: Time trends and inequalities by age, sex and area deprivation.

Is socioeconomic status in early life associated with drug use? A systematic review of the evidence (2009)
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Aim: To conduct a systematic review of longitudinal studies that examined the association between childhood socioeconomic status (SES) and illegal drug use in later life. Design and Methods: Systematic search with an agreed list of search items was u... Read More about Is socioeconomic status in early life associated with drug use? A systematic review of the evidence.

Alcohol, young people and the media: A study of radio output in six radio stations in England (2009)
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BackgroundThis research investigated the representation of alcohol in radio output. The study was prompted by concerns that media output might be part of a developing culture of excessive drinking among young people.MethodsAlcohol comments were exami... Read More about Alcohol, young people and the media: A study of radio output in six radio stations in England.

The state of arts and health in England (2009)
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Un metodo aperto di coordinamento nella mobilitazione social transnazionale: la governance multilivello e la lotta per an 'Europa sociale' (2009)
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'That lot up there and us down here’: social interaction and a sense of community in a mixed tenure UK retirement village. (2009)
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The 'noble' and the 'hypocritical' memory: Institution and resistance in the later Merleau-Ponty (2009)
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Book review: Emotions: A social science reader (edited by Monica Greco & Paul Stenner) (2009)
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Participatory parity and self-realization (2009)
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Parity of participation and the politics of status (2009)
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Over the past decade, Nancy Fraser has developed a sophisticated theory of social justice. At its heart lies the principle of parity of participation, according to which all adult members of society must be in a position to interact with one another... Read More about Parity of participation and the politics of status.

A Q-methodological investigation into the meanings of cigarette consumption (2009)
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This Q-methodological study identified shared subjective explanations of smoking among non-smokers, current smokers and ex-smokers, to consider whether some representations were protective or facilitated quitting. Four factors were identified: named... Read More about A Q-methodological investigation into the meanings of cigarette consumption.

Subjective effects of Salvia Divinorum: LSD- or Marijuana-like? (2009)
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Salvia divinorum is a naturally occurring psychedelic considered to be one of the most potent hallucinogens found to date. The few behavioral studies conducted conclude that Salvia's effects may be similar to traditional psychedelics, which is notewo... Read More about Subjective effects of Salvia Divinorum: LSD- or Marijuana-like?.

Rights and responsibilities in trafficking for forced labour: Migration regimes, labour law and welfare states (2009)
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Trafficking in human beings is often associated with women and girls and especially the sex industry. Gradually information is getting through more widely about cases of exploitation in domestic work, agriculture, hospitality and construction, too. I... Read More about Rights and responsibilities in trafficking for forced labour: Migration regimes, labour law and welfare states.

The use of social marketing to influence the development of problem gambling in the UK: Implications for public health (2009)
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In this paper the authors present and debate the theoretical case for the use of social marketing to help reduce problem gambling in the public health context of the UK. Is triangulated between the key theories and principles of social marketing, the... Read More about The use of social marketing to influence the development of problem gambling in the UK: Implications for public health.

The dreams of male and female abstinent alcoholic's in stage II recovery compared to non-alcholic controls: are the differences significant? (2009)
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iVigilante? Public disclosure and new technology (2009)
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Paedophilia: the actual vs. the constructed? Is a change of terminology needed? (2009)
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Under one roof? A population-based survey of patient use and preference for sexual health services (2009)
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To compare patterns of population service use and preference in areas with and without one-stop shop services. A number of strategy documents have recommended adopting a more integrated approach to sexual health service provision. One proposed model... Read More about Under one roof? A population-based survey of patient use and preference for sexual health services.

Prospects for a post-Copernican dogmatism: On the antinomies of transcendental naturalism (2009)
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The essay argues that the transcendental objection to dogmatism is the latter's prioritisation of being over acting. The transcendental alternative is, as in Kant and Fichte, to prioritise acting over being. Yet the naturalistic alternative to this,... Read More about Prospects for a post-Copernican dogmatism: On the antinomies of transcendental naturalism.

Individualism-collectivism as descriptive norms: Development of a subjective norm approach to culture measurement (2009)
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The development and validation of a new instrument for measuring the descriptive norms related to individualism-collectivism (IC) is presented. IC is conceptualized as a group- specific unidimensional cultural construct with four defining attributes... Read More about Individualism-collectivism as descriptive norms: Development of a subjective norm approach to culture measurement.