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Clark University
Education•Worcester, Massachusetts, United States•
About: Clark University is a education organization based out in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Politics. The organization has 3028 authors who have published 6837 publications receiving 295453 citations. The organization is also known as: CU.
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01 Jan 1991TL;DR: In this paper, a sococultural approach to mind is presented, with a focus on the multivoicedness of meaning and the heterogeneity of voices in the context of social languages.
Abstract: Introduction 1. Prerequisites 2. A Sociocultural Approach to Mind 3. Beyond Vygotsky: Bakhtin's Contribution 4. The Multivoicedness of Meaning 5. The Heterogeneity of Voices 6. Sociocultural Setting, Social Languages, and
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TL;DR: A vulnerability framework for the assessment of coupled human–environment systems is presented and it is shown that vulnerability is registered not by exposure to hazards alone but also resides in the sensitivity and resilience of the system experiencing such hazards.
Abstract: Global environmental change and sustainability science increasingly recognize the need to address the consequences of changes taking place in the structure and function of the biosphere. These changes raise questions such as: Who and what are vulnerable to the multiple environmental changes underway, and where? Research demonstrates that vulnerability is registered not by exposure to hazards (perturbations and stresses) alone but also resides in the sensitivity and resilience of the system experiencing such hazards. This recognition requires revisions and enlargements in the basic design of vulnerability assessments, including the capacity to treat coupled human–environment systems and those linkages within and without the systems that affect their vulnerability. A vulnerability framework for the assessment of coupled human–environment systems is presented.
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Catholic University of Leuven1, Clark University2, University of Ibadan3, University of Wisconsin-Madison4, McGill University5, National Autonomous University of Mexico6, International Institute of Minnesota7, Stockholm University8, Centre for Development Studies9, University College London10, Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement11, Chinese Academy of Sciences12, Indiana University13, Jawaharlal Nehru University14, Duke University15, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences16, University of Washington17, University of the Witwatersrand18
TL;DR: In this article, the authors track some of the major myths on driving forces of land cover change and propose alternative pathways of change that are better supported by case study evidence, concluding that neither population nor poverty alone constitute the sole and major underlying causes of land-cover change worldwide.
Abstract: Common understanding of the causes of land-use and land-cover change is dominated by simplifications which, in turn, underlie many environment-development policies. This article tracks some of the major myths on driving forces of land-cover change and proposes alternative pathways of change that are better supported by case study evidence. Cases reviewed support the conclusion that neither population nor poverty alone constitute the sole and major underlying causes of land-cover change worldwide. Rather, peoples’ responses to economic opportunities, as mediated by institutional factors, drive land-cover changes. Opportunities and
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose a conceptual framework that links the technical assessment of risk with psychological, sociological, and cultural perspectives of risk perception and risk-related behavior to amplify or attenuate public responses to the risk or risk event.
Abstract: One of the most perplexing problems in risk analysis is why some relatively minor risks or risk events, as assessed by technical experts, often elicit strong public concerns and result in substantial impacts upon society and economy. This article sets forth a conceptual framework that seeks to link systematically the technical assessment of risk with psychological, sociological, and cultural perspectives of risk perception and risk-related behavior. The main thesis is that hazards interact with psychological, social, institutional, and cultural processes in ways that may amplify or attenuate public responses to the risk or risk event. A structural description of the social amplification of risk is now possible. Amplification occurs at two stages: in the transfer of information about the risk, and in the response mechanisms of society. Signals about risk are processed by individual and social amplification stations, including the scientist who communicates the risk assessment, the news media, cultural groups, interpersonal networks, and others. Key steps of amplifications can be identified at each stage. The amplified risk leads to behavioral responses, which, in turn, result in secondary impacts. Models are presented that portray the elements and linkages in the proposed conceptual framework.
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TL;DR: A contextual framework is developed by exploring how the socialization and social construction of masculinities transact with social psychological processes common to a variety of potential help-seeking contexts and suggests innovative ways to facilitate adaptive help seeking.
Abstract: Research on men's help seeking yields strategies for enhancing men's use of mental and physical health resources. Analysis of the assumptions underlying existing theory and research also provides a context for evaluating the psychology of men and masculinity as an evolving area of social scientific inquiry. The authors identify several theoretical and methodological obstacles that limit understanding of the variable ways that men do or do not seek help from mental and physical health care professionals. A contextual framework is developed by exploring how the socialization and social construction of masculinities transact with social psychological processes common to a variety of potential help-seeking contexts. This approach begins to integrate the psychology of men and masculinity with theory and methodology from other disciplines and suggests innovative ways to facilitate adaptive help seeking.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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H. Kagan | 117 | 1549 | 66684 |
Joseph Sarkis | 101 | 482 | 45116 |
Michael J. Donoghue | 95 | 252 | 36643 |
Douglas Fuchs | 91 | 332 | 28973 |
Richard S. Lazarus | 88 | 159 | 120718 |
Sarah E. Hobbie | 81 | 255 | 31376 |
Reed W. Larson | 74 | 181 | 25821 |
David S. Hibbett | 72 | 167 | 22677 |
Donald G. Stein | 72 | 280 | 15415 |
Dara Entekhabi | 72 | 415 | 22667 |
Christopher B. Williams | 71 | 486 | 20996 |
Raymond B. Cattell | 71 | 367 | 44082 |
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett | 70 | 155 | 47489 |
Sharon E. Nicholson | 70 | 157 | 19594 |
James Paul Gee | 70 | 210 | 40526 |