Suchergebnisse

1. The politics of sex -- 2. Social issues and the survey response -- 3. Public opinion and social issues -- 4. Religion, religiosity, and opinions on social issues -- 5. Political strategy and the politics of sex -- 6. Morality, scandals, and candidate character traits -- 7. Morality, values, and politics in presidential elections, 1972-2008 -- 8. The politics of sex in 2010 -- 9. "Shiny objects" : social issues and the 2012 election -- 10. Conclusion.

The American cultural landscape has shifted considerably since the 1990s. As church attendance has declined, seculars have increased in number and in political involvement. The economy was supposed to be the most important issue in the 2008 and 2012 elections, but social issues such as gay rights and the status of women actually had a greater impact on vote choice. Moral issues and perceptions of candidate morality had less effect on voters in 2004 than in 2008. These arguments directly challenge the conventional wisdom concerning the 2004 and 2008 elections, which were supposedly de.

While the Religious Right has received considerable scholarly attention and media coverage in recent years, the story of the growing number of Secular Americans-those who identify themselves as atheists, agnostics, or as not having any religious ties-has yet to be told. In the first book devoted exclusively to Seculars, Susan B. Hansen argues that they are not only increasing in number and political involvement, but have devised strategies and alliances to counter the organization advantages of the Religious Right and its roots in church-based groups and the Republican party. Case studies of state and local battles over the issues of gay marriage, reproductive rights, and teaching evolution illustrate how Seculars have overcome organizational disadvantages to emerge as significant adversaries to the Religious Right. They have forged alliances with the media, the scientific community, minority groups, the Religious Left, and the Democratic Party to challenge the influence of traditional religious views on American politics and public policy.

Globalization, Interstate Competition, and Labor -- The State Role in Labor Costs -- Explaining State Differences in Labor Cost Trends -- The Economic Effects of Cutting Labor Costs -- Social and Political Consequences of Declining Labor Costs -- Conclusion

This case study describes two new measures used to compare the relative importance of issues in U.S. presidential elections. The first measure addresses a key component of issue voting: whether voters perceive any differences in the positions taken by Republican or Democratic presidential candidates. The American National Election Studies have included consistent questions on voters' perceptions of candidate differences on a range of issues (defense spending, government spending, aid to Blacks, women's roles, abortion, and guaranteed jobs) since the 1970s. I could thus calculate a candidate difference score for each issue and use these scores to compare the impact of issues on the vote. The second measure, a wedge weight, assesses whether a particular issue is successful in inducing voters to cross party lines. The results show that women's issues have consistently been strong predictors of the vote, even with controls for party identification, demographics, and opinions on other issues or the state of the economy. In 2012, a highly effective wedge issue for the Democrats was the perception that the Democratic Party was better for the interests of women.

Alvorligt kræftsygepatienter føler sig ofte svigtede af de professionelle og har uanset social baggrund vanskeligt ved at håndtere deres lidelse. Selvom »Lidelse« er et centralt begreb i WHO's definition af palliative care, så eksisterer der kun begrænset viden om hvordan patienterne udtrykker deres lidelse, samt hvordan sygeplejersker erkender og responderer på den.Formålet med denne undersøgelse er at beskrive hvad der karakteriserer lidelsens udtryksform og vilkår for alvorligt kræftsyge patienter. Peirce´s fænomenologisk groundede tegnteori anvendes til identifikation af hvilke potentielle og reelle tegn på lidelsens væren og vilkår der viser sig under deltagerobservation og interview. Giorgi's fænomenologiske analysemetode er anvendt til identifikation af lidelsens karakteristika. Resultaterne indikerer at det primært er sygeplejerskerne, der definerer konteksten og dermed hvilke handlin- ger og oplevelser, der erkendes og responderes på. Patienternes muligheder for at beskrive deres lidelse synes at drukne i sygeplejerskernes bestræbelser på at prioritere, organisere og udføre den krops og symptomorienterede pleje, hvilket indebærer, at patienternes lidelse ofte dekontekstualiseres ind i en krops-, symptom- og behandlingsorienteret forståelse og praksis.