Fatigue as a transcultural issue

Marriage as a public issue.

Over the past fifty years, powerful cultural and social forces have made marriage less central to Americans' family lives. In reaction, the United States is now engaged in a wide-ranging debate about the place of marriage in contemporary society. In this article, Steven Nock examines the national marriage debate. He begins by reviewing the social and demographic trends that have changed the rol...

Special Issue Introduction “Transcultural Literary Studies: Politics, Theory, and Literary Analysis”

As we witness the rise of intemperate nationalism, self-indulgent nativism, and aggressive xenophobia in many countries, multiand intercultural studies and initiatives have come under considerable pressure. At least for now, it seems that they have not been able to offer satisfactory alternatives for populations that suffer under the ill effects of globalization or believe so. Theories of trans...

Basic income – A transcultural perspective

Teacher-child relationships as a developmental issue.

Teacher-child relationships may be a developmental issue in its own right, instead of an aspect of wider developmental issues such as attachment or adaptation to school. This paper discusses research findings on teacher-child relationships to argue that teacher-child relationships are important for carrying forward the experiences represented in the attachment behavioral system, although it is ...

Surgery as a Global health issue

Department of Neurosurgery, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA; Adjunct Professor, School of Community and Global Health, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, USA Walter D. Johnson: [email protected] Corresponding author Received March 12, 2013; Accepted March 12, 2013. Copyright : © 2013 Johnson WD This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons At...