In response to the increasingly quotidian, even banal character of surveillant practices in postindustrial societies, this article explores the possibility of a theoretical and methodological re-alignment in surveillance studies. This re-alignment entails a move from broadly Foucauldian, macro-level, structural or poststructural analyses, to the existential–phenomenological study of subjective ...

In social stratification research, the most frequently used class schema are based on employment relations (EGP and ESEC). These schemes have been propelled to paradigms for research mobility educational inequalities applied in cross-national both genders. Using European Working Conditions Survey, we examine their criterion construct validity across 31 countries We investigate whether classes w...

Even without the possibility that reassessment of the nation’s military posture might lead to declines in support for generation of new knowledge in the physical sciences and engineering, the growth of the service economy should suffice to occasion a fresh look at US technology policy. This paper reviews the reasons, with particular attention to services such as health care. It then sketches ne...

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is believed to be highly prevalent today because of recent increases in life expectancy and body mass index (BMI), but this assumption has not been tested using long-term historical or evolutionary data. We analyzed long-term trends in knee OA prevalence in the United States using cadaver-derived skeletons of people aged ≥50 y whose BMI at death was documented and who l...

The existence of followership in a postindustrial paradigm of leadership is highly contested and seldom taught through leadership programs and courses. This study was conducted to determine if a relationship exists between students’ leadership attitudes and beliefs, their leadership identity, and their perspective on followers. The study found that that there is a significant relationship betwe...

Methcathinone, a methyl derivative of cathinone, is an illicit drug also known as ephedrone. It is a stimulant found in the "khat" plant, Catha edulis, which can easily be synthesized from pseudoephedrine. Its intoxication is difficult to diagnose and cure properly for two reasons: (i) target consumers are usually "well-educated people" aware of the risks and precautionary measures and (ii) int...

An emerging body of research suggests that those who reside in socially and economically marginalized places may be marked by a stigma of place, referred to as spatial stigma, which influences their sense of self, their daily experiences, and their relations with outsiders. Researchers conducted 60 semistructured interviews at partnering community-based organizations during summer 2011 with Afr...