Services provided to rape victims by human service professionals are usually helpful but are occasionally very harmful in that the victim ends up feeling 're-victimized'. This may be caused by the attitudes of the professionals towards the victims based on beliefs regarding rape and gender roles. Japanese human service professionals were solicited for responses to the Rape Myth Scale (RMS) and ...

In today’s era of globalization and marginalization we are sometimes struck by the seeming paradox of examples of exceptional development in still marginalized regions, or “counter-geographies”. One such example is the purported clustering of centenarians (those who have surpassed 100 years) in the Caucasus region of the former Soviet States. This paper explores purported centenarian clustering...

A major obstacle to coming to terms with the full reality of bodily life is the widespread myth that the body can be controlled. [...] The essence of the myth of control is the belief that it is possible, by means of human actions, to have the bodies we want and to prevent illness, disability, and death. Like many myths, the myth of control contains a significant element of truth; we do have so...

The notion of a myth has several distinct meanings. On the one hand it is a “Legendary narrative, usually of gods and heroes, or a theme that expresses the ideology of a culture” [1], where the word or should be read inclusively. The word ideology often has a negative connotation which is not necessarily true for myths in this sense; what is intended is that the myths convey some truths to the ...

This paper is concerned with why and how multinational companies (MNCs) voluntarily engage in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), especially in social standards. The first part describes the prevailing perspectives on the CSR debate. Then, with the New Institutionalism in Sociology, an alternative view on CSR is discussed. The third part develops the argument that the ‘traditional’ rational ...

BACKGROUND In the United States, the social myth that abortion clinics are unsafe, lonely places is pervasive. Little research has investigated the extent to which women's negative experiences of clinic interactions and processes confirm or contest this myth. STUDY DESIGN Semistructured interviews with 41 women who received an abortion at a clinic were conducted and analyzed using qualitative...

this article aims to show that the recent story of zahhak is in fact a re-modeling of the creation myth. this theory is proved through the comparison of the structural elements of the zoroastrian myth of creation with the story of zahhak from the shāhnāma. for this purpose, initially, a summary of the creation myth is presented in three parts. then, it is concluded that the triple division of z...

Introduction: It is important to know about the myths and misconceptions, especially in India, where general and oral health is embroiled in various myths and ritualistic practices. Objectives: The purpose of this study is aimed at assessing the prevalence of dental myth and utilizes socio-dental impact locus of control scale (SILOC) health model, as the theoretical framework to understand the ...

Sexual assault is underreported in the United States. Survivors are often reluctant to make police reports for various reasons; one is fear of revictimization by criminal justice professionals. Conversely, police officers often lack skills for interviewing crime victims. Posttraumatic stress reactions among victims can exacerbate the problem. Although some victims prefer female interviewers, it...