This paper studies character-role creation by Method actors to begin developing a sociological understanding of artistic creativity and shed light on the construction of social roles. Portrayals on film or stage reflect but also importantly shape audience’s understandings of social life. How do actors create these portrayals? The analysis of interviews with and observation of Method actors show...

Executive Overview Despite differences of opinion about the efficacy of corporate social responsibility, there is a general consensus among academics, policy makers, and practitioners that corporations operate with a social sanction that requires that they operate within the norms and mores of the societies in which they exist. In this article I argue that the notion of a socially responsible c...

In the same way that medicine, science, the media and many other social institutions shape how individuals experience and interpret everyday life in contemporary western societies, the criminal justice system broadly and its laws and experts specifically presents a unique social environment, imbued with normative processes and procedures that sociologically reflect broader systemic mores, belie...

R indicates that long­term alcohol abuse1 can impair virtu­ ally all of the brain’s information­ processing (cogni­ tive) functions. Much of this research has been limited to the study of alcoholic men, perhaps, in part, because for many years, the primary locations for such research were Veterans’ Administration hospitals. This situation has changed in recent years. With increasing treatment a...

means that the wider context of medicine at Helmstedt is lost. Conring's defence of Harvey's theory of the circulation of the blood, and the theses that he directed in furtherance of his ideas from 1640 to 1645, needed much more than passing mention, not least since the theses were neglected by Edwin Rosner, Michael Stolleis and, very recently, Roger French in their accounts of Conring's recept...

Pitching, the act of trying to convince others to support the development of a project, has a long, storied tradition in the game industry. This practice has also been adopted by game educators and incorporated into their curricula. In project-oriented classes it is common for students to pitch games to classmates, industry panels, and faculty. Using a series of vignettes, informed by anonymous...

2 The research described in this thesis was part of the MObility REStoration program (MORES), which was funded by an OSF grant from the University of Twente. De auteur bedankt het Institute for BioMedical Technology van de Universiteit Twente voor de financiële ondersteuning bij de totstandkoming van dit proefschrift. te Leiden.

indeed she paints a vivid picture of the changes in European and American society and science by focusing on this particular disease. From the wealth of details throughout the book, it is clear that Brumberg, a historian, has thoroughly researched her material. While the details add color to the lengthy case histories, they also tend to become repetitive and tedious, and in some cases the autho...