This article addresses the concept of authenticity, a characteristic of late modern Western culture. This characteristic is viewed by some as an ideal and by others as a root of the problems inherent within Western culture. After discussing various viewpoints, the author supports the idea that authenticity should not be totally accepted or rejected and sets forth a proposal based on the so-call...

this study was conducted with the aim of examining the impact of islamic work ethics on organizational justice, job satisfaction and absence from work in the staffs of department of electrical of urmia. the population consisted of all staffs of department of electrical of urmia that among them, 205 people were selected as samples. research methods is descriptive correlational and three standard...

the purpose of this study is evaluation of the adherence amount to ethical research principles in physical education graduate students at the universities of tehran. the study populations were 1100 graduate students in physical education who 500 of them were selected as samples. reliability coefficient of the questionnaire using cronbach's alpha coefficient and have been reported (0/86). k...

T article uses an examination of the most troubling strand of the eugenics movements—coercive negative eugenics—to challenge the way many philosophers conceive of ethics. It is commonly assumed that to prepare ourselves for the difficult choices thrust upon us by advances in genomic science we must understand what went wrong in eugenics. The term “eugenics” encompasses a diversity of different ...

OBJECTIVE This study determined occupational therapists' perceptions of the following facets of intervention planning: economics, ethics, independent professional judgment, and evidence-based practice. METHOD A cross-sectional survey of 142 occupational therapists who provide short-term rehabilitation in five northeastern states was undertaken. RESULTS Most occupational therapists (n = 137,...

the recent report by barnhill and king about obesity prevention policy raises important issues for discussion and analysis. in response, this article raises four points for further consideration. first, a distinction between equality and justice needs to be made and consistently maintained. second, different theories of justice highlight one additional important source of disagreement about the...

With high speed broadband connection and new technological breakthrough, there are increasing trend of information technology abuse amongst users. Users seem to neglect laws and guidelines with their intentionally or not committing to the unethical actions. This article presents the model of constructs, actions and control measure with regards to social and ethical use of Information Technology...

BACKGROUND Cluster randomized trials (CRTs) pose ethical challenges for investigators and ethics committees. This study describes the views and experiences of CRT researchers with respect to: (1) ethical challenges in CRTs; (2) the ethics review process for CRTs; and (3) the need for comprehensive ethics guidelines for CRTs. METHODS Descriptive qualitative analysis of interviews conducted wit...