Sökning: "normative values"

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  1. 1. The Queerness of Objective Values : An Essay on Mackiean Metaethics and the Arguments from Queerness

    Författare :Victor Moberger; Jens Johansson; Erik Carlson; Russ Shafer-Landau; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; J. L. Mackie; argument from queerness; objective values; moral realism; claim to objectivity; argument from relativity; non-naturalism; supervenience; normative explanation; authoritative prescriptivity; objectivity; categoricity; minimal realism; ardent realism; Filosofi; Philosophy;

    Sammanfattning : This book investigates the argument from queerness against moral realism, famously put forward by J. L. Mackie in Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong (1977). The book can be divided into two parts. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Legal Ideals and Normative Realities : A case study of children's rights and child labor activity in Paraguay

    Författare :Patrik Olsson; Rättssociologiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; deficient infrastructure.; exploitation; social injustice; social inequality; poverty; child soldiers; rural poverty; urban poverty; system conditions; will; values; norms; socio-legal; Paraguay; UNCRC; normative reality; legal ideals; Child labor; children s rights; Sociology of labour; sociology of enterprise; Juvenile law; Arbetslivssociologi; företagssociologi; Rätt rörande minderåriga;

    Sammanfattning : The present study is composed of eight chapters relating to children's rights and child labor activity in the Republic of Paraguay. The problem of child labor in Paraguay is central for this study and the legal ideals that are intended to uphold and strengthen the rights of the child are described and contrasted with the present normative reality in which the children work and live. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Bone Mineral Density Determination in Children. Evaluation of a novel method and application to Duchenne muscular dystrophy

    Författare :Ann-Charlott Söderpalm; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :adolescents; age- and gender-matched; Becker; bone densitometry; bone markers; bone mineral density; calciotropic hormones; children; DXA; DXL; Duchenne; glucocorticoids; muscular dystrophy; normative; reference values; skeleton;

    Sammanfattning : Aims: The overall aims of this thesis were to evaluate the dual-energy X-ray and laser (DXL) method for bone densitometry measurements of the calcaneus in children, to provide reference data for bone mineral density (BMD) in the heel bone in young children and to apply the DXL technique to patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and conduct a survey about bone health of DMD patients. Study populations and methods: The DXL Calscan method was modified and adapted for measurements in children and applied to bone densitometry in all subsequent studies. LÄS MER

  5. 4. A comprehensive picture of ethical values in caring encounters, based on experiences of those involved : Analysis of concepts developed from empirical studies

    Författare :Lise-Lotte Jonasson; Carina Berterö; Per-Erik Liss; Britt-Marie Ternestedt; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Ethical values; grounded theory; older patient; next of kin; nursing care; qualitative methods; empirical ethics; normative ethics; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : Older people should have a life with a sense of value and should feel confident. These ethical values, which are expressed in normative ethics, are expected to prevail in empirical ethics. Central components of nursing are the ethical issues of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and the principles of justice. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Demanding Values : Participation, empowerment, and NGOs in Bangladesh

    Författare :Malin Arvidson; Sociologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; organisational control; altruism; staff motivation; organisational values; Bangladesh; NGOs; participation; empowerment; Sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : The concepts participation and empowerment are frequently used in development projects in the third world. The meaning given to the concepts today signal a normative orientation, marking an alternative, people-centred approach to development. When used in development projects, the concepts demand detailed descriptions. LÄS MER