"Poverty and Shame : Global Experiences explores Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's contention that shame lies at the absolutist core of poverty. It draws on a wealth of empirical evidence to demonstrate how paying greater attention to the psychological and social consequences of poverty provides new...

From illegal drugs, stolen artwork, and forged trademarks, to fraud in financial markets - the phenomenon of illegality in market exchanges is pervasive. Illegal markets have great economic significance, have relevant social and political consequences, and shape economic and political...

Abstract AbstractFördern Gewaltdarstellungen in den Medien gewalttätiges Handeln Jugendlicher in der Realität? Diese zentrale Frage ist in der Medienwissenschaft bis heute umstritten. Die Autoren untersuchen den Zusammenhang der Mediennutzung Jugendlicher und deren Einstellungen zu Gewalt in...