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Attitudes towards abortion and contraception in rural and urban Burkina Faso

Rossier, Clémentine - In: Demographic Research 17 (2007) 2, pp. 23-58

Using results from the ethnographic literature and two qualitative studies on peopleâ€™s representations of different means of birth control (abstinence, contraception, abortion) in two populations in Burkina Faso (one rural and one urban), we designed a multi-dimensional quantitative scale...

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Diversity in Uniform? - Gender and Sexuality Within the Berlin Police Force

Dudek, Sonja M. - In: Sociological Research Online 12 (2007) 1

This article examines the significance of gender and sexuality within the German uniformed police. For a long time the … aim of this article to firstly examine in which historical contexts gender and sexuality have been relevant categories … within the police organisation. Secondly gender and sexuality in organisational theory, especially considering criticism of …

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Negotiating 'Normal': the Management of Feminine Identities in Rural Britain

Gill, Fiona - In: Sociological Research Online 12 (2007) 1

This paper examines the management of feminine identities in a women\'s rugby team in a rural British community. In so doing, the issue of new, and potentially problematic, forms of femininity are explored, with their attendant social consequences. The team, known as the Jesters, is situated in...

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Moral Tensions Between Western and Islamic Cultures: The Need for Additional Sociological Studies of Dissonance in the Wake of September 11

Davetian, Benet - In: Sociological Research Online 6 (2001) 3

This article suggests that, in the wake of the events of September 11th, it would be an error for sociologists and political analysts to concentrate on revisions of economic and political theory while not paying equal attention to the moral tensions between Islamic and Western cultures. It...

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Erotic retailing in the UK (1963‐2003)

Kent, Tony; Berman Brown, Reva - In: Journal of Management History 12 (2006) 2, pp. 199-211

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to trace the changes in the retail outlets that supply erotic products and toys. It explores changes in attitude towards these products over the four decades under review. Design/methodology/approach – The marketing mix (the 4Ps of marketing) is the...

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Sexuality and sexual symbolism as processes of gendered identity formation

Haynes, Kathryn - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 26 (2013) 3, pp. 374-398

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to critically evaluate sexuality and sexual symbolism within the organisational … analyse the inter‐relationships between gender, sexuality and power. Findings – By exploring the symbolic role of artefacts … sexuality; applies organisational and feminist theory to autoethnographical experience in accounting; and contributes a seldom …

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Accounting, female and male gendering, and cultural imperialism

Davie, Shanta Shareel - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 30 (2017) 2, pp. 247-269

examining the interrelationship between accounting, gender and sexuality within an imperial context. Design …/methodology/approach Archival materials enable the construction of an accounting knowledge of how ideas of masculinity and sexuality shaped both …

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Deviation as a key to innovation: understanding a culture of the future

Barber, Trudy - In: Foresight 6 (2004) 3, pp. 141-152

Deviation, fetishism and sexuality are often considered as emotive subjects that tend to be treated with amusement or … sexuality could prove to be fundamental factors in creativity and innovation. When consumers create their own technological …

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Race, Gender, Sexuality and Social Class: Dimensions of Inequality

In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 29 (2014) 4, pp. 254-256

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Bodies, sexualities and women leaders in popular culture: from spectacle to metapicture

Bell, Emma; Sinclair, Amanda - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 31 (2016) 5/6, pp. 322-338

Purpose This paper focuses on visual representation of women leaders and how women leaders’ bodies and sexualities are rendered visible in particular ways. Design/methodology/approach The arguments are based on a reading of the Danish television drama series, Borgen . The authors interpret the...

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