Jeff McNair of CalBaptist University posted in his blog recently about the social devaluation of impaired people within and by churches (and I would assume, by extension, by synagogues, mosques, etc.). McNair is touching on… Read More »Churches and devalued people: ‘Good Samaritan’ parable
This New York Times article describes a European drama school where people with disabilities not only learn their own lines but also design and make sets and costumes, do their own makeup and, finally, conceive… Read More »NYT article: Using Theater As a Salve To Soothe Minds
This recent book review mentions SRV, I assume because the book must reference SRV, though I have not read the book. Have any of you? Let us know. From the blog post: According to Elspeth… Read More »Book review ‘Valuing Older People’ mentions SRV
An article in the 17 May 2010 issue of The New Yorker, entitled The Poverty Lab, reports on an economist/professor at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts (US). Esther Duflo studies poverty and poor people. The article… Read More »Is hearing about someone or meeting them more powerful?
This article refers to a specific formulation of role theory which tries to understand and predict the behavior of individuals within an organization. The post mentions role conflict and role ambiguity, points raised in SRV… Read More »Role theory in the business world
I ran across this reference to an article about the social roles and self-perceptions of prison guards. If anyone can access the full article and let us know about it, it could be quite interesting.… Read More »Role of prison guard