scholarly journals In Search of the “Good Life”: The Appeal of the Tiny House Lifestyle in the USA

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Severin Mangold ◽  
Toralf Zschau
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Popular Culture ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Good Life ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Good Life ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Meaningful Experiences

Over the past decade, tiny houses and the lifestyle they promote have become a world-wide phenomenon, with the trend especially impactful in the United States. Given their broad appeal and increasing prominence within popular culture, it is surprising how little research exists on them. To help to better understand what motivates people to adopt this lifestyle, this paper presents insights from an exploratory study in the United States and offers the first contours of a new conceptual framework. Situating the lifestyle within the larger economic and cultural forces of our times, it argues that going “tiny” is seen by tiny house enthusiasts as a practical roadmap to the Good Life: A simpler life characterized by more security, autonomy, relationships, and meaningful experiences. The paper ends with a brief discussion of broader implications and directions for future research.

scholarly journals An Exploratory Study of Graduate Student Unions in Canada

2005 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah M. Zinni ◽  
Parbudyal Singh ◽  
Anne F. MacLennan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North America ◽  
Graduate Student ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Union Density ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
First Time ◽  
Historical Origins

Graduate student unions are beginning to attract attention in Canada and the United States. In Canada, unionization on campuses is especially important for organized labour, as union density has dropped below 30 percent for the first time in five decades. Graduate student unionization is also important in the wider context of precarious employment in North America. Despite the decline in overall union density, graduate student unions have continued to grow in the past decade. However, there is a paucity of scholarly research in this area. In this article, we trace the historical origins of graduate student unions in Canada, discuss relevant legal concerns, analyze pertinent collective bargaining and strike issues, and suggest avenues for future research.

scholarly journals Trends in survival of patients with Burkitt lymphoma/leukemia in the USA: an analysis of 3691 cases

Blood ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 121 (24) ◽  
pp. 4861-4866 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciano J. Costa ◽  
Ana C. Xavier ◽  
Amy E. Wahlquist ◽  
Elizabeth G. Hill
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Burkitt Lymphoma ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Past ◽  
Black Patients ◽  
Key Points ◽  
The Usa

Key Points Survival of patients with BL improved substantially in the United States during the past decade, mainly among young adults. Survival of patients with BL remains relatively low, particularly for older and black patients, identifying an unmet need.

So you want to work in sports? An exploratory study of sport business employability

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Finch ◽  
Norm O'Reilly ◽  
David Legg ◽  
Nadège Levallet ◽  
Emma Fody
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
The United States ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Analytical Thinking

PurposeAs an industry, sport business (SB) has seen significant growth since the early 2000s. Concurrently, the number of postsecondary sport management programs has also expanded dramatically. However, there remain concerns about whether these programs are meeting the demands of both employers and graduates. To address these concerns, this study examines the credential and competency demands of the SB labor market in the United States.Design/methodology/approachResearchers conducted an analysis using a broad sample of employment postings (N = 613) for SB positions from two different years, 2008 and 2018.FindingsResults support that a complex set of SB qualifications exist, and the credentials and competencies included in SB employment postings have evolved over the past decade.Originality/valueA noteworthy finding is that meta-skills are found to be particularly important for employability, including items such as communication, emotional intelligence and analytical thinking and adaptability.

Running With Your Hair on Fire: Lessons Learned From Transitioning a National University Sales Competition From Face-to-Face to Virtual in 16 Days

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-271
Author(s):  
Scott Inks ◽  
Kenyatta Barber ◽  
Terry W. Loe ◽  
Lukas P. Forbes
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Past ◽  
National University ◽  
Virtual Sales

Since their inception, university sales competitions have been key learning and educational components of university sales education. Over the past two decades, the oldest and one of the largest sales competitions in the United States has been held in a face-to-face format. However, due to the educational environment created from the COVID-19 pandemic, this competition was forced to convert to a virtual format over a 16-day period. This research outlines the steps taken to convert this event to virtual format and presents insights for other universities endeavoring to produce virtual sales competition events. Finally, research implications and direction for future research are presented.

Freedom of Information and the United Nations

1952 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carroll Binder
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Good Life ◽  
The United States ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
The Good Life ◽  
Amount Of Information ◽  
The United Nations

Eight years ago the United States set out, at the request of American editors and press associations, to increase the amount of information available to its own and other peoples through international compacts. What began as a project for lowering barriers to the gathering and transmission of news soon developed into an effort to assure freedom of information and expression to all peoples in the belief that without such basic freedoms there can be no other enduring freedoms and very little progress towards the good life.

Vigilantism in Comparative Perspective

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ray Abrahams
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Good Life ◽  
The United States ◽  
Twilight Zone ◽  
The Good Life ◽  
Resistance Movements ◽  
The World ◽  
Thing In Itself

Vigilantes have arisen at many times in different regions of the world, taking the law into their own hands as defenders, often by force, of their view of the good life against those they see to be its enemies. They have a strong attraction for some commentators and they rouse equally strong hostility in others. For yet others, who attempt to take a broader view, they are a source of deep ambivalence. Academic interest in the phenomenon has grown strongly over recent years, and this has contributed significantly to an increase in knowledge of its distribution beyond the bounds of western Europe, the United States, and particularly in many parts of Africa. Although vigilantes are most commonly male, increased evidence of women’s vigilantism has also come to light in recent years. Vigilantism is difficult to define in rigorous terms, partly because of general problems of comparative study, but there are also special reasons in this case. Vigilantism is not so much a thing in itself as a fundamentally relational phenomenon which only makes sense in relation to the formal institutions of the state. It is in several ways a frontier phenomenon, occupying an awkward borderland between law and illegality. Many of its manifestations are short-lived and unstable, nor is it always what it claims to be. For these reasons, definitions of vigilantism are best treated as an “ideal type,” which real cases may be expected to approximate to or depart from. This approach provides the possibility of comparing different cases of vigilantism and also allows one to explore the differences and similarities between it and other “dwellers in the twilight zone,” such as social bandits, mafias, guerrillas, and resistance movements.

scholarly journals Where to buy a house in the United States amid COVID-19?

2020 ◽  
pp. 0308518X2094604
Author(s):  
Wei Zhai ◽  
Zhong-Ren Peng
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Central Area ◽  
The United States ◽  
Home Prices ◽  
The Past ◽  
Coastal Cities ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Multiple Metrics ◽  
American Economy

Home prices and rent prices in the USA have been growing steadily over the past decade. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has decimated entire sectors of the American economy, which makes the homebuying decision more intricate. We mapped multiple metrics to indicate the best place to buy a house amid COVID-19. For many counties in the central area of the USA, the price-to-rent ratio highly recommends people to buy a house, but the home prices have declined since the outbreak of COVID-19. The price-to-rent ratio and increasing home price suggest that people should not buy a home in big coastal cities under the current circumstances.

scholarly journals Conservation's New Look in the USA

Oryx ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-15
Author(s):  
Stewart L. Udall
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
General Attitude ◽  
Wise Use ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Sustained Yield ◽  
New Look

The last ten years have seen immense advances in the conservation field in the United States. Thanks to the hard spadework of the conservation bodies, the general attitude towards wildlife has changed from ignorant and unregarding exploitation to demands for wise use on a sustained yield basis; people's interest in and knowledge about conservation has made possible a long and varied list of legislation. More than any other one person the man responsible for this is Stewart Udall, for the past eight years Secretary of the Interior with charge of all conservation matters. On his retirement in January this year Mr Udall kindly accepted our invitation to sum up this remarkable ‘new look’ in the USA.

scholarly journals An Exploratory Study of Civic Engagement and Participation Among a Panel of Adults Ages 85+

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 612-612
Author(s):  
John Rudnik ◽  
Taylor Patskanick ◽  
Julie Miller ◽  
Lisa D’Ambrosio ◽  
Joseph Coughlin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Small Body ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
The Past

Abstract The past twenty years have seen a surge in public attention devoted to increasing civic participation opportunities for older adults in the United States. At the same time, technology has transformed the way that information related to political and social issues is shared. A relatively small body of research has explored how older adults use technology-mediated platforms for political participation. In this study, the 85+ Lifestyle Leaders were surveyed to understand their experiences of civic engagement and participation. Responses to a questionnaire (N = 24) and focus groups (N = 22) indicate that participants are interested in and feel knowledgeable about social and political issues, but some forms of participation have decreased. Findings also suggest that there are opportunities for technology to facilitate engagement with and participation in social and political issues, for adults ages 85 and over. Issues of equity and accessibility will be highlighted in this presentation.

Virtual Life Sentences: An Exploratory Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
pp. 294-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica S. Henry ◽  
Christopher Salvatore ◽  
Bai-Eyse Pugh
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Initial Data ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
The United States ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Future Research ◽  
State Prisons ◽  
Natural Life ◽  
Life Sentences

Virtual life sentences are sentences with a term of years that exceed an individual’s natural life expectancy. This exploratory study is one of the first to collect data that establish the existence, prevalence, and scope of virtual life sentences in state prisons in the United States. Initial data reveal that more than 31,000 people in 26 states are serving virtual life sentences for violent and nonviolent offenses, and suggest racial disparities in the distribution of these sentences. This study also presents potential policy implications and suggestions for future research.

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