451 research outputs found
Almost chosen people: oblique biographies in the American grain
No full textFew historians are bold enough to go after America's sacred cows in their very own pastures. But Michael Zuckerman is no ordinary historian, and this collection of his essays is no ordinary book.In his effort to remake the meaning of the American tradition, Zuckerman takes the entire sweep of American history for his province. The essays in this collection, including two never before published and a new autobiographical introduction, range from early New England settlements to the hallowed corridors of modern Washington. Among his subjects are Puritans and Southern gentry, Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Spock, P. T. Barnum and Ronald Reagan. Collecting scammers and scoundrels, racists and rebels, as well as the purest genius, he writes to capture the unadorned American character.Recognized for his energy, eloquence, and iconoclasm, Zuckerman is known for provoking - and sometimes almost seducing - historians into rethinking their most cherished assumptions about the American past. Now his many fans, and readers of every persuasion, can newly appreciate the distinctive talents of one of America's most powerful social critics
Contrasting irreligious orientation: atheism and secularity in the USA and Scandinavia
No full textPhil Zuckerman, Pitzer College
Phil Zuckerman, PhD, is professor of sociology and secular studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. He studies contemporary secularity, and he is the author of Faith No More (Oxford, 2011), Society Without God (NYU, 2008), and the editor of Atheism and Secularity (2 volumes, Praeger, 2010).Atheism and secularity are not static, fixed orientations. Rather, atheism and secularity are contoured, malleable, and deeply shaped by cultural and social forces. A clear example of the degree to which atheism and secularity can be lived and expressed quite differently in different socio-cultural locations is revealed by comparing and contrasting the ways in which they are manifested in the United States and Scandinavia
sj-docx-1-aut-10.1177_13623613231215399 – Supplemental material for Provider perspectives on equity in use of mobile health autism screening tools
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-aut-10.1177_13623613231215399 for Provider perspectives on equity in use of mobile health autism screening tools by Katharine E Zuckerman, Luis Andres Rivas Vazquez, Yesenia Morales Santos, Plyce Fuchu, Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, Jill K Dolata, Steven Bedrick, Jasmine Fernandez, Eric Fombonne and Benjamin W Sanders in Autism</p
Would Screening Prevent the International Spread of AIDS?
No full textA policy of screening travelers, foreign students, and immigrants for
the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is being considered by several
countries. The author considers whether such policies would be feasible and
effective in controlling the international spread of AIDS. Even if such
screening were logistically and politically feasible, he contends, the number
of infected foreigners excluded would be insignificant compared to the total
in numbers of already infected persons in many countries, and traveling
citizens of the home country could bring back infection. Compulsory screening
of whole populations is economically and ethically unworkable, impractical,
and undesirable. Moreover, requiring a medical certificate for travelers is
not in accord with the International Health Regulations of 1969. Zuckerman
concludes that education and epidemiological surveillance promise to be more
acceptable and successful in controlling the spread of AIDS. (KIE
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War on fear: Solly Zuckerman and civilian nerve in the Second World War
No full textThis article examines the processes through which civilian fear was turned into a practicable investigative object in the inter-war period and the opening stages of the Second World War, and how it was invested with significance at the level of science and of public policy. Its focus is on a single historical actor, Solly Zuckerman, and on his early war work for the Ministry of Home Security-funded Extra Mural Unit based in Oxford's Department of Anatomy (OEMU). It examines the process by which Zuckerman forged a working relationship with fear in the 1930s, and how he translated this work to questions of home front anxiety in his role as an operational research officer. In doing so it demonstrates the persistent work applied to the problem: by highlighting it as an ongoing research project, and suggesting links between seemingly disparate research objects (e.g. the phenomenon of 'blast' exposure as physical and physiological trauma), the article aims to show how civilian 'nerve' emerged from within a highly specific analytical and operational matrix which itself had complex foundations. © The Author(s) 2012
Heraclius in 625
No full textREB 60 2002 France p. 189-197
Constantin Zuckerman, He radius in 625. — Comparing the evidence of the Ps. -Sebeos with that of Theophanes, the author revises the itinerary of Heraclius and the chronology of his battles during the key years of the Persian campaign (625-626). One year's campaign in Theophanes, A. M. 61 15, is reduced to two months of hostilities during the winter of 625, and the events described in A. M. 61 16 to the following two months. This analysis eliminates certain contradictions in Theophanes's account which have hitherto puzzled commentators.L'itinéraire d'Héraclius et la chronologie de ses batailles durant deux années clef de la campagne perse, 625-626, subissent ici une révision, le témoignage de Théophane étant revu à la lumière de celui de Pseudo-Sébéos. Une année de campagne, placée par Théophane sub a.m. 61 15, se réduit désormais à deux mois d'hostilités durant l'hiver 625, et les événements décrits sub a.m. 6116 se placent dans les mois qui suivent. Cette analyse tenant compte tant des réalités du terrain que des données des sources élimine les contradictions du récit de Théophane qui ont jusqu'ici défié les commentateurs.Zuckerman Constantin. Heraclius in 625. In: Revue des études byzantines, tome 60, 2002. pp. 189-197
The Reign of Constantine V in the Miracles of St. Theodore the Recruit (BHG 1764)
No full textREB 46 1988 France p. 191-210
C. Zuckerman, The Reign of Constantine V in the Miracles of St. Theodore the Recruit (BHG 1 764). — One of St. Theodore the Recruit's miracles in his anonymous enkomion BHG 1764 is an eye-witness account of an Arab raid dated « in the fourteenth year of the God-protected and Christ-loving reign of Constantine, (...) at the beginning of the seventh indiction. » The present study suggests that in spite of the pious epithets, the emperor in question is Constantine V, the only Constantine whose fourteenth year overlapped a seventh indiction. The study presents the historical background of the raid — dated in 753/4 — and analyzes the ideological stand of the author of the enkomion, a closet icon-worshipper who used St. Theodore's miracles to state the orthodox position on all major planks of the iconoclast controversy. In the Appendix, miracles # 2 and # 3 are related to events from Heraclius' first Persian campaign of 622, which permits to take a fresh look at the geographical setting and the chronology of the campaign.Zuckerman Constantin. The Reign of Constantine V in the Miracles of St. Theodore the Recruit (BHG 1764). In: Revue des études byzantines, tome 46, 1988. pp. 191-210
The Reign of Constantine V in the Miracles of St. Theodore the Recruit (BHG 1764)
No full textREB 46 1988 France p. 191-210
C. Zuckerman, The Reign of Constantine V in the Miracles of St. Theodore the Recruit (BHG 1 764). — One of St. Theodore the Recruit's miracles in his anonymous enkomion BHG 1764 is an eye-witness account of an Arab raid dated « in the fourteenth year of the God-protected and Christ-loving reign of Constantine, (...) at the beginning of the seventh indiction. » The present study suggests that in spite of the pious epithets, the emperor in question is Constantine V, the only Constantine whose fourteenth year overlapped a seventh indiction. The study presents the historical background of the raid — dated in 753/4 — and analyzes the ideological stand of the author of the enkomion, a closet icon-worshipper who used St. Theodore's miracles to state the orthodox position on all major planks of the iconoclast controversy. In the Appendix, miracles # 2 and # 3 are related to events from Heraclius' first Persian campaign of 622, which permits to take a fresh look at the geographical setting and the chronology of the campaign.</jats:p
Beyond dispute: EEOC v. Sears and the politics of gender, class, and affirmative action, 1968-1986
No full textIn 1973 the federal government began investigating Sears, Roebuck & Co. for discrimination against women employees because, among other things, its commissioned sales force was predominantly male. At trial, Sears argued that women were not interested in commissioned positions because they were too demanding. The decision, which found Sears not liable for discrimination, sparked a great deal of debate among feminists and in the media over the expert witness testimony of two women's historians. Employing oral histories, organizational records, court documents, and media accounts I use the case as a lens through which to view broader historical issues regarding women and work, social class, and national political changes during the 1970s and 1980s. I give a detailed social history of the case, focusing on the players and events that affected the outcome, and a legal-political history of the time period as reflected through developments in the case.
This dissertation recovers cross-class organizing at the beginning of a case known only for its divisiveness. It examines dynamics within second-wave feminism, including the implications of a shift in focus to the Equal Rights Amendment, the role of the equality/difference dilemma, and whether the loss in court to Sears was merely a defeat. The company's corporate personality foreshadowed the lengths to which it would go to fight the EEOC. I also reveal a significant amount of resistance within the first Reagan administration to changes in civil rights policy and show that the case continued with strong support despite ambivalence on the part of the government. The long litigation process ensured a case that looked very different from its beginnings. The feminist debate surrounding the trial highlights the end of a much longer story and distracts attention from critical issues. I argue for de-centering this feminist dispute, and remembering the case instead for what it can tell us about debates over affirmative action, attempts by women activists alternatively to work within and challenge national policy, the limits of the law and second-wave feminism for improving the lives of working women, and the reasons why the workplace revolution for women stalled and remains so today.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical references (p. 394-403)by Emily Beth Zuckerma
Reanalysis of Eysenck’s, Gray’s, and Zuckerman’s structural trait models based on a new measure: The Zuckerman–Kuhlman–Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA-PQ)
No full textAuthors posting Accepted Author Manuscript online should later add a citation for the Published Journal Article indicating that the Article was subsequently published, and may mention the journal title provided they add the following text at the beginning of the document: “NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Personality and individual differences. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Personality and individual differences, [VOL#, ISSUE#, (DATE)] DOI#”The aim of this study was to explore the relationships of the dimensions and facets of the Zuckerman–Kuhlman–Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA-PQ) with other psychobiological personality measures: the EPQ-RS (Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised, shortened version), I7 (Impulsiveness Questionnaire) and SPSRQ-20 (Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward Questionnaire, 20-item version).
It is intended to test if findings reported with Zuckerman’s previous instrument (ZK-PQ) about the relationships between the three biologic-factorial personality models are replicated, giving evidence about the validity of the ZKA-PQ. The sample analyzed was of 584 subjects (50.3% men and 49.7% women) from the Spanish general population. Correlational and factor analysis supported the expected relationships between similar constructs assessed by the ZKA-PQ and the other questionnaires based on Eysenck’s and Gray’s personality theories. On the other hand, the inclusion of the facets from the ZKAPQ improved the validity of the questionnaire. Findings were discussed in the framework of the biological personality models, emphasizing the contribution of the ZKA-PQ to the psychobiological personality research.This research was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (PSI2008-00924/PSIC). This research was performed within the framework of DURSI’ Consolidated Group 2009 SGR 809
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