The Interpretation of Child Abuse: Bureaucratic Relevance in Urban Newfoundland

The disposition of suspected instances of child abuse is accomplished by bureaucratic personnel through their interpretation of the relevancies of their organizational life-world. Three such instances are discussed: these resulted respectively in an unmodified interpretation, in a modified interpretation, and in an ambiguous interpretation. Among the bureaucratic relevancies which are discussed are, the elasticity itself of the rubric of suspicion , the affluence of the suspected, and the nature of their support network. The reification of instances of suspected abuse is found to be related, in part, to bureaucratic contingencies which themselves are connected only tangentially to the behavioral phenomenon under investigation

Celebrations: sanctuaries and the vestiges of cult activity

Selected papers and discussions from the Tenth Anniversary Symposion of the Norwegian Institute at Athens, 12-16 May 199

Cosmos Encrusted: Śiva, Andhaka, Bhṛṅgin, and the Emptying of Infinity

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Designs of ritual: The City Dionysia of fifth-century Athens

Selected papers and discussions from the Tenth Anniversary Symposion of the Norwegian Institute at Athens, 12-16 May 199

Husband and Wife and the Game of Dice: Śiva and Pārvatī fall apart

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