Finding a balance between diversity and social cohesion is common concern in constitutional design: divided societies, such has often been sought through federalism. But the need to reconcile can also be addressed aspirational values embedded constitution. In fact, constitutions may entrench fundamental principles directing policies foster equality, eliminate obstacles or require different tier...

The present study suggests, in contrast to community dissolution theories, that community is maintained through a dialogue between ideological commitment and cooperative action within a cultural framework. The research follows up on a classic rural community study series, that of Lowry Nelson's Mormon villages . Replicating Nelson's ethnographic methods, the author reevaluates the earlier findi...

The article traces the response of the hospital chaplain witnessing ungrieved death. Linking grief with cultural recognition, the article analyzes the absence of grief on the occasion of death within outcast social spheres. It then outlines the ways chaplains both participate in the cultural norms that render lives ungrievable and, conversely, in the solidarity of God, who cares for every life ...

The supply of human organs for transplantation is undergoing a dramatic transformation. Using data from 30 countries for the years 1995-2007, this paper suggests that organ supply today is more dependent on direct donations than on the collective organ pool. This trend is analyzed by studying different modes of altruism: "generalized altruism" relates to the procurement of organs through a one-...