englischIn society's perception of health, dental procedures are of particular importance because oral health is highly valued by the population. Johannes Melcher therefore takes a closer look at the relationship between dentist and patient. With the help of ethnographic methods, he captures [...]

englischIn search for the specific nature and essence of professional care, Lola Maria Amekor uses body phenomenology as a perspective and theoretical foundation. Thus, she gets to the bottom of what is unique in the encounter and relationship between professional caregivers and those to be cared [...]

englischVirtually-based applications represent an innovative approach to the treatment of various diseases associated with chronic or acute pain. Phantom limb pain is a pain phenomenon that is still poorly understood.

Using an integrative literature review, Nico Schmitt analyzes ten studies in which [...]

englischThe high prevalence of corruption in sub-Saharan Africa has been empirically proven. However, the strong regional character requires the analysis of common factors that are causal or determining for today's situation. From a historical-analytical perspective Alexandra Hacke examines to what [...]

englischThe social discourse on assisted suicide for the elderly is extremely complex and deals with issues such as ethics and the culture of dying as well as images of old age. It was strongly influenced by the ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court in 2020, which classified the ban on assisted [...]

englischMany companies and organisations advertise with diversity and diversity management and present it as a socio-theoretical and political concept for the future. In this way, economic and social problems are to be overcome and inclusion advanced.

Bugrahan Ilseven critically analyses the [...]

englischThe historical children's drawings in the Arnscheidt Collection are a hitherto unnoticed source of evidence that impressively documents children's perceptions of historical events. The pictures originated in Kurt Arnscheidt's art lessons at Görres Gymnasium, a secondary school in Düsseldorf, [...]