‘Lower than a Snake’s Belly’: Discursive Constructions of Dignity and Heroism in Low-Status Garbage Work
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DOI: 10.1007/s10551-017-3618-z
Abstract: In this paper, we consider how dignity is discursively constructed in the context of work dominated by physicality and dirt. Based on semi-structured interviews with garbage workers, our analysis considers how the deprivations they experience… read more here.
Keywords: status; heroism; garbage; garbage work ... See more keywords
On Gifts and Heroes
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DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06435-4
Abstract: The language of gratitude and of heroism, pervasive in public discourse about essential workers, is well-intended but belies a problematic blurring of the difference between gifts, contracts, and professionalism. “Heroism,” a term frequently invoked by… read more here.
Keywords: work; medicine; heroism professionalism; heroism ... See more keywords
Ich kann nicht anders: Social Heroism as Nonselfsacrificial Practical Necessity
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02269
Abstract: Most self-reports of heroic action in both reactive and social (proactive) cases describe the experience as involving a kind of necessity. This seems intuitively sound, but it makes it unclear why heroism is accorded strong… read more here.
Keywords: nonselfsacrificial practical; heroism; necessity; heroism nonselfsacrificial ... See more keywords
Rare and Costly Prosocial Behaviors Are Perceived as Heroic
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00234
Abstract: Heroism has only recently become a topic of empirical investigation. Existing research suggests a connection between heroism and four well-documented dimensions of human social behavior: (1) the cost incurred by the actor; (2) the benefit… read more here.
Keywords: costly prosocial; heroism; rare costly; behaviors perceived ... See more keywords
Heroism and paramedic practice: A constructivist metasynthesis of qualitative research
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1016841
Abstract: Objectives We aimed to identify, appraise, and synthesise the qualitative literature to develop theory on heroism and paramedic practice. Hypothesis/research question What does published literature tell us about heroism and paramedic practice? Setting Paramedics and… read more here.
Keywords: heroism paramedic; heroism; metasynthesis; paramedic practice ... See more keywords