Social Trends Institute
STI is an international research center dedicated to the analysis of significant social trends: Family, Bioethics, Culture & Lifestyles and Corporate Governance
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Family
Marriage and family life in contemporary societies
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Bioethics
Ethical dimension of science and biotechnology
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Culture & Lifestyles
Contemporary cultural trends with an interdisciplinary perspective
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Corporate Governance
The governance of the business corporation
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Experts Meetings
Fostering understanding
News
- Professionalization of Care: New Challenges
The main insights of the STI experts meeting on Care Professions are to be published by Palgrave in May. Editors Ana Marta González and Craig Iffland advance the arguments.
Apr 03, '14 - What is meant by “double-effect”?
Interview with Craig Iffland, who has actively organized the Double Effect meeting alongside Academic Leader John O’Callaghan.
Mar 07, '14 - Experts Meeting on Double Effect: Theoretical and Practical Challenges
STI’s first Experts Meeting at the University of Notre Dame is scheduled to begin Thursday. The meeting will explore the role that intention, foresight, and proportionality play in determinations of moral or legal fault.
Mar 04, '14
Publications
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Care Professions and Globalization
While everyone recognizes the need for care, not everyone recognizes the multiple realities signified by our use of the term. This volume presents an extended reflection on human dependency and the need for "care" from the perspective of diverse academic and professional disciplines.
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Mapa mundial de la familia 2013
Spanish version of the World Family Map 2013 Report, Mapping Family Change and Child Well-being Outcomes
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Mapping Family Change and Child Well-being Outcomes
STI is pleased to support important research into family trends around the globe. The World Family Map project is one such STI-sponsored project.
Highlights
The Crisis of Journalism Reconsidered: Technology, Economy, and Culture
Mapping Family Change and Child Well-Being Outcomes
Intention & Double Effect: Theoretical and Practical Challenges
What Society Needs from Media in the Age of Digital Communication
Is Science Compatible with Our Desire for Freedom?