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20:05 Sep 10, 2006 |
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German to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / gender, violence, the workplace | |||||
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3 | the power to shape one's own life |
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the power to shape one's own life Explanation: just as a suggestion. I noticed some other things, though, that I'd like to correct if I may: 1st paragraph: Anyway, one can adhere [what is the German word here? Should this be "agree with"?] to the statement that insecurity and unemployment promote the emergence or perpetuation of situations where violence is likely to occur; and this may be true not only for individuals unemployed [unemployed individuals] and those in precarious occupations [whose jobs are at risk], but also for those in relatively secure positions who do not want to lose them and thus get vulnerable for violations [to violence] (Zapf 1999: 22). In this respect, another dimension of power – not identical with, although including the dimension of hierarchical positions – should be taken into account: the opportunity of being able to arrange one’s own life and its conditions in accordance with one’s needs, including economic and social security. This may be called Gestaltungsmacht [the power to shape one's own life]. 2nd paragraph An interesting finding cited by Di Martino et al. (2003: 19) says [states]... 3rd paragraph In this respect, it would be interesting to investigate whether the “participation” of staff in structural changes without [being given] giving them real Gestaltungsmacht may produce self conflicts [personal conflicts] and thus even higher levels of frustration – and thus [therefore; you just used thus in the previoius line] a fertile ground for the emergence of violence [for violence to emerge] – in staff members than simply [adjective: simple/mere] authoritarian procedures. Hope this helps. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2006-09-10 21:19:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry, didn't mean to step on your toes. I could tell it was done by a German but I didn't look at your profile. Thanks for the added explanation of the term. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2006-09-10 22:33:25 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.arbeitsmarkt.wiso.uni-erlangen.de/pdf/Diskussions... Here, it is reworded... Maybe it'll give you an idea. Good luck. |
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