La incapacitación es un estado civil de la persona que se constituye mediante sentencia judicial con la finalidad de otorgar protección, ya sea en la esfera personal, en la patrimonial o en ambas, a las personas que carecen de la aptitud necesaria para regir su persona y bienes o la tienen limitada, como consecuencia del padecimiento de alguna enfermedad o deficiencia persistente de carácter físico o psíquico que les impida gobernarse por sí mismas. Se trata de un instrumento de protección que no afecta a la capacidad jurídica de la persona, ni, por consiguiente, a la aptitud para ser titular de derechos y de obligaciones, porque esta idoneidad en que se traduce la capacidad jurídica es inherente al ser humano por ser un reflejo de la dignidad personal, y, por esto, la capacidad jurídica es una e igual para todas las personas, con independencia de las condiciones físicas y psíquicas en que cada uno se encuentre, dado que no se puede ejercitar ni, por ende, modificar. Así lo ha puesto de manifiesto el Tribunal Supremo, entre otras muchas, en la sentencia 421/2013 de 24 junio, al considerar que la incapacitación, al igual que la minoría de edad, no cambia para nada la titularidad de los derechos fundamentales, aunque sí que determina su forma de ejercicio y, por ello, tan sólo afecta a la capacidad de obrar.

This book convincingly argues that Quality of Life is the vital link between health promotion and rehabilitation. The contributors first review the conceptual basis for understanding and discussing quality of life in health promotion and education. They continue by addressing critical issues such as ethics, policy, quality assurance, and measurement - exploring applications of quality of life in the context of a wide range of current social issues and populations. Finally, they consider the implications for future research and practice.

In this important study of the abortion controversy in the United States, Kristin Luker examines the issues, people, and beliefs on both sides of the abortion conflict. She draws data from twenty years of public documents and newspaper accounts, as well as over two hundred interviews with both pro-life and pro-choice activists. She argues that moral positions on abortion are intimately tied to views on sexual behavior, the care of children, family life, technology, and the importance of the individual.

Today’s best companies get it. From Costco® to Commerce Bank, Wegmans to Whole Foods®: they’re becoming the ultimate value creators. They’re generating every form of value that matters: emotional, experiential, social, and financial. And they’re doing it for all their stakeholders. Not because it’s “politically correct”: because it’s the only path to long-term competitive advantage. These are the Firms of Endearment. Companies people love doing business with. Love partnering with. Love working for. Love investing in. Companies for whom “loyalty” isn’t just real: it’s palpable, and driving unbeatable advantages in everything from marketing to recruitment. You need to become one of those companies. This book will show you how. You’ll find specific, practical guidance on transforming every relationship you have: with customers, associates, partners, investors, and society. If you want to be great—truly great—this is your blueprint. We’re entering an Age of Transcendence, as people increasingly search for higher meaning in their lives, not just more possessions. This is transforming the marketplace, the workplace, the very soul of capitalism. Increasingly, today’s most successful companies are bringing love, joy, authenticity, empathy, and soulfulness into their businesses: they are delivering emotional, experiential, and social value–not just profits. Firms of Endearment illuminates this, the most fundamental transformation in capitalism since Adam Smith. It’s not about “corporate social responsibility”: it’s about building companies that can sustain success in a radically new era. It’s about great companies like IDEO and IKEA®, Commerce Bank and Costco®, Wegmans and Whole Foods®: how they earn the powerful loyalty and affection that enables truly breathtaking performance. This book is about gaining “share of heart,” not just share of wallet. It’s about aligning stakeholders’ interests, not just juggling them. It’s about building companies that leave the world a better place. Most of all, it’s about why you must do all this, or risk being left in the dust... and how to get there from wherever you are now.

This volume provides an investigation of the dynamics of reproduction. Using reproduction as an entry point the authors examine how cultures are produced, contested, and transformed as people imagine their collective future in the creation of the next generation.

Groundbreaking perspectives on disability in culture and the arts that shed light on notions of identity and social marginality