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gatekeeping An activity that '…has come to imply the medically limited and bureaucratic function of opening or closing the gate to high-cost medical services. This simplistic view …is controversial, both because of its
menial connotation and because of the implication that the physician is the agent of the third-party payers, not the patient. The more politically correct way to define gatekeeping is '… matching patients' needs and
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His gatekeeping has shaped and enhanced the nature and extent of scholarly inquiry pertinent to high ability. Another possible explanation for the moderating influence of family structure on marital satisfaction is provided by the maternal gatekeeping literature, which suggests that fathers' involvement with their children is controlled by mothers. The mainstreaming of fan fiction is likely to raise standards further, bringing more educated people into the arena and perhaps encouraging some voluntary gatekeeping, such as contests with input from professional writers or editors. |
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