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Showing 1 to 20 of 352 for “"Cultural Norms"”.
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Interracial dating among college students: Cultural norms and partner violence
… by race, but not by gender. The results on cultural norms reveal that African American/White relationships are less approved of than Asian American/White relationships and that overall, the African American students were more opposed to interracial dating and marriage than the other …
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Bridging the Gap Between Students’ Cultural Norms and the Cultural Norms of Science: A Self-Study on Students’ Perceptions of Inquiry Activities and Culturally Relevant Lessons
… students bridge the gap between their personal cultural norms and the cultural norms of secondary science teaching. Some students’ cultural practices encourage developing a strong ability to memorize and students use their strong ability to maintain good grades in their secondary science …
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Traditional Institutions as Change Agents: Understanding Cultural Norms and Practices Promoting Gender-Based Violence in Nigerian Communities
… in Nigerian communities hold a strong cultural foundation and significantly influence cultural norms and practices. Due to the increasing need for effective community-based approaches in addressing social and health problems on a global scale, we explore the attitudes and behaviors of …
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MASCULINITY AND LEADERSHIP INEQUITIES AN EXAMINATION OF THE WAYS IN WHICH MASCULINE CULTURAL NORMS UNDERLIE THE BARRIERS TO WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP ACQUISITION
… two studies focused on four aspects of masculine cultural norms and how they implicitly create barriers against women’s career ascension. Study One examined whether individual masculine identities play a role in creating these barriers through a qualitative interview study of ten male executives. …
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Culturally Responsive Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Service Needs Among African Immigrant Women: Examining the Impact of Cultural Norms and Psychosocial Barriers on Safety Perceptions and Help-Seeking Behaviors
… facing compounded challenges as they navigate cultural, structural, and systemic barriers, including migration-related vulnerabilities and attachment to cultural values that shape their decisions and experiences. Although formal IPV services exist, they often fail to address the lived realities …
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Microbicides, sexuality and sexual health in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
… vaginal microbicides are compatible with socio-cultural norms regarding sexuality and sexual health in a predominantly rural area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Using qualitative and quantitative data collected as part of the MDP 301 clinical trial at the Africa Centre, I adopt a mixed methods …
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Examining Professional Development at the Organizational Level through the Lens of Teachers and Administrators
… vision and leadership, collective commitment and cultural norms, knowledge or access to knowledge, organizational structure and management, and resources. Data collection of the purposeful sample occurred in three phases and included a two-part teacher participant survey, teacher focus group …
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Is this university the right place for me? Identity-related processes, university emphasis on selection, and cultural mismatch in understanding the socio-economic gap in education
… selecting the best students) and independent cultural norms (emphasizing uniqueness and self-independence) disproportionately disadvantage First-Generation (FG) students compared to Continuing-Generation (CG) students. This work extends these findings by proposing that university selection act …
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The Strategies to Mitigate Gender-Based Violence Amongst Married Women in the Rural Village of Thulamela Local Municipality, Limpopo Province
… due to the intersection of traditional cultural norms, limited access to resources, and socio-economic challenges that often exacerbated the prevalence of gender-based violence. By focusing on this specific group, the study sought to identify effective, context-sensitive interventions to …
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'The culture stands as a god': the role of culture in the experiences of Nigerian women living in England who have experienced intimate partner violence and abuse
… the ways in which some of the consistent cultural norms that cut across the three dominant tribal groups in Nigeria, particularly norms related to families, relationships, and gender, are all implicated in providing a conducive context for IPVA to flourish. To help explain this, this …
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Apologizing and complaining in Ciluba, French, and English : speech act performance by trilingual speakers in Zaire
… present study was designed to discover the norms of the three languages under investigation and to see how people speaking a second and a foreign language, with different levels of fluency in each, can participate in the activity of the speech communities of the two languages without …
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The seed: Planting renewal by recentering and reconstructing downtown Midland,TX
… and public spaces must integrate these new cultural norms to update the existing post-war typologies that no longer sufficiently meet society's needs.
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The sixth river of Panjab: a qualitative exploration of alcohol use among Panjabi Sikhs in the UK
… topic and as a result, little is known about how cultural norms may contribute to the development of harmful drinking patterns. This thesis aims to address this gap by understanding how Panjabi Sikhs in the UK interpret cultural norms, and whether they conform to drinking patterns that are …
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Faculty Perceptions of Dean Transitions: Does Trust Matter? An Interpretive Case Study of Organizational Trust and Organizational Culture
… describes faculty perceptions of the school's cultural environment, as well as faculty perceptions of relations between the dean and the faculty. The study's findings suggest that respondents perceived that trust played a critical role in their perceptions of new deans at the school. The …
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Constructing a conception of childhood in Africa
… in Africa care must be taken to ensure that the cultural norms and values that inform the conception of childhood in Africa is accommodated. Failure to do this is problematic on at least two grounds. First, it increases the economic and social costs of implementing children‟s rights in many …
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Perspectives of a Diasporan: A Heuristic, Arts-Based Inquiry of the Importance of Therapy in Armenia
… was to inquire the researcher's historical and cultural perspectives on patriarchal cultural norms, which has marginalized women and perpetuated abuse in their society. This recognizes the concept of cultural humility in the Armenian population that arose from these phenomena. As the researcher …
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Streetwise for book smarts : culture, community organizing, and education reform in the Bronx
… social movement theories by investigating how cultural norms inside organizations also contribute to distinct types of political strategies. Specifically, it utilizes archival, direct observation, and interview data on five education organizing groups in the Bronx to explore the role of …
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Shadowlands
… experiences. It has been informed by research of cultural norms associated with mourning. By investigating specific ceremonies, rituals and interactions, I construct objects and installations that bridge the line between memory and memorial.</p>
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An exploration of the learning-teaching of English as a second language by non-native speakers
… learning effectiveness. Other factors such as cultural norms and the teacher's choice of strategies could impinge on the quality and effectiveness the teaching-learning process
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STRATEGIC LITIGATION FOR WOMAN'S RIGHTS AT THE WORKPLACE: A LAW AND ECONOMICS PERSPECTIVE.
… gap in understanding how informal institutions—cultural norms, stereotypes, and social expectations—perpetuate workplace discrimination despite robust legal frameworks. The research addresses how Strategic litigation can target these deeper institutional barriers that traditional legal …
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