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Showing 1 to 20 of 46 for “"In-laws"”.
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The assimilation of in-laws: the impact of newcomers on the structuration of families
In this study, 42 participants (including newlyweds, parents of newlyweds, and siblings of newlyweds) were interviewed about their relationships with their in-laws. Most of the participants reported that they liked their in-laws and wanted to maintain good relationships with them, while only four …
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A MULTI-METHOD STUDY FOR CONSTRUCT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH ESSENTIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FRAMED IN LAWS AND STANDARDS FOR DISABILITY PROGRAMS
… A. LEWIS, for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Rehabilitation, presented on [ Nov 1, 2012 ] at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. TITLE:A MULTI-METHOD STUDY FOR CONSTRUCT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH ESSENTIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FRAMED IN LAWS AND STANDARDS FOR DISABILITY PROGRAMS …
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The transition to extended family: examining the links between turbulence and children-in-laws' goals, topic avoidance, and relational outcomes
… to extended family is one of the most challenging and consequential periods of flux during the family life-span. How in-laws communicate (or avoid communicating) during this transition can impact not only the in-law relationship, but the parent-child dyad, and marital duo for years to come. …
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Probing the experiences of women within the practice of "Gonyalelwa lapa' among BaSotho ba Lebowa' Ga-Masemola Area Sekhukhune District, Makhudumathaga Municipality, Limpopo Province South Africa
… woman to a deceased son who passed on without having biological children, for the purpose of restoring or reviving the deceased’s name. The woman is married with her existing children, or to bear children who will take the surname of the deceased man. Women find it difficult to leave such …
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Feminist fiction and fictional feminism: Sarah Grand and the new woman novel
… Grand (1854-1943), a British novelist and feminist activist. Between 1880 and 1920 changes in laws affecting women and in social and scientific beliefs about gender difference led Grand to deromanticize and politicize the most traditional form of the novel, the marriage plot. The first chapter …
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Novel predictors of women's surname retention at marriage
Women’s marital surname change was investigated as a potential marital commitment signal, and strategy for enhancing investment from in-laws and husband. Hyphenating or keeping premarital surname for all U.S. destination brides marrying in Hawai'i in 2010 was significantly correlated with a women’s …
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Ending childhood statelessness by 2024: a consideration of South Africa's laws and policies in light of the United Nations High Commisisoner for refugees #ibelong campaign
… and there are several reasons for why children in South Arica are stateless. One of the major causes of statelessness is due to the gaps in laws, policies and practices that deny an individual the right to a nationality, at birth or later in life. Stateless children do not hold a nationality and …
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Climate change mitigation and adaptation through suburban sustainable landscape : a case study of the city of Colwood
This case study explores sustainable landscape features and solutions to the impacts of climate change in the City of Colwood, a suburban area on Vancouver Island in Canada. It does so by addressing this research question: What landscape features could be incorporated into a suburban landscape to …
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Marriage and the family as portrayed in contemporary comic strips
… culture. The purpose of this study was to examine marriage and the family and how it is portrayed in the comic strips. A historical overview of significant family comic strips was done using comic strip texts. A content analysis of contemporary family strips was also done. The strips were …
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Love, Loss, and the Lack of (Communication)
Abstract:|The four pieces included in Love, Loss, and the Lack of (Communication) are my favorite short stories that I have written while at Creighton University. They have each been workshopped and heavily edited for inclusion in my thesis. Exploring relationships and the family dynamic have …
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"When He Comes Home, Then He Can Decide": Male Out-Migration, the Feminization of Agriculture, and Integrated Pest Management in the Nepali Mid-Hills
As part of a USAID-funded integrated pest management (IPM) project, this thesis presents research conducted across four communities in midwestern Nepal We conducted semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, and participant observation with local farmers and NGOs. Grounded in feminist …
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Concepts of law of nature
… there has been a great deal of philosophical interest in laws of nature, perhaps because of the essential role that laws play in the formulation of, and proposed solutions to, a number of perennial philosophical problems. For example, many have thought that a satisfactory account of laws could …
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Nail Polish and Polos: The Workplace Experiences of Out Femme and Butch Lesbians
Despite recent promising changes in laws and attitudes about gay and lesbian workplace inclusion, sexual orientation discrimination persists. Sociologists have documented that lesbians face discrimination in the workplace, such as a lack of support and respect by bosses and peers, being refused …
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The Impact of Female Circumcision on primary school pupils: The Case of Moshi Rural District
The main objective of this study was to explore the social cultural factors that propel female circumcision practice among the Chagga communities in Moshi rural district. The study attempted to answer various questions in order to meet its specific objectives, which were to identify the form and …
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Rights of children in criminal proceedings : a comparative analysis on the compatibility of the Malaysian juvenile justice system with the standards of the Convention on Rights of Children (CRC)
The rights of children in conflict with the law has always been a central subject of juvenile justice which attracts an intense academic, political and media interest and debate. In this respect, the United Nations Convention on Rights of Children (CRC), which was adopted on 20th November 1989, has …
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Law Without Recognition: The Lack of Judicial Discretion to Consider Individual Lives and Legal Equities in United States Immigration Law
… and apart from society but exists as a unique institution within society both being directed by social change and affecting social change. The history of U.S. immigration law shows that immigrants were welcomed or rejected depending on economic, political, and social factors (such as racial …
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‘Doing’ separation in contemporary Ireland: the experiences of women who separate in midlife
… of fourteen Irish women who separated in midlife. The rationale for choosing to study this age group of women is because they are the first generation of Irish women to publically separate in midlife in such large numbers. All of them entered marriage at a time when divorce was not …
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An Evaluation of tourism stalkholder relationships: a case study of Agra, India.
This is an inductive research project which critically evaluates the application of stakeholder theory to the analysis of tourism destination networks. It explores the dynamics of the relationships between the tourism organisations involved using the case of Agra, India. Cities and towns become …
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Jews and Muslims under Christian rule in the Iberian Peninsula in the mirror of fueros and cartas de población, c. 1017-1189
… of Jews and Muslims under Christian rule in eleventh- and twelfth-century Iberia as it is reflected in fueros and cartas de población. The proliferation of these charters coincided with the expansion of the Christian realms of northern Iberia, both in competition with each other and with …
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