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Showing 1 to 20 of 106 for “"Individual identity"”.
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Explorations on collective order for individual identity--an alternative approach for housing
… as establishing a physical built framework for individual identity. The emphasis on the collective stems from the premise that while incremental building may be integrative at the level of the dwelling, it may not be so at the urban level. This study proposes an alternative approach to the …
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"""Passport Please"": The United States Passport and the Documentation of Individual Identity, 1845--1930"
… and deployment of the documentation of individual identity in the United States from the 1840s to the 1930s. Specifically this history asks how did a piece of paper come to be officially accepted as a truthful and accurate answer to the question, who are you? It answers this question …
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Ariadne's threads of identity : foreshadowing of social and individual identity theories in John Dos Passos' U.S.A.
… future psychological studies: the beginnings of identity theory. What I shall demonstrate is that through the work of John Dos Passos, connections can be made between the U.S.A. characters of Mac, J. Ward Moorehouse, Eveline Hutchins, and March French and contemporary social identity theories. …
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Examining Individual Identity in Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) Acoustic Repertoires as a Function of Call Type
… yet it remains unclear if they encode individual identity within calls or how receivers interpret such cues. Their repertoire includes tonal and pulsed sounds, which exist along a graded spectrum and can be produced simultaneously through two pairs of phonic lips, creating …
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On the cornerstones of personhood, the creation of the self and the formation of individual identity
… The first chapter concerns the nature of identity. I draw upon the work of David Hume in explaining how identity is constituted in the being of an object, and go on to explore how such definitions can be applied to human identity, highlighting some of the problems that Hume encountered. In …
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A Community Based Study of Married Women's Naming Practices: Norms and Traditions, Individual Identity, and Meaning
… categories of analysis---norms and traditions; individual identity; and meaning. The second main finding presented an organic model of the interrelationships among linguistic practice; meaning; and individual identity. As opposed to a monolithic model that assumes a one-to-one correlation …
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Emerging identities in contemporary South Africa : six individual identity narratives from central Cape Town high schools
… an interdisciplinary, qualitative study of youth identity in two coeducational secondary schools with diverse student populations, in central Cape Town. Combining sociological and psychological perspectives, it seeks to understand how young South Africans are making sense of their place in the …
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Behavioural evidence for the perception of individual identity and gender via the echolocation calls of a high duty cycle bat, Rhinolophus clivosus
… when echolocation calls of a different gender or individual were played to the habituation. Strong individual and gender signatures but weak geographic signatures were found in both the CF and FM components of their echolocation calls. In the individual discrimination trials reactions were more …
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The historically situated Croat: a critical ethnographic investigation of post-war consumer behaviour in relation to museum/heritage consumption as linked to individual identity re-construction in Croatia
… "Critical Ethnography", an integrated theory of individual identity formation, which is both social and psychological in nature, is presented. The thesis, which is the culmination of theory building, has been guided by in-depth interviews, observation of behaviour and the incorporation of …
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Majority influence in negotiation
A social identity model of majority influence in negotiations is presented, which considers the effects of various social identifications on the processes of integrative and distributive bargaining. Two-faction negotiations were examined in a laboratory experiment: negotiation configuration was …
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LA FUNZIONE TERAPEUTICA DELLE ARTI PER L'ESPRESSIONE DELL'IDENTITÀ INDIVIDUALE NEL GIAPPONE ODIERNO
… the use of visual art and music to express individual identity in contemporary Japan, and their potential to promote psychophysical well-being. The work is developed based on the case studies of two famous contemporary Japanese artists: Kusama Yayoi (b. 1929) for visual art and Sakamoto …
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Evolution and metamorphosis of pre-existent structures : lasting change, Lazarus' memory
… necessary continuity to affirm cultural and individual identity. Within this framework of continuity, radical transformation may occur, in line with the evolution of society. This project examines the necessity for such metamorphoses, working within an existing hotel building in the Boston …
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AUTONOMY AND THE ANTHROPOCENE
… understood as the self-realisation of the individual identity. It also explores the notion of autonomy as self-limitation, that is, the idea that freedom can be compatible with planetary limits. Finally, it addresses some justice-related aspects, namely, climate and intergenerational …
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I Think I Can: Identity and Social Experiences of Adolescents with Physical Disabilities.
… survey focuses on key variables associated with individual identity, group identity, social relationships and activities, and future aspirations. Positive outcome variables were explored including: self-esteem, self-efficacy, body satisfaction, cultural identity, relationship quality, activity …
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The Great American Road Trip: Exploring Identity in the Open Landscape
… aims to understand how humans create a sense of identity by drawing on their physical surroundings. It looks at the hidden stories I find in various photographers’ work and celebrates the ‘average’—the truck driving families, painters, hotel receptionists, soccer playing twins. . . Those whose …
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Maternal Shadows and Colonial Ghosts in Jamaica Kincaid's <em>Annie John</em>.
… into adulthood by teaching Annie to devalue her individual identity and culture. When Annie questions this perception, both lash out against her. Through a close and sensitive examination of the text, the ethnocentric bias and hidden agendas of those closest to Annie is uncovered and analyzed. As …
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Engaging the freeway as urban space: Finding legibility and order in the high speed landscape
… the city to serve as a vessel for collective and individual identity. Humanist space, which once gave definition and meaning to the place of the individual in the city, has been obliterated by the vector of speed, to the detriment of the physical environment. The highway is a permanent reality in …
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Here we remain : the legacy of El Movimiento in Crystal City, Texas.
… Next, this thesis details the development of individual identity and community within the town. This thesis explores the paradox between citizens' positive individual responses and negative community reactions towards El Movimiento. Finally, this thesis presents the legacy of El Movimiento …
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A Participatory Action Research Study with Bi-ethnic Children in South Korea on Bi-ethnic Identity Development
… children in South Korea understand their identity using a participatory action research (PAR) method. The number of bi-ethnic/multicultural families and children is increasing in South Korea, matched with a rising xenophobia towards these groups. Thus, the need for research that captured …
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Falling into the gay world: Manhood, marriage, and family in Indonesia
… plays a minimal role in defining adult male identity in Indonesia which is instead achieved through marriage and reproduction. While the significance of family in defining individual identity is well demonstrated in the literature for many Asia countries, this thesis examines the problematic …
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