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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Religious affiliations"”.
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Mood Disorder and Hypertension Among Canadian Older Adults with Different Religious Affiliations: A Cross-sectional Analysis of the Baseline Data from the CLSA
… defined by self-reported clinical diagnosis. Religious affiliation was categorized into two groups: no religious affiliation or some religious affiliation. Among religiously affiliated participants, religious attendance was categorized into four groups; daily/weekly, monthly, yearly and never …
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The effects of individual attributes, health behaviors, and religion on adolescent obesity: a study of African American and Caucasian adolescents
… and sleeping pattern) as well as religion (religious affiliations and religious commitment) on African American and Caucasian adolescents' body weight. The sample for this study consisted of African American and Caucasian adolescents (N = 3,596) aged 14-18 years at Wave II of the National …
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Tenure Practices in Christian Higher Education: Policies of Member Institutions in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
… tenure, (b) these schools represent nearly all religious affiliations within the CCCU, and (c) they are large in relation to CCCU schools that do not grant tenure. The predominant reasons given for granting tenure are protection of academic freedom, mutual commitment by institution and faculty, …
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Intersectionality in Organisations: Exploring the Relationships between Gender, Ethnicity, Religion and Women’s Work in a Postcolonial African Space.
… system, exploring how gender, ethnicity and religious identities, important factors in the Nigeria socio-economic context, can create inequalities within academia. Four Nigerian universities are used as case studies, drawing on semi-structured in-depth interviews and an online …
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California and Texas Secondary Science Teachers' Perceptions about climate change
… their views were linked to their political and religious affiliations and beliefs. It also examined whether there were any differences between California and Texas teachers. Methods: A total of 832 secondary public school science teachers (456 from California and 376 from Texas) responded to an …
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Black Metropolis
… instead it is our familial connections, bodies, religious affiliations, gender and sexuality, access to education and wealth, that make us all unique, but also binds us together.
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The Impact of Religion on the Civic Engagement of Immigrants
… improved the measurement of civic engagement and religious involvement. Religious involvement was measured as two main aspects: religiosity, and religious participation beyond worship. Civic engagement attitudes and behaviours were measured separately. The categorisation of latent political …
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Political Affiliations of American Economic Elites: Wayne County, Michigan, 1844, 1860, as a Test Case
… document the economic careers, ethnic origins, religious affiliations and family backgrounds of a carefully selected economic elite. What is obtained by the extensive documentation of over one-hundred and seventy-five individuals is the opportunity to study the relationship of these attributes …
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God Images: A Graphic Documentary
… preferred appellations or names of “God,” and religious affiliations. This hypothesis was based on the archetypal origin of all individual’s personal God images, and the universal quality of the image to access the unconscious. In fact, a number of common symbolic motifs were identified from …
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Negotiating differences in mixed marriages - Christians and Muslims in Greece
… group identifications through re-negotiation of religious affiliations, identifications and practices. They are sociologically significant because they contest historically and socially constructed ethnic, cultural and religious differentiations in the specific Greek context. These couples link …
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Social Capital as a Determinant of School Participation in Rural India: A Mixed Methods Study
… household income, adult literacy and caste and religious affiliations of the household. The qualitative section highlights the disconnectedness between social capital and education in reality. It also showcases some of the negative aspects of social capital in the communities.
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'Painful Passages': Death, Ritual, and Literature in Post -Reformation England
… burial. Looking at lyric poetry by John Donne, religious allegory by John Bunyan, and ars moriendi literature by a range of Protestant writers, I analyze how elements of ""ritual form"" are adapted in texts seeking to both stabilize and ""reform"" cultural representations of death. My argument …
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Loyalism in Massachusetts: The Characteristics and Motivations of the Harvard Loyalists
… occupations, government office holding and religious affiliations as important characteristics. Finding that the loyalists were frequently merchants, lawyers, royal officials and Anglicans they have suggested that these were the significant factors in their loyalism. The loyalists were, in …
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The Low German Dialect of Concordia, Missouri
… the historical development of the town, its religious affiliations, and its Low German Club have contributed to a revitalization of sorts in its efforts to preserve its heritage and language. Included will be discussions of the town's history, the basic structure and sounds of the dialect, …
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'A Platform Upon Which All Could Unite?: Temperance in Ulster and the Irish Temperance League, 1858-1914'
… the League was successful in uniting both religious and secular temperance reformers. The breadth of the League’s work also meant that it united individuals from all classes in society under its organisation. That being said, despite the League’s rhetoric contemporary social structures were …
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The factors associated with school transport to get to educational institutions in South Africa.
… government at the local district level, NGOs, religious affiliations, and other stakeholders to make available reliable and safe transportation options for all learners in the different provinces.
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Intimate Partner Violence (ipv) Counselor Education: Exploring Opinions, Knowledge And Perceived Preparedness To Counsel Ipv Clients
… large number of people regardless of their religious affiliations, gender, sexual preference, or nationality. Because counselors are most likely to counsel IPV clients due to the high prevalence of partner violence, in depth knowledge of IPV is required to effectively handle IPV cases. …
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How Spirituality Impacts Ethical Leadership: A Cross-Case Analysis of Eleven Corporate Chief Executive Officers
… consistency on these points, despite different religious affiliations (Catholic, Protestant, Judaism, Muslim) and, in one case, no affiliation with an organized religion. The findings suggested that it may be possible for leadership studies and MBA programs to address ethical issues from a …
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Living with fragility : children in New Crossroads
… life histories, social networks, and ritual and religious affiliations of children and care-givers were sought. The formal interviews complemented by repeated visits to each child's home to record changes time. The sixteen children were brought together in workshops where discussion directed …
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Does religion matter? A test of classical theories of deviance on two different religious types
<p>This study uniquely examines two religious types and a control group of nonreligious respondents in relation to two classical theories of crime and deviant behavior. The first objective of this research is to determine whether a conventional religion, Methodism, deters crime and deviant behavior …
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