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Showing 1 to 20 of 82 for “"Social Hierarchy"”.
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The Dynamics of Social Hierarchy
… body of research has outlined that humans gain social rank through two pathways: prestige and dominance. This dual model of social hierarchy advocates that individuals either attain positions of high rank though signals of an ability and willingness to either inflict harm (dominance) or confer …
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Influence of the social hierarchy on gray squirrel behavior
Based on 750 social interactions, largely at feeding stations, gray squirrels in two woodlots were ranked in a social hierarchy by the percentile rank formula and by the linear method. Correlations of rank in the social hierarchy with age, size of home range, and feeding activity under inclement …
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Agonistic behavior, the development of the social hierarchy and stress in genetically diverse flocks of chickens
The agonistic behavior and development of the social hierarchy of juvenile pullets were studied in two lines of chickens which had been divergently selected for juvenile body weight and in which the dwarf gene (dw) was segregating. Correlations between the behavioral measurements and physiological …
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The effects of dietary forage, social hierarchy, and stocking density on stress in lactating cows during relocation
… was to determine the effects of forage fiber, social hierarchy, and stocking density on stress in lactating cows during relocation to new dairy facilities. In experiment one, 23 lactating cows were fed a basal ration, or the basal ration plus grass or alfalfa hay at 10% of DM offered from 3 wk …
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FACTORS THAT AFFECT SOCIAL HIERARCHY AND THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL RANK AND MENSTRUAL CYCLE ON COCAINE SELF-ADMINISTRATION IN FEMALE CYNOMOLGUS MONKEYS
… of trait and state markers associated with social hierarchy in female nonhuman primates. In addition, the effect of menstrual cycle phase and social rank was examined on acquisition and maintenance of cocaine reinforcement. Chapter II was aimed at examining physiological, neurochemical, …
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Scapegoating International Socialisation: Russia’s (Re-)Encounter Narrative 1999-2018
… International Relations (IR) scholarship on social hierarchy and identity, the thesis’s starting point is to take states’ socialisation memory seriously and study how it evolves and shapes state identity and behaviour. I argue that Russia, through its changing memory of the intense …
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Whose interests are best served through the adoption of a magnet program? A case study of a small urban school and the struggle over race and geography
… gifted programming played a role in a racialized social hierarchy that formed between white and Black students. This racialized hierarchy disadvantaged Black students’ opportunities to learn and participate in STEM content. These findings together point to a magnet program that did not …
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Cambodia 1991-94: hierarchy, neutrality and etiquettes of discourse
… perspective it examines Cambodian conventions of social hierarchy, Khmer linguistic etiquette, and the discourse of the Cambodian news media as they have changed in relation to social and political change in recent years. Specific chapters focus on hierarchically marked pronouns and terms of …
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Community and memory at the Late Valdivia site of Buen Suceso, Ecuador
This dissertation is an examination of the use of social memory in community processes. The intersection of negotiated memory and community practices is addressed through an analysis of the material assemblage the Late Valdivia (2400-1800 BC) site of Buen Suceso on the coast of Ecuador. I argue …
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Chinese perspectives on environmental sustainability : the shaping of public opinion
… environmental sustainability is influenced by a social hierarchy of needs, philosophical legacies, allegiance to authority, and China‟s global position. Consequently, this research uncovered the importance of cultivating cultural awareness when non-Chinese citizens approach the topic of …
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Breaking the chains of colonial Christianity : origins and purposes of weaponized Chrisitianity in postcolonial literature
… practices that created a global problematized social hierarchy that became more intractable as it persisted.
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Subjective social status and its associations with social vulnerabilities and health
BACKGROUND: Subjective social status (SSS) is the perception of where one stands in a social hierarchy, distinct from one’s actual, objective position in this hierarchy. SSS may influence health through behavioral and psychosocial mechanisms. METHODS: We conducted three sub-studies to examine …
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Fear and Loathing in White, Working Class America: How Political Appeals to Individualism, Implicit Racism, and Religion have Polarized our Two-Party System
… have exploited the unique economic and social circumstances of the white, working class such as their appeal to individualism and Evangelical religions and their fear of economic instability and civil unrest in a populist attempt to gain trust. Through rhetoric coated in conservative …
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The Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures: Class and Political Economy in the Early Republic
… the SUM, ideas such as politics, economics, social hierarchy, and even immigration took on a whole new meaning.</p>
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The Olympic Glory of Jesse Owens: A Contribution to Civil Rights and Society
… in the United States. Despite segregation and a social hierarchy that was an impasse to both black opportunity and achievement, Owens created a lasting legacy that drastically impacted race relations. The purpose of this thesis was to examine what the Olympic glory of Owens represented for …
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BREAKING THE CHAINS OF COLONIAL CHRISTIANITY: ORIGINS AND PURPOSES OF WEAPONIZED CHRISITIANITY IN POSTCOLONIAL
… practices that created a global problematized social hierarchy that became more intractable as it persisted.
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Digital Video and Mathematics: Helping High School Students Understand and Interpret Abstract Concepts
… cross grade level evaluations suggest that the social hierarchy in the high school either legitimizes or devalues the feedback depending on who offers the criticism and whether or not the evaluation is conducted on a work in progress, (4) the collaboration the resulted within each group suggests …
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Down but not out : supine postures as facilitators of play in domestic dogs
… stable packs and so do not function within a social hierarchy (Bradshaw, 2011). Therefore it is not clear that rolling onto the back can be readily interpreted as submission in dogs. In order to discern the function of rolling over during play in dogs, rollovers that occurred during playful …
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Sosyal ve ekonomik açıdan Konya (1756-1856)
… city in Anatolia, with respect to its political, social and economical condition in between the years 1756-1856. In the study the physical characteristies of Konya are examined first. Then scah officers in the city as vali, mütesellim, alaybeyi, yeniçeri serdarı, kadı, müftü, şehir emini, have …
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Generation du feu or incommensurable interpretations? A study of officer enlisted man relations in the French army during the First World War.
… employing the diverse methods military, social, cultural, and quantitative history can roughly be grouped into schools of “consent” or “coercion” with respect to their attempts to outline the nature of authority in the French Army during the First World War. France’s civil social …
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