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Showing 1 to 20 of 248 for “"Social cohesion."”.
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Pension benefits and social cohesion
How does the expansion of social protection programs to the poor in developing democracies affect social cohesion? I address this question by examining Bolivia's central government run, non-contributory pension program, Renta Dignidad. Using a regression discontinuity design as well as a novel …
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Relationships Between Personality and Individual Perceptions of Social Cohesion
This research explored personality correlates of social cohesion. Groups of two were given a task to perform that required cooperation between the two team members. This task exposed each team member to the other's personality. Upon completion of the task, the individual perceptions of social …
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"Race" Conditioning Social Cohesion in the Post-Apartheid Cape Town Neighbourhood
… explores whether and how race effects and shapes social integration in the post-apartheid Cape Town neighbourhood. The underlying questions are whether and how the racial classifications inherited from apartheid are meaningful when residents negotiate, determine and arrange their changing …
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Reform of Secondary Education in Post-Communist Estonia: Advancing or Dismantling Social Cohesion
The concept of integration in the most basic of senses refers to intermixing of groups of people that were previously segregated. Estonia, as the focal point of this study as opposed to another post-Soviet nation, is unique in that it is such a small country, and this state possesses a variety of …
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Living together in diversity: Whether, why and where ethnic diversity affects social cohesion
Contains fulltext : 179281.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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A Missed Opportunity: The Rhetoric of Social Cohesion in Parliamentary Debates - 1994 – 2014
… as leaders in South Africa contributed to social cohesion in the country. The motivation for the thesis was the violent actions by South Africans towards foreign nationals, specifically from the African and Indian sub-continent, who had migrated to the country in search of better prospects. …
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Bringing public services to the public: interpreting and translating in healthcare settings for social cohesion
… to what extent effective PSIT can contribute to social cohesion: a goal officially pursued by these countries in terms of immigrant integration. In the literature discussing the value of PSIT, its role in social cohesion has not yet gained enough attention. Social cohesion (Jenson, 1998) branches …
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The influence of the quality of the built environment on social cohesion in English neighbourhoods
… the UK on the grounds that they support positive social activity and behaviour. There is a severe lack of empirical evidence examining these concepts holistically, and there is little evidence to support such claims made in theory, policy and practice in the UK. Therefore, the aim of this research …
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Inbetween : a modular, climate-responsive community hub for social cohesion and environmental resilience in Hotazel, South Africa
… and public recreation spaces exacerbates the social isolation of these youth. In response to these challenges, the design integrates four key programmatic elements: a bus stop and waiting area, an educational facility with study and tutoring spaces, short-term rotational residential units, and …
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From participation to social cohesion : an analysis of variation in the development of social capital in coastal British Columbia
Social capital refers to the relationships between people that are productive: it can provide people with access to resources, ease transactions, and facilitate social and economic development at the community level. It has been conceptualized as both associations between people and attitudes of …
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Public Works Programmes: Review of their effectiveness and empirical essays on their contribution to climate resilience and social cohesion
… natural resources, climate change, and eroding social cohesion are among the biggest challenges that many low and lower-middle income countries are facing. Objectives linked to addressing these pressing challenges have been ascribed to public works programmes (PWPs). These are social protection …
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Social Science, Social Cohesion, and Moral Uplift: The Historian and the Development of Modern American Secondary School History Curricula
… to explore the influence of the scientific, social, political, and moral beliefs prevalent among American historians on the development of modern American secondary school history curricula at the end of the nineteenth century. It traces both the origins of the American historical profession …
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United for Wellbeing: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Increase Social Cohesion and Student Wellbeing in an Ethnically Diverse Rural School District
… struggles of migrant families, the theory behind social constructivism, social cohesion, and group efficacy, and the importance of student wellbeing. This will be done through the lens of positive psychology as bedrock on which to build a more cohesive community. An Appreciative Inquiry …
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An Investigation into Resilience and its Relationship with Sleep and Neighborhood Social Cohesion among Older Pacific Islanders in Southern California
… goal was to investigate certain intrapersonal, social, cultural, and environmental factors that improve or hinder resilience. Based on this goal, the three main areas of study are: first, the impact sleep has on the relationship between resilience and self-reported health (SRH); second, an …
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The role of the Department of Social Development in enabling social cohesion between foreigners and South Africans in Hammasdale, KwaZulu Natal
… understand the role played by the department of social development in enabling social cohesion between South African based foreigners and South Africans. Significant research on issues of social cohesion against xenophobic tension has been reported, focusing on the networks and activities of …
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A critical inquiry into the the role of law as an instrument for the promotion of social cohesion in post-apartheid South Africa
Law as a system of rules promulgated for social function is one of the most crucial elements in promoting social order. Law generally sets frameworks for regulation of various and almost all levels of interaction between members of a society, and inter-alia, legal creations such as juristic …
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Growing Your Own And Growing Social Cohesion? A Study of the Social and Civic Dividends of Urban Agriculture (UA) Initiatives: Dublin and Belfast
This study explores the social and civic dividends of allotment gardening in two diverse urban contexts: Dublin, Ireland and Belfast, Northern Ireland. Traditionally, allotments were associated with older men and lower socio-economic groups. A demonstrable rise in urban agriculture (UA) initiatives …
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Socially Distant in the Age of Audit Independence: Rethinking the Impact of Social and Economic Ties on Audit Quality
… different conclusions regarding the impact of social ties on audit quality. Research on audit independence and professional skepticism treats independence rules as a mitigating factor to detection risk, suggesting that social cohesion between members of the audit triad (the audit committee, …
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Radical Right Populism: Factors Within European Nations
… political landscape in Europe, concerns of social cohesion and economic factors have come to the forefront of political conversations to understand why people may be voting for radical right populist parties. This thesis utilizes panel regression models with random effects to test common …
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