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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"Social conflicts"”.
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Socialiniai konfliktai: samprata ir teisinio reguliavimo galimybės /
Social conflicts: conception and the opportunities of legal regulation Social conflicts are unavoidable in society life. They are defined as confrontation of opposite opinions and values. People are ready to solve this confrontation with argue and emotions. Labour conflicts are a sort of social …
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Sites of friction : borders of the banal
… as a case study and investigates its history of social conflicts from its puritan origins to present day.The recent shift to a sublimation of friction between groups within the city is theorized as a source of stagnation.The project examines this issue, centering on two adjacent yet isolated …
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Emotion, Conflict, Sociality: A Critique of George Herbert Mead's Social Self Theory from the Perspectives of William James and Karen Horney.
… constructed a brilliant theory of the self as a social phenomenon emerging from the interplay of linguistic symbols. While the persuasiveness Mead's theory remains, he provides an inadequate account of the significance of emotions and conflict for the development of the self. After outlining …
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Muhammad as Representative Form: A Visual Rhetorical Analysis of the Danish Cartoon Controversy
… to examine how political speech acts and social debate flourish in a world with globalized media. Working from Edwards and Winkler’s theory of the representative form, I argue that the central Muhammad character in the cartoons functions ideographically, creating an ideological …
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The effect of turnaround migration on the rural landscape: a study of Grayson County, Virginia
… of a variety of residents from different social and economic backgrounds. Because of this variety of residents, potential for social conflicts exists. One area of possible conflict is the difference in attitudes regarding land use and objectives for the rural landscape. Some planners and …
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Designing for apartment access
Although social conflicts in corridor housing have long been acknowledged, few useful alternatives have been developed. The corridor remains a standard of apartment design. As a catalyst to the development of new alternatives, this thesis examines the corridor in detail, and determines some basic …
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Towards building stability in a multinational / ethnic society : conflicts in Sidaamaland, Ethiopia
Transformation of identity-based protracted social conflicts in a multinational/ethnic society benefits from geographical area-based three-level knowledge (i.e., knowledge of historical context of conflict development, a deeper understanding of the current conflict through an in-depth conflict …
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Divisor de águas no Rio do Peixe: ambientalização dos conflitos sociais e racismo ambiental vivenciados pelos comunitários do Quati - Ba
… of this dissertation is the intersection between social conflicts and racial relations in the Quati Community, in the municipality of Pedro Alexandre, Bahia. The aim is to understand the conflicts and environmental racism experienced by the members of the Quati community before, during, and after …
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Peace and conflict resolution activities in support of strengthening civil society's democratic capacity in South Korea. Case studies on three civil society organisations working on peace and conflict resolution in South Korea.
… a collaborative, problem-solving approach to social conflicts, was introduced to new democracies in an attempt to develop civil society¿s capacity for conflict management (Mayer, 2000). Conflict resolution provides people with an opportunity to advocate effectively for their own interests in a …
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Behind "successful" land acquisition : a case study of the Van Quan new urban area project in Hanoi, Vietnam
… has therefore been the fundamental cause of social conflicts. The growing public resistance against compulsory acquisition makes consolidating land the most difficult step in the housing development process, and one that is frequently beset with disputes and negotiation impasse, causing …
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Trad Jazz: Pre-War Aurality in the Postmodern City
… techniques in trad jazz that map onto broader social conflicts in the present day United States. Conflicts between musicians play out in the re-sounding of early 20th century music embedded in Jim Crow segregationist histories. Such a re-sounding takes on renewed ethical and political …
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Refugee-Led Organizations and the Obstacles They Face: A Comparative Study of Syria Bright Future and the Bhutanese Community Association of Pittsburgh
… been recorded that human-induced political and social conflicts play a powerful role in displacing millions of people. The social insecurity produced by conflict persists long after they have ended, as refugees adjust to new circumstances, cope with loss, and attempt to regain a sense of …
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Tagging and identity in the age of social media : a cultural critique
… through a cultural critique of tagging on social media. In particular, I discuss social media tagging in relation to historically and socially grounded labelling practices. While labelling has often been theorised as a social tool to oppress and marginalise, the technical infrastructure of …
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Disease, Development, and Disorder: Examining the Effect of Health on Subnational Development and Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa
… civil war, this study focuses on smaller-scale social conflicts including riots, protests, and communal conflict.</p> <p>Findings suggest that disease exerts a negative influence on development while urbanization and governance positively impact development. Development played a significant role …
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Supporting Student Connectedness and Social Satisfaction During Recess
… on providing students an opportunity to connect socially and strengthen overall happiness. By investigating the role social satisfaction plays in a child’s life during recess, educators may gain knowledge about how to foster social connectedness for every child. While most studies about recess …
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Applications of multivariate analysis to understand the dynamics of African conflicts
… become a continent of all kind of devastating conflicts. This is a major concern because these conflicts are having lasting negative impact on the socioeconomic development of the continent and can lead to its gradual destruction with irreparable consequences such as the loss of African diverse …
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Conflicts surrounding the establishment of wild boar (Sus scrofa) in the Forest of Dean, UK
… effect on people. Negative interactions created social costs through a loss of a sense of place in the Forest of Dean and economic costs through property damage. Dog walkers in the Forest of Dean were the biggest group who had negative interactions with wild boar. There was conflict over the …
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The language and politics of place: autobiographical curriculum in the American South
… in order to illuminate the subjective and social dimensions of place and to promote progressive conversation in the region. My inquiry is interdisciplinary. It draws on psychoanalysis, Southern studies, and the philosophy of place-as well as on theories of curriculum, literature, and art. …
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Welfare Chauvinism East and West: Romania and France
… economy in France, and the transition from a socialist economy to a post-socialist economy in Romania. I analyze survey data and show that the core constituents of these parties (young, blue-collar males with vocational training) are the group who was most affected by the aforementioned …
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Crowdsourcing in community participatory planning in China : case studies in four communities in Shenzhen
… decision-making process, which brings up social conflicts and planning failures. As more urban redevelopment are launched in China and social media becomes more prevalent, crowdsourcing may change the participatory dynamic. This research started from the interaction of crowdsourcing and …
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