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Showing 1 to 20 of 140 for “"Social role"”.
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The Social Role of Popularized Science
In this thesis I will argue that popularized science books should adhere to normative criteria regarding the presentation, interpretation, and understanding of the natural sciences. The increasing popularity of popular science texts (PSTs) - based on sales, critical notice, and scholarly attention …
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The social role of the Museum: a visitor survey in the Cape
… understanding and appreciation of the value and role of museums came about. Many museums started reconsidering their aims and position in society, reforming and incorporating all manifestations of change in the communities which they had to serve. Many museums started working toward becoming more …
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The impact of team social role performance on team cohesion and team performance
… study examined the relationships between team social role performance, team cohesion, and team performance. The team social roles examined were those identified by Mumford, Campion, and Morgeson (2006): Cooperator, Communicator, and Calibrator. The Group Environmental Questionnaire (GEQ) …
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The rationality of judgement: comparative perspectives on the social role of educational assessment
… their essential purpose, in response to changing social conditions. Having identified these functions as the attestation of competence, the regulation of competition and the control of both curriculum content and educational practice, subsequent chapters in Part I examine firstly-. the way in …
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The effects of social role attitudes on the planning behavior of First Nations mothers
… is a universal human ability embedded in social relations and investigates how First Nations families plan. The pattern of planning and social role expectations of the First Nations mother were investigated in the Family Resource Management Framework (Deacon & Firebaugh, 1989) for which …
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Understanding Social Role Contributions to Antisocial Behavior in Adolescence and Adulthood: A Genetically Informed Approach
Social role transitions (including marriage and parenthood) are putative factors thought to predict desistance from antisocial behavior. However, it is difficult to distinguish whether these social role transitions cause a reduction in antisociality or if individual differences in antisocial …
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Examining the Social Investment Hypothesis: The Relationship of Social Role Investment and Personality Trait Development in Adulthood
The social investment hypothesis of personality development states that involvement in normative social roles is a critical mechanism of personality trait change in adulthood. The current research examines the importance of social investment as a developmental construct that is reciprocally related …
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A vállalati társadalmi felelősségvállalás online vállalati diskurzusa. Avagy mit és hogyan kommunikálnak a hazai közép- és nagyvállalatok honlapjaikon a társadalmi szerepükről és felelősségükről = The online discourse of corporate social responsibility - what and how Hungarian medium-sized and large companies communicate about their corporate social role and responsibility
… angol nevének rövidítéséből a CSR (corporate social responsibility) nem ismeretlen jelenség a magyar gazdasági szereplők körében, témája érzékelhetően jelen van a hazai gazdasági életben. Éppen ezért érdekes és fontos kérdés, hogy mennyire általános jelenség ez a hazai közép- és nagyvállalatok …
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Attitudes towards the disabled in destination marketing organizations
… disabled. The study uses Wolfensberger's (1983) Social Role Valorization Theory as a basis for examining these attitudes. This theory proposes that when society gives value to the disabled person, then the society as a whole gains. First, the literature was reviewed to find out the relevant …
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The Self and Social Freedom: A Paradigm of Leisure (Interaction Theory, Self-Expression)
… freedom from the constraining aspects of social role obligations. It is a distinctive relationship between the individual and the social milieu which allows a form of self-expression often inhibited in other social contexts. This view is strongly supported by theories of social interaction …
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Undervalued and unseen : a multiple case study exploring the underrepresentation of African American women in Division I athletic director positions.
… The purpose of this study was to uncover how social role theory influenced the journey toward becoming and maintaining positions as Division I athletic directors for four African American women. I used a qualitative multiple case study to understand the experiences of the participants in …
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The Impact of Genetic Disease on the Family: Examining the Relationship Between Psychological Well-Being, Social Support, and Spirituality in Unaffected Carriers of Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
… Optic Neuropathy and whether perceived social support and spiritual involvement and beliefs served as protective factors as these family members coped with their child or sibling acquiring a disability. One hundred seventeen participants, 65 mothers and 52 siblings completed a …
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Co -Constructing Social Roles in German Business Meetings: A Conversation Analytic Study
… that certain uses of ok relate to enacting the social role of 'doing-being-boss.' Furthermore, Chapter 3 examines the practice of how employees produce extended reports about ongoing projects. In discussing the social role of 'doing-being-employee,' I compare the practice of story-telling in …
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Aspects of the economic and social history of the Greek community in Alexandria during the nineteenth century
… to a discussion of aspects of the economic and social role and activities of the Greek community in Alexandria. Given, however, the almost total absence of studies on the role and activities of the modern history of the Greeks in Egypt, this study constitutes both a pioneering and preliminary …
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A mixed methods exploration of the gendered perspectives of female sports coaches
… in sport. It has advanced the literature on Social Role Theory to the context of sport. The main findings of this research are: (a) female coaches are rated higher than male coaches for relationship quality and empathy when in an emotional scenario, (b) female coaches perceived to be …
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Environmental and health management in small and medium size enterprises
… relationships among the business members to the social role of the small company in a given community. With a prominent economic and social role in the society, SMEs are an important and still underestimated link in the environment-to-health chain. This thesis proposes an Environmental and Health …
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Masculinity and The Plebeian Honour Fight: Dispute Resolution in Georgian England
… justice and fairness but performed an important social role, serving both as a utility for dispute resolution as well as a means of status attainment. Plebeian self-control, a quality shown to be aspired to in plebeian models of manliness, distinguished the violence from that used in intentional …
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The effect of children on the psychological well-being of parents
… incorporates the interactions implied by the social role framework and a second that examines the context of parenting suggested by the role context framework. In doing so, I use three specific role strains suggested by the literature to impact the depression levels of individuals generally …
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Leadership Effectiveness: Investigating the Influences of Leader Sex, Gender, and Behaviors on Self and Other Perceptions
… placed into upper level management positions. Social role and role congruity theory both posit that women in leadership positions are likely to face more negative criticism than men in leadership positions. The purpose of the current study was to examine the influence of gender roles on leader …
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Drag performance, identity, and cultural perception
… communities and forms an accessible critique of social roles. Furthermore, it aims to reunite Queer Theory with the realities of its effects on society.The first chapter establishes the study’s position within the overarching framework of Queer Theory. A troupe of drag performers are examined in …
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