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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"Social trends"”.
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Writers of the Nation: Intellectual Identity in Bulgaria, 1939--1953
… writers, their associates and friends negotiated social expectations of service to the nation with personal career decisions, material demands and aesthetic and political inclinations, it casts new light on the political and social history of this dynamic period. ""Writers of the Nation,"" …
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Administrative Competencies Needed to Successfully Implement the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (Inservice, Preservice, Pl94-142)
… other factors resulting from the economic and social trends of the 1980s. Thus, it is essential that all administrators know the law and are skilled in those competencies which assure implementation of the law so they can program effectively for handicapped students within the framework of …
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Machini Kubwa. Group Dancing, Politics, and Modernity in Umatengo, Tanzania
… reflected, and interacted with broader social trends. A further goal is to present an ethnographic view of contemporary and historical musical practice. Challenging standing notions of static African culture, through an investigation of genre change this work shows the dynamic nature of …
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How can brands try to influence social norms?
This thesis explores how brands can influence social norms. Through detailed case studies of the American Tobacco Company, Nike, Patagonia, Yves Saint Laurent, and Viagra, it examines the various tactics employed by these brands to challenge and reshape societal perceptions and behaviors related to …
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The Branding, Creation, and Promotion of a Solo Comedienne
… at all with the evolution of entertainment and social trends? With this graduate thesis, I wish to explore the comparative timeline between socio-economic history, feminism, and the growth of entertainment trends. Considering this history, I will examine five major comediennes: Carol Burnett, …
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Sharing the big apple : a survey study of people, place and locatability
Over the past half century social trends and new technologies have weakened local social ties and thus, the fabric of civil society itself. Mobile location-aware community systems offer one path to redress these problems by enhancing community cohesion and the formation of social capital by helping …
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"Anarchism and the press in Lima: The case of ""Los Parias"""
… medium, thanks to its timely message and firm social commitment, was able to forge an alliance with the workers of Peru in order to work towards a more socially egalitarian society in an era often recognized as the ""Aristocratic Republic;"" a historical period were old aristocracies and new …
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The impact of inclusionary housing on property prices in Cape Town
… by discussing the economic, political, and social trends in this suburb over time. Findings indicate that while inclusionary housing in Cape Town is unlikely to solve the city's housing shortfall, it could contribute to more effective social cohesion and economic inclusion in well located …
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Fear of intimacy in romantic relationships during emerging adulthood : the influence of past parenting and separation-individuation
… their parents. The relationship between these social trends and past parenting, separationindividuation and fear of intimacy has not been explored.
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Discourses of motherhood in women's magazines in contemporary Britain
… of the late 1980s and early 1990s as a time of social and economic change and I seek to find out what correlation there might be between images of motherhood in the magazines and these changes, as illustrated by political rhetoric and empirical evidence of social trends. There are two main …
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Women before the kirk : godly discipline in canongate, 1640-1650
… interacted with the local kirk, and reveal key social trends in the burgh, especially relating to sex and marriage. Illicit sex and its issue – adultery, fornication and illegitimacy – were a common and serious concern for the Reformed Kirk, and their persecution was more of a national …
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The Last Conservationist: Floyd Dominy and Federal Reclamation Policy in the American West
… role in shaping the region's physical and social landscapes, especially concerning water development. The Bureau of Reclamation, which built most of the West's major dams and water projects, traces its origins back to the 1902 Reclamation Act and since then has seen its share of political …
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The Last Conservationist: Floyd Dominy and Federal Reclamation Policy in the American West
… role in shaping the region's physical and social landscapes, especially concerning water development. The Bureau of Reclamation, which built most of the West's major dams and water projects, traces its origins back to the 1902 Reclamation Act and since then has seen its share of political …
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Digital places : rethinking urban elements : the case of the tower
… With technology as one of the biggest drivers of social and environmental change what new design opportunities does it present? Presented in this thesis is a new approach to the urban tower, where its design and planning are perceived as a form of urban design. This study reviews developing trends …
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Marriage, the family, and women in the Owenite socialist movement
… theory of human character, the Owenite socialist movement of the early nineteenth century developed a comprehensive but highly unorthodox system of moral, economic, and religious philosophy. As a logically necessary deduction from this philosophy, they were led to reject the existing …
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Opera avanti a Dio! : religion and opera in liberal Italy from unification to the First World War
… significance in the political, cultural and social trends of Liberal Italy. It sets the treatment and reception of religious themes in opera in three contrasting urban contexts – the fascination with the supernatural in the positivist, intellectual centre of Turin, the culture war between …
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Comedy and Social Change in French Cinema 1990-2010: The Rise of the Rom-com
… How does the genre negotiate major contemporary social shifts, particularly those linked to gender? Notable here are the extension of singlehood and the increased acceptability of female autonomy; the concomitant decline of marriage; and the increased range of ‘acceptable’ gender roles today - …
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Cranbrook, Kent, and its neighbourhood area, c. 1570-1670
… and analysis of micro-economic developments and social trends within the 'market town' of Cranbrook, Kent and its neighbouring parishes. In particular this study examines the symbiotic relationship between the market town as a nodal point for industry and commerce within the context of the local …
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Online Social Networks News Spreading: Modeling and Data Analysis
The enormous use of social networks in the dissemination of information has made these platforms famous for rumors spreading, but, unlike traditional channels, news is free to propagate without control, so it is of primary importance to understand what are the factors that induce users to propagate …
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Confronting the “European War” in Early Republican China: ROC’s Constitutional Process and the First World War
… the WWI Zeitgeist. The shifting intellectual and social trends during the period provided momentum for new ways of political participation in Chinese politics, influencing both the central government and its challengers. By portraying the close interaction between international and domestic …
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