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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Social-ecology"”.
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The Social Ecology Of Men's Sexual Self-Efficacy In The Mississippi Delta
… about their opinions on birth control. Using the social ecological model and self-efficacy framework, this thesis considers the influences on young men that shape their attitudes and behaviors regarding sexual health topics such as birth control. Primary findings include their learning from …
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Divergence and Disagreement in Contemporary Anarchist Communism: Social Ecology and Anarchist Primitivism
… communist theory for fifty years. These were the Social Ecology of Murray Bookchin, and a current which grew up around the Detroit underground paper Fifth Estate, later known as "Anarchist Primitivism". It is these two strands that are the subject of this research. Not surprisingly these two …
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Day-roosting Social Ecology of the Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) and the Endangered Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis)
… of day-roost networks was reflected in the social structure of colonies, which were characterized by dense associations among individuals within colonies. Social structure varied among colonies and appeared to be related to reproductive condition; colonies exhibited greater cohesiveness …
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Farming bees in a dynamic social-ecology: An ethnographic exploration of knowledge practices among commercial bee farmers in the Western Cape, South Africa
… The methodological recommendation is that, as social theorists, we carefully observe knowledge practices and allow ourselves to be surprised or challenged by what we find rather than constantly performing these preconceived ways of knowing the world through our research (Law 2004; Lien & Law …
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International Students in the Campus Carry Debate: A Descriptive Phenomenological Inquiry
… international students’ perceptions of the social ecology of the institution? and How did SU formally include international students in the on-campus campus carry policy discussion and implementation? Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory (1993) was applied to ascertain the factors that …
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Fifty Years on the Fringe: Murray Bookchin and the American Revolutionary Tradition, 1921-1971
… and eclectic anarchist theorist. He developed Social Ecology, a comprehensive critique of advanced industrial capitalism that fused classical Anarchism with Neo-Marxist theory and British ecological theory. By the 1970s, Social Ecology had evolved into a standalone school of thought that became …
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Fifty Years on the Fringe: Murray Bookchin and the American Revolutionary Tradition, 1921-1971
… and eclectic anarchist theorist. He developed Social Ecology, a comprehensive critique of advanced industrial capitalism that fused classical Anarchism with Neo-Marxist theory and British ecological theory. By the 1970s, Social Ecology had evolved into a standalone school of thought that became …
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Visions of sustainability: an overview of radical conceptions of sustainability
… has recently entered mainstream political, social and economic discourses. It has become, almost overnight, the politically correct, or ecologically correct, buzzword which may continue to define the environmental rhetoric of the 1990s. The concept of sustainability, as it currently exists …
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“Forming Ranks”: The Impact of Negative-Destructive Leadership in The Aftermath of Military Sexual Assault and Reporting
… in responding to sexual assault in the military social ecology, yet their impacts on victims’ post-assault and reporting experiences remain understudied. Using standpoint epistemology and a military-specific social ecological approach, this two-stage project investigated how military leaders …
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Inherent Threats to the American Way of Life: Privacy and Isolation in the U.S.
… by selfish motives. Community interaction and social capital must work together with these values for them to be beneficial to our societies, and build a quality and meaningful ways to live. Americans value their privacy and personal space to an extent that could be damaging to their social …
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Epicrim and child sexual abuse: a public health theory for a criminal justice epidemic
… rational choice, routine activities and social learning theories. Integrated theories have also been developed in an attempt to explain the individual actions of those engaging in CSA and the social ecology within which it takes place. Epicrim is an emerging criminological theory that …
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A Transnational and Intergenerational Account of Value Preference Patterns: Revisiting Needs-gratification and Post-materialist Theories
… or security may not be sufficient to describe social ecology nor fully describe the ways that power can influence values, b) individual and collective relational power is utilitarian and essential, c) fulfillment of material and social needs can be directed by relational as well as material …
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Tropical Islands; or, how the architectural interior became the primary site of aesthetic mediation
… fairs, theme parks, bunkers and experiments in social ecology reveal a crucial link between architectural interiority and the public response to some of the greatest challenges facing contemporary society. The Tropical Islands Resort is a testament to human ingenuity and denial thousands of …
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Language Ecology and Shift at Baawating, 1600-1971
… language practices, beliefs and management in a social ecology, this work offers a case study of the specific experiences of Indigenous peoples in the communities surrounding Baawating (at the junction of Lake Superior and Lake Huron) to exemplify: (a) how Indigenous individuals adjusted their …
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Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) Home and Community Based Services: Understanding Patterns of Service Utilization Among the SED Waiver Population
… Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory and Social Ecology this dissertation begins to address this gap in the literature. For this dissertation, using administrative community mental health center data, a latent class analysis was conducted to determine if there were classes of service use …
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Relocation Stories: experiences of Indigenous Footballers in the AFL
… level involves the individual within a broader social ecology where a range of factors influence the dynamic transition. In 2000, Indigenous and non-Indigenous past and present AFL footballers and AFL administrative staff suggested that relocation was one of the issues faced by Indigenous AFL …
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Rebuilding the city from an ecological perspective
… and severity of the planet's ecological and social crisis demands solutions and actions which exceed the capacity and ability of our dominant paradigm. Western culture -- its set of values, attitudes, ethics, institutions and traditions -- is inherently non-sustainable. This is especially …
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Testing Terraces: Managing and Sustaining the Agrarian Environment in the Maltese Archipelago
… parts – appearing symbolic of the complex social dynamics intrinsically linked to environmental adaptations and technological change (Geertz 1963). As a practice which represents a fundamental step in the human appropriation of the natural landscape, agricultural terracing remains …
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