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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Socio-cultural environment"”.
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Hacia Una Poetica Afro-Colombiana Y Ecuatoriana: El Caso Del Pacifico
… elements from the landscape as well as their socio-cultural environment to (re)construct universal beliefs. This dissertation should serve is a first history of the Afro-Hispanic poetry of the Pacific and it is hoped, will contribute to a better understanding of Afro-Colombian and Ecuadorian …
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Bible Women: Evangelism and Cultural Transformation in the Early Korean Church
… religious syncretism being practiced in a socio-cultural environment which prohibited all interaction between the predominantly male missionaries and the local females. To remedy this situation, the women missionaries converted and recruited a small number of indigenous women to augment …
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Socio-cultural contexts in trauma recovery and post trauma growth in women who experienced intimate partner violence: A social constructivist lens
… the events in our lives however, are governed by socio-cultural contexts. Social constructivism emphasizes that the way in which individuals think, feel, and act are engrained in her being early on by the social and cultural networks that surround her. Therefore, even though an individual may …
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Intersections between culture, sociodemographic change and caring: a qualitative study of current and prospective family caregivers in mainland China.
… value-based convictions, stemming from their socio-cultural environment. Stressors experienced reveals structural and personal barriers to seeking support. Ultimately, extensive demands and limited coping strategies could diminish meaning in caregiving. This thesis makes a novel contribution …
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Intersections between culture, sociodemographic change and caring: a qualitative study of current and prospective family caregivers in mainland China.
… value-based convictions, stemming from their socio-cultural environment. Stressors experienced reveals structural and personal barriers to seeking support. Ultimately, extensive demands and limited coping strategies could diminish meaning in caregiving. This thesis makes a novel contribution …
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Intersections between culture, sociodemographic change and caring: a qualitative study of current and prospective family caregivers in mainland China.
… value-based convictions, stemming from their socio-cultural environment. Stressors experienced reveals structural and personal barriers to seeking support. Ultimately, extensive demands and limited coping strategies could diminish meaning in caregiving. This thesis makes a novel contribution …
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Muslim women of South-Asian origin’s constructions of assisted reproductive technologies in the UK: a Foucauldian discourse analysis
… Technologies (ARTs) in the context of their socio-cultural environment. A critical review of the literature demonstrated the problematization of ARTs and women in the context of their socio-cultural and bio-medical environments, in the United Kingdom and worldwide. Six South-Asian-Muslim …
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Characteristics to Complement Requisite Managerial and Leadership Attributes to Effectively Manage a Multinational Corporation: a Study based in the Thai Automotive Industry
… advantages for both countries, the unfamiliar socio-cultural environment in Thailand has presented many challenges for Japanese expatriate managers. Moreover, the relocation of operations not only has led to a rethinking of business strategies, but also the allocation of appropriate personnel …
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Barriers to adult learning
… Such influence can be reduced in a [sic] environment characterized by respect, interest and encouragement.There is a strong causal relationship between motivation and learning. What motivates people to learn is the desire to reduce unmet needs and the desire for self-advancement. However, …
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Between two worlds : approaching Balkan oral music tradition through the use of technology as a compositional and performing medium
… of interpreting musical identity, meaning, and sociocultural value of a compositional work influenced by two traditions with different values: the modernist tradition based on Western European classical heritage, and the oral tradition of the Balkans. It also follows the process of …
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The influence of informal power structures on corporate strategy of a selected mining organisation in Northern Cape Province, South Africa
… informal structures have used western and Asian socioecological narratives to contextualise informal structures. The contextual gap identified by the study and the assumptions by scholars that African, Asian and Western contexts have huge variances prompted the study to explore the contextual gap …
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Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Community Based Rural Tourism (CBRT) Development: the case of East Coast Economic Region (ECER), Malaysia
… while promoting culture preservation and environment protection, recent studies showed that there was an issue of lack of monitoring of performance and progress of the programs due to the absence of criteria and indicators. From this research point of view, the absence of monitoring tools …
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Stadsbarndom : Om barns vardag i en modern förort
Children's conditions in urban environments are an important theme for understanding modern childhood, yet children have rarely been asked about their views of urban childhood conditions. The aim of the dissertation is: To describe the experts' attempts to create good conditions for growing up in …
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Psychological Counselling in Russia: The Making of a Feminised Profession
… is a complex process, embedded in a particular socio-cultural environment and shaped by structural and interactive forces. This thesis is the first comprehensive study of the counselling profession in post-1989 Russia and extends the understanding of the feminisation of the professions in …
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The analysis, presentation and sustainability of a past Northeast of Scotland 'way of life' through video capture.
… as part of this thesis are based examines the socio-cultural environment of the Northeast of Scotland, from Aberdeen to Cabrach and from Portsoy to Laurencekirk. In total, five hundred and twenty hours of research data were collected as part of a project that began in 1987. This thesis …
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The pattern, frequency and suitability of informal day care provision for pre-school children in Khayelitsha
… in the Western Cape and an examination of their socio-cultural environment provided the necessary backdrop for the study. The field study involved systematic selection of 200 houses in Khayelitsha. Respondents completed a questionnaire administered by the investigator. The questionnaire furnished …
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A Study of the Supernatural in Twenty-First Century Young Adult Gothic Literature
… approached the Gothic through various thematic, cultural, and political concerns, little attention has been paid to the Gothic in Young Adult literature (YA), and specifically to the portrayal of the supernatural in twenty-first-century YA Gothic literature. This thesis fills this gap through …
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Community perceptions and factors associated with contraceptive use among adolescent females in Mazabuka district, Zambia
… services. Various community values relating to cultural and religious backgrounds exerted an influence on decision-making among adolescents regarding the use of modern contraceptives. Socio-cultural values played an important role in relation to adolescent response to contraceptive use. …
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Culture-driven innovation
… deals with the potential of underexplored cultural sources for innovation. Nowadays, firms recognize an increasing demand for innovation to keep pace with an ever-growing dynamic worldwide competition. Knowledge is one of the most crucial sources and resource, while until now innovation has …
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Early care and education services utilization among Mexican immigrants in central Illinois
… of immigrants through their adaptation to a new socio-cultural environment (Brandon, 2004). Having a child in an ECE setting offers many rewards for parents, including the social integration and economic mobility (Brandon, 2004). This study uses a quantitative approach to analyze the utilization …
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