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Showing 1 to 20 of 72 for “"Taboos"”.
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The twin taboos of discussing religion and politics : a study of six "basic" emotions and interpersonal relationships in response to Rick Perry's "Strong"
A fear appeal has become a common way to describe a message created by individuals, groups, or entities to achieve an array of social and political goals. For instance, law firms may use fear-based advertisements on television by listing several debilitating diseases to educate potential clients …
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Nkanelo wa swiyila leswi fambelanaka ni rifu exifundenitsongo xa hlanganani
The study examines the taboos of death and their significance in the context of Xitsonga culture in the Hlanganani Area of the Vhembe District, Limpopo Province of South Africa. The study deals with social taboos pertaining to death and how Vatsonga perceive their dead. The principal aim of the …
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Taboo lexeme conditioning and obscenities in American English
… by means of taboo and describe the most potent taboos of a culture. American English Obscenities meet all of these criterion: 1) they exhibit independent, nonpropositional limbic activation, as seen in brain imaging of patients with neurological damage or disorders; 2) they receive highly …
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Tabous et transgressions sexuels dans l'œuvre de Michel Tremblay. Une étude psycho-sociocritique
… in its particular attention attributed to sexual taboos. Homosexuals, transvestites, prostitutes and incestuous love dominate Tremblay's work and play multiple, complex and fascinating roles. Through a psycho-sociocritical analysis of a corpus of drama and fiction works, representing the topic of …
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Kinyarwaanda sexuality taboo words and their significance in Rwandan culture
… to see the value that Rwandans assign to verbal taboos, particularly sexuality taboo words, to see how these taboos regulate Rwandans lives, to see the attitudes Rwandans hold towards them, and to find out the link there might be between sexuality taboo words, the information dissemination on …
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Shakespeare and the cinema of excess
… presenting subjects that transgress established taboos and by undermining the formal conventions that allow the audience to interpret the text. This dissertation examines these ideas through an analysis of Julie Taymor's Titus and Roman Polanski’s Macbeth from the perspective of Bataille’s …
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Food habits and patterns of the Multiracial Population of Cape Town
… patterns - cooking methods - traditional foods - taboos, feasts and fasts In the introduction the discussion will focus on the origin of food habits and patterns and the influencing factors in a wider context.
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Heterosexual anal sex in the age of HIV : an exploratory study of a silenced subject
… sexual behaviour, but there exist deep-seated taboos and undertones of immorality and abnormality associated with it. All these factors play a part in individual sexual decision making; an attempt is made at exploring the motivations and personal choices that culminate in an act of heterosexual …
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Organisational and religious practices of 'Kuomboka kwa likomu' ceremony: the case of Munyama area in Kalabo district, Zambia.
… of numerous rituals, adherence to stringent taboos and upholding of traditional beliefs related to the ceremony, were among the religious practices prominent in the ceremony. With respect to the agreements, the study found that strict agreements, whose focus lay on the care and safety of …
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Organisational and religious practices of 'Kuomboka kwa likomu' ceremony: the case of Munyama area in Kalabo district, Zambia.
… of numerous rituals, adherence to stringent taboos and upholding of traditional beliefs related to the ceremony, were among the religious practices prominent in the ceremony. With respect to the agreements, the study found that strict agreements, whose focus lay on the care and safety of …
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Cultural Responses to volcanic hazards on Mt Merapi, Indonesia
… this study culture refers to the oral histories, taboos, ceremonies and legends that are created in order to explain, understand, accept and even mitigate against potential hazards.
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An exploratory study of clinicians' perceptions and experiences of the phenomenon of 'sex addiction' in South Africa
… human sexuality, it is beset by society'S sexual taboos which makes for decreased disclosure and hampers effective intervention. While it is seen as primarily a male problem, it is acknowledged that sex taboos are more pronounced for women. Some respondents assume that women endure similar …
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MEDIA EFFECTS ON DIVORCE ATTITUDES: Breaking the Taboo
… of divorce perceptions and the weakening of taboos, should be a precursor to expanding the literature in this area. Using cultivation theory as a framework, this thesis found that while media's glamorization of divorce through television programs and celebrity news had an effect on divorce …
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Perspectives on Wetlands’ Cultural Ecosystem Services and Indigenous Wetland Management Practices in the Limpopo Province, South Africa.
… in villages; (5) traditional leaders set taboos and protocols for the sustainable use of wetlands. It was also revealed that non-adherence to taboos and protocols pronounced by traditional authorities’ leads to the anger of the gods, ancestors, and water spirits, resulting in calamities to …
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Prevalence and impact of urinary incontinence on quality of life among adult Kigali women
… because of cultural traditions associated with taboos among women. Social conditions of women facing this problem hinder them from seeking possibly adequate medical assistance. It is important that this problem be addressed because it may lead to disability, social seclusion, psychological …
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Through the Yoruba Lens: A Postcolonial Discourse of Female Circumcision
… tools in understanding ancient practices and taboos.</p>
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Incestuous Wharton: A consideration of the theme
… had identified the development of incest taboos as the dividing line between savage and civilized human beings. Sigmund Freud expanded on these early anthropological notions of incest in identifying incestuous desire at the heart of human sexuality; In The Reef and Summer, Wharton toys …
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Cry Wolf
… the speaker’s own empowerment and breaking taboos.</p>
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Stealing Home
… and call attention to the stigmas and taboos surrounding mental illness. Eddie Kramer is an alcoholic. Distraught over the death of his sister, Beth Ann, who struggled with mental illness, Eddie stumbles through his tumultuous life in a small desert town on the edge of Southern …
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The politics of visibility in urban sanitation : bureaucratic coordination and the Swachh Bharat Mission in Tamil Nadu, India
… with class and caste and mired in socio-cultural taboos, sanitation has a reputation problem in India. The introduction of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) aims to address these challenges not only at the individual level, but also at the organizational level. SBM heavily banks on the use of …
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