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Showing 1 to 20 of 529 for “"cultural factors"”.
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INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS ON HEALTH
This thesis examines the factors of social, environmental and cultural areas of our lives and how they influence what we eat and our health. These three areas can not be separated easily when trying to determine why some people are healthier than others within the same neighborhood, or family, or …
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Voices of Endo: Cultural Factors Influencing Delayed Diagnosis of Endometriosis
… is the first scholarly application of a cultural studies analysis to explore why there remains a ten-year delayed diagnosis of endometriosis in the United States. This study combines interviews and autoethnography to explore what the experiences of people with endometriosis demonstrate …
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Cultural Factors That Predict Civic Engagement in African American Young Adults
… were used to investigate the role of socio-cultural constructs such as racial identity in predicting civic engagement in African American young adults. Participants were 171 African American students enrolled in a predominately white university in Northern Mississippi. A majority of the …
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Maternal Filicide and Lack of Inclusion of Cultural Factors in Treatment Plans
… filicide. The third objective is to examine cultural differences in the process of maternal filicide as well as therapeutic needs.</p>
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Social cultural factors affecting sex imbalance in school administrative positions in Lundazi district
The study established social-cultural factors affecting the distribution of school administrative positions by sex in selected schools in Lundazi District, Eastern province of Zambia. The study was guided by the following specific objectives; to investigate district education board office, head …
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Social cultural factors affecting sex imbalance in school administrative positions in Lundazi district
The study established social-cultural factors affecting the distribution of school administrative positions by sex in selected schools in Lundazi District, Eastern province of Zambia. The study was guided by the following specific objectives; to investigate district education board office, head …
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Are you disabled? Social and cultural factors in understanding disability in Trinidad and Tobago
… that identity is shaped by historical events, cultural relations, social interactions and political structures. It identifies the relationships between disability and local social issues through an analysis of the everyday cultural paradigms of religion, kinship, beliefs, rituals, customs and …
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Cultural Factors and Concepts of Pollution: Colorectal Cancer and Health Behaviors among Ashkenazi Jewish Women
… U.S. Ashkenazi Jews, as well as what other socio-cultural factors influence AJ women's attitudes towards CRC risk and screening practices. This study aimed at exploring and describing the cultural and religious influences on health behaviors and beliefs related to CRC in Ashkenazi Jewish women. …
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Considering cultural factors in the links between disclosure and relationship quality in U.S. Latinx families
As the population of Latinx youth and families continues to grow within the United States, the more necessary it is to understand the dynamics of these families, especially given the positive impact that family support has on college success for students of Latin American descent. The present study …
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The Relationship Between Selected Socio-Cultural Factors and Computer-Implementation in Illinois Public High Schools
… the relationship between selected socio-cultural factors and computer-implementation in Illinois public high schools. The random and proportionate sample comprised of 400 schools located in rural, suburban and urban areas.
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Knowledge management as innovation: organizational cultural factors affecting knowledge management practices in Malaysian higher educational administration
Knowledge management implementation has been widely argued as a way to enhance organizational performance. This thesis focuses on an unexplored area of knowledge management practices related to higher educational administration.
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Cultural Factors in the Dysregulation of Shame and Embarrassment: Emotions in Social Anxiety and Taijin Kyofusho
The present study examined the role of emotion regulation (ER) in individuals who endorsed social anxiety symptoms found in taijin kyofusho (TKS) and social anxiety disorder (SAD) in a young adult sample. More specifically, the study sought to examine the role of self-conscious emotions of shame …
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Perceptions of the Social and Cultural Factors which have influenced the use of dialect in Orkney
This thesis examines the social and cultural factors which have influenced the use of dialect in Orkney. Orcadians could be said to be bi-dialectal speaking an Orcadianinfluenced Scottish Standard English including Norse-derived lexical items spoken within a diglossic speech situation. The main …
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Cultural Factors and How They Shape Military Sustainment and Transition Operations in a Theater of War
… very well resourced and trained themselves, cultural values and resources directly affecting sustainment management and transition seem a viable concept for this study.</p><p>The results of the study indicate that cultural differences, as well as the disparity of funds between the US and that …
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Development of citation measures and the socio-cultural factors affecting citation behavior in an emerging scientific community
… reasons for this, a survey analysis of the cultural and social factors influencing citation behaviour of Iranian medical scholars was undertaken. Further analysis revealed that the Garfield (ISI) impact factor was not an effective tool for making decisions regarding subject specific …
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Exploring socio-cultural factors that influence maternal mortality and perceived strategies for its reduction in south eastern Nigeria
… a dearth of information regarding the socio-cultural factors that contribute to maternal mortality in Nigeria. Methodology: This qualitative study aimed to explore and describe the perceived socio-cultural factors impacting on maternal mortality and strategies for its reduction in …
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The Effects of Socio-Cultural Factors on Maternal Death in Tanzania: A Case of Makete District Njombe Region
… of this study was to assess the effects of socio-cultural factors on maternal death in Tanzania with particular focus on Makete district in Njombe .region. The study attempted to answer the following questions: What are the social factors that contribute to maternal death in rural areas of …
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