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Showing 1 to 20 of 62 for “"family ties"”.
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Friendships and family ties in Vergil
… the many Vergil admirers.</p><p> Friendships and Family Ties seemed to have been treated by no writer under such a title nor to have been discussed at length in any book or article. Here was presented an opportunity to renew my acquaintance with Vergil through a more intimate and thoughtful study …
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Family ties and care for aged parents at home
… perceive and carry out their responsibilities to their older relatives. Forty-three persons representing up to three generations per family were interviewed. They articulated the meaning of their responsibility to care for the parent, how they learned to be responsible to family members, …
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Family Ties: Impact of Socioemotional Wealth and Succession on Real Earnings Management
<p>Private family businesses make up a significant portion of the world economy. While contributing to the larger macro environment, they also contribute critical resources to their communities and family units. Earnings management is a practice that is detrimental to future business viability. The …
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Errant Family Ties: Migratory Identities in Latina and Hispanic Caribbean Cultural Production
… voices have altered patterns of the traditional family unit and a modern conceptualization of the nation-state. In the literary trajectory of Latin American and Caribbean cultures, the family has functioned as the allegory of nation formation. Moreover, both nation and family have been delineated …
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Family ties and growing up to be: late adolescent career development and intergenerational family relationships
The research context for this study is family influence upon adolescent career phenomena. The construct of family influence was focused through use of intergenerational family systems theory (IFS). The career construct was focused through use of Donald Super’s theoretical and research work in the …
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The Role of Family Ties in Mitigating Moral Hazard: Firm-Level Evidence from Tamil Nadu, India
… Nadu, India, this study explores the role of family ties as a means to counteract potential moral hazard concerns. It is shown that firms will be more likely to employ family relations when faced with a higher hidden context for moral hazard. Specifically, the analysis finds that the presence …
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Civic Habits: A Predictive Model of Volunteer Behavior
… were more likely to engage in volunteer activities that included political and civic roles. In addition, men were able to volunteer more hours as their family ties increased. The hours women volunteered were found to decrease as family ties increased. Women were less likely to volunteer for …
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The relationship of adolescent perceptions of peer acceptance and motivation to participate in the local congregation
… motivated to participate in youth group activities while teenagers who did not perceive social acceptance amidst said peers were less motivated to participate. The theme of "family ties" was unique in that it was the only theme indicating that some teenagers will remain active within their …
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Public perceptions on LGBT issues in modern Vietnam
… the quite strict tradition and high stress on family ties, the challenge for the members of this community to advocate for their rights is quite high. Even though it is not easy to transform people's minds and change moral values, recent changes on positive side in this discourse allow us to …
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Social integration in Singapore : A study of personal community networks and inter-ethnic ties
… relations. I found relatively few inter-ethnic ties in the core (intimate) region of personal networks (11.36% of the total). Family and kin predominate. Once family and kin ties were removed, the proportion of intimate inter-ethnic ties rose from 11.36% to 20.80%, suggesting that family …
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Family, Work, and Migration: Transborder Networking among Tlapanecs from La Montaña
… Montaña and the United States for job opportunities. Social networking and family-based social capital are highly important for Tlapanecs in Guerrero. For non-English speaking Tlapanecs who migrate to the US, networking among family members remains highly important. Through participant …
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Gatekeepers of the Family : Regulating Family Migration to Finland
… thesis explores the normative underpinnings of family migration in public discourses, in policies and their implementation. At the same time, it investigates the normative frameworks that regulations on family migration create. The relationship between family norms and immigration control is …
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Essays in Macroeconomics
… of Macroeconomics. First, the importance of family ties and insurance within the family for labor supply decisions, and their macroeconomic consequences (first and second chapter); second, the role of intangible capital and disclosure regulation in shaping firm financing decisions, output, …
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TIES OF POWER: A NETWORK ANALYSIS OF CONTRACTUAL AND KINSHIP RELATIONS BETWEEN MERCENARIES AND REGIONAL STATES IN THE WARFARE MARKET OF RENAISSANCE ITALY.
… and evolution. Indeed, these enduring social ties - rather than a simple cost-benefit logic - served as a form of social capital that enabled mercenary families to become part of the ruling elite and led states to rehire mercenaries even after a breach of contract. The case of Italian …
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Social Networks, Social Support and the Working Lives of Self-Employed Young People in Ghana and Nigeria
This dissertation investigates how the social ties of self-employed youth in Ghana and Nigeria shape their transition into self-employment and impact their working lives. While many young people in the West African labour market are self-employed, there has been a lack of research into the social …
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Kinų tapybos Wu mokyklos sociokultūrinis meno kontekstas: Shen Zhou ir Wen Zhengming atvejai /
The thesis explores how the cultural background, family ties, and societal norms shaped the artistic expressions of Shen Zhou and Wen Zhengming, within the context of Wu painting. It presents the historical development of the Wu school, emphasizing the role of intellectual families and society in …
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Vaikas transnacionalinėje šeimoje: globos organizavimas, šeiminiai ryšiai ir vaiko patirtys /
… population encourages changes in the field of family life. Transnational families are formed, with parents and minor children living on both sides of the border, when one or both parents go to work abroad and the child (ren) remains to live in Lithuania. The aim of the dissertation research is …
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Bloodlines
… to the often dysfunctional and displaced family ties that distance and adulthood have not severed. In "Searching," I write the narrative of the ongoing search for my birthmother, and how the search complicates the relationship with my adoptive mother, who always feared she’d lose me. …
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Urban megaprojects-based approach in urban planning: from isolated objects to shaping the city:The case of Dubai
Urban megaprojects are at the core of cities’ re-imaging and marketing. As large-scale development projects, they are considered as a globalization product, marked by a search for spectacle and visibility. In Dubai, UMPs have constituted in recent years the main tool in drawing a city image that …
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Speaking Identity: Language Investment and Agency Among Spanish Heritage Speakers
… (HS) in Chicago negotiate their bilingual identities and invest in their heritage language amid competing social forces. Drawing on frameworks of identity, agency, and critical language awareness, the study explores how Spanish shapes participants’ Latine identities and what factors influence …
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