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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"social traditions"”.
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"The whole world in a book" : fact, fiction and the postmodern in Selected Works by E. L. Doctorow
… of perception, but reinvigorates cultural and social traditions through the reformulation of customarily unchallenged norms and values. Departing from the conventions of traditional narrative, he emphasises the need for a continual critical interrogation and revision of absolutist grand …
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Social networking in higher education: academics' attitudes, uses, motivations and concerns
… motivations for and concerns about using social networking sites (SNSs), as well as uses thereof, for educational purposes, particularly in the gender segregated educational setting of Saudi Arabian universities. This study identifies faculty members’ perspectives on SNSs and the ways in …
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China's Political Game Face
… more well-versed in the foundations of China’s social and cultural traditions, to reorient their theoretical approaches to reflect a more relevant perspective in their studies. Of China’s various historical institutions, three are identified as salient pillars for the development of its …
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The hyperventilation syndrome
… if afraid. Modern man, inhibited by cultural and social traditions of behaviour, is unable to do so. So the age-old physiological preparation for flight or fight is not carried over into any functional motor activity. This is when trouble arises. A strong emotional reaction with no motor outlet …
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A marine research lab in Maine : building coastal identity
… from the place in which it is built, from the social traditions of that place, and from building traditions which are specific to local materials and climate, then it will project an identity different from that of a building with the same program in a different culture. The question I pose is …
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A cultura política de participação do conselho escolar da Escola Municipal Professor Carlos Bello Moreno em Natal-RN
… for control of political power in various social institutions. Furthermore, political culture stimulates emotions, moral and ethical values and thus strengthens social traditions . Social institutions are spaces for the sociability of subjects, these relationships are established in the …
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Revolution, tradition, and order: the Nineteenth Century anarchist experience
… on their attitudes regarding the role of social traditions in the process of historical change. The five men so studied are William Godwin, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Michael [Mikhail] Bakunin, Peter Kropotkin, and Gustav Landauer. These five represent the major tendencies of nineteenth …