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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"symbolic meanings"”.
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Symbolic meanings in the Ghanaian arts : a step towards developing cultural literacy
… thinking about the world in which they live in symbolic terms. Thus, they use a wide range of symbol systems in accordance with various aspects of their social and cultural life, including the practice of their arts. Indeed, Ghanaian artistic expression is mostly symbolically oriented, serving …
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Occupational Stratification and the Multidimensional Structure of Symbolic Meaning
<p>Subjective cultural meanings were once central to occupational stratification research. However, attempts to operationalize cultural meanings associated with occupations have been widely criticized, leading contemporary stratification scholars to largely abandon subjective measures in favor of …
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Transformations with Tai Chi: The Experience of Community-Dwelling Tai Chi Practitioners
… the reasons for their continued involvement, its symbolic meanings, and its impact on their lives. Utilizing the grounded theory method and dimensional analysis, in-depth interview data from 23 practitioners, aged 49-82 were audio-recorded, transcribed, coded and analyzed to derive a grounded …
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Exploring Symbolic Aspects Of Human-Environment Interaction In A Socially Constructed Coastscape: Sense Of Place In Coastal Maine
… to places in order to better understand the symbolic, meanings-based aspects of human-environment interaction. Through semi-structured photo-elicitation interviews, the research analyzes how stakeholders perceive and narrate the meanings and experiences related to the Midcoast Maine cultural …
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The Book as a Cultural Object: Exploring the Symbolism of Artist's Books
… explores the history of the book to see how the symbolic meanings associated with religion, politics, immortality and power developed, and how artists combine the history of the book with contemporary social issues to make works of art.</p>
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Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey : the education of Catherine Morland.
… an education which discloses both literal and symbolic meanings behind these public activities. Third, a consideration of Catherine's intellectual education brings to the fore the importance of reading the right kinds of materials and discussing them with well-informed companions. Fourth, a …
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"Numerological Code in Dostoevsky's ""Crime and Punishment"
… codes. Chapter Three shows the various symbolic meanings of the apocalyptic number 7, which serves as evidence of Dostoevsky's deliberate use of numerological codes throughout his works. The chapters that follow are devoted to an analysis of Crime and Punishment, in which certain numbers …
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Values That Shape the Social Morphology of the Town Center in Binan, Laguna, Philippines
… daily use rituals affect function, values, and symbolic meanings residents attach to the town center of Biñan Laguna, Philippines. If values and meanings affect the transformations of the built environment, how are social and cultural values related to the temporal and spatial use of the town …
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Leadership, Leaderlessness and Leaderless Groups: The case of the Occupy London Movement
… movement can be understood as an ensemble of symbolic meanings, practical accomplishments and communicative political actions that allowed activists to mobilise and develop a broad-ranging repertoire of protest. The thesis examines how divergent but interrelated modalities, including …
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The Laying on of Hands on Joshua: an Exegetical Study of Numbers 27:12-23 and Deuteronomy 34:9
… study investigates the procedural techniques, symbolic meanings, and tangible effects of the laying on of hands (samach yad) in the installation of Joshua to the position of Israel's leader as presented in Num 27:12-23 and Deut 34:9.</p> <p>The Introduction reviews the purpose, delimitations, …
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The form of emotive design
… Designers can extend and adapt pre-existing symbolic meanings through the design of these objects, adding a layer of emotive expression by manipulating their forms. Novice designers can express the 'character' of the objects they want to design using familiar vocabulary, but may not be able …
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Representing the American rifleman: how the NRA built and maintained a national community of gun owners
… States, the concept of “guns” conveys many symbolic meanings. However, nothing has been as influential in making meaning for guns as the National Rifle Association of America (NRA). The NRA is a powerful force in conservative politics, “gun rights” lobbying, and the wider “gun culture.” It …
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Consumption of furniture and furnishings for the home in the West Midlands using local suppliers 1760-1860
… consumers as individuals and allows the symbolic meanings of homemaking to be explored.
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Aesthetics of colours in Japanese traditional paintings and woodblock prints in the Edo Period
… blue and purple for the ukiyoe, including their symbolic meanings, pigments, how they were applied in art works and how they were related to Japanese aesthetics. This thesis is comprised of four chapters: the Introduction, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, and Conclusion. The introduction indicates the …
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The making and meaning of gay space : the case of the Castro in San Francisco
… where they are held, even when those spaces have symbolic meanings. Gay space is studied in the context of material and social 'space' in general; the Castro is looked at in the context of gay space. The knowledge thus gained can be used by urban and social planners and in heritage preservation …
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Attachment to place: Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish and the Guadalupe neighborhood
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Thawed music? : a humanistic study of meaning in Western gardens : a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Diploma in Landscape Architecture, Lincoln College
This dissertation addresses the question of meanings in gardens from a humanist point of view. It is particularly concerned with examining the commonly held notion that a garden is a work of art. It is limited in scope to western garden styles, and it is limited in scope also in that it discusses …
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The Logo “Visual Thickness Effect”: When and Why It Boosts Brand Evaluation. Does It Relax the Logo Visual Asymmetry Side-effect?
… with which new consumers interact. Thus, the symbolic meanings that a logo implies by its visual characteristics, e.g., circularity vs angularity, symmetry vs asymmetry, etc., can form consumers’ early perception of personality of the associated brand. A considerable body of research studies …
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To explore the tangible attributes contributing to brand meaning. A study of local food brands.
… and has been associated with brands offering symbolic intangible associations to consumers beyond their functional benefits. Tangible attributes relating to the senses and a brand’s functional performance have been overshadowed by these intangible associations, and this is addressed in this …
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The Single Female Home Buyer: A Qualitative Analysis of Social, Psycological, and Behavioral Themes
… research explored the social, psychological, and symbolic meanings single, never-married, women in their 30s and 40s attributed to home buying as well as the design and purchasing behaviors they displayed. In an effort to create and refine the questionnaire for this research, a five participant …
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