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Materials for an exploratory theory of the network society.
- The British Journal of Sociology
, 2000
"... ABSTRACT This article aims at proposing some elements for a grounded theor y of the network society. The network society is the social structure characteristic of the Information Age, as tentatively identi ed by empirical, cross-cultural investigation. It permeates most societies in the world, in v ..."
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networking and the transformation of relationships of experience. This transformation, empirically speaking, revolves around the crisis of patriarchalism, and its far-reaching consequences for family, sexuality and personality. The fundamental source of this crisis is women's cultural revolution
Culture on the Rise: How and Why Cultural Membership Promotes Democratic Politics
"... Abstract Selectively using Tocqueville, many social scientists suggest that civic participation increases democracy. We go beyond this neo-Tocquevillian model in three ways. First, to capture broader political and economic transformations, we consider different types of participation; results chang ..."
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and participation in general politics has declined in many countries since the 1980s, as has been widely reported. But barely noted is the rise of the arts and culture in these same years, even though some World Values Survey items suggest massive increases in arts and culture participation in various countries. 1
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"... This report focuses on the evidence about the health.consequences of smoking for women, and is intended to serve.the public health and medical communities as 'a unified source of existing scientific research. The major issues about tobacco use and women's health are examined, including tre ..."
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This report focuses on the evidence about the health.consequences of smoking for women, and is intended to serve.the public health and medical communities as 'a unified source of existing scientific research. The major issues about tobacco use and women's health are examined, including
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, 2015
"... This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@URI. It has been accepted for inclusion in Open Access Dissertations ..."
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This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@URI. It has been accepted for inclusion in Open Access Dissertations
Reproductive Tract Infections among Women in Pakistan: An Urban Case Study
"... Reproductive tract infections (RTIs) among women-despite being common and having grave consequences-are not given much attention by policy-makers and health planners. The asymptomatic nature of most infections makes their detection and diagnosis difficult, making laboratory testing the most accurat ..."
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, such as commercial sex workers. The risk for women getting RTIs is further exacerbated in the developing countries because of the existing socio-economic and cultural environment, especially that created by the taboos surrounding sexuality. These include financial constraints, gender roles in decisionmaking
Journal of Tourism Research & Hospitality Festive Leisure: Significant Changes in Perception and Organization of Celebrations
"... Abstract This article aims to highlight the current relevance of leisure, emphasizing its transformations in contemporary society, and tackling a specific aspect of the leisure phenomenon, its festive dimension. The first section is related to the analysis of the festive leisure experience and the ..."
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to be the most important. 31% said that the most important celebration was a special social and cultural event, 27% responded that it was a traditional community festival and 25% stated that the best celebration had been a personal or family event. Religious celebrations were chosen by 8% of the respondents
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, 2011
"... Corporate Governance determinants of voluntary disclosure and its effects on information asymmetry: an analysis for Iberian Peninsula listed companies. ..."
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Corporate Governance determinants of voluntary disclosure and its effects on information asymmetry: an analysis for Iberian Peninsula listed companies.
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"... "Hi, Madam, I have a small question." Teaching QM online: Guide to a successful cross-cultural master-course. Abstract A few years ago Centre of Development Studies at my Faculty, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, started an online Master's Programme in Development Management ..."
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"Hi, Madam, I have a small question." Teaching QM online: Guide to a successful cross-cultural master-course. Abstract A few years ago Centre of Development Studies at my Faculty, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, started an online Master's Programme in Development
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"... Summary This paper focuses on the links between migration and sustainable livelihoods, looking in particular at the institutional factors that connect the two. It argues that much of the development literature makes the false assumption that sedentary patterns in society are the norm, instead makin ..."
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and structuralist approaches by building in an awareness of autonomy, structural constraints, people's perceptions about and manoeuvring within constraints, recursiveness, established patterns of behaviour and cultural underpinnings (senses of persecution, fulfilling 'destiny', 'myths of origin
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, 2005
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