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Revisiting Moment in Peking: Yin/Yang Principles and Gender Performativity

Wan Zhongshu

Abstract: The ambiguity of Lin Yutang’s approach to women has triggered varying interpretations. His novel Moment in Peking chronologically coincided with the rise of the women’s movement in China at the turn of the twentieth century when West and East cultures clashed in China. As the nationalistic program of modernization proceeded [...] Read more.

Abstract PDF (271 K) May 3, 2022 9 Downloads 155 Views DOI: 10.54647/sociology84794

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Deterrence theory and bullying: An assessment of policies and practices aimed at deterring youth bullying

Karla Dhungana Sainju

Abstract: Bullying can cause serious short and long-term social, psychological, physiological, and educational harm hindering positive youth development. Given the detrimental impacts, a range of legislative, policy, and programmatic efforts have been enacted to deter and address the problem of youth bullying. Deterrence theory sugge [...] Read more.

Abstract PDF (227 K) May 3, 2022 14 Downloads 150 Views DOI: 10.54647/sociology84789

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Understanding perceptions of the quality of health care in the context of promoting universal health insurance in Burkina Faso

Sombié Issa

Abstract: Quality of care is a major concern of health policies in African countries. It has played an important role in the various reforms of the health system. This article aims to assess the quality of care in the context of the introduction of universal health insurance in the Hauts Bassins region in western Burkina Faso. It is [...] Read more.

Abstract PDF (265 K) April 17, 2022 9 Downloads 222 Views DOI: 10.54647/sociology84777

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Lexical, Syntactic and Textual Features of Shipping Legal Documents in Chinese and English

Huixian Li

Abstract: Against the background of economic globalization and international trade, shipping and legal industry play an important role in China and English language world. The language barrier is no longer the insurmountable Tower of Babel, thus accurate and consistent translation of shipping legal documents helps facilitate people’s [...] Read more.

Abstract PDF (299 K) April 14, 2022 16 Downloads 303 Views DOI: 10.54647/sociology84774

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HOW DOES MONEY AFFECT HUMAN HAPPINESS?

Николай Иванович Куликов, Екатерина Сергеевна ВДОВИНА, Вера Николаевн ШУСТОВА

Abstract: Thing. Assessing the impact of income on life satisfaction, the level of happiness.Goals. Based on scientific research, analyze the impact of money on life satisfaction and identify the economic determinants of relative well-being.Methodology. The methods of the scientific and information base, the synthesis of the obtained [...] Read more.

Abstract PDF (485 K) February 12, 2022 9 Downloads 461 Views DOI: 10.54647/sociology84743

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A systems thinking approach for eliciting mental models in ethnography of socionatural conflict research: smallholder farming in the Biobío River Basin, Chile

Riveraine S. Walters, Gerardo Azócar García, José Luis Arumí, Laura Putsche, Paul Lewin, Allyson Beall King, Javiera Aguayo Fuentealba, Jae H. Ryu

Abstract: As we explore the complexity of socionatures, we universally find that values, traditions, needs, narratives, perceptions, norms, priorities, and policies are always evolving and often in conflict. Thus, it is critical to investigate the mental models of individuals and communities in order to deepen understandings of behav [...] Read more.

Abstract PDF (279 K) February 10, 2022 13 Downloads 245 Views DOI: 10.54647/sociology84605

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Iran, China and Russia: in Strategic Partnership

Adam Tarock

Abstract: Iran, Russia and China have formed a partnership which has served their geopolitical and economic interests very well over the years . This partnership would most probably not have been formed had it not been for the U.S. relentless hostility directed against the trio in recent decades. This article discusses and analyses b [...] Read more.

Abstract PDF (267 K) January 20, 2022 7 Downloads 2668 Views DOI: 10.54647/sociology84734

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Are the Balkans tolerant?

Lilia DIMOVA, Martin DIMOV

Abstract: This study focuses on Balkans’ tolerance to ‘different others’, to people with specific sexuality and to migrants. Tolerance is defined as a value construct and multi-dimensional social phenomenon combining four interconnected components: perception, recognition, appreciation, and acceptance of diversity. Based on ESS data [...] Read more.

Abstract PDF (323 K) January 10, 2022 9 Downloads 436 Views DOI: 10.54647/sociology84726

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Electroelastic Actuators for Nano- and Microdisplacement

by Sergey M. Afonin

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Structural-parametric models of electromagnetoelastic actuators for nano- and micromanipulators of mechatronic systems