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Culture
The sphere of culture occupies a special space in social theory, generating a set of wildly different perspectives. In some approaches, culture can...
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The predicament of social sciences in the 20th century: a dialogue with Clifford Geertz’s essay “Thick description: toward an interpretive theory of culture” (Part I)
The theorization of social sciences in the 20th century walked forward with difficulty. Clifford Geertz’s essay, “Thick description: Toward an...
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Doing Research in Postcolonial Times
Doing research in times when certainties and unquestioned presumptions of the Western world have started to be put into question, ignoring the...
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Research Design and Methods for International Planning Studies
This chapter considers research design and methods in international planning studies. It is noted that, whilst such studies often employ a similar...
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The Structure, Culture, and Biology Driving Moralization of the Human Universe
The most important evolutionary event in human evolutionary history was the dramatic enhancement of emotions along the hominin line leading to the...
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The Ghassulian Galilean Sub-Culture in the Late Chalcolithic Period
In 1986, when Tom Levy indicated that distinct regional cultures emerged in the Late Chalcolithic period, he did not refer to the Galilee, as...
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Role of Culture and Legacy of Colonialism in Qualitative Research Methods with Persons with Disabilities in the Global South
In this chapter the authors reflect on the ability/possibility of qualitative research methods to enable persons with disability in the Global South...
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Prepare for Impact! A Methodological Approach for Comprehensive Impact Evaluation of European Capital of Culture: The Case of Novi Sad 2022
European Capitals of Culture (ECoC) is an initiative that promotes European cultural diversity with the aim of economic, cultural, and social...
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Transcending the nature/culture dichotomy: cultivated and cultured World Heritage nature
This paper argues that more nuanced understandings of how people relate to nature are needed. The study investigates and discusses understandings,...
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Franz Kafka and Contemporary Chinese Culture
This chapter examines three aspects of Chinese culture that have been more influenced by Kafka than any other modern western writer: China’s National...
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Self-concept Clarity and Meaning in Life: A Daily Diary Study in a Collectivistic Culture
Despite the theoretical significance of self-concept clarity in meaning in life in Western thinking, there has been limited empirical investigation...
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Content Analysis in the Research Field of Corporate Communication
Content analyses in corporate communication can reveal organizational phenomena that are otherwise hard to obtain. Research themes are manifold...
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Unpacking the Association between Material Deprivation and Children’s Life Satisfaction in 14 Countries: The Mediating Roles of Bullying Victimization by Peers and Siblings and the Moderating Role of Indulgent Culture
The present study is designed to explore the relationship between material deprivation and children’s life satisfaction, paying particular attention...
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Evaluating the Model of Causal Relations between Organizational Identity and Organizational Commitment in Hospital Nursing Staff through the Mediation of Organizational Culture
In the healthcare sector, organizational identity (OI) and commitment (OCO) are essential in ensuring quality nursing care. Therefore, the...
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Hook-up culture among young Indian adults in Indian metropolitan cities
This study aimed to explore the existence of hook-up behaviour among emerging adults in the Indian metropolitan cities of Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi...
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A Reconceptualization of Yoruba African Culture in the Age of Globalization and COVID-19
The paper interrogates the culture of the indigenous people of the Southwest Nigeria, the Yoruba people, in the face of the global pandemic, the...
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Agile by accident: how to apply Agile principles in academic research projects
Sustainability science and sustainability transition studies are interdisciplinary fields. Interdisciplinarity is understood to support...
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Masculinities and the Culture of Competitive Cycling
Drawing on extensive ethnographic, qualitative and quantitative research, this monograph provides a novel account of masculinities in an individual...
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Major Research Areas
This chapter focuses on the five major research areas of Africa identified on the basis of the highest number of publications. In the order are...
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Conclusion to Difficult Death, Dying, and the Dead in Media and Culture
This chapter concludes the book Difficult Death, Dying and the Dead in Media and Culture. We reflect upon the overall themes of the book, considering...