Impact of Tourism Accommodation Development Towards the Social Cultural Aspects in Kisoro District. by Aineryoona, Alex

“…Regarding socio-cultural aspects, the study identified factors such as family, religion, peers, social norms and values, and media as influential in the district. …”
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Editorial by Thomas Duve

“…Besonders anschaulich wird die Bedeutung der Religion für das Recht in der Marginalie von Erk Volkmar Heyen, in der er sich mit der Gerechtigkeitsfiguration im Lichte politischer Marienfrömmigkeit im frühen 16. …”
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Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: The Secret World of Women as Seen by Men by Adriana Kaplan, Babucarr Cham, Lamin A. Njie, Ana Seixas, Sandra Blanco, Mireia Utzet

“…Results show ethnic identity, more than religion, as the decisive shaping factor on how men conceive and value FGM/C. …”
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Validity and Reliability of the Spiritual Counselling Intervention Module (MIKS) by Nor Asliza Mohd Zin, Ku Suhaila Ku Johari, Abu Yazid Abu Bakar, Mohd Izwan Mahmud

“…This study can help develop a counselling module related to religion and spirituality to help counsellors in dealing with psychosocial issues and mental well-being, especially in dealing with the problem of depression among secondary school students, correct the spiritual element that is the cause of problems in everyday life.  …”
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Analysis of the rural community behavior in the Area of Electoral Geography (Case study: Varzaqan county) by Aghil Khaleghi, Hossein Karimzadeh, kuomars Khaodapanah

“…Phenomenological results show that the Electoral Behaviors of rural community in Varzaqan county can be analyzed in three main categories: (a) "geographic features" with the themes of "sense of location, neighborhood impact, and localism"; (b) "individual and social" with the themes of "social stimulus and individual stimulus"; and (c) "political" Themes "Engagement Conditions, Affective Role, Political Orientation, and Religion." This behavior is in accordance with the categories of "geographical and political characteristics" with the "rational choice theory", and in terms of "individual and social" with "the pattern of political economy (wise reformed approach)". …”
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Health status of perimenopausal and postmenopausal women at Mangalore, Karnataka, India by C V Divya, Vasantkumar V Bhanushali, E Vinu, K S Premlal

“…There is a significant association between age at menopause (P < 0.05) and factors such as religion, socioeconomic status, age at menarche, length of menstrual cycles, number of bleeding days per cycle, history of oral contraceptive pill use, parity, age at first childbirth, and occupation (beedi workers). …”
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Foreword by Kammila Naidoo

“… I was delighted to open the conference on ‘Violence Against Children’ organized by the Department of Religion Studies, at the University of Johannesburg, in partnership with the New Testament Society of Southern Africa (NTSSA). …”
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Why do the Acehnese migrate? A study of the Hikayat Ranto from the socio-cultural perspective of Acehnese society by Mukhlis Mukhlis, Herman Rusli, Budi Arianto

“…The study reveals that this hikayat (1) is one of the earliest literary texts that portray the social-religious aspects of Acehnese society concerning the facets of migration, which has become a tradition, (2) shows that migration tradition in Acehnese society occurs due to reasons related to family, education, and religion, and (3) demonstrates the social-religious characteristics of Acehnese society concerning the tradition of migration depict human-to-human and human-to-God relationships. …”
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Partner Choices in Long Established Migrant Communities in Belgium by Emilien Dupont, Amelie Van Pottelberge, Bart Van de Putte, John Lievens, Frank Caestecker

“…We focused on the role of migration history and transnational links, culture (religion, language), skin colour and structural characteristics of the district migrants live in (mainly community size) to gain further insight into the partner choices of migrants in Belgium. …”
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Dios, Patria y Rey José de la Riva-Agüero y Javier Prado (1904-1905) by Víctor Samuel Rivera

“…Tres temas básicos eran el eje de una oculta polémica político-conceptual: la religión, la monarquía y la tradición. Una oculta teoría de psicología colectiva le serviría de sustento: los peruanos tendrían un carácter pragmatista y un sentimiento social empático con el pasado, más apropiado para reivindicar la tradición que para condenarla. …”
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STATE-BUILDING PROCESS IN UZBEKISTAN: MANY MILES TO GO by Gürhan Ünal

“…Considering these developments, this study evaluates state-buildingpolicies of Uzbekistan in five topics regarding nation-building,democratization, marketization, religion and foreign affairs. It is argued thatdespite relative stability and progress, Uzbekistan is far from being anexample of successful transition.…”
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Regime Change: The Need for Scientific Critical Consciousness by Usama Javed Mirza

“…These misleading ideas include Eurocentrism, viewing religion as irrational and Western science as superior to indigenous knowledge systems. …”
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German "Soft power" Policies in the Muslim World by L. R. Rustamova

“…Countries with large Muslim population are difficult to influence, as they differ from Europe in the civilizational respect, have their own customs and traditions which they strictly follow because of the nature of Muslim religion. The author notes that in the Muslim direction of foreign policy the problem for Germany lies in the fact that the formation of its attractiveness resulted in a significant flow of immigration of Muslims in the country. …”
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Acceptability of the social uses of the COVID-19 screening test among women in southern Benin by Mingnimon A. Affo

“…Individual factors (age, level of education, religion) and contextual factors (sectors and types of activities of the respondents) are the main reasons behind this refusal. …”
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Ciudadanía y Sexualidades by Amy Lind, Sofía Argüello Pazmiño

“…Al mismo tiempo, ha habido una virtual explosión de los debates sobre la moral sexual que afectan a una amplia gama de cuestiones relacionadas con las instituciones sociales contemporáneas, tales como la familia, el Estado, la religión, la educación, la medicina, la psicología y la cultura popular. …”
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The 500-year Cultural & Economic Trajectory of Tobacco: A Circle Complete by Christopher A. Jones, Amanda Wassel, William Mierse, E. Scott Sills

“…This monograph explores aspects of the intersection of tobacco with themes of behavioral incentives, religion, culture, literature, economics, and government over the past five centuries.…”
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The Ural Population Project. Demography and Culture From Microdata in a European-Asian Border Region by Elena Glavatskaya, Julia Borovik, Gunnar Thorvaldsen

“…The over 65,000 vital events transcribed from parish records of Russian Orthodox Churches and minority religions in and around Ekaterinburg have been the basis for studies of mortality, nuptiality, religion and other characteristics. …”
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L’abeille mellifère (Apis mellifera unicolor) à Mayotte by Samuel Perichon

“…According to the Muslim religion, which has a large majority in Mayotte, honey is viewed as a healing substance of different colors (Sura 16, An-Nahl, v. 69). …”
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Partner Choices in Long Established Migrant Communities in Belgium by Emilien Dupont, Amelie Van Pottelberge, Bart Van de Putte, John Lievens, Frank Caestecker

“…We focused on the role of migration history and transnational links, culture (religion, language), skin colour and structural characteristics of the district migrants live in (mainly community size) to gain further insight into the partner choices of migrants in Belgium. …”
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“Even though Doctor has Advised to Practice Foot Care I have not Practiced Soaking Feet in Lukewarm Water so Far” Self-care Practices, Enablers, and Barriers: A Mixed Methods Study... by Abhay S. Nirgude, TM Revathi, Nagendra Navya, Poonam R. Naik

“…Results: Study found educational status, occupation and religion had a statistically significant association with self-care practices. …”
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