Indigenous Identity in the Global Sustainable Project by Yusril Ihza Mahendra, Eduardus Andhika Kurniawan, Balya Arung Segara

“…Meanwhile, in Hieu Commune, people follow traditional methods to manage the natural woodlands, embracing the concept of a sacred forest, where taboos, spiritual beliefs, or religious convictions protect nature. …”
Get full text

The Joola civilization and the management of mangroves in Lower Casamance, Senegal by Claudette Soumbane Diatta, Malick Diouf, Amadou Abdoul Sow, Charlotte Karibuhoye

“…These practices are animated by various representations that crystallize their behaviors in totems, taboos, rituals and the sacredness of natural spaces. …”
Get full text

“I Am Your Faggot Anti-Pope”: An Exploration of Marilyn Manson as a Transgressive Artist by Coco d’Hont

“…In contrast to existing definitions of transgression as a synonym for the breaking of taboos, commonly used in critical interrogations of extreme music, I define transgression as the (re)construction of social order by means of boundary negotiation. …”
Get full text

Sibling’s Support and Menstrual Hygiene among Early Adolescent Girls in Serang District, Banten Province, Indonesia by Tri Wahyuni, Ritanti Ritanti

“…Menstrual hygiene is critical for preventing adverse health outcomes, yet many adolescent girls in low and middle-income countries, including Indonesia, face barriers such as inadequate knowledge, limited access to sanitary materials, and cultural taboos, increasing their risk of reproductive tract infections. …”
Get full text

Needs Analysis of Puberty Reproductive Health Literacy for Blind Students by Ajeng Galuh Wuryandari, Ruwayda Ruwayda, Nurmisih Nurmisih, Julaecha Julaecha

“…School teachers, peers, and the use of online sites for information retrieval are the primary sources for providing reproductive health education to adolescent children. process encounters several challenges due to societal taboos and discomfort surrounding sensitive topics like sexuality. …”
Get full text

THE EFFECT OF THE ACCESSIBILITY TO MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS YOUNG GIRLS' HEALTH AND EDUCATION IN NIGERIA by Doris Lami Madugu, Rosemary Onchi Daniel

“…The pervasive stigma and social taboos surrounding menstruation further exacerbate psychological distress and social exclusion. …”
Get full text

Understanding cultural perceptions of sexuality in China and their influence on human papillomavirus vaccine hesitancy by Jiayuan Jin, Yanchao Han

“…The reasons for vaccine hesitancy are linked to China’s conservative culture of sexuality, and Chinese sexual attitudes and morality have complex mechanisms that influence vaccination. Social taboos on sexual topics lead to inadequate sources of information regarding the HPV vaccine. …”
Get full text

Regime Change: The Need for Scientific Critical Consciousness by Usama Javed Mirza

“…These pre-pilot experiences confirm the challenges predicted by research in implementing emancipatory curricula, e.g. that social taboos prevent open discussion of sensitive socio-scientific social justice issues. …”
Get full text

Socio-sexual norms and young people's sexual health in urban Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan: A qualitative scoping review. by Prima Alam, Leesa Lin, Nandan Thakkar, Abhi Thaker, Cicely Marston

“…In South Asia, young people face myriad challenges and opportunities regarding their sexual lives relating to varied experiences of norms and restrictions; gender norms and socio-sexual taboos limit communication around sexual health which in turn can affect sexual health outcomes. …”
Get full text

CONSUMPTION OF EDIBLE-INSECTS: THE CHALLENGES AND THE PROSPECTS by Nura Abdullahi, Enerst Chukwusoro Igwe, Munir Abba Dandago, Alkasim Kabiru Yunusa

“…Their consumption is associated with taboos and pessimisms, and are seen as something filthy, not something decent to be consumed. …”
Get full text

Rehabilitation Technical Operation Standard for Du Meridian Moxibustion of Traditional Chinese Medicine by Working Group of Rehabilitation Technical Operation Standard for Du Meridian Moxibustion of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiaotong WANG, Xinxin WANG, Yan LI, Yue WANG, Shengbo JIN, Jiu WANG, Dongning LIU

“…The standard introduces the technical scope, normative references, terms and definitions, operation steps and requirements, precautions, taboos, appendices. In particular, it focuses on the three parts of the operation steps and requirements of the standard. …”
Get full text

Rehabilitation Technical Operation Standard of Traditional Chinese Medicinefor Moxibustion with Seed-sized Moxa-cone by Working Group of Rehabilitation Technical Operation Standard of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Moxibustion with Seed-sized Moxa-cone

“…This standard focuses on the preparation before moxibustion (preparation of moxibustion cone for wheat grain moxibustion, acupoint selection and positioning, body position selection, other auxiliary supplies, patient preparation, environmental health requirements, disinfection) by formulating standards on the technical scope of wheat grain moxibustion, normative references, terms and definitions, operation steps and requirements, precautions, taboos, appendices, references, etc. The operation steps and requirements of moxibustion (moxibustion principle, operation steps of suppurative wheat grain moxibustion, operation steps of non suppurative wheat grain moxibustion), post-treatment of moxibustion and other operation steps shall be standardized. …”
Get full text

Determinants and Perception of Incest in Family Relationships in Uyo Capital City, Nigeria by Victoria Nkan, Enwongo Abasi Udofia, Deborah Uduk

“…Despite strong cultural and legal taboos, incest persists, necessitating an exploration of its root causes and societal views. …”
Get full text

Wastewater-based epidemiology for novel Coronavirus detection in wastewater by G. Saini, P. Deepak

“…In addition, societal taboos are also associated with infected individuals resulting in very few people volunteering for testing, esp. in the developing and under-developed world. …”
Get full text

Menstrual disorders and associated factors among rural and tribal adolescent girls in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Rashni Chatterjee, Suman Chakrabarty

“…Lack of physical activities, dietary habits, BMI, socioeconomic factors, and socio-cultural taboos were found to have a strong association with menstrual irregularities. …”
Get full text

L’agriculture itinérante sur brûlis, une menace sur la forêt tropicale humide ? by Serge Bahuchet, Jean-Marie Betsch

“…(Kleinman et al. 1995).In the context of the announcement of the creation of the National Park of the South of French Guiana, an interdisciplinary program (ecology, pedobiology, ethnology; MNHN-CNRS-IRD) Effects of the traditional cultural practices on soils and forest (French Environment Ministry) studied the effects of the itinerant agriculture on slash-and-burn field from an analysis of the conditions which allow Amerindian communities to satisfy their material and spiritual needs in a forest system.This program set up the following points:– the fine practices of this agriculture, constituting a real strategy, supply efficiently the mineral elements in the cultures, without purchase of fertilizers, and ensure a rapid forest recovery after at least 10 years; the cycles short culture - long fallow allow the self regeneration of an agroforestry system registered since millenniums in the forest dynamics of the river banks;– the adoption of the long fallow limits the spatial extent of every family to 10-15 hectares at most;– the transportation on foot of the harvest towards the village limits the extent of the agriculture to a 3-4 km band from the river; beyond, the forest is protected from an agricultural pressure;– the absence of the market does not lead to an increase of the cultivated surfaces and the pressure on the forest is not increasing thus at present;– the forest of the hinterland includes wide zones restricted by strong social taboos; the conservation of the social organization of the Amerindian ethnic groups is the first condition of the preservation of the forest domain.The real solution for the preservation of the forest heritage in the South of French Guiana, obviously social, was thus already political, before the creation of the “Amazonian Park of Guyana” (2007).…”
Get full text

‘Queer Reverence’: Aubrey Beardsley’s Venus and Tannhäuser by Nicole Fluhr

“…Indeed, The Story of Venus and Tannhäuser celebrates neither sin nor shame, but the ‘inexhaustible license’ of a world where all desires are licit; in the Venusberg, taboos cannot be broken, because there are none to break. …”
Get full text

Code-Switching in Algerian English as a Foreign Language Speakers’ Facebook Interactions: Exploring Functions and Motives by Saida Tobbi

“…From a social perspective, code-switching allowed participants to express affection, address specific audiences, and navigate cultural sensitivities, such as avoiding taboos. These diverse functions illustrate the adaptive ways in which students use their multilingual resources to enrich their communication and tailor their messages to their intended audiences. …”
Get full text

Form of Communication for Teaching Bajo Children The Local Values in Utilizing Natural Marine Resources by La Ode Jumaidin, Irawati Irawati, Sumiman Udu, Hasddin Hasddin, Osu Oheoputra Husen

“…The findings revealed that the local wisdom being passed down includes traditional management of coastal natural resources, such as: (a) the mammia kadialo tradition, involving fishing practices, which include palilibu, pongka, and sasakai; (b) traditional methods of fishing, including missi, ngarua, mana (archery using traditional tools), and nyuluh/balobe (also called ngobor); (c) the Pamali tradition, which involves specific taboos at certain times and places; and (d) the Maduai Pinah ritual, a form of worship for the "sea ruler" believed to protect and provide natural resources. …”
Get full text

以藝術本位教育探索文化回應氣候變遷： 創作《地下部落》的表演個案研究 Exploring Cultural Responses to Climate Change Through Arts-Based Education: A Performance Case Study of “Swadriadringi”... by 鄧宗聖 Tzong-Sheng Deng, 王慧蘭 Hui-Lan Wang

“…“Swadriadringi” connects the past (tribal spirit), present (climatic events), and future (taboos and rituals). The narrative constructs scenarios through four episodes: resource scarcity, resource seeking, establishment of tribal relationships, and crop diversity. …”
Get full text