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Krasnobaieva, A. D. "The essence of social changes." Thesis, Sumy State University, 2015. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/40469.
Full text譚棣華 and Dihua Tan. "Political and social changes in Guangdong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31239341.
Full textShang, Xiaoyuan. "Institutional changes in China's social security system." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.262720.
Full textGuo, Ching Q. (Ching Qing). "Blogonomics : business and social changes from the blog." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/44707.
Full textIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 93-100).
Back in 2003, Blogs as well as wikis started the Web 2.0 frenzy with online community networks and user generated content. Web 2.0 has recently cooled down, but it may have started a new era. The purpose of this paper is to explore the blogonomics - the business, as well as social, changes blogs have brought to us. It applies system thinking to analyze blogs, from blog elements (forms) to blog systems, and then to major components in the blog ecosystem. This paper focuses on the returns on blogs (ROB), mainly the business impact. Blog marketing, including word-of-mouth marketing (WOMM) and blog ads, has been discussed extensively along with the business models that can monetize blogs. It also proposes to use blogs as innovative tools for collaboration and content management. This paper primarily targets companies interested in the benefit from blogs. Furthermore, it hopes to explore a few innovative blog business models for entrepreneurs and serve anyone who is genuinely interested in blogs and Web 2.0.
by Ching Q. Guo.
S.M.
Mills, K. L. "Social development in adolescence : brain and behavioural changes." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2015. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1468865/.
Full textBolenz, Florian, Andrea M. F. Reiter, and Ben Eppinger. "Developmental Changes in Learning: Computational Mechanisms and Social Influences." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2018. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-232296.
Full textFalayi, Menelisi. "Understanding social-ecological changes in Fairbairn village, Eastern Cape." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/7408.
Full textBolenz, Florian, Andrea M. F. Reiter, and Ben Eppinger. "Developmental Changes in Learning: Computational Mechanisms and Social Influences." Frontiers Research Foundation, 2017. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A30736.
Full textWaber, Benjamin Nathan. "Understanding the link between changes in social support and changes in outcomes with the sociometric badge." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/67762.
Full textCataloged from PDF version of thesis. "June 2011."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-154).
The goal of this thesis is to show that social support created through face-to-face interaction is a driving factor in a number of important outcomes. Through a series of studies we show that social support, operationalized using face-to-face network constraint (information clearing), is positively related to important outcomes such as productivity and job satisfaction and that changes in social support are positively related to changes in these outcomes. We then discuss a two-phase study where we experimentally modify break structure to increase network constraint and demonstrate a corresponding positive change in outcomes. Finally, we show that network constraint is also qualitatively related to outcomes and is an effective proxy for social support. To conclude we situate this research under a larger framework that provides direction for future research.
by Benjamin Nathan Waber.
Ph.D.
Kitala, Fatuma S. "Family policy in Lithuania : Changes and problems." Thesis, Södertörn University College, School of Social Sciences, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-392.
Full textThis study endeavours to make an analysis of the major issues that Lithuanian families are facing. In doing so, it is the purpose of the research to uncover the changes and problems that have taken place in Lithuanian society since the country gained independence from the Soviet Union. The Lithuanian case will be compared with Tanzania and other eastern and western European countries. This helps to identify and understand problems that Lithuanian society and families with dependent children have been experiencing.
The current situation of families in Lithuania is based on traditional model, where men are breadwinners and women are the ones who take care of the households. However, families are undergoing changes whereby, dual model support is taking over, especially to young generation. The two models are functioning in the country but majority of the population prefer traditional model. It is observed that, due to changes and difficulties in life, people have no other way than accepting dual model support.
Families with children are facing problems which hinder them to develop well in life style. Although the family policy in Lithuania provides family benefits to the families which deserve allowances, still children are in danger of lacking proper care and guidance. Families with dependent children have been experiencing poverty at a high rate that the rest of the population. Families with more than three children are more affected than the ones with fewer children.
The analysis of this study has shown how the issue of unemployment affects the raising of children. Many citizens have lost their jobs due to privatisation although on the other hand, privatization has been proved to increase the economy of the studied countries.
This study has also shown that women in Lithuania are more disadvantaged than men. Even if women labour force participation is quite high in Lithuania, still there are many problems. Namely, women in Lithuania have lower wages compared to men; there also few women in the decision making bodies and the parliament. Both Lithuanian and Tanzanian governments have taken measures to encourage women to participate in political arena and labour market. Good relationships within the families have proved to be crucial in good bringing up of the children. The responsibility of bringing up the children is also extended to the relatives.
All in all provision of family benefits is not the only solution but it has to be associated with education to families and community on how to raise children morally, physically and psychologically so that they become responsible adults.
Sinno, Stefanie Marie. "Age related changes in social reasoning regarding parental domestic roles." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/6936.
Full textThesis research directed by: Human Development. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
Pickles, Anthony J. "The pattern changes changes : gambling value in Highland Papua New Guinea." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/3389.
Full textWhite, Ross L., University of Western Sydney, of Arts Education and Social Sciences College, and School of Social Ecology and Lifelong Learning. "People, place and psyche : belongingness and coping with change in isolation." THESIS_CAESS_SELL_White_R.xml, 2001. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/309.
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Teakle, Helen. "Physical activity, weight change, and self-perception changes among obese individuals." University of Western Australia. School of Human Movement and Exercise Science, 2006. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2006.0073.
Full textSlessor, Gillian. "Age-related changes in decoding basic social cues from the eyes." Thesis, Available from the University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections Digital Resources, 2009. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?application=DIGITOOL-3&owner=resourcediscovery&custom_att_2=simple_viewer&pid=53353.
Full textParsons, Ceri. "Sex changes : the social, historical, cultural and discursive construction of transsexuality." Thesis, Staffordshire University, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.247560.
Full textBullock, Michael Ross. "The impact of changes in social housing provision on migration propensities." Thesis, Lancaster University, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.360616.
Full textTelfer, Ruth Elizabeth. "The experience and expression of social cognition changes for stroke survivors." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/28853.
Full textÅberg, Frida. "Impact of social-ecological changes on resilience in the Senegalese Sahel." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Stockholm Resilience Centre, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-196937.
Full textOmotoso, Kehinde Oluwaseun. "Assessing changes in the social determinants of health and health inequality." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65505.
Full textThesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2017.
Economics
PhD
Unrestricted
Morse, Gwen Goetz. "The effect of social support on women's perception of perimenstrual changes." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/186759.
Full textLama, Sudash. "FROM BON TO BUDDHISM - Social and Cultural Changes of the Tamangs." Thesis, University of North Bengal, 2013. http://ir.nbu.ac.in/handle/123456789/954.
Full textWong, Chi-kwong Patrick, and 黃志光. "Economic changes in rural China." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1995. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31954509.
Full textNelson, Eisha Amanda. "Changes and solutions to improve humanitarian aid." Thesis, Webster University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1526651.
Full textThe 1990s saw a rise in the participation of NGOs answering the demands of affected populations caught in between armed conflicts, bouts of natural disasters and diseases. Though their intentions were good, it was from this point onwards NGOs have gained their notoriety, despite the work they do to address the needs of man. With a consistent rise of the number of actively participating NGOs, these humanitarian actors have since gone under scrutiny by the general population, which range from ineffective operations, scandals surrounding aid money, ethics within humanitarianism as well as many aid organizations that still remain independent from each other.
This paper will seek to answer how to improve the role of humanitarian aid in emergency situations, and address its issues and shortcomings. This will be done by analyzing the different criticisms faced by these humanitarian actors, as well as analyzing the different solutions that have since been proposed in order to answer these criticisms and find a new way for these organizations to operate and define themselves. Finally, these analyses will be evaluated and compared among one another.
Interviews have been held with aid workers and members of humanitarian organizations, in order to get a more intimate perspective of the inside workings of an NGO. Recent literature, studies and findings have also been utilized in order to get a clearer picture of the current state of humanitarian aid, notably from writers such as Thomas Weiss, Hugo Slim, David Rieff and Linda Polman.
Humanitarian aid cannot be cured with a simple solution; instead, it is an ongoing, gradual process that requires cooperation from governments and organizations in order to move forward. The non-protit sector can stand to learn a lot from the for-profit sector, especially in terms of professionalism and collaborating amongst one another. This change will not come easily, but humanitarian aid also cannot remain stagnant if they hope to reach out to populations in need with quality aid.
Gavinski, Molina Marie-Helene. "What children know about social withdrawal, age-related changes in children's descriptions of socially withdrawn behaviours." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0019/MQ48386.pdf.
Full textGavinski, Molina Marie-Helene Carleton University Dissertation Psychology. "What children know about social withdrawal: age-related changes in children's descriptions of socially withdrawn behaviours." Ottawa, 1999.
Find full textChereni, Simbarashe. "Smallholder farmers response to changes in the farming environment in Gokwe-Kabiyuni, Zimbabwe." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2010. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_2950_1298634276.
Full textFollowing Bryceson&rsquo
s article, &lsquo
De-agrarianisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Acknowledging the Inevitable&rsquo
, and other related writings in the volume Farewell to Farms, rural development has become a contested academic and policy domain. One side of the debate is characterized by &lsquo
agrarian optimism&rsquo
, mirrored in various state policies and advice from the World Bank
the other side is typified by the de-agrarianisation thesis, which is sceptical regarding the agrarian path to rural development, because it doesn&rsquo
t accord with dominant trends. The main reasons given for the trend of de-agrarianisation are: unfavourable climatic trends, economic adjustments, and population growth. While the de-agrarianisation thesis seems to be a sensible proposition, it has failed to attract many disciples, evidenced by the continuation of current policy directions towards the agrarian optimistic path. The purpose of this study was to assess the applicability of the de-agrarianisation thesis in the Gokwe-Kabiyuni area of Zimbabwe, during a time when the nation went through climatic, economic and political crises. The idea was to assess the influence of such an environment to smallholder farmers in terms of livelihood strategies by observing trends in climate, education, occupation, and crop yields over the period. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to establish whether the de-agrarianisation process can be noted in two villages over the period 1990-2008. A comparative analysis of the experiences of smallholder farmers in these two villages revealed the existence of a cultivation culture and differential agrarian resilience depending on natural resource endowment and levels of infrastructural development, notwithstanding the involvement of the villagers in non-farm activities to diversify their livelihood portfolios.
Ozbeklik, Ismail Serkan. "Impact of legal and public policy changes on social and economic behavior." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1185350130.
Full textBerry, Angela C. "Facilitating changes in catastrophic thinking can niacin challenges reduce social cost bias?" Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest, 2007. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1440171.
Full textTitle from PDF title page (viewed Mar. 18, 2008). Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-02, page: 1081. Adviser: Jasper A. J. Smits. Includes bibliographical references.
Calamaras, Martha R. "Evaluating Changes in Attentional Biases following Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Social Phobia." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2010. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/psych_theses/79.
Full textMartin, R. J. "Changes in the economic and social structure of Soviet Azerbaijan, 1970-1990." Thesis, Swansea University, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.638015.
Full textBottomley, Amy. "Disciplinary Literacy in Social Studies: Changes in Teacher Candidates' Beliefs and Attitudes." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1479809593295622.
Full textUhrlass, Dorothy J. "Children's self-perceived competence and prospective changes in depression and social anxiety." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2009.
Find full textZheng, Haoran. "Contextual Affordances of Social Media, Clinical Prosess Changes and Health Service Outcomes." FIU Digital Commons, 2018. https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3852.
Full textMiller, Elizabeth Jill, and res cand@acu edu au. "Burden of Care: Ageing in urban China and Japan: Gender, the family and the state." Australian Catholic University. School of Social Work, 2002. http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp22.29082005.
Full textRowe, Beverly J. "Changes in the Status of Texarkana, Texas, Women, 1880-1920." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1999. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279138/.
Full textOkon, Patrick Edem. "Changes in media policy in Sub-Saharan Africa : the role of community media." Thesis, Edinburgh Napier University, 2014. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/7556.
Full textLittle, VIrginia L. "Changes in Fathers' Physical Health Across the Transition to Parenthood." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1398023910.
Full textSullivan, Louise. "A comparative study of social mobility, exploring changes in the salience of class and merit in determining individuals' life chances." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2006. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/843325/.
Full textAdolphson, Marcus. "On analysing changes in urban structure : Some theoretical and methodological issues." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Urbana och regionala studier, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-31146.
Full textNordlöf, Kathrin. "Facing Gentrification? : Investigating social consequences of infrastructural changes in Yalı Mahallesi, Istanbu l." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Kulturgeografiska institutionen, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-158824.
Full textSong, Cha-Kyong. "Social Status-Dependent Changes in Behavior and Neurogenesis in the Crayfish Procambarus Clarkii." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2006. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/biology_diss/7.
Full textBrammer, Betty. "The Holland Fen : social and topographical changes in a Fenland environment, 1750-1945." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/9956.
Full textGranerud, Arild. "Social integration for people with mental health problems : Experiences, perspectives and practical changes." Doctoral thesis, Nordic School of Public Health NHV, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-3506.
Full textBakgrunn: En viktig ideologisk motivasjon for overgang fra institusjonalisert til desentralisert psykisk helsearbeid er målet om sosial integrering. Moderne lokalbasert psykisk helsearbeid anser sosial integrering som avgjørende for å bedre menneskers psykisk helse. Men rapporter viser at mennesker med psykiske problemer ikke har oppnådd tilfredsstillende sosial integrering.Mål: Det overordnede målet for studien var å oppnå en dypere forståelse av fenomenet sosial integrering for mennesker med psykiske problemer i lokalsamfunnet. Et tilleggsmål var å utvikle helse- og sosialarbeideres innsikt i fenomenet med bruk av handlingsorientert forskningssamarbeid. De spesifikke forskningsspørsmålene var: Hvordan har mennesker med psykiske problemer påvirket deres nabolag etter reetablering i lokalsamfunnet? Hvordan erfarte mennesker med psykiske problemer sosial integrering i lokalsamfunnet? Hvordan kan kunnskap om sosial integrering fremme praksisforandringer for psykisk helsearbeidere?Metode: Denne studien, som omfatter fire artikler, har et hermenautisk design. Metodene for datainnsamling var kvalitative intervjuer med 19 naboer til fellesboliger for mennesker med psykiske problemer (Art. I), og fokusgruppeintervjuer, i to separate studier, med mennesker med psykiske problemer. En studie med 12 informanter i 3 fokusgrupper (Art. II) og en studie med 17 informanter i 3 flersteg-fokusgrupper (Art. III), totalt 14 fokusgruppeintervjuer. Art. IV brukte funnene fra Art. I-III i et handlingsorientert forskningssamarbeid. Det var to former for kunnskapsutvikling i forskningsprosessen: Dialogbasert undervisning, som skulle fremme praktisk og taus kunnskap, samt fokusgruppeintervjuer. 22 helse- og sosialarbeidere deltok i 2 flersteg-fokusgrupper, totalt 6 fokusgruppeintervjuer (Art. IV). Datamateriale ble analysert med Grounded Theory og kvalitativ innholdsanalyse.Funn: Naboer til fellesbolig for mennesker med psykiske problemer beskriver i den første studien opplevelser som gav usikkerhet, skremmende adferd og problemer med å få kontakt med menneskene som hadde alvorlige psykiske problemer. Dette ledet til økt usikkerhet og frykt. Nabolaget reagerte med eksklusjon og segregering. De to neste studiene hadde et brukerperspektiv, og viste at informantene opplevde skam og frykt for eksklusjon som en følge av manglende akseptasjon og tap av autonomi i møte med mennesker. Integritet var en nødvendig forutsetning for å bli møtt som likverdig. Mangel på arbeid eller annen meningsfull dagaktivitet, samt lav inntekt, bidro til en følelse av verdiløshet og ensomhet. De som hadde et arbeid eller var aktiv deltager i klubbvirksomhet fikk et sosialt felleskap som gjorde at de kjente seg sosialt integrerte. I siste studie gav handlingsorientert forskningssamarbeid medforskerne økt profesjonell kunnskap og bevissthet, samt potensiale for å forbedre praksis. Systematisk refleksjon på praksis leder til en økt bevissthet for egne holdninger og interveneringsmetoder, sosiale betingelser og lokalsamfunnets holdninger til økt sosial integrasjon for mennesker med psykiske problemer. Økt kunnskapsdannelse i praksis kan bidra til forebyggende helsearbeid som sosial integrering.Konklusjon: Både mennesker med psykiske problemer og deres nabolag erfarte vanskeligheter med integrering. For at mennesker med alvorlige psykiske problemer skal erfare sosial integrering må de ha tilstrekkelig sosial kompetanse. Det må arbeides for at mennesker med psykiske problemer opplever tilhørighet i lokalsamfunnet, noe som kan sette dem i stand til å utvikle nettverk, og få til sosial integrering i planlegging og utvikling av dagaktiviteter og arbeid, og på den måten fremme sosial integrering. Nabolag bør i hvert fall ha generell informasjon når det etableres fellesboliger. Handlings- orientert forskningssamarbeid kan være gunstig i kommunehelsetjenesten. En forutsetning for et best mulig resultat er at hele team blir involvert og deltar i kunnskapsskapningen i praksis. Blir enhetene som deltar for store, blir det ikke noe eierforhold til forskningssamarbeidet. Flersteg-fokusgruppeintervju viste seg å være en god metode for kunnskapsutvikling, og metoden burde utvikles videre.Nøkkelord: Psykisk helsearbeid i kommunehelsetjenesten, sosial integrering, sosialt nettverk, handlingsorientert forskningssamarbeid, kvalitativ metode
Gilberthorpe, Enid Constance. "British botanical gardens in the 1980s : changes reflected by bibliographical and social survey." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1987. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/2963/.
Full textLapthananon, Pinit. "Gender, migration decision-making and social changes in Roi-et Province, Northeastern Thailand." Thesis, University of Hull, 2001. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:5417.
Full textTocancipa-Falla, Jairo. "Coffee identities, crisis, and social changes : an ethnography of coffee in Cauca, Colombia." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.426542.
Full textHiggins, Elizabeth Lee. "Plasticity of Visual Acuity in Cichlids with Changes in Habitat and Social Complexity." Thesis, Boston College, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/416.
Full textThesis advisor: Caroly Shumway
Species-specific differences in visual acuity have been demonstrated across species of cichlids differing in social and habitat complexity. What is the role of plasticity? A visual acuity assay on two species of fish reared in different habitat and social complexity was used to study brain plasticity in Xenotilapia flavipinnis and Asprotilapia leptura juveniles. The X. flavipinnis lives in sandy habitats and schools as juveniles. These fry were raised in an impoverished social environment in one case and an enriched habitat environment in another. The A. leptura lives in rocky habitats naturally. These fry were raised in an impoverished habitat environment. All conditions were compared to control groups with natural social and habitat conditions. I found that a change in social complexity had a plastic effect on visual acuity but a change in habitat complexity in both cases did not
Thesis (BS) — Boston College, 2006
Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences
Discipline: Biology
Discipline: College Honors Program
Bayard, M. M., and Andrea D. Clements. "Changes in Social Behavior of Children With Much Younger Siblings: A Case Study." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2002. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7304.
Full textLatsko, Maeson Shea. "Neuroendocrine and Gene Expression Changes Indicate Adult Phenotypic Responses to Periadolescent Social Stress." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1435757204.
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