Evolutionary Synthesis in the Social Sciences and Humanities by Mesoudi Alex

“…Here, I review research conducted in the last 30 years that has built a Darwinian theory of cultural change by borrowing the rigorous, quantitative methods developed by biologists to explain biological evolution, yet simultaneously acknowledging the differences between cultural and genetic evolution. …”
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Social Pedagogy in the Context of Values – as Seen by Selected Authors – Fields of Inquiry: The Perspective of Polish Social Pedagogy by Mariusz Cichosz

“…It is in connection with this relationship that the theories and concepts of this pedagogy are developed and practical solutions are adopted for organising the human living environment. …”
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Grounded theory approach in sermon analysis of sermons on poverty and directed at the poor as listeners by H. J. C. Pieterse

“…This is an abductive approach in the paradigm of social constructionism as developed by Cathy Charmaz in Sociology. …”
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Development of Stylistics and Rhetoric in Lithuania by Irena Smetonienė, Marius Smetona

“…It focuses on the formation and development of stylistics and rhetoric in Lithuania. …”
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Social Personalism, Its Implications for Education and Implementation in Society by Sławomir Chrost

“…The human-person is, according to personalism, open to others, needs others and creates various forms of community. The socialization of the human-person is, most of all, the outcome of lack and excess. …”
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Ungrading: Socially Just Assessment Practices for the PA Classroom by Jeannine Love, Jamie Levine Daniel

“…To meet this need, public affairs programs and instructors are developing curricula that: incorporate content regarding systemic inequities; examine sociohistorical contexts in which such inequities are created and perpetuated; and, illuminate power dynamics embedded within these systems by utilizing concepts grounded in critical theory. …”
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THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE SOCIETY AND CHURCH DEVELOPMENT by ONYENZE CHINYERE R, EBEBE I. E.

“…The work, which is anchored on preference theory, will explore the concepts of the Holy books about women, concepts of African culture and about women; subordination of women, total neglect of women from advent of Christianity in Nigeria; women in Church history, the role of women in the development of society; women in Church Development; factors affecting the role of women in the society and church development and then conclusion. …”
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES: ANALYZING THE PROPINQUITY AND CONTRIBUTIONS by MUBASSHIRU SALISU MOHAMMED

“…This paper examines the close propinquity between public administration and social science disciplines.   In order to carry out this work, data were obtained largely from secondary sources from books, articles journals, Nigerian constitution, published and unpublished materials available as well as internet sources and it was analysed through discourse analyses from different perspectives of disciplinary evolution, development, scope, boundary, research, theory and practice, interrelationship among social sciences, It has been discovered inter-alia that the study and practice of public administration has been significantly influenced and shaped by various social science disciplines like political science, law, sociology, psychology, economics as it incorporates various ideas, concepts and principles in terms of policy formulation, implementation, evaluation as well as general human resource management. …”
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Retention in the Bukhali trial in Soweto, South Africa: a qualitative analysis using self-determination theory by Shane A Norris, Stephen Lye, Catherine E Draper, Nosibusiso Tshetu, Nokuthula Nkosi

“…Introduction There is limited research on applying theory to retention in complex intervention trials. …”
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A Study of Social Class Conflict in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. by Atukunda, Atubangiire

“…This research employs Marxist literary criticism, feminist theory, and sociological theories of social stratification to analyze how Austen’s depiction of class influences characters' choices, marriage prospects, and social mobility. …”
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Interpersonal, not existential, adversities predict postwar deterioration in youth social support by Kelly E. Dixon, Christopher M. Layne, Kimberly S. Ho Misiaszek, Chloe Golden

“…Nevertheless, questions remain whether perceived social support is better conceptualized as the outgrowth of early attachment relationships that create capacities for interpersonal connection across development, or alternatively, as a more proximal, transactional, and dynamic interpersonal process that evolves under the influence of both prior and present life experiences. …”
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Utilising forgiveness to help sexually abused adolescents break free from guilt and shame: a pastoral Gestalt theory by R. A. Denton

“… Guilt and shame can be traumatic, self-conscious experiences which have an impact on sexually abused adolescents’ physical, psychological, social, emotional, moral and religious development. …”
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Theorizing International Politics of Research, Science, and Technology: Implications for Global Governance, National Security, and Economic Growth by Julius Adinoyi

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POVERTY ERADICATION AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: AN APPRAISAL OF TELEVISION JINGLES by DORCAS BABA, AYODELE B. JOSEPH, MENDOS B. DOGO

“…This study therefore examines the role of television jingles in poverty eradication and national development. Drawing on the principle of Media Development theory, the study investigates the impact of television jingles on raising awareness about poverty, shaping public perceptions, and motivating behavioral change. …”
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Economic Growth and Firm Size Dynamics: Evidence from Romania’s Development Regions by Daniel Badulescu, Alina Badulescu, Ramona Simut, Dragos Dianu

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HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT: A THEMATIC REVIEW by Abdulrasheed Abdulyakeen

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Women on leadership? Perspectives from postgraduate theology students through the lenses of social identity by I. A. Nell

“…The empirical results will be read through the lenses of Social Identity Theory, in order to establish, with keen interest, whether the concepts we are using are still adequate and to seek the possibility of new understandings of religious leadership identities that might emerge and ways in which it can become part of curriculum development. …”
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Interacting Large Language Model Agents Bayesian Social Learning Based Interpretable Models by Adit Jain, Vikram Krishnamurthy

“…This paper discusses the theory and algorithms for interacting large language model agents (LLMAs) using methods from statistical signal processing and microeconomics. …”
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