The study of ethnic attitudes during interactions with avatars in virtual environments by Galina Ya. Menshikova, Olga A. Saveleva, Yury P. Zinchenko

“…Virtual reality technology provides a unique and valuable tool for social researchers, including in ethnic attitude studies. …”
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POST-TRADITIONAL SOCIAL-CULTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS AND CIVIL SOCIETY: IDENTITY OF RUSSIAN DISTRICTS’ INHABITANTS (ON THE EXAMPLE OF REPUBLIC OF KHAKASSIA) by Yuri Mihaylovich Aksutin

“…Dal’s conception which distinguished basic  criteria of civil identity forming and creating (1. being interested in and participation of citizens; 2. perception of value of such participation and taken decisions; 3. high grade of knowledge about political and social-cultural events; 4. activity while participating rules are realized) and being based on social researches which took place in 2011–2012, an analysis of development and maturity of regional civil society was held.…”
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Conformity and resistance to hegemonic masculinity in selected novels of D.H Lawrence by Michael, Angelina Subrayan

“…This study may provide deeper insights into literary discourse that are essential for educators and social researchers to look beyond texts through the lens of multiple masculinities. …”
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GYVENTOJŲ PASITENKINIMAS GYVENIMO KOKYBE = CITIZENS‘ SATISFACTION OF THE LIFE QUALITY by Rasa Glinskienė, Reda Jonušauskienė, Dalia Urbonienė

“…Another thing to be noted, that the abundance of social researches oriented to evaluate satisfaction level gives a way for more active democracy, more effective public relations management and increased quality of life. …”
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Quatro Décadas de Trabalho Científico: a Contribuição do Instituto de Pesquisas Sociais da Fundação Joaquim Nabuco para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa Social by Clóvis Cavalcanti

“…The paper examines Joaquim Nabuco Foundation's scientific production since the phase when it was called Joaquim Nabuco Institute for Social Researches (1949-1930). From then on it is attempted to offer a quantitative view of the Foundation's scientific work. …”
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La violencia escolar como régimen de visibilidad (School Violence as a Regime of Visibility)(La violence scolaire en tant qu′un régime de visibilité)(A violência escolar como regim... by Oscar Fernando Forero-Londoño

“…For sociological reflections on the different ways to define school violence and its relation to juvenile populations, it is necessary to accept that the analytical determi- nations of these concepts may conserve or transform reality, and that the approach of a social researcher is also a political approach.RésuméCet écrit aborde les discours sur la violence scolaire en les prenant en tant que des régimes de visibilité qui se construisent historiquement. …”
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Escritos sobre tecnologias e políticas educacionais no Brasil: uma análise dos trabalhos publicados pela Anped e RBPAE (2000-2013) / Technologies and educational policies in Brazil... by Sossai, Grimm, Loureiro

“…Abstract In this article, papers that intersect issues related to Educational Policies and Communication and Information Technologies in Brazil are analysed taking into consideration the Approach of Educational Policy Epistemologies (EEPE), a theoretical and methodological approach suggested by Latin American researches dedicated to analysing educational policies. Therefore, socialized research in the working Group 05 (State and Educational Policies) and 16 (Education and Communication) from Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Educação (ANPED) and in Revista Brasileira de Políticas e Administração da Educação (RBPAE) disclosed in 2000 and 2013 were used as empirical materials. …”
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Construction of religious worldview among former female students of religious schools in Iran by Jafari, Fakhereh Khatibi

“…Passing more than three decades since the Islamic revolution, some scholars believe that Iran’s society, regardless of Iranian government’s Islamization project, is moving toward secularization particularly in micro, subjective, individual level. Some recent social researches conducted in relation to Iranians’ religiosity suggest that new forms of religiosity have been developing among Iranian people especially the new generation. …”
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UNA APLICACIÓN DE MODELOS MULTIVARIADOS PARA DATOS LONGITUDINALES: EVALUACIÓN DEL COMPORTAMIENTO DE INDICADORES DEL MERCADO LABORAL by MARIA DEL CARMEN GARCÍA, LILIANA KOEGEL, CECILIA RAPELLI

“…Abstract Measurements of multiple variable responses over time to two or more groups of units are frequently carried out in social researches. In many situations, the joint modeling of several variable responses is more convenient than the modeling of responses separately. …”
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Hacerse investigador social: testimonios del oficio y artesanía intelectual del sociólogo Hacerse investigador social: testimonios del oficio y artesanía intelectual del sociólogo... by Miguel S. Valles Martínez

“…It is chosen, however, to focus on the process and the experiences of becoming a social researcher that converge in the trade of sociology, as this one has been incarnated in a few outstanding cases. …”
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Caracterización de la información sobre Salud Ocupacional Characterization of information about Occupational Health by Jesús Salvador Hernández Romero, Belkis Lidia Fernández Lafargue, Ibis Avila Roque, Sonia Rabelo Padua, María de Lourdes Marrero Santos

“…Resultados: Se obtuvo, mayoritariamente a través de las redes sociales ResearchGate y LinkedIn, información general sobre la Salud ocupacional, clasificada según los datos sociodemográficos, conocimientos de la gestión de la información y relación con la actividad del Instituto Nacional de Salud de los Trabajadores. …”
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Reaching the unreached through open and distance learning in India by Deepak Paliwal

“…Education always remains a territory of significance and worry for the policymakers, social researchers and the academicians. In the complex society like India, which is multi-racial, multi-lingual, multi-religious and pervaded with incalculable issues, the issues of ignorance are a major test in transit of its advancement. …”
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Influential Factors in the Formation and Continuity of Prostitution and Exiting from it: A Qualitative Study by Nastern Zamardian, Hossein Akbari

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Penerapan Tangga Nada Pentatonis dalam Penciptaan Musik Gavotte untuk Kuartet Gitar by Haris Natanael Sutaryo, Tri Wahyu Widodo, Mahardika Kusumo Simbolon

“…The music creation method consists of three steps, namely, the process of class action, exploration, and socialization. Research in creating this musical work is used as a learning model for guitar practice. …”
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Middle-aged and older people with urgent, unaware, and unmet mental health care needs: Practitioners’ viewpoints from outside the formal mental health care system by Akinori Takase, Yuki Matoba, Tsutomu Taga, Kae Ito, Tsuyoshi Okamura

“…The interviews were conducted by an interdisciplinary team, which comprised a psychiatrist, a public health nurse from a non-profit organization, and a Buddhist priest as well as a social researcher to cover the broader unmet health care needs, such as physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs. …”
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