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Family educational traditions in the projection of linguistic and cultural analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
У статті йде мова, що у час прискореного ритму сучасного життя й водночас відродження інтересу до особистості як носія складного внутрішнього світу, її унікальності й цінності надзвичайної ваги набуває pодинна педагогiка.
Семеног, Олена Миколаївна
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The Art of Community: Creativity at the Crossroads of Immigrant Cultures and Social Services [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
These are case studies that give credance to the belief that respect for one's own artistic traditions is critical to the acculturation process. The essays contained here offer clear and shining examples of how paying attention to culture and creativity ...
Amy Skillman   +5 more
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A Matter of Survival: Volunteering [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
This monograph documents the rich traditions of self-help and civic engagement that are found in America's "tough" communities -- communities most often found in the inner city, where resources are scarce and where it is difficult to live and to raise a ...

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The Role of Religious Norms in the Formation of Legal Systems: The Theological Foundations of Law in Different World Religions [PDF]

open access: yesPharos Journal of Theology
This study examines the impact of religious norms on the development of legal systems, concentrating on the theological foundations of law in major world religions, including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism.
Andrejs Vilks   +2 more
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Adolescent Virginity Pledges in the United States [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This paper presents a brief history of teen-focused abstinence groups and virginity pledge traditions. It then examines the various meanings virginity pledges have for the adolescents who take them.
Hickey, Audrey
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Religious education in the experience of young people from mixed-faith families [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
On the basis of recent ethnographic study at the University of Warwick of the religious identity formation of young people in ‘mixed-faith’ families, this article focuses on their (and their parents’) experiences and perceptions of religious education ...
Arweck E.   +21 more
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Evaluation of Indigenous Cultural Practices that Affect Resistance of the Family Unit in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

open access: yesE-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
The objective of this study was to assess the impact of indigenous cultural practices on the resilience of families in Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition to analyzing the degradation of these behaviors and the increase in single parenthood in the region ...
Gbenga Michael Adeyeye
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Connected to Give: Faith Communities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This is the third report in the "Connected to Give" series, and compares the relationship between the charitable giving behavior of American's from a variety of backgrounds, including their key demographics; an examination their motivations for giving ...
Amir D. Hayat   +3 more
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Interrelation of Traditions and Innovations in the Light of the Problems of Modernity

open access: yesСоциологическая наука и социальная практика, 2017
The priorities of modernization and innovative development should not obscure the existential significance of traditions as another, no less important aspect of social life.
Alexander B. Veber
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