Dynamic Evolution and Transformative Trends in the Consumer Market: A Technology Paradox Perspective
Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The consumer market is defined by tensions arising from the clash between technological advancement and consumer psychology. Current research lacks a unifying framework to explain these contradictions. Addressing this gap, we introduce a conceptual model based on technology paradox theory, which maps the dynamic process from antecedents ...
Chanaka Jayawardhena +3 more
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Religious orientation, mental health and culture : conceptual and empirical perspectives [PDF]
, 2010 This special edition of Mental Health, Religion and Culture brings together thirteen original empirical studies that employ theories and measures based on the notion of ‘religious orientation’.
Francis, Leslie J. +2 more
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Freedom of Scientific Inquiry and Democracy. A Systems‐Theoretical Approach
Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The article examines the relationship between democracy and one of its inherent features: freedom of scientific inquiry—a multi‐layered concept closely intertwined with the broader notion of academic freedom—both of which are increasingly under threat worldwide. The paper advocates for the use of Luhmann's theoretical framework to analyse this
Krešimir Žažar, Steffen Roth
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Can theosis deradicalize Christian fundamentalism?
Cogent Arts & Humanities, 2023 There has been a lot of concerns about the rise of fundamentalism in Christianity lately, especially since the January 6 Capitol Hill storming, that many see as the line in the sand as far as far-right is concerned. Consequently, the need to deradicalize
Aristo Purboadji
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The Power Paradox in Muslim Women’s Majales: North-West Pakistani Mourning Rituals as Sites of Contestation over Religious Politics, Ethnicity, and Gender [PDF]
, 1998 During revolutions, rebellions, and movements, women are often called on to serve contradictory roles. They are asked to perform workpolitical, communicative, networking, recruiting, military, manual - that generally goes beyond the society\u27s usual ...
Hegland, Mary E.
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Collaborating in future states—Contextual instability, paradigmatic remaking, and public policy
Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract Collaboration is ubiquitous in public policy life, with its presence and profile determined by prevailing governance conditions. Commitments to globalisation and marketisation in the latter part of the 20th century marked the onset of an era defined by collaboration, between and across tiers and spheres of government, with non‐state actors ...
Helen Sullivan
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Religious fundamentalism: Aspects of a comparative framework of understanding
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2006 The article presents the outline of a comparative framework for the understanding of religious fundamentalism. The argument is developed around the interrelated aspects of macro-historical religious context, socio-religious context, and the context of ...
J S Kr�ger
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A New Theory for Battle Landscapes - Toward An Interpretive Future [PDF]
, 2013 There\u27s a misunderstanding. The misunderstanding has been long and deep. It goes something like this: Your crusade to destroy the current practice of military history on battlefields is a form of fundamentalism just like the supposed fundamentalism of
Rudy, John M.
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Turning to God in the Face of Ostracism: Effects of Social Exclusion on Religiousness [PDF]
, 2010 The present research proposes that individuals who are socially excluded can turn to religion to cope with the experience. Empirical studies conducted to test this hypothesis consistently found that socially excluded persons reported (a) significantly ...
Allport, G.W. +18 more
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