“I'm a Good Guy Who Deserves Better, Yet Nobody Wants to Give me Better”: The Accounts of Nice Guys
Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.Within Western popular culture and online discourse, a “Nice Guy” is someone who enacts niceness for which they believe they are owed, deserving of, or entitled to something in return—especially the romantic or sexual attention of women. In this study, we examine the use of accounts in personal narratives told in an anonymous online discussion forum ...
Brooke Weinmann, Dennis D. Waskul
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Formation of Distance‐Based Orientation: Political Identity through Relational Positioning in Israel
Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.Distance‐based orientation describes how pejorative labels may serve as anchor points for political identity. Existing research on political labeling has largely emphasized stigmatization, overlooking how labels may acquire durability and orienting capacity without losing pejorative force. Drawing on publicly circulating discourse, we trace positioning
Tammar Friedman, Asaf Saadon
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The issue of fighting illegal trafficking in weapons and ammunition in modern conditions
Известия высших учебных заведений. Поволжский регион: Общественные наукиBackground. Issues of combating illicit trafficking in weapons are regulated by Article 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. It should be noted that this area in the work of the internal affairs bodies is one of the priority areas, because.
D.V. Frolov
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Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons Program and Implications for US National Security. [PDF]
, 2010 This article analyzes Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program and the characteristics of the environment in which the program is nested. These characteristics include Pakistan’s history of internal and external instability; nuclear saber rattling during ...
Tkacik, Michael
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Assessing Capability Complexity Using Enterprise Architecture Framework
Systems Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study proposes a structured and quantitative methodology to evaluate the holistic complexity of system‐of‐systems (SoSs), employing the Zachman Architecture Framework (ZAF) as its foundational analytical tool. A five‐phase analytical procedure is developed and empirically validated, encompassing: (1) refinement of complexity measures, (2)
Javad Bakhshi, Mahmoud Efatmaneshnik
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The Gdańsk Landsknechts in the second half of the 16th century and their arms and armour
Fasciculi Archaeologiae Historicae, 2000 ...
Marek Plewczyński
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Savremeno naoružanje i vojna oprema za broj 1-2006 / Modern weapons and military equipment for issue 1-2006 / Современное вооружение и военное оборудование за но. 1-2006 [PDF]
Vojnotehnički Glasnik, 2006 Perspektiva vođenih artiljerijskih projektila; Sistem PVO SPADA-2000; Sistem za prognozu vremena na bojištu TacSAS; Prvi slovački NATO kompatibilni avioni MiG-29; Streljaško naoružanje – stanje i trendovi; Bezbedni komunikacioni sistem SECOQC; Izviđački ...
Mirko Krbavac
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Den attendance by Arctic foxes experiencing 10 years of increasing tourism
Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Wildlife tourism is a growing industry, and an increasing number of people seek to observe and interact with wild animals in their natural surroundings. In Iceland, the native Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus is widespread and has been under heavy hunting pressure for centuries.
Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir +2 more
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September 11: Symbolism And Responses To 9/11 [PDF]
, 2003 Professors Hopkins and Hopkins review the impact of 9/11 as a symbol in American politics. Following the terrorist attacks, 9/11 became a simple reference condensing wide-ranging events and emotions. Various interpretations emerged about what caused 9/
Hopkins, M. R., Hopkins, Raymond F.
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Dangerous Deference: What the British Public Think about Civil‐Military Relations
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Accepted norms of democratic civil‐military relations aver, regarding the use of force, that military officers may not substitute civilians’ judgement with their own and that civilians should not follow their guidance blindly. These theories often rest on the presumption that three critical actors—government, armed forces, and the public ...
David Blagden +2 more
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