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Selection pressure and organizational cognition: implications for the social determinants of health [PDF]
, 2001 We model the effects of Schumperterian 'selecton pressures' -- in particular Apartheid and the neoliberal 'market economy' -- on organizational cognition in minority communities, given the special role of culture in human biology.
Rodrick Wallace
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Do Data from Large Personal Networks Support Cultural Evolutionary Ideas about Kin and Fertility?
Social Sciences, 2021 The fertility decline associated with economic development has been attributed to a host of interrelated causes including the rising costs of children with industrialization, and shifts in family structure.
Gert Stulp, Louise Barrett
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'Giving' in to Social Pressure [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2015 We develop a theory of charitable giving in which donors feel social pressure from a direct solicitation. We show that equilibrium donations are concentrated around a social norm. Despite a higher level of the public good, relatively poor and/or low altruism givers fare worse under social pressure and would avoid the solicitor at a cost.
Name-Correa, AJ, Yildirim, H
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Between hope and fear: Anthropological analysis of the Revelation to John [PDF]
Glasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANU, 2019 On the basis of structuralist interpretations of religious narratives, the text offers an analysis of the messages contained in the Apocalypse, determined by the preteristic approach and the value of those messages for the original context in ...
Tomašević Milan
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Social Risks as the Source of Threats and Concerns: The Survey in the Czech Republic
Societies, 2021 The object of this research was to determine the subjective recognized social threats in the context of contemporary society. Given the growing number of people who feel threatened by certain social threats, there is a presumption that the risk is real ...
Ludmila Siarda Trochtová +2 more
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No Fans–No Pressure: Referees in Professional Football During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2021 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, European elite football (a.k.a. soccer) leagues played the remaining season 2019/20 without or strongly limited attendance of supporters (i.e., “ghost games”).
Michael Christian Leitner +3 more
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Social factors affecting women's tendency to body management in Qom [PDF]
Taḥqīqāt-i Farhangī-i Īrān, 2020 The present study aimed to investigate the effect of social factors on women’s Body Management in Qom. The theoretical framework was based on various theories by Giddens, Goffman, Nan Lane, Cooley, and Homans. This study was based on a survey design, and
A. Babaiefard, T. Yoosefifar, Z. Amjadi
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Favoritism Under Social Pressure [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2001 This paper is concerned with the effect of nonmonetary incentives on behavior, in particular with the study of social pressure as a determinant of corruption. We offer empirical evidence that shows how professional soccer referees favor home teams in order to satisfy the crowds in the stadium. Referees have discretion over the addition of extra time at
Luis Garicano +2 more
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Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2020 Sanctions are measures that are used by international or regional organizations against the countries breaching membership principles. As the economic, material or legal sanctions have limited impact to redress breaches of membership principles, social ...
Diğdem SOYALTIN COLELLA
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Cover-up or true? does CSR disclosure really contribute to corporate environmental performance?
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023 Do companies disclose their environmental social responsibility to demonstrate their good environmental performance or to cover up their poor environmental performance?
Feifei Yun, Tian Lan, Yu Chen
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