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The belief in occult forces is still deeply rooted in many African societies, regardless of education, religion, and …'éducation, de la religion, et la classe sociale des personnes concernées. Selon de nombreux Africains son incidence est encore …
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This study reviews and evaluates the motives and incentives behind immigrants' religiosity, focusing on the two sides of the Atlantic - Europe and the United States. The contribution of the study is mainly empirical, trying to identify indicators for the type of incentive - whether immigrants'...
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The impact of occult belief on legitimacy of the state and on aid for democratization in Africa: Among politicians and development experts in Africa alike there is a growing awareness of the never decreasing importance of the belief in magic and witchcraft on political decision making since...
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suburbs. We find evidences of significant hiring discrimination against applicants of North African origin, regardless of … their religious closenesses and against applicants signaling closeness to the Muslim religion, regardless of their national …
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Jordan. Using a simple sharing experiment, we find only a small degree of out-group discrimination. However, Jordanian …We measure the prevalence of discrimination between Jordanian host and Syrian refugee children attending school in …'s degree of out-group discrimination, particularly among Syrian refugee children, suggesting that discriminatory preferences …
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community. Due to hard times, wars, discrimination, they had to leave the country for a better life, thus, their number …
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This paper analyzes the contribution of youth's different time allocations to positive behaviours in exchanges. Psychologists highlight that time spent within voluntary organizations fosters positive development. The paper aims at deepening the knowledge of the psychological bases of the...
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We analyze the intergenerational transmission of the strength of religion focusing on the interplay between family and …
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In this research paper the main focus is on religion and how it is influenced by income and education level, how people … from different social classes look at religion nowadays. It is a known fact that our income, our education will influence … our opinion regarding religion and I analyzed these aspects using a survey carried out by Gallup International for 2014 …
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The literature on the economics of religion finds that increased religious participation or religious density is … risky behaviors. The literature suggests that this relationship is causal, and that the gains from religion often tend to be …. Will the positive outcomes associated with religion disappear as western societies become more secularized? …
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