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“Don't eat that, you'll get fat!” Exploring how parents and children conceptualise and frame messages about the causes and consequences of obesity

Thomas, Samantha L.; Olds, Timothy; Pettigrew, Simone; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 119 (2014) C, pp. 114-122

Family interactions about weight and health take place against the backdrop of the wider social discourse relating to the obesity epidemic. Parents (and children) negotiate complex and often contradictory messages in constructing a set of beliefs and practices around obesity and weight...

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Child marriage prevention in Amhara Region, Ethiopia: Association of communication exposure and social influence with parents/guardians' knowledge and attitudes

Gage, Anastasia J. - In: Social Science & Medicine 97 (2013) C, pp. 124-133

logistic regression models, this paper examined the associations of communication exposure and measures of social influence … interpersonal communication exposure were positively associated with all outcomes. The influence of communication exposure on … marriage, normative beliefs and perceived benefits of delayed marriage were at least as important as communication exposure for …

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Idioms of distress, ethnopsychology, and the clinical encounter in Haiti's Central Plateau

Keys, Hunter M.; Kaiser, Bonnie N.; Kohrt, Brandon A.; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 75 (2012) 3, pp. 555-564

map idioms of distress onto Haitian ethnopsychologies in a way that promotes improved communication between lay persons …

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Effective virtual teams for new product development

Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Rashid, Abdul; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

At present, the existing literature shows that the factors which influence the effectiveness of virtual teams for new product development are still ambiguous. To address this problem, a research design was developed, which includes detailed literature review, preliminary model and field survey....

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Employee engagement practices in private hospitals: a cross sectional study in mayiladuthurai

Swaminathan, J.; Gowrishankar, U - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

Employee Engagement has become a hot topic in the world of human resources management.Employee Engagement is a state of emotional and intellectual involvement that employees have in an organization. The private hospitals in India have become the happening industry. The corporate culture has...

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Networks information in the civil wars

Estrada, Fernando - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

The aim of this paper is to interpret the relationships between information networks and the civil wars (Colombia). Over a period of paramilitary violence networks of informants were used with a strategic purpose. In fact, the paramilitaries were preparing each slaughter counting information...

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Global communication as a result of globalization and informatization

Soproni, Luminita; Horga, Ioan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

communication; these forces have already caused changes in some industries, policies, cultures and societies. Societies and … communities must take part in this new global communication as they have no other choice; although, their way of participation … communication system which is dominated by a small number of very powerful transnational companies. Until now, the companies from …

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