... from Hofstede’s six-dimension national culture index, and the measure of cultural tightness, based on the three tightness–looseness indexes calculated by Irem Uz (2015) and their interaction – on the changes in the prevalence rate (ΔPR) and crude mortality rate (ΔCMR) and case fatality rate (CFR) while...

... purposes. However, trying to identify an invariably large number of potential determinants of moral reasoning within a culture would be an impossible task without a theoretical basis upon which to focus research. Geert Hofstede’s seminal research on dimensions of national cultures and their effects...

... provision which, independent analysis has shown, have disproportionately impacted on women rather than men. Work‐life balance Economic crisis Austerity Reconciliation policy Gender United Kingdom Quality of life National cultures Europe Australia Work‐life balance has become increasingly...

...‐Escobedo can be contacted at: psanchez@uady.mx © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Mexico Education policy Education colleges Teachers Curricula National cultures Social action Participants were 193 in training teachers in the last semester of study from the four normal schools...

... of a “democratic canon”, which in Denmark was proposed in 2006 by the historian Ove Korsgaard as an alternative to the “national cultural canon”, which had been presented by Minister of Cultural Affairs, Brian Mikkelsen, a year earlier. Korsgaard and supporters of democratism argue that in a modern multicultural...

... analytical perspective, focusing on generating voluntary association typologies that stress different modes of action and the changes in them over time. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Citizenship Citizen participation National cultures Society Language Sociology...

... per cent, leading the decline, while rates in Asia and Africa reportedly fell by 3 and 8.4 per cent [1]. International law South America Children (age groups) Labour utilization National cultures © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Jennie Gamlin can be contacted...

... brought about by the country's rapid and accelerating economic success. United Arab Emirates Employment National cultures Social capital © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Jasim Al‐Ali can be contacted at: jassim_al_ali@hotmail.com Emiratisation, as a focused social...

... is useful for policy makers, practitioners and others concerned with the occurrence of international adoption and its potential consequences. National cultures Globalization Information media Social justice Children (kimship) Family The adoption literature reflects little input by sociologists...

... afforded to the capital city of Cardiff within a re‐imagining of the nation and the national game. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Sports Communities National cultures Communities Wales Wales has always been now. The Welsh as a people have lived by making and remaking...

... and governmentality have so far only been applied to developed or Western nations. This paper uses these concepts to provide a critical account of an important social issue in developing nations. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 National cultures India Social policy India has spent...

... Social change Social values National cultures This paper evaluates the values of university students in the United Arab Emirates so as to explore the inter‐relationships between modernisation and traditionalism in this country. Values provide a lens through which individuals and societies can...

... Israel National cultures Birth rate © MCB UP Limited 2003 ...

... France Immigrants Africa National cultures Employment Women Volume 22 Number 1/2/3 2002 75 Culture on the Weekend: Maghrebin Women s Adaptation in France by Caitlin Killian, Drew University, USA Abstract Immigration provides a rich opportunity for examining how cultural repertoires are affected...

... and influenced by the dominance of social parties in Israel. Israel Social economics National cultures Volume 21 Number 11/12 2001 1 Between Individualism and Collectivism: The Case of a Middle Class Neighbourhood in Israel by Daphna Birenbaum-Carmeli, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Studies...

... National cultures USA Legal matters International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 116 New Developments Concerning Nation Origin Discrimination by Hong-Wei Wang and Brian H. Kleiner Introduction Income inequalities exist everywhere in the world in part due to employment discrimination. Generally...

... a brief overview of each paper and summarizes the findings of the conference as “women in higher education all over the world – highly socially and cultural differentiated but equally positioned”. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Gender Higher education National cultures Volume 21 Number 1/2 2001 3...

... creative and theoretical research. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Israel Academic staff Gender Women National cultures International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 50 Women in Academe: The Israeli Case by Nina Toren Biographical Note Professor Nina Toren can be contacted at the School...

... 2000 Leadership Training National cultures Mauritius Volume 20 Number 8 2000 23 Leadership Training for Improved Quality in a Post-Colonial, Multicultural Society Patricia N. Day-Hookoomsing, Managing Director, CCL Management Consultants, Mauritius Abstract The implementation of dynamic...

..., and their resulting strategies. Compares how traders make economic decisions in a competitive environment. Considers economies of scale, ethnicity and localism as three important characteristics. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Streetvendors Vendors Turkey National cultures Local economy Economies of scale...