Social Change
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Socio-demographic correlates of fear of crime and the social context of contemporary urban China.

30 Aug 2009 Previous research in the West has established major socio-demographic correlates of fear of crime. The interpretation of these correlates is typically based on the concept of physical or social vulnerability of individuals. These correlates are ... Read more...

Heartache of the state, enemy of the self: bipolar disorder and cultural change in urban China.

30 Aug 2009 Past works in anthropology and psychology have described the Chinese orientation toward life as situation-centered with an external locus of control. This model has also been applied to the understanding of affect disorders in China--depressive ... Read more...

Inequality, discrimination, and the power of the status quo: Direct evidence for a motivation to see the way things are as the way they should be.

30 Aug 2009 How powerful is the status quo in determining people's social ideals? The authors propose (a) that people engage in injunctification, that is, a motivated tendency to construe the current status quo as the most desirable and reasonable state of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Social Change'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The end of a decade: challenges for a changing world. 29 Sep 2009
• Against the tide of change: diet and health in the Pacific islands. 29 Sep 2009
• Socio-demographic correlates of fear of crime and the social context of contemporary urban China. 30 Aug 2009
• [Managing change among nations for better health] 30 Aug 2009
• Heartache of the state, enemy of the self: bipolar disorder and cultural change in urban China. 30 Aug 2009
• African American men and mental health: is the climate changing? 30 Aug 2009
• Inequality, discrimination, and the power of the status quo: Direct evidence for a motivation to see the way things are as the way they should be. 30 Aug 2009
• Scaling laws between population and facility densities. 10 Aug 2009
• Epidemiology of epilepsy: prevalence, impact, comorbidity and disparities. 30 Jul 2009
• Internet interaction: the effects on patients' lives and analytic process. Panel report. 30 Jul 2009
• Prevention of intellectual and developmental disabilities. 30 Jul 2009
• Reproductive health in Malta. 30 Jul 2009
• Modernising Medical Careers: impact on training in a district general hospital. 30 Jul 2009
• Risk factors for suicide in Hungary: a case-control study. 26 Jul 2009
• Aligning identities, emotions, and beliefs to create commitment to sustainable social and political action. 19 Jul 2009
• Why marriage matters. 11 Jul 2009
• Targeting capital: A cultural economy approach to understanding the efficacy of two anti-genetic engineering movements. 29 Jun 2009
• Trends that will affect your future ... The illness profit industry and national security. 29 Jun 2009
• Genius. 29 Jun 2009
• The power of silver: age and identity politics in the 21st century. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Social Change'

Definition: Social process whereby the values, attitudes, or institutions of society, such as education, family, religion, and industry become modified. It includes both the natural process and action programs initiated by members of the community.

Descriptor UI: D012922

Alternative terms: Social Change; Change, Social; Changes, Social; Social Changes; Social Impact; Impact, Social; Impacts, Social; Social Impacts; Modernization; Social Development; Development, Social; Developments, Social; Social Developments; Community Development; Community Developments; Development, Community; Developments, Community; Development Plans; Development Plan; Plan, Development; Plans, Development;

Allowable Qualifiers: history;

Tree Number: I01.880.526; N01.824.737;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: specify geog if pertinent