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  • Civil and Uncivil Violence in Lebanon: A History of the Internationalization of Communal Conflict 
    Khalaf, Samir (Columbia University Press, )
  • Civil society in North-South relations. The case of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. A view from South 
    Hanafi S. (, 2005)
    This article aims to review some responses to human rights issues in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership from a Southern perspective. The term Southern actors in this article refers mainly to actors within the Arab sphere, ...
  • Comparing Media from Around the World 
    Dajani, Nabil; McKenzie, Robert; Ian Weber (Pearson, )
  • Complex entanglements: Moving from policy to public sociology in the Arab world 
    Hanafi, Sari (SAGE Publications, 2018-03)
    In this article, the author surveys his own career to illustrate some of the dilemmas of research, especially when it assumes a critical and public face. He shows how his work on Palestinian refugees, their socioeconomic ...
  • Contextualism as an important facet of individualism-collectivism: Personhood beliefs across 37 national groups 
    Owe E.; Vignoles V.L.; Becker M.; Brown R.; Smith P.B.; Lee S.W.S.; Easterbrook M.; Gadre T.; Zhang X.; Gheorghiu M.; Baguma P.; Tatarko A.; Aldhafri S.; Zinkeng M.; Schwartz S.J.; Des Rosiers S.E.; Villamar J.A.; Mekonnen K.H.; Regalia C.; Manzi C.; Brambilla M.; Kusdil E.; Caglar S.; Gavreliuc A.; Martin M.; Jianxin Z.; Lv S.; Fischer R.; Milfont T.L.; Torres A.; Camino L.; Kreuzbauer R.; Gausel N.; Buitendach J.H.; Lemos F.C.S.; Fritsche I.; Moller B.; Harb C.; Valk A.; Espinosa A.; Jaafar J.L.; Yuki M.; Ferreira M.C.; Chobthamkit P.; Fulop M.; Chybicka A.; Wang Q.; Bond M.H.; Gonzalez R.; Didier N.; Carrasco D.; Cadena M.P.; Lay S.; Gardarsdottir R.B.; Nizharadze G.; Pyszczynski T.; Kesebir P.; Herman G.; de Sauvage I.; Courtois M.; Bourguignon D.; Ozgen E.; Guner U.E.; Yamakoglu N.; Abuhamdeh S.; Mogaji A.; Macapagal M.E.J.; Koller S.H.; Amponsah B.; Misra G.; Kapur P.; Vargas Trujillo E.; Balanta P.; Cendales Ayala B.; Schweiger Gallo I.; Prieto Gil P.; Clemares R.L.; Campara G.; Jalal B. (THOUSAND OAKS2455 TELLER RD, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320 USA, 2013)
    Beliefs about personhood are understood to be a defining feature of individualism-collectivism (I-C), but they have been insufficiently explored, given the emphasis of research on values and self-construals. We propose the ...
  • Crossing Borders, Shifting Boundaries: Palestinian Dilemmas 
    Hanafi, Sari (American University in Cairo Press, )
  • Cultural appropriateness of the family assessment device (FAD) in the case of ethnic Armenian adolescents in Lebanon 
    Kazarian S.S. (LONDON1 OLIVERS YARD, 55 CITY ROAD, LONDON EC1Y 1SP, ENGLAND, 2010)
    Background: The purpose of this study is to report on the cultural appropriateness of the 60-item Armenian version of the Family Assessment Device (FAD) among ethnic Armenian adolescents in the ethnically and religiously ...
  • Cultural Bases for Self-Evaluation: Seeing Oneself Positively in Different Cultural Contexts 
    Becker M.; Vignoles V.L.; Owe E.; Easterbrook M.J.; Brown R.; Smith P.B.; Bond M.H.; Regalia C.; Manzi C.; Brambilla M.; Aldhafri S.; Gonzalez R.; Carrasco D.; Paz Cadena M.; Lay S.; Schweiger Gallo I.; Torres A.; Camino L.; Ozgen E.; Guner U.E.; Yamakoglu N.; Silveira Lemos F.C.; Trujillo E.V.; Balanta P.; Macapagal M.E.J.; Cristina Ferreira M.; Herman G.; de Sauvage I.; Bourguignon D.; Wang Q.; Fulop M.; Harb C.; Chybicka A.; Mekonnen K.H.; Martin M.; Nizharadze G.; Gavreliuc A.; Buitendach J.; Valk A.; Koller S.H. (SAGE Publications Inc.; THOUSAND OAKS2455 TELLER RD, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320 USA, 2014)
    Several theories propose that self-esteem, or positive self-regard, results from fulfilling the value priorities of one's surrounding culture. Yet, surprisingly little evidence exists for this assertion, and theories differ ...
  • Cultural beliefs that may discourage breastfeeding among Lebanese women: A qualitative analysis 
    Osman H.; El Zein L.; Wick L. (, 2009)
    Background: Although the health benefits of breastfeeding are well established, early introduction of formula remains a common practice. Cultural beliefs and practices can have an important impact on breastfeeding. This ...
  • Cultural difference or cultural hegemony? Contextualizing the danish cartoon controversy within migration spaces 
    Hanafi S. (, 2009)
    This article will argue that the growing polarization between what is perceived as Western society and Muslim 'communities' can neither be analyzed as a clash between identities nor as a reflection of cultural differences. ...
  • Cultural Resistance: Global and Local Encounters in the Middle East 
    Khalaf, Samir (Saqi Books, )
  • Culture and the distinctiveness motive: Constructing identity in individualistic and collectivistic contexts 
    Becker M.; Vignoles V.L.; Owe E.; Brown R.; Smith P.B.; Easterbrook M.; Herman G.; De Sauvage I.; Bourguignon D.; Torres A.; Camino L.; Lemos F.C.S.; Ferreira M.S.; Koller S.H.; Gonzalez R.; Carrasco D.; Cadena M.; Lay S.; Wang Q.; Bond M.; Trujillo E.; Balanta P.; Valk A.; Mekonnen K.H.; Nizharadze G.; Fulop M.; Regalia C.; Manzi C.; Brambilla M.; Harb C.; Aldhafri S.; Martin M.; Macapagal M.E.J.; Chybicka A.; Gavreliuc A.; Buitendach J.; Gallo I.; Ozgen E.; Ganer U.E.; Yamakoglu N. (WASHINGTON750 FIRST ST NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20002-4242 USA, 2012)
    The motive to attain a distinctive identity is sometimes thought to be stronger in, or even specific to, those socialized into individualistic cultures. Using data from 4,751 participants in 21 cultural groups (18 nations ...
  • Culture-level dimensions of social axioms and their correlates across 41 cultures 
    Bond M.H.; Leung K.; Au A.; Tong K.-K.; De Carrasquel S.R.; Murakami F.; Yamaguchi S.; Bierbrauer G.; Singelis T.M.; Broer M.; Boen F.; Lambert S.M.; Ferreira M.C.; Noels K.A.; Van Bavel J.; Safdar S.; Zhang J.; Chen L.; Solcova I.; Stetovska I.; Niit T.; Niit K.-K.; Hurme H.; Boling M.; Franchi V.; Magradze G.; Javakhishvili N.; Boehnke K.; Klinger E.; Huang X.; Fulop M.; Berkics M.; Panagiotopoulou P.; Sriram S.; Chaudhary N.; Ghosh A.; Vohra N.; Iqbal D.F.; Kurman J.; Thein R.D.; Comunian A.L.; Son K.A.; Austers I.; Harb C.; Odusanya J.O.T.; Ahmed Z.A.; Ismail R.; Van De Vijver F.; Ward C.; Mogaji A.; Sam D.L.; Khan M.J.Z.; Cabanillas W.E.; Sycip L.; Neto F.; Cabecinhas R.; Xavier P.; Dinca M.; Lebedeva N.; Viskochil A.; Ponomareva O.; Burgess S.M.; Oceja L.; Campo S.; Hwang K.-K.; D'Souza J.B.; Ataca B.; Furnham A.; Lewis J.R. (THOUSAND OAKS2455 TELLER RD, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320 USA, 2004)
    Leung and colleagues have revealed a five-dimensional structure of social axioms across individuals from five cultural groups. The present research was designed to reveal the culture level factor structure of social axioms ...
  • Developing an appropriate psychology through culturally sensitive research practices in the Arabic-speaking world: A content analysis of psychological research published between 1950 and 2004 
    Zebian S.; Alamuddin R.; Maalouf M.; Chatila Y. (THOUSAND OAKS2455 TELLER RD, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320 USA, 2007)
    Contemporary psychologists in the Arabic-speaking world remain deeply concerned with many of the same foundational issues that have impeded the development of sustainable research traditions since at least the 1950s. As a ...
  • Endocannabinoids and exercise 
    Dietrich A.; McDaniel W.F. (LONDONBRITISH MED ASSOC HOUSE, TAVISTOCK SQUARE, LONDON WC1H 9JR, ENGLAND, 2004)
    Exercise induces changes in mental status, particularly analgesia, sedation, anxiolysis, and a sense of wellbeing. The mechanisms underlying these changes remain unknown. Recent findings show that exercise increases serum ...
  • Endurance exercise selectively impairs prefrontal-dependent cognition 
    Dietrich A.; Sparling P.B. (SAN DIEGO525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA, 2004)
    Two experiments are reported that examine the possibility that exercise selectively influences different types of cognition. To our knowledge, these experiments represent the first attempt to study higher-cognitive processes ...
  • Experiences of a support group for interns in the setting of war and political turmoil 
    El Jamil F.; Hamadeh G.N.; Osman H. (LEAWOOD11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, STE 540, LEAWOOD, KS 66207 USA, 2007)
    Background and Objectives: Intern support groups have been instituted in many residency programs to improve resident well-being. In this article, we discuss the themes that emerged in intern support group meetings in a ...
  • Explaining spacio-cide in the Palestinian territory: Colonization, separation, and state of exception 
    Hanafi, Sari (SAGE Publications, 2013-03)
    This article argues that the Israeli colonial project is 'spacio-cidal' (as opposed to genocidal) in that it targets land for the purpose of rendering inevitable the 'voluntary' transfer of the Palestinian population ...
  • Family functioning, cultural orientation, and psychological well-being among university students in Lebanon 
    Kazarian S.S. (WASHINGTON1319 EIGHTEENTH ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-1802 USA, 2005)
    The author examined the relationship between perceived family functioning, the cultural orientations of horizontal and vertical individualism and collectivism, and psychological well-being in a group of 182 university ...
  • Female Sri Lankan domestic workers in Lebanon: A case of 'contract slavery'? 
    Jureidini R.; Moukarbel N. (BASINGSTOKERANKINE RD, BASINGSTOKE RG24 8PR, HANTS, ENGLAND, 2004)
    Since the early 1990s, there has been a large influx of Sri Lankan women into Lebanon, serving primarily as domestic labour in private households. The Sri Lankan government, as with other countries, has actively encouraged ...

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