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    200 small entrepreneurs of Ranchi‚ the capital city of Jharkhand‚ one of the lesser-developed states of India. The study involved a comparative measurement of levels of salient entrepreneurial traits and entrepreneurial success achieved by male and female entrepreneurs‚ examining links between these variables and socio-cultural factors like Caste‚ Religiosity‚ Family structure and Family support. The findings suggest that the socio-cultural factors definitely influence the entrepreneurial behaviour

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    possible relationships between these variables. First‚ within the Christian religion‚ the Ten Commandments forbid the worship of anyone other than God‚ and this suggests that there should be a negative relationship between celebrity worship and religiosity. Second‚ authors such as Giles (2000) and Jindra (1994) extended this idea by likening those who worship celebrities to those who engage in religious worship. Giles pointed to the devotion‚ bordering on reverence‚ with which some celebrities are

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    a strong positive relationship between religiosity and marital satisfaction. Neglected‚ however‚ are differences in satisfaction based on nominal religious motivation. The influence of religiosity on marital satisfaction was examined for 74 couples. Results indicate the higher the husband’s intrinsic religiosity‚ the higher the satisfaction for both partners. Wives’ satisfaction increased as they became more extrinsically motivated. Differences in religiosity significantly decreased satisfaction for

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      1. Non-religious belief systems Ideology‚ science‚ hegemony‚ pluralism‚ patriarchy‚ falsification theory and paradigms   2. Defining religion and measuring religiosity Substantive and functional definitions Giddens’ and Durkheim’s definitions Ways of measuring religiosity (attendance figures‚ the census) Problems of measurement - Davie.   3. Functionalism and religion Durkheim‚ Parsons‚ Malinowski‚ Bellah Religion as a conservative force   4. Marxism and religion Marx and Engels

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    outcome. Happy people develop ways in which they live well. (Cohn‚2009) Corrigan‚ J. (2000). The Satisfaction with Life Scale. The Center for Outcome Measurement in Brain Injury 15‚ 2010) This instrument was developed and used by Ed Diener and colleagues Crumbaugh‚ J. (1977). The Seeking of Noetic Goals Test. Retrieved from Mental Measurements Yearbook database. order to predict which patients will benefit most from therapy. (Crambaugh‚ 1977). This will change slightly as personality test scores

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    Sexual guilt refers to a feeling of grave responsibility and remorse associated with participation in‚ or even thoughts and fantasies about‚ sexual activity. Individuals who feel guilt related to sex‚ or particular sexual activity‚ generally believe that sex (or a specific sex act) is immoral‚ sinful‚ or unclean. The understanding of guilt associated with sexual activities began with the work of the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud (Better Sex.com‚ 2005). Regarding religious beliefs‚ Freud viewed

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    Prepared By: Muna Maayoof Student ID: 20043043 Submission Date: 17th of July 2011 Second Semester 11 08 Fall Effect of personal factors (Age‚ Gender‚ Education‚ Religion‚ and Governmental Experience) on ethical decision making in the kingdom of Bahrain Abstract This paper reports on a small-scale investigation of five relationships in business ethics. (1) Age‚ (2) Gender‚ (3) Education‚ (4) Religion‚ (5) Governmental Experience. This investigation is based on a respond from 40 employees

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    earned its ranking as one of few gay-friendly countries in the world. Of the 39 countries covered by a global survey‚ only 17 countries had majorities that accepted homosexuality‚ with the Philippines ranking at number 10 among the 17. Despite its religiosity‚ the Philippines is one of the countries in the world where the level of public "acceptance" of homosexuals is high‚ according to the results of the survey. The survey titled "The Global Divide on Homosexuality" conducted by the US-based Pew Research

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    There isn’t one part of the brain dedicated to processing the divine‚ as the pineal gland was once thought to be the seat of the soul. Instead‚ according to recent research‚ religiosity is dislocated and strung out along a neural network comprised of the frontal‚ parietal and temporal lobes. Decreased parietal lobe activity‚ for example‚ has been linked to some religious experiences‚ while the decision-making and social aspects

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    often work with clients to increase their well-being as well as to decrease their distress. One important aspect of well-being‚ highlighted particularly in humanistic theories of the counseling process‚ is perceived meaning in life. However‚ poor measurement

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