Religious and Socio-cultural Influences on the Pakistani Wedding Invitation

on translation of phatic communion and socio-cultural relationships between the characters of the novels

phatic communion is a cultural concept which differs across cultures. according to hofstede (2001), the u.s. tends to have individualistic culture; however, asian countries tend to have collectivistic cultures. these cultures view phatic communion differently. in individualistic cultures like u.s., phatic communion reflects speakers’ socio-cultural relationships in conversations. to see whether...

Commentary: Religious, cultural and social influences on suicidal behaviour.

Suicide is a relatively rare but devastating event, which challenges clinicians, public health physicians and society. As it is a relatively rare event, comprehensive studies that identify effective preventive actions are uncommon. Suicide is known to be more common amongst men, those with chronic physical illnesses including uncontrolled pain, and those with mental illnesses. Life events, soci...

Socio-cultural influences on young people's sexual development.

Emerging evidence indicates that the mechanisms that create health (or ill health) at the population level exist at the intersection between the individual and more "upstream" forces that shape our social contexts. To investigate this proposition, we collected detailed descriptions of youth's perceptions about the socio-cultural and other structural aspects of their contexts that shape their se...

Bangladeshi diaspora in the UK: some observations on socio-cultural dynamics, religious trends and transnational politics

the influence of social and cultural capital on efl students critical thinking skills

the major aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between social and cultural capital and efl students’ critical thinking skills. this study takes this relationship in to account to see if people with different sociocultural status are different regarding their critical thinking skills. to this end, 160 university students majoring in english language and literature, english trans...