This article explores the evolution of homogeneity within personal networks in France over time and across several relational contexts, using two cross-sectional surveys conducted 2001 (n = 399) 2017 663). Personal have changed relatively little overall, but with a tendency toward more among most educated, 26–45 61−75 year-olds, singles, childless individuals. Differences rates network are only...

I examine here the role of anthropology in decolonizing narratives personal identity, taking my own story as an example. reflect on different aspects decolonization between east and west: that racialized identities national contexts; disciplinary contrasts European American anthropology; eastern western Europe. Drawing Ingold’s notion commoning, discuss practices through teaching anthropologica...

Psychoanalysts since Sigmund Freud have tried to discuss the role of religion in modern societies. Freud himself saw religion as an illusion which had struck neurotics, while Slavoj Žižek viewed it as some sort of “perversion” which functioned in the cycle of law-transgression. In this essay, I dig into these theories to uncover traces of Lutheran interpretations of Paul’s words on the Jewish l...

This paper examines the existing literature on relationship between religion and populism, is intended as a starting point for further examination of relationships religion, emotions. systematically reviews various aspects populist phenomenon. After discussion different definitions this looks at how discusses causes mainly socio-economic factors emotive factors. Then it populism interact can be...

The aim of this paper is to present a formal semantics inspired by the notion of Mental Imagery, largely researched in Cognitive Science and Experimental Psychology, that grasps the full significance of the concept of context. The outcomes presented here are considered important for both the Knowledge Representation and Philosophy of Language communities for two reasons. Firstly, the semantics ...

This paper contributes to the recent debates and emerging concepts in the international business literature by applying a social-institutionalist perspective that focuses on the processes of institution building in ventures between Western multinational corporations and post-socialist enterprises. It is argued that the knowledge and learning processes within these transnational sites are consti...

Some problems of resource distribution can be solved on equal terms only by taking turns. We presented such a problem to 168 pairs of 5- to 10-year-old children from one Western and two non-Western societies (German, Samburu, Kikuyu). Almost all German pairs solved the problem by taking turns immediately, resulting in an equal distribution of resources throughout the game. In the other groups, ...

Recent literature has shown that power enhances happiness in the Western context. However, it is likely that this may only hold true in cultures that promote independent and autonomous expression of self. For those in collectivist contexts, it is argued that power could reduce happiness since power can thwart them from achieving relationship harmony. The current paper presents research on the p...