Using data from three waves of Add Health we find that, consistent with theoretical expectations, being very attractive reduces a young adult’s (ages 18-26) propensity for criminal activity and being unattractive increases it. A variety of tests suggest that this result is not likely because beauty is acting as a proxy for socioeconomic status, although we cannot rule out the possibility that s...

The object of the investigation are X-phemisms (euphemisms or/and dysphemisms), i. e. units affective semantics and polite communication. Euphemisms dysphemisms that make evaluative judgements stance taking possible treated dialectically, as variants a naming in/through its contextual ambivalence relativity (relationality). evidential base research builds on findings theoretical analysis empiri...

“Ugly food” refers to agricultural products that are discarded because their appearance is not attractive, even though nutritional content unaffected. In this study, protection motivation theory (PMT) was applied analyze whether an individual’s awareness of food waste problems affects “ugly purchase intention. Hence, the relationships between problems, threat appraisal (severity and vulnerabili...

This study aims to examine the euphemisms employed by three Pakistani English-language newspapers, namely Dawn, The Express Tribune, and News International. also identify types functions of in English language newspapers. For this purpose, Random-sampling model was deployed select newspapers published Furthermore, purposive sampling is adopted make decision regarding selected 15 headlines posse...

Antioxidants refer to the molecules that react with oxy radicals not only to delay their function, but also to neutralize them and subsequently reduce oxidative stress and protect us from diseases state. Despite our own endogenous response, several factors contribute to diminish our self-defense mechanism resulting in loss of control in preventing ourselves from free radical damage. Antioxidant...

According to age studies expert Margaret Morganroth Gullette (2004) the social ideology of ageing as decline—and concomitant anxiety—is affecting people increasingly early on in their lives. A linguistic way coping is through minimising threatening impact words. This paper focuses how life course scholars apply euphemisms refer age-related identities and issues. Additionally, background our inq...