The possibilities and challenges of combining Christian Buddhist belonging, both the natal convert variety, have been discussed most often within paradigm dual or multiple religious belonging. In first section this article, I will critically discuss usefulness paradigm, especially with regard to appropriateness term "belonging," compared other terms such as "identity" "participation." second se...

The concept and realization of family gender issues in socialist Poland was generally a contested topic. had remained core institution society—and yet, it underwent significant transformation due to changing life-style models social expectations. In the late 1960s, crisis officially acknowledged, as new expectations increasingly conflicted with shortage economic resources, systemic limitations....

Lipopolysaccharides Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are a major component of the cell surface of gram-negative bacteria and are typically thought to be a protective barrier against host defense molecules. Mutational analysis of a LPS biosynthesis gene (waaL) in Spiraeoideae-infecting strains of E. amylovora has shown LPS to be involved in virulence [1]. Comparison of the LPS biosynthetic gene cluster...

OBJECTIVES This article explores the relationship between sense of community belonging and self-perceived health. DATA SOURCE The data are from the first half of cycle 1.1 of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), collected from September 2000 through February 2001. ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES Descriptive information relating socio-demographic variables to sense of community belonging is pr...

Introduction: The most remarkable development the disability sector went through over the last 10–15 years is the shift in paradigm. The shift from a medical model, a defect model, towards a social model of disability is made. The approach, today, is based on human rights. Full inclusion in society is the overarching objective.