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Seducing America: Is Gambling A Good Bet?, Rex M. Rogers Jan 1997

Seducing America: Is Gambling A Good Bet?, Rex M. Rogers

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In Seducing America, Rex Rogers stirs Christians into action with heart wrenching true stories of lives destroyed by the "acceptable addiction" of gambling. He provides a biblical analysis and hard-hitting look at legalized gambling's effects on America's social, cultural, and political welfare.


Culture: From The Garden To The City, John Struyk Mar 1987

Culture: From The Garden To The City, John Struyk

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Cultural Diversity, Dallas Apol Mar 1987

Cultural Diversity, Dallas Apol

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A Cluster Analytic Study In Intercultural Communication Of Rokeach's Intrumental Values Among Lds Returned Missionaries, Lisa Bradford Jan 1986

A Cluster Analytic Study In Intercultural Communication Of Rokeach's Intrumental Values Among Lds Returned Missionaries, Lisa Bradford

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Although much has been done in the study of values several important questions relative to the study of values remain. This thesis discusses the questions of what happens to the value systems of those who leave their culture for extended periods of time, do the perceptions of value systems become more accurate after exposure, and how does religiosity affect value systems.

The study was based on the idea that each of the cultures being tested (Latin and United States) had a distinct, general value system which differentiated it from the other and yet unified the individuals within it. In this …


A Study Of Moral Development In Mormon Culture, Steve Foster Gilliland Jan 1966

A Study Of Moral Development In Mormon Culture, Steve Foster Gilliland

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Previous studies have indicated that the moral development of the child may follow a "developmental" process. That is, the child progresses through an invariant series of stages, each characterized by certain modes of thought. As the child passes from one stage to another, he integrates the old stage into the new one. Kohlberg proposed a hierarchy of six stages through which the child would progress on his way to moral maturity. His hypothesis has been supported by empirical evidence.

Research findings have indicated that the Mormon culture appeared to be different in values and moral behavior than other United States …