3.oftenmafiaInformalA tightly knit group of trusted associates, as of a political leader:"[He]is one of the personal mafia that[the chancellor]brought with him to Bonn"(Christian Science Monitor). [Italian, back-formation frommafiuso, mafioso,Mafioso; seeMafioso.] ...
Armando is the father, Cristiano is the adult son. Each lives his life in a different way: Armando is an old playboy who often "buys" his women with his money; Cristiano is a shy guy who lives in a community with other guys like him. The movie proceeds to show, ironically, the diff...
Italian-American culture is a heritage that stems from the immigrant experience of Italians who came to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This culture is a blend of European Italian and Italian-American traditions, and the customs that have evolved into a distinct and...
The integration of Italians like Cavalleri into American life was a result of changes in both the group and the larger society. Italians were beginning to make a commitment to permanent settlement. This process was substantially underway by 1910, cresting in the 1920s when new immigration fell ...
In his theory of social institutions John Searle (1995) describes how vast social systems of power resources, such as the institution of money, are based on symbolization analogous to those found in speech acts. Performative speech acts, constituting social facts solely by expressing them (‘Hereby...
Because Black, Native American, Hispanic, Muslim, and Jewish people do NOT have the luxury of "opting out" of these conversations with their kids. But this time, I want to rise up with more awareness, and I don't want other parents to make the same mistakes that I made in either thei...
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- 《American Journal of Public Health》 被引量: 282发表: 1985年 Money, Housework, Sex, and Conflict: Same-Sex Couples in Civil Unions, Those Not in Civil Unions, and Heterosexual Married Siblings In this study we examined the division of finances, the division of household tasks, ...
A huge federal budget deficit has been plaguing the American economy for many years. It will be some time before the economy will move out of the current doldrums. An international trade ban could be the last straw for that country's economy. When a currency depreciates, that has an inflat...
Relate an example or two where you found a website page or form difficult to use because it was poorly localized into your language/locale. How might a business lose money, prestige or incur legal risk due to this bad translation?