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Benjamin Smith - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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forbidden images rock paintings and the nyau Secret Society of central malawi and eastern zambia
African Archaeological Review, 2001Co-Authors: Benjamin SmithAbstract:This paper examines the rock art of the nyau Secret Society of eastern Zambia and central Malaŵi. The art dates principally from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It has been known to researchers since the 1970s but has given up few of its Secrets. I examine the questions of why the art was made and why the tradition ceased. Key to answering these is the realization that the art belonged to a specific historical and geographic context: the era and area where nyau was forced to become an underground movement because of its suppression by Ngoni invaders, missions, and the later colonial government. The art provides us with detailed insights into the way nyau has served in the process of overcoming and manipulating the traumatic social changes faced by Cheŵa Society in the last few centuries.
Yolanda N Evans - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Secret Society 123 understanding the language of self harm on instagram
Journal of Adolescent Health, 2016Co-Authors: Megan A Moreno, Adrienne Ton, Ellen Selkie, Yolanda N EvansAbstract:Abstract Purpose Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) content is present on social media and may influence adolescents. Instagram is a popular site among adolescents in which NSSI-related terms are user-generated as hashtags (words preceded by a #). These hashtags may be ambiguous and thus challenging for those outside the NSSI community to understand. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the meaning, popularity, and content advisory warnings related to ambiguous NSSI hashtags on Instagram. Methods This study used the search term "#selfharmmm" to identify public Instagram posts. Hashtag terms co-listed with #selfharmmm on each post were evaluated for inclusion criteria; selected hashtags were then assessed using a structured evaluation for meaning and consistency. We also investigated the total number of Instagram search hits for each hashtag at two time points and determined whether the hashtag prompted a Content Advisory warning. Results Our sample of 201 Instagram posts led to identification of 10 ambiguous NSSI hashtags. NSSI terms included #blithe, #cat, and #selfinjuryy. We discovered a popular image that described the broader community of NSSI and mental illness, called "#MySecretFamily." The term #MySecretFamily had approximately 900,000 search results at Time 1 and >1.5 million at Time 2. Only one-third of the relevant hashtags generated Content Advisory warnings. Conclusions NSSI content is popular on Instagram and often veiled by ambiguous hashtags. Content Advisory warnings were not reliable; thus, parents and providers remain the cornerstone of prompting discussions about NSSI content on social media and providing resources for teens.
Megan A Moreno - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Secret Society 123 understanding the language of self harm on instagram
Journal of Adolescent Health, 2016Co-Authors: Megan A Moreno, Adrienne Ton, Ellen Selkie, Yolanda N EvansAbstract:Abstract Purpose Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) content is present on social media and may influence adolescents. Instagram is a popular site among adolescents in which NSSI-related terms are user-generated as hashtags (words preceded by a #). These hashtags may be ambiguous and thus challenging for those outside the NSSI community to understand. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the meaning, popularity, and content advisory warnings related to ambiguous NSSI hashtags on Instagram. Methods This study used the search term "#selfharmmm" to identify public Instagram posts. Hashtag terms co-listed with #selfharmmm on each post were evaluated for inclusion criteria; selected hashtags were then assessed using a structured evaluation for meaning and consistency. We also investigated the total number of Instagram search hits for each hashtag at two time points and determined whether the hashtag prompted a Content Advisory warning. Results Our sample of 201 Instagram posts led to identification of 10 ambiguous NSSI hashtags. NSSI terms included #blithe, #cat, and #selfinjuryy. We discovered a popular image that described the broader community of NSSI and mental illness, called "#MySecretFamily." The term #MySecretFamily had approximately 900,000 search results at Time 1 and >1.5 million at Time 2. Only one-third of the relevant hashtags generated Content Advisory warnings. Conclusions NSSI content is popular on Instagram and often veiled by ambiguous hashtags. Content Advisory warnings were not reliable; thus, parents and providers remain the cornerstone of prompting discussions about NSSI content on social media and providing resources for teens.
Cai Shaoqing - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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my research on the history of Secret Society in china
Journal of Xuzhou Normal University, 2007Co-Authors: Cai ShaoqingAbstract:The history of Chinese Secret Society is an important subject in History,yet it is a weak area in history study.Forty years ago,I set foot in the study of the history of Chinese Secret Society merely by chance.Therefore,I may say what I have achieved in this field owes a great deal to the reading,organizing and analyzing the numerous archive data.Innovation is the origin of scientific research.For example,the idea that Tian Di Confraternity being founded in the year Qian Kong 26 is a breakthrough.Such idea,first put forward after my scrutinizing the relevant historical materials,was both testified in front of more and more historical materials and accepted in the research circle on history.History research should based on reality.The underworld problem in contemporary China has become a subject derived from my previous study and the relevant findings have also become important reference for government's decision making.The trend and prospect of the research on the history of Chinese Secret Society may be generalized as: regionality and topicality,real oriented problems,interdisciplinary research.
O U Deliang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a comment on the new works shandong islam history in the republic of china on the Secret Society in the republic of china
Social Sciences Perspectives in Higher Education, 2010Co-Authors: O U DeliangAbstract:The Secret Society has been playing a critical role and had an important influence in Republic of China's social politics life. Through the study on the Shandong Secret Society in Republic of China, this book-Shandong Islam History in the Republic of China has enriched the content and vision of the regional social history research, discussed some theoretical questions on the research of the Secrete Society , and revealed several enlightenment of Islam activities to the reality through rich historical data.