Sibship size and educational attainment in peninsular Malaysia: do policies matter?
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Sibship size has been considered as an important factor affecting educational attainment, as revealed in the Second Malaysian Family Life Survey. Data gathered from the survey were used to analyze the effects of sibship size on secondary school children belonging to Malaysia's ethnic communities. Children belonging to large families receive less time and attention from their parents compared to resource concentration on children of smaller families. The Malaysian government policies on education are expected to address the problem of sibship size by reducing the cost of education.
Publication Name: Sociological Perspectives
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0731-1214
Year: 1997
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Say cheese! The revolution in the aesthetics of smiles
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The study of the origin of aesthetic smile is accompanied with difficult questions and problems in searching for evidence. Different meanings have been associated with smiles. However, these meanings are generally positive, as evident in their usual associations with modifiers such as maternal, affectionate and angelic. These different meanings are crucial in understanding smiles in the fine arts, although they are also used in politics and certain popular culture forms such as illustration art.
Publication Name: Journal of Popular Culture
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0022-3840
Year: 1998
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It doesn't matter what you wear: The impact of posed and genuine expressions of happiness on product evaluation
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A study was conducted to examine the influence of posed and genuine expressions of happiness on product evaluation. It was found that models wearing T-shirts paired with a genuine smile were evaluated more positively than those paired with a posed smile or a neutral expression, indicating that the nature of the facial expression shown by the model of a consumer item influenced the evaluation of item, without the awareness of perceiver.
Publication Name: Social Cognition
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0278-016X
Year: 2006
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