Cultural norms are traditional values that shape people's behavior, attitudes, beliefs, and habits within a specific society. They include rules regarding what is acceptable and unacceptable...
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: Sexual expression in armed forces across nations shaped by cultural and institutional norms
Cultural and Institutional Norms Influence Sexual Decision-Making, Ethical Judgment, and Interpersonal Trust
How do cultural and institutional norms impact our sexual decisions, ethical judgments,...
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: How cultural norms shape our moral beliefs about intimate relationships and sexual decisionmaking
Sexual behavior is an integral part of human life that includes both physiological and emotional aspects.
For military personnel, it becomes more complicated due to their unique circumstances and...
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: sexuality and military ethics : how military personnel manage their desires with moral integrity
Institutional norms are sets of expectations that govern how people behave within an organization or community. They include rules, policies, beliefs, values, and attitudes shared by members of that...
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: How institutional norms shape perceptions of sexual coercion and its consequences
Many factors influence how an individual's personal identity is shaped and what role it plays within larger social structures. These include family, culture, religion, education, environment, and...
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: Understanding how institutions shape personal identities and finding ways to reconcile differences.
Most people may think that sexual behavior is limited to civilian life but it also plays an important role in military settings, where soldiers are away from their families for months or years at a...
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: Military sexual behavior and its impact on morale and cohesion
Much research has been conducted to understand how hierarchical structures, peer influence, and institutional norms impact romantic behavior, emotional expression, and sexual intimacy in military...
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: Exploring how hierarchy, peers, and institutions shape romance, emotion, and sex for military couples
Institutional Norms and Military Culture
Institutional norms are socially accepted practices that govern organizations such as schools, corporations, militaries, churches, prisons, and so forth....
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: The impact of institutional norms and military culture on sexual consent, ethics, and intimacy.
Soldiers often experience conflicts between their institutional norms, operational demands, and personal attachment needs that can lead to challenges navigating relational ambiguity. This is...
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: Navigating relational ambiguity: how soldiers balance instinctual needs, operational demands, and social rules
Cultural and institutional norms play an important role in shaping people's attitudes towards sex and their ability to communicate about it. These norms can vary greatly between cultures and...
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: Understanding how gender roles and power dynamics affect sexual satisfaction through effective communication strategies