International Journal of Bahamian Studies最新文献

Losing Ground? A Meditation on Being in the (Post) Coloniality of Public Space: Part One 失地？公共空间的（后）殖民性中的存在沉思录：第一部分

International Journal of Bahamian Studies Pub Date : 2023-11-30 DOI: 10.15362/ijbs.v29i2.541

I. A. Bethell Bennett

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Assessment of Library Service Quality at University of The Bahamas Libraries 巴哈马大学图书馆服务质量评估

International Journal of Bahamian Studies Pub Date : 2023-11-30 DOI: 10.15362/ijbs.v29i2.477

S. Hinsey, Felicia Armbrister

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Behaviours Associated with Male “Sweethearting” (Infidelity) in Heterosexual Relationships in The Bahamas 巴哈马异性关系中与男性 "甜言蜜语"（不忠）有关的行为

International Journal of Bahamian Studies Pub Date : 2023-11-30 DOI: 10.15362/ijbs.v29i2.521

William J. Fielding, V. Ballance

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Examining Student Gendered Experiences with Parent Involvement in The Bahamas 考察巴哈马学生在家长参与方面的性别体验

International Journal of Bahamian Studies Pub Date : 2023-11-30 DOI: 10.15362/ijbs.v29i2.523

A. Bowe

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Sexual and Psychological Abuse of Men in Heterosexual Relationships in The Bahamas 巴哈马异性关系中男性遭受的性虐待和心理虐待

International Journal of Bahamian Studies Pub Date : 2023-11-30 DOI: 10.15362/ijbs.v29i2.537

William J. Fielding, V. Ballance

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Legal Rape in The Bahamas 巴哈马的合法强奸

International Journal of Bahamian Studies Pub Date : 2023-11-30 DOI: 10.15362/ijbs.v29i2.545

Theresa Moxey-Adderley, Berthamae L. Walker

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Some Alternative Thoughts on Endogenous Development 关于内生发展的一些另类思考

International Journal of Bahamian Studies Pub Date : 2023-11-30 DOI: 10.15362/ijbs.v29i2.475

N. Karagiannis

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Geojournalism 地理新闻

International Journal of Bahamian Studies Pub Date : 2023-11-30 DOI: 10.15362/ijbs.v29i2.531

M. Stephens, T. Yildirim

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In The Bahamas “She must give it up”: Sexual Abuse of Women in Heterosexual Relationships by their Intimate Partners 在巴哈马，"她必须放弃"：亲密伴侣对异性关系中女性的性虐待

International Journal of Bahamian Studies Pub Date : 2023-11-30 DOI: 10.15362/ijbs.v29i2.495

William J. Fielding, V. Ballance, Niambi Hall-Campbell Dean

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The Bahamian Justification for Using Corporal Punishment Within the Home: A Christian Habit? 巴哈马人在家里使用体罚的理由:基督徒的习惯?

International Journal of Bahamian Studies Pub Date : 2022-10-25 DOI: 10.15362/ijbs.v28i0.449

W. Fielding, V. Ballance

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