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Peers have been shown to be an important interpersonal influence on women's disordered eating (Crandall, 1988; Pauls & Daniels, 2000). The present study extended research on peer influences on disordered eating by examining disordered eating in female college roommates. Given pr…

This thesis examines young people’s preferences for social interaction with others perceived to be similar and different, and school staff’s interpretations of the young people’s social behaviour. The issue is explored with reference to a tension between social inclusion, the pr…

Believability of characters is an objective in literature, theater, animation, film, and other media. Virtual characters, believable as sharing their ethnic background with users, improve their perception of the character and, sometimes, even their task performance. Social scien…

This dissertation is concerned with how groups, be they groups of individuals or groups of nations, develop and interact.