They argue that this might at least help reinforce identity in Taiwan with the name 'China' and curb the demands of some Taiwanese radicals for a change of name to the Republic of Taiwan.
Although all mothers benefit from social support, the developmental stage of adolescence leads to seeking external sources of affirmation as a means to reinforce identity and formulate new roles [ 33, 36].
In what is proving to be a powerful Italian winter 2012 season, there is a sense of reinforcing identity — hence the dramatic gilt trip from Dolce & Gabbana on Sunday and Marni taking a new angle on its signature look.
What this reflects, to a large extent, is the success of the Bahraini regime's strategy to deal with challenges to its legitimacy by promoting and reinforcing identity politics within a system of privileges where certain groups and individuals are favoured over others.
"I see food as a medium in which we've always expressed ourselves," says Head. "We meet over food, use it as religious symbolism and to reinforce our identities.
Most decisions we make — what to buy, where to eat — reinforce our identities.
Their rankings go up, in particular, the more they link their storefronts to sites that reinforce their identities (Facebook, Twitter, Xbox Live, etc).
We show that when the inhabitants of Çayönü Tepesi changed their architecture and operated different burial practices in conjunction, this coincided with other aspects of behaviour including socially-constituted food consumption practices, which served to reinforce social identities.
Solomon notes, "Whereas families tend to reinforce vertical identities from earliest childhood, many will oppose horizontal ones.
When we reflect on our past contributions, we gain confidence in our capabilities to give and reinforce our identities as givers.
