Lots of countries have developed coping mechanisms to oil the squeaking wheels of democracy.

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That such coping mechanisms existed underscored the brutality of slavery but also the inventiveness of the slaves.

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The study does not allow a direct comparison of men and women's stress coping mechanisms, because only men were included.

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Young people living in rural areas require new coping mechanisms to deal with climate change and shrinking farm sizes, and to exploit opportunities for off-farm work.

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Ilan Meyer, a senior scholar at UCLA's School of Law, offers an explanation for these disparities through the "Theory of Minority Stress, " which suggests that these health inequities may be rooted in discrimination, with negative health behaviors acting as coping mechanisms for repeated exposure to stigma-related stress.

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