Changes in landscape fire-hazard during the second half of the 20th century: Agriculture abandonment and the changing role of driving factors

2015 ◽  
Vol 207 ◽  
pp. 126-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Viedma ◽  
Nicolás Moity ◽  
José M. Moreno
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Fire Hazard ◽  
Driving Factors ◽  
Agriculture Abandonment ◽  
Changing Role

scholarly journals De-standardising ageing? Shifting regimes of age measurement

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. 1407-1433 ◽  
Author(s):  
TIAGO MOREIRA
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Sociological Theory ◽  
Biological Age ◽  
Chronological Age ◽  
Advanced Economies ◽  
Institutional Responses ◽  
Changing Role

ABSTRACTDeparting from the proposition that, in the sociological debate about whether there has been a shift towards a de-standardised lifecourse in advanced economies, little attention has been devoted to the infrastructural arrangements that would support such a transition, this paper explores the changing role of standards in the governance of ageing societies. In it, I outline a sociological theory of age standard substitution which suggests that contradictory rationalities used in the implementation of chronological age fuelled the emergence of a critique of chronological age within the diverse strands of gerontological knowledge during the 20th century. The paper analyses how these critiques were linked to a proliferation of substitute, ‘personalised’ age standards that aimed to conjoin individuals’ unique capacities or needs to roles or services. The paper suggests that this configuration of age standards’ production, characterised by uncertainty and an opening of moral and epistemic possibilities, has been shrouded by another, more recent formation where institutional responses to decentred processes of standardisation moved research and political investment towards an emphasis on biological age measurement.

scholarly journals Institutional Restructuring in Response to the Changing Mission of Land Grant Colleges

1973 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 282-296
Author(s):  
Robert O. Sinclair
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Land Grant ◽  
Land Grant College ◽  
The University ◽  
Changing Role

The advertisement of one of our automobile manufacturers 10 to 15 years ago ended with the slogan, “Ask the man who owns one.” Probably my presence on this program on institutional restructuring can be explained best by paraphrasing this ad to read “Ask the man who's been through one.” Although I shall describe Vermont's experience with reorganization, in the process I want to discuss a few ideas on the changing role of the university and the land grant college in the last half of the 20th century. I readily confess that many of the ideas expressed in this paper are not original; I have drawn heavily upon recent writings of James Bonnen (1), Emery Castle (2, 3), and Earl Heady (4), and I recommend the original articles to you.

scholarly journals Androcentrism of English proverbs and Anti-Proverbs with Gender Components

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-91
Author(s):  
Maria Kirsanova
Keyword(s):  
Gender Studies ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
English Language ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Role Of Women ◽  
Changing Role

Since the 20th century with the birth of feminism, gender studies have undergone analysis in many areas of knowledge. Special attention has been paid to the theory of androcentricity in the English language and the deficiency of female images in speech. In this article, the images of men and women presented by English proverbs and anti-proverbs are analyzed. The objective of this research is to find out if proverbs are androcentric and present male mindsets and world views. The other aim is to check whether anti-proverbs reflect the changing role of women in society. To fulfill these purposes, proverbs with gender components (man/woman, wife/husband, he/she etс.) were selected and underwent a semantic analysis. In order to reveal the evolution of the images of men and women we compared the images of men and women illustrated in proverbs with those shown in anti-proverbs with the same gender components. As a result, we came to the conclusion that both proverbs and anti-proverbs are androcentric; however, in anti-proverbs female opinions are more representative when compared to proverbs. To sum up, it is obvious that the role of women is changing and the changes are reflected in the language. This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

scholarly journals Androcentrism of English proverbs and Anti-Proverbs with Gender Components

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-77
Author(s):  
Maria Kirsanova
Keyword(s):  
Gender Studies ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
English Language ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
World Views ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Role Of Women ◽  
Changing Role

Since the 20th century with the birth of feminism, gender studies have undergone analysis in many areas of knowledge. Special attention has been paid to the theory of androcentricity in the English language and the deficiency of female images in speech. In this article, the images of men and women presented by English proverbs and anti-proverbs are analyzed. The objective of this research is to find out if proverbs are androcentric and present male mindsets and world views. The other aim is to check whether anti-proverbs reflect the changing role of women in society. To fulfill these purposes, proverbs with gender components (man/woman, wife/husband, he/she etс.) were selected and underwent a semantic analysis. In order to reveal the evolution of the images of men and women we compared the images of men and women illustrated in proverbs with those shown in anti-proverbs with the same gender components. As a result, we came to the conclusion that both proverbs and anti-proverbs are androcentric; however, in anti-proverbs female opinions are more representative when compared to proverbs. To sum up, it is obvious that the role of women is changing and the changes are reflected in the language.

scholarly journals Serving Astronomy: the Aim of the IAU

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (S349) ◽  
pp. 129-138
Author(s):  
David Baneke ◽  
Johannes Andersen ◽  
Claus Madsen
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Scientific Cooperation ◽  
International Astronomical ◽  
Changing Role ◽  
International Scientific Cooperation ◽  
The Way

AbstractThe IAU was founded in 1919 “to facilitate the relations between astronomers of different countries where international co-operation is necessary or useful” and “to promote the study of astronomy in all its departments”. These aims have led the IAU throughout the century of its existence, but the way it has tried to fulfil them has changed. We have tried to trace the changing role of the IAU in the international astronomical community through the twentieth century and into the twenty-first. The IAU has striven – occasionally struggled – to protect international scientific cooperation across the deep political divides that characterized the 20th century, while maintaining an important function in the context of the rapidly evolving science itself and the changing fabric of institutions involved in astronomy. We especially argue how the emphasis of the IAU’s activities has shifted from the first aim – facilitating collaboration by organizing meetings and defining common standards – to the second aim: promoting astronomy by outreach and development programs.

The changing role of the dental dean

1969 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-360
Author(s):  
JA DiBiaggio
Keyword(s):  
Changing Role
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