Dwelling with(out) Others: Family Dysfunction in Joseph O'Neill's Netherland

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
DANIEL DUFOURNAUD
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Family Dysfunction ◽  
Family Values ◽  
Ethical Conduct ◽  
Ethical Responsibility ◽  
Road Map

This essay draws on Emmanuel Levinas's concept of the dwelling to understand how neoconservative emphases on family values impede ethical conduct in neoliberal America. Levinas's architectural understanding of egoism maps onto discourses that elevate the nuclear family to unimpeachable heights, and his notion of ethical responsibility provides a road map for rethinking social life along interdependent lines. To that end, this essay turns to Joseph O'Neill's novel Netherland to suggest that aesthetically mediated examples of family dysfunction can disclose ethical forms of sociality that move beyond the nuclear family.

Family Justice, “Asian Values” and the Politics of Ambivalence in Singapore

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 467-483
Author(s):  
Daniel P.S. Goh
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Family Values ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Asian Values ◽  
Related Family ◽  
New Family ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Types ◽  
Discursive Field

Abstract In recent years, Singapore made significant reforms towards the establishment of a dedicated family justice system, setting up the Family Justice Courts and enacting new laws to better manage the divorce process and the protection of children. Related policy changes have also been implemented to provide and support families that were previously considered non-traditional and even deviant. Rhetorically, the state, led by the long-ruling People’s Action Party, continues to champion the modern nuclear family with heterosexual marriage at its core as the normal “traditional” form of the family and the bedrock of conservative “Asian values” defining society and politics in Singapore. However, what the judiciary espouse as the new family justice paradigm and the related family justice practices, together with the shifts in social policy towards different family types, are changing the texture of the dominant conservatism rallied by “Asian values” discourse. This article locates and analyses the incipient paradigm shift in the rising pluralism of family forms and the influence of international legal developments in protecting the rights of the child and interventionist family law. By attempting to bridge the Weberian chasm of doing sociology as a vocation and doing politics as a vocation (as an opposition Member of Parliament), I show that the family justice paradigm has opened up the discursive field on the family and produce the politics of ambivalence caught between family justice and Asian family values. I argue for a relational family justice paradigm as a way to move beyond the politics of ambivalence.

Partnerstwo w relacji małżeńskiej jako współczesna wartość wychowania

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-123
Author(s):  
Joanna Ostrouch-Kamińska
Keyword(s):  
Family Life ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Marital Relations ◽  
A Value ◽  
The Family

Today we observe the dynamic changes in relations between the sexes in the family, which appear as a result of economic, cultural, and social transformation, the growth of women’s economic strength, as well as the level of their education, and the development of the ideas of the equal rights of women and men in the labour market and in social life. Hitherto existing research results show that Poles are increasingly in favour of the egalitarian family model and declare their wish to build their relationships based on equality. In the article I will characterise our cultural context, in which the egalitarian relation of a man and a woman in a family is both an educational space of confrontation between the “old” concept of family life, often rooted in Parsons’ concept of the nuclear family, and the “new” one, specific for the socio-cultural breakthrough in Poland. I will also present the involvement of formal education in fixing stereotypical images of family life, which are in opposition to the changes observed in relations between women and men. At the end I will present my own concept of education for equality in the marital relations, as well as the frame of equality between spouses in marital relations as a value of upbringing, which are a response to the needs of contemporary women and men.

scholarly journals ROAD MAP FOR CREATION OF NEW ENERGY NETWORKS USING SMART TECHNOLOGIES AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Ivashchenko ◽  
A. Stefan ◽  
O. Kubatko ◽  
M. Kharchenko
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Resources ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Smart Meters ◽  
Smart Systems ◽  
Energy Networks ◽  
Road Map ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Smart Technologies

Today large amounts of energy resources are needed to meet public needs. In the era of industrialization, when the solution of production problems, and the functioning of households was due to the active extraction of the Earth's interior, the level of reserves of non-renewable resources has decreased significantly, which led to the deterioration of the ecological state of the planet. This situation encourages the search for and transition to the energy production, which is based on a alternative sources as norms of social life. A promising direction to achieve this goal is the widespread introduction of smart grids. The article explores the idea, principles and components that are part of the structure of smart systems. The advantages of their introduction into the energy sphere of a country's economy are also highlighted. To study the prospects for renewal of the energy sector and productive implementation of intelligent technologies, it is necessary to study the experience of other countries on this issue. The index of energy infrastructure functionality was chosen as a criterion when measuring energy efficiency indicators. Among the list of countries, most leaders have high economic development and the right choice of resources, which was the reason for success. Despite the potential and need, the use of renewable resources in the creation of energy causes an increase in the amplitude of fluctuations in voltage levels and increase the probability of differences. The solution to this problem will be the use of smart meters. A number of countries have already decided to the introduction of this technology. A necessary element of the effective implementation of the experience of countries is the creation of the necessary conditions to change some points in energy policy. A key element in the development of smart grids should be the road map, which is a normative document with a set of actions, processes and stakeholders to agree on strategic and tactical components. The use of road maps is quite common and has certain advantages. The paper highlights the roadmap for the creation of smart energy networks in Ukraine, which was developed taking into account certain restrictions existing within the country. The problems that may arise in the implementation of this plan are indicated. Based on the planned structure of electricity generation for 2021, proposed by the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, the sources of electricity production were considered and the factors. A promising way of development is the use and implementation of technologies used in the creation of smart energy supply networks.

scholarly journals The Nuclear/Nuclear Family

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-50
Author(s):  
Petra Tjitske Kalshoven
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Nuclear Industry ◽  
Host Community ◽  
The Other ◽  
Social Unit ◽  
Nuclear Families ◽  
North West ◽  
Personal Management ◽  
The One

During the COVID-19 lockdown, as households were kept separate in a bid to contain the coronavirus, morally underpinned dynamics of fission and fusion occurred, privileging the ‘nuclear family’, which is taken here in two senses: the conventional social unit of a couple and their children, on the one hand, and the togetherness promoted by the nuclear industry in North West England, on the other. Whilst Sellafield’s Nuclear family fused with its host community in an outpouring of corporate kindness and volunteering, singles bereft of nuclear families were fissioned off from social life, which led to a corrective debate in the Netherlands. Drawing out analogies from a modest comparative perspective, I posit the nuclear family as a prism affording insights into the corporate, governmental and personal management of intimacy.

THE BENTHAM BROTHERS’ PANOPTICON. A MYTHICAL MONSTER OR A USEFUL PROJECT?

2021 ◽  
pp. 38-49
Author(s):  
Sergei G. Lukovenkov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Abuse Of Power ◽  
Big Brother ◽  
Road Map ◽  
The Will ◽  
And Control

The article analyzes the concept of the Panopticon and panoptic space, developed in the 18th century by Samuel and Jeremy Bentham. The po- pular image of the “mechanism” is presented as one of the “monsters” of dysto- pian thought, similar to “Big Brother”. Contrary to the original idea, the Pan- opticon and panoptic architecture in general have become synonymous with the exploitation and suppression of the will of human beings. The historical context of the appearance of the Panopticon concept and its philosophical core are considered. There are two “insights” that reveal the immanent connection of two elements of social life – the power and knowledge. In the concept of the Panopticon, the role of the cognizing gaze in the named connection, as an act of domination and control, was captured and reflected. In an era of accomplished digital expansion, when surveillance practices have become a mass phenome- non, the Panopticon can and should be rethought. It is shown that, contrary to popular beliefs, the “insights” of the Panopticon can become a “road map” for informational civilization. A culture, in which the imperative gaze has become a mass phenomenon, needs its own “panoptic” tools that can protect people from the abuse of power by the anti-panoptic overseers of the 21st century.

scholarly journals Perlindungan Anak dalam Perspektif Islam

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 143
Author(s):  
Zulfa Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Child Protection ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Family Values ◽  
Islamic Perspective ◽  
The Family ◽  
Child Education ◽  
And Function ◽  
Meaning And Function

This paper deals with the problem of child protection from an Islamic perspective. It starts by discussing the Islamic teaching concerning family values and the function of family in child education as well as the responsibility of the family in protecting the children. By extension the paper is also concerned with the idea of marriage, its meaning and function in social life. We base our analysis on the Qur’ânic verses but also on the child protection law number 23 year 2002. We basically argue that it is up to the family to raise the children in a positive or negative manner. The very structure of family is very much relevant to the upbringing of the children and that their positive or negative attitude is dependent upon the nature of the surrounding in which they live.

Upgrading the institution of family through the lens of its structural and functional modifications

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 968-982
Author(s):  
Ramil' M. SADYKOV ◽  
Natal'ya L. BOL'SHAKOVA
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Family Values ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Marital Relations ◽  
Functional Changes ◽  
Marital Values ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
The Social ◽  
Modern Family ◽  
Modernization Process

Subject. As the social life transforms, the institution of family is getting more modern and demonstrates new forms and changes in the principal functions. The process induces the emergence of various social problems associated with the economic and financial status of family, psychoemotional tensions, asocial behavior of parents and children. Objectives. We herein analyze modernization processes of the institution of family as the social life transforms, and evaluate it in terms of its structural and functional changes. The study offers specific actions to be performed for strengthening the institution of family. Methods. The study is based on a set of general scientific methods, including logic, systems, comparative, functional, statistical and sociological analysis. Results. Development processes of family are shows to be controversial in the Russian society. They are not always definite, demonstrating some differences. As the market relations and private ownership rapidly evolve, many family values, traditions and standards perish, while new one being just in their infancy. Marital relations, institutions of kinship, parenthood go beyond the idea of family, thus ultimately loosing family values, which used to be very significant. In new socio-economic circumstances, family serves for many various purposes, which often diverge from traditional ones. Conclusions and Relevance. In Russia, the modern family undergoes the modernization process. Family acquires new forms and changes its key functions, which should be further studied. Marital relations, institutions of kinship, parenthood go beyond the idea of family, thus ultimately undermining marital values, which used to be very important. Family dysfunctions, unstable relationships of spouses can be seen in both wealthy and less financial protected families. To support and strengthen the institution of family, we propose specific socio-economic, socio-psychological and socio-medical actions.

Darwin’s Quick Tips for Living a Richer Life

2019 ◽  
pp. 133-142
Author(s):  
Glenn Geher ◽  
Nicole Wedberg
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Evolutionary Psychology ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Life Domains ◽  
Behavioral Sciences ◽  
Emotional Life ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Meaningful Research

This book was written as something of a guidebook for both researchers and for people in general. This chapter provides guidance for both audiences. For researchers in the behavioral sciences, guidance is provided to think about how the idea of positive evolutionary psychology might help shape one’s research agenda. Specific examples of novel research hypotheses influenced by this approach are provided. And for people in general, specific suggestions for living life, based on the ideas from this book, are spelled out. Such suggestions pertain to various life domains, including physical health, one’s emotional life, social life, religion, and community. Ultimately, this chapter provides a road map for scholars to conduct more meaningful research and for all humans to take steps to live a richer life.

The Holy Family

2020 ◽  
pp. 209-228
Author(s):  
Robin Anne Reid
Keyword(s):  
Family Structure ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Family Values ◽  
Heterosexual Male ◽  
The World ◽  
Gender Constructions ◽  
Queer Spaces ◽  
The Impact

This chapter focuses on the relationships that two of Lois McMaster Bujold’s fantasy heroes – Cazaril (The Curse of Chalion) and Ingrey (The Hallowed Hunt) – have with divine and supernatural beings in the world of the Five Gods. The chapter opens by focusing on two specific definitions of queerness which underlie a subsequent stylistics analysis of the visions experienced by both heroes. The chapter explores the impact of these visions on the heroes’ able-bodied heterosexual male bodies, leading to the conclusion that Bujold’s Holy Family, especially the Bastard, deconstructs the gender constructions of the patriarchal nuclear family structure and its attendant ‘family values’ to create queer spaces. The chapter ends with a brief consideration of the potential for even greater subversion found in Bujold’s recent ‘Penric and Desdemona’ novellas.

scholarly journals Pemberdayaan Perempuan Penambang Emas dalam Ekonomi Rumahtangga di Minangkabau

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
Zulfa Zulfa ◽  
Liza Husnita ◽  
Kaksim Kaksim
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Gold Mines ◽  
Gold Miners ◽  
Social And Cultural Factors

This study aims to reveal the gold mines woman in Minangkabau.These women were seen as someone who works for establishment of  food security in household economy at rural areas. Women gold miners have a big influence on food security in households economy at rural area, especially at  Nagari IV Sawahlunto regenc.It has been known for ages that male  became the dominant role,but in Minangkabau woman regarded as dominant role due its matrilineal system of social life. This research was qualitative research which is  naturalistic or natural, it is also done on a particular natural background and case.The results of the study can be concluded that women gold miners occurred because of economic factors of the nuclear family and extended  family. Besides that- social and cultural factors also became the reason for the alignment of Minangkabau tribes meaning  who viewed that women have the same right to go into the public sector, especially to withstand the economic pressure. The involvement of women in the village market in terms of both economic and social culture has led to the transfer of knowledge and transfers of values not only in the nuclear family but also in the extended family.

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