The role of discounting in global social issues

1995 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-144
Author(s):  
Craig Summers
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Experimental Literature ◽  
Behavioral Models ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
New Research ◽  
Future Consequences

AbstractThe willingness to trade off large but ill-defined future consequences for immediate work characterizes social problems such as environmental sustainability. This commentary argues that important applications of behavioral models of self-control are being overlooked in the experimental literature. Tying the experimental literature to longterm health, environmental, and other risks makes the experimental work more germane, and raises new research questions for experimental modeling.

scholarly journals COVID-19 В СИЦИЛИИ: ЭКЗИСТЕНЦИАЛЬНЫЕ «МЕДИЦИНА» И ПРАКТИКИ – ОБРАЩЕНИЕ К ТРАДИЦИИ

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 57-73
Author(s):  
Oksana D. Fais-Leutskaya
Keyword(s):  
Social Issues ◽  
Historical Memory ◽  
Folk Medicine ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Behavioral Models ◽  
Local Society ◽  
Dietary Changes ◽  
Specific Culture ◽  
Empirical Material

Summary: This article analyzes the empirics of mental and behavioral models of Sicilians in existential conditions, namely in February – May 2020 during the coronavirus epidemic and quarantine measures in Italy. The study is based on the author’s field material. In the course of the paper, the author addresses such aspects of traditional culture as folk medicine, local cuisine and rituals. Analysis of the realities clearly demonstrates the devotion of a large part of Sicilian society to the ancient cultural strata that have a particular connotation: the ancient remedies, rational and magical, and prevention of diseases and demonic apparitions, as well as therapeutic practices aimed at healing various ailments, but mainly plague and dysentery, which repeatedly struck Sicily. The dietary changes of alimentary habits of the Sicilians, and appeal to certain "health" and cleansing rites have the same focus. The study of empirical material reveals the medieval roots of beliefs and recipes, which the Sicilians appeal to, the role of historical memory, which guarantees preservation of archaic culture, the predominantly folk nature of the cultural substrate addressed by representatives of local society, and the oral way of information transmission. The theory and concepts of anthropology of fear and anthropology of disasters allow to understand the mechanism of this behaviour and the reasons for the revitalization of such a specific culture in these existential for Sicilians conditions, and also to focus on other social issues (the assertion of the society’s identity and the problems of relationships with other communities).

scholarly journals The Role of Psychology Prevention in Controlling Student Victimization in Terms of Accounting Method (A Case Study of Sari)

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peyman Salehi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Issues ◽  
Social Bonds ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Social Effects ◽  
Young Population ◽  
General Theory Of Crime ◽  
Theory Of Crime ◽  
The City

With its negative psychological, economic, and social effects, student delinquency is one of Iran's most critical social issues; Iran has a young population in terms of population structure. The purpose of this article is not to search for the causes of studentdelinquency, in cases such as theft, vandalism and violence, in the whole of Iran, but to focus on the city of Sari to conduct such studies in other major cities, to comment on the community or Provide thighs. This study used a combined theoretical framework (general theory of crime) consisting of social connection and self-control theories. The findings of this study show that adolescents with poor self-control have poor social bonds and commit more crimes.

scholarly journals Mapping the fields. Geographies of knowledge production. Et forskningsprosjekt om romlige-digitale-arkivale sammenfiltringer

1970 ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Kristina Skåden
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Space And Place ◽  
General Idea ◽  
Culture History ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
History Approach ◽  
Geographies Of Knowledge ◽  
New Research ◽  
Circulation Of Knowledge

Mapping the Fields: Geographies of Knowledge Production, is ahumanities experiment, exploring fieldworks of the nineteenth century. By studyingfieldworks, the project investigates production and circulation of knowledge,and the role of space and place in these practices. Furthermore, and that is theconcern of this article, Mapping the Fields is one possible answer to an ongoingdiscussion about how the building of a database, data model, and digital mapsmay be fruitful for research related to Norwegian Folklore Archives. The projectengages the general idea of mapping as a process within network relations. In thisarticle, it is argued that concepts developed in relations between geography andliterature studies are fruitful within a Culture History approach to Spatial History.The article problematizes how “the digital” stabilizes “facts” and contributes toinspiration, new research questions and new knowledge.

scholarly journals Taking State-Capacity Research to the Field: Insights from Collaborations with Tax Authorities

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 755-781 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dina Pomeranz ◽  
José Vila-Belda
Keyword(s):  
Black Box ◽  
Modern State ◽  
Natural Experiments ◽  
Close Collaboration ◽  
Practical Advice ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
New Research ◽  
Role Of Information

No modern state can exist in the long term without effective taxation. Recent research emerging from close collaboration of academics with tax authorities has shed new light on how states can build such tax capacity. Using both randomized and natural experiments, these partnerships have not only opened access to new types of data but have also stimulated new perspectives and research questions. While much of research in public finance has historically assumed that a tax in the law is a tax that is collected, exciting new research takes an empirical look inside the black box of tax administration. It addresses issues ranging from the role of information and digitalization to taxpayer behavior or to the link between taxation and citizens’ relationship to the state. This article provides a brief overview of some of this research, as well as practical advice for those interested in implementing research in partnership with tax authorities or other large public entities.

scholarly journals Reconnaissance and Reflection

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlene Asselin ◽  
Ray Doiron
Keyword(s):  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Literacy Education ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Research Initiative ◽  
Initial Work ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
New Research ◽  
Different Sources

In this paper, we describe the process of an often experienced, but rarely documented, process of shaping a new research focus. Specifically, we report our initial work in planning a collaborative research initiative between educational institutions and libraries in Canada and Ethiopia. Using multiple qualitative methods for collecting a variety of information from different sources, and employing hermeneutic perspectives to begin to understand the context and challenges of literacy education and libraries in Ethiopia, we conclude with a framework for research questions centered on expanding basic literacy to digital literacy and the role of libraries in that endeavour.

scholarly journals Microplastics—How and What Do University Students Know about the Emerging Environmental Sustainability Issue?

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 9220
Author(s):  
Svatava Janoušková ◽  
Pavel Teplý ◽  
David Fatka ◽  
Milada Teplá ◽  
Tomáš Cajthaml ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Environmental Literacy ◽  
Natural Systems ◽  
Sustainability Issue ◽  
The Media ◽  
Access Information

For a successful transition towards sustainability, people need information and knowledge to understand the complex interconnectedness of social, natural, and social-natural systems. In order for people to be able to take a position on a number of environmental and social issues, and make decisions arising from these challenges, they need to use environmental literacy. We have come up with a tool to answer the question of how students access information about new environmental topics in the media, and how they transform it into environmental knowledge. Almost 400 students from seven Czech universities took part in a combined knowledge test and context questionnaire on microplastics (information based on the previous analysis of selected major web media). More than a third of students tested identified mass media as their main source of knowledge. Most students, however, already had some simple partial knowledge about the topic—the level of commonly discussed information that students remember and then just reproduce. Our statistically evaluated results may help teachers improve the quality of their instruction, curriculum, and subsequently students’ achievement and environmental civic competencies. The results present original findings complementing international research on the role of education and mass media in environmental sustainability knowledge.

Going Digital to Enrich Research and Engage the Public

2020 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-64
Author(s):  
Cynthia Culver Prescott
Keyword(s):  
Public Engagement ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
The Public ◽  
Central Piece ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
New Research

Developing a public-facing website expanded the scope of my book project about pioneer monuments by opening new research questions. As public attention turned toward controversial monuments, I reimagined the role of my website. No longer just a companion to a scholarly monograph, it became a central piece of a new, multifaceted public engagement project. I now seek to inform ongoing debates about controversial statues, and to spark conversations in locations where similar monuments have thus far been less controversial.

Multisensory analysis and wine marketing: systematic review and perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raffaele Campo ◽  
Pierfelice Rosato ◽  
Enrico Battisti
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Food Science ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Five Senses ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
New Research ◽  
Shed Light

PurposeThis paper is aimed at examining and critically analyzing systematical literature on wine and cross-modality between the five senses. In particular, the researchers want to highlight the role of multisensory analysis on wine marketing and consumer behavior studies.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is based on a systematic review of literature conducted on peer-reviewed journals.FindingsResults highlight how multisensory analysis of wine is a growing topic insomuch that research on this kind of topic is exploded in the last years. Nevertheless, wine and cross-modality is more analyzed on food science journals than in marketing ones.Originality/valueThe paper examines a field of research moderately explored in order to shed light to the current status of scientific studies and to propose new research questions to develop.

The Role of Social Networks on building Awareness and social responsibility to achieve Environmental Sustainability in Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 552-564
Author(s):  
A.B.M. Kamal Pasha ◽  
Maria Maha Jabin ◽  
Sagar Mozumder ◽  
Mahfuza Parveen
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Social Commitment ◽  
Primary Condition ◽  
The Social ◽  
Access To Data

With the benefit of globalization and access to data, unceremonious populations came to use social platforms largely used by several ages. Nonetheless, natural problems have been triggering universal effects, just as concerns of social feebleness. Natural mindfulness mixings new application propensities, performing another socially skilled stance. This analysis plans to separate the influence of relational organizations on natural mindfulness and the social responsibility of several ages. We employ the structure of the quantitative and distinctive study, by approaching the Primary Condition Establishing. The results feature that people who are presented with data (recordings, photographs, messages) acknowledged with social commitment and natural supportability are impacted in the progress of social and ecological mindfulness. However, all ages familiarized the most marginal approaches for responses in the quest for data on natural and social issues. This is appropriate to society, presentation organizations, government offices, and organizations to advance deeds and data on social and ecological obligation and connect all Ages in maintainable development.

Uncovering the Motivational Core of Traits: The Case of Conscientiousness

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 1073-1094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulio Costantini ◽  
Daniele Saraulli ◽  
Marco Perugini
Keyword(s):  
European Association ◽  
Future Orientation ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Full Spectrum ◽  
Personality Psychology ◽  
Consideration Of Future Consequences ◽  
Future Consequences ◽  
Subjective Importance ◽  
Underlying Processes

Knowledge of the motivational bases of conscientiousness would be crucial for disentangling competing explanations about the processes underlying this trait. Thereby, building on the results of a previous investigation identifying 21 goal classes connected to conscientiousness, we performed three studies aimed at clarifying the full spectrum of goals and motives underlying this trait. In Study 1 ( N = 299), we conceptually replicated the original associations between goal classes and conscientiousness poles, and we identified nine goal classes that individuals ascribe to conscientious profiles more than to other profiles. In Study 2 ( N = 329), we examined the associations between the subjective importance of conscientious and unconscientious goal classes and personality traits, as well as the role of goals for the desire to change one's conscientiousness. In Study 3 ( N = 432), we developed a 72–item assessment of nine goal classes and explored their connections with the most important facets of conscientiousness, self–control, future orientation, and the consideration of future consequences, using network analysis. We discuss the relevance of our results for research on conscientiousness and its underlying processes. © 2020 European Association of Personality Psychology

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