scholarly journals Social bonding in diplomacy

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus Holmes ◽  
Nicholas J. Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Social Bonding ◽  
Social Bond ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Human Interactions ◽  
Building Trust ◽  
Bonding Interaction ◽  
Material Environment ◽  
Intention Understanding ◽  
Dispositional Characteristics

AbstractIt is widely recognized among state leaders and diplomats that personal relations play an important role in international politics. Recent work at the intersection of psychology, neuroscience, and sociology has highlighted the critical importance of face-to-face interactions in generating intention understanding and building trust. Yet, a key question remains as to why some leaders are able to ‘hit it off,’ generating a positive social bond, while other interactions ‘fall flat,’ or worse, are mired in negativity. To answer, we turn to micro-sociology – the study of everyday human interactions at the smallest scales – an approach that has theorized this question in other domains. Drawing directly from US sociologist Randall Collins, and related empirical studies on the determinants of social bonding, we develop a model of diplomatic social bonding that privileges interaction elements rather than the dispositional characteristics of the actors involved or the material environment in which the interaction takes place. We conclude with a discussion of how the study of interpersonal dyadic bonding interaction may move forward.

scholarly journals Sexual Interaction in Digital Contexts and Its Implications for Sexual Health: A Conceptual Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Döring ◽  
Nicole Krämer ◽  
Veronika Mikhailova ◽  
Matthias Brand ◽  
Tillmann H. C. Krüger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Health ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Conceptual Analysis ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sexual Interaction ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Conceptual Clarity ◽  
Sexual Encounters

Based on its prevalence, there is an urgent need to better understand the mechanisms, opportunities and risks of sexual interaction in digital contexts (SIDC) that are related with sexual arousal. While there is a growing body of literature on SIDC, there is also a lack of conceptual clarity and classification. Therefore, based on a conceptual analysis, we propose to distinguish between sexual interaction (1) through, (2) via, and (3) with digital technologies. (1) Sexual interactions through digital technologies are face-to-face sexual interactions that (a) have been started digitally (e.g., people initiating face-to-face sexual encounters through adult dating apps) or (b) are accompanied by digital technology (e.g., couples augmenting their face-to-face sexual encounters through filming themselves during the act and publishing the amateur pornography online). (2) Sexual interactions via digital technology are technology-mediated interpersonal sexual interactions (e.g., via text chat: cybersex; via smartphone: sexting; via webcam: webcam sex/camming). (3) Sexual interactions with digital technology occur when the technology itself has the role of an interaction partner (e.g., sexual interaction with a sex robot or with a media persona in pornography). The three types of SIDC and their respective subtypes are explained and backed up with empirical studies that are grouped according to two major mediators: consent and commerce. Regarding the causes and consequences of the three types of SIDC we suggest a classification that entails biological, psychological, social, economic, and technological factors. Regarding implications of SIDC we suggest to focus on both opportunities and risks for sexual health. The proposed conceptual framework of SIDC is meant to inform future research.

Music as a social bond in patients with amnesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Chiara Del Mastro ◽  
Maria Rosaria Strollo ◽  
Mohamad El Haj
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Social Bonding ◽  
Social Bond

Abstract The music and social bonding (MSB) hypothesis proposes that human musicality has evolved as mechanisms supporting social bonding. We consider the MSB hypothesis under the lens of amnesia by arguing how patients with amnesia, especially those with Alzheimer's disease, can benefit from music, not only to retrieve personal memories, but also to use them for social bonding.

scholarly journals Ethical Conflicts Experienced by Nurses in Geriatric Hospitals in South Korea: “If You Can’t Stand the Heat, Get Out of the Kitchen”

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4442
Author(s):  
Moonok Kim ◽  
Younjae Oh ◽  
Byunghye Kong
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Ethics Education ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Ethical Conflict ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Quality Of Patient Care ◽  
Ethical Conflicts ◽  
Geriatric Nurses

Ethical conflicts among nurses can undermine nurses’ psychological comfort and compromise the quality of patient care. In the last decade, several empirical studies on the phenomena related to ethical conflicts, such as ethical dilemmas, issues, problems, difficulties, or challenges, have been reported; however, they have not always deeply explored the meaning of ethical conflicts experienced by nurses in geriatric care. This study aims to understand the lived experiences of ethical conflict of nurses in geriatric hospitals in South Korea. A phenomenological study was conducted. In-depth, face-to-face interviews were performed with nine registered nurses who cared for elderly patients in geriatric hospitals in South Korea between August 2015 and January 2016. Three main themes emerged from the analysis: (1) confusing values for good nursing, (2) distress resulting from not taking required action despite knowing about a problem, and (3) avoiding ethical conflicts as a last resort. It was found that for geriatric nurses to cope with ethical conflicts successfully, clear ethical guidance, continuing ethics education to improve ethical knowledge and moral behaviors, and a supportive system or program to resolve ethical conflicts involving nurses should be established.

Building Trust in Networked Environments

2011 ◽  
pp. 117-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom E. Julsrud ◽  
John W. Bakke
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Work Groups ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Knowledge Work ◽  
Distributed Work ◽  
Relational Approach ◽  
Building Trust

As organizations grow and become multi-national, distributed work, i.e. work where members are located in different sites, cities or countries usually follows (Meyerson, Weick et al. 1996; Jarvenpaa and Leidner 1999; Zolin and Hinds 2002; Hossain and Wigand 2004; Panteli 2005). Yet, such teams and groups have fewer opportunities to build social networks as is common in traditional groups, such as time spent together and frequent informal interaction. The “paradox of trust” in distributed work then, is that while trust is a “need to have”-asset” for distributed work groups – in particular for knowledge work – it is also difficult to foster due to the lack of physical co-location (Handy 1995). This article argues that one way to deal with the paradox is to recognize the importance of trust as generated through individuals that have trustful ties that cross central boundaries; i.e. trust brokers. Based on a relational approach to trust in groups, as well as empirical studies of distributed work groups, we argue that trust brokers can help to establish trust quickly and make the group operate in more robust and sustainable ways.

scholarly journals Beyond the net generation debate: A comparison between digital learners in face-to-face and virtual universities

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Begoña Gros ◽  
Iolanda Garcia ◽  
Anna Escofet
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Net Generation ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Digital Native ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
Digital Learners

<p>In the last decade, an important debate about the characteristics of today’s students has arisen due to their intensive experience as users of ICT. The main belief is that frequent use of technologies in everyday life implies competent users able to transfer their digital skills to learning activities. However, empirical studies developed in different countries reveal similar results suggesting that the ‘digital native’ label does not provide evidence of a better use of technology to support learning. The debate has to beyond and focus on the implications of being a learner in a digitalised world. This research is based on the hypothesis that the use of technology to support learning is not related to the fact of belonging or not to the net generation, is mainly influenced by the teaching model.</p><p>The study compares the behaviour and preferences towards ICT use in two groups of university students: face-to-face students and online students. A questionnaire was applied to a sample of university students from five universities with different characteristics (one of them offers online education and four offer face-to-face with LMS teaching-support).</p><p>Findings suggest although access to and use of ICT is widespread, the influence of teaching methodology is very decisive. For academic purposes, students seem to respond to the requirements of their courses, programmes and universities. There is a clear relationship between the students’ perception of usefulness regarding certain ICT resources and the teachers’ suggested uses of technologies. The most highly rated technologies correspond with those proposed by teachers. The study shows how the educational model (face-to-face or online) has a stronger influence on the students’ perception of usefulness regarding ICT support for learning than the fact of being a digital native.</p>

Disentangling Honor-Based Violence and Religion: The Differential Influence of Individual and Social Religious Practices and Fundamentalism on Support for Honor Killings in a Cross-National Sample of Muslims

2019 ◽  
pp. 088626051986907
Author(s):  
Johannes Beller ◽  
Christoph Kröger ◽  
Daniela Hosser
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Religious Fundamentalism ◽  
Religious Practices ◽  
Honor Killings ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
Private Prayer ◽  
Honor Violence

Religion is seen as one of the main causes of honor violence; yet, empirical studies investigating this purported relationship remain scarce. Therefore, we investigated how individual and social religious practices, religious fundamentalism, and demographic variables contribute to support for honor killings of women and men. We analyzed multinational face-to-face interview data of Muslims with a final sample size of N = 25,723. Using multilevel ordinal regression, we found that increased support for honor killings was strongly predicted by the frequency of mosque attendance, religious fundamentalism, a lower educational level, and living in a rural area. Conversely, gender and the frequency of private prayer did not significantly relate to support for honor killings. Thus, different aspects of religion have differential effects: Individual aspects of religious practice such as private prayer seem to be not significantly related to support for honor violence, whereas social aspects such as mosque attendance and religious fundamentalism strongly predict an increased support for honor killings.

scholarly journals The Expansion of Higher Education and the Returns of Distance Education in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fengliang Li
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
General Social Survey ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Chinese General Social Survey

The returns of traditional face-to-face education are widely analyzed, but there is a need for empirical studies on the returns of distance education. Further, comparative studies on returns of both traditional and distance education using high-quality data are rare. Since 1999, continuous and rapid expansions have occurred in the whole Higher Education system in China. Given this background, what are the changes in returns of both traditional face-to-face education and distance education? This study analyzes the returns of both of these formats from 2003 to 2006 using the data from the China General Social Survey Open Database (Chinese General Social Survey [CGSS], 2018), adding educational background as a dummy variable to the Mincerian income equation. The empirical results show that Distance Higher Education can significantly increase the income of learners, the returns of distance education are lower than those of traditional face-to-face education and that from 2003 to 2006, the returns of distance education decrease dramatically.

scholarly journals Digital or human touchpoints? Insights from consumer-facing in-store services

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 296-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Vannucci ◽  
Eleonora Pantano
Keyword(s):  
Human Services ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Human Interactions ◽  
Key Drivers ◽  
Service Channels ◽  
Digital Or

Purpose Prior research highlights the extent to which consumers largely appreciate the possibility to choose among different digital touchpoints during the in-store experience, which results in a pervasive introduction of digital touchpoints as the first point of contact between retailers and consumers. However, consumers also give value to the human interactions in the service channels. The previous studies do not conclusively indicate the best balance of digital and human services. The purpose of this paper is to understand consumer-facing in-store services in new technology-enriched retail settings. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative approach involving face-to-face semi structured interviews was applied. To this end, the authors recruited 26 participants in Northern Italy between October and November 2017. Findings Results reveal motivations, preferences and discouraging factors leading consumers’ interactions with digital or human touchpoints. Findings ultimately provide useful guidelines to managers on understanding consumers’ attitudes toward digital vs human touchpoints phenomenon. Originality/value By identifying the key drivers of either digital and human touchpoints selection in offline retail settings, the present study figured out the attributes playing the crucial role in determining consumers’ preference regarding the in-store alternatives. Findings allow a further greater clarification of the practical issues, with emphasis on the new of human–machine integration.

Mediation als Instrument der frühen Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung gem. § 25 Abs. 3 VwVfG

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annika Schreiber
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Constitutional Law ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Administrative Procedure ◽  
Building Trust ◽  
Planning Decisions ◽  
German Constitutional Law ◽  
Public Decision

Early public participation according to par. 25, sect. 3 of the German Administrative Procedure Act was introduced to create broader acceptance of public planning decisions. In order to be effective, any public participation procedure has to establish trust and confidence in public decision-making. This study analyses the trust relationship between citizens and public authorities within the limits of German constitutional law, and evaluates mediation as an instrument of early public participation. The empirical test the study conducts provides evidence that face-to-face communication is key. Mediation proves to be an effective procedure for building trust and confidence in public planning decisions.

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