Neurogenic communication disorders and the life participation approach: the social imperative in supporting individuals and families

Aphasiology ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Rimke Groenewold
Keyword(s):  
Communication Disorders ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Imperative

The social imperative in sustainable urban development

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kasim Randeree ◽  
Nadeem Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technology Markets ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Imperative

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine social sustainability effectiveness of eco-cities through the case of Masdar City’s strategy for urban sustainability in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Design/methodology/approach Using a case study approach, the paper is an exploratory, qualitative analysis, which investigates the social, environmental and economic performance of Masdar City, a purported carbon-neutral, zero-waste urban development. Findings Though Masdar City substantively contributes to innovation in sustainable urban development within environmental and economic contexts and has been effective in capital circulation in green technology markets, the impetus as a commercially driven enterprise is most evident. Successful sustainable urban development requires greater consideration for the social imperative. Practical implications Eco-city mega-projects, such as Masdar City, have the potential to fuse achievements in innovation, technology and economic enterprise with the social imperative of functional urban habitats. Originality/value Eco-cities are of increasing interest given the growing need for sustainable, energy-efficient living. This paper contributes through a novel case study, exploring how the concept of the eco-city has been developed and understood in the Masdar City context and discusses successes and deficits in its strategic implementation.

scholarly journals The Royal Treatment: Temporality and Technology in The King's Speech

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jared S. Richman
Keyword(s):  
Social Stigma ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Media Technology ◽  
Imperial Authority ◽  
Moral Failure ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
The Social ◽  
Radio Technology ◽  
Critical Understanding ◽  
Title Character

This essay examines the intersections of class, technology, and disability manifest within The King's Speech. It argues that the film obfuscates modern scientific and critical understanding of communication disorders by rendering stuttering as a moral failure rather than by attempting to understand it as a socially constructed condition contingent upon established societal and temporal norms. The essay identifies the social codes enforcing correct and eloquent speech that create a political and social climate for "compulsory fluency"—the socially imperative verbal facility promoted as necessary to participate in public life. Crucially and somewhat ironically, with its emphasis on the nobility of the title character, the film sublimates an inherent tension between media technology and the lingering social stigma surrounding disability. The King's Speech thus situates compulsory fluency as an essential component of modern kingship. By reading the film's strategic deployment of radio technology alongside its troubled representation of class and his fraught invocation of Shakespeare's Hamlet, the essay reads attitudes towards vocal disability within the context of royalty, patriarchy, and national identity. Ultimately, the essay locates The King's Speech as a film whose image of modern kingship grounds itself upon a notion of imperial authority as technologically constructed but ultimately disabled by a national fantasy of historical wholeness in the fabricated kinship between a monarch and his people.

scholarly journals Satisfying the hydra: the social imperative in medical school admissions

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 587-589
Author(s):  
Kirsty Alexander ◽  
Jennifer Cleland
Keyword(s):  
Medical School ◽  
Medical School Admissions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Imperative

Psychosocial Correlates of Hearing Aid Adjustment

2007 ◽  
Vol 18 (04) ◽  
pp. 304-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia B. Kricos ◽  
Sue Erdman ◽  
Gene W. Bratt ◽  
David W. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Major Life Events ◽  
Major Life ◽  
Communication Performance ◽  
Hearing Aid Use ◽  
The Social ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Psychosocial Influences

Despite considerable evidence regarding the detrimental effects of untreated hearing loss, there continues to be an underutilization of hearing aids by adults. The Long Term Follow-Up of Patients in the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders/Veterans Affairs (NIDCD/VA) Hearing Aid Clinical Trial (Cooperative Studies Program [CSP] 418-A) provided the opportunity to compare a number of potential psychosocial influences and outcomes for hearing aid users and nonusers from the original CSP 418 study. The Communication Profile for the Hearing Impaired (CPHI) results provide compelling evidence of hearing aid benefit. Mean Communication Performance (CP) scores for hearing aid users on the Social, Work, and Home scales improved significantly from the original CSP 418 administration. For nonusers, there were no significant CPHI changes from the previous administration. Although hearing aid users and nonusers did not differ in optimism, this parameter was correlated with personal adjustment, measured via the CPHI. Hearing aid use was associated with the perception of major life events, such as illness, retirement, and so forth. A pesar de la evidencia considerable en relación con los efectos perjudiciales de una hipoacusia no tratada, continúa existiendo una sub-utilización de auxiliares auditivos (AA) en los adultos. El Seguimiento a Largo Plazo de Pacientes en el Estudio Clínico de Auxiliares Auditivos del Instituto Nacional de Sordera y Otros Trastornos Comunicativos/Asuntos de Veteranos (NIDCD/VA) (Programa de Estudios Cooperativos [CSP] 418-A) ofrece una oportunidad de comparar un número de influencias y resultados psico-sociales en usuarios y no usuarios de AA, del estudio CSP 418 original. Los resultados del Perfil de Comunicación para el Hipoacúsico (CPHI) aportaron una evidencia convincente sobre el beneficio del AA. Los puntajes medios de Desempeño en la Comunicación (CP) para usuarios de AA en las escalas Social, Laboral y Hogareña, mejoraron significativamente con respecto a la administración original del CSP 418. Para los no usuarios, no existieron cambios significativos en el CPHI comparados con la previa administración de la prueba. Aunque el optimismo de los usuarios y de los no usuarios no difería, este parámetro se correlacionó con el ajuste personal, medido a través del CPHI. El uso de AA se asoció con la percepción de eventos principales en la vida del sujeto, tales como enfermedad, retiro, y otros.

The Social Imperative

2014 ◽  
pp. 40-55
Author(s):  
Laurie Bassi ◽  
Ed Frauenheim ◽  
Dan McMurrer ◽  
Larry Costello
Keyword(s):  
The Social ◽  
Social Imperative
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