New Methodological Approaches to Intergroup Communication

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Angus ◽  
Cindy Gallois
Keyword(s):  
Full Range ◽  
Early 21St Century ◽  
Intergroup Communication ◽  
Analytic Methods ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
Visual Text ◽  
Research Benefit ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
New Generation

Intergroup communication, given its interdisciplinary roots in communication and social psychology, has been eclectic in methodology. Earlier approaches tended to be quantitative and experimental. In the early 21st century, the full range of qualitative approaches—thematic analysis and grounded theory, discourse analysis, conversation analysis, and others—have come to prominence. A key issue has been how to reconcile the broad-brush aspects of surveys, tightly-controlled contexts in experiments, and very limited numbers of participants in qualitative research. In the past decade or so, rapid improvements to the capabilities of computational technologies have brought forth a new generation of computational methods for communication research. Broadly known as visual text analytics, these methods provide communication scholars new ways to model, visualize, and analyze intergroup communication processes. They also allow larger scale in the detailed analysis of texts and discourse. In spite of their great interest to intergroup communication, these new visual text analytic methods also present challenges. In presenting several newer visual text analytic methods, we articulate some ways to approach the tools to achieve maximum research benefit.

Biblical Criticism

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Briggs
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Biblical Criticism ◽  
Early 21St Century ◽  
Authorial Intention ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Interpretive Method ◽  
Interpretive Practices ◽  
History Of Biblical Interpretation ◽  
The Impact

The Bible as a text can be read with or without reference to its compilation as a theologically constructed collection of sacred Jewish and Christian books. When read without such framing concerns, it may be approached with the full range of literary and theoretical interpretive tools and read for whatever purpose readers value or wish to explore. Less straightforwardly, in the former case where framing concerns come into play, the Bible is both like and unlike any other book in the way that its very nature as a “canon” of scripture is related to particular theological and religious convictions. Such convictions are then in turn interested in configuring the kinds of readings pursued in certain ways. Biblical criticism has undergone many transformations over the centuries, sometimes allowing such theological convictions or practices to shape the nature of its criticism, and at other times—especially in the modern period—tending to relegate their significance in favor of concerns with interpretive method, and in particular questions about authorial intention, original context, and interest in matters of history (either in the world behind the text, or in the stages of development of the text itself). From the middle of the 20th century onwards the interpretive interests of biblical critics have focused more on certain literary characteristics of biblical narratives and poetry, and also a greater theological willingness to engage the imaginative vision of biblical texts. This has resulted in a move toward a theological form of criticism that might better be characterized as imaginative and invites explicit negotiation of readers’ identities and commitments. A sense of the longer, premodern history of biblical interpretation suggests that some of these late 20th- and early 21st-century emphases do themselves have roots in the interpretive practices of earlier times, but that the Reformation (and subsequent developments in modern thinking) effectively closed down certain interpretive options in the name of better ordering readers’ interpretive commitments. Though not without real gains, this narrowing of interpretive interests has resulted in much of the practice of academic biblical criticism being beholden to modernist impulses. Shifts toward postmodern emphases have been less common on the whole, but the overall picture of biblical criticism has indeed changed in the 21st century. This may be more owing to the impact of a renewed appetite for theologically imaginative readings among Christian readers, and also of the refreshed recognition of Jewish traditions of interpretation that pose challenging framing questions to other understandings.

Oxford Studies in Private Law Theory: Volume I

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Full Range ◽  
Private Law ◽  
Unjust Enrichment ◽  
Methodological Approaches

This is the inaugural volume of Oxford Studies in Private Law Theory. OSPLT is a series of biennial volumes showcasing the best article-length work across private law theory. The series will publish exceptional work exploring the full range of private law’s domains and doctrines—including contract, property, tort, and fiduciary law as well as equity, unjust enrichment, and remedies—and employing diverse methodological approaches to individual areas of private law as well as private law in general.

scholarly journals THE IMAGE OF TATTA LAND AND YAKUTSK CITY IN THE FORMATION OF FIGURATIVE GEOGRAPHY IN THE EARLY 21 ST CENTURY

2022 ◽  
pp. 70-73
Author(s):  
И. В. Покатилова ◽  
А. Ф. Лукина
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Specific Region ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
Modern Culture ◽  
Early 21St Century ◽  
Soviet Space ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Post Soviet Space

Актуальность темы связана с новыми методологическими подходами в исследовании современной культуры Якутии начала 21 века. Авторы попытались применить метод междисциплинарного подхода в исследовании образной географии Якутии начала 21 века на примере проекта «Образная карта - маршрут Таттинского улуса». Город и село в 20 веке являются разными средами обитания современного человека. В первой среде зарождается креативная культура, а во второй - дольше сохраняется традиционная культура. Трансформация традиционной культуры в начале 20 века в городе Якутске привело к зарождению нового креативного типа культуры, а в конце 20 века в постсоветском пространстве формируется образная география конкретного региона или улуса, стянув пространство ландшафта и памятников культурного наследия, что ярко прослеживается на материале Таттинского улуса. The relevance of the topic is related to new methodological approaches in the study of modern culture of Yakutia in the early 21st century. The authors tried to apply the method of an interdisciplinary approach in the study of the figurative geography of Yakutia of the early 20th century by the example of the project "Figurative map - the route of Tatta ulus". City and village in the 20th century are different environments of a modern man. In the first environment, creative culture is born, and in the second, traditional culture is preserved longer. Transformation of traditional culture at the beginning of the 20th century in Yakutsk city led to the birth of a new creative type of culture, and at the end of the 20th century, in the post-Soviet space, a figurative geography of a specific region is formed, pulling together the space of the landscape and cultural heritage monuments, which is clearly seen in the material of Tatta ulus.

Developing an Intergroup Communication Intervention Curriculum

2020 ◽  
pp. 148-176
Author(s):  
Kate Magsamen-Conrad ◽  
Jeanette M. Dillon ◽  
Lisa K. Hanasono ◽  
Paul Anthony Valdez
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Community Setting ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Communication Intervention ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Diverse Workforce ◽  
Intergroup Communication ◽  
Civic Attitudes ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
Workforce Skills

This chapter describes a community-based participatory research project that embraces opportunities to augment the skills necessary to excel in an increasingly diverse workforce, especially in terms of proficiency in communication, social interaction, and technology. The Intergroup Communication Intervention (ICI) provides needed technology skills training to older adults in a community setting to improve intergroup relationships, foster positive civic attitudes and skills, and reduce ageist attitudes of younger adults. Participants build workforce skills necessary for future success as the project advances group and interpersonal communication skills across generations using technology pedagogy to bridge the divide. The ICI approach is systematic and grounded in theory. Analyses across the project's last three years demonstrate how communication processes ignite the powerful bonding that can occur over technology. This chapter encourages future research with similar goals of using longitudinal, communication studies to enhance community, competencies, and the future workforce.

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Intergroup Communication

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Word Order ◽  
Intergroup Relations ◽  
Communication Studies ◽  
Human Communication ◽  
Political Arena ◽  
Intergroup Communication ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
Communication Situations ◽  
Areas Of Interest ◽  
The Military

Over 80 entriesThe Oxford Encyclopedia of Intergroup Communication is the first dedicated to this burgeoning field within communication studies. The essays in this collection explore geographic regions, communication processes, theories, and applied areas of interest, all pertaining to how human communication processes are influenced by, and themselves influence, the groups to which we all belong. The project brings together, in an authoritative work, research, theory, and application on well-established, as well as newly explored intergroup communication situations. The new perspectives not covered in earlier works include: • how word order affects social status • how metaphors shape intergroup relations • how sexual orientation is communicated • how interpersonal and intergroup communication intersect • what neuroscience contributes to intergroup communication • and how intergroup communication operates in previously unacknowledged settings such as the military or in the political arena.Given that the “intergroup umbrella” essentially integrates and transcends many of the traditional conceptual boundaries in communication (such as media, health, intercultural, organizational and so forth), the Oxford Encyclopedia of Intergroup Communication provides an intriguing window on to the communicative world of intergroup relations so integral to other social sciences. The encyclopedia will be an essential reference for anyone interested in intergroup communication issues, and particularly research scholars and graduate students.

Family Relationships and Interactions: An Intergroup Approach

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan Soliz
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationships ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
Family Interactions ◽  
Family Identity ◽  
Intergroup Processes ◽  
Intergroup Communication ◽  
Multiracial Families ◽  
Communication Processes

Families are not immune from intergroup processes that pervade other social relationships and institutions in society. Family relationships are often constituted by individuals with different identities and worldviews, especially when considering the changing landscape of families (e.g., multiethnic–multiracial families, interfaith families). Moreover, many of our most personal relationships emerge from the joining of two distinct familial groups (e.g., in-laws, stepfamily members). Whether considering different social identities salient in family interactions (e.g., ethnicity-race, age, political affiliation) or formative dynamics as families merge, intergroup communication processes are central to managing difference in a constructive manner that facilitates development of a shared family identity and individual well-being. Further, an intergroup perspective on family highlights the manner in which families directly and indirectly socialize family members’ intergroup attitudes and worldviews.

The United States Military: Sites of Intergroup Discourses

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Sahlstein Parcell
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Military ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Relational Dialectics ◽  
Relational Dialectics Theory ◽  
Intergroup Communication ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
The Military

The United States military is a frequent point of public conversation since the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001. Approximately two and a half million service members have deployed in the Global War on Terror, and many have completed multiple deployments with almost 7,000 fatalities across operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Communication research on the military has a long history but since 9/11 has picked up pace with scholars seeking to understand the military’s relationship with the media, its discussion in the public sphere, and the interpersonal/familial experiences of service members and their families. The theoretical and methodological approaches are wide ranging within the discipline, but an intergroup perspective is noticeably absent. Many opportunities exist for answering intergroup communication questions, most notably at the military and civilian divide and, in turn, offering insight about and practical suggestions for communication within and about the military. Given the numerous possibilities for intergroup communication research related to the military, researchers should seize the opportunity to bring new theoretical and methodological approaches to the area. One theory, which has not been used in the intergroup communication scholarship but has great potential for this part of the discipline, is relational dialectics theory. Relational dialectics theory (RDT) is a critical/interpretive theory/method package that explores the substance and form of relational talk with a keen eye for dominant and marginalized discourses. For example, intergroup communication scholars who study the military from an RDT perspective could help illuminate how different groups (e.g., military families and civilian families; same-sex military married couples; and opposite-sex military married couples) understand and construct, for example, their similarities and differences with the goal of improving their interactions. Intergroup communication scholars could use also RDT to study how multiple group-related discourses are present within military groups who have diverse membership (e.g., Family Readiness Groups, FRGs) where members constitute the intersections of several identities (e.g., military wives are simultaneously members of military culture but technically are not military personnel; members are also often simultaneously women, spouses, who, in some cases, are mothers who come from different socioeconomic and ethnic groups, as well as identify as officer or enlisted wives).

The Internet as Material Object in Social Practices: Recording and Analysis of Human-Internet Interactions

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 284-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Carstensen
Keyword(s):  
Market Research ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Internet Research ◽  
Material Object ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Internet Technologies ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
Human Practices ◽  
Methodological Approaches

In the course of sociological research about the Internet, an accompanying range of new methodological approaches have been developed to investigate usage, communication, processes of appropriation, and the virtuality of the Internet. However, the exploration of the Internet as a technological and material object as well as the question of how it is involved in human practices are seen more rarely. This paper presents a methodology of software-based recording and an analysis of the interactions between humans and the Internet, which are visible on the screen. Adding methods of usability and market research to sociological Internet research, this enables us to “move closer” to the technology and to get a detailed view of human practices and Internet “actions” on the interface; therewith, it will be possible to investigate how social practices proceed when Internet technologies are involved, how users handle the Internet and to what extent it enables, facilitates, limits, or hinders practices.

scholarly journals Towards Careful Practices for Automated Linguistic Analysis of Group Learning

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iris K Howley ◽  
Carolyn Penstein Rose
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Computational Modeling ◽  
Group Learning ◽  
Linguistic Analysis ◽  
Learning Sciences ◽  
Boundary Object ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
The Many

This paper reviews work in progress towards bridging the field of linguistics and its operationalizations of discourse, and that of frameworks for studying collaborative learning that are rooted directly in the learning sciences.  We begin with the vision of a multi-dimensional coding and counting analysis approach that might serve as a boundary object between the variety of methodological approaches to analysis of collaborative learning that exist within the Learning Sciences.  We outline what we have discovered from a combination of hand coding, comparison with alternative analytic approaches including network analytic and qualitative approaches, correlational analyses in connection with learning-relevant extralinguistic variables, and computational modeling.  We explore both the contribution of work to date as well as the many remaining challenges.

scholarly journals Therapeutic and diagnostic enteroscopy in children: 15 years of experience

2020 ◽  
pp. 102-110
Author(s):  
E. V. Kirakosyan ◽  
M. M. Lokhmatov
Keyword(s):  
Full Range ◽  
High Definition ◽  
Double Balloon Enteroscopy ◽  
Modern Approach ◽  
Sophisticated Equipment ◽  
Modern Level ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Diagnostic Capabilities ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Digital Or

Each new stage in the development of endoscopy was characterized by the creation of more sophisticated equipment and the expansion of diagnostic capabilities. The 21st century was marked by the transition to robotic remotely controlled endoscopic systems, the use of digital or electronic endoscopic technology in children. The modern level of endoscopy in pediatrics includes a high definition of the image obtained, a morphological study of biopsy specimens and a full range of endosurgical procedures. The paper presents the experience of introducing, teaching, preparing, conducting, analyzing and evaluating the results, features and nuances of use in children of therapeutic and diagnostic enteroscopy of a new generation: video capsule endoscopy and double-balloon enteroscopy. The modern approach to intraluminal diagnosis and endoscopic treatment of children with digestive system pathologies is substantiated.

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