Social, Political, Economic, and Cultural Perspectives

2021 ◽  
pp. 182-202
Author(s):  
Melvin Delgado
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Focus Of Attention ◽  
Gun Violence ◽  
Cultural Perspectives ◽  
Practice Experience ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Economic

Urban gun violence knowledge is evolving and promises to gain steam as it garners more attention. Interventions will necessitate a grounding in the social sciences and the urban practice experience, positioning professions to advance the knowledge base on how best to address gun violence at a neighborhood and social network level. This chapter provides a broad social-economic-political-cultural context for understanding the origins and broad reach of gun violence in the nation and its cities and touches on aspects rarely the focus of attention yet playing a prominent role in helping understand how urban gun violence emerges. Four viewpoints are covered in this chapter (social, political, economic, and cultural), allowing coverage of usual and unusual aspects of urban gun violence. These perspectives are not ranked in order of importance and must be present in any analysis of urban gun violence and search for solutions, more so when seeking a nuanced and localized approach. These perspectives interact in a highly dynamic manner; when one is particularly impacted, the others react accordingly. Gun violence permeates society, with few urban segments escaping its grasp.

Understanding the Crisis of Urban Gun Violence

2021 ◽  
pp. 145-181
Author(s):  
Melvin Delgado
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Gun Violence ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Cultural Perspectives ◽  
The Social ◽  
Key Aspects

There is a place for a statistical portrait of urban gun violence, particularly when deconstructing how it is manifested at a neighborhood or community level, and this chapter provides it. This portrait provides the backdrop or canvas on which to better place and understand the stories associated with gun violence. Numerous publications provide a statistical portrait of gun violence to further pursue if interested. This chapter highlights key aspects from national and urban perspectives, including subjects that must be a part of any urban gun violence strategy, setting the stage for the introduction of key constructs in the following chapter that influence urban practice, research, and scholarship. This chapter’s statistical portrait is one dimensional but critical in shaping the argument about the saliency of gun violence in the communities served. This picture can best be conceptualized as a backdrop to the social, economic, political, and cultural perspectives, allowing for a more in-depth appreciation for the challenge ahead for those embracing this social justice mission. The narratives embraced to bring this subject to light can use statistics as a backdrop.

Performative Morality: Godey's Match Plates, Nineteenth-Century Stage Practice, and Social/Political/Economic Commentary in America's Popular Ladies’ Magazine

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 613-637
Author(s):  
CYNTHIA LEE PATTERSON
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Economic Issues ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Social ◽  
Tableaux Vivants ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Mystery Novels ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
The City

Recirculating the assertion of magazine historian Frank Luther Mott, subsequent generations of scholars maintained that Godey's Lady's Magazine eschewed content treating the social, political, and economic issues of the day. This article challenges that nearly universal reading of Godey's by arguing for the importance of a close reading of the “match plates” commissioned by Godey for his magazine. Appearing between 1840 and 1860, these plates, many engraved from pendant paintings created expressly for Godey, draw on the popularity of stage melodrama, dramatic tableau, and tableaux vivants to enact a performative morality addressing major social, economic, and political issues. Early match plates contrast virtue and vice, capitalizing on the enormous popularity of William Hogarth's engraving series Industry and Idleness. Match plates appear also in the popular fashion plates of the magazine – echoing the city mystery novels, plays, and prints first popularized by Eugene Sue – in Christmas for the Rich/Christmas for the Poor and Dress the Maker/Dress the Wearer. By 1860, even the magazine's “useful” contents, such as the pattern work prized by Godey's readers, echo the popularity of match plates: hence Fruit for Working/Flowers for Working. Closer attention to Godey's engravings calls for a reassessment of Mott's assertion.

scholarly journals Network and Migration in Early Renaissance Florence, 1378-1433

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katalin Prajda
Keyword(s):  
Art History ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cultural Exchanges ◽  
Renaissance Florence ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
The Church

This book explores the co-development of political, social, economic, and artistic networks of Florentines in the Kingdom of Hungary during the reign of Sigismund of Luxembourg. Analyzing the social network of these politicians, merchants, artisans, royal officers, dignitaries of the Church, and noblemen is the primary objective of this book. The study addresses both descriptively the patterns of connectivity and causally the impacts of this complex network on cultural exchanges of various types, among these migration, commerce, diplomacy, and artistic exchange. In the setting of a case study, this monograph should best be thought of as an attempt to cross the boundaries that divide political, economic, social, and art history so that they simultaneously figure into a single integrated story of Florentine history and development.

2. Contexts

2015 ◽  
pp. 7-24
Author(s):  
R. B. Bernstein
Keyword(s):  
British Empire ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Political Context ◽  
The Political ◽  
Ruling Elite ◽  
Founding Fathers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Anglo American ◽  
Landed Gentry

The founding fathers were born into a remarkable variety of families, occupations, religious loyalties, and geographic settings: from landed gentry destined to join the ruling elite, to middling or common sorts who chose the law or medicine as a professional path to distinction, or immigrants from other parts of the British Empire. They lived within and were shaped by three interlocking contexts—the intellectual world of the transatlantic Enlightenment; the political context within which Americans sought to preserve and improve the best of the Anglo-American constitutional heritage; and the social, economic, and cultural context formed as a result of their living on the Atlantic world’s periphery.

“For Whom the Bell Tolls” Mexican Copper Bells from the Templo Mayor Offerings: Analysis of the Production Process and its Cultural Context

2007 ◽  
Vol 1047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niklas Schulze
Keyword(s):  
Production Process ◽  
Copper Alloy ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Morphological Variability ◽  
Contextual Analysis ◽  
Technological Factors ◽  
Tin Bronze ◽  
The Social ◽  
Late Postclassic

AbstractThe 3389 copper (alloy) bells from offerings included in successive building phases of Late Postclassic Templo Mayor (A.D. 1325 – 1520) of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) are the results of production processes influenced by social, economic, ideological and technological factors. The compositional and morphological variability of the bells in the earlier construction phases of the Templo Mayor suggests the presence of several workshops in or around Tenochtitlan, while the reduction of this spectrum on one bell type made of copper-tin bronze, points towards a standardization of the production process and a decrease in the number of workshops that supplied the Templo Mayor in later phases. The compositional and morphological information, as well as contextual analysis and comparison with other Mexican bells, give insights into the bells' symbolism, the mechanisms used to supply the Templo Mayor with offerings, the organization of metalwork and the rationale behind some of the technological choices of the artisans. The detected changes through time seem to point to important shifts in the social, technological, economic and ideological influences on the choices of the artisans in the latter half of Aztec rule.

scholarly journals Analisis Wacana Pesan Komunikasi Dakwah Ali Syari’ati

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-220
Author(s):  
Dudi Rustandi
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Sociological Analysis ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Micro Structure ◽  
Distinctive Character ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
Discourse Model ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Economic

The purpose of this study is to explore the hidden message in the message of communication (da'wah) and the rhetoric conveyed by someone is a response from the social reality of the community that surrounds a Muballigh who shows his attitude and character. This gave birth to a distinctive character, different from other people's messages. It also refers to the social, political, economic, social and cultural context in which a person lives. This can be found from the preaching messages of Ali Shariati. Using the Teo A. Van Dijk model discourse analysis method, the researcher described the da'wah message based on the framework of the discourse elements; first, macro structure, Second; superstructure, third; micro structure. The use of the Discourse model is intended to interpret the latent intent of the message. The results of the study concluded that Ali Shari'ati's message of preaching emphasized a lot of aspects of aqeedah and morals, with the following characteristics; (1) The content of Shari'ati's message of preaching uses the historical sociological analysis methodology using reasoning or logic of comparison, (2) Tawhid becomes the basis of every content of Shari'ati's message, (3) The message is always progressive, this is characterized by new interpretations and meanings, (4) have a commitment to the culture and traditions of the local community, (5) Islam must be the basis of movement and side with the weak, (6) More emphasis on moral character.AbstrakTujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengeksplorasi pesan tersembunyi di dalam pesan komunikasi (dakwah) dan retorika yang disampaikan seseorang  merupakan respon dari realitas sosial masyarakat yang melingkupi seorang Muballigh yang menunjukan sikap dan karakternya. Hal tersebut melahirkan karakter pesan yang khas, berbeda dari pesan orang lain. Hal tersebut merujuk pula pada konteks sosial politik, ekonomi, sosial, dan budaya dimana seseorang hidup. Hal ini dapat ditemukan dari pesan-pesan dakwah Ali Syariati. Dengan menggunakan metode analisis wacana model Teo A. Van Dijk, peneliti menguraikan pesan dakwah berdasarkan kerangka elemen-elemen wacana; pertama, struktur makro, Kedua; superstruktur, ketiga ; struktur mikro. Penggunaan model Wacana dimaksudkan untuk menafsirkan maksud laten dari pesannya. Hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa pesan dakwah Ali Syari’ati banyak menekankan aspek akidah dan akhlak, dengan ciri-ciri sebagai berikut; (1) Isi pesan dakwah Syari’ati menggunakan metodologi analisis sosiologi sejarah  dengan menggunakan penalaran atau logika komparasi, (2)Tauhid menjadi basis dalam setiap isi pesan dakwah Syari’ati, (3) Isi pesannya selalu menggungah dan progresif, hal ini dicirikan dengan penafsiran dan pemaknaan baru, (4) mempunyai komitmen terhadap budaya dan tradisi masyarakat setempat, (5) Islam harus menjadi basis pergerakan dan memihak kaum lemah, (6) Lebih menekankan aspek akidah akhlak.

scholarly journals Perceived Support in the Shadow of Death: Near-Miss Mothers' Experience of Being Supported

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sedigheh Abdollahpour ◽  
Abbas Heydari ◽  
Hosein Ebrahimipour ◽  
Farhad Faridhoseini ◽  
Talat Khadivzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Near Miss ◽  
Perceived Support ◽  
Future Planning ◽  
Pregnancy And Childbirth ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mother's Experience ◽  
Care Support

Abstract Background: A maternal near miss (MNM) is an event in which a pregnant woman comes close to maternal death, but does not die. The aim of this study was therefore to understanding meaning of NMM lived experiences of being supported on the social and cultural context of Iran. Methods: This qualitative study utilized a hermeneutic phenomenology study. The study was conducted in in multicenter hospitals, where usually handle the NMMs. The sampling was purposeful with maximum variation of eleven NMM. Data collection used unstructured in-depth interview that analyzed with Diekelmann, Allen, and Tanner analysis approach. Results: The two main themes emerging from the data were "Perceived Social Support" and "Perceived Care Support". 910 code, eleven sub sub-theme, six sub-themes emerged, and they were grouped into two themes that help us to understand the experience of MNM mothers from supporting. Conclusions: Findings demonstrate that mother's experience of supporting, can be effective in reducing the psychological-emotional, social, economic, and cultural burden of pregnancy and childbirth complications, and future planning should aim to reduce such complications based on mother’s support. Therefore, targeted training programs, especially for the spouse, family, and medical team can be of great help to millions of near-miss mothers.

scholarly journals The Education of an English Professor: The Biographical Narrative

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Heriberto Gonzalez Valencia ◽  
Jakeline Amparo Villota Enriquez ◽  
Lizeth Ramos Acosta
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
Training Process ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
The Social ◽  
University Professor ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Training Path

This article is the result of a qualitative research following the characteristics of hermeneutical research aims to understand the training process of the English university professor, taking into account factors that affect and surround the social, economic, and cultural environment; in which the experience and the story of life, shape the professor. A historicity that allows the subject to be an actor of her own life, and from her experiences narrated, it is analyzed and a training path by which the subject under study obtained academic and life skills. All times and spaces in which the professor is exposed are interpreted to understand the whole process of training. Finally, it is evidenced how the professor’s training transcends beyond a simple classroom. The experience of life, lifestyle, family background, socio-cultural context are inseparable part of the training processes.

scholarly journals Stages of grief: Economic devastation and social oblivion

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 351
Author(s):  
Ildiko Erdei
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Multicultural Environment ◽  
Beer Consumption ◽  
The Social ◽  
Industry Center ◽  
Beer Production ◽  
The Town

In the spring of 2008, after Heineken bought the major stake in “Pančevačka pivara” (Pančevo brewery) from Efes, and thus became its owner, the corporation shut down production in the Pančevo factory, fired all remaining workers save for a few managers, and soon after halted production of the only remaining brand of “Pančevačka pivara” which was named after the brewery’s mid-nineteenth century founder – Weifert. Thus, after more than 150 years of beer production in Weifert’s brewery, and more than 280 years after beer first started to be produced in Pančevo, the town is left without a significant industrial capacity and one of its key cultural and identity symbols. What should be cause for concern for researchers is the huge discrepancy between the decades-long endeavor to traditionalize the brewery and the culture of beer consumption and utilize them in the representation of the town as an industry center as well as a multicultural environment with an urban sensibility and significant Habsburg heritage, and the complete silence which followed the closing of the brewery and is still there, four years after the factory shut down. The paper examines how the deep, uncomfortable silence which has enveloped these events, the absence of any kind of public debate on the issue as well as the lack of any kind of articulated unofficial discourse about this loss can be interpreted. Starting from the assumption that any way of speaking is simultaneously a way of not speaking, I will examine the social dynamics of the reverse process in a specific social, economic, political and cultural context. In other words, what is the role of social non-remembrance and what can be gleaned from this non-speaking, repressing, intentional oblivion?

scholarly journals Using Daily Nighttime Lights to Monitor Spatiotemporal Patterns of Human Lifestyle under COVID-19: The Case of Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 4633
Author(s):  
Mohammed Alahmadi ◽  
Shawky Mansour ◽  
Nataraj Dasgupta ◽  
Ammar Abulibdeh ◽  
Peter M. Atkinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Religious Activities ◽  
Nighttime Lights ◽  
The Social ◽  
Nighttime Light ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Islamic Society

A novel coronavirus, COVID-19, appeared at the beginning of 2020 and within a few months spread worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic had some of its greatest impacts on social, economic and religious activities. This study focused on the application of daily nighttime light (NTL) data (VNP46A2) to measure the spatiotemporal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the human lifestyle in Saudi Arabia at the national, province and governorate levels as well as on selected cities and sites. The results show that NTL brightness was reduced in all the pandemic periods in 2020 compared with a pre-pandemic period in 2019, and this was consistent with the socioeconomic results. An early pandemic period showed the greatest effects on the human lifestyle due to the closure of mosques and the implementation of a curfew. A slight improvement in the NTL intensity was observed in later pandemic periods, which represented Ramadan and Eid Alfiter days when Muslims usually increase the light of their houses. Closures of the two holy mosques in Makkah and Madinah affected the human lifestyle in these holy cities as well as that of Umrah pilgrims inside Saudi Arabia and abroad. The findings of this study confirm that the social and cultural context of each country must be taken into account when interpreting COVID-19 impacts, and that analysis of difference in nighttime lights is sensitive to these factors. In Saudi Arabia, the origin of Islam and one of the main sources of global energy, the preventive measures taken not only affected Saudi society; impacts spread further and reached the entire Islamic society and other societies, too.

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