Ideological Inversion and the (De)legitimation of Neoliberalism in Chile

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismael Puga
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Social Study ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Economic Order ◽  
Window Of Opportunity ◽  
Panel Surveys ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Strategic Adaptation ◽  
The Social

Using a mixed-methods approach based on discussion focus groups and panel surveys of the Longitudinal Social Study of Chile, this chapter demonstrates that Chilean’s neoliberal economic order is not legitimized by the vast majority of the population. Instead, the author argues that social norms are in serious conflict with the prevailing socioeconomic order. Within Chilean society, both citizens and social analysts are prone to agree with the existence of a “neoliberal consensus” due to the strategic adaptation of social practices that take place within a socioeconomic order that most individuals accept as a given. As a consequence, a “fantasy consensus” emerges in Chilean society in order to stabilize the social economic order, thus avoiding collective mobilization and social change. In this scenario, the protest waves that Chilean society has faced since 2011 offer additional proof that the “fantasy consensus” has experienced serious fissures, thus opening a window of opportunity to delegitimize Chile’s neoliberal order in the country.

scholarly journals Social Practices between Individuals with Mental Illness and Griya Schizofren Volunteers in Griya PMI (Indonesian Red Cross) Peduli Surakarta

Society ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 836-847
Author(s):  
Triana Rahmawati ◽  
Drajat Tri Kartono ◽  
Trisni Utami ◽  
Yuanita Dwi Hapsari
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Total Institution ◽  
Business Activity ◽  
The Social

This research discusses the social practices carried out by Griya Schizofren to address individuals with mental illness who are often disadvantaged due to the negative stigma of their illness. This research uses a phenomenological approach. Data were collected from observations, interviews, and documentation. The results show that Griya Schizofren, to reduce the stigma against individuals with mental illness, established social, economic, cultural, and symbolic relations with those who lived in Griya PMI Peduli (Indonesian Red Cross) Surakarta through voluntary activities for individuals with mental illness. Social welfare activities in individuals with mental illness had shifted to business activity that opened a new field. The habitus of individuals with mental illness positively developed. Griya Schizofren restructured individuals with mental illness in a new layer of the community by promoting it as a society that can work within its limitations and produce products demanded by the community in the form of wedding souvenirs. Field of Griya PMI Peduli became a more humane environment as the shelter for abandoned individuals with mental illness. It also proved that total institution is no longer a frightening but collaborative field for capital exchange. Hence, using the theory of Piere Bourdieu, this research can answer how the stigma can be unfolded through works and capital exchange.

scholarly journals Using Mixed Methods In Music Therapy Health Care Research: Reflections On the Relationship Between the Research Question, Design and Methods in the Research Project Receptive Music Therapy With Female Cancer Patients in Rehabilitation

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Ole Bonde
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Social Study ◽  
Health Care Research ◽  
Strategy Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Core Concepts ◽  
Receptive Music Therapy ◽  
Design And Methods

“Mixed  methods” (or “multiple methods” or “multiple strategy”) research design is a fairly new concept in music therapy research. It is inspired by recent methodological developments in the social sciences, covering the interaction of quantitative and qualitative methods in one and the same research study. Mixed methods are not the same as the diversity or pluralism of methods advocated by many scholars who are critical towards the principles of evidence-based practice. This article presents an example of mixed methods in music therapy research: a psycho-social study of music therapy with female cancer survivors. Problems related to ontology, epistemology, design and methodology are illustrated and discussed, and the perspective is broadened into a discussion of the core concepts of triangulation as related to validity.

The Influence of Social and Cultural Capital on Student Persistence

2019 ◽  
pp. 56-68
Author(s):  
H. Kay Banks
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Student Persistence ◽  
School Success ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Social And Cultural Capital ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
Growing Body

Using a mixed-methods approach, this chapter examines the use of the social and cultural capital questionnaire to measure capital, combined with student narrative experiences to gauge student persistence. An analysis of the interviews from the participants' experiences provided four themes: faculty/professors, family, self-motivation, and finances. In this study, social capital was more positively related to school success as a factor of persistence than cultural capital. The findings of this research study contributes to this growing body of literature by providing a unique survey instrument designed to assess the influence of social and cultural capital.

scholarly journals A Mixed Methods Study of the Social Support Networks of Female Sex Workers and Their Primary Noncommercial Male Partners in Tijuana, Mexico

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karla D. Wagner ◽  
Jennifer L. Syvertsen ◽  
Silvia R. Verdugo ◽  
Jose Luis Molina ◽  
Steffanie A. Strathdee
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Social Support Networks ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
The Social

Female sex workers (FSWs) are at risk for multiple health harms, including HIV. This article describes a mixed methods study of the social support networks of 19 FSWs and their primary male sex partners in Tijuana, Mexico. We collected quantitative and qualitative social network data, including quantitative network measures, qualitative narratives, and network visualizations. Methodologically, we illustrate how a convergent mixed methods approach to studying personal social support networks of FSWs can yield a more holistic understanding of network composition and role. From a health-related perspective, we show how migration/deportation and stigma shape social networks and might be leveraged to support HIV prevention interventions. We believe others can benefit from a mixed methods approach to studying social networks.

scholarly journals Social Practices of 3D Printing: Decentralising Control, and Reconfiguring Regulation

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 110-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke Heemsbergen ◽  
Robbie Fordyce ◽  
Bjorn Nansen ◽  
Thomas Apperley ◽  
Mike Arnold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Communication Networks ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Legal Scholarship ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Policy Frames ◽  
The Social ◽  
Consumer Perspectives ◽  
Property Regimes

This paper considers the social practices of 3D printing by comparing consumer perspectives and practices with legal scholarship on intellectual property regimes. The paper draws on data gained through a mixed-methods approach involving participant observation, focus groups, and social network analysis of 3D printing file-sharing practices. It finds that while consumers display a level of naivety about their 3D printing rights and responsibilities, they possess a latent understanding about broader digital economies that guide their practices. We suggest that the social practices associated with 3D printing function through communication networks to decentralise manufacture and reconfigure legal capacities for regulation. The paper concludes by introducing nascent paths forward for policy frames across industry, government and consumer concern to address the opportunities and challenges of 3D printing’s evolving interface with society.

The social networks and distinctive experiences of intensively involved online gamers: A novel mixed methods approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 80 ◽  
pp. 229-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.J. François Dengah ◽  
Jeffrey G. Snodgrass ◽  
Robert J. Else ◽  
Evan R. Polzer
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals A mixed methods approach to the social assessment of transport infrastructure projects

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Lucas ◽  
Ian Philips ◽  
Ersilia Verlinghieri
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Social Impacts ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Local People ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Social Assessment ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
The Road ◽  
The Social

AbstractIn this paper, we propose a mixed methods quantitative and qualitative approach to capture fully the measurable and less tangible social impacts of transport projects on local people and communities. The approach was used to assess the potential social impacts of a strategic road by-pass project case study in a deprived region of Wales in the UK. The project specifically aimed to stimulate local economic growth and regeneration in the local areas it serves. In a ‘before and after’ case study, we combined fine-grained, GIS-based spatial analysis of secondary datasets with qualitative participative exercises with the local residents of the five communities living adjacent to the road, and interviews with professional local stakeholders. This mixed methods approach significantly enhanced understanding of both the social benefits and disbenefits of the road project. It helped to reveal local concerns that would not otherwise have been apparent from secondary dataset analysis alone. The qualitative studies were also successful in bringing to the table new ‘hard to reach’ voices that had not been heard through the formal consultation and public engagement process. The study revealed that the social benefits accruing to local people from the project could have been significantly enhanced, whilst a number of its locally occurring negative social impacts could have been avoided had social assessment been employed earlier in the decision processes concerning its routing and design. Recommendations to improve the practice and uptake of social assessments at the option appraisal, project design mitigation and post evaluation stages of transport projects are included in the paper.

scholarly journals Social Practices of 3D Printing: Decentralising Control, and Reconfiguring Regulation

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke Heemsbergen ◽  
Robbie Fordyce ◽  
Bjorn Nansen ◽  
Thomas Apperley ◽  
Mike Arnold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Communication Networks ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Legal Scholarship ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Policy Frames ◽  
The Social ◽  
Consumer Perspectives ◽  
Property Regimes

This paper considers the social practices of 3D printing by comparing consumer perspectives and practices with legal scholarship on intellectual property regimes. The paper draws on data gained through a mixed-methods approach involving participant observation, focus groups, and social network analysis of 3D printing file-sharing practices. It finds that while consumers display a level of naivety about their 3D printing rights and responsibilities, they possess a latent understanding about broader digital economies that guide their practices. We suggest that the social practices associated with 3D printing function through communication networks to decentralise manufacture and reconfigure legal capacities for regulation. The paper concludes by introducing nascent paths forward for policy frames across industry, government and consumer concern to address the opportunities and challenges of 3D printing’s evolving interface with society.

scholarly journals Where Facebook Meets Plagiarism: An Investigation and an Intervention

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Alison McQueen ◽  
Cathy Shields
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
First Year ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Academic Benefits ◽  
The Social ◽  
Poor Understanding ◽  
Student Focus ◽  
Closed Groups

BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE Closed (student only) Facebook groups are commonplace amongst students and the social and academic benefits of such groups are well studied. The exclusion of staff from these Facebook groups could conceivably lead to inappropriate behaviour such as plagiarism but the occurrence of this is unknown. Many students have a poor understanding of what constitutes plagiarism, or the rationale for its avoidance (other than to avoid penalty). In this study we sought to explore the behaviours of students on Facebook groups, focusing on plagiarism. We also broadened our analysis to encompass an investigation of general plagiarism awareness in order to use the findings to inform the co-creation of a simple plagiarism intervention tool for use on Facebook groups. METHODS Our mixed methods approach encompassed seven student focus groups and a survey of 273 students at one UK University, as well as consultation of 11 HEI staff. Information and ideas drawn from the investigative phase of the project informed the design and co-creation of a plagiarism avoidance video resource. RESULTS AND LESSONS LEARNED We did not find plagiarism on Facebook to be a major concern despite wide use by students of closed groups to support learning. We did, however, find that interactive discussion on Facebook was minimal, and that membership was non-inclusive, and therefore suggest caution towards formal use of Facebook in learning. We also found that >40% of our students held misconceptions and anxieties about what constitutes plagiarism and about how to avoid it, and that University guidelines on plagiarism are not improving understanding. Plagiarism confusion was heightened for students new to our University, although further research into the generality of this observation is required. We advocate good scholarship education that actively engages, but is not limited to, students in their first year of study, and present our own anti-plagiarism tool that is suitable for deployment via Facebook groups.

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