Temporal changes in the social structure of a captive colony of the Damaraland mole-rat, Cryptomys damarensis: the relationship of sex and age to dominance and burrow-maintenance activity

1998 ◽  
Vol 244 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Gaylard ◽  
Y. Harrison ◽  
N. C. Bennett
Africa ◽  
1955 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Middleton

Opening ParagraphIn this paper I consider some Lugbara notions about witches, ghosts, and other agents who bring sickness to human beings. I do not discuss the relationship of these notions, and the behaviour associated with them, to the social structure. The two aspects, ideological and structural, are intimately connected, but it is possible to discuss them separately: on the one hand, to present the ideology as a system consistent within itself and, on the other, to show the way in which it is part of the total social system. Here I attempt only the former.


Author(s):  
Paulo Cesar Garré Silva ◽  
Antonio Paulino de Sousa Sousa

O presente artigo fundamenta-se no pensamento de Foucault, Labov e Boudieu. Objetiva relacionar língua e sociedade, mostrando que a sociedade humana não se constitui sem a linguagem, da mesma forma que a língua não se realiza fora das relações sociais. A relação entre língua e sociedade apresenta influência mútua, pois através da linguagem se participa das relações sociais de poder e as mudanças na estrutura social são decorrentes da dinâmica dessas relações. A língua não é um corpo autônomo capaz de determinar as relações sociais, como também não é determinada pela estrutura social, mas há uma relação de influências entre elas, por isso que pela análise linguística pode-se compreender elementos importantes da estrutura social, como também pela análise das relações sociais pode-se compreender muito dos processos linguísticos. A língua não está deslocada de um contexto sociocultural, sua significação é decorrente de seu contexto de produção, sua força simbólica se potencializa a partir da força do grupo social que a produz. A língua, assim como a sociedade, não é um corpo estático, há transformações significativas no decorrer do processo histórico, a mudança linguística não ocorre isolada do movimento de classe, muito embora ela não seja determinada por ele, há uma relação entre a mudança linguística e o movimento de classe, em que este só se completa quando ocorre a mudança linguística e, ao mesmo tempo, ela é um reflexo do movimento de classe. Assim, não se pode negar a relação de influências mútuas entre língua e sociedade.  Palavras-chave: Língua. Sociedade. Contexto sociocultural.Language and Society: mutual influences in the sociocultural construction processABSTRACTThis paper is based on the thought of Foucault, Labov and Boudieu and aims to relate language and society, showing that human society is not formed without the language, in the same way that the language is not out of social relations. The relationship between language and society presents mutual influence, since from the language we participate in the social relations of power and changes in the social structure itself are resulting from the dynamics of these relationships. The language is not a body as able to determine social relationships, nor is determined by social structure, but instead there is a relationship of influences between them, so that the linguistic analysis can understand important elements of the social structure, as well as the analysis of social relationships can be understood much of linguistic processes. The language is not shifted from a sociocultural context, its meaning is due to its context of production, as well as its symbolic force leverages from the strength of the social group that produces. The language, as well as society, is not a static body, there are significant changes in the course of the historical process, and language change does not occur in isolation from the class movement, although it is not determined by the class movement, there is a relationship between linguistic change and movement class, in that the movement of class only complete when the language change and at the same time, the language change is a reflection of the class movement. So, there's no denying the relationship of mutual influences between language and society.    Keywords: language. Society. Sociocultural context.Lengua y Sociedad: influencias mutuas en el proceso de construcción socioculturalRESUMENEl presente artículo se fundamenta en el pensamiento de Foucault, Labov y Boudieu y tiene como objetivo relacionar lengua y sociedad, mostrando que la sociedad humana no se constituye sin el lenguaje, de la misma forma que la lengua no se realiza fuera de las relaciones sociales. La relación entre lengua y sociedad presenta influencia mutua, pues a través del lenguaje se participa de las relaciones sociales de poder y los cambios en la estructura social son consecuencia de la dinámica de esas relaciones. La lengua no es un cuerpo autónomo capaz de determinar las relaciones sociales, como tampoco está determinada por la estructura social, pero hay una relación de influencias entre ellas, por eso que por el análisis lingüístico se pueden comprender elementos importantes de la estructura social, Por el análisis de las relaciones sociales se puede comprender mucho de los procesos lingüísticos. La lengua no está desplazada de un contexto sociocultural, su significación es consecuencia de su contexto de producción, su fuerza simbólica se potencia a partir de la fuerza del grupo social que la produce. La lengua, así como la sociedad, no es un cuerpo estático, hay transformaciones significativas en el curso del proceso histórico, el cambio lingüístico no ocurre aisladamente del movimiento de clase, aunque no es determinada por él, hay una relación entre el cambio lingüístico Y el movimiento de clase, en el que éste sólo se completa cuando ocurre el cambio lingüístico y, al mismo tiempo, es un reflejo del movimiento de clase. Así, no se puede negar la relación de influencias mutuas entre lengua y sociedad.Palabras clave: Lengua. Sociedad. Contexto sociocultural.


2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 265-272
Author(s):  
Venelin Terziev ◽  
Preslava Dimitrova

The social policy of a country is a set of specific activities aimed at regulating the social relations between different in their social status subjects. This approach to clarifying social policy is also called functional and essentially addresses social policy as an activity to regulate the relationship of equality or inequality in society. It provides an opportunity to look for inequalities in the economic positions of individuals in relation to ownership, labor and working conditions, distribution of income and consumption, social security and health, to look for the sources of these inequalities and their social justification or undue application.The modern state takes on social functions that seek to regulate imbalances, to protect weak social positions and prevent the disintegration of the social system. It regulates the processes in society by harmonizing interests and opposing marginalization. Every modern country develops social activities that reflect the specifics of a particular society, correspond to its economic, political and cultural status. They are the result of political decisions aimed at directing and regulating the process of adaptation of the national society to the transformations of the market environment. Social policy is at the heart of the development and governance of each country. Despite the fact that too many factors and problems affect it, it largely determines the physical and mental state of the population as well as the relationships and interrelationships between people. On the other hand, social policy allows for a more global study and solving of vital social problems of civil society. On the basis of the programs and actions of political parties and state bodies, the guidelines for the development of society are outlined. Social policy should be seen as an activity to regulate the relationship of equality or inequality between different individuals and social groups in society. Its importance is determined by the possibility of establishing on the basis of the complex approach: the economic positions of the different social groups and individuals, by determining the differences between them in terms of income, consumption, working conditions, health, etc .; to explain the causes of inequality; to look for concrete and specific measures to overcome the emerging social disparities.


Urban Science ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Marianna Charitonidou

Takis Zenetos was enthusiastic about the idea of working from home, and believed that both architecture and urban planning should be reshaped in order to respond to this. He supported the design of special public spaces in residential units, aiming to accommodate the inhabitants during working hours. This article argues that Zenetos’s design for “Electronic Urbanism” was more prophetic, and more pragmatic, than his peers such as Archigram and Constant Nieuwenhuys. Despite the fact that they shared an optimism towards technological developments and megastructure, a main difference between Zenetos’s view and the perspectives of his peers is his rejection of a generalised enthusiasm concerning increasing mobility of people. In opposition with Archigram, Zenetos insisted in minimizing citizens’ mobility and supported the replacement of daily transport with the use advanced information technologies, using terms such as “tele-activity”. Zenetos was convinced that “Electronic Urbanism” would help citizens save the time that they normally used to commute to work, and would allow them to spend this time on more creative activities, at or near their homes. The main interest of “Electronic Urbanism” lies in the fact that it not only constitutes an artistic contribution to experimental architecture, but is also characterized by a new social vision, promising to resynchronize practices of daily life. An aspect that is also examined is the relationship of Zenetos’s ideas and those of the so-called Metabolists in the 1960s in Japan, including Kenzo Tange’s conception of megastructures. Zenetos’s thought is very topical considering the ongoing debates about the advanced information society, especially regarding the social concerns of surveillance, governance, and sovereignty within the context of Big Data. His conception of “tele-activities” provides a fertile terrain for reflecting on potential implications and insights concerning home-office conditions not only within the context of the current pandemic situation but beyond it as well.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-51
Author(s):  
Simran Kaur Madan ◽  
Payal S. Kapoor

The research, based on uses and gratifications theory, identifies consumer motivation and factors that influence consumers' intention to follow brands on the social media platform of Instagram. Accordingly, this study empirically examines the role of need for self-enhancement, the need for entertainment, and deal-seeking behaviour on the intention to follow brands on Instagram. Further, the study investigates the mediation of social media usage behaviour for consumption decisions on eliciting brand following behaviour. Moderation of consumer skepticism on the relationship of deal-seeking behaviour, and intention to follow brands is also investigated. Findings reveal a significant direct effect of need for self-enhancement, need for entertainment, and deal-seeking behaviour on intention to follow brands. Indirect effect of social media usage behaviour for consumption decisions was also significant; however, moderation of consumer skepticism was not found to be significant. The study will help marketers create engaging content that enables consumer-brand interactions.


2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-165
Author(s):  
Khekheti Makhudu

Having written and compiled from memory, over 700 Setswana proverbs when he was briefly resident in London, around the 1900s, Sol T. Plaatje exhibited unusual ethnographic knowledge and remarkable, creative translation skills in diaspora-like circumstances.  While most literary researchers attest to those achievements, few have been the theories that account sufficiently for Plaatje's multilingual proverb renditions. The view propounded here is that Plaatje's paremiological enterprise was probably never only an exercise of his polyglot abilities. Rather his quest appears to have been to assert the cultural similarities and convergences between African and European people's histories.  His socio-political beliefs propelled deep pride over his Setswana identity and became the driving force for highlighting the human bonds among nations of the North and the South. For Plaatje, seeing the overlaps and equivalences in and through the proverbs of the Dutch, English, French, Germans and the Batswana peoples, firstly validated orality as the bedrock of modern literary expression.  Secondly, the relationship of the two seemed to recapitulate the communicative connections among people and their languages, across time and space. Lastly, the paper makes the point that Plaatje's search for unity in the cultural diversity as exhibited in his 1916 Diane tsa Setswana collection and the 1924 A Sechuana Reader stories, provides instructive lessons that present-day South Africa would ill afford to ignore considering the social cohesion challenges the nation faces.


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