Presenting an Admirable Self: Moral Evaluation within the Interview

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-55
Author(s):  
Emily Z. Dubie
Keyword(s):  
Good Life ◽  
Methodological Problem ◽  
Christian Ethics ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Moral Ideals ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
American Southeast ◽  
Ethical Criteria ◽  
Complicated Nature

Abstract This article considers the complicated nature of self-reporting within the in-depth interview. Despite the adoption of ethnographic methods in Christian ethics and related disciplines, the accuracy of interview data has received relatively little attention. Drawing upon my fieldwork with Christian social workers in the American southeast, as well as sociological and anthropological sources, I argue that research participants frequently endeavor to present an admirable portrait of themselves. Through selecting, omitting, and revising their stories, they undertake a kind of moral work, assessing their actions and attitudes according to available ethical criteria. Broader cultural norms, their own moral ideals, and anticipations of the interviewer’s judgments all supply resources for self-evaluation. Rather than presenting a methodological problem, understanding this possible dynamic within the interview supplies the Christian ethicist with firsthand insights into the moral labors of naming a good life.

ANALYSIS OF A CULTURAL CONSENSUS MODEL OF TWO GOOD-LIFE SUB-DOMAINS – HEALTH & WELL-BEING AND MIGRATION & SOCIOECONOMIC MILIEU – IN THREE POPULATION GROUPS IN CROATIA

2014 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
LANA PETERNEL ◽  
ANA MALNAR ◽  
IRENA MARTINOVIĆ KLARIĆ
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Good Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cultural Consensus ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Consensus Model ◽  
Generational Transmission ◽  
School Senior ◽  
And Migration

SummaryIn this study the construct of a ‘good life’ was explored among upper secondary school senior pupils and their parents and teachers by applying cultural consensus model analysis. A total of 469 students, 474 parents and 158 teachers from four Croatian cities participated in the study, which was conducted in 2011/2012. The information collected through interviewing and free-listing during the first phase of the study was used to create a set of structured questionnaire questions as a part of the survey in the second phase of data collection. The results are reported on two good-life sub-domains: ‘health & well-being’ and ‘migration & socioeconomic milieu’. The results indicate heterogeneity of the sample groups, incomplete inter-generational transmission of cultural values and examples of two sub-groups that resist cultural norms and do not comply with the dominant ‘competence-as-sharing’ paradigm. The value of testing the cultural consensus model based on the emic approach and locally significant phenomena is demonstrated for planning and conducting holistic anthropological research.

An Ethical Outlook on The Influence of Memory on Violence

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-48
Author(s):  
Jasna Čurkovi č Nimac
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Good Life ◽  
Ethical Dimension ◽  
Human History ◽  
Ethical Criteria ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insight Into

As we witness the growing popularity of what it referred to as memory discourse within the fields of historical and cultural studies, it becomes apparent that there is a lack of systematic insight into the ethical dimension of this subject. This paper attempts to alleviate this imbalance. In the first section, the author scrutinizes the relationship between memory and violence. This has appeared in human history as a very real and multifaceted issue but remains under-explored in philosophy and theology. Given the vibrant nature and moral fickleness of memory, in the second section, the author outlines some ethical requirements that should regulate the use of memory. Epistemological, pedagogical and practical aspects of memory are taken into consideration within a comprehensive, broader social context, as well as individual demands. Presuming that memory can be a valuable ingredient for a good life, the author reconsiders the ethical criteria for memory, which should not just prevent violence but also stimulate tolerance and cohabitation.

A Sense of Style

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-250
Author(s):  
David Bentley Hart ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Moral Theory ◽  
Good Life ◽  
Christian Ethics ◽  
Moral Life ◽  
The Good Life ◽  
Modern Development ◽  
Imitation Of Christ ◽  
The World ◽  
Conception Of The Good

This essay addresses the alienation of aesthetics from ethics in the context of modernity. In examining the modern development of moral theory, it offers a critique of the dominant trends within that tradition, arguing that the result is a fragmented and disordered conception of the good life. Christian ethics, grounded in a conception of the beauty of God’s being as a disclosure of the true good, can reaffirm the connection between ethics and aesthetics, that beauty is not simply a matter of inward reflection but also of action toward the world, which gives content to moral life. Christian ethics ultimately requires a “sense of style” through which we are attracted to a life lived in imitation of Christ, and through which our conceptions of virtue are grounded in a desire to act in such a way as to manifest God’s beauty before the world.

‘Having my own room would be really cool’: Children’s rooms as the social and material organizing of siblings

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Palludan ◽  
Ida Wentzel Winther
Keyword(s):  
Good Life ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Material Constitution ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
Sibling Relations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Gain Material ◽  
Sibling Groups

In this article, the authors examine how materiality can be understood as a co-creator and significant carrier of social processes. They focus on the ways children in large sibling groups relate to bedrooms and identify the logics at play when the organizing of children’s bedrooms and siblings are interwoven. Children have dreams and expectations of establishing a space by way of having their own room and stuff, and they implement this desire for ownership through specific strategies to obtain material presence and leave territorial marks, which afford them positioning and recognition within sibling relations and families. The authors’ analysis clearly shows that children gain material weight across households with varying material resources and different socio-cultural views on how to allocate these resources. It also shows that processes surrounding the material constitution of siblingships are embedded in a child-focused society with strong cultural norms about what constitutes a good life for children.

scholarly journals How Good? Ethical Criteria for a ‘Good Life’ for Farm Animals

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
James W. Yeates
Keyword(s):  
Good Life ◽  
Farm Animals ◽  
Ethical Criteria

scholarly journals Cultural Communication in Social Integration between Bawean Ethnic and Malay Sub-Ethnic in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (01) ◽  
pp. 585-590
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ridhwan Sarifin
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Cultural Symbols ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Religious Rituals ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Relationship Processes

Cultural communication has obliquely shapes society relationships with another for the sake of togetherness prosperity. Diversity of norms and values from cultural symbols are able to be transferred as connecting elements in order to create interaction that is based on mutual comprehension of cultural norms. This study objective is to comprehend Bawean ethnic's cultural communication symbol. Employing qualitative methods, social construction paradigm is perceived through in-depth interview. This methodology adapted to realize the meaning of cultural communication between Bawaean and the other Malay sub-ethnicity. There are one main informant and ten other informant whom have been interviewed face-to-face. The result has shown that Bawean ethnic's cultural communication symbol such as language, cuisine, martial arts and religious rituals are the main elements in Bawean ethnic's cultural communication. In conclusion, cultural communication between Bawean ethnic and other ethnic has taken place according to the situations as either inside or outside  the group. Cultural similarities has facilitate cultural communication tranquility. It creates social integration with relation to the ethnic relationship processes such as acculturation, accommodation and integration.  

scholarly journals Pelaksanaan pembelajaran Kurikulum 2013 di SD Negeri Serayu Yogyakarta

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-200
Author(s):  
Lalu Wirya Artapati ◽  
C. Asri Budiningsih
Keyword(s):  
Time Allocation ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Attitude Measurement ◽  
Huge Amount ◽  
Data Presentation ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Learning Plan ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Main Activity ◽  
Data Checking

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan: (a) perencanaan pembelajaran pada Kurikulum 2013, (b) pelaksanaan pembelajaran pada Kurikulum 2013, (c) penilaian hasil belajar Kurikulum 2013, dan (d) hambatan dalam pelaksanaan pembelajaran Kurikulum 2013 yang seluruhnya dilaksanakan di SD Negeri Serayu Yogyakarta. Subjek penelitian ini terdiri dari kepala sekolah, wakil kepala sekolah bidang kurikulum, guru, siswa, dan orang tua siswa. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi partisipan, wawancara mendalam, dan dokumentasi. Keabsahan data dilakukan dengan cara ketekunan pengamatan dan triangulasi data. Data penelitian ini dianalisis secara terus-menerus sejak awal pengumpulan data. Pada prosesnya terdiri dari tiga tahapan yang saling terkait yaitu reduksi data, penyajian data, dan pengambilan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian mengungkapkan empat temuan. Pertama, RPP yang dikembangkan oleh guru-guru di SD Negeri Serayu Yogyakarta telah disusun dengan detail berdasarkan tema dan subtema tertentu yang mengacu pada silabus Kurikulum 2013. Kedua, Pelaksanaan pembelajaran yang dilakukan guru-guru meliputi kegiatan pendahuluan, kegiatan inti, dan kegiatan penutup. Ketiga, penilaian hasil belajar yang dilakukan guru-guru di SD Negeri Serayu Yogyakarta antara lain menggunakan penilaian sikap, pengetahuan, dan keterampilan. Penilaian dilakukan dengan, antara lain: tes dan non tes dalam bentuk tertulis maupun lisan, pengamatan kinerja, pengamatan sikap, penilaian hasil karya berupa tugas, proyek, penggunaan portofolio, dan penilaian diri. Keempat, hambatan yang dihadapi dalam pelaksanaan Kurikulum 2013 antara lain: banyaknya materi namun alokasi waktunya sedikit, penilaian pembelajaran terlalu banyak yang mengakibatkan guru kerepotan.Kata kunci: Kurikulum 2013, pelaksanaan pembelajaran LEARNING IMPLEMENTATION OF 2013 CURRICULUM AT SERAYU ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAbstractThis study aimed to describe: (a) learning plan of 2013 curriculum, (b) learning implementation  of 2013 curriculum (c) final evaluation of 2013 curriculum's achievements, and (d) opposing and supporting factors in learning implementation of 2013 curriculum at Serayu elementary school. The involved participants were: principal, vice principal of curriculum,teachers, students, and student's parents. Data were collected through observation, in depth interview, and documentation. The validity of data was evaluated by persevering observation,data triangulation,and data checking. Data were evaluated continuously from the beginning. The procces of data collection consisted of three steps which were data reduction, data presentation,and drawing conclusion. This study reveals 4 things. First, lesson plans which are developed by teachers have been arranged in great detail according to certain themes and sub themes of 2013 curriculum's syllabus. Second, learning implementation  conducted by teachers were opening,main activity and closing. Third, teachers evaluate learning achievements using evalution of attitude, cognitive and motoric. The process of evaluation was tests and non test, written and oral examination, performance observation, attitude measurement, task evaluation, portofolio uses, and self evaluation. Fourth, the difficulty in conducting 2013 curriculum were: huge amount of matter not supported by time allocation, evaluation exhausted the teachers.Keywords: 2013 curriculum, learning implementation

scholarly journals UPACARA KEMATIAN SAUR MATUA BATAK TOBA: ANALISIS TRADISI LISAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 225
Author(s):  
Relly Monika Hasugian
Keyword(s):  
Oral Tradition ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Cultural Industries ◽  
Cultural Activity ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Toba Batak ◽  
The Times ◽  
Text Context ◽  
Funeral Ceremony

 This study reports funeral ceremony tradition of Saur Matua of Batak Toba, Indonesia.  Oral tradition is the traditional delivered orally using words, transformed by the times and the adjustment to the context of the times.  A qualitative using ethnograpic approach is used in this study.  Data were explored from an observation and an in-depth interview on the conduct of Saur Matua ceremony.  The study revealed that Saur Matua in Toba Batak has 10 full characteristics  of oral tradition: (1) Representing the events as the context; (2) Having a cultural activity; (3) To be observed and watched; (4) Traditional characteristics; (5) Inherited from generation to generation; (6) Delivering process "from mouth to ear"; (7) Containing the values and cultural norms; (8) Having variety version; (9) Owned jointly by a particular community, and (10) Potentially revitalized and raised as a source of cultural industries. The Saur Matua has a text, co-text, context, value or norm, meaning or function and local wisdom that must be preserved continuously by generations to be not lost from the death tradition in Toba Batak society.  

scholarly journals Cultural Norms and Values Configuration in Acehnese Traditional Fishing Ritual

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devi Pratiwy ◽  
Mulyadi . ◽  
Aron Meko Mbete ◽  
Dwi Widayati
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Language Theory ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Aceh Province ◽  
Ritual Activity ◽  
Cultural Reality ◽  
Traditional Fishing

This study is aimed at providing an overview of cultural reality of Khanuri la’ot discourse, a traditional fishing ritual activity in Aceh Province. The objectives of this study are: to describe the cultural norms and values configuration from an ethno-pragmatic perspective. This study presents the role of cultural script in the analysis of norms and values in cultural discourse on natural semantic meta-language theory. It is considering that cultural norms and values constituted rules and regulation in social communication interaction practices. In conducting the research, this study followed qualitative method with its phenomenology approach in which data were obtained from observation in a khanuri la’ot ritual, and in depth interview with the respondents from Acehnese fishing community. The result of this study showed that there are some cultural norms and values found on the ritual in the community. They are: (1) politeness, (2) asserting hope, (3) respect, (4) family atmosphere, and (5) giving advice. The configuration of these cultural norms and values was in accordance with the understanding of knowledge and wisdom in terms of khanuri la’ot ritual system. The configuration is constructed in low level scripts with the component of lexicons in semantic primes.

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