Experiencing recent missionary evacuations: Traumatic stress and loss as social networks break down

2021 ◽  
pp. 009182962110571
Author(s):  
Susan Gary Walters

Although missionary evacuations have occurred since the beginning of missions, little research has explored modern missionary evacuations. In this qualitative study, the author analyzes the experiences of four missionaries who made unplanned departures from their Asian host country in 2018. Although each study participant had different demographic characteristics and their story was unique, common elements of the evacuation experience were shared: growing uneasiness, mounting stress, the decision to evacuate, a sudden exit, and waves of transition. The most traumatic aspect throughout the experience was the severe disruption of their relationships. Factors contributing to the breakdown of social networks included surveillance and scrutiny, searches and interrogations, contact tracing, the compromising of digital communication channels, and the final exit. The traumatic effects of the breakdown of social networks highlight the critical importance of relationships in the life and work of missionaries, particularly during crises. Understanding how evacuations are experienced enables the wider Church—which is preparing, sending out, and receiving missionaries back—to better care for its missionaries and contribute to their restoration and healing from trauma.

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 364
Author(s):  
Irenides Teixeira ◽  
Edvaldo Souza Couto

Este artigo propõe a discussão sobre como os alunos ingressantes da graduação presencial estão percebendo a educação online fazendo um breve perfil desses alunos. A pesquisa baseia-se num questionário feito com 129 alunos ingressantes da graduação presencial de seis cursos presenciais Jornalismo, Pedagogia e Direito (Humanas) e Arquitetura, Engenharia Elétrica e Engenharia Civil (Exatas) da Universidade Federal do Tocantins na cidade de Palmas-TO.  Por meio do questionário foi possível conhecer a percepção dos alunos com relação à Educação Online. Trata-se de um estudo exploratório de caso. Pelos resultados apurados, identificou-se que em geral a percepção dos alunos foi negativa, em especial, as percepções quanto ao rigor acadêmico, fraudes e plágio.   PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Narrativas Fotográficas; Facebook; Corpos; Subjetividades; Construção do Conhecimento..     ABSTRACT This research discusses, in an approximation with the narratives of Alice in Wonderland, the Greek Mythology of Narcissus and the Lost Boys in Neverland, the ways of articulation of the corporeal experiences of the juvenile subjects by the production and photographic publicity in the social networks, signaling other learning routes - in a specific look at the narratives woven on the social network Facebook. The objective was to investigate and analyze the shared photographic juvenile narratives in digital social media, in order to understand other routes of learning signaled by these narratives. It is a qualitative research, descriptive and analytical, founded in ‘Netnopesquisa’. The research concluded that the juvenile bodies depicted in the photographs published on Facebook are techno-digital communication channels; the juvenile subjects print in their bodies publicized in social networks the avatarization of freedom;the youthful bodies profiled on Facebook are educated by the senses and articulate in a unique trajectory of each subject; facebook is a formative instance and photographic narratives lend freedom to the non-fixation of their bodies.   KEYWORDS: Photographic Narratives; Facebook; Bodies; Subjectivities; Knowledge Building.     RESUMEN Este artículo propone una discusión acerca de la manera en que estudiantes universitarios de pregrado que estudian de manera presencial perciben la educación en línea a partir de un breve perfil de estos estudiantes. La investigación se basa en un estudio de caso exploratorio realizado con 129 estudiantes de pregrado de la Universidad Federal de Tocantins pertenecientes a programas presenciales de periodismo, educación, derecho, arquitectura, ingeniería eléctrica e ingeniería civil. La metodología se desarrolló a partir de la aplicación y análisis de una encuesta a los 129 estudiantes. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que, en general, la percepción de los estudiantes fue predominantemente negativa, en particular, las percepciones acerca del rigor académico, el fraude y el plagio.   PALABRAS CLAVE: Percepción de los estudiantes; Educación en línea; Educación superior.  


Marketing ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 289-297
Author(s):  
Ivana Domazet ◽  
Slađana Neogradi ◽  
Vladimir Simović

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-69
Author(s):  
Nevena Milić

The accelerated development of information and communication technologies has led to a change in the way the banking sector operates. If a comparison is made between a traditional and modern banking, it can be clearly seen that new technologies have helped banks to develop and offer their customers new products and services, as well as to perform their marketing activities in a cheaper and more efficient way. The globalization of the financial market, the development of new technologies, as well as the growth of customer requirements are the causes of increasing competition in the banking market. In order to survive in the market and cope with the challenges of the modern age, banks are increasingly focusing on marketing, which is becoming the main weapon. Digital communication channels such as social networks, Web banners, blogs, display ads allow banks to place their products and services to customers in the best possible ways. The research conducted in this paper aims to indicate the impact of the use of digital communication channels on the profitability of the bank, and on the other hand to point out all the benefits of bank customers who use modern methods of advertising. The research methodology is based on a review of the literature. The subject of the research are the ways in which banks use digital communication channels, with special reference to social networks, which are the most represented communication channels in the banking market in the Republic of Serbia.


Communicology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-136
Author(s):  
V.A. Shcherbakova

The article is devoted to the features and specifics of social network communication of adolescents on the Internet. VKontakte, Instagram and Twitter, the most popular social networks among teenagers, are considered as a special social environment, which is an integral part of the daily communication of a modern teenager. In the theoretical base, the author relied on the concept of M. McLuhan, the dramatic sociology of I. Hoffman and the theory of network societies M. Castells. Based on the results of a qualitative study in the form of personal interviews with adolescents, the author creates a ‘profile’ of social networks in the understanding of adolescents: describes the distinctive characteristics of adolescents using social networks VKontakte, Instagram and Twitter as communication channels, the dynamics of the use of social networks for adolescents’ self-determination, were highlighted the advantages and disadvantages of having accounts on social networks from the point of view of adolescents.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Federica Lucivero ◽  
Luca Marelli ◽  
Nora Hangel ◽  
Bettina Maria Zimmermann ◽  
Barbara Prainsack ◽  
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2006 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 237-246
Author(s):  
Tomas Hellström

This paper presents a qualitative study of mechanisms enabling social network formation in the R&D unit of a large technology-based organization. Drawing on interviews with 37 high-level technical and administrative unit members, a number of social network enablers could be discerned, which related to the need for effective location mechanisms, special “enrolment spaces”, and mechanisms for forging contacts. It was also possible to identify a number of higher-order factors for facilitation of network formation, namely hierarchical enablers and communicative and assimilative factors. Based on these results, the paper makes suggestions as to the theoretical and practical significance of social network enabling mechanisms in R&D organizations.


BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. e041469
Author(s):  
Alida J van der Ham ◽  
Hilde P A van der Aa ◽  
Peter Verstraten ◽  
Ger H M B van Rens ◽  
Ruth M A van Nispen

ObjectiveHaving a visual impairment is known to be associated with an increased vulnerability to (potentially) traumatic events. Little is known about how people with visual impairment experience and process such events. This qualitative study aimed to provide more insight into experiences with traumatic events, consequences of traumatic events and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-related care among people with visual impairment and PTSD.MethodsEighteen persons with visual impairment and (a history of) PTSD were interviewed. Among them were 14 women and 4 men aged between 23 and 66 years. Recruitment of participants was done through health professionals from two low-vision service centres and a patient association for people with eye diseases and visual impairment in The Netherlands. Interviews focused on experiences with (1) traumatic events, (2) consequences of traumatic events and (3) PTSD-related care. Thematic content analysis of interview data was performed using ATLAS.ti. The COnsolidated criteria for REporting Qualitative research (COREQ) checklist was used to check for completeness and transparency of the study. Data were collected between 2018 and 2020.ResultsThe most commonly reported traumatic events were sexual and physical abuse. Many participants experienced that their impairment had negatively affected their acceptance by others, independence and self-esteem, increasing their vulnerability for traumatic events. Additionally, having a visual impairment negatively impacted participants’ ability to respond to situations and aggravated post-traumatic stress reactions. Existing treatments seem suitable for people with visual impairment when accommodated to the impairment.ConclusionsHaving a visual impairment may affect traumatic events and post-traumatic stress reactions, particularly by contributing to low self-esteem, problems in social interactions and a lack of visual information. Insights from this study provide starting points for adapting pretraumatic and post-traumatic care to the needs of people with visual impairment.


2002 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramon Huerta ◽  
Lev S. Tsimring

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