scholarly journals Mediatisation and the construction of what is morally right and wrong in contemporary business

2021 ◽  
pp. 016344372110483
Author(s):  
Magnus Frostenson ◽  
Maria Grafström
Keyword(s):  
Deepwater Horizon ◽  
Recent Discussion ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Central Aspect ◽  
Public Recognition ◽  
The Media

The recent discussion on mediatisation prompts questions about how it arises and how social spheres are marked by it. In this article, we use business as an example of a social sphere to show that the production of normativity by and through the media is a central aspect of mediatisation. The empirical case of the article is the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Six specific techniques were used by the media to construct the case as an instance of corporate misbehaviour that met public recognition. The techniques are instrumental in forming the predicament of a modern mediatised business sphere, it is argued.

IMAGE OF THE REPUBLIC OF MORDOVIA IN THE MEDIA VOLGA FEDERAL DISTRICT (BASED ON CONTENT ANALYSIS OF NEWS PUBLICATIONS)

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 44-52
Author(s):  
LARISA ZAITSEVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Information Content ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Information Space ◽  
Political News ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Number Of Publications

The territorial image is formed both purposefully by the subjects of image-making, and spontaneously-based on the influence of information content published in various media. The purpose of the research is to analyze the image of the Republic of Mordovia in the information space of the Volga Federal district. The image of the territory formed by external target audiences by means of news materials is studied using the method of case study and content analysis of publications: “Volga news”, “Federal Press” news of the PFD, “Pravda PFD”. The authors conclude that modern reality is perceived through the prism of the information field created by mass media. The media creates images filled with certain data, facts, colored by emotions, on the basis of which representations, opinions, judgments, and assessments are subsequently formed. The media play a significant role in shaping the territorial image, especially for external target audiences who are not familiar with the region and do not have their own assessment knowledge and experience. Most of the information content about the Republic in the studied media is related to the main thematic blocks: politics, economy, social sphere, culture (art, sports). Moreover, if in the publications “Volga news” and “Pravda PFD” mention of the region prevails in the economic block, then in the publications “Federal Press” and “Nezavisimaya Gazeta” - in the political one. The Volga news publication significantly dominates the rest in terms of the number of publications about Mordovia. The content of publications is mostly positive and neutral related to the issues of economic development of the territory and the preparation and holding of the world football championship. Pravda PFD mentions the Republic in the context of news from neighboring territories, most of the publications date back to 2018, but here the context is related to the Republic's positions among the regions of the PFD in various ratings. The publication “Federal-Press” forms a generally reflective image of the territory, focusing on the negative aspects of regional life. “Nezavisimaya Gazeta”, giving priority to political news, maintains a neutral and reflective context of publications, paying attention to the key problems of the territory. Thus, the desired image of the region is counter-dictated to the image broadcast by the media through various information channels, so it is necessary to constantly monitor the information space and timely correction of the broadcast materials.

Healing the Civic Body: Darren O’Donnell’s Social Acupuncture

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Wray
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Diving Reflex ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Political Perspective ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media ◽  
To Come ◽  
Artistic Director ◽  
The Relationship

Darren O’Donnell (b. 1965) is a writer, director, actor, playwright, and designer, and the artistic director of the highly decorated Mammalian Diving Reflex. My study is focused on his work in social acupuncture, outlined in his Social Acupuncture: A guide to suicide, performance, and utopia (2006). Social acupuncture is a style of theatre/performance art that “blurs the line between art and life,”impelling people to come together in unusual ways and tap into the power of the social sphere. With social acupuncture, O’Donnell and Mammalian Diving Reflex are striving to create an aesthetic of civic engagement: an avenue through which social edifices like public space, schools, and the media can be used as the armature for the mounting of work that “takes modest glances at simple power dynamics and, for a moment, provides a glimpse of other possibilities.” Mammalian Diving Reflex began their exploration of the form in the summer of 2003 with The Talking Creature, and since then have devised and performed almost two‐ dozen similar “needles” worldwide.Social acupuncture warrants examination not only from a socio‐ political perspective, but through a theatrical lens, as well. It probes the relationship between audience and performer, raises questions about theatre’s ability to keep up with other media in the digital age, and offers tremendous insight into the potential for positive, fruitful intersections between art and civil society.  My project will include theoretical examination of O’Donnell’s work, as well as practical exploration of the form’s potential.

scholarly journals THE ATTITUDE OF KAZAN STUDENTS TO ALCOHOL AND SMOKING (BASED ON THE RESULTS OF AN EMPIRICAL STUDY)

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 71-79
Author(s):  
L.P. Maslova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Difficult Situation ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
The Social ◽  
Complete Exclusion ◽  
The Media

The study of deviations from social norms is particularly relevant in modern social conditions, when significant reforms are being implemented in the field of politics, economy and social sphere, accompanied by significant changes in the level and quality of life of the population. The topic is also sharpened by the speed of globalization, as a result of which inequality between different social groups, including age groups, is growing. The most difficult situation in such transitional periods of development of society is the youth, whose worldview is in the process of formation, and the unformed value system of the transforming society can not provide the necessary social guidelines for behaviour.
The article shows the attitude of Kazan students to alcohol and Smoking on the basis of theoretical justification and author's empirical research. Based on the theoretical analysis of the works of representatives of the sociopsychological paradigm (Z. Freud, A. Adler, E. Fromm, K. Horney), it is shown that deviations are the result of negative family experiences and mental traumas of childhood. According to the sociological theories Of E. Giddens, J. Massionis, And N. Smelser, deviations arise primarily under the influence of social factors: the influence of the media, fashion, and others . Based on an empirical study of University students in Kazan-a sample of 400 people, representatives of various universities, it was found that a significant part of the respondents drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes. The survey data shows that the older the respondents, the more of them drink alcohol, and younger age groups tend to hold opinions about the complete exclusion of alcohol from use. This indicates the stressful factors of the social environment, the emergence of alcohol and Smoking habits, and the influence of the social environment.

scholarly journals Problems and prospects for the development of the tourism industry in a global pandemic.

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-331
Author(s):  
Viacheslav Zadoia
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Industry ◽  
State Budget ◽  
The Public ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Hotel Chains ◽  
The Media ◽  
Further Development

The author notes that in a global pandemic, global mobility restrictions have led to a deep crisis in international and domestic tourism. Other sectors of the economy related to tourism, such as transport, hotels, restaurants, services, etc., were also affected. Given that the tourism industry is an important component for the formation of the state budget of many countries, and for some countries - the main budget-generating industry, it is clear how important it is to find mechanisms to minimize losses caused by quarantine restrictions on mobility. Governments are trying to find ways to compensate for the loss of revenue caused by the slowdown in tourism growth, which is needed to finance public services, including in the social sphere, environmental protection, agriculture and the financial sector, and to take measures to meet debt maturities, both in the public and in the private segment. Forecasting and identifying trends for the further development of the tourism business and related sectors of the economy in a pandemic is one of the important tasks of analysts, economists, and logisticians from around the world. The measures currently proposed are aimed at reducing the rate of the global pandemic - mass vaccination of the population, regional and local lockdowns, self-isolation of tourists and various migrants, all this does not work in favor of improving the rate of tourist travel. Thus, it can be stated that the global pandemic has affected the entire tourism business - the work of operators, airlines, hotel chains, digital booking platforms, advertising in the media, so we can confidently predict a global contraction of the tourism industry for at least the next five years.

scholarly journals Postcolonial social drama: The case of Brazilian dentists in Portugal

2021 ◽  
pp. 0308275X2110047
Author(s):  
Angela Torresan
Keyword(s):  
Small Group ◽  
Social Drama ◽  
Migration Studies ◽  
Recent Discussion ◽  
Ethnographic Fieldwork ◽  
Cyclical Pattern ◽  
The Media ◽  
Brazilian Immigrants ◽  
The Relationship

By the late 1990s, when I was conducting ethnographic fieldwork research in Lisbon, the ‘dentists’ case’ had become a familiar trope for the presence of Brazilian immigrants in Portugal. Although it involved a small group of Brazilian and Portuguese professionals, it gained visibility in the media of both countries, escalating into a political and diplomatic quarrel, and culminating in the amendment of the 1966 Cultural Accord. I use Victor Turner’s concept of social drama to address the case as a chapter in the cyclical pattern of connection and disconnection of postcolonial Luso-Brazilian relationships. Drawing from a recent discussion on the concept of cosmopolitanism in migration studies, I employ the idea of postcolonial sociabilities to help explore the seemingly inherent ambiguities in the relationship between Brazilians and Portuguese.

scholarly journals MEDIA DISCOURSE IN THE CONTEXT OF VALUES STUDY

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 246-250
Author(s):  
Tatiana Prisyazhnyuk ◽  
Elena Zilova
Keyword(s):  
Mass Communication ◽  
Cognitive Modeling ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Componential Analysis ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Media

In the study of mass communication, there has been much debate as to what extent the media can influence the audience. Instead of merely reviewing existing findings in the field, this article aims at searching for some new aspects to the problem.  Previously, the study of Media Discourse was mainly restricted to the role of the media in the context of political or social sphere.  This research offers to study the issue within a broader multidisciplinary framework involving such macrostructures as society, the mass media, language, and cognition.The primary objective of the research is to define Media Discourse in the context of the study of values representation. The methods employed in the research are: discourse analysis, linguo-cognitive modeling, componential analysis, and contrastive linguo-cultural analysis. Modern Russian and British media texts were randomly selected for analysis building a corpus of 200 items. In connection with Media Discourse, at least three types of values should be distinguished: discourse values or discourse qualities; values endemic to a particular society, and broadcast by the media in order to cultivate national identity; specific media values generated by certain media, which in many instances can be viewed as “anti-values.” The research findings claim that this trend can be observed both in the Russian and British Media Discourse. 

scholarly journals Community dimension of media literacy

Comunicar ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (31) ◽  
pp. 129-136
Author(s):  
Gemma Abellán-Fabrés ◽  
Carme Mayugo-i-Majó
Keyword(s):  
Media Literacy ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Mutual Knowledge ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Medios De Comunicacion ◽  
Vital Factor

Some theoretical contributions to the Media Literacy set up the dialogue, the exchange and the renegotiation of meanings as a starting point for interaction and knowledge. In all these approaches, the environment becomes a vital factor, because in its position we find the social interrelations and the possibility of learning in a collective and/or community way. In our societies, media are holding a big space in people’s social sphere. At the same time it is acquiring more critical competence towards contents reception, the knowledge and the use of media skills bring new languages to the citizenship to explore its surroundings, promoting the mutual knowledge and the social cohesion, keys for social change. Algunas aportaciones teóricas a la Educación en Comunicación priorizan el diálogo, el intercambio y la renegociación de significados como base para la interacción y el conocimiento. En estos enfoques, el entorno se convierte en un elemento vital, ya que ahí se dan las interrelaciones sociales y la posibilidad de aprender de manera colectiva y/o comunitaria. Actualmente, los medios de comunicación ocupan buena parte de la esfera social de los individuos. A parte de dotarla de más capacidad crítica en la recepción de contenidos, el conocimiento y uso de herramientas mediáticas provee a la ciudadanía de nuevos lenguajes para explorar su entorno, fomentando el conocimiento mutuo y la cohesión social, motores para la transformación social.

The Cultural Impacts of Social Movements

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 279-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edwin Amenta ◽  
Francesca Polletta
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Popular Culture ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Federal Agency ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Cultural Impacts ◽  
The Media ◽  
Policies And Practices

The most important impacts of social movements are often cultural, but the sheer variety of potential cultural impacts—from shifts in public opinion to new portrayals of a group on television to the metrics guiding funding in a federal agency—presents unique challenges to scholars. Rather than treating culture as a social sphere separate from politics and the economy, we conceptualize it as the ideas, values, and assumptions underpinning policies and practices in all spheres. We review recent research on movements’ impacts on public opinion and everyday behavior; the media and popular culture; nonpolitical institutions such as science, medicine, and education; and politics. We focus on cultural impacts that have mattered for movements’ constituencies and address why movements have had those impacts. We conclude with an agenda for future research, seeking greater connection between the literatures on movements and the literatures on the institutions that matter to movements.

scholarly journals Consumo Midiático em Comunidade Online: Um Estudo Sobre o Mundo T-GIRL

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Scherer
Keyword(s):  
Online Community ◽  
Media Consumption ◽  
Cultural Consumption ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Senses

Este estudo investiga o consumo de mídia no Mundo T-Girl, uma comunidade de mulheres transexuais e travestis no Facebook. Analisamos os sentidos que as integram e distinguem, objetivando compreender por que pertencem a esse espaço online. Diferente de outros âmbitos, na comunidade é possível compartilhar perspectivas e encontrar pessoas que compreendam suas aspirações, as quais incluem uma esfera social mais igualitária e o ajuste à feminilidade. RESUMEN Este estudio investiga el consumo de medios en Mundo T-Girl, una comunidad de mujeres transexuales y travestis en Facebook. Hemos analizado los sentidos que las integran y distinguen, para entender por qué pertenecen a este espacio online. A diferencia de otros lugares, en la comunidad pueden compartir perspectivas y encontrar personas que entienden sus aspiraciones, que incluyen una esfera social más igualitaria y el ajuste a la feminidad.Palabras-clave: Consumo de medios. Etnografía. Comunidad Online. Transexualidad. Travestilidad. ABSTRACT This study investigates the media consumption in the Mundo T-Girl, a community of transsexuals women and transvestis on Facebook. We have analyzed the senses that integrate and distinguish them, in order to understand the reasons to belong to this online space. Unlike other areas, in the community they can share perspectives and find people who understand their aspirations, which includes a more egalitarian social sphere and the adjustment to femininity.Keywords: Media Consumption. Cultural Consumption. Ethnography. Online Community. Transexuality. Travestility.

scholarly journals Public Relations in The Social Space of A Modern City in the Conditions of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-201
Author(s):  
Ilya Manyshev
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Social Space ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Modern City ◽  
Global Challenge ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Labor Legislation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Public Consciousness ◽  
The Media

The article analyzes the development trends and social factors of public relations in the modern city in the context of the global challenge of the new coronavirus pandemic. The article considers the spheres of life of the population that have been affected by the new reality in connection with the accelerated transition of the population to life in the digital environment. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the issues faced by the social sphere, and in particular the entire healthcare system of Russia. Certain aspects of changes in labor legislation caused by the pandemic of a new coronavirus infection are considered. In the context of the transition to digital technologies in the modern city, the institute of public relations is being transformed, so it is necessary to conduct a sociological study and predict the phenomena and processes that may occur in the future. The study of these problems will increase the effectiveness of the social policy implemented in the modern city and will facilitate the establishment of effective bilateral communications between the subjects of management and the public environment. The article presents the statistical data of the conducted research and the practice of manipulation by the media of public consciousness.

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