“You Can Say I Got Desensitized to It”: How Men of Color Cope with Everyday Racism in Online Gaming

Online trolling as a form of overt racism forces sociologists to reexamine contemporary understandings of racialization in a color-blind era. In this article, I demonstrate how men of color construct meanings about their experiences of racist hate speech, referred to as trash talk, on an online gaming platform. Analyzing semistructured interviews, I show that respondents cope with this form of racism through a process of desensitization. This strategy is mediated by respondents’ peer socialization on how to effectively manage this racism as men, and their stigmatization by others who do not view these experiences as “real” racism. Strategies to cope with racism in this domain are thus gendered in ways that encourage men of color to remain silent in the face of repeated hate speech. This study further demonstrates how individual strategies developed to navigate racism online are tied to broader, collective understandings of the meanings of race, racisms, and masculinity.

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Cancer at the Dinner Table: Experiences of Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Cancer-Related Distress

Journal of Humanistic Psychology ◽

10.1177/0022167817715966 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 57 (5) ◽

pp. 488-519 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Thomas C. Swift ◽

Alexander B. Belser ◽

Gabrielle Agin-Liebes ◽

Neşe Devenot ◽

Sara Terrana ◽

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Keyword(s):

Clinical Supervision ◽

Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽

Death And Dying ◽

Cancer Recurrence ◽

Study Patient ◽

Patients With Cancer ◽

Psychological Mechanisms ◽

Adult Participants ◽

Semistructured Interviews ◽

The Face

Recent randomized controlled trials of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for patients with cancer suggest that this treatment results in large-magnitude reductions in anxiety and depression as well as improvements in attitudes toward disease progression and death, quality of life, and spirituality. To better understand these findings, we sought to identify psychological mechanisms of action using qualitative methods to study patient experiences in psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 13 adult participants with clinically elevated anxiety associated with a cancer diagnosis who received a single dose of psilocybin under close clinical supervision. Transcribed interviews were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis, which resulted in 10 themes, focused specifically on cancer, death and dying, and healing narratives. Participants spoke to the anxiety and trauma related to cancer, and perceived lack of available emotional support. Participants described the immersive and distressing effects of the psilocybin session, which led to reconciliations with death, an acknowledgment of cancer’s place in life, and emotional uncoupling from cancer. Participants made spiritual or religious interpretations of their experience, and the psilocybin therapy helped facilitate a felt reconnection to life, a reclaiming of presence, and greater confidence in the face of cancer recurrence. Implications for theory and clinical treatment are discussed.

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Conative Meanings of Covid-19 Hate Speech on Social Media in the Perspective of Substantive Arguments

Regular issue - International Journal of Management and Humanities ◽

10.35940/ijmh.d1184.125420 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 34-41

Author(s):

Yuliana Setyaningsih

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Data Analysis ◽

Hate Speech ◽

Analysis Method ◽

Basic Technique ◽

Critical Awareness ◽

Content Analysis Method ◽

The Face ◽

Analysis Design

This study aims to describe the results of the analysis of the conative meanings of Covid-19 hate speech on social media. The data of this study were excerpts from Covid-19 hate speech text on social media in March-May 2020. The data were collected by referring to the note taking technique as the basic technique. Data analysis were performed using the content analysis method. The design analysis method used was the estimated content analysis design. This design utilized all the knowledge researchers have in analyzing data about the conative meaning of Covid-19 hate speech. The results showed that Covid-19's hate speech had the following conative meanings: (1) insulting, (2) criticizing, (3) railing, (4) provoking, (5) harrasing, (6) blasheming, (7) insinuating, and (8) defaming. The results of this study are useful for building critical awareness of the community in the face of hate speech that is constantly present through social media in the community.

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Desafíos de los jóvenes y las redes sociales en la pospandemia. Hacia un aprendizaje consciente, resiliente, ético y saludable en las Ciudades MIL

10.53362/k4248-0063-1571-o ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 212-223

Author(s):

E. Muñoz

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Hate Speech ◽

The Internet ◽

Global Changes ◽

Fake News ◽

Redes Sociales ◽

Internet Safety ◽

Technological Advances ◽

The Face ◽

The Impact

The 2020 pandemic has created great global changes, both in the increased use of media and information, the creation of new digital applications, and new online jobs. At the same time, various types of violence have increased on the Internet, higher levels of discouragement, depression, and loneliness have been detected in both young people and adults. This article addresses six postpandemic issues, realities, and challenges that must be addressed with youth alongside MIL competencies. Topics that have been developed in an educational project for leadership work in the face of changes in technological advances, Internet safety, fake news, hate speech, and the impact on emotions. In building MIL communities and cities, it is important to prepare new stakeholders to be more critical, aware, resilient, and healthy in the face of current digital challenges and difficulties.

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Mothers’ Perspectives on Effective Assistance With Breastfeeding Problems

Clinical Lactation ◽

10.1891/2158-0782.7.4.142 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 142-147 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jamie Mahurin-Smith

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Face To Face ◽

Support Strategies ◽

Semistructured Interviews ◽

The Face ◽

Breastfeeding Problems ◽

Face Support

Purpose: This qualitative study investigated maternal views on effective support strategies in the face of breastfeeding difficulties.Methods: In semistructured interviews, 15 women who had encountered breastfeeding problems reflected on their experiences.Results: Participants reported that managing breastfeeding problems was complex and that the level of provider competence in addressing these difficulties was variable. Social media emerged as a highly prevalent source of support among women facing breastfeeding problems.Discussion: Virtual and face-to-face support strategies are compared; implications for providers are reviewed.

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Systematic racist violence in Russia between ‘hate crime’ and ‘ethnic conflict’

Theoretical Criminology ◽

10.1177/1362480615581102 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 239-256 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Richard Arnold

Keyword(s):

Ethnic Minorities ◽

Ethnic Conflict ◽

Hate Crime ◽

Hate Speech ◽

Social Changes ◽

The West ◽

Hate Groups ◽

The Face ◽

Russian Politics ◽

High Level

Racist violence in Russia has recently become a subject of interest to scholars and analysts of Russian politics. What are the similarities and differences between racist violence in Russia and the West? How does the level of Russian racist violence compare to other societies? Do racist hate groups in Russia have similar origins to groups in the West? This article considers these questions. I first demonstrate that Russia is indeed the most dangerous country in Europe for ethnic minorities, and argue that such violence is more ‘systematic’ (structured, ideologically coherent, patterned) than in other developed societies. The high level of violence against ethnic minorities in Russia is ‘over-determined’ by a combination of post-Soviet social and economic social changes, the brutalizing consequences of a long counter-insurgency campaign, and government passivity (and sometimes complicity) in the face of racist violence and hate speech. Thus, Russia’s systematic racist violence is analytically closer to outright ethnic conflict than to a form of criminal deviance that could aptly be termed ‘hate crime’.

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HATE SPEECH ACTS: A CASE IN BATU BARA

LANGUAGE LITERACY Journal of Linguistics Literature and Language Teaching ◽

10.30743/ll.v3i1.1998 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 225-233

Author(s):

Rahmadsyah Rangkuti ◽

Andi Pratama ◽

Zulfan Zulfan

Keyword(s):

Speech Acts ◽

Research Method ◽

Hate Speech ◽

Local Election ◽

Illocutionary Acts ◽

The Face ◽

Political Background ◽

Book Group ◽

Negative Feelings ◽

Descriptive Qualitative

Hate speech acts that occur in the online realm expressed with words of prejudice and negative feelings are far more dangerous than in the offline realm. Hate speech is a new area in the study of illocutionary speech acts. This new area of speech acts becomes more interesting because every hate speech has various meanings or illocutionary forces based on speaker’s intention. This study aims to analyse the classifications and aims of illocutionary acts and illocutionary forces of hate speech contained in two face book group accounts related to Batu Bara district’s local election. The research method is descriptive qualitative. The data of this research are thirteen utterances/speeches of face book users in Batu Bara district’s local election group account. Data were collected using the documentation method with the help of referring technique. This method is used to observe the expression of the face book users’ hatred on issues related to social, cultural and political background on each candidate. Thirteen utterances analyzed are classified into assertive, directive and expressive and have illocutionary forces namely insulting, inciting and discriminating. This study indicates that hate speech can be identified linguistically.

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Socio-Economical Risks of the Pandemic Period and Practices to Overcome Them: Governments’ Policies and Citizens’ Strategies

Logos et Praxis ◽

10.15688/lp.jvolsu.2021.1.9 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 78-88

Author(s):

Nataliya Velikaya ◽

Natalia Belova

Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Public Attitudes ◽

Well Being ◽

The United States ◽

The Social ◽

Public Consciousness ◽

The Face ◽

Individual Strategies ◽

Spread Of Infection ◽

Economic Risks

The article is devoted to the reaction of the societies of four countries (the United States, Great Britain, Italy and Russia) to the global risks and challenges associated with the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, which has grown from a health problem to a global political and economic one. Considering the socio-economic risks of the pandemic as the most significant for the lives of citizens of different countries, the authors operationalize them through the fears of public consciousness. The events of the last year have shown that the increased fear and panic among the population in the face of "new infections" has turned into a global problem. The specifics of the life organization in the context of the spread of the pandemic have contributed to the emergence of new distinct socio-economic and socio-political practices that require analysis. The obvious request to the authorities from the population of different countries to ensure the adoption of timely and effective measures to prevent the spread of infection and minimize its consequences also actualize the study of public attitudes during the pandemic in a comparative context. Based on a comparative international online survey, the main socio-economic risks and fears of residents of the four countries were identified, which included both general threats to well-being (low incomes, unemployment, lack of prospects in life, housing problems, etc.) and threats actualized by the pandemic situation (difficulties in obtaining medical care, the high cost of medicines, the inability to go on vacation, difficulties with obtaining education). The differences in satisfaction with the socio-economic situation in the countries, including the response to the actions of governments and local authorities, were analyzed. The review of individual strategies for coping with crisis situations showed significant differences across countries. At the same time, in assessing the activities of the authorities, respondents demonstrate unanimity, showing dissatisfaction with the measures taken and concern for their well-being in the future. The conclusion is made about the actualization of socio-economic fears during the spread of the pandemic and the widespread deterioration of the social well-being of the population.

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“Death Lay Here on the Sofa”: Reflections of Young Adults on Their Experience as Caregivers of Parents Who Died of Cancer at Home

Qualitative Health Research ◽

10.1177/1049732318800676 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 533-544

Author(s):

Hadass Goldblatt ◽

Michal Granot ◽

Eti Zarbiv

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Terminally Ill ◽

Primary Caregivers ◽

Young Carers ◽

Self Development ◽

Semistructured Interviews ◽

The Face ◽

Stressful Experiences ◽

At Home

The prevalence of terminally ill patients, who die at home, is increasing. The aim of this study was to address the meaning of being young adults, who were the caregivers of their dying parents. In-depth, semistructured interviews were conducted with 14 Israeli Jewish young adults, who had been the primary caregivers for parents who had cancer and eventually died at home. Three themes emerged: (a) “I was Chosen and was led into that situation”: modes of taking on and performing the role of a caregiver, (b) “My life was on hold”: the experience of performing the caregiving role, and (c) “I underwent . . . the real school of life”: caring for the dying parent as an imprint on self-development. Participants integrated compassionate caring into their identity, reflecting an empowering encounter of young carers with their dying parents as a process of growth in the face of harsh, stressful experiences.

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Forensic Linguistics function in Evidentiary and Investigative Contexts

10.31235/osf.io/eaqmw ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Raed Toghuj

Keyword(s):

Hate Speech ◽

Written Language ◽

Court System ◽

Correct Interpretation ◽

Forensic Linguistics ◽

Fields Of Study ◽

Criminal Justice Systems ◽

Language Analysis ◽

The Face

Recently, forensic linguistics has been an arena of significance in many fields of study especially in judicial systems, legal and forensic matters, investigation, and open-source intelligence across the globe. The term typically refers to legal and professional analysis of recorded or written language by experts (forensic linguists) to provide expert and correct interpretation. It is particularly used in legal matters especially in the court and criminal justice systems. In the court system, forensic linguistics is heavily applied to examine language evidence – either recorded in voice or handwritten in civil matters or crimes. The analysis or examination is carried out for two major reasons. First, the analysis is utilized when relevant investigations are carried out with a focus to help in identifying witnesses or suspects in specific cases or scenes, or the determination of the significance of writing or utterance to a case. Secondly, forensic linguistics plays a pivotal role when written or spoken language samples are presented to a court as evidence. In such contexts, forensic linguists provide expert testimonies of correct interpretation of the samples. As such, language analysis is significant in any judicial matters and systems provided the questionable language constitutes crimes. In most cases, crimes such as threats, hate speech, bribery, hate literature, coercion among others necessitate the use of a linguist expert for correct and most importantly professional interpretation. Evidently, the concept of forensic linguistics is ascribed to provide the truth from recorded speeches or voices and written languages in the face of a crime or relevant legal investigation matters. This paper will posit on the different ways and methods that forensic linguistics is applied to investigate and provide professional interpretation of recorded and written languages in evidentiary and investigative contexts.

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Sound and Fury: When Opposition to Facilitated Communication Functions as Hate Speech

Disability Studies Quarterly ◽

10.18061/dsq.v31i4.1729 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 31 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Anna Stubblefield

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Civil Rights ◽

Hate Speech ◽

Freedom Of Expression ◽

The Political ◽

Communication Tool ◽

Facilitated Communication ◽

The Face

Keywordsfacilitated communication, hate speech, freedom of expression, human rights, civil rights, oppressionAbstractThe focus of this paper is the political aspects of the controversy over the use of FC as a communication tool and the ways in which anti-FC rhetoric oppresses FC users. In the face of studies that have validated the authorship of FC users, and given the growing number of former FC users who now type independently, continued anti-FC expression functions as hate speech when it calls into question, without substantiation, the intellectual competence of FC users, thereby undermining their opportunity to exercise their right to freedom of expression.

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