The Double Meaning of Money

2022 ◽  
pp. 073527512110711
Author(s):  
Galit Ailon
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
The Other ◽  
Risk Avoidance ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Avoidance Strategies ◽  
The One ◽  
Intersubjective Experience ◽  
Meaning Of Money ◽  
Social Phenomenology

How does monetization affect interpersonal relationships? Drawing on social phenomenology, I argue that an answer must account for money’s symbolic dualism: On the one hand, as Zelizer has shown, money is differentially earmarked according to the interpersonal relationships it flows through. On the other hand, in everyday life, people tend to associate money with cold impersonality. Money’s dual association with both the interpersonal and the impersonal imbues the relationships it flows through with a sense of risk, which I call “the risk of lost meanings.” Analyzing the implications of this sense of risk, I argue that it turns trust into a relational preoccupation and constrains intersubjective experience. The risk of lost meanings may motivate risk-avoidance strategies, but these strategies are largely counterproductive. Shedding new light on a long-standing debate in the sociology of money, I discuss the implications of this argument for analyses of monetary developments and local currencies.

scholarly journals City of Nostalgia: The Semiotics of Urban Retrotopias

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-94
Author(s):  
Massimo Leone
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Interior Design ◽  
The Other ◽  
Special Administrative Region ◽  
Cultural Dynamics ◽  
Urban Settings ◽  
Administrative Region ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
The City

Abstract The Casa da Nostalgia, or “Nostalgic house,” in the Taipa area of the special administrative region of Macau, is a museum devoted to temporary exhibitions reconstructing everyday life in the city, especially in the epoch of Portuguese ruling. Just opposite the museum, on the other side of a large pond, a giant casino, the Venetian Macau, reproduces Venice both with its external architecture and its interior design. The article analyzes these two urban settings in order to develop a semiotic understanding of as many ways of symbolically reconstructing cities. On the one hand, cities can be reconstructed in a nostalgic form; the essay inquires on the origin and the consequences of urban nostalgia; on the other hand, cities can be reconstructed as ersatz. The article further investigates the dialectics between predominantly temporal or prevailingly spatial urban reconstructions, with reference to the socio-cultural dynamics that have changed Macau in the last decades. The article concludes with the methodological suggestion that the study of urban re-constructions requires the combined efforts of several disciplines, jointly investigating why, how, but also to what effect cities are re-built.

Ancient Musical Writings as Persuasive Texts

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-284
Author(s):  
Massimo Raffa
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
The Other ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
Shed Light

Abstract This contribution is meant to shed light on how ancient Greek music theorists structure argumentations and address their readership in order to be understandable, effective and persuasive. On the one hand, some of the most important treatises, e.g. Ptolemy’s Harmonics (with Porphyry’s Commentary) and what remains of Archytas’ and Theophrastus’ works, are taken as case studies; on the other hand, the paper deals with some argumentative patterns recurring in harmonics demonstrations, especially with reference to the usage of everyday life experience as evidence supporting acoustic and harmonic theories.

scholarly journals Nation, Ethnicity, Milieus, and Multiple “We’s”. The Case of Kenya

Humanities ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Dieter Neubert
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
The Other ◽  
Collective Identities ◽  
Political Identities ◽  
Political Identification ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Binary Oppositions ◽  
The One

The title of the volume “Future Africa—beyond the nation?” has several implications. Nation is presented as an entity relevant to identification and identity; and in the combination with “future”, nation implies a political vision. It is not hard to find good examples in respect of these implications. However, there are other entities important for to political identification. Often, they do not go beyond the nation but refer to smaller collective identities, such as ethnicity. The revived debate on “the middle class” implies that particular social groupings, such as class, may play a role, too. The question is how relevant are the nation and other collective political identities in Africa, and are they exclusive? Looking at the case of Kenya, we see on the one hand that collective (political) identities, such as ethnicity, are mobilized especially during elections. On the other hand, these collective identities are less dominant in everyday life and give way to different conducts of life (conceptualized as “milieus”) that are less politicized. We see people maneuvering between multiple “we’s”. Strong political identities are mobilized only in particular conflict-loaded situations that restructure identities in simple binary oppositions of “we” and “they”.

scholarly journals Pemahaman Hadis Misoginis dalam Kitab Uqudul Lujayn di Pondok Pesantren An-Nur Semarang

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Akhmad Khozin
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Women's Rights ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
The Other ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Women's Role ◽  
The One ◽  
Description Form

This research is based on the problems in society related to the rights and roles of women who are neglected, because the indications of Hadith misogynically interpreted by classical commentators, on the one hand upholds the dignity of women, but on the other hand castrates women's rights by limiting the women's role in marriage life and closing their steps to contribute in the environment. The purposes of this study are; (1) to know the extent to which the students' understanding of the Hadiths studied in  uqudul lujayn book; (2) to dig into the understanding built in the study of the lqliya texts related to the misogynical Hadith; (3) to imply the understanding to everyday life. The method used in this study is a qualitative method by presenting data through verbal and then changed into description form, not numbers. The results showed that; (1) the santri who studied lqya lujayn book initially did not understand the existence of the misogynous Hadith and only understood the book and the teacher's information, after in-depth study, the students sought to re-understand by combining; (2) in the classical and hermeneutic method of interpretation  can be understood that there is no misogynist Hadith, but Hadits misogynically interpreted; (3) the understanding is implied on the activities of santriwati an-Nur in everyday life.

The Role of Humanoid Robotics in Health Care System

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Bittmann
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
The Other ◽  
Humanoid Robotics ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
Care System

In Japan, new developments in the field of robotics are being received with interest and enthusiasm by the population and used in everyday life. This can be explained on the one hand by a long tradition of stories that report positively on artificial servants for humans. These stories continue into modern manga comics. Robots take on positive roles, expanding the capabilities of humans and being of service to them. On the other hand, Japanese religions and philosophies such as Buddhism and Shintoism influence attitudes towards robots.

Research into Practice: Using Money to Teach about the Decimal System

1988 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 42-43
Author(s):  
Analúcia Dias Schliemann
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
The Other ◽  
Arithmetic Operations ◽  
Decimal System ◽  
Absolute Value ◽  
Number Words ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Relative Value ◽  
The One ◽  
Value Decomposition

Children learn much mathematics in everyday life. When they buy things, for example, they have to count their money and calculate their change. Counting money is a special type of counting. On the one hand, when children count objects, they establish a one-to-one correspondence bet ween objects and number words; only absolute value, as opposed to relative value, is involved. On the other hand, when counting money children must bear in mind both types of value; while they deal with the coins one by one (absolute value), they must also take into account the relative value of the coins. Counting money thus helps children understand the decomposition of numbers; a large amount (for example, sixty-eight) is made up of smaller amounts—tens and ones—that can be repeated (six tens and eight one). All these ideas—relative and absolute value, decomposition, and repetition of equal values—are basic both to the understanding of the decimal system and to the undertanding of important properties of arithmetic operations.

scholarly journals Controlar y reformar: la visita al consejo de hacienda de Lope De Los Ríos (1664-1667) = Control and Reform: The Visit to Lope de los Ríos’ the Finances Council (1664-1667).

2017 ◽  
pp. 181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique Milán Coronado
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Financial System ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Xvith Century ◽  
El Sistema ◽  
The One ◽  
The Cost

La situación de déficit financiero que atravesaba la Monarquía y la mala administración del fisco regio hicieron necesario que desde el siglo XVI se pusieran en marcha visitas al Consejo de Hacienda. El objetivo de las mismas era evitar y corregir posibles fraudes cometidos por parte de los oficiales, introducir reformas para mejorar el sistema financiero, la gestión de la administración y la reducción de costes, todo ello con el fin último de incrementar los ingresos de la Real Hacienda. Los resultados de la visita que Lope de los Ríos realiza al Consejo de Hacienda entre 1664 a 1667 cuestionaron, por un lado las labores de “buen gobierno” por parte de algunos oficiales regios y la eficacia de las visitas anteriores, y por otro lado, muestran la existencia de relaciones interpersonales entre los hombres de negocios y asentistas, además de los conflictos suscitados por el Consejo de Hacienda al rechazar ser sometido al control del Consejo de Castilla. AbstractThe deficit situation that the Monarchy was going through and the bad administration of the Royal Treasury made it necessary to put a visit to the Finances Council into action since the XVIth century. The objective of this was to avoid and to correct tax evasions from officers; to introduce reforms improving the financial system, the administration management and the cost reduction; and with that, to increase profits to the Royal Treasury. The results of the Lope de los Ríos’ visit to the Finances Council between 1664 and 1667, on the one hand, question the duties of a “bad administration” by some royal officers and the efficacy of these visits in certain occasions and, on the other hand, show the existence of interpersonal relationships between the businessmen and the contractors, in addition to the conflicts raised by the Council of Finance to reject to be subjected to review by the Council of Castile.

scholarly journals FRELST OG REDDET FRA AIDS?: Unge pigers håndtering af risikoen for hiv i det sydvestlige Uganda

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Wimberley
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
The Other ◽  
Gendered Identities ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
Point Of Departure ◽  
Oriented Approach ◽  
The Way ◽  
Hiv Aids

Kristina Wimberley: Saved from AIDS? The Manoeuvres of Adolescent Giris in Relation to the Risk of HIV in Southwestern Uganda This articles discusses the representation of adolescent giris in the literature on AIDS and in AIDS interventions. In these contexts an image is created of adolescent giris as passive victims of a static inequality in societies pervaded by patriarchy, and as driven by economic want. On the basis of fieldwork material from Ankole, southwestern Uganda, the articles discusses the meaning of “being saved” for adolescent giris in relation to the risk of HIV. For the giris concemed, “being saved” is characterized by conversion to a new lifestyle in which they are virtuous, honest, kind, and above all: avoid and reject men. However, at some point even saved giris enter into relationships with men. In this situation, the giris may find it advantageous to continue to be “really saved” in certain contexts. From the analysis put forward here it emerges that “being saved” as a form of discourse and action enables giris to create a room for manoeuvre that empowers them to tackle the dangers they face - including HIV/AIDS. This agency emerges in the interplay of, on the one hand the constraining and enabling effects of the various life worlds of giris in Ankole, and on the other hand the way in which gendered identities and relationships are negotiated in everyday life between giris and men, as well as among the giris themselves. It is concluded that the standard analysis of giris’ vulnerability in relation to the risk of HIV/AIDS could benefit from an actor-oriented approach that encompasses the interplay between structure and process. An analysis of this kind may reveal the agency of giris, and not exclusively in relation to economic want. This focus on agency could be a point of departure for more effective HIV/AIDS interventions.

scholarly journals Życie SMART – ma swoją cenę

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 56-77
Author(s):  
Aleksander Piecuch ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
The Other ◽  
Private Sphere ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
The Way

Global digitization has changed the way of societies function, but, above all, has changed interpersonal relationships. Opportunities that arose with the development of IT, on the one hand, have become an important contribution to economic and social development, on the other hand, they have rapidly entered to the private sphere. A lot of free applications available for stationary and mobile devices has opened up new opportunities for IT giants. The offer they make to users of their products is theoretically free, but reality points to other practices. We pay for the facilities provided to us by losing our privacy.

scholarly journals CHILDREN’S GAME AS EVERYDAY LIFE ELEMENT FOR RURAL RESIDENTS OF CHUVASHIA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE XXI CENTURY

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 73-80
Author(s):  
Olga G. Vyazova
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Native Language ◽  
The Other ◽  
Rural Residents ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Gaming Culture ◽  
The World ◽  
The One ◽  
First Time

Based on field materials, the article describes the study of children’s outdoor summer games of the Chuvash rural population of the beginning of the XXI century which was undertaken for the first time. These games continue to be favorite and diverse in the children’s environment. They not only contributed to the physical strengthening of children, but also trained endurance, developed eye sight measurement, broadened horizons, taught to interact in a team and to treat various situations with humor. Action-oriented games were strikingly conservative and passed down from generation to generation almost unchanged. However, the changes taking place in the world around children also affect the children’s gaming culture, which leads, on the one hand, to the emergence of new modifications of the characterized games, on the other hand, the native language is used less in children’s games and game folklore. The conducted research has shown that preschool institutions and schools can become an important factor in preserving knowledge about traditional Chuvash games, and consequently, about the Chuvash culture.

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