Social Relationships in Diverse Neighborhoods: Immigration and Gentrification in an Ethnic Enclave

2020 ◽  
pp. 0739456X2096220
Author(s):  
Naka Matsumoto

While diversity is considered a condition for just and thriving neighborhoods and cities, planners often face challenges in creating and maintaining such neighborhoods, ensuring they remain inclusive. This article examines the social relationships of an aging ethnic enclave undergoing diversification through influxes of immigrants and young professionals. Field research conducted in Greektown in Baltimore revealed “symbolic relationships” across diverse resident groups that were derived from previous group experiences, cultural heritage, and self-identification. These inter-group symbolic relationships can serve as a foundation for the coexistence of diverse groups of residents and have the potential to foster collaboration among such groups.

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-34
Author(s):  
Yumara Lucia Vasconcelos ◽  
Edson Carneiro de Miranda ◽  
Breno Gustavo Valadares Lins ◽  
Maria José de Sena

ResumoEsta pesquisa foi instigada pela seguinte questão problematizante: de que maneira as pessoas percebem o assédio moral nas organizações? Complementarmente: qual a repercussão social do fenômeno? Assim, movida por essas reflexões, objetivou-se discutir a percepção da sociedade acerca do fenômeno do assédio moral no ambiente corporativo, a partir da análise de literatura e da pesquisa de campo empreendida. Especificamente, visou-se caracterizar o assédio moral nos ambientes corporativos, analisando as possíveis origens do problema e respectiva repercussão social. O estudo, de natureza qualitativa, exploratório-descritivo, tomou por base o levantamento de campo realizado junto a 100 trabalhadores, arguindo-os acerca das características do assédio moral, da definição de papéis na experiência observada ou vivenciada (assediador, assediado, expectador), das reações esboçadas, dos efeitos provocados pelo fenômeno e medidas consideradas eficazes na solução do problema. A investigação tem sua justificativa assentada na necessidade de monitorar a evolução e contornos do fenômeno. Como principal resultado, o estudo apresentou as formas de assédio percebidas por esses, impacto decorrente na vida das vítimas e possíveis medidas preventivas. As opções e narrativas desvelam cenários variados de violência no mundo do trabalho, ressonando significativamente na vida do trabalhador. As estratégias abrigadas pelo assédio moral foram variadas, explícitas e não explícitas, sinalização que reclama uma contextualização efetiva quando da formação do conjunto fático-probatório. Conduta lesiva à harmonia social, os impactos ressaltados no estudo perpassam o âmbito corporativo, atingindo as relações sociais em plano maior.Palavras-chave: Assédio Moral. Dignidade. Organizações.AbstractThis research was instigated by the following problematizing question: How do people perceive bullying in organizations? Complementarily: what is the social repercussion of the phenomenon? Thus, based on these reflections, the objective was to discuss the society perception about the moral harassment phenomenon in the corporate environment, based on literature analysis and field research undertaken. Specifically, it aimed to characterize moral harassment in corporate environments, analyzing the possible origins of the problem and its social repercussion. The qualitative, exploratory-descriptive study was based on a field survey of 100 workers, arguing about the characteristics of moral harassment, the definition of roles in the experience observed or lived (harasser, harassed,spectator). the outlined reactions , the effects caused by the phenomenon and measures considered effective in solving the problem. The investigation has its justification based on the need to monitor the evolution and contours of the phenomenon. As a main result, the study presented the perceived forms of harassment, the resulting impact on the victims’ lives and possible preventive measures. The options and narratives reveal varied scenarios of violence in the world of work, resonating significantly in the worker’s life. The strategies sheltered by bullying were varied, explicit and not explicit, signaling that demands an effective contextualization upon the formation of the factual-probatory set. Detrimental conduct to social harmony, the impacts highlighted in the study permeate the corporate sphere, reaching social relationships in a larger plane.Keywords: Moral Harassment. Dignity. Organizations.


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Manan

This research explores the relations between the so-called normative Islam-as laid down in the canonical texts of the Qur’ān and hadīth-and the ways in which these normative ideas, perceptions and values are expressed in rituals in the society concerned. It pays particular attention to the ways in which the latter forms of ritual expression entail a culturally specific adaptation and valorization of the trans-cultural representations laid down in these Islamic text corpora and to the ways in which-according to local understanding and exegesis-these ritual actions generate a reproduction of the social relationships and their moral foundation in the society concerned. In-depth discussions had been conducted with the participants about the symbols, meanings and values, which they attach to these actions as to their effectiveness in achieving particular social, religious, political and moral aims besides a systematic survey of relevant published sources has complemented this field research. The meticulous examination of the village ritual calendar shows that three different perspectives on this social and moral order prevail: a traditional adat perspective, the historical Islamic perspective, and the modernist Islamic perspective. This attributes to Aneuk Jamee a complex dynamic socio-religious identity within the field of Indonesian cultures.


Author(s):  
Stefan van der Hoek

AbstractAlthough migration is a constant in human history, current trajectories have new quantitative and qualitative features with religious implications, which are addressed in this article. What is new and paradoxical about what is commonly referred to as globalization is the diffuse nature of worldwide migration and the mobility of people, ideas, and goods. This article therefore explores how members of Brazilian Pentecostal congregations in Berlin use specific functions and patterns of interpretation communicated or generated by discourses of the churches to cope with the lack of social capital in a new social and cultural environment and how their interpretations and orientations shape everyday actions. This article is an attempt to capture the ambiguous role of religious resources in the process of migration and social integration as well as the actions of community members. Although a growing body of literature explores the influence of migrant organizations on its members, new church actors of Christian migrants in Germany are rarely considered as drivers of religious pluralization. Therefore, this article reflects on the different functions of Brazilian Pentecostal congregations for the integration of Lusophone Pentecostal migrants in Berlin. In order to identify the functions of Pentecostal organizations, a theoretical framework is determined and related to the statements of the interview partners and to findings from observations. To answer the research question, this article draws on field research conducted between November 2019 and June 2020. The empirical analysis uses data from four narrative interviews and over 40 participant observations in four different transnational congregations belonging to a Brazilian Pentecostal network of churches. The results show that individual religiosity and belonging to a particular religious group not only provide social relationships and a network of solidarity for individuals, but also reinterpret the social exclusion and marginalization of migrants.


2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Clara Monica Anakotta ◽  
Izak Lattu ◽  
Jacob Daan Engel

Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menganalisa bentuk ritual pernikahan adat Aruno Lahitolo Mananol di Negeri Amahai, Maluku yang menentukan hubungan sosial dan integrasi budaya. Ritual pernikahan berfungsi sebagai mekanisme sosial untuk mengintegrasi pengantin perempuan ke dalam keluarga besar pengantin laki-laki. Lebih dari itu, ritual aruno lahitolo mananol mengikat secara sosial keluarga besar kedua pengantin. Berdasarkan teori The Rites of Passage Vaan Gennep (1960) penelitian ini melihat ritual pernikahan sebagai transisi dari satu tahapan ke tahapan kehidupan yang lain. Tahapan pernikahan adalah penyatuan pengantin perempuan ke dalam keluarga besar baru. Penelitian ini juga dipengaruhi oleh teori identitas sosial dari perspektif sosiologi karya Steph Lawler (2014) yang berfungsi sebagai titik berangkat untuk memahami integrasi sosial dari dua klan. Data artikel ini diperoleh dari penelitian lapangan yang menggunakan metode kualitativ melalui wawancara dan observasi peneliti. Artikel ini berkesimpulan bahwa ritual aruno lahitolo mananol menciptakan perasaan terikat pada keluarga atau orang basudara (dibaca: bersaudara) yang melampaui ikatan keluarga biologis sebagai pusat dari integrasi sosial di Negeri Amahai dan Maluku secara umum.Kata kunci: Ritual Pernikahan Adat, Kekeluargaan, Integrasi SosialThis article explores forms of marriage ritual or aruno lahitolo mananol in the Village of Amahai, Maluku that construct social relationships and social integration in the area. The marriage ritual functions as social mechanism to integrate a bride to groom’ clan (mata rumah), but more than that, aruno lahitolo mananol opens avenue for the social integration for bride and groom extensive families. Based on Vaan Gennep (1960) rite of passage theory, the research perceives the marriage ritual as transition from one stage of life to another. The stage is the incorporation state as bride become the member of new clan. Steph Lawler (2014) theory on social identity from sociological perspectives functions as the milestone to understand the social integration of two clans. Data of this article come out from a field research employing qualitative method through interview, and participant observation. The article concludes that ritual of aruno lahitolo mananol creates the sense of kinship (orang basudara) beyond biological siblinghood that central to social integration the village of Amahai and Maluku in general.Keywords: Adat Marriage Ritual, Kinship, Social Integration.


2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
James Tsaaior

Scholarship negotiating African folktales and the entire folkloric tradition in Africa has always been constituted as harbouring fundamental lacks. One of these lacks is the supposed incapacity of oral cultures to produce high literature. However, it is true that folktales and other oral forms in Africa can participate actively in the social, political and cultural process. In this paper, we engage folktales told by the Tiv of central Nigeria and situate them within the dynamic of history, culture, modernity and national construction in Nigeria. The paper adopts a historicist and culturalist perspective in its interpretation of the folktales which were collected in particular Tiv communities. This methodological approach helps to crystallize the historical and cultural lineaments embedded in the people’s experiences, values and worldviews. It also constitutes a contextual background for the understanding of the folktales as they offer informed commentaries on social currents and political contingencies in Nigeria. It argues that though folktales belong to a pre-scientific and pre-industrial dispensation, they are part of the people’s intangible cultural heritage and are capable of distilling powerful statements which negotiate Nigerian modernity and postcolonial condition. The paper underscores the dynamism and functionality of folktales even in an increasingly globalised ethos.


Panggung ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Indrayuda

ABSTRACT This article aims to explain the existence of Tari Piring dance as a culture identity of Minang- kabau people, both the people who live in the origin area and outside the area. Tari Piring dance is a traditional cultural heritage of Minangkabau people which is used and preserved by Minangkabau people in their life so that it becomes culture identity of Minangkabau people. As the identity of Minangkabau people, Piring dance is able to express attitudes and behaviors as well as the charac- teristics of Minangkabau people. The dance can serve as a reflection of social and cultural life style of Minangkabau society. Through Tari Piring performance, the outsider can understand Minangkabau people and their culture. Tari Piring, therefore, is getting more adhere to the social life of Minang- kabau people in West Sumatra and in the regions overseas. In the spirit of togetherness, Minang- kabau society preserves the existence of Piring dance as the identity and cultural heritage up to the present time. Keywords: Piring Dance, Minangkabau culture  ABSTRAK Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan keberadaan Tari Piring sebagai identitas bu- daya masyarakat Minangkabau, baik yang berada di daerah asal maupun di daerah peran- tauan. Tari Piring merupakan warisan budaya tradisional masyarakat Minangkabau yang digunakan dan dilestarikan oleh masyarakat Minangkabau dalam kehidupannya sehingga menjadi identitas budaya Minangkabau. Sebagai jati diri masyarakat Minangkabau, Tari Piring mampu mengungkapkan sikap dan prilaku serta karakteristik orang Minangkabau. Tari Piring dapat berperan sebagai cerminan dari corak kehidupan sosial budaya masyara- kat Minangkabau. Melalui pertunjukan Tari Piring, masyarakat luar dapat memahami orang Minangkabau dan budayanya. Oleh karena itu, sampai saat ini Tari Piring semakin melekat dengan kehidupan sosial masyarakat Minangkabau di Sumatera Barat maupun di daerah perantauan. Dengan semangat kebersamaan, masyarakat Minangkabau mampu mempertahankan keberadaan Tari Piring sebagai identitas dan warisan budayanya hingga masa kini. Kata kunci : Tari Piring, budaya Minangkabau


Author(s):  
Dennis Eversberg

Based on analyses of a 2016 German survey, this article contributes to debates on ‘societal nature relations’ by investigating the systematic differences between socially specific types of social relations with nature in a flexible capitalist society. It presents a typology of ten different ‘syndromes’ of attitudes toward social and environmental issues, which are then grouped to distinguish between four ideal types of social relationships with nature: dominance, conscious mutual dependency, alienation and contradiction. These are located in Pierre Bourdieu’s (1984) social space to illustrate how social relationships with nature correspond to people’s positions within the totality of social relations. Understanding how people’s perceptions of and actions pertaining to nature are shaped by their positions in these intersecting relations of domination – both within social space and between society and nature – is an important precondition for developing transformative strategies that will be capable of gaining majority support in flexible capitalist societies.


Edupedia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-66
Author(s):  
Khulusinniyah ◽  
Farhatin Masruroh

The social-emotionaldevelopment of children is important to be developed from an early age. The emotionaldevelopment in early childhood, takes place simultaneously with their social development. Even there is claim that their emotional development is influenced by their social development. Itcaused by the emotional reactions displayed by early childhood as a response to the social relationships that they live with other people. The emotional development of early childhood can also affect the sustainability of social relationships. Stimulation is an important thing to give by early childhood educators and parents so they can optimize their social emotion development. With this treatment, they can grow into the life ready person in facing the complex future.


2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-85
Author(s):  
Nicole Horáková ◽  
Jan Kajfosz

The European society is getting older and nobody knows how to deal with this problem. There are different models from family care, special housing for elderly to professional institutional care, which has the disadvantage of being very expensive. In Germany we have noticed in the last two or three years a special trend to send old people suffering from dementia to foreign countries, because these people need intensive care and the social services for example in Poland have a high standard. The aim of our survey is to dismantle, by the example of the private care institution situated in Poland, Upper Silesia which specializes on German customers, the social practices associated with placing the elderly in such institutions and also the methods of constructing meanings of these practices providing clarity in the various groups that take part in this process. To reach this aim we used qualitative field research, including discourse and narrative analysis of various materials (interviews, promotional texts, websites), which beside other things allowed us to reconstruct the media image of the surveyed residences for the elderly and show it in a wider context.


Author(s):  
Martin Krzywdzinski

This chapter examines the organizational socialization mechanisms in automotive plants in Russia and China. The empirical analysis starts with selection processes. How do the companies select candidates during recruitment and whom do they select? Are they looking for a certain type of employee? The chapter continues with the analysis of onboarding concepts in China and Russia and then follows the employees within their teams. It analyzes the social relationships in the team, which influence the socialization processes within the company. Finally, overarching company activities intended to promote social integration (team building, competitions) are examined to determine the extent to which they shape work behaviors and generate identification with the company. The analysis shows considerable differences between the Russian and the Chinese plants regarding the intensity and the effects of organizational socialization.


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