Chronicle of a death foretold: The enactment of patriarchy and class in print newspaper readership

Journalism ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 146488492098768
Author(s):  
Eugenia Mitchelstein ◽  
Pablo J Boczkowski ◽  
Facundo Suenzo
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Civic Duty ◽  
Patriarchal Family ◽  
Family Patterns ◽  
Gender Education ◽  
Class Status ◽  
The City

This research examines the role of gender and class inequalities in the experience of reading print newspapers. We draw on data from two complementary sources: a survey of news, technology and entertainment consumption ( n = 700) administered in the greater Buenos Aires area, and 158 semi-structured interviews conducted in the City of Buenos Aires and other towns in Argentina. Our findings indicate that although news consumption in general appears to be evenly distributed, with no significant gaps according to age, gender, education and socioeconomic status, print newspaper consumption seems to be the preserve of older, more affluent, mostly male audiences in ways that reinforce patriarchal family patterns – it is usually husbands and fathers who decide for the entire household which newspaper is purchased and when that takes place. In addition, newspaper reading is carried on by those at the top of the income-earning pyramid, and reinforces class status mainly due to the persistent associations between newspaper readership, civic duty, and professional prestige. We conclude by reflecting on the implications of these trends for print newspapers and their role in society.

The Role of Wages and Auditing during a Crackdown on Corruption in the City of Buenos Aires

2003 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 269-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Di Tella ◽  
Ernesto Schargrodsky
Keyword(s):  
Buenos Aires ◽  
The City

Embracing a New Day

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-38
Author(s):  
Phillip Joy ◽  
Matthew Numer ◽  
Sara F. L. Kirk ◽  
Megan Aston
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Queer Theory ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Hegemonic Masculinity ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The City

The construction of masculinities is an important component of the bodies and lives of gay men. The role of gay culture on body standards, body dissatisfaction, and the health of gay men was explored using poststructuralism and queer theory within an arts-based framework. Nine gay men were recruited within the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Participants were asked to photograph their beliefs, values, and practices relating to their bodies and food. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, using the photographs as guides. Data were analyzed by critical discourse analysis and resulted in three overarching threads of discourse including: (1) Muscles: The Bigger the Better, (2) The Silence of Hegemonic Masculinity, and (3) Embracing a New Day. Participants believed that challenging hegemonic masculinity was a way to work through body image tension.

scholarly journals Turismo, viajes y lazos sociales: el caso de los turistas VFA en la ciudad de Buenos Aires

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-188
Author(s):  
Bárbara Catalano ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Social Ties ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Visiting Friends And Relatives ◽  
Migratory Movements ◽  
The City

This paper addresses the sector of VFR tourism: visiting friends and relatives (VFR). The hypoth‑ esis is that tourism based on social ties facilitates integration in terms of social interaction and social iden‑ tification in the destination, in this case the city of Buenos Aires. The concept itself of VFR tourism is dealt with together with a description and attempted characterisation of the exact movement of this type of tour‑ ism over the last few years as a result of migratory movements with emphasis on social ties and practices. The emphasis is on the degree of social integration and identification occurring in this type of tourism. The methodology used is qualitative, based on semi‑structured interviews of key agents and is complemented with statistics designed to give fuller access to the comprehension of the context.

Evaluating the role of blat in finding graduate employment in post-Soviet Ukraine

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 254-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Onoshchenko ◽  
Colin C. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Graduate Employment ◽  
Personal Connections ◽  
The City ◽  
Formal Procedures

Purpose – This paper aims to evaluate the use of personal connections to circumvent formal procedures, known as blat in the Soviet era, in post-Soviet societies by studying its role in graduate employment recruitment. Design/methodology/approach – To do this, the extent to which and how blat is used by graduates to find a job in the city of Mykolayiv in Ukraine is analysed through 85 face-to-face structured interviews with those who in the past seven years have sought employment after graduating from university. Findings – The finding is that blat is widely used by graduates to find a job. However, contrary to the existing literature which suggests that blat has become commodified in post-Soviet market societies with monetary payment being requested by and given to personal connections “pulling strings”, no evidence is found that this is the case. Instead, this remains a non-monetised form of friendly help by and for close social relations, akin to the Soviet era, and is viewed in a positive or neutral manner by participants even though its consequences can be to circumvent meritocratic formal recruitment procedures and foster nepotism and cronyism. Research limitations/implications – This study of blat is limited to analysing graduate recruitment in one city in Ukraine. Broader empirical research on the contemporary role of blat in this and other spheres in post-Soviet societies and beyond is now required so as to develop a more nuanced context-bound understanding of both the positive and negative facets of this social practice in contemporary societies. Originality/value – This study reveals that blat is commonly used to find graduate jobs and is widely viewed as a socially acceptable practice, despite hindering meritocratic recruitment procedures.

scholarly journals Mobility and out-of-home activities of older people living in suburban environments: ‘Because I'm a driver, I don't have a problem'

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 785-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELISABETH ZEITLER ◽  
LAURIE BUYS
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Gps Tracking ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Community Environment ◽  
Private Transportation ◽  
Private Car ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

ABSTRACTGovernments are challenged by the need to ensure that ageing populations stay active and engaged as they age. Therefore, it is critical to investigate the role of mobility in older people's engagement in out-of-home activities, and to identify the experiences they have within their communities. This research investigates the use of transportation by older people and its implications for their out-of-home activities within suburban environments. The qualitative, mixed-method approach employs data collection methods which include a daily travel diary (including a questionnaire), Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking and semi-structured interviews with older people living in suburban environments in Brisbane, Australia. Results show that older people are mobile throughout the city, and their car provides them with that opportunity to access desired destinations. This ability to drive allows older people to live independently and to assist others who do not drive, particularly where transport alternatives are not as accessible. The ability to transport goods and other people is a significant advantage of the private car over other transport options. People with no access to private transportation who live in low-density environments are disadvantaged when it comes to participation within the community. Further research is needed to better understand the relationship between transportation and participation within the community environment, to assist policy makers and city and transportation planners to develop strategies for age-friendly environments within the community.

scholarly journals The logic of the slave patrol: the fantasy of black predatory violence and the use of force by the police

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence Ralph
Keyword(s):  
Police Officer ◽  
Use Of Force ◽  
The United States ◽  
City Government ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Murder Trial ◽  
The Right ◽  
Predatory Violence ◽  
The City

Abstract The background context for this study is the relationship between the right to bear arms and the role of policing in the United States. The fact that the second amendment guarantees the right to bear arms and the correlative right to form “a well-regulated militia” have long been central to the scholarly understanding of the role of guns in American society. Yet few social scientific studies have taken the friction between militias and the burgeoning police departments of the 1800s as a point of departure for present-day debates about the police’s use of force. For the early part of US history, many citizens feared that the police would attempt to supplant militias. In some southern cities, like New Orleans, residents argued that if the city government was going to let the police patrol the city, they should do so without guns. It was the threat of slave uprisings that ended the conflict between militias and the police. A major implication of this study is that rooting the contemporary understanding of police violence in early debates about the police’s use of force can help social scientists better understand how policing is understood and experienced today. Indeed, the African Americans interviewed for this study view the gun in the hands of a police officer as a technology that is rooted in the slave patrol. This is because it is the descendants of enslaved people who are disproportionately subject to police shootings. The article demonstrates this point by exploring a 2014 police shooting. The shooting of Laquan McDonald garnered national attention when, on October 20, 2014, Chicago police Officer, Jason Van Dyke, shot the 17-year-old Black teenager 16 times. The methods employed in this study include: archival data on the early use of force debate, discourse analysis of court testimony from Van Dyke’s 2018 first degree murder trial, and semi-structured interviews with Chicago residents who discuss this case. Ultimately, this study finds that in the McDonald shooting, the gun helps to reproduce the fantasy of Black predatory violence that is rooted in slavery.

scholarly journals The role of governors and teachers' unions in the promotion of senior management in public schools in the City of Durban district, 1997-2000

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Ismail Rangraje
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Selection Procedure ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Teachers Unions ◽  
Education Authority ◽  
Minimum Criteria ◽  
The City

This research investigates the role of school governors and teachers' unions in the management of the promotion process for principal and deputy principal posts in selected public primary and secondary schools in the City of Durban District during the period 1997 to 2000. The. study is concerned with exposing the problems in the present selection procedure by evaluating it and seeking ways to improve its implementation and thereby strengthening the role of school governors and teachers' unions in the process. It is the function of the governing body of a public school to appoint a promotions committee which selects personnel for promotion posts at schools. The selection process is fraught with many difficulties such as the lack of proper training for selectors, illiterate selectors, nepotism, bias and intimidation by selectors. This research investigates the inadequacies, which exist in the selection process. The issues investigated include the process of selection of staff for promotion posts, the competence of the selectors, the criteria used for selecting and the problems experienced by the selectors. The investigation is executed using the qualitative research method. The instruments used in this investigation are observation, a review of related literature and structured interviews with different members of the promotions committee. In South Africa there is very little theoretical research available on the topic. The researcher has had to draw on literature concerning the promotion of teachers in Local Education Authority (LEA) schools in England and Wales. Recommendations for improvement include adequate training of selectors, greater involvement by officials from the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education and Culture to keep nepotism in check, more realistic time frames for shortlisting and interviewing, gradual progression of candidates from Level One to Level Four, verification of information supplied on the curricula vitae of the candidates prior to the interviews, competent people serving on the selection panels and more stringent minimum criteria for eligibility for senior posts.een conducted.

scholarly journals Primary care nurses' approach to cases of violence against children

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (spe) ◽  
pp. 172-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ailton de Souza Aragão ◽  
Maria das Graças Carvalho Ferriani ◽  
Telma Sanchez Vendruscollo ◽  
Sinara de Lima Souza ◽  
Romeu Gomes
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Violence Against Children ◽  
The Family ◽  
Primary Care Nurses ◽  
The Face ◽  
The City

In Primary Care, the field of nursing comes face-to-face with the complexity of violence, leading these professionals to constantly re-evaluate their habitus. OBJECTIVE: to analyze how cases of violence against children and adolescents are approached by primary care nurses, identifying limits and possibilities for dealing with these cases. METHOD: a qualitative study, undertaken in 2011, through semi-structured interviews with 8 out of 48 nurses in the Family Health teams in the city of Uberaba in the state of Minas Gerais, the analysis of which followed the interpretation of meanings, based in dialectical hermeneutics. RESULTS: the following stand out: non-identification of violence as a problem for the nurses; denunciations and notifications as a role of the nurses; and the limits found in the face of violence. CONCLUSION: it is determined that the habitus of nursing directed at health promotion and prevention of violence must be restructured, overcoming the biomedical paradigm and involving intersectorial and multidisciplinary actions.

Latin American Intellectuals and the City, 1860–1940

1978 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard M. Morse
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Central Importance ◽  
Latin Americans ◽  
Political Tradition ◽  
Future Potential ◽  
Civilization And Barbarism ◽  
The City ◽  
Latin American Intellectuals

Given the historic role of cities in Latin America as an instrument for appropriating territory and for ordering society, one may wonder why more attention is not paid to the Latin Americans' own vision of the city. We are sometimes asked to believe that only in the 1940s did the urban phenomenon loom in their world and that our knowledge of it comes from foreign demographers and anthropologists. Colonial sources like Solórzano and the Recopilación, however, demonstrate that the IberoCatholic political tradition gives central importance to the organizational and paradigmatic functions of the urban unit. After independence, to be sure, this tradition was eclipsed by the ‘ruralization’ of Latin American societies as urban, bureaucratic structures decayed and power flowed to the agrarian domain. At this time also, intellectual horizons opened to offer release from scholastic constraints, encouraging the intelligentsia to make eclectic, sometimes euphoric assessments of their new nations' future potential. Of these pensadores Sarmiento almost alone dealt directly with the city's role in nation building. Yet his very plea that the city — whether Buenos Aires or a new ‘Argirópolis’ — assume ‘modernizing’ or ‘developmental‘functions reverts to the old Mediterranean notion that the city (civitas) is one with ‘civilization’. For this Alberdi attacked him, reminding Sarmiento that in Argentina town and country, civilization and barbarism, were not disjoined but fused in a single society and polity.

scholarly journals Crafting place: Women’s everyday creativity in placemaking processes

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 362-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise C Platt
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Urban Experience ◽  
Creative City ◽  
Everyday Creativity ◽  
Attachment To Place ◽  
The City

Amid a resurgence of domestic craft, this article contends that everyday creative practices of women are part of placemaking processes in the creative city. Specifically, the research focuses on Liverpool in the Northwest of England, the so-called (and self-proclaimed) ‘centre of the creative universe’. This article utilized in-depth semi-structured interviews with members of knitting groups and the city centre Women’s Institute to explore how women use craft practice to create a sense of self and attachment to place. The idea of women gathering to craft is enduring, and is examined here to understand affective labour and the role that creativity plays in the urban experience of women. It is argued that the groups demonstrate a lack of engagement with the wider market and official placemaking processes, but instead demonstrate an element of self-valorization. The article challenges thinking around culture-led placemaking in cities like Liverpool, where discourses of creativity have been used as a driver for regeneration by shifting the emphasis onto seemingly banal settings on the edges of the so-called creative city. While urban placemakers have been more recently concerned with developing hubs of creative industries, the role of these groups that are not producing a profitable ‘product’ should not be underestimated or exploited.

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