scholarly journals Climate of Conformism: Social Media Users’ Opinion on Homosexuality in Nigeria

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824402110407
Author(s):  
Michael O. Ukonu ◽  
Luke I. Anorue ◽  
Ugochukwu Ololo ◽  
Habibat M. Olawoyin
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Opinion Formation ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Significant Research ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Snowball Sampling Technique

Social media has emerged as a robust medium for discourses on sexuality given its capacity to challenge mainstream narratives and empower personal views on self-expression. In Nigeria, the growing interest in homosexual expressions through online platforms is yet to receive significant research attention, although scholars are hinting at the influences of social media. The present study examines social media as a relatively novel platform for discourses on homosexuality in Nigeria. It attempts to ascertain users’ willingness to express opinion, directions of opinion, and factors affecting opinion formation. Within the purview of social integration paradigms, the study reviews current perspectives in global homosexuality narratives. Using descriptive and hermeneutic analysis, it examines data from 323 Facebook users selected through snowball sampling technique as well as 300 comments purposively selected from “verified” Instagram accounts. The study finds significant willingness to express opinions, propelled by “rising interest in the topic.” Within a persisting climate of negative opinion, the study locates subsisting influences of socio-cultural institutions on opinion formation. It discusses the implications of the influences of the institutions and political propaganda, which nourish heterosexism and negative bias against homosexuality.

scholarly journals Relationship between Social Media Collaboration and Ecosystem Management in Enugu State, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4(J)) ◽  
pp. 97-108
Author(s):  
Emmanuel K Agbaeze ◽  
Ajoku P.P. Onyinye ◽  
Obamen Joseph ◽  
Omonona Solomon
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Ecosystem Management ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Enugu State ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Snowball Sampling Technique

This study was done on the relationship between social media collaborations and ecosystem management in Enugu state. The study was premised on the case of herdsmen-farmers/villagers clash over grazing fields and farmlands in Enugu State being the ecology-related issue. Survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample of 100 social media group participants was selected using snowball sampling technique. The questionnaire was used for data collection. Content validity was used as a method for testing the validity of the questionnaire while Cronbach's alpha method was used for testing the internal consistency of the items on the questionnaire. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation was used to test the hypothesis formulated for the study. Findings revealed that social media collaborations via Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter have a significant relationship with ecosystem management. It was recommended that government and ecologically concerned agencies should employ social media collaborations as the policy for ecosystem management. 

scholarly journals The Analysis of Factors Affecting Preparation Level for the Industry 4.0 Era in the COVID-19 Pandemic on Employees in DKI Jakarta

Society ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-123
Author(s):  
Rianti Setiadi ◽  
Franky Franky
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Model ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Significant Factors ◽  
Snowball Sampling Technique

This study analyses significant factors affecting the level of preparation for the industry 4.0 era related to anxiety about the COVID-19 pandemic on employees in DKI Jakarta. Apart from being influenced by the anxiety of the COVID-19 pandemic, the level of preparation for the industry 4.0 is also differentiated by gender, age, education, marital status, decreasing income, and loyalty. Therefore, companies can arrange the planning related to preparing the industry 4.0 during the COVID-19 pandemic if those factors have been figured out. This study used a quantitative method, and the population of this study is full-time employees in DKI Jakarta. The sample was selected by using the snowball sampling technique distributed to 12 companies in DKI Jakarta. The distribution was conducted through the WhatsApp application for a month, and it was gained 228 respondents.  Snowball sampling technique used in correlation with the implementation of large-scale social restrictions caused by COVID-19 pandemic. The data analysis used a multiple linear regression model. The results show that factors affecting the level of employees’ preparation in DKI Jakarta for industry 4.0 related to the anxiety of the COVID-19 pandemic are loyalty and a decrease in income.

scholarly journals OPTIMALISASI PELAYANAN PUBLIK SECARA ONLINE PADA KANTOR WILAYAH KEMENTERIAN HUKUM DAN HAM PROVINSI SULAWESI TENGGARA

2022 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suriyani BB ◽  
Suci Amalya Widiastuti
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
The Public ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Snowball Sampling Technique

This study aims to determine and describe optimizing public services online at the regional office of the Ministry of the Law and Human Rights in Southeast Sulawesi, this study uses descriptive qualitative methods to 5 informants determined by snowball sampling technique, data analysis techniques consist of data collection, data reduction, presentation data, drawing conclusions/verification, the data obtained were analyzed qualitatively and described in descriptive form. The results of this study indicate that public services carried out online at the regional office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights in Southeast Sulawesi are very good, this can be seen from the implementation of services with standard operating procedures that apply during the pandemic and the handling that is in accordance with what has been determined at the regional office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights by upholding the values of professionalism, accountability, synergy, transparency, and innovation. Based on the research, one form of research on optimizing public services is the existence of a digital-based service system that makes it easier for the public to receive services, supporting facilities, and infrastructure, as well as services provided quickly and responsively at the region of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights in Southeast Sulawesi.

MATERYALİZM, ÖZ-BENZEŞİM VE BİREYSELCİLİĞİN KİŞİSELLEŞTİRİLMİŞ REKLAM KAMPANYALARINA YÖNELİK TUTUMLAR VE BU KAMPANYALARI SOSYAL AĞLARDA PAYLAŞMA NİYETİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİLERİ

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hakan Cengiz ◽  
Behçet Yalın Özkara
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Personalized Advertisement ◽  
Snowball Sampling Technique

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of materialism, individualism and self-congruity on the consumers’ intention to share personalized advertisements on social network sites (SNS) and attitude toward such advertisements. For this purpose, using a snowball sampling technique, social media users were invited to participate the study and encouraged to forward the invitation to others. The obtained data from 144 social media users were used to estimate the structural equation model, using partial least squares through SmartPLS 2.0. The results indicate that self-congruity significantly and positively affects attitude toward personalized advertisement and intention to sharethose advertisements on SNS. In addition, findings show that materialism and attitude toward such advertisements have a positive and significant effects on intention to share.

scholarly journals Female Care-Leavers’ Experiences of Aftercare in Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anduamlak Molla Takele ◽  
Messay Gebremariam Kotecho
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Adult World ◽  
Care Leavers ◽  
Job Searching ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Snowball Sampling Technique

The phenomenon of care-leavers’ experience of aftercare in Ethiopia has not yet been recognized. A qualitative research design was used to uncover female care-leavers’ experience of aftercare in 2017. Participants in the study were recruited via a snowball sampling technique, and data were collected through in-depth interviews and a review of documents. The generated data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The study found that participants are faced with different adversities, such as job searching, homelessness, the inability to pay housing rent, being betrayed, and not reconnecting with living biological family members. Female care-leavers have expected to receive support from the institution to cope with aftercare challenges. However, their aftercare experience is characterized by negative outcomes, which implies that they need continued aftercare support until they can find their feet. Female care-leavers view aftercare support as strengthening them in their attempt to navigate the adult world on their own. Such support offers them the opportunity to find attractive jobs and so save them from having to emigrate. This article sheds light on the issue of aftercare support for female emerging adults who are transitioning from care to adulthood in Ethiopia.

For Better or for Worse: The Impact of Social Media on Chinese Sports Journalists

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Li ◽  
Sarah Stokowski ◽  
Stephen W. Dittmore ◽  
Olan K. M. Scott
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Sports Journalism ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Social Networking Tools ◽  
Monitoring Information ◽  
Snowball Sampling Technique

The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of social media in Chinese sports journalism. After distributing an online survey using a snowball sampling technique, a total of 133 Chinese sports journalists working in print media participated in this study. The results indicated that news gathering was reported as a primary motivation to use social media. Weibo and WeChat, two localized social networking tools, were the most commonly used tools among participants. Nearly half of participating sports journalists admitted that monitoring information on social media increased their pressure level and created workloads. The majority of sports journalists believed social media had weakened their gatekeeping role due to the increase in citizen journalists and the increase in channels and sources from which users obtain news and information. The study also found that the relationship between journalists and athletes has also been altered with the advent of social media.

scholarly journals ACCEPTANCE AND ATTITUDE TOWARD COVID-19 VACCINATION: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY FROM UDAIPUR DISTRICT

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (03) ◽  
pp. 621-628
Author(s):  
Sandeep Garg ◽  
◽  
S.R. Gajendra Singh ◽  
Sunil Kumar Tailor ◽  
Amar C. Yadav ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Efficacy Trial ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Structured Questionnaire ◽  
Snowball Sampling Technique

The Covid-19 pandemic is expected to continue to impose enormous burdens of morbidity and mortality while severely disrupting societies and economies worldwide.A vaccine provides the best hope for a permanent solution to controlling the pandemic. However, to be effective, a vaccine must be accepted and used by a large majority of the population. Aim:The aim of this study was to understand the acceptence and attitudes towards Covid-19 vaccination. Methodology: The current study used a cross-sectional design based on an online questionnaire. 944 responses were selected by non-probability snowball sampling technique The samples were including public of Udaipur district residents during the rapid rise period of the Covid-19 outbreak.An online structured questionnaire was developed by using Google forms, with a consent form appended to it. Three point likert scale (Agree, Not sure, and Disagree) consist of total 16 statements were prepared to assess attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination. Frequency and percentage distribution was used to present the data. Results:Resultsindicated that overall acceptance of Covid-19 vaccine in that majority of participant (N=750, Percentage=80.5%) would accept Covid-19 vaccine, whereas 3.4% particepant(N=32) would not accept Covid-19 vaccine and remaining 16.1% participants (N=152)were neutral to get vaccine.In addition, Male particepants(N=580) were more likely to accept Covid-19vaccines compared tofemalesparticepant (N=180).Majority of the participants (N=660, Precentage=69.9%) were agreed that the covid-19 vaccine is safe to receive, 64.4% respondents (N=608) were agreed that Covid-19 Vaccine undergoes enough safety and efficacy trial. Conclusion:It is concluded that acceptence towards covid-19 vaccination is high. They beleived that vaccine is safe and they will recommended to their family members also.Government effort should be made to fast distribute Covid-19 Vaccination.

scholarly journals Assistance in family health from the perspective of users

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 436-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvana Martins Mishima ◽  
Flavia Helena Pereira ◽  
Silvia Matumoto ◽  
Cinira Magali Fortuna ◽  
Maria José Bistafa Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Family Health ◽  
User Interaction ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Health Unit ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Empirical Material ◽  
Snowball Sampling Technique

This descriptive exploratory study analyzed user satisfaction with the care received at a Family Health Unit in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. In total, 40 users from families registered in the FHU were selected, using key informants and the snowball sampling technique, and interviewed. Thematic content analysis was used to analyze the empirical material. Interviewees were mostly female, over 50 years, resident in the catchment area of the unit for 10-30 years, had incomplete primary education and also did not perform work outside the home. The analysis identified three themes: access, team-user interaction and organization of work in the FHU. The subjects of this study expressed satisfaction with the accessibility provided together with the caring attention given to them, marked by a team-user interaction that takes place in a friendly and patience manner. Although not totally satisfied, the majority of users would recommend the health service to someone due to its quality.

scholarly journals Psychological impact among health workers in effort to facing the COVID-19 in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 181
Author(s):  
Dede Nasrullah ◽  
Muhammad Natsir ◽  
Retno Twistiandayani ◽  
Lilis Rohayani ◽  
Siswanto Siswanto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Workers ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Mild Stress ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Mild Depression ◽  
Severe Anxiety ◽  
Snowball Sampling Technique

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Indonesia has a psychological impact among health workers who are working in hospital and caring for patients with positive COVID-19. This study aimed to examines the psychological impact among health workers in effort to facing the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in Indonesia. Snowball sampling technique was employed to gather the sample in the eight islands. The health workers were responded to the depression anxiety stress scales (DASS-42) questionnaire, with the total of 644 respondents. The results of this study showed that about 65.8% of respondents experienced anxiety due to COVID-19 outbreak, There were 3.3% experienced extremely severe anxiety and 33.1% experienced mild anxiety. Whereas those experienced stress due to COVID-19 outbreak were 55%, extremely severe stress levels were 0.8% and mild stress were 34.5%. Health workers who experienced depression were 23.5%. There were 0.5% with very severe depression and mild depression was 11.2%. There is a closed correlation between anxiety (r=0.152 p=0.000), stress (r=0.086 p=0.029), and depression (r=0.111 p=0.005), to the worried of being alienated if infected coronavirus (COVID-19). The Indonesian government has to handle the anxiety, stress and depression that occurs in health workers in particular and can provide protection to medical personnel so that they do not feel alienated by those around them.

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