Language in social reproduction: Sociolinguistics and sociosemiotics

This paper focuses on the semiotic foundations of sociolinguistics. Starting from the definition of “sociolinguistics” given by the philosopher Adam Schaff, the paper examines in particular the notion of “critical sociolinguistics” as theorized by the Italian semiotician Ferruccio Rossi-Landi. The basis of the social dimension of language are to be found in what Rossi-Landi calls “social reproduction” which regards both verbal and non-verbal signs. Saussure’s notion of langue can be considered in this way, with reference not only to his Course of General Linguistics, but also to his Harvard Manuscripts.The paper goes on trying also to understand Roland Barthes’s provocative definition of semiology as a part of linguistics (and not vice-versa) as well as developing the notion of communication-production in this perspective. Some articles of Roman Jakobson of the sixties allow us to reflect in a manner which we now call “socio-semiotic” on the processes of transformation of the “organic” signs into signs of a new type, which articulate the relationship between organic and instrumental. In this sense, socio-linguistics is intended as being sociosemiotics, without prejudice to the fact that the reference area must be human, since semiotics also has the prerogative of referring to the world of non-human vital signs.Socio-linguistics as socio-semiotics assumes the role of a “frontier” science, in the dual sense that it is not only on the border between science of language and the anthropological and social sciences, but also that it can be constructed in a movement of continual “crossing frontiers” and of “contamination” between languages and disciplinary environments.

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Promoting the Dignity of the Child in Hospital

Nursing Ethics ◽

10.1191/0969733003ne540oa ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 67-76 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Paula Reed ◽

Pam Smith ◽

Margaret Fletcher ◽

Angela Bradding

Keyword(s):

Social Construction ◽

Subjective Experience ◽

Health Workers ◽

District General Hospital ◽

Ethical Implications ◽

Theoretical Position ◽

The Social ◽

Definition Of ◽

The Relationship

This article aims to deconstruct the concept of dignity in a way that is meaningful, in particular to nurses and other health workers who seek to promote the dignity of children in their care. Despite the emphasis in a variety of codes and policies to promote dignity, there is a lack of a clear definition of dignity in the literature. In particular there is little reference to dignity, theoretically or empirically, as it relates to children. Without clarity it is not possible to act in an ethical way on behalf of children whose dignity could otherwise be compromised. The theoretical position taken has evolved from the medico-nursing and philosophical discourse concerning the nature of human dignity and more recent sociological texts that discuss the social construction of the child and childhood. The article is further influenced by additional insights derived from an ethnographic pilot study at a large district general hospital. This study was undertaken in an attempt to appreciate the subjective experience of dignity by children, and to begin to address the empirical gap in the literature and promote discussion. The concept of a macro and a micro dignity is discussed, together with the role of the nurse in articulating the relationship between the two. The importance of control and witnesses in the experience of dignity is discussed and, finally, also the ethical implications when seeking to promote the dignity of children.

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Reconstructing the Notion of Nationalism: Conversations About Women and Nationalism

Jurnal Perempuan ◽

10.34309/jp.v23i3.262 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 183

Author(s):

Iqraa Runi Aprilia ◽

Ruth Indiah Rahayu

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Daily Practice ◽

The State ◽

Political Interest ◽

Political Interests ◽

The Social ◽

Feminist Theories ◽

Definition Of ◽

The Relationship

Contemporary feminists in Indonesia do not yet have questions about nationalism, since the conversation about nationalism has been considered final at the beginning of Indonesian independence. In fact, in terms of contemporary analysis, women have problems with nationalism, when the definition of nationalism is dominated by the study of political science that is male-view biased. By tracing history to contemporary time, the relationship between women and nationalism is dominated by patriarchal interests for the mobilization of power, even if women have an independent political interest. That is why political interests of women are situated marginally in nationalism. But if we use the perspective of the social sciences, as feminist theories, then the notion of nationalism is broader than that of women and the state. We are still less productive in abstracting the relationship between women and citizens in nationalism, while it is a daily practice of women’s struggles both personally and organically. Women have proven to be an active agency to become citizens beyond the mobilization of the state. This paper seeks to arouse feminist questions about nationalism, in order to reveal the role of women who are hidden in nationalism.

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EDUCATION IN THE PUBLIC REPRODUCTION SYSTEM

Вестник Тверского государственного университета. Серия: Экономика и управление ◽

10.26456/2219-1453/2021.2.210-216 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 210-216

Author(s):

Юлия Олеговна Андрианова

Keyword(s):

Education System ◽

Social Reproduction ◽

Social Economic ◽

Reproductive Process ◽

The Public ◽

Reproduction System ◽

Definition Of ◽

The Relationship

Образование задействовано в системе исторически сложившихся институтов общества, которые организуют социальные, экономические, политические, правовые, нравственные, этические и иные отношения. Статья посвящена анализу места и роли образования в системе общественного воспроизводства, а также определению роли системы образования в системе общественного воспроизводства. Актуальность исследования обусловлена проблемой недооценки системы образования как элемента воспроизводственного процесса, способного обеспечить социально-экономическое развитие страны. Научная новизна полученных результатов отражена в выявлении сущности и качества взаимосвязи образования и общественного воспроизводства, выделении соответствующего функционального поля. Education is involved in the system of historical institutions of society that organize social, economic, political, legal, moral, ethical and other relations. The article is devoted to the analysis of the place and role of education in the system of social reproduction, as well as to the definition of the role of the education system in the system of social reproduction. The relevance of the study is due to the problem of underestimating the education system as an element of a reproductive process that can ensure the socio-economic development of the country. The scientific novelty of the obtained results is reflected in the identification of the essence and quality of the relationship between education and social reproduction, the allocation of the corresponding functional field.

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Notes for a Critique to the Program of the Sociology of Emotions

Konfrontasi: Jurnal Kultural, Ekonomi dan Perubahan Sosial ◽

10.33258/konfrontasi2.v7i1.98 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 67-76

Author(s):

Vivian Romeu

Keyword(s):

Social Interaction ◽

Emotional Life ◽

Sociology Of Emotions ◽

Conceptual Space ◽

The Social ◽

Current Program ◽

Definition Of ◽

The Relationship

This work elaborates a critique of the current program of the sociology of emotions that is located in the conceptual space around the definition of society. This impacts on the good development of concepts such as social interaction and cognition, fundamental to think about the role of the social in the emotional and emotional life of the subjects, in turn affecting the development of the sociology of emotions program which currently results incomplete and insufficient to explain the relationship between emotion, individual and society.

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Notes for a Critique to the Program of the Sociology of Emotions

Konfrontasi: Jurnal Kultural, Ekonomi dan Perubahan Sosial ◽

10.33258/konfrontasi2.v9i1.98 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 67-76

Author(s):

Vivian Romeu

Keyword(s):

Social Interaction ◽

Emotional Life ◽

Sociology Of Emotions ◽

Conceptual Space ◽

The Social ◽

Current Program ◽

Definition Of ◽

The Relationship

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Das Spannungsfeld von Religion und Politik

10.5771/9783845296982 ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

Religion And Politics ◽

Religious Studies ◽

Global Perspective ◽

Social Dimension ◽

Joint Effort ◽

Politics And Religion ◽

The Social ◽

Research Questions ◽

The Relationship

In this volume, theories and concepts on religion and politics from current debates are analysed and discussed in an interdisciplinary manner. The articles it contains represent current research positions from theology, sociology and religious studies, and can be seen as a joint effort that contributes to one of today’s dominant cross-disciplinary research questions. The first section discusses models that interpret the relationship between religion and politics and help to understand political phenomena from theological, religious–philosophical and sociological perspectives. The volume focuses on several studies about the social dimension of the new relationship between politics and religion. These articles discuss the possibilities of interacting in and with society against a backdrop of political and religious tensions, examining the role of institutions and law especially. In a concluding section, the authors take a look at exemplary cultural contexts. Articles about America, Europe and the Middle East open up a global perspective necessary to venture into an area of conflict far beyond the boundaries of national societies. Among the contributions is a so far unpublished lecture by the theologian Hans Joachim Iwand. With contributions by Prof. Dr. Peter Antes, Prof. Dr. Peter Browning, Dr. Ingo Bultmann, Prof. Dr. Matthias Bös, Dr. Kai-Ole Eberhardt, Dr. Margit Ernst-Habib, Dr. Steffen Führding, Dr. Jens Greve, Prof. Dr. Rebekka A. Klein, Prof. Dr. Karsten Lehmann, Prof. Dr. Dr. Frieder Ludwig, Lukas Nestvogel, Dr. Catharina Peeck-Ho, Dr. Matt Sheedy

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Childhoods as political projects: A comparison between cultural nationalism and minority activism in Japan

Global Studies of Childhood ◽

10.1177/2043610617694729 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 6-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Flavia Cangià

Keyword(s):

Political Action ◽

Ethnic Relations ◽

Japanese Culture ◽

Special Focus ◽

Educational Processes ◽

The Social ◽

Group Identities ◽

Definition Of ◽

The Relationship

Recent studies in the social sciences have focused the attention on the role of children in cultural politics, in particular on children’s experiences in nationalism, as well as on their participation in inter-ethnic relations. In line with this research, this study aims to investigate the relationship between childhood and political action and to conceptualize “childhood” as a contested political notion. More specifically, it discusses variations in the definition of “childhood” in “majority” and “minority” like contexts with a special focus on Japan. This article compares the Agency for Cultural Affairs and its programs for the promotion of “Japanese culture,” with the Dōwa Education’s programs on the buraku issue, and discusses how the resulting definitions of “childhood” are based upon various representations of “group identities” and upon different conceptions of educational processes. In this sense, the notion of “childhood” reflects a variety of political projects based on various institutional agendas, upon which different understandings of children’s role in society depend.

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Measuring the social capabilities and the implication on innovation

Journal of Economic Studies ◽

10.1108/jes-05-2013-0071 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 41 (6) ◽

pp. 907-928 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Annunziata de Felice

Keyword(s):

Specific Area ◽

Industrial Cluster ◽

Content Type ◽

The Social ◽

Effective Role ◽

Multi Method Approach ◽

Definition Of ◽

The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to seek to develop a rigorous analysis of social capabilities (SC) and measuring them in a special industrial cluster, considering the key role of knowledge and SC in innovation. Design/methodology/approach – The paper sets off from the definition of SC and the elements that characterize them in an industrial cluster. The focus also examines how it is possible to measure SC within a specific area, using the scoreboard approach. The empirical aspect remains based upon the original results of surveys conducted on a sample of entrepreneurs specializing in a special industrial cluster utilizing a multi-method approach and the paper presents the empirical analysis estimating an innovation equation. Findings – The results of the case study show that the relationship between SC and innovation does not only involve large enterprises but small- and medium-sized businesses as well. Originality/value – Measuring SC is very complex since not all the highlighted determinants can be subject to empirical verification and given that they are intangible elements, residual and often incorporated into tacit knowledge and a literature that can help us in defining and measuring them accurately is not always available for all the indicators. In this research the author proposes a measure of SC using a composite indicator and investigates the effective role of these inputs in stimulating innovative activity in an industrial cluster performance.

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ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL STATUS OF THE CAPITAL OF UKRAINE - THE HERO CITY OF KYIV AS A GUARANTEE OF THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENS OF UKRAINE AND THE TERRITORIAL COMMUNITY OF THE CITY

International scientific journal Internauka Series Juridical Sciences ◽

10.25313/2520-2308-2020-10-6396 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Oleksii Chepov ◽

Keyword(s):

Legal Status ◽

Modern World ◽

Legal Regime ◽

Legal Doctrine ◽

City Councils ◽

The Social ◽

District Management ◽

Definition Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

The City

The qualitative and clear definition of the legal regime of the capital of Ukraine, the hero city of Kyiv, is influenced by its legislative enshrinement, however, it should be noted that discussions are ongoing and one of the reasons for the unclear legal status of the capital is the ambiguity of current legislation in this area. Separation of the functions of the city of Kyiv, which are carried out to ensure the rights of citizens of Ukraine and the functions that guarantee the rights of the territorial community of the city of Kyiv. In the modern world, in legal doctrine and practice, the capital is understood as the capital of the country, which at the legislative level received this status and, accordingly, is the administrative and political center of the state, which houses the main state bodies and diplomatic missions of other states. It is the identification of the boundaries of the relationship between the competencies of state administrations and local self-government, in practice, often raises questions about their delimitation and ways of regulatory solution. Peculiarities of local self-government in Kyiv city districts are defined in the provisions of the Law on the Capital, which reveal the norms of the Constitution in these legal relations, according to which the issue of organizing district management in cities belongs to city councils. Likewise, it is unregulated by law to lose the particularity of the legal status of the territory of the city. It should be emphasized that the subject of administrative-legal relations is not a certain administrative-territorial entity, but the social group is designated - the territorial community of the city of Kiev, kiyani. Thus, the provisions on the city of Kyiv partially ignore the potential of the territorial community.

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Mediasi Kepuasan Kerja dan Stres Kerja pada Hubungan antara Program Jamsostek dan Kinerja Karyawan Studi Kasus pada Perusahaan Swasta di DIY dan Solo

Jurnal Maksipreneur Manajemen Koperasi dan Entrepreneurship ◽

10.30588/jmp.v3i1.89 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 75

Author(s):

Eny Sulistyowati ◽

Totok Danangdjojo

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Social Security ◽

Job Stress ◽

Work Stress ◽

Program Performance ◽

Social Security Program ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Social ◽

The Relationship

This study aims to explain the influence of the Social Security program on performance and job satisfaction and job stress as a mediating variable. In addition, this study also describes the effect of job satisfaction on the performance and the effect of work stress on performance. The relationship of each variable in this research is to be measured by conducting a survey on 145 employees of private companies that included in Social Security program on DIY and Solo. Then the path analisys used to test the effect of social security program performance in mediation by job satisfaction, performance and job stress, job satisfaction, and examines the effect on the performance and the effect of work stress on performance. The results showed that the social security program significant positively affects job satisfaction and performance. Job satisfaction was also positively and significantly affect performance. Even though mediating role of job satisfaction in the relationship between social security program performance partial. Because merely direct relationship between social security program with greater performance than the mediating role of job satisfaction. Social Security program did not significantly affect the stress of work, as well as job stress did not significantly affect performance. Therefore, the mediating role of work stress on the relationship between social security program with the performance did not occur. Individual differences and work experience may be a factor that causes no significant relationship between the two variables.

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