Narcissism in cultural theory: Perspectives on Christopher Lasch, Richard Sennett, and Robert Pfaller

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-70
Author(s):  
Bernadette Grubner
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Main Part ◽  
Cultural Theory ◽  
Causal Connections ◽  
Christopher Lasch ◽  
Richard Sennett

AbstractFor several decades, the concept of narcissism has been used to criticize society and culture(s). This paper discusses the achievements and limits of such approaches. In a first step, it sketches controversies within psychoanalysis around the notion of narcissism itself. It then proposes a categorization of cultural theories that draw on narcissism in general. The main part of the paper deals with three exemplary theories: Christopher Lasch’s The culture of narcissism; Richard Sennett’s The fall of public man, and the philosophy of Robert Pfaller. A detailed analysis shows that theories which try to establish causal connections between society and the occurrence of personality disorders usually fail to explicate this connection in a satisfactory way. Theories that criticize society because it supposedly fosters narcissistic personalities prove to be unconvincing. Approaches that use the notion of narcissism in a broader, metaphorical sense, however, have the potential to cast a new light on certain developments in culture.

scholarly journals Badges of Social Valuing and the Biography. Natalia’s Interview in the Perspective of Sociologist of Poverty and Social Exclusion

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-58
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Golczyńska-Grondas
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Family Of Origin ◽  
Main Part ◽  
Identity Work ◽  
The World ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Richard Sennett

The paper presents an attempt to analyze the interview with Natalia within the framework of sociology of poverty and from a social exclusion perspective. The information about the origins of Natalia’s interview is delineated. In the main part of the text, the author refers to the concept of the badge of ability, described by Richard Sennett and Jonathan Cobb, as a tool of social categorizing and valuing and introduces the corresponding notion of the badge of inability, ascribed to the unprivileged group members. Furthermore, the influence of both kinds of badges on the situation of Natalia’s family of origin, on her life course, and self-description are indicated with some remarks on the narrator’s biographical and identity work. The last part of the paper presents the narrator’s understanding of the world of poverty and social exclusion, its mechanisms, and conditionings.

scholarly journals A Formalism Reading of Maugham’s “The Three Fat Women of Antibes” and “Rain”

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Mohammad Abdullah Al Matarneh
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Main Part ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Literary Legacy

This paper focuses on a formalist analysis of Maugham’s two stories “The Three Fat Women of Antibes” and “Rain” and it offers a discussion of some major aspects of the work as a whole: genre, narration, character relations, and setting. The aim is to provide a sense of Maugham’s art of the short story with an assessment of the vital elements of what makes a short story successful in the work of William Somerset Maugham and an exploration of how his work exposes the experience. The main part of this manuscript provides a detailed analysis of selected short stories by Maugham. Especial emphasis is placed on the author’s gifted talents which shows the diversity of Maugham’s literary legacy that made him the most popular writer of his time. The study discloses that conducting a formalist analysis is supposed to be a good way in understanding literary works.

Overview of Solutions and Design Methods for Linear Electric Generators with Permanent Magnets

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. 36-51
Author(s):  
Andrey Kramarov ◽  
◽  
Aleksandr Pavlenko ◽  
Denis Batishchev ◽  
Igor Trocenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Main Part ◽  
Permanent Magnets ◽  
Eddy Currents ◽  
Magnetic Circuit ◽  
Magnetic Hysteresis ◽  
Electric Machines ◽  
Equivalent Circuits ◽  
Magnetic Systems ◽  
Electric Generators

An overview of methods for calculating and designing linear electric generators with permanent magnets is given. The techniques are grouped according to the type of calculation approach used. A detailed analysis of the proposed methods and assumptions is carried out, conclusions are drawn about the possibility of their use in the design of electric generators with permanent magnets with solid magnetic circuit elements. The main assumptions are related to the representation of the parameters of the equivalent circuits of magnetic systems. It was found that the main part of the methods does not take into account the influence of magnetic hysteresis and eddy currents in solid elements of the magnetic circuit. It is shown that many approaches aimed at designing electric machines with permanent magnets can be adapted to linear electric generators.

scholarly journals Medieval Representation of the Legend of Saint Ladislaus in Comitatus Gömör

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 113-123
Author(s):  
Ewa Szakalos
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Main Part ◽  
Pictorial Representation ◽  
New Research ◽  
Written Sources

The aim of the article is to carry out detailed analysis of the frescoes of Saint Ladislaus legend in comitatus Gomor. Basing on new research as well as on the examination of the two recent discoveries the Authoress casts new light on the issue of mural painting’s dating and on the circumstances connected with theirs creation. The article starts with an introduction on pictorial representation and written sources of the legend of Saint Ladislaus. The main part of the text contains survey on the frescoes from Rimabanya, Rakos, Kovi, Szilice.

scholarly journals Opportunities of Using IT Compliance Tools as an Organization's Management Function

Webology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (Special Issue 04) ◽  
pp. 1275-1291
Author(s):  
Nikolay Vladimirovich Kuznetsov ◽  
Stanislav Borisovich Reshetnikov ◽  
Sergey Nikolaevich Silvestrov ◽  
Sergey Alekseevich Pobyvaev
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Main Part ◽  
Compliance Function ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Management Function ◽  
Effective Operation ◽  
It Compliance

The present article deals with the study of the application and regulatory consolidation of the IT compliance function in both commercial and state-financed organizations. In addition to studying the application of this function, the article focuses on the issues of building a compliance system in the organization. In the main part of the work, compliance is considered as a system of measures taken by an organization for its effective operation. A detailed analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of the concerned system is presented, as well as the authors’ assessment of the risks and prospects associated with the implementation and application of the compliance methodology within the enterprise.

A Framework for Cultural Localization of Websites and for Improving Their Commercial Utilization

2018 ◽  
pp. 206-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radim Cermak ◽  
Zdenek Smutny
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Main Part ◽  
Culturally Sensitive ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Commercial Use ◽  
Relevant Topic ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Cultural Features

Cultural localization of websites is at present a relevant topic that has a potential to increase the commercial use of the websites of companies that operate or want to operate in multiple countries or regions. This chapter presents a basic survey of websites as culturally sensitive media. It is based on an extensive research of available literature on the subject and comprises more than 80 studies. These sources show that the study of the interconnectedness of culture and websites is examined primarily by using Hofstede's and Hall's cultural dimensions. The main part of the chapter is a detailed analysis of 14 seminal studies focusing on cultural localization of websites, and a subsequent aggregation of the individual conclusions arising from them. This is the basis on which a holistic Framework was created, connecting a total of more than 150 cultural features to the respective cultural dimensions. The proposed Framework can be used by web specialists for cultural localization of websites.

Reference Coordinate System Requirements for Geophysics

1975 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 87-92
Author(s):  
P. L. Bender
Keyword(s):  
Coordinate System ◽  
Polar Motion ◽  
Main Part ◽  
Measurement Techniques ◽  
Reference Points ◽  
Angular Motion ◽  
Coordinate Systems ◽  
Axis Of Rotation ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Fixed System

AbstractFive important geodynamical quantities which are closely linked are: 1) motions of points on the Earth’s surface; 2)polar motion; 3) changes in UT1-UTC; 4) nutation; and 5) motion of the geocenter. For each of these we expect to achieve measurements in the near future which have an accuracy of 1 to 3 cm or 0.3 to 1 milliarcsec.From a metrological point of view, one can say simply: “Measure each quantity against whichever coordinate system you can make the most accurate measurements with respect to”. I believe that this statement should serve as a guiding principle for the recommendations of the colloquium. However, it also is important that the coordinate systems help to provide a clear separation between the different phenomena of interest, and correspond closely to the conceptual definitions in terms of which geophysicists think about the phenomena.In any discussion of angular motion in space, both a “body-fixed” system and a “space-fixed” system are used. Some relevant types of coordinate systems, reference directions, or reference points which have been considered are: 1) celestial systems based on optical star catalogs, distant galaxies, radio source catalogs, or the Moon and inner planets; 2) the Earth’s axis of rotation, which defines a line through the Earth as well as a celestial reference direction; 3) the geocenter; and 4) “quasi-Earth-fixed” coordinate systems.When a geophysicists discusses UT1 and polar motion, he usually is thinking of the angular motion of the main part of the mantle with respect to an inertial frame and to the direction of the spin axis. Since the velocities of relative motion in most of the mantle are expectd to be extremely small, even if “substantial” deep convection is occurring, the conceptual “quasi-Earth-fixed” reference frame seems well defined. Methods for realizing a close approximation to this frame fortunately exist. Hopefully, this colloquium will recommend procedures for establishing and maintaining such a system for use in geodynamics. Motion of points on the Earth’s surface and of the geocenter can be measured against such a system with the full accuracy of the new techniques.The situation with respect to celestial reference frames is different. The various measurement techniques give changes in the orientation of the Earth, relative to different systems, so that we would like to know the relative motions of the systems in order to compare the results. However, there does not appear to be a need for defining any new system. Subjective figures of merit for the various system dependon both the accuracy with which measurements can be made against them and the degree to which they can be related to inertial systems.The main coordinate system requirement related to the 5 geodynamic quantities discussed in this talk is thus for the establishment and maintenance of a “quasi-Earth-fixed” coordinate system which closely approximates the motion of the main part of the mantle. Changes in the orientation of this system with respect to the various celestial systems can be determined by both the new and the conventional techniques, provided that some knowledge of changes in the local vertical is available. Changes in the axis of rotation and in the geocenter with respect to this system also can be obtained, as well as measurements of nutation.

Prosodic Impairment Associated With Traumatic Brain Injury

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-102
Author(s):  
Billy Irwin
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Acoustic Characteristics ◽  
Individual Variations

Abstract Purpose: This article discusses impaired prosody production subsequent to traumatic brain injury (TBI). Prosody may affect naturalness and intelligibility of speech significantly, often for the long term, and TBI may result in a variety of impairments. Method: Intonation, rate, and stress production are discussed in terms of the perceptual, physiological, and acoustic characteristics associated with TBI. Results and Conclusions: All aspects of prosodic production are susceptible to the effects of damage resulting from TBI. There are commonly associated prosodic impairments; however, individual variations in specific aspects of prosody require detailed analysis.

Tools & Resources: Impairment and Disability Web Sites

1999 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 5-6
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Outpatient Psychotherapy ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Not Otherwise Specified ◽  
Cluster B Personality Disorders ◽  
Clinically Significant ◽  
And Behavior

Abstract Personality disorders are enduring patterns of inner experience and behavior that deviate markedly from those expected by the individual's culture; these inflexible and pervasive patterns reflect issues with cognition, affectivity, interpersonal functioning and impulse control, and lead to clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. The AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Fourth Edition, defines two specific personality disorders, in addition to an eleventh condition, Personality Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. Cluster A personality disorders include paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personalities; of these, Paranoid Personality Disorder probably is most common in the legal arena. Cluster B personality disorders include antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality. Such people may suffer from frantic efforts to avoid perceived abandonment, patterns of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships, an identity disturbance, and impulsivity. Legal issues that involve individuals with cluster B personality disorders often involve determination of causation of the person's problems, assessment of claims of harassment, and assessment of the person's fitness for employment. Cluster C personality disorders include avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive personality. Two case histories illustrate some of the complexities of assessing impairment in workers with personality disorders, including drug abuse, hospitalizations, and inpatient and outpatient psychotherapy.

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