scholarly journals The Role of Social Cohesion to Reduce Social Conflict in Tourist Destination Area

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 294-302
Author(s):  
Suzanna Ratih Sari ◽  
Nindyo Suwarno ◽  
Windu Nuryanti ◽  
Diananta Diananta
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Social Conflict ◽  
Direct Interaction ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Destination Area ◽  
The Relationship

There are some concerns that tourism development may result in the losing of cultural identity including social cohesion of local people. This research gives different evidencees. The research found that people in Borobudur maintain their traditional value to reduce social conflict. Through direct interaction between tourists and Borobudur people, many of traditional values including social cohesion of the society are eroded. This becomes the fact that each people only tried to collect dollar from tourists as much as possible by ignoring togetherness as traditional principle of their live. This may create disharmony among the society. To eliminate this gap, people tried to tighten the relationship through re-empowering traditional social cohesion called guyub and gotong-royong. It is expected that integrity and cohesiveness in a social structure could always be maintained. Along with this, satisfying and maintaining at least the traditional social cohesions of destination community is vital to reduce social conflict.Ada beberapa kekhawatiran bahwa pengembangan pariwisata dapat menyebabkan daerah tujuan wisata kehilangan identitas budaya mereka termasuk kohesi sosial masyarakat. Penelitian ini dilakukan secara kualitatif dengan menggunakan metode studi kasus. Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa masyarakat Borobudur sangat peduli terhadap nilai-nilai tradisional untuk mengatasi masalah yang dimunculkan pariwisata. Melalui interaksi langsung antara wisatawan dan masyarakat sebagai host tujuan wisata, banyak nilai-nilai tradisional termasuk guyub sebagai kohesi sosial masyarakat yang terkikis. Hal ini menjadi fakta bahwa setiap orang memikirkan diri sendiri mencoba untuk mengumpulkan dollar dari wisatawan sebanyak mungkin dengan mengabaikan kebersamaan/guyub sebagai prinsip dalam hubungan sosial mereka. Hal ini dapat membuat ketidakharmonisan di antara masyarakat. Untuk menghilangkan kesenjangan ini, orang mencoba mempererat tali silaturahmi dengan memberdayakan kembali kohesi sosial yang disebut guyub dan gotong-royong. Diharapkan integritas dan kekompakan dalam struktur sosial dapat selalu dipertahankan. Seiring dengan ini, mempertahankan peran kohesi sosial tradisional dari masyarakat di daerah tujuan wisata sangat penting untuk mengurangi konflik sosial.

Digital Technology at the Edge of Capitalism

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-39
Author(s):  
Débora De Castro Leal ◽  
Max Krüger ◽  
Vanessa Teles E. Teles ◽  
Carlos Antônio Teles E. Teles ◽  
Denise Machado Cardoso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Technology ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Global Capitalism ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
Brazilian Amazon Region ◽  
Specific Material ◽  
Culture And Development ◽  
Global Systems ◽  
The Relationship

It is sometimes argued that there is hardly a place in the world in the 21st century left untouched by global capitalism [111, 112]. Even so, some places remain at the periphery, participating in this system without being fully absorbed by it. In this article, we take a detailed look at the economic life of such a “pericapitalist” [161] community in the Brazilian Amazon region. We detail how the community increasingly participates in global systems and supply chains, yet also organizes economic life around local and traditional values. We pay special attention to the role of digital technologies in the community, including mobile phones and internet. The contribution of the article is as follows: firstly, it provides a detailed analysis of the material practices of a community at the edge . Secondly, it draws attention to the heterogeneous nature of responses to global capitalism, formed from the relationship between specific material practices, new technology, and elements of cultural identity. Thirdly, it argues for an increased sensibility towards these different relations to capitalism when considering design implications. We argue that close attention to material practice goes some way towards resolving those tensions and, further, provides for an appeal to a more pluralistic views of culture and development [61].

scholarly journals Invited Commentary: Social Cohesion, Depression, and the Role of Welfare States

2019 ◽  
Vol 189 (4) ◽  
pp. 354-357
Author(s):  
Mikael Rostila
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Welfare State ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
State Theory ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Neighborhood Disorder ◽  
Welfare Regimes ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract In this issue of the Journal, Baranyi et al. (Am J Epidemiol. 2019;000(00):000–000) examine the longitudinal associations of perceived neighborhood disorder and social cohesion with depressive symptoms among persons aged 50 years or more in 16 different countries. An important contribution of their article is that they study how neighborhood-level social capital relates to depression in different welfare-state contexts. Although the authors provide empirical evidence for some significant differences between welfare states in the relationship between social capital and depression, they say little about potential explanations. In this commentary, I draw attention to welfare-state theory and how it could provide us with a greater understanding of Baranyi et al.’s findings. I also discuss the potential downsides of grouping countries into welfare regimes. I primarily focus on the associations between social cohesion and depression, as these associations were generally stronger than those for neighborhood disorder and depression. Finally, I provide some suggestions for future research within the field and discuss whether the findings could be used to guide policies aimed at increasing social cohesion and health.

Women, Faith, and Social Cohesion

2021 ◽  
pp. 327-345
Author(s):  
John Anthony Lawler ◽  
Ghazala Mir
Keyword(s):  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Faith Communities ◽  
Considerable Influence ◽  
Formal Leadership ◽  
Participatory Research Methods ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter presents findings from a research study examining the relationship between faith communities, social cohesion activity and the leadership role of women. The study examined women's exercise of leadership or influence in small intercultural, interfaith projects, which they had developed to improve social cohesion in their local communities. Data were gathered using qualitative interviews and participatory research methods, predominantly with women from a range of religious backgrounds. Findings indicated that women involved in interfaith activity often occupied roles with relatively little power within their communities. Despite this they were at times able to affect considerable influence within their own contexts. Contrary to expectations from existing evidence, changes resulting from the interfaith activities under consideration occurred despite rather than because of formal leadership. The concept and practice of leadership in interfaith activity and how this might relate to different conceptualizations of social cohesion and leadership within faith communities are discussed.

scholarly journals Relasi Antara Investor Pariwisata Dengan Masyarakat Lokal Di Desa Pakraman Laplapan Desa Petulu Kecamatan Ubud

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
I Ketut Agus Gita Suprapta ◽  
I Gusti Agung Oka Mahagangga
Keyword(s):  
Social Conflict ◽  
Outer Zone ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Middle Zone ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Economic Resource ◽  
Good Relationship ◽  
The Relationship

The research titled is "relationship between tourism investors and lokal communities in Desa Pakraman Laplapan Petulu Village (Case Study Social Conflict)", purpose to understand the relationship undertaken by tourism investors with lokal communities that happened in the Ubud tourist destination. Data were collected through observation, interview and literature study. Infoman taken by purposive, which determine the informan with a certain considerations that are considered able to provide data to the maximum in accordance with the criteria of the research objectives. The collected data were analyzed descriptively qualitative. An important concept in the study include the concept of Typology Relations Styling in 3 Zone which consists of the outer zone, the middle zone and center zone. The results of this study indicate that, Desa Pakraman Laplapan as a region lies in the outer zone. Relationships that lived between tourism investors and lokal communities in Desa Pakraman Laplapan patterned conflictual. This pattern is shown by the regulation provided by the lokal community to tourism investors who are less rational. As for the view of the conflict is a way to snatch for limited resources. And one of them is the economic resource owned by the investor. Styling tourism investor relations with the lokal community in Desa Pakraman Laplapan has been sticking to the surface of the endless conflict. In this case, the farmer must make good relationship with tourism investors because it would help to farmers.   Keywords: Relationship, Investors, Lokal Communities, Conflict

Community, Class, and Kinship—Bases for Collective Action within Localities

1984 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
R R Hall ◽  
D C Thorns ◽  
W E Willmott
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Community Studies ◽  
Property Ownership ◽  
Subjective Meaning ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between community and class has largely been neglected. In this paper, this relationship is focused upon, and a model is developed which allows the identification of significant aspects of locality and class relationships. The model identifies three sets of relationships, those based on propinquity, those based on property, and those based on kinship, and argues that the basis of communion within a locality can be found within any one of these three main sets of relationships. The research which stimulated this paper started with a focus upon the relationship between space and class as expressed in the pattern of landownership. Working from this beginning point, the analysis moves to examine the nature of boundaries and the structure of local organisations which constitute ‘latent’ community. A further dimension, which was pivotal in many traditional rural community studies, is then explored, namely kinship. For each of these three sets of relationships, it is possible to identify objective patterns based upon boundaries and upon local organisation, property ownership, and kin connections. The process by which these objective relationships acquire subjective meaning is similar in each of the three cases. The possibility both of contradiction and of reinforcement therefore exists in the development of communion within localities. The conditions under which propinquity produces community through the development of subjective consciousness are then explored. In the conclusions a number of issues are highlighted which are brought into focus by this approach. These are the interconnections of community and class, the relationship between transience and social structure, and between male mateship and egalitarianism, the role of gender within communities, and, finally, the relationship between localities and the wider society.

scholarly journals If You Travel, I Travel: Testing a Model of When and How Travel-Related Content Exposure on Facebook Triggers the Intention to Visit a Tourist Destination

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402092551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kashmala Latif ◽  
Muhammad Yousaf Malik ◽  
Abdul Hameed Pitafi ◽  
Shamsa Kanwal ◽  
Zara Latif
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Comparison Process ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Benign Envy ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

This study aims to examine the role of exposure to travel-related content posted by friends on Facebook in triggering the intention to visit a tourist destination (IVTD). The study further examines how travel-related content exposure is linked with IVTD, and why some travel consumers, unlike others, tend to trigger more IVTD in response to travel-related content exposure. The sample of the present study included 295 travel consumers who are users of Facebook in Pakistan. The hypothesized model is tested using PROCESS macros in SPSS 24.0. The findings of the study reveal that travel-related content exposure is positively associated with IVTD. The benign envy mediates the relationship between exposure to travel-related content posted by friends on Facebook and IVTD, but the online social identity moderated the relationship between exposure to travel-related content posted by friends on Facebook and IVTD such that high online social identity strengthened the impact of travel-related content exposure on IVTD, thus highlighting the pivotal role of online social identity in the comparison process. The study contributes to the tourism literature on social media and has practical implications for social media travel managers and advertisers. The travel managers and advertisers should develop marketing and communication strategies considering friends’ communications on Facebook as a factor that can influence travel consumers’ behavior and decision making.

scholarly journals Sojourner Culture Shock: Assessing the Role of Exposure in Intrapersonal Identity Conflict

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Ahmed M. Asfahani
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Culture Shock ◽  
The United States ◽  
Identity Conflict ◽  
Saudi Arabian Students ◽  
Pearson Correlation Test ◽  
The Relationship

This research assesses the relationship between intercultural exposure variables—the length of time spent in the United States, the length of previous experience outside Saudi Arabia, the length of time studying English as a second language, and the frequency and nature of interactions with Americans—and intrapersonal identity conflict. To assess this relationship, the researcher conducted a survey of Saudi Arabian students studying in the United States, which collected information on exposure variables, as well as employing Leong and Ward’s (2000) Ethno-Cultural Identity Conflict Scale (EICS). A Pearson correlation test was conducted to examine the relationship between the Saudi sojourners’ intercultural exposure and their identity conflict scores to conclude that there is not a relationship between exposure and identity conflict.

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