scholarly journals Determinants of fear of crime in Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 455-466
Author(s):  
Doriam Borges ◽  
Ignácio Cano
Keyword(s):  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Social Ties ◽  
Logistic Models ◽  
Criminal Victimization ◽  
Community Influences ◽  
Victimization Surveys

While some studies suggest that the nature of one´s interactions with the community influences one’s perceived risk of criminal victimization, only a few pieces of research have tested this association in Brazil. Using four previously existing Brazilian victimization surveys, we conducted logistic models to examine whether social ties and social cohesion are associated with perceived risk and fear of crime. The results showed that only in some contexts did social cohesion manifest an association with fear of crime. Specifically, two components of social cohesion may be relevant for this purpose: trusting neighbours and getting help; and the ability to distinguish neighbours from strangers in the street.

scholarly journals Distance and Social Ties in the « Burqa Affair »: Spatial Arrangements and Regimes of Visibility

K@iros ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila ARÊAS
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Social Ties ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Public Debate ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Face ◽  
Semiotic Process

This study develops a semiotics analysis of the « burqa affair » on French national press and observes how this public debate interrogates the problematic of the distance (physical, social and symbolical) between the secular and religious subjects in view of the question of social ties (recognition and appreciation). The analysis of the prohibitionist discourse in such debate brings into light the importance of the face in the republican conception of social ties and the primacy of the figure of transparency inside republican regime of visibility. This republican translation of the social cohesion configures a spatial problematic since it generates a semiotic process that redefines the concept of “public space” and consecrate it in the terms of 2010 law. The reconfiguration of distance that results from the mediatisation of the “burqa affair” carries, in return, some significant effects over the practical and symbolical modalities of social ties, notably the relation between oneself and the others, and raises important questionings about the meaning of contemporary public spaces and places.

scholarly journals Pulling us apart? The association between fear of crime and social cohesion in South Africa

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin J. Roberts ◽  
Steven L. Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Social Fabric ◽  
Perceptions Of Safety ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Adverse Influence

Fear of crime, like crime itself, is thought to be a factor that constrains efforts by government and non-state actors at promoting socially cohesive communities and a caring society. As concern  over South Africa's social fabric have mounted, increasing policy attention has been directed at perceptions of safety and nation-building. In this study, we use nationally representative survey data to examine recent theoretical models on the link between fear of crime and social cohesion within communities. The results do not offer strong support for the hypothesis that higher fear of crime is associated with lower levels of social trust, neighbouthood ties and civic cohesion, although fear does have a moderate, adverse influence on attitudes towards law enforcement.

Dealing with Diversity: Mapping Multiculturalism in Sociological Terms

2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas Hartmann ◽  
Joseph Gerteis
Keyword(s):  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Social Ties ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Social Boundaries ◽  
Politics Of Recognition ◽  
Scholarly Literature ◽  
The Social ◽  
American Society ◽  
The 1960S

Since the 1960s, a variety of new ways of addressing the challenges of diversity in American society have coalesced around the term “multiculturalism.” In this article, we impose some clarity on the theoretical debates that surround divergent visions of difference. Rethinking multiculturalism from a sociological point of view, we propose a model that distinguishes between the social (associational) and cultural (moral) bases for social cohesion in the context of diversity. The framework allows us to identify three distinct types of multiculturalism and situate them in relation to assimilationism, the traditional American response to difference. We discuss the sociological parameters and characteristics of each of these forms, attending to the strength of social boundaries as well as to the source of social ties. We then use our model to clarify a number of conceptual tensions in the existing scholarly literature and offer some observations about the politics of recognition and redistribution, and the recent revival of assimilationist thought.

Predictors of fear of crime: general fear versus perceived risk

2013 ◽  
Vol 43 (9) ◽  
pp. 1896-1904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek Chadee ◽  
Nikita K. Ng Ying
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Fear Of Crime

scholarly journals ICT Usage as Communication and Social Participation on Housewives (Case Study in North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Central Sulawesi, and West Sulawesi Rurals)

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nkenda
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Ties ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Media Center ◽  
North Sulawesi

AbstrakPenggunaan TIK telah memepengaruhi kehidupan sosial masyarakat umumnya. Perubahan sosial terjadi dari kemampuan adaptasi TIK/internet. Ibu rumah tangga terintegrasi dalam ikatan sosial, inklusi, kohesi dan layanan sosial. Penelitian pada rumah tangga / individu dan ibu rumah tangga, difilterisasi dengan pivot excel untuk mendapatkan data responden di empat provinsi, dengan analisis deskriptif. Hasilnya 35,00% responden memiliki perangkat TIK/internet, 65,00% menggunakan TIK/internet dengan bantuan keluarga tetangga dan kerabat. 70,59% tidak memiliki keterampilan TIK, 29,41% berketerampilan dasar/pemula dengan belajar sendiri/melalui orang lain. Manfaat TIK/internet dominan mencari informasi, dan sebagai media pendidikan. TIK/internet sebagai alat komunkasi pengikat kehidupan sosial. Partisipasi inklusi sosial  bekerja sama, pengambilan keputusan dan aktifitas politik dengan masyarakat sekitar domisili, di atas  52,00%. Kohesi sosial dalam kontribusi  norma kehidupan bersama, dipersepsi baik diatas 60,00% sedangkan layanan sosial daring pemerintah masih rendah pemanfaatanya. Simpulannya; penggunaan TIK/internet memperlancar komunikasi, mendorong ikatan sosial, memperkuat inklusi dan menjadi enabler kohesi sosial. Saran; keterbatasan pendidikan dan ekonomi keluarga, kepada stakeholder terkait dapat memfasilitasi,  pendampingan pelatihan literasi untuk menjadikan responden yang lebih familiar dengan TIK/internet akan membantu kehidupan sosial ekonomi keluarganya. Kata kunci: Penggunaan TIK/internet, komunikasi, partisipasi sosial dan ibu rumah tangga.  Abstract ICT usage has influenced social life in general. The social change happened through the ability of ICT or internet adaptation. Housewives have integrated into social ties, inclusion, cohesion and social services. A descriptive analysis study on individuals and housewives filtered by pivot excel to collect data in four province shows 35% of respondents had ICT/internet devices, 65% using ICT/internet helped by them neighbor/family. 70,59% was unable to use ICT, 29,41% was able to use ICT with limited skills by learning it themselves or helped by others. The benefits of ICT that is looking for information and such an education media center. ICT/internet as a socially binding communication tool. Participation in social inclusion in cooperation, decision making, and political activities with the community around the domicile is above 52%. Social cohesion in contributing to the norm of living together was perceived well above 60% while the government’s online social services are still of low usage. ICT as a communication tool for social life. Conclusion; ICT usage could unleash communication, encourage social ties, reinforcing social inclusion and could be an enabler of social cohesion. Suggestion: education boundaries and family economy, related stakeholders hopefully could facilitate, giving some literacy assistance training to make the respondents familiar with ICT and it might help the socio-economy life of their families.

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