scholarly journals Spirit that wants to fly: Adorno under a spell

2004 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-37
Author(s):  
Alex Demirovic
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Starting Point

The starting point of Demirovic's text is Adorno’s idea that concepts as forms of thinking are constellations of power. Differently from many interpretations of Adorno as resigned, Demirovic shows that this assumption enables Adorno to give his own theory the character of interventions in the ideological consensus of everyday life with regard to emancipation.

scholarly journals From Prototypical Stimuli to Iconographic Stimuli: The Power of Images in the Study of Social Representations

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 391-401
Author(s):  
Ida Galli ◽  
Roberto Fasanelli
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Great Power ◽  
Social Object ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Social ◽  
Methods And Techniques ◽  
Interdisciplinary Effort

When we are interested in the image of a social object, we are interested in what individuals have perceived about that object, the ways in which they have interpreted those perceptions, and what they think about that object. Fully agreeing with the idea that the use of iconographic stimuli can enhance the traditional methods and techniques that are used to study any social representation, in this article, two techniques will be presented. The first, the prototypical stimuli technique, was proposed in the second half of the 1980s by Galli and Nigro. The second technique, iconographic stimuli, creatively integrate images and words in a single tool, was designed more recently to study the social representation of culture by Galli, Fasanelli, and Schember. Researches here reviewed clearly shows that the image has the great power to attract to itself the very objects depicted, a power that the word often does not possess. It is images that make people reflect, help them to think about issues concerning the fundamental aspects of everyday life. The work here presented, carried out in first person by the writer, as well as by all the other authors who are concentrating their efforts in this direction, only represents a starting point of reflection. New and more articulated studies will be able to support with heuristic evidence what so far seems to be configured as a suggestive hypothesis, which in any case will require a wider and shared interdisciplinary effort.

scholarly journals An Approach to the Analysis of Religious Reality in the Social Phenomenology of Alfred Schütz

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-327
Author(s):  
Alexey Sitnikov
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Religious Tradition ◽  
Physical World ◽  
Alfred Schutz ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Multiple Realities ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Social ◽  
Alfred Schütz ◽  
Social Phenomenology

The article deals with the social phenomenology of Alfred Schütz. Proceeding from the concept of multiple realities, the author describes religious reality, analyses its relationship with everyday, theoretical, and mythological realities, and identifies the areas where they overlap and their specifics. According to Schütz’s concept, reality is understood as something that has a meaning for a human being, and is also consistent and certain for those who are ‘inside’ of it. Realities are structurally similar to one another as they are similar to the reality that is most obvious for all human beings, i.e., the world of everyday life. Religious reality has one of the main signs of genuine reality, that of internal consistency. Religious reality has its own epoché (special ascetic practices) which has similarities with the epoché of the theoretical sphere since neither serve practical objectives, and imply freedom from the transitory issues of everyday life. Just as the theoretical sphere exists independently of the life of a scientist in the physical world and is needed to transfer results to other people, so the religious reality depends on ritual actions and material objects in its striving for the transcendent. Individual, and especially collective, religious practices are performed physically and are inextricably linked with the bodily ritual. The article notes that although Schütz’s phenomenological concept of multiple realities has repeatedly served as a starting point for the development of various social theories, its heuristic potential has not been exhausted. This allows for the further analyzing and development of topical issues such as national identity and its ties with religious tradition in the modern era, when religious reality loses credibility and has many competitors, one of which is the modern myth of the nation. Intersubjective ideas of the nation that are socially confirmed as the self-evident reality of everyday life cause complex emotions and fill human lives, thus displacing religious reality or forcing the latter to come into complex interactions with the national narrative.

scholarly journals Phraseologismen im Bereich der Sexualität. Eine lexikographische Analyse an deutschen und polnischen Beispielen

2021 ◽  
pp. 15-28
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Lidzba ◽  
Krystian Suchorab
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Research Material ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Unwritten Law ◽  
Linguistic Means

People’s sex life is very often, if not always, taboo in everyday life. The theming of this area of life is made possible by various linguistic means that allow one to speak about this content. Phraseological units also serve this purpose. The starting point of this article is the definition of phrasemes according to Burger (2015:11): “Firstly, they [phraseologisms] consist of more than one word; secondly, the words are not put together for this one occasion, but are combinations of words that we, as German speakers, know exactly in this combination (possibly with variants), similar to how we know German words as individual items”. In addition, it is noteworthy that thanks to the characteristic of idiomaticity (cf. Fleischer 1982:30), this taboo is particularly reinforced. At the center of our analysis are phrasemes related to sex life. The research material was taken from German and Polish dictionaries. The purpose of the presentation is to create a typology of thematic areas which are characterized with the help of phrasemes relating to sex life in German and Polish. The article is based on the following definition of a taboo: “an unwritten law that forbids doing certain things based on certain beliefs within a society” (Duden 2015:1735).

Innovation, Innovativeness, and Gender

2015 ◽  
pp. 244-263
Author(s):  
Ewa Okoń-Horodyńska
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Gender Studies ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Gender Research ◽  
Creative Solutions ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Economic Culture ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Genome Model ◽  
Traditional Approaches

The chapter deals with the search for the sources of broadly understood creativity in solving various problems: social, political, practical (related to everyday life), family, economic, culture, religious, etc. wherever traditional approaches proved ineffective. These creative solutions - unconventional and having their practical application - became innovations. How multi-dimensional one's predispositions to solve problems are affects the person's capabilities to develop innovations. In view of the growing importance of gender studies, the already mentioned elements should be supplemented with one more - gender. Hence, the concept of Innovative Gender is introduced where men and women are granted equality of measures, opportunities, and situations encompassed by the innovation genome model. The starting point for Innovative Gender research is the establishment of four dedicated matrixes containing information (variables) that describes a given area, taking into account gender issuer, with collaboration playing a major role here.

Modes of engagement with the future in everyday life

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 681-703
Author(s):  
Giuliana Mandich
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Public Domain ◽  
The Public ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Future ◽  
Modes Of Engagement

This paper is aimed at understanding how we engage with the future in different ways in everyday life. Many empirical studies have emphasised that what we usually call ‘imagination’ of the future takes diverse forms and meanings. Varied narratives of the future that are possible coexist in daily life in a bumpy, semi-conscious and occasionally tense dialogue with one another. To understand this variation of narratives, a thorough exploration of the different modes of engaging with the future that various forms of agency bring into play is required, together with a sensitive empirical analysis. I use Thévenot’s theory of regimes of engagement as a starting point to at least partially explain this variety. Thévenot’s idea that different types of individual involvement in relation to different definitions of the relevant reality (e.g. familiarity, plans and the public domain of justification and exploration) contain interesting implications for the analysis of what I define as modes of engagement with the future. As involved as we are with social reality through specific formats, so are we with the future. As the ‘relevant reality’ is different according to the regime of engagement that we are involved in, the nature of anticipation also varies. The future is ‘made and measured’ within the logic of probability in the regime of plans; of possibility in the regime of justification; of practical anticipation in the regime of familiarity; and of discovery in the regime of exploration. This perspective helps to avoid a reification of the future as something that is ‘there’ and that we simply discover and avoids easy dichotomisation of forms of anticipation of the future as realistic or unrealistic.

scholarly journals The search-ification of everyday life and the mundane-ification of search

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 224-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olof Sundin ◽  
Jutta Haider ◽  
Cecilia Andersson ◽  
Hanna Carlsson ◽  
Sara Kjellberg
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Online Searching ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand how meaning is assigned to online searching by viewing it as a mundane, yet often invisible, activity of everyday life and an integrated part of various social practices. Design/methodology/approach Searching is investigated with a sociomaterial approach with a starting point in information searching as entangled across practices and material arrangements and as a mundane part of everyday life. In total, 21 focus groups with 127 participants have been carried out. The study focusses particularly on peoples’ experiences and meaning-making and on how these experiences and the making of meaning could be understood in the light of algorithmic shaping. Findings An often-invisible activity such as searching is made visible with the help of focus group discussions. An understanding of the relationship between searching and everyday life through two interrelated narratives is proposed: a search-ification of everyday life and a mundane-ification of search. Originality/value The study broadens the often narrow focus on searching in order to open up for a research-based discussion in information science on the role of online searching in society and everyday life.

scholarly journals Czy komunizm tkwił w nas? Rozumowane wspomnienia historyka o dawnym zakładzie pracy

2010 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 153-184
Author(s):  
Marcin Kula
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Life Histories ◽  
Rational Analysis ◽  
Its Analysis ◽  
Historical Processes ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Times

The author analyses the problem of soaking up, or internalising, communism in the times of the Peoples’ Republic of Poland (PRL) and claims that it constitutes a fascinating, though difficult, field of research. In order to impose some limits on the problem and make its analysis feasible, he uses his memories from his former workplace from the communist times, as a starting point for a study of manifestations of communism in everyday life. Paraphrasing the language of communist propaganda, the author analyses the title question in terms of mutual influences of “the base” (i.e. The History Institute and its institutional surroundings) and “the superstructure” (i.e. the faculty, and life histories of some of its members). He asks what was the influence of the milieu on the quality and scope of research conducted in the Institute. While the author asserts that communism was undoubtedly wrong, he also maintains that presenting a uniformly bleak view of the period makes it impossible to conduct rational analysis. For example, it makes it difficult to make sense of the last days of the regime, the birth of opposition, or the fact that the establishment was gradually giving way and losing ground. The author claims that, in spite of all their faults, the final appraisal of the activity of Polish historians is not unanimously negative. Their activity constituted a part in the historical processes unfolding around them, being at the same time one of its causes and its effect.

scholarly journals Estudantes indígenas em uma escola não indígena: possibilidades para vivências interculturais

Perspectiva ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 377
Author(s):  
Maria Aparecida Bergamaschi ◽  
Kátia Simone Müller Dickel
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Indigenous Education ◽  
Indigenous Students ◽  
Village School ◽  
Reciprocity Relations ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Common ◽  
Ethnographic Methodology ◽  
Intercultural Experiences

<p>http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2175-795X.2015v33n1p377</p><p>Este artigo decorre da pesquisa em uma escola indígena e em uma escola não indígena, realizada basicamente na perspectiva metodológica etnográfica, durante os anos de 2011 e 2012. Na escola não indígena foi observada a convivência com estudantes Kaingang que concluem o ensino fundamental, iniciado na escola da aldeia. A partir disso, foram descritas situações que mostram a educação e a escola no cotidiano Kaingang, bem como o cotidiano da escola não indígena, como ocorre a convivência e as possibilidades para a interculturalidade, as conflitualidades e as relações de reciprocidade. O olhar dedicado para conhecer e descrever essa relação abre um campo de possibilidades decorrentes de trocas – às vezes desconfianças e isolamentos –, que oferecem contribuições importantes, tanto para a educação e a escola indígena quanto para a educação e a escola não indígena.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Indigenous students in a non-indigenous school: a chance for intercultural experiences</strong></p><p> <strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>The study we present stems from a research made at an indigenous school and at a non-indigenous school. The research was basically made under the ethnographic methodology, during the years of 2011 and 2012. At the latter school, we observed the interaction with the Kaingang students that are graduating at elementary school, which they had first started at their village school. Having that ethnography as a starting point, we describe scenarios that represent education and school on the Kaingang everyday life, as well as the common day of the non-indigenous school, and how the interactions occur and what are the possibilities for intercultural and conflicting meetings and the reciprocity relations. The attentive eyes we lay upon this research in order to get to know and to describe this relation opens a world of possibilities that result from exchange situations – in which sometimes there is distrust or isolation – and they offer important contribution both to the indigenous school and education and to the non-indigenous school and education. </p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Intercultural. Indigenous Education. Kaingang School and Education.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Estudiantes indígenas en una escuela no indígena: posibilidades para vivencias interculturales </strong></p><p><strong>Resumen</strong></p><p>El estudio que presentamos resulta de la investigación en una escuela indígena y en una escuela no indígena, realizada básicamente en la perspectiva metodológica etnográfica durante los años 2011 y 2012. En esta última escuela fue observada la convivencia con estudiantes Kaingang que concluyen la educación fundamental, iniciada en la escuela de la aldea. A partir de este estudio etnográfico, describimos situaciones que muestran a la educación y a la escuela en el cotidiano Kaingang, así como el cotidiano de la escuela no indígena, como ocurre la convivencia y las posibilidades para la interculturalidad, las conflictualidades y las relaciones de reciprocidad. La mirada que dedicamos para conocer y describir esta relación abre un campo de posibilidades resultantes de intercambios – a veces desconfianzas y aislamientos – que ofrecen contribuciones importantes, tanto para la educación y la escuela indígena como para la educación y la escuela no indígena.</p><p><strong>Palabras claves:</strong> Interculturalidad. Educación Indígena. Educación y Escuela Kaingang.</p>

scholarly journals The Physical, Psychological, and Social Day-to-Day Experience of Women Living With Endometriosis Compared to Healthy Age-Matched Controls—A Mixed-Methods Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Olliges ◽  
Alina Bobinger ◽  
Annemarie Weber ◽  
Verena Hoffmann ◽  
Timo Schmitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Holistic Understanding ◽  
Pain Ratings ◽  
Mental Symptoms

Background: Endometriosis is characterized by lesions of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. Chronic pain is considered as main symptom, but challenges can relate to various physical, mental, and social aspects of the women's lives. The aim of our study was to gain a holistic understanding of the everyday reality of women with endometriosis compared to healthy controls.Methods: The total sample comprised 12 hormone-free endometriosis patients (EP) and 11 age-matched healthy women (HC). A mixed-methods design was used comprising semi-structured interviews, standardized questionnaires and a comprehensive diary to assess pain ratings and various mental and physical symptoms over the course of a menstrual cycle. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and evaluated according to phenomenological analysis using the MAXQDA software.Results: Interviews showed that living with endometriosis was associated with an impairment in everyday life. Physical strains, especially pain, high levels of psychological distress, and social limitations have been reported. Living with endometriosis affected the patients' personality and they “no longer felt like themselves.” Physical and psychological symptoms were reported to interfere with social interaction and participation. Evaluation of the standardized questionnaires revealed significant impairments in EP compared to HC in regard to anxiety and depression scores (both p &lt; 0.001; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), mental and physical quality of life (both p &lt; 0.001; Short-Form Health Survey-12), stress ratings (p &lt; 0.001; Patient Health Questionnaire-15) and functional well-being (p &lt; 0.001; Functional Well-being-7). The highest levels of mean pelvic pain and dyschezia were observed in EP during menstruation, but mean pain ratings and dyschezia were increased in EPs compared to HP during the whole cycle. EP reported mental symptoms (e.g., depressed mood or anxiety) mainly during menstruation, while HC did not show any mental symptoms during the cycle. In addition, physical symptoms were elevated during the entire cycle in EPs (all p &lt; 0.01).Discussion: The mixed-methods approach enabled to interpret the interviews, the standardized questionnaires, and the symptom diary in a broader context of everyday life. The symptoms do not appear to act independently, but rather influence each other. This leads to a complex interplay of physical, mental, and social impairments, with pain often being the starting point.

Pension Portal where Users are the Focus

2011 ◽  
pp. 1317-1321
Author(s):  
P. Jaaskelainen
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Internet Services ◽  
Government Services ◽  
Internet Portal ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Network Competence ◽  
Egovernment Service

The societal task of e-government services is to support the achievement of the aims of citizenship (i.e., participation in society and personal independence), that is, autonomy (cf. Barbalet, 1988, p. 68-69; Roche, 1992, p. 93-94). These aims require many different resources of citizens, including for instance societal information serving practical needs and the ability to obtain this information. Knowledge about one’s own social rights, such as pensions, is the type of information that citizens usually need at some point in their lives and also obtain through various means, using for instance their own “network competence” (see Jääskeläinen & Savolainen, 2003). Network competency stands for the knowledge of networked information sources and services plus their skilled utilization (Savolainen, 2002, p. 218). E-government, where the starting point is the verified needs of the citizens and which applies information technology to everyday life, promotes the realisation of citizenship. In order for public Internet services to fulfil this obligation, different sets of criteria have been created and competitions have been held. One such contest is the eEurope Awards. The Finnish Internet Portal for Pensions “Tyoelake.fi” was ranked among the first five in the category “Better Life for European People.” (www.e-europeawards.org/html/body_results) This article describes the features which explain why the Tyoelake.fi service is an example of an eGovernment service built through cooperation between many active parties and where the user viewpoint is crucial

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