scholarly journals Social Capital of Entrusted Service Agents for Imported Fashion and Cosmetics Products

Author(s):  
Radita Gora

The increasing online trading system through e-commerce and social media has triggered a group of people, as entrusted service agents, to take part in the trade of fashion and cosmetics products carried out by either individual or social communities. In an effort to support the success of this individual trading system, the entrusted service agents take advantage of social capital to establish social relationships to be part of the circle of transactions for either re-sellers or sellers. Social capital is a skill that is inherent in an individual to establish social relationships with others. Based on the results of the study, the entrusted service agents have the habit to gather with the hedonist community, such as socialites and groups of wealthy people who have a consumptive nature, in a hope that in the circle of social relations there will be a social structure in the pattern of circular communication to create massive personal trade transaction relationships.

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-177
Author(s):  
Zoltán Farkas

In this paper, I discuss the social structure of modern capitalist society in a new conception based on the theory of institutional sociology. In the first part of the paper, I briefly outline the social structure of modern capitalist society. Taking social relations into account in terms of certain types of social capital and social relationships, I differentiate the following social classes in the modern capitalist society: (1) authority class, (2) strong tolerated class, (3) supported class, (4) medial tolerated class, (5) patronized class, (6) restricted class, (7) less weak tolerated class, (8) less exposed class, (9) very weak tolerated class and (10) very exposed class. In the second part of the paper, I analyse the social structure or the social classes composing the social structure in more detail. In the third part, I point out further aspects that ought to be considered in the empirical research of the social structure of capitalist society


2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-110
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Chmielewska ◽  
Mariusz Z. Jędrzejko

Abstract Polish pedagogical and psychological literature as well as mass media more and more often inform about disorders of competences and social relations of teenagers, as a result of abuse of digital technologies, especially smartphones. The authors analysed 31 cases of patients with cyberabuse and addictions at the Social Prevention Centre in terms of the occurrence, intensity and character of the disappearance of their real social contacts, as well as their behaviour in small natural peer groups. The obtained results were compared with 49 groups of adults and parents of patients. Research based on participatory observation and in-depth interviews showed that teenagers devote over 62% less time to personal social relations than their parents, their time of real social relations with parents is about 38 minutes per day, create atomistic attitudes towards family (e.g. refusal to participate in common meals), have shallow and narrow groups of friends, and prefer borrowed contacts (through social media). The average declared number of teenagers’ friends in social media exceeds 540, while their parents use smartphones in less than 140. Young respondents use smartphones in almost every social and life context (e.g. in toilets, in church, at school, during meals). The research confirmed the occurrence of digital technology abuse. The article ends with preventive delegations.


2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossam Ali-Hassan

Social capital represents resources or assets rooted in an individual’s or group’s network of social relations. It is a multidimensional and multilevel concept characterized by diverse definitions and conceptualizations, all of which focus on the structure and/or on the content of the social relations. A common conceptualization of social capital in information systems research consists of a structural, relational and cognitive dimension. The structural dimension represents the configuration of the social network and the characteristics of its ties. The relational dimension epitomizes assets embedded in the social relations, such as trust, obligations, and norms of reciprocity. The cognitive dimension is created by common codes, languages and narratives, and represents a shared context that facilitates interaction. To singular or collective network members, social capital can be a source of solidarity, information, cooperation, collaboration and influence. Ultimately, social capital has been and will remain sound theoretical grounding upon which to study information systems affected by social relationships and their embedded assets.


Author(s):  
Hamideh Molaei

Because of their participatory nature, social media can facilitate and accelerate social relationships, but their functions may vary from one cultural context to another. This article aims to investigate whether social media usage affects social relations and a sense of community in Indonesia, a country dominated by a collectivist culture. Based on a qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews with Indonesian journalists, social media experts, and media scholars, the author concludes that social media enhance social relationships in Indonesia in two different ways: first, by facilitating and extending social relationships within the existing offline networks of friends; and, second, by contributing to the spirit of togetherness and solidarity among the members of a community.


Author(s):  
Entesar Saud Alkhathlan, Abdullah Azib Alahmari Entesar Saud Alkhathlan, Abdullah Azib Alahmari

This study examined the mechanisms and constraints of social capital formation among Saudi Women. To achieve these objectives, the researcher used a case study method and an in- depth interview tool and note the participation to collect data. The study reached many results including that the family is an important mechanism for the formation of social capital and the weak social capital consisting of kinship relations has been replaced by relations with female friends, so the resources obtained from female friends are more beneficial than the relationships of relatives. Also, social relations with neighbors are not considered social capital for the majority of the sample. Work is one of the mechanisms of social capital formation mechanisms. As for social media, it was considered one of the mechanisms of forming social capital for some and a hindrance to the formation of social capital for others. As for the resources obtained from social capital, they were represented in getting a job, moral support, obtaining facilities in various matters of life, mental health, and financial aid. As for the obstacles to forming social capital, they were weak confidence in others, as they are often confined to family, husband, and female friends, the weakness of the culture of volunteerism and its non- proliferation, and the wrong and excessive use of social media.


Author(s):  
Paulo Cesar Garré Silva ◽  
Antonio Paulino de Sousa Sousa

O presente artigo fundamenta-se no pensamento de Foucault, Labov e Boudieu. Objetiva relacionar língua e sociedade, mostrando que a sociedade humana não se constitui sem a linguagem, da mesma forma que a língua não se realiza fora das relações sociais. A relação entre língua e sociedade apresenta influência mútua, pois através da linguagem se participa das relações sociais de poder e as mudanças na estrutura social são decorrentes da dinâmica dessas relações. A língua não é um corpo autônomo capaz de determinar as relações sociais, como também não é determinada pela estrutura social, mas há uma relação de influências entre elas, por isso que pela análise linguística pode-se compreender elementos importantes da estrutura social, como também pela análise das relações sociais pode-se compreender muito dos processos linguísticos. A língua não está deslocada de um contexto sociocultural, sua significação é decorrente de seu contexto de produção, sua força simbólica se potencializa a partir da força do grupo social que a produz. A língua, assim como a sociedade, não é um corpo estático, há transformações significativas no decorrer do processo histórico, a mudança linguística não ocorre isolada do movimento de classe, muito embora ela não seja determinada por ele, há uma relação entre a mudança linguística e o movimento de classe, em que este só se completa quando ocorre a mudança linguística e, ao mesmo tempo, ela é um reflexo do movimento de classe. Assim, não se pode negar a relação de influências mútuas entre língua e sociedade.  Palavras-chave: Língua. Sociedade. Contexto sociocultural.Language and Society: mutual influences in the sociocultural construction processABSTRACTThis paper is based on the thought of Foucault, Labov and Boudieu and aims to relate language and society, showing that human society is not formed without the language, in the same way that the language is not out of social relations. The relationship between language and society presents mutual influence, since from the language we participate in the social relations of power and changes in the social structure itself are resulting from the dynamics of these relationships. The language is not a body as able to determine social relationships, nor is determined by social structure, but instead there is a relationship of influences between them, so that the linguistic analysis can understand important elements of the social structure, as well as the analysis of social relationships can be understood much of linguistic processes. The language is not shifted from a sociocultural context, its meaning is due to its context of production, as well as its symbolic force leverages from the strength of the social group that produces. The language, as well as society, is not a static body, there are significant changes in the course of the historical process, and language change does not occur in isolation from the class movement, although it is not determined by the class movement, there is a relationship between linguistic change and movement class, in that the movement of class only complete when the language change and at the same time, the language change is a reflection of the class movement. So, there's no denying the relationship of mutual influences between language and society.    Keywords: language. Society. Sociocultural context.Lengua y Sociedad: influencias mutuas en el proceso de construcción socioculturalRESUMENEl presente artículo se fundamenta en el pensamiento de Foucault, Labov y Boudieu y tiene como objetivo relacionar lengua y sociedad, mostrando que la sociedad humana no se constituye sin el lenguaje, de la misma forma que la lengua no se realiza fuera de las relaciones sociales. La relación entre lengua y sociedad presenta influencia mutua, pues a través del lenguaje se participa de las relaciones sociales de poder y los cambios en la estructura social son consecuencia de la dinámica de esas relaciones. La lengua no es un cuerpo autónomo capaz de determinar las relaciones sociales, como tampoco está determinada por la estructura social, pero hay una relación de influencias entre ellas, por eso que por el análisis lingüístico se pueden comprender elementos importantes de la estructura social, Por el análisis de las relaciones sociales se puede comprender mucho de los procesos lingüísticos. La lengua no está desplazada de un contexto sociocultural, su significación es consecuencia de su contexto de producción, su fuerza simbólica se potencia a partir de la fuerza del grupo social que la produce. La lengua, así como la sociedad, no es un cuerpo estático, hay transformaciones significativas en el curso del proceso histórico, el cambio lingüístico no ocurre aisladamente del movimiento de clase, aunque no es determinada por él, hay una relación entre el cambio lingüístico Y el movimiento de clase, en el que éste sólo se completa cuando ocurre el cambio lingüístico y, al mismo tiempo, es un reflejo del movimiento de clase. Así, no se puede negar la relación de influencias mutuas entre lengua y sociedad.Palabras clave: Lengua. Sociedad. Contexto sociocultural.


2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Lehtimäki ◽  
Katja Karintaus

The purpose of this case study is to increase our understanding of building strategic sensitivity and the ways by which internal social relationships contribute to it. Applying insights from social capital and social networks theories, the case explores the role of social relations in implementing a strategic initiative. The case study was conducted in close collaboration with the case firm to ensure the applicability of the research findings in an empirical setting. Strategic sensitivity is embedded in social interaction. Exploring both the structural and relational dimensions of social capital allows for understanding the role of social relationships in constraining and enhancing strategic sensitivity. The structural dimension gives information on the efficiency and vulnerability of the social relations, while, the relational dimension shows the motivation for interacting and sharing information and knowledge. Identification of the company as a social entity with humane values manifested in communication is important to the members of the globally operating organization. The case provides empirical evidence on the functioning of social capital and gives an insight to the importance of understanding social connections between the members of the organization.


2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leszek Koczanowicz

The Dialogical concept of consciousness in L.S. Vygotsky and G.H. Mead and its relevance for contemporary discussions on consciousness In my paper I show the relevance of cultural-activity theory for solving the puzzles of the concept of consciousness which encounter contemporary philosophy. I reconstruct the main categories of cultural-activity theory as developed by M.M. Bakhtin, L.S. Vygotsky, G.H. Mead, and J. Dewey. For the concept of consciousness the most important thing is that the phenomenon of human consciousness is consider to be an effect of intersection of language, social relations, and activity. Therefore consciousness cannot be reduced to merely sensual experience but it has to be treated as a complex process in which experience is converted into language expressions which in turn are used for establishing interpersonal relationships. Consciousness thus can be accounted for by its reference to objectivity of social relationships rather than to the world of physical or biological phenomena.


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