scholarly journals Kinship terms as indicators of identity and social reality: A case study of Syrian Arabic and Hindi

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-146
Author(s):  
Neelakshi Suryanarayan ◽  
Amr Khalil
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Indian Society ◽  
Cultural Methods ◽  
Cultural Specificity ◽  
The Social

By displaying a certain fragment of reality in the linguistic consciousness of a person, socio-cognitive categories convey important information about the social structure of society, the lingua-cultural identity of its representatives and the values they share. This study focuses on kinship terms in the Syrian Arabic and Hindi languages. It is aimed at identifying similarity and the cultural specificity of kinship terms in two linguistic cultures and explaining the identified features through types of cultures and cultural values. The research is based on kinship terms that name consanguineal (blood) and affinal (non-blood) relatives in Arabic and Hindi. The material was collected through analysis of terms in dictionaries as well as anonymous questionnaires and observation. The collected material was systematized and analyzed using comparative, definitional, semantic and lingua-cultural methods. The results showed that both languages have a rich system of kinship terms, in which the line of kinship (paternal or maternal), the type of kinship (relatives by blood or through marriage), and age are recorded. They testify to the We-identity of the representatives of the cultures under consideration for whom family relations are of great value, and to the importance of determining the place of each member in society in the social system. The revealed features showed that age differences are more important in Indian society than in Syrian, although respect for elders is one of the most important values of both cultures. The results obtained once again confirm the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of language, which in turn provides new data for other areas of humanities.

scholarly journals Social Studies Course from the Perspective of Parents -The Istanbul-Sultanbeyli Case

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Kenan Baş ◽  
Esen Durmuş
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
The Social ◽  
National Flag ◽  
Kemal Ataturk ◽  
Academic Year

The aim of this study is to identify the perspectives of parents on the "Social Studies" course. The case study design,one of the qualitative research methods, was used in accordance with the nature of the study. Data related to the studywere obtained through a semi-structured interview form prepared by the researchers. The data of the study wereobtained from the parents of students attending 5th, 6th and 7th grade of a state secondary school located in theIstanbul-Sultanbeyli district in the spring semester of 2017 and 2018 academic year. The data obtained were analyzedby content analysis. According to the data obtained from the research, the following results were obtained: Themajority of the parents apparently linked the concept of Social Studies to the concepts of History, Geography,Citizenship and Socialization. Parents thought that the subjects related to History, Geography, Citizenship Rights,Culture, Democracy, Human Rights and the life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk were taught in the Social Studies course.Nevertheless, it was seen that the parents wished to see the concepts such as Love of Motherland, Nation, Communityand National Flag, Etiquette, Cultural Values, Freedom, Democracy, Equality to be taught in the Social Studies courses.While the parents mostly compared the Social Studies courses with such organs as the Brain, Kidney, Heart, Eye,Stomach and Intestine, they considered it as appropriate to place this course in the last places in terms of importance. Inaddition, it was found that majority of the parents did not want their children to become social studies teachers in thefuture.

Murder under hypnosis

1985 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 477-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Harris
Keyword(s):  
Family Relations ◽  
Mental Activity ◽  
Women’S Sexuality ◽  
The Social ◽  
Crowd Behaviour ◽  
The Law ◽  
Theatrical Representations ◽  
Mass Hysteria ◽  
Political Radicalism

SynopsisThis article discusses the trial of a woman accused of murder in 1890 whose defence rested on the claim that she acted unconsciously under the hypnotic influence of her older lover. This relatively banal case brought together two rival schools of French psychiatry – that of J.-M. Charcot in Paris and that of Hippolyte Bernheim in Nancy – and provided a wide-ranging examination of views on the nature of unconscious mental activity as well as the social, political and professional implications that their theories on hypnotism and hysteria contained. Discussions on women's sexuality, family relations, crowd behaviour and political radicalism all played a part in the debate and are examined through the case study that the trial of Gabrielle Bompard permits. Moreover, the trial shed incidental light on the campaign by physicians against amateur healers and hypnotists whom they blamed for unleashing a wave of mass hysteria through their theatrical representations. The episode was one important element in the struggle for the passage of the law of 30 November 1892, which outlawed amateur practitioners and established the medical monopoly over healing in France.

scholarly journals Alcohol effects on family relations: a case study

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (spe) ◽  
pp. 529-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Márcia dos Santos Reinaldo ◽  
Sandra Cristina Pillon
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
The Social ◽  
Alcohol Effects ◽  
Legal Difficulties ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Clinical Problems

Problems related to alcohol abuse have been associated to different factors, regardless of the causes attributed to this phenomenon. Alcohol consumption and dependence is considered a public health problem and deserve attention because of the social, work, family, physical, legal and violence-related risks it represents. This study aimed to identify the effects of alcoholism on family relations and, by means of case management, to encourage the recovery of these relationships. The results show that the problems caused by alcohol abuse impose profound suffering to family members, which contributes to high levels of interpersonal conflict, domestic violence, parental inadequacy, child abuse and negligence, financial and legal difficulties, in addition to clinical problems associated to it.

scholarly journals The Social and psychological impact of Covid-19 on the university students, a case study: University of Blida 2

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-175
Author(s):  
Amel Beichi, Osman Ahmed, Tchalabi Sakina
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
University Student ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
The Social ◽  
University Relations ◽  
The University

The study examines the social and psychological impact of the COVID -19 pandemic on university students in a number of variables related to daily activities, family relations, university student relations and psychological health. The study aimed to find out the effect of closure during the spread of COVID -19 on the psychological and social aspects of university students. The study was conducted from 1-26 November and a questionnaire was developed that was completed online using the Google Forms platform in order to reach the largest possible number of students. A random sample of students from the University of Blida 2 in Algeria was selected in the Faculties of Humanities and Economics, taking into account homogeneity. And the disparity in the university community. The sample size was 132 students. The most important results of the study can be summed up in that there are no significant differences in the social and psychological impact of COVID -19 on students who were infected with the virus and who were not infected with regard to variables of daily activity and university relations, but we find that the closure has affected family relations and the mental health of people with Corona virus.

scholarly journals PENGEMBANGAN DESAIN WEB INTERAKTIF KULINER NUSANTARA BERBASIS KEARIFAN LOKAL KEDAERAHAN (STUDI KASUS KULINER KHAS KABUPATEN KUDUS)

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Agus Setiawan ◽  
Henry Bastian
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Web Design ◽  
Creative Economy ◽  
The Social ◽  
Main Attraction ◽  
Web Media

Development of Interactive Archipelago Culinary Web Design Based on Local Wisdom of Regionalism (Case Study of Typical Culinary of Kudus Regency). This study seeks to inventory, describe and package local cultural values related to the typical Kudus culinary, as an ingredient to be further developed in a learning model and strengthening the creative economy of UMKM in Kudus Regency. How about interactive web media about Kudus special culinary to support the UMKM creative economy in Kudus Regency. So that they know and understand interactive web media about Kudus's unique culinary efforts to support the creative economy of UMKM in Kudus Regency.Contributions to making cultural values the main attraction in the creative culinary economy can be identified local cultural values in the culinary destination. With this study, the packaging of cultural values combined with a creative economy in the culinary field is expected to boost the tourism activities sector which has a positive impact on the social, economic and cultural fields. The research method uses more concrete qualitative methods looking at the aspects studied and expected outcomes. Outputs of the Study are Nusantara Culinary Interactive Web Media Based on Local Wisdom of the Region (Typical Culinary Case Study of Kudus Regency)

scholarly journals CULTURAL IDENTITY AND PATRIOTISM IN EXPATRIATE ACADEMIC RETENTION AT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES MALAYSIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (17) ◽  
pp. 144-158
Author(s):  
Irma Wani Othman
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Cultural Adjustment ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Narrative Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
Idiosyncratic Response ◽  
Academic Retention ◽  
Depth Interviews

Cultural identity is the embodiment of the application of values, beliefs, and behaviours that bind the individual's stand in shaping the thinking and practice of each individual within the culture. In the context of this study, the challenges of globalization in relation to the ability of organizations to manage cultural diversity have had a significant impact on cross-cultural adaptability in expatriate retention. The focus was on aspects of cultural identity and the spirit of patriotism among international staff that reflected the differences in a dualism between the home country and the host country. By adopting a narrative approach, this paper successfully disseminates views on the cultural identity and spirit of patriotism among academics in Malaysian public universities. The use of case study design has identified the social interaction of a social group that involves either individuals, groups, institutions or local communities through the construction of beliefs based on cross-cultural adjustment measures. This study applied a qualitative approach to in-depth interviews of 30 academics from four selected public universities in Malaysia. The results show that the idiosyncratic response to the cultural environment determines the success of cultural adaptation and career retention.

scholarly journals SOCIO-CULTURAL DISCOURSE OF MUSLIM SOCIETY IN SOCIAL SEMIOTICS ASPECT OF ADVERTISING TEXT IN MALAYSIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 256-263
Author(s):  
Rosmawati Mohamad Rasit ◽  
Salasiah Hanin Hamjah ◽  
Azimah Misrom ◽  
Nur Hikmah Yahya
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Cultural Discourse ◽  
Social Semiotics ◽  
Muslim Society ◽  
The Social ◽  
Local Media ◽  
Health Products ◽  
Competitive Products ◽  
Initial Research

Purpose: The socio-culture of Muslim society in Malaysia ought to be the main aspect of constructing an advertisement message. However, in developing local media, advertisement contents still do not observe locality of culture and religion such that advertising fails to fulfill the social semiotics of Muslim society. This research analyzes the social semiotics element in advertisement text which constructs the socio-cultural discourse of Muslim society. Methodology: This is qualitative research using content analysis. The research sample was selected using purposive sampling. Discourses as material for analysis are TV adverts for health products. The three advert texts selected as initial research sample in analyzing the discourse and social semiotics are Almas Jus Nusantara, Qu Puteh Million Cell and D’Herbs Losyen Putih Susu. Research data was collected using coding form and analysed using Fairclough Discourse Analysis. Main Findings: Research results find that all three ads are still not clear on the social semiotics of the socio-culture discourse of Muslim society. Analysis proves that the discourse of advertisement text neglects the Islamic Advertising Principle so as to cause erosion of religious and socio-cultural values, while the social semiotics conveyed through the metaphor of women’s and men’s images are irrelevant in terms of the cultural identity of Muslim society.      Implications/Applications: Although social semiotics give a good interpretation of a product,  the locality aspect of socio-culture is also important to uphold the Islamic values for a Muslim product. Therefore, the preservation of cultural identity in marketing a product needs to be viewed from a wider perspective. In efforts to ensure the audience are aware of competitive products in the market, marketing must be balanced by taking into consideration the Islamic Advertising Principle.

scholarly journals Psychedelics as Tools for Belief Transmission. Set, Setting, Suggestibility, and Persuasion in the Ritual Use of Hallucinogens

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Dupuis
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Central Place ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Social Affiliation ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Indigenous Groups ◽  
The Social ◽  
Verification Process

The use of psychedelics in the collective rituals of numerous indigenous groups suggests that these substances are powerful catalysts of social affiliation, enculturation, and belief transmission. This feature has recently been highlighted as part of the renewed interest in psychedelics in Euro-American societies, and seen as a previously underestimated vector of their therapeutic properties. The property of psychedelics to increase feelings of collective belonging and transmission of specific cultural values or beliefs raise, however, complex ethical questions in the context of the globalization of these substances. In the past decades, this property has been perceived as problematic by anticult movements and public authorities of some European countries, claiming that these substances could be used for “mental manipulation.” Despite the fact that this notion has been widely criticized by the scientific community, alternative perspectives on how psychedelic experience supports enculturation and social affiliation have been yet little explored. Beyond the political issues that underlie it, the re-emergence of the concept of “psychedelic brainwashing” can then be read as the consequence of the fact that the dynamic through which psychedelic experience supports persuasion is still poorly understood. Beyond the unscientific and politically controversed notion of brainwashing, how to think the role of psychedelics in the dynamics of transmission of belief and its ethical stakes? Drawing on data collected in a shamanic center in the Peruvian Amazon, this article addresses this question through an ethnographic case-study. Proposing the state of hypersuggestibility induced by psychedelics as the main factor making the substances powerful tools for belief transmission, I show that it is also paradoxically in its capacity to produce doubt, ambivalence, and reflexivity that psychedelics support enculturation. I argue that, far from the brainwashing model, this dynamic is giving a central place to the agency of the recipient, showing that it is ultimately on the recipient’s efforts to test the object of belief through an experiential verification process that the dynamic of psychedelic enculturation relies on. Finally, I explore the permanence and the conditions of sustainability of the social affiliation emerging from these practices and outline the ethical stakes of these observations.

scholarly journals IDENTIFIKASI UMAH ADAT PITU RUANG SEBAGAI PRODUK KEBUDAYAAN GAYO. STUDI KASUS: UMAH REJE BALUNTARA DI ACEH TENGAH

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 451
Author(s):  
Fani Dila Sari ◽  
Haria Nanda Pratama ◽  
Indra Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Social Values ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Philosophy Of Life ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Historical Heritage ◽  
Aesthetic Values

AbstrakUmah Adat Pitu Ruang merupakan karya seni bangunan rumah adat Suku Gayo. Struktur bangunannya berupa rumah panggung yang memiliki 36 tiang sebagai penopang dengan ornamen-ornamen berbagai warna yang menghiasi Umah Adat Pitu Ruang. Rumah adat Gayo ini memiliki fungsi tidak hanya sebagai bangunan tempat tinggal, namun sebagai identitas budaya Gayo sekaligus penerapan nilai-nilai estetis bagi masyarakatnya. Identifikasi Umah Adat Pitu Ruang sebagai produk kebudayaan Gayo dibentuk oleh tatanan hidup masyarakatnya.  Salah satu hasil kebudayaan yang masih ada di daerah Takegon Aceh Tengah yaitu Umah Adat Pitu Ruang. Kebudayaan ini diwariskan oleh leluhur suku Gayo yang representasi wujud kehidupan sosial budaya masyarakat Takegon Aceh Tengah. Rumah adat ini merupakan peninggalan bersejarah atau sebuah mahakarya seni yang memiliki filosofi kehidupan yang berlandaskan kepada nilai-nilai sosial masyarakatnya dilihat dari bangunannya. Studi kasus: Umah reje Baluntara di Aceh Tengah dengan metode penelitian kualitatif.  Kata Kunci: gayo, kebudayaan, umah, pitu, ruang.AbstractThe Umah Adat Pitu Ruang is a work of art for the traditional house of the Gayo tribe. The structure of the building is in the form of a house on stilts which has 36 pillars as a support with various colored ornaments that adorn the Umah Adat Pitu Ruang. This Gayo traditional house has a function not only as a residential building, but as a Gayo cultural identity as well as the application of aesthetic values to the community. The identification of the Pitu Ruang Adat Umah as a product of Gayo culture is shaped by the life order of the people. One of the cultural products that still exist in the Takegon area of Central Aceh is the Pitu Room Umah Adat Pitu Ruang. This culture was inherited by the ancestors of the Gayo tribe who represented the socio-cultural life of the Takegon people of Central Aceh. This traditional house is a historical heritage or a masterpiece of art which has a philosophy of life based on the social values of the community as seen from the building. Case study: Umah reje Baluntara in Central Aceh using qualitative research methods.Keywords: gayo, cultural, umah, pitu, ruang. 

scholarly journals A Study on the Symbols and Themes of Sandplay Therapy for Children of Myanmar Refugees living in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-82
Author(s):  
Hyeyoung Kim ◽  
Eunjin Cho ◽  
Mikyung Jang
Keyword(s):  
Legal Status ◽  
Refugee Children ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Sandplay Therapy ◽  
Normal Life ◽  
Cultural Specificity ◽  
Psychotherapeutic Approach ◽  
The Social

This study categorized and analyzed the themes and symbols that appeared in the sandplay therapy of Myanmar Chin children living as refugees in Malaysia. The researcher provided individual sandplay therapy to five children attending a UN refugee school in Malaysia for four weeks in July 2018. There were five sessions for each child and 50 minutes per session. The researcher used a Kalffian sandplay approach to provide a free and protected space for the children. They used Creswell’s (2007) qualitative case study method to understand the themes and symbols and, through a comprehensive analysis of all cases, they found five common themes and symbols. These themes were ‘fear/threat and the resistance from the heart to it’, ‘protection and care’, ‘the existence of god and guilt feelings’, ‘the effort to recover normal life’, and ‘do not give up hope for a normal life’. The refugee children expressed their emotional pain in the sand tray so that the traumas they had experienced while escaping and the chaos in their present lives appeared prominently and repeatedly there. As the sessions progressed, however, they expressed a hope to return to their normal lives as they recovered some sense of stability. They could more easily express their inner pain in sandplay than in language, and project themselves safely and express their emotions. It is a fact that, like all other children, the innate and archetypal healing power of these refugee children’s psyche allowed them to respond strongly to sandplay, despite the short-term therapeutic intervention, the horrors of their experiences and the unstable situations they face. Future research should evaluate the effectiveness of a psychotherapeutic approach that considers the social and cultural specificity of refugee children and their various emotional problems and secure economic aid and legal status for them.

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