scholarly journals PRICE INTERDEPENDENCE OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES FROM UKRAINE AND WORLD MARKETS

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 15-22
Author(s):  
Olga Bodnar ◽  
Julia Galchynska ◽  
Mariusz Maciejczak
Keyword(s):  
Special Focus ◽  
Social Stability ◽  
Agricultural Commodities ◽  
Domestic Price ◽  
Agricultural Commodity ◽  
National Market ◽  
The Social ◽  
World Markets ◽  
Tight Connection

The objective of the paper is to present the price interdependencies between agricultural commodity products from Ukraine (both export and non-export oriented) and other commodities whose prices are shaped on world markets, with a special focus on the role of their volatility. The research demonstrates a tight connection between the global prices of crude oil and prices of Ukrainian corn and wheat. Additionally, the volatility of world prices of agricultural commodities influenced the Ukrainian national market and had significant impact on domestic price declines. At the same time, the mechanisms for pricing non-export related agricultural commodities are formed mostly under the influence of factors from the domestic market. It is argued that a low interdependency between non-export oriented agricultural commodities and world markets stipulates the social stability of Ukraine’s population.

scholarly journals ANYTIME, ANYPLACE AND THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE: TEN EMERGING INSIGHTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark David Milliron ◽  
Mary Prentice
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Asynchronous Learning ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Learning Networks ◽  
Demographic Trends ◽  
Asynchronous Learning Networks ◽  
The Social ◽  
Technological Tools

In today’s higher education world, asynchronous learning is the power tool. Moreover, the associated techniques for using asynchronous learning to support in-class and online instruction are bringing learning to life in new and exciting ways. This edition of the Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks examines the role of these anytime, anyplace tools with a special focus on the characteristics of the community college movement—particularly the access, affordability, and outreach elements. Readers are treated to explorations of demographic trends, technological tools, and change-management strategies from well known researchers and practitioners. The conversation often ranges beyond community college, and that is with purpose. Community colleges are part of the broader family of education as well as a piece of the social and political fabric of the communities that they serve and thus deserve to be explored in this more complete context.

scholarly journals EDUCATIONAL SPHERE AS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR OF INNOVATIVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Олена Василівна Гаращук ◽  
Віра Іванівна Куценко
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Stability ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Public Consumption ◽  
The Social ◽  
Environmental Goals ◽  
Transformation Processes

Relevant theoretical and methodological, methodical, and practical issues of the role of education in ensuring sustainable development and achieving social stability under the transformation processes in Ukraine and the world are considered. It seems essential, as nowadays there are many new threats in our country, which require the identification of factors that may affect them, and primarily in terms of mitigation. In this regard, studying the problems associated with identifying and disclosing the factors that positively and negatively affect the growth of social stability and sustainable development, in particular factors of social and production, innovation and technological, natural and technogenic character under the deep transformation processes, is carried out. Among the factors that characterize and determine a socially stable environment, the factors of the population size, the level of urbanization, and the state of the industrial and social infrastructure development are of great importance. At the same time, the interaction of various factors plays an important role. Their dynamism, efficiency, and harmonization facilitate this. This should be the goal of state policy to achieve interaction between the processes of public consumption and the restoration of natural resources at a harmonious balance of economic, social, and environmental goals and needs, ensuring the overcome of both external and internal threats. In achieving sustainable development, special importance belongs to the educational sphere, which is an important factor in ensuring social stability. At the same time, special attention in the context of the educational sphere as a factor exerting a critical influence is paid to innovative technologies, human and other types of capital. Within the framework of studying various aspects of the educational sphere, practical approaches to the development of the social policy directed on the successful decision of modern problems of development of civilization are also considered.

scholarly journals What is the Role of Social Work in China? A Multi-Dimensional Analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 495-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jieru Bai
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Social Stability ◽  
Social Work Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Development Perspective

This article analyzes the role of social work in the context of the special political, economic, cultural, and historical background in China. A historical perspective is used to understand the evolution of the Chinese welfare system and explain the timing of reintroducing the social work profession. A pluralistic perspective is adopted to define social work relating to different stakeholders in social welfare and services. The government starts to diminish its role as a direct service provider. The traditional family and community have less capacity to take care of people. Yet, the social work profession is not ready to take over. Finally, a social development perspective is used to illustrate why economic growth is prioritized by the Chinese government and social work as profession is supposed to work to promote social stability and prosperity. Implications for social work research and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals An interdisciplinary perspective on the theology of masculinity

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Rybicki ◽  
Andrzej K. Jastrzębski
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Identity Crisis ◽  
Theological Reflection ◽  
The Other ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
The Social ◽  
Spiritual Theology ◽  
Feminist Movements

In contemporary academic discourse, there has been a strong tendency to shape theology according to a viewpoint based on the achievements of other sciences, especially those found in philosophy, psychology, sociology and anthropology. This has been particularly illustrated in the issue of masculinity. In this context, a question arises as follows: does theology have something to say to the social sciences? Or, does it only have to submit to them and simply fulfil the role of a commentator? The setting of this study has been the contemporary crisis in understanding masculinity, and the theological reflection that this situation calls for. To address this challenge, we have used a historical-analytical method in which we traced the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the concept of masculinity, with a special focus on modernity, in order to clearly understand the present state of the debate around masculinity.As a result, we have proposed some direction for future theological development, demonstrating that theology may also influence and inspire the other sciences. In conclusion, we have encouraged a deeper collaboration of various sciences that have already developed a reflection on masculinity, whilst avoiding unnecessary biases and simplification; we have sought to establish a better collaboration between feminist movements and theological reflection as well as making use of theology’s potential to inspire other sciences such as psychology, sociology and anthropology in this endeavour.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: Using such an interdisciplinary collaboration, theology can supply a more positive and hope-giving picture of the contemporary male human being facing an identity crisis, as is demonstrated predominantly in the social sciences. Special attention to this topic has been given in Spiritual Theology.

The Clinical Neuroscience of Impulsive Aggression

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Royce Lee ◽  
Jennifer R. Fanning ◽  
Emil F. Coccaro
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Social Information Processing ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Information Processing Model ◽  
Clinical Neuroscience ◽  
Impulsive Aggression ◽  
The Social ◽  
Pharmacological Potential

Aggression can be categorized into three subtypes: premeditated aggression, frustration-related aggression, and impulsive aggression (IA), which is the focus of this chapter. It first delineates the social information processing model of IA and its neurobiological underpinnings, with a special focus on ventral prefrontal-amygdala, frontostriatal, and frontoparietal circuits. In these circuits, structural as well as functional alterations have been associated with IA. A large body of basic and clinical research has examined the role of neurotransmitters (glutamate, GABA) and neuromodulators (monoamines and neuropeptides) in mediating IA. The important role of the monoamines dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine, and acetylcholine in the mediation of different aspects of IA and the pharmacological potential resulting from these alterations are depicted in the second half of the chapter. The chapter concludes with an overview of the most important etiological factors.

The Board of Trade and Industrial Relations 1896–1914

1978 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 571-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Relations ◽  
State Intervention ◽  
Technical Innovation ◽  
Wage Determination ◽  
Social Stability ◽  
Trade Unionism ◽  
The Social ◽  
World Markets ◽  
Cost Competitiveness ◽  
Craft Unions

From the standpoint of the late Victorian and Edwardian governing classes, the most disturbing feature of the ‘social problem’ was the breakdown of British industrial relations. The long ideological and political truce observed by organized labour more or less since the 18405 had ended. A new and more militant trade unionism had emerged which condemned the consensus policy of the craft unions and challenged both the prerogatives of management and the conventional criteria of wage determination. Not only did it endanger social stability, it was also regarded in government circles as a major obstacle to British economic growth. Industrial unrest would, it was feared, disrupt production, intensify resistance to technical innovation, and weaken Britain's cost competitiveness in world markets. In the establishment press, in the parliamentary reports, and in the political memoirs and diaries of the period, one therefore finds a growing concern to secure industrial peace; a concern reflected in the growth of state intervention in industrial relations.

scholarly journals Teologi og samfundsstudier

2012 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-141
Author(s):  
Bo Kristian Holm
Keyword(s):  
Welfare State ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
Social Formation ◽  
Social Doctrine ◽  
The Social ◽  
Tight Connection ◽  
Nordic Welfare State ◽  
Role Of Religion ◽  
Complex Question

This review deals with three differing studies on the relation between religion and social formation. The focus of Frenkel and Lev’s Charity and Giving in Monotheistic Religions is on Islam, Judaism and Christianity in antique and medieval cultures, arguing that the monot heistic religions virtually agree in their understanding of charity and almsgiving. Berger, Davie and Fokas’ Religious America, secular Europe? offers a profound analysis of the relation between religion and moderni ty in contemporary society. I himlen således også på jorden? (On earth as in heaven?) by Hansen, Petersen og Petersen (eds.) examines the claim of a tight connection between Lutheranism and the Nordic welfare state. All three volumes deal with the social doctrine inherent in religion, but it is argued that, at least when it comes to the Lutheran tradition, theo logy cannot be seen as just having a social doctrine, since the doctrine of justifi cation can be seen as being a social doctrine in itself. This vital aspect should not be neglected while approaching the complex question of the role of religion in the formation of societies.

scholarly journals Intersubjective aspects of the social communication process in Plekhanov's Marxist analysis

2020 ◽  
pp. 552-559
Author(s):  
Vera A. Zhilina ◽  
◽  
Denis V. Granin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Methodological Principle ◽  
Social Stability ◽  
Social Analysis ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
The Social ◽  
Marxist Analysis ◽  
The Status

The article deals with the correlation of transformations of social processes and their reflection in the social theory of philosophy. Comparative analysis of the classical form of Marxism and the concept of G.V. Plekhanov as a representative of ‘Russian’ Marxism reveals differences in the interpretation of the main methodological principle — the principle of materialistic understanding of history. According to the research hypothesis, there are existential characteristics found in G.V. Plekhanov’s Marxism in the interpretation of the essence of social subject. The paper reveals the intersubjective nature of social subject, which is considered in the concept of G.V. Plekhanov as the main driving force in history. It is shown that «Russian» Marxism is always demarcated from the position of economic determinism. In this context, an attempt is made to minimize the risk of social analysis losing its effectiveness in the existing philosophical directions of thought. The paper proves the leading role of the principle of materialistic understanding of history in modern social analysis. The analysis of modern social relations allows us to note high relevance of studying the essence of social subject. The author emphasizes the contradictory nature of human inclusion in society, which, in the context of the difficult geopolitical situation in the world and globalization of communication flows, acquires the status of a problem of individual peoples’ culture security. In this context, the importance of analyzing the existential characteristics of social subject is noted. The main characteristics of the productive forces of society as a source of social stability are formulated in order to minimize the risk of massization of social subject. The research results can be applied both in the subsequent analysis of the specifics of Russian philosophical thought and in the theoretical consideration of the social relations dynamics and the logic of history.

Quality is Not an Accident

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vahé A. Kazandjian
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Social Responsibilities ◽  
Patient Complaints ◽  
The Social ◽  
Performance Accountability ◽  
Sustained Performance

The communication between health care professionals and patients should go beyond the communication about the management of the disease – it should encompass educating patients about the knowledge available to treat the disease, the processes in place to enhance safe, effective and sustained performance. Accountability about the processes and outcomes of the care are expected to both demonstrate the social responsibilities of health care professionals and gauge the expectations of patients, families, and communities. The purpose of this article is to explore the determinants of what patients expect from healthcare and caring; how providers of care use available knowledge (or pseudo-knowledge) to apply their craft, and how information technologies assist in both the application of the available knowledge and the goodness of that application. Special focus is given to the role of physicians as educators rather than exclusively healers of disease and managers of patient complaints.

scholarly journals PROBLEMS OF NARCISSISM IN EDUCATION: THE CULTURE OF NARCISSISM AS A DANGEROUS GLOBAL PHENOMENON FOR THE FUTURE

2019 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 489-501
Author(s):  
Michal Podzimek
Keyword(s):  
Social Role ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Cultural Phenomenon ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Pedagogical Research

Modernism, which appeared as a result of industrialization, has since then developed further, resulting in a postmodern society, characterized by a significant change in values. This shift in values is particularly evident in the quality of education, and man's subsequent relation towards work as a result. Schools have become social institutions in which learners spend their time in the role of served clients. The teacher is therefore assigned the social role of the servant, in which he is to primarily satisfy the pupil in his personal needs. This kind of relationship stems from the phenomenon of narcissism, which is already a cultural phenomenon. Studies of cultural narcissism are presented here, sampling relevant research of American provenience (with special focus on the USA). These studies suggest that cultural narcissism may become a global phenomenon in the future. Keywords: cultural narcissism, contemporary individualism, narcissistic pathology, learning difficulties, pedagogical research.

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