scholarly journals Social Representations of the African Other among participants of a Global Citizenship course in the Netherlands

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 1394-1402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie de Koeijer ◽  
Eri Park ◽  
Marcin Sklad
Keyword(s):  
Postcolonial Theory ◽  
Global Citizenship ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Colonial History ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Critical Whiteness ◽  
History Of ◽  
Whiteness Theory ◽  
Critical Whiteness Theory

This study aims to demonstrate processes by which Going Glocal, a Global Citizenship educational program based on Postcolonial Theory, can challenge social representation of the African Other among participating students. Postcolonial Theory argues that the colonial history of countries directly affects the current state of previously colonized countries and contemporary relations between people from Europe and Africa. Critical Whiteness Theory is concerned with the privileged position of a white self, for whom these privileges usually do not become tangible. 15 university college students traveled to Namibia as part of 2012 Going Glocal project and semi-structured interviews were conducted with them directly after they came back, as well as focus groups at the very beginning and end of the program. Two students with opposite socio-economic and ethnical backgrounds were selected for this case study. Their responses were interpreted using Social Representations Theory as a theoretical framework, to reveal the divergent positioning the interviewees took, and were analyzed according to Postcolonial and Critical Whiteness Theory.  

scholarly journals The Social Representation of Feminism within the On-line Movement “Women Against Feminism”

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Oana Crusmac
Keyword(s):  
Social Representations ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
The Past ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
On Line ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Line Movement

The present paper aims to analyse the social representation of feminism within the “Women Against Feminism” (WAF) on-line movement that is based on a shared blog which gained significant coverage in the U.S. and U.K. media since the summer of 2014. Using the method of quantitative content analysis and the insights provided by social representations theory, the paper will disclose what lies behind the concept of ‘feminism’ for the group embracing the WAF movement and also aims to find whether the members of this on-line community can be described as postfeminists. The article will conclude that the social representation of feminism within the WAF on-line movement is not based on a lack of information, but rather on a stereotypical understanding of the concept and on a non-nuanced perspective upon the history of feminism and its current developments (in particular the difference between post-feminism and third wave feminism). Moreover, similar arguments raised against feminism have been also drawn in the past, WAF sharing similar arguments with the ‘80s media backlash against feminsim.

scholarly journals Ideação suicida e depressão entre travestis e transexuais: estudo exploratório

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 498
Author(s):  
Glauber Weder dos Santos Silva ◽  
Romeika Carla Ferreira de Sena ◽  
Suerda Lillian da Fonseca Lins ◽  
Francisco Arnoldo Nunes de Miranda
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Governmental Organization ◽  
Correlation Tests

Aim: To analyze the association between suicidal ideation, suicide, its risk  factors  and  social  representations  in  the  life  of  transvestites  and  transsexuals. Method: a qualitative exploratory study with quantitative analytical approach, conducted with transvestites and transsexuals associated to a non-governmental organization in the State of Rio Grande do Norte using semi-structured interviews. Quantitative data will be analyzed  by  inferential  statistics  with  the  application  of  chi-square,  Mann  Whitney  and Pearson  correlation  tests.  Qualitative  data  will  be  interpreted  using  content  and  social representation  analysis.  Expected  results:  the  aim  is  to  identify  suicidal  ideation, depressive   state   and   social   representations   about   suicide   for   transvestites   and transsexuals, especially with regard to promoting mental health by identifying signs and risk factors for suicide, reduction of harm in the gender transit experiences, and health prevention in socio-cognitive aspects that surround the phenomenon.

scholarly journals From Reflexivity to Collaboration

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-97
Author(s):  
Carol Silverman
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Critical Whiteness ◽  
Whiteness Theory ◽  
Historical Trajectory ◽  
Self Examination ◽  
Critical Whiteness Theory ◽  
Use Of Knowledge

Recently scholars have begun to investigate who produces knowledge about Roma and with what agendas. I extend this inquiry to ask how reflexivity by a non-Romani ally and researcher contributes to analyzing the production and use of knowledge in Romani Studies. I examine various roles I have inhabited and forms of scholarship I have produced, both successful and unsuccessful, during my long involvement in Romani studies to reveal how and why I represented Roma, and what uses this scholarship served. Calling for a “reflexive turn” in Romani Studies, I note that while self-examination of knowledge production is useful for all researchers, for nonRoma it is mandatory because historically non-Roma have held more authority. Embracing “critical whiteness” theory, I examine my privileged roles and my attempts at collaborative advocacy. Tracing a historical trajectory of shifting subjectivities, I narrate several crises, such as balancing essentialism with advocacy, respectfully presenting Romani music, and combining diplomacy with activism to illustrate dilemmas of representation that I have faced and the responses I crafted. These issues all underline the responsibility that non-Romani allies have in accounting for their words and actions.

Educating Australian social workers in the post-Apology era: The potential offered by a ‘Whiteness’ lens

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Young ◽  
Joanna Zubrzycki
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
The Social ◽  
Critical Whiteness ◽  
Whiteness Theory ◽  
Critical Whiteness Theory ◽  
Research Studies

• Summary: The Australian Prime Minister’s 2008 historic Apology to the Stolen Generations gives Australian social work an opportunity to confront its past complicity in Australian Indigenous disadvantage and embrace the development of Indigenous social work as central for practice. Critical Whiteness1 theory in social work curricula could assist the development of Indigenous social work as a core approach by challenging the ongoing and largely un-reflexive practices emanating from social work’s Euro-centric heritage with its often taken-for-granted knowledges and principles which negatively affect Indigenous peoples. • Findings: Recent professional and theoretical attention on critical Whiteness highlights race privilege, questions the invisibility and continuing invisibilization of race, critiques previously taken-for-granted Western knowledges and practices, and facilitates the development of countering practice approaches. Research studies reveal some practitioners to be aware of the need for different practices as well as some who practice differently without realizing they are using critical Whiteness principles. • Application: Critical Whiteness theory in the social work curriculum offers a strong conceptual and practical opportunity for students and practitioners to become more racially cognizant in their work with Indigenous people, allowing this work to be more effective in the profession’s social justice mission as well as decreasing some of the extant colonizing practices.

scholarly journals Widening the Circle: Racialized Immigrants in Toronto's Alternative Food Movement

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilda Nouri-Sabzikar
Keyword(s):  
Critical Race Theory ◽  
Food Justice ◽  
Alternative Food ◽  
Major Research ◽  
Alternative Food Movement ◽  
Visible Minorities ◽  
Critical Whiteness ◽  
Whiteness Theory ◽  
Critical Whiteness Theory ◽  
Food Movement

Toronto is a growing site for the alternative food movement with plenty of innovative projects. While the alternative food movement may emphasize the participation of diverse members and communities some observers have noticed the underrepresentation of immigrants and visible minorities within the movement. As Toronto increasingly acts as an immigration hub, it becomes critical to create room for diverse and marginalized voices in food spaces. This major research paper will reflect findings from interviews with five food leaders in Toronto involved in food justice and food security initiatives while using critical whiteness theory and critical race theory to deconstruct the complexities which surround the needs and visions of immigrants and visible minorities. Findings reveal that when the voices of immigrants and visible minorities are recognized in the food movement, there is work to be done in improving accessibility, inclusivity and collaboration of the movement.

scholarly journals Representações Sociais dos estudantes de Administração sobre o ensino universitário: estudo em uma universidade pública de Paranavaí

Revista Foco ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
Waldir Colli ◽  
Priscilla Borgonhoni Chagas
Keyword(s):  
Common Sense ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Practical Aspect ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Social ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Social Representation Theory ◽  
Management Students

O objetivo deste artigo é compreender as representações sociais dos estudantes universitários do primeiro e do último ano de Administração sobre o Ensino Superior, em uma Universidade Estadual em Paranavaí, no Estado do Paraná. O estudo fundamentou-se na Teoria das Representações Sociais e apresentou os seus principais conceitos e como são construídas as representações com base no senso comum. A pesquisa é caracterizada como qualitativa e utilizou como instrumento de coleta de dados a entrevista semiestruturada, realizada com quatorze acadêmicos e analisadas por meio da análise de conteúdo. Os principais resultados da pesquisa indicam que o curso de Administração é visto pelos acadêmicos como uma forma de oportunidade no mercado de trabalho e ascensão profissional. Entretanto, aponta também para um mercado competitivo, o qual exige que haja qualificação profissional de forma continuada. O estudo aponta que há demandas que são parcialmente atendidas na formação dos administradores, sobretudo no que diz respeito ao aspecto prático da profissão, refletindo em uma visão limitada dos acadêmicos em relação às funções e possibilidades de atuação de um administrador na atualidade. The aim of this paper is to understand the social representations of undergraduate Management students about higher education in an university, in Paranavaí. The study was based on the Social Representation Theory and presented its key concepts and how representations based on common sense are built. The research is characterized as qualitative and semi-structured interviews were conducted on fourteen students and analyzed using content analysis. The main results of the research indicate that the course is seen by management students as a way of opportunity in the labor market and career advancement. However, it also points to a competitive market, which requires that there be professional skills continuously. The study points out that there are demands which are partially assisted in the formation of managers, especially with regard to the practical aspect of the profession, resulting in a limited view of academics in relation to functions and administrator possibilities of action today.

scholarly journals Social Mobility and the Social Representation of Sparkling Wine in Brazil and France

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-100
Author(s):  
Marcos Vinícius Araujo ◽  
Grégory Lo Monaco ◽  
Kelly Lissandra Bruch
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
New World ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Sparkling Wine ◽  
Wine Production ◽  
The Social ◽  
Correspondence Factor Analysis ◽  
History Of

Wine is a social object, established in the Old World and later migrated to the New World. Champagne is an internationally important and famous French sparkling wine, significantly present worldwide. Brazil, a New-World wine producer, has a recent but expanding history of sparkling wine production and consumption. As to its social aspect, this product has different representations and roles in both these countries. Therefore, this study aims to understand how culture and social status influence the organization of social representations associated with sparkling wines in Brazil and France. Thus, we used the Social Representation approach, a theory of knowledge and communication. For content collection, we carried out a verbal association task. Two hundred and thirteen Brazilians and one hundred ninety-eight French participants provided the first four words which came to mind after hearing four inducted words. The verbal associations were categorized using semantic contextualization. Then, we performed a Correspondence Factor Analysis. The results supported our hypothesis that culture, social status, and social origins all influence social representations associated with sparkling wine, revealing this kind of wine to be a product of social distinction and affluence.

scholarly journals We Are the Champions? Performing whiteness in ASCENSION: DAWN OF CHAMPIONS

2020 ◽  
pp. 104687812098201
Author(s):  
Sabine Harrer
Keyword(s):  
White Male ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Game Studies ◽  
White Female ◽  
White Supremacist ◽  
Critical Whiteness ◽  
Dominant Ideologies ◽  
Whiteness Theory ◽  
Critical Whiteness Theory

Background. Building on previous studies on racism and whiteness in video games, this article investigates how deck building games provide platforms for identity tourism, the symbolic appropriation of marginalised experiences, through their coupling of mechanics and racial stereotypes. Aims. The aim is to contribute to our understanding how dominant ideologies are expressed through simulation and gaming in a deck building context and how games similar to ASCENSION: DAWN OF CHAMPIONS (henceforth A: DOC) perpetuate racism and coloniality through gameplay design. This is part of an ongoing game studies effort to critique white supremacist and imperial structures in games. Method. In this article, I conduct a first-person close reading of A: DOC as an emblematic case study for contemporary deck building design. Using critical whiteness theory, I pay special attention to the gameplay design of the four Champion characters Nairi, Kor, Sadranis, and Dhartha in order to demonstrate the interplay of ludic, racial, and social performative elements in the construction of playful identities. Analysis. The deck building principles of A: DOC provides a racial pedagogical arena which creates affective links between gameplay and white supremacist values. In coupling digital deck building mechanics with stereotypical fantasy characters, the game invites players to take the roles of fantasy tourists and thereby become implicit in white supremacist play. Even though the characters Nairi, Kor, Sadranis and Dhartha are leaders of different genders and races, their “diversity” is established via popular racial cybertypes like the white female diversity advocate, the technologically advanced white male emperor, the aggressive Black male, and the Asian male exotic Oriental.

scholarly journals Alimentação e aleitamento materno exclusivo do recém-nascido: representação social do pai [Feeding and exclusive breastfeeding of newborns: social representation of fathers] [Alimentación y la lactancia materna exclusiva del recién nacido: representación social del padre]

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. e26740
Author(s):  
Ihana Arrieche Fazio ◽  
Camila Daiane Silva ◽  
Daniele Ferreira Acosta ◽  
Marina Soares Mota
Keyword(s):  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Contextual Analysis ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Central Nucleus ◽  
Maternity Ward ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Structural Relationships

Objetivo: identificar a estrutura e os conteúdos da representação social do pai acerca da alimentação e do aleitamento materno exclusivo e analisar as relações estruturais entre essas representações. Método: estudo qualitativo, fundamentado na Teoria das Representações Sociais. Realizado na maternidade de um hospital universitário ao sul do país, com 54 pais. Coletaram-se os dados por evocações com os termos indutores alimentação do bebê e aleitamento materno exclusivo e entrevistas semiestruturadas. Trataram-se os dados pelo software EVOC e análise de contéudo. pesquisa aprovada com parecer nº 71/2016. Resultados: a palavra aleitamento materno figurou no núcleo central de ambos os termos indutores. Em relação ao aleitamento materno exclusivo, ainda constaram as palavras essencial e exclusivo, demonstrando o aspecto inerente à saúde. Conclusão: a representação dos pais teve como influência os significados de práticas culturais, todavia eles reconhecem o aleitamento materno além do aspecto nutricional, ou seja, valorizam a esfera afetiva dessa prática.ABSTRACTObjective: to identify the structure and content of fathers’ social representations of feeding and exclusive breastfeeding, and to analyze the structural relationships among these representations. Method: this qualitative study, based on Social Representations Theory, was conducted with 54 fathers on the maternity ward of a university hospital in south Brazil. Data collected through evocations from the stimulus-terms ‘baby feeding’ and ‘exclusive breastfeeding’, and semi-structured interviews, were treated using EVOC software and contextual analysis. The study was approved in Opinion No. 71/2016. Results: the word ‘breastfeeding’ appeared in the central nucleus of both stimulus-terms. In relation to ‘exclusive breastfeeding’, the words ‘essential’ and ‘exclusive’ were still present, demonstrating that his was inherent to health. Conclusion: fathers’ representations were influenced by the meanings of cultural practices, but they acknowledge breastfeeding beyond its nutritional aspects, that is, they value the affective dimension of this practice.RESUMEN: Objetivo: identificar la estructura y los contenidos de la representación social del padre sobre la alimentación y la lactancia materna exclusiva y analizar las relaciones estructurales entre estas representaciones. Métodos: Estudio cualitativo basado en la teoría de las representaciones sociales. Realizado en la maternidad de un hospital universitario al sur del país, con 54 padres. Se obtuvieron los datos por evocaciones con los términos inductores alimentación del bebé y lactancia materna exclusiva y entrevistas semiestructuradas. Los datos se han procesado con el software EVOC y análisis de contenido. Investigación aprobada con dictamen Nº 71/2016. Resultados: la palabra lactancia materna estaba presente en el núcleo central de ambos términos inductores. Respecto a la lactancia materna exclusiva constaron las palabras ‘esencial y exclusivo’, lo que demuestra el aspecto inherente a la salud. Conclusión: la representación de los padres tuvo la influencia de los significados de prácticas culturales, sin embargo reconocen la lactancia materna más allá del aspecto nutricional, es decir, valoran la esfera afectiva de esta práctica.

scholarly journals Representações sociais de mulheres transexuais sobre o hiv/aids

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 805
Author(s):  
Paula Daniella de Abreu ◽  
Ednaldo Cavalcante De Araújo ◽  
Eliane Maria Ribeiro De Vasconcelos
Keyword(s):  
Social Representations ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Preventive Behaviors ◽  
Transgender Persons ◽  
The Social ◽  
Reference Hospital ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
Immunodeficiency Syndrome ◽  
Hiv Aids

RESUMOObjetivo: identificar as representações sociais de mulheres transexuais jovens, acometidas por HIV/aids, na construção das condutas preventivas. Método: estudo qualitativo, descritivo, exploratório. A população será composta por mulheres transexuais. O cenário do estudo será um hospital de referência para pessoas com HIV/Aids, localizado na cidade do Recife (PE), Brasil. Para a produção dos dados serão realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas, que serão analisadas com o auxílio do software Iramuteq. Resultados esperados: as mulheres transexuais vivenciam contexto de vulnerabilidade ao HIV/aids resultante da exclusão social, marginalização e estigma. Neste contexto a representação social está associada a ideia de morte desmerecedora, intenções e possibilidades subjacentes às condutas preventivas. Descritores: Teoria Social; Educação em Saúde; Pessoas Transgênero; HIV; Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida; Enfermagem.ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the social representations of transsexual women, young people affected by HIV/aids, in the construction of preventive behaviors. Method: a qualitative study, descriptive, exploratory. The population will consist of transsexual women. The scenario of the study will be a reference hospital for people with HIV/Aids, located in the city of Recife (PE), Brazil. For the production of data will be conducted semi-structured interviews, which will be analyzed with the aid of the software Iramuteq. Expected results: transsexual women experience context of vulnerability to HIV/AIDS resulting from social exclusion, marginalisation and stigma. In this context the social representation is associated with the idea of death without deserving, intentions and possibilities underlying the preventive behaviors. Descriptors: Social Theory; Transgender Persons; Health Education; HIV; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Nursing.  RESUMEN Objetivo: identificar las representaciones sociales de las mujeres transexuales, jóvenes afectados por el VIH/SIDA, en la construcción de conductas preventivas. Método: un estudio cualitativo, descriptivo, exploratorio. La población estará compuesta de mujeres transexuales. El escenario del estudio será un hospital de referencia para las personas con VIH/SIDA, ubicado en la ciudad de Recife (PE), Brasil. Para la producción de los datos se realizaron entrevistas semi-estructuradas, que serán analizadas con la ayuda del software Iramuteq. Resultados esperados: la experiencia de las mujeres transexuales contexto de vulnerabilidad al VIH/sida resultante de la exclusión social, la marginación y la estigmatización. En este contexto la representación social está asociada con la idea de la muerte desmerecedora, intenciones y posibilidades subyacentes a los comportamientos preventivos. Descriptores: Teoría Social; Personas Transgénero; Educación en Salud; VIH; Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida; Enfermería.

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