scholarly journals Bringing Partnership Home: A Model of Family Transformation

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie De Azevedo Hanks
Keyword(s):  
Social Organization ◽  
Systems Theory ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Cultural Transformation ◽  
Transformation Theory ◽  
Societal Transformation ◽  
Family Organization ◽  
Partnership Model ◽  
Compassionate Communication

Eisler’s cultural transformation theory suggests that the global crises we face can be addressed only through movement to a partnership model of social organization. Drawing on cultural transformation theory and systems theory, a partnership model of family organization (PMFO) is outlined as a practical framework to guide families toward partnership relations. Eight components of PMFO are presented and expanded on as a path toward furthering familial and societal transformation. The eight tenets of a PMFO are: 1) cooperative adult leadership, 2) connecting orientation, 3) caretaking emphasis, 4) collaborative roles and rules, 5) celebration of unique contributions, 6) compassionate communication, 7) conscious language use, and 8) collection and creation of partnership stories. Finally, specific strategies of application of the PMFO will be discussed.

scholarly journals The New Community Policing: Developing a Partnership-Based Theoretical Foundation

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam J McKee ◽  
Andre' L Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Social Organization ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Community Policing ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Theoretical Foundation ◽  
Cultural Transformation ◽  
Transformation Theory ◽  
Guiding Principle ◽  
Partnership Model ◽  
New Community

This paper presents a Partnership Model of Community Policing based on Partnership concepts developed by Riane Eisler and undergirded by Cultural Transformation Theory as a guiding principle (1987, 2010, 2013). This model is more reflective of the daily lived experiences of community police officers. It is culturally relevant and based on the whole of the police officer’s relationship with the community within the context in which the interactions occur. This "New Community Policing" is an extension of Riane Eisler’s Cultural Transformation Theory and is an attempt to answer her call for a movement towards a partnership model of social organization. Ultimately, "8 Pillars of the New Community Policing" are developed to aid in defining and implementing community policing.

Mission, Empire, and the Ultimate Good: Colonel John Munro, Benjamin Bailey, and the Church Missionary Society “Mission of Help” to Travancore (1816–18)

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-241
Author(s):  
Gary McKee
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Cultural Transformation ◽  
Great Commission ◽  
Societal Transformation ◽  
Specific Instance ◽  
Imperial Period ◽  
Great Commandment ◽  
Church Missionary Society ◽  
The Church

Abstract The Church Missionary Society “Mission of Help” to the Syrian Church of Travancore in the nineteenth century provides much instructive food for thought concerning debates that continue in mission up to the present day. In particular, the episode shows that the links between mission and empire cannot be reduced to seeing mission as a mere handmaiden to imperial concerns, although empire certainly provided a context to missionary endeavor throughout the imperial period. In this specific instance it was the forceful personality of Colonel John Munro who ensured that the Mission of Help became more intertwined with empire than might otherwise have been the case. Another effect of this imperial context for the Mission of Help was that the nature and scope of mission inevitably ended up being broadened to include aspects of societal transformation. It is shown that Benjamin Bailey was not primarily motivated by such concerns, yet was not unconcerned about them. Bailey’s thinking through of these tensions perhaps provide a way to think today about the links between the “Great Commission,” the “Great Commandment,” and cultural transformation.

scholarly journals SOCIO-CULTURAL DYNAMICS AND ETHNOLINGUISTIC VITALITY OF SEMBIRAN BALINESE

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-103
Author(s):  
Desak Putu Eka Pratiwi ◽  
I Wayan Arka ◽  
Asako Shiohara
Keyword(s):  
Language Use ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Cultural Transformation ◽  
Speech Community ◽  
Cultural Dynamics ◽  
Group Interactions ◽  
Ethnolinguistic Vitality ◽  
Ethnographic Data ◽  
Pronominal System ◽  
Linguistic Vitality

This paper reports our preliminary findings on the assessment of language vitality of Sembiran Balinese in the larger socio-cultural transformation of contemporary Bali.  Sembiran Balinese, also known as Bali Aga, is a conservative mountain dialect of Balinese spoken by around 5,000 speakers in the Sembiran village, 30 km east of Singaraja northern Bali. The language and its culture reflect Bali in antiquity (Ardika, et al. 1991; Ardika, et al. 1997), with the language quite distinct from Lowland Balinese (Bali Dataran), for example in terms of its pronominal system and the absence of speech level system (Astini 1996, Sedeng 2007, Arka & Sedeng 2018). The study is based on the data collected through questionnaires focusing on subjective views of ethno-linguistic vitality such as in-/out-group interactions and domains of language use in contemporary multilingual settings, supported by ethnographic data. The analysis makes use of the current development in the sociolinguistics of vitality, particularly the notions of ethnolinguistic vitality (Giles, et al 1977) and theories of language shift and endangerment (Grenoble & Whaley 2006, Fishman 1991). The findings reveal that Sembiran Balinese appears to have a relatively strong linguistic vitality even though the speech community itself is a minority group in Bali.

scholarly journals Designing to Partner/Partnering to Design: Exploring Synergies between Cultural Transformation and Design toward a Partnership Society

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Virajita Singh
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Global Education ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Cultural Transformation ◽  
Transformation Theory ◽  
Product And Process ◽  
Pacific Grove ◽  
Partnership Approach ◽  
Is Design

What is Cultural Transformation Theory? What is design, and design thinking? How do these topics connect with concepts of culture and material culture? How are domination and partnership as paradigms of cultural transformation expressed in design? How can design and partnership work together to achieve a partnership society, and what actions does this suggest for the future? This article addresses these questions, identifies key elements of Cultural Transformation Theory, and introduces the concepts of design and design thinking and the aspects of design as product and process. Definitions of culture and material culture that reveal a disconnect with design are discussed. This article makes the case that design and culture are reciprocally connected, and uses specific cross-cultural examples of domination and partnership as manifested in design disciplines of architecture. Current ways in which the emerging field of design thinking incorporates a partnership approach are also discussed. Finally, the article suggests ways in which cultural transformation and design can work synergistically, evolving cultures toward a partnership future while creating design expressions of such a culture. Erratum Issued March 15, 2016. On page 20, the first Eisler reference should read: Eisler, R. (2013). Human Possibilities: An Integrated Systems Approach. World Futures, The Journal of Global Education, 69:4-6 (pp. 269-289) Pacific Grove, CA: Center for Partnership Studies. Retrieved from: http://www.partnershipway.org/learn-more/articles-by-riane-eisler

A Case for the Centrality of Ethics in Organizational Transformation

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-16
Author(s):  
Raymond D. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Moral Reasoning ◽  
Organizational Transformation ◽  
Stakeholder Management ◽  
Cultural Transformation ◽  
Moral Standing ◽  
Transformation Theory ◽  
Management Paradigms ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Strategic Transformation ◽  
Excellent Organization

The author offers a modification and extension of existing organizational transformation approaches by drawing on values-oriented and stakeholder management paradigms currently popular in literature. Many of the current values-based change paradigms offer vague guidance as to how to actually create, implement and sustain a strategically and operationally excellent organization as an extension of a stakeholder-based cultural mindset. Sharing the belief that organizations should be operationally and strategically sound in addition to being stakeholder centred, the suggestions presented represent an attempt to combine the altruism of stakeholder-based management with practical organizational transformation theory to suggest steps for transformation. The approach suggested here, which places a primary emphasis on the organization's moral standing from the individual employee's perspective, is also supported by existing literature on the need for values congruence between organizations and individuals. Thus, the paper's central premise is that organizational transformation, commonly called OT, should begin with a cultural transformation, aimed at raising the level of moral reasoning of the firm as a necessary precursor to a subsequent operational and strategic transformation.

scholarly journals Partnership Studies in Transformative Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan G Carter
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Cultural Transformation ◽  
Transformative Education ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Transformation Theory ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Partnership Models ◽  
Life Work

This article provides a brief overview of Eisler's Cultural Transformation Theory and domination/partnership models. Its main objective is to share ways in which these important ideas and constructs can be included in educational curricula, with a focus on university teaching, to encourage and support personal development and positive social change. It offers examples of effective learning activities developed over nearly a decade of teaching partnership, as well as ways in which students have included partnership in their life, work, and studies.

scholarly journals Themes in Health Care Culture: Application of Cultural Transformation Theory

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Kennedy Oehlert
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Patient Experience ◽  
Cultural Transformation ◽  
Nurse Leaders ◽  
Transformation Theory ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Care Culture ◽  
Health Care Culture

Key aspects of culture change include familiarizing oneself with how relationships are structured and encouraging an awareness of how people relate to one another on a domination/partnership continuum (Eisler & Potter, 2014). In 2013, 200 nurse leaders were asked to rate their own cultures on a continuum of domination to partnership based on Eisler’s Cultural Transformation Theory (1987). Of those nurse leaders, 37.5% rated their organizations as being closer to a domination culture than a partnership culture. These findings prompted the development and delivery of a webinar series that applied Cultural Transformation Theory to healthcare culture. The attendees noted an overall change in self-rating of their healthcare culture as they learned about domination and partnership culture. This shift in rating could indicate Cultural Transformation Theory’s usefulness in understanding healthcare culture, and in identifying domination and partnership relationships. In discussions during the webinar three themes emerged: 1) Healthcare culture inclines toward domination and this has an impact on patients, 2) Leadership impacts organizational culture, and 3) Leaders are unaware of domination tendencies within their own cultures. Further discussion is needed to identify strategies that support cultural changes, ultimately leading to improvements in safety, quality, and patient experience within healthcare.

scholarly journals TRANSFORMASI SOSIAL-BUDAYA KOMUNITAS ADAT SADE DALAM PUSARAN ARUS PANDEMI COVID-19 DAN PARIWISATA

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Saharudin Saharudin ◽  
Sukri Sukri ◽  
Pahrudin Arrozi
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Cultural Transformation ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Indigenous Community ◽  
Local Culture ◽  
Transformation Theory ◽  
Dialectical Process ◽  
The Government ◽  
Local Traditions

This study was aimed at investigating how the Sade indigenous communities in Lombok carried out their socio-cultural transformation (especially during the Covid-19 pandemic). Specifically, this study sought for evidence of how the communities balanced the demands of tourism industry while preserving the local culture during the Covid-19 pandemic. Transformation theory was employed to examine the balance, involving an analysis of the dialectical process in the community during which the mediation of anxiety and calmness occurred to achieve certain objectives. The data were collected through interview and participant observation. The study revealed the socio-cultural transformation of the Sade-Lombok indigenous community during the Covid-19 pandemic was in form of community’s creativities and reforms in accommodating particular changes caused by the pandemic and modifying particular community rituals. The accommodation and modification were reinforced by the demands of the government, tourism agency and/or economic needs. Therefore, the study concluded that the socio-cultural transformation of the Sade-Lombok indigenous community during the Covid-19 pandemic was achieved through dialectical processes between anxiety and calmness resulted in the preservation of the local traditions, creativity, and reforms.

scholarly journals Local Action, Global Impact: From Domination To Partnership By Design

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Virajita Singh
Keyword(s):  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Cultural Transformation ◽  
Global Changes ◽  
Intergovernmental Panel ◽  
Creative Cities ◽  
Partnership Model ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Conscious Intention ◽  
Global And Local

Global changes often begin when people take action locally. Communities around the globe are involved in creative community-based actions that promote mutual respect, social and economic justice, and gender and environmental balance. Insights from ecological thinking, systems thinking, quantum reality, and integral vision perspectives offer new ways to understand the terms ’local’ and ‘global’, and their context. Also, today more than ever, cultural transformation models of domination and partnership coexist and are intertwined in our societal context. To advance partnership, then, requires exercising of conscious intention and choice. Design, with its goal to create, can effectively catalyze the partnership model in global and local contexts. Reviewing global examples (UNESCO Creative Cities Network, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and Project Drawdown) and local examples (the National Loon Center in Crosslake, Minnesota and the Southwest Hmong Community Center in Tracy, Minnesota) will show a way to advance partnership more rapidly: using a design thinking/systems thinking lens, insights from ecology and other fields, conscious intention, and the choice of partnership over domination at every opportunity.

Land Tenure and Family Organization in an Italian Village

1959 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 169-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Pitkin
Keyword(s):  
Social Organization ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Land Ownership ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Planned Change ◽  
Family Organization ◽  
Italian Family ◽  
South Central ◽  
Functional Attributes ◽  
The Relationship

In a recent paper in this journal Moss and Thomson discussed some functional attributes of the South Italian family.1 The following remarks are concerned rather with change in structural features of families in a South Central Italian community. Of interest to the applied anthropologist is the influence upon forms of social organization of planned change in the areas of property and productivity. Our specific focus here is on the relationship between familial structure and land ownership.

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