scholarly journals Dynamics of gender representation in online communication in Chinese

2021 ◽  
pp. 86-96
Author(s):  
Anastasiia M. Zinina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Online Communication ◽  
Modern China ◽  
Gender Representation ◽  
Gender Representations ◽  
Chinese Speakers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Communist China ◽  
Femininity And Masculinity ◽  
Global Agenda

The article describes changes in the vision of gender of the Chinese that are currently taking place due to globalization and the increased role of the feminist movement in the world. The article aims to describe words and phrases that reflect the contemporary gender vision of native Chinese speakers as well as to analyze the influence of global agenda on the formation of ideas about femininity and masculinity. The paper reviews the theoretical studies of Chinese scientists in the field of gender linguistics, determines the areas where the influence of Western theories is the most significant. The article describes the social status of men and women in three main periods: pre-imperial and imperial China, communist China in the 20th century, modern China in the 21st century. However, the main focus of the article is on the modern Chinese language, as there is a lack of studies in this field. Gender representations reflected in the Xinhua Internet Dictionary （新华 网络 语言 词 典） and the online dictionary 小鸡 词典 were selected as the research material. We selected words and set phrases containing such characters as 女 “woman” and 男 “man”, studied their description provided by vocabulary entries, reviewed gender representation in media.

scholarly journals Transformations in the Social Impact: Politics, Media, Social Networks

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-75
Author(s):  
Svetlana Alexandrova
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Political Elites ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Communication Environment ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media

The article analyzes the role of political elites and the media in shaping public opinion and the direction of public attention. Focusing on the transformations in the social impact under the influence of network culture in the online communication environment, it examines how the role of traditional structures of power is transformed, and how this affects political culture, the formation of public opinion, and its participation in socio-political life. Social networks are a means of dialogue and organization, and this requires political elites and the media to consult and comply with active public opinion in the online communication environment.

scholarly journals The Role of Social Networks in the Social and Political Life of Germany (Illustrated by Stuttgart 21 Project)

2019 ◽  
pp. 124-141
Author(s):  
Iryna Vereshchahina
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Federal Republic ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Political Life ◽  
German Population ◽  
Federal Republic Of Germany ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Media Platforms

This article deals with the main problems of the role of social networks and social media platforms in the social and political life of the Federal Republic of Germany and in the mobilization of some population groups using the example of the Project Stuttgart 21. The author will consider the traditional medias loss their monopoly on the dissemination of information. It will also consider the emergence of new types of social medias and their active development. The shift in the role of the media user by communication, online and offline participation of ordinary citizens, institutions and political parties in the Federal Republic of Germany and their activity is also investigated. Finally the author analyses the emergence of alternative medias and social media platforms of protest, which were provoked by the Project Stuttgart 21. The main strategies and methods of online communication between different groups of protesters, some for and some against this project, are defined. The study found that the social networks and social media platforms have ever more influence on the social and political life of the Federal Republic of Germany and can mobilize the German population and consolidate it in interactive groups, so that an exchange between these groups will stimulate the emergence and support of a group identity.

scholarly journals The Construction of Masculinity in The Matrix

2005 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nóra Koller
Keyword(s):  
Science Fiction ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Male Characters ◽  
The Social ◽  
Gender Hierarchy ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Femininity And Masculinity ◽  
Masculinity Crisis

The purpose of this paper is to explore the different modes of the representation of genders in the The Matrix (1999). Depicting a process of initiation and development, the film has for its major objective the production of a solo male protagonist that will fulfil the role of saving humanity from apocalyptic danger. This mission is a commonplace characteristic of films made in the science fiction/cyberpunk genre; the construction of the hero is, however, represented in a unique and contradictory way, especially with respect to gender and sexuality, and the phenomenon of masculinity crisis as the basis of identity formation. My claim is that in the formation of both the self and the social - two intertwined processes - performances of masculinities and femininities are determining. As the result of the homogenizing perspective of the film, femininity and masculinity come to be defined as mutually exhaustive categories in order to frustrate the notion of gender as performative. The final ascension of the triumphal, heteronormative masculinity reinforces gender hierarchy, underlining femininity as embodiment. Also, it serves to invalidate the homoeroticism the relationships between male characters are invested with throughout the film.

scholarly journals Ritual as a classical social technology of China (philosophical and sociological analysis)

2019 ◽  
pp. 163-168
Author(s):  
M. Yu. Zakharov
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Modern China ◽  
Social Technology ◽  
Sociological Analysis ◽  
Complex Mechanism ◽  
Social Significance ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Significant Function ◽  
The Social

The nature of Chinese ritual and features of its use in the social sphere of society have been examined. The potential of ritual as a social technology has been revealed. The modern scientifi understanding of the ritual has been analyzed, the content of the internal and external aspects has been studied, their interconnection and interdependence have been shown, an attempt has been made to understand the role of the ritual in traditional culture. The conclusion has been made about the social significance of the ritual, its place in the complex mechanism of self-preservation and reproduction of social behavior, the socially significant function fulfilment of the stable life, traditional regulator in modern China.

[WHAT’S HAPPENING?] I’M FEELING EMOTIONAL

Public ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (59) ◽  
pp. 88-103
Author(s):  
Christina Battle
Keyword(s):  
Online Communication ◽  
Emotional Expressions ◽  
Fictional Characters ◽  
Cultural Stereotypes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Critical Requirement ◽  
Online Conversation

[What’s Happening?] I’m feeling emotionallooks to how animated GIFS, used as emotional aides in online conversation, might be changing the ways that we relate. While the reliance on GIFs as stand-ins for emotional expressions may be a way to build the social back into online communication and a reaffirmation of the role of emotion in society as an important and even critical requirement; the essay considers how the over representation of fictional characters, animals, and cultural stereotypes selected by algorithms may be shifting culture in ways we haven’t yet realized.

Social Representations and Commitment

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Bonetto ◽  
Fabien Girandola ◽  
Grégory Lo Monaco
Keyword(s):  
Social Representations ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Second Line ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
First Line ◽  
Research Perspectives ◽  
The Social ◽  
Bibliographic Search ◽  
English Articles

Abstract. This contribution consists of a critical review of the literature about the articulation of two traditionally separated theoretical fields: social representations and commitment. Besides consulting various works and communications, a bibliographic search was carried out (between February and December, 2016) on various databases using the keywords “commitment” and “social representation,” in the singular and in the plural, in French and in English. Articles published in English or in French, that explicitly made reference to both terms, were included. The relations between commitment and social representations are approached according to two approaches or complementary lines. The first line follows the role of commitment in the representational dynamics: how can commitment transform the representations? This articulation gathers most of the work on the topic. The second line envisages the social representations as determinants of commitment procedures: how can these representations influence the effects of commitment procedures? This literature review will identify unexploited tracks, as well as research perspectives for both areas of research.

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