scholarly journals social Influence on Students’ Interest and engagement with Science Studies in Tanzanian Secondary Schools

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
John Fungulupembe Kalolo
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Science Studies ◽  
Social Influences ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Family Members ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Control ◽  
Senior Students

The development of interest and engagement in science studies among junior learners is shaped by many factors within their learning environment, one of them being the social influence. However, in practice it has not been clear how such influence shapes learners’ interests and engagement in science studies. This study examined the social influences and their impact on students’ interest and engagement in science. The study was mainly a qualitative research involving teachers, parents, and students. The findings revealed that students’ interests and engagement in science studies were mainly shaped by multi-influences from different social groups including: peers, family members, senior students, subject teachers, and career advisors/counsellors. The findings suggest that there is a need to monitor and control the available social influences on leaners’ interests in science because not all influences seemed to be positive, as some of them are negatively influencing the learners’ interests, persistence, and engagement in science.

On the social construction of geomedia technologies

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Fast ◽  
Emilia Ljungberg ◽  
Lotta Braunerhielm
Keyword(s):  
Social Construction ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Social Relevance ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
The Social ◽  
Public Lives ◽  
And Control

Geomedia technologies represent an advanced set of digital media devices, hardwares, and softwares. Previous research indicates that these place contingent technologies are currently gaining significant social relevance, and contribute to the shaping of contemporary public lives and spaces. However, research has yet to empirically examine how, and for whom, geomedia technologies are made relevant, as well as the role of these technologies in wider processes of social and spatial (re-)production. This special issue contributes valuable knowledge to existing research in the realm of communication geography, by viewing the current “geomediascape” through the lens of social constructivist perspectives, and by interrogating the reciprocal shaping of technology, the social, and space/place. Scrutinizing the social construction of geomedia technologies in various empirical contexts and in relation to different social groups, the essays deal with important questions of power and control, and ultimately challenge the notion of (geo)mediatization as a neutral process.

scholarly journals Experiences of family members of children with cystic fibrosis under the light of Callista Roy

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (suppl 4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thaís Cristina Flexa Souza ◽  
Antônio Jorge Silva Correa Júnior ◽  
Mary Elizabeth de Santana ◽  
Ingrid Magali de Souza Pimentel ◽  
Jacira Nunes Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Family Members ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Emotional Aspect ◽  
The Social ◽  
Contextual Stimuli

ABSTRACT Objective: To know the experiences of family members of children with cystic fibrosis under the light of the theory of Callista Roy. Method: Qualitative research that used the adaptation theoretical framework of Callista Roy for inductive content analysis. Fifteen family members, in a university hospital, between 23 and 63 years old, participated in the study, from September to October 2018. Results: Two categories were elaborated: “Evaluation of stimuli” and “Evaluation of behaviors”. The first has three subcategories: “focal”, “contextual” and “residual”. And the second, four subcategories: “physiological domain”, “self-concept”, “role function” and “interdependence”. Final Considerations: During the evaluation of stimuli, work overload and stress were identified as focal stimuli. Regarding contextual stimuli, it was noticed that the social life of caregivers was prejudiced. As for residual stimuli, the fear of loss is constant, and it appears that the emotional aspect of family members is the most affected comparing with physical exhaustion.

The Social and Political Nature of Spirit

2021 ◽  
pp. 63-92
Author(s):  
Josh Wilburn
Keyword(s):  
Social Influences ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Popular Education ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Social Education ◽  
Value System ◽  
Greek Society ◽  
A Value ◽  
The Social ◽  
Material Goods

Chapter 3 explores two aspects of spirit’s social and political nature—its role in the process of absorbing social influences that shape a person’s values, and its responsibility for a person’s emotional reactions to those they consider either part of, or outside of, their social groups or communities—as well as two related problems that arise in corrupt political circumstances. According to Plato’s critique of contemporary Greek society, popular education and politics fail because they reflect a value system informed primarily by human appetite and pleonexia that prioritizes bodily, external, and material goods. When citizens absorb these values through thumos, their resulting moral corruption leads to civic discord as their aggressive spirited desires become directed against one another in their competition for limited appetitive goods. This establishes two challenges for Plato that involve attention to human spirit: making people virtuous through social education and making cities unified and stable.

Integrating Certainty Effect and Noninteractive Social Influence Into Impulse Buying

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 777-793 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Ling Chuang ◽  
Hong-Lin Tian ◽  
Rong-Ho Lin
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Social Influences ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Impulse Buying ◽  
The Social ◽  
Impulse Buying Tendency ◽  
Northern Taiwan

We integrated certainty effect and noninteractive social influence into impulse buying, and explored the relationships between impulse buying tendency and intention in regard to the impacts of certainty effect and social influence. We selected 2 certainty effects (1-phase and 2-phase discounts) and 3 social influences (number, proximity, and strength) that stimulate consumers' impulse buying intention for a unique product. The participants were 416 students at 5 universities in northern Taiwan. Results of structural equation modeling indicated that impulse buying tendency positively influenced impulse buying intention in terms of certainty effects and social influences; there was a positive relationship between certainty effects and social influences in impulse buying intention; the students preferred 2-phase to 1-phase discounts; and, in descending order, the social influences of strength, number, and proximity impacted impulse buying intention. We concluded that marketers can use certainty effects and noninteractive social influences to stimulate consumers' buying intention.

scholarly journals Qualitative Research on Hungarian Mothers’ Social Situation and Mental Health During the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
pp. 151-155
Author(s):  
Réka Geambașu ◽  
Orsolya Gergely ◽  
Beáta Nagy ◽  
Nikolett Somogyi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Home Office ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Nursery Schools ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government

Due to the social distancing measures ordered as protection against mass infection during the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak, most Hungarian families were confined to home quarantine. Schools, kindergartens, and nursery schools were closed between 16 March and early June. Because grandparents belonged to one of the most vulnerable groups, families were asked not to involve them in childcare until the end of the pandemic in order to avoid their infection by younger family members. Companies switched to using the home office when possible, and the government asked the population not to leave their homes except for essential reasons. As a result, many parents worked from home and provided care for their children at the same time.

Expressive Law, Social Norms, and Social Groups

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (01) ◽  
pp. 60-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice Nadler
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Group Life ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Independent Individual ◽  
Instrumental View ◽  
The Way

To understand how law works outside of sanctions or direct coercion, we must first appreciate that law does not generally influence individual behavior in a vacuum, devoid of social context. Instead, the way in which people interact with law is usually mediated by group life. In contrast to the instrumental view that assumes law operates on autonomous individuals by providing a set of incentives, the social groups view holds that a person's attitude and behavior regarding any given demand of law are generally products of the interaction of law, social influence, and motivational goals that are shaped by that person's commitments to specific in-groups. Law can work expressively, not so much by shaping independent individual attitudes as by shaping group values and norms, which in turn influence individual attitudes. In short, the way in which people interact with law is mediated by group life.

User Engagement in Feedback Sharing through Social Influence

2015 ◽  
pp. 234-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnis Stibe ◽  
Harri Oinas-Kukkonen
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
User Behavior ◽  
Social Influences ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
User Engagement ◽  
Experimental Setting ◽  
The Social ◽  
Technical Systems ◽  
Persuasive Systems

Organizations continuously strive to engage customers in the services development process. The Social Web facilitates this process by enabling novel channels for voluntary feedback sharing through social media and technologically advanced environments. This chapter explores how social influence design principles can enhance the effectiveness of socio-technical systems designed to alter human behavior with respect to sharing feedback. Drawing upon social science theories, this chapter develops a research framework that identifies social influence design principles pertinent to persuasive systems that facilitate user engagement in feedback sharing. The design principles are then implemented in an information system and their effects on feedback sharing are explored in an experimental setting. The main findings of this chapter contribute to research related to social influences on user behavior and to the practice of designing persuasive information systems.

Constructing audience quantification: Social influences and the development of norms about audience analytics and metrics

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 1763-1784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Zamith ◽  
Valerie Belair-Gagnon ◽  
Seth C Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Social Influences ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Moderate Amount ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
Social Influence Theory ◽  
The Social ◽  
Creative Media

Audience analytics and metrics are ubiquitous in today’s media environment. However, little is known about how creative media workers come to understand the social norms related to those technologies. Drawing on social influence theory, this study examines formal and informal socialization mechanisms in U.S. newsrooms. It finds that editorial newsworkers express receiving a moderate amount of training on the use of analytics and metrics, which is typically provided by their organization; primarily look to people within the organization, and especially superiors, to understand the social norms; learn about those norms mostly through observation and communication about others’ experiences with the technology rather than their own; and that experiences are influenced by the organizational context and the individual’s position in the editorial hierarchy. This leads to a broader intervention to our understanding of the social structures and individual dispositions that influence how emerging technologies are experienced across organizational and institutional environments.

scholarly journals We distance most when our close circle does, not when we think we should

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bahar Tuncgenc ◽  
Marwa El Zein ◽  
Justin Sulik ◽  
Martha Newson ◽  
Yi Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Influence ◽  
Collective Efficacy ◽  
Social Influences ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Bayesian Regression ◽  
Human Sciences ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Right

Why do we adopt new rules, such as social distancing? Although human sciences research stresses the key role of social influence in behaviour change, most COVID-19 campaigns emphasise the disease’s medical threat. In a global dataset (n= 6675), we investigated how social influences predict people’s adherence to distancing rules during the pandemic. Bayesian regression analyses controlling for stringency of local measures showed that people distanced most when they thought their close social circle did. Such social influence mattered more than people thinking distancing was the right thing to do. People’s adherence also aligned with their fellow citizens’, but only if they felt deeply bonded with their country. Self-vulnerability to the disease predicted distancing more for people with larger social circles. Collective efficacy and collectivism also significantly predicted distancing. To achieve behavioural change during crises, policymakers must emphasise shared values and harness the social influence of close friends and family.

scholarly journals Discrimination, stigma, and AIDS: a review of academic literature produced in Brazil (2005-2010)

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 170-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Monteiro ◽  
Wilza Vieira Villela ◽  
Daniela Knauth
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Academic Production ◽  
Stigma And Discrimination ◽  
Aids Stigma ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Control ◽  
Hiv Aids

Given the implications of stigma for HIV/AIDS prevention and control of the epidemic, as emphasized by UNAIDS, this study analyzes the Brazilian academic production on health, AIDS, stigma, and discrimination, available in the SciELO database from 2005 to 2010. Brazilian research on the theme is modest as compared to the international literature, but the studies follow the same trend of focusing on individual experiences of discrimination as opposed to analysis of stigma and discrimination as social processes associated with power relations and domination (macro-social structures) and the characteristics of individuals and social groups that shape social interactions. The current study seeks to analyze the reasons for the scarcity of studies on the social perspective towards stigma and discrimination in the field of public health and the implications for the development of proposals to deal with HIV/AIDS-related discrimination.

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