scholarly journals RELIGIOUS PRACTICES OF MIGRANTS FROM TRANSCAUCASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA STATES

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 110-116
Author(s):  
N.S. Mukhametshina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Religious Practices ◽  
Cultural Integration ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Criteria And Indicators ◽  
Cultural Boundary ◽  
Culturally Different ◽  
Psychological Criterion ◽  
High Level

The article was prepared on the base of the of sociological research materials. The research program included criteria and indicators on the basis of which the author determines a vector of development of diaspora communities and the results of socio-cultural integration of culturally different migrants. The author examines religious practices as an indicator of the socio-psychological criterion. The results of the research indicate a generally high level of religiosity and active use of cult practices by the majority of the respondents. However, religious practices which in some cases mark the cultural boundary are not clearly isolationist in their character.

scholarly journals Forced Migrants from Central Asia in Terms of Archival Documents (1991-2002): A Case Study of the Chelyabinsk Region

2021 ◽  
pp. 767-778
Author(s):  
Andrey A. Avdashkin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Forced Migration ◽  
Ethnic Composition ◽  
Population Census ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
State Archive ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
Forced Migrants ◽  
Chelyabinsk Region ◽  
High Level

The article draws on the documents from the United State Archive of Chelyabinsk Region and the State Archive of the Russian Federation to examine forced migration from the former Soviet republics to the South Urals in 1991-2002. The choice of chronological framework is due to the fact that this period saw the peak of forced migration caused by the outflow from the military conflicts zones and due to the difficulties of post-socialist transit in the states of Central Asia. The 2002 Population Census allows the author to draw the balance of these processes and to identify the number of the region’s residents who arrived from the former Soviet Union republics between 1989 and 2002. The Chelyabinsk region is a part of the Russian-Kazakh frontier. After the collapse of the USSR and the reformatting of state borders, this borderland was an extended settlement area of the Russian-speaking population, mostly leaning towards moving from Kazakhstan. Due to a sufficiently high level of development, transport accessibility and low start-up opportunities for migrants, these border regions became one of the main places for receiving forced displacements from the Central Asian states, mostly Kazakhstan. In the current historiographical situation, a holistic reconstruction and detailing of these large-scale migrations requires a reliance on new historical sources. Archival documents of regional migration services contain valuable data on the number of forced migrants, their main areas of origin, socio-demographic characteristics, and other important parameters. The documents revealed in the fonds of the OGACHO and the GARF have showed that, at the initial stage, the backbone of migration flows was the Russian-speaking population from neighboring Kazakhstan, able-bodied, with a sufficiently high level of skills. This compensated for demographic losses due catastrophic growth of mortality and decline in birth rate. Thus, according to the migration service of the region, migration compensated for more than half of the total population loss, without any significant impact on its ethnic composition. At the same time, migrants encountered numerous difficulties in integrating into Russian society, which were rarely reflected in the specific documentation of state institutions. Many of the arrived, for various reasons, were not included in the forced migrants and refugees statistics due to numerous bureaucratic difficulties and an objective lack of resources for helping such a large number of people.

scholarly journals Main Trends and Priority Directions in the Use of Communicative Technologies in Work with Students From the Countries of Central Asia (on the Results of Sociological Research)

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 201-207
Author(s):  
A. S. Yufereva ◽  
◽  
Iu. S. Kukharenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Central Asian ◽  
Central Asian Countries

This article provides a systematization and specification of the established communication technologies used by Yekaterinburg universities, public and state institutions in order to adapt students to the academic and cultural environment. The study involved a group of methods, as a result of which the features of the use of communication technologies by universities, public and social institutions when interacting with students from Central Asian countries, as well as their subsequent adaptation to the educational, social, and cultural environment in general, were revealed.

The Marxian Materialist Interpretation of History and Comparative Sociology

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 452-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrey V. Rezaev ◽  
Dmitrii M. Zhikharevich ◽  
Pavel P. Lisitsyn
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Comparative Sociology ◽  
Quantitative Variable ◽  
Comparative Historical Analysis ◽  
Materialist Interpretation ◽  
Mode Of Production

The paper argues that a materialistic understanding of history as Marx’s sociological research program has effectively been implemented in the comparative analysis of bourgeois societies. Both qualitative/case-oriented and quantitative/variable-oriented strategies of comparison were employed by Marx in his scholarship. The authors see the crucial dimension of the classical status of Marx in his engagement with historical comparisons – an analytical tendency he shares with Weber and, to some extent, Durkheim. A short historical exposition tracing the early reception of Marx in sociology continues with the most important contemporary criticisms of Marx’s comparative-historical analysis, focusing on the issues of Asiatic mode of production, the nature of European feudalism and the problem of capitalist rationality.

scholarly journals The Soviet Secularization Project in Central Asia: Accommodation and Institutional Legacies

Eurostudia ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hélène Thibault
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Social Engineering ◽  
Religious Practices ◽  
Soviet Rule ◽  
Engineering Project ◽  
Regulatory Institutions ◽  
Institutional Legacies

This article investigates the effects of the Soviet social engineering project and forced secularization in Central Asia. Emphasis is placed on the ideological foundations of Marxism-Leninism, its stance on atheism, its holistic character, and its ideological exclusivity. The article details the measures taken by authorities to eradicate religious beliefs during the seventy years of Soviet rule. Taking the case of Tajikistan, it highlights the remaining influence of Soviet policies on state-religion relations by reviewing the functions and responsibilities of current regulatory institutions as well as laws and official discourses framing religious practices.

scholarly journals The natural and cultural determinants of social tensions in the contemporary European societies

2021 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-68
Author(s):  
V. I. Sudakov ◽  
◽  
V. V. Lapina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Systems ◽  
Physical Reality ◽  
Cognitive Status ◽  
Cultural Integration ◽  
Correct Identification ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Tensions ◽  
Humanitarian Values ◽  
Social Management

The characteristics of the main directions of the fundamental innovative sociological research, which are orientated to identification the new determinants of social tensions caused by the contradictory practical human attitudes to nature and environment, have been presented in the article – argued that the latest global and regional transformations change the traditional forms of the human cultural influence to nature as the physical reality. Therefore, the sociological research of the cultural integration and differentiation in contemporary European societies, as the social systems of industrial and post-industrial types, open the new cognitive stimulus for the fundamental and applied scientific studies of the new forms of social tensions in the “nature-society” system. Proved that in the contemporary multicultural European societies, the different subcultures arise and coexist in their competitive and contradictory interactions. These subcultures, reflecting the essential humanitarian values, at the same time, produce the critical human attitude to existing social orders. So, the scholars, who study the reasons for the contradictory human attitudes to nature, try to develop conceptual views on the subculture phenomena as the specific sources of the social tensions. Paid attention to the need for the correct identification of the “social tension” concept’s cognitive status, taking into account that this concept is vital for innovative studies in the scientific spheres of sociology, social ecology, and social management.

scholarly journals STEM-education in the mirror of sociological research

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 56-68
Author(s):  
О. В. Бутурліна ◽  
Т. В. Лисоколенко ◽  
С. А. Довгаль
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Future ◽  
High Level

The article is devoted to the research of trends and mechanisms of STEM-innovations implementationin Ukraine. STEM – a series or sequence of educational programs designed to solve the problem of thescientific and engineering specialists lack for high-tech industries and raise the competitiveness of thestate. It is a priority in state policy towards economy strengthening and state social order to the educationalsector. Consequently, relevance of STEM in the modern European institutional space is beyond doubt. Inthis regard, attention is focused on measuring the understanding of STEM and its essence, on the prospectsand difficulties of implementing these social technologies in Ukrainian realities. The paper presents theresults of quantitative research conducted on the basis of author’s methodologies, members of teachingstaff, student youth, expert group and parents of high school students. On the basis of conducted monitoringresults calculation, comparing the answers of different categories of respondents, the authors attempt tosummarize the STEM technologies state in modern Ukrainian society and come to the conclusion that theimplementation of relevant innovations contributes to the dissemination of dialogue among all participantsin the educational process, parents and potential employers. Conducted research makes it possible to statethe following. Educators of experimental educational institutions have a sufficiently high level of motivationto innovate, open to cooperation and understand the importance of innovations in the modern Ukrainianschool. STEM topics of interest to students are clearly outlined. Therefore, the majorities of polled studentssupport the STEM direction and understand its prospects but do not understand in what sphere and wherethey will work in the future, even choosing the STEM profession. The results of the study showed thatmodern parents are motivated to influence the future profession choice their own children. However, thedirect parents’ influence on the future profession choosing is limited because a significant number of highschool students have their own opinion on this issue, which is in part or does not coincide, with parents.STEM innovations create a new space for a steady dialogue between educators, parents and employers forthe development of the economies of the states and engage youth in STEM industry.

scholarly journals Shipbuilding in the Aral Sea and the Amu Darya River

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 7679-7684
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Major Part ◽  
Aral Sea ◽  
Ecological Situation ◽  
Passenger Transport ◽  
Amu Darya ◽  
History Of ◽  
High Level ◽  
Amu Darya River

This article is focused on the history of the emergence and development of shipbuilding in the Khorezm oasis in the 19th and 20th centuries. The history of Butakov's study of the Aral Sea and the discovery of sea routes in Amu Darya river has a two-hundred-year period. During this time, the navy and the seafaring reached a high level and almost ended. During this period, the major part of cargo transported to the Khorezm oasis by ships was a huge flotilla in this area. The deterioration of the ecological situation, the extreme degradation of the river and the complication of ships, the efficiency of rail, automobile, airfreight and passenger transport - all led to the limitation of ships' movement on the rivers of Central Asia.

scholarly journals Economic relations of the EU with the countries of Central Asia

2021 ◽  
Vol 134 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-66
Author(s):  
Y.I. Chizhmodii ◽  
◽  
P.V. Tokar ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
The World ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Eu

The international cooperation that takes place between the countries of the EU and Central Asia is important from both political and economic points of view. Central Asia is an important partner for the European Union due to its advantageous geographic location between Europe and Asia. Therefore, the EU, as well as the neighboring countries of Central Asia are striving to establishclose ties with this region. Based on the analysis of the data, the article argues that due to the presence of a powerful resource base, the subjects under consideration have all the opportunities for the development of the economy at a high level. Cooperation with foreign partners, well-chosen development priorities, projects to improve the transport infrastructure can make this macro-region one ofthe largest economic giants in the world.

scholarly journals Designing Embodied Cues for Dialog with Robots

AI Magazine ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 17-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bilge Mutlu
Keyword(s):  
Task Performance ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Strong Evidence ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Embodied Interaction ◽  
Human Communication ◽  
Improved Learning ◽  
High Level ◽  
Computational Systems ◽  
And Task

Of all computational systems, robots are unique in their ability to afford embodied interaction using the wider range of human communicative cues. Research on human communication provides strong evidence that embodied cues, when used effectively, elicit social, cognitive, and task outcomes such as improved learning, rapport, motivation, persuasion, and collaborative task performance. While this connection between embodied cues and key outcomes provides a unique opportunity for design, taking advantage of it requires a deeper understanding of how robots might use these cues effectively and the limitations in the extent to which they might achieve such outcomes through embodied interaction. This article aims to underline this opportunity by providing an overview of key embodied cues and outcomes in human communication and describing a research program that explores how robots might generate high-level social, cognitive, and task outcomes such as learning, rapport, and persuasion using embodied cues such as verbal, vocal, and nonverbal cues.

Differentiation and growth of myofibers in the pig. factors of variation and consequences on meat quality

1992 ◽  
Vol 1992 ◽  
pp. 21-21
Author(s):  
Louis Lefaucheur
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Meat Quality ◽  
Experimental Work ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Muscle Differentiation ◽  
Physiological Characteristics ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Good For ◽  
High Level

Our research program consists in studying the biochemical and physiological characteristics of myofibers during genesis, differentiation and growth of skeletal muscle in the pig. The objective is to be able to turn muscle differentiation into characteristics that are good for meat quality and consistent with a high level of growth performance. Our experimental work comprises three main topics: (1) description of myofiber differentiation and growth during fetal and postnatal periods; (2) investigation of factors affecting muscle differentiation and growth and (3) study of relationships between muscle histochemlcal traits and meat quality.

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