The Language of Cyberspace

2006 ◽  
pp. 396-403
Author(s):  
Leah P. Macfadyen ◽  
Sabine Doff
Keyword(s):  
Salient Feature ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Internet Communication ◽  
Semiotic System ◽  
Human Interface ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Many ◽  
Computer Mediated Communications

Amid the many published pages of excited hyperbole regarding the potential of the Internet for human communications, one salient feature of current Internet communication technologies is frequently overlooked: the reality that Internet- and computer-mediated communications, to date, are communicative environments constructed through language (mostly text). In cyberspace, written language therefore mediates the human-computer interface as well as the human-human interface. What are the implications of the domination of Internet and computer-mediated communications by text? Researchers from diverse disciplines—from distance educators to linguists to social scientists to postmodern philosophers—have begun to investigate this question. They ask: Who speaks online, and how? Is online language really text, or is it “speech”? How does culture affect the language of cyberspace? Approaching these questions from their own disciplinary perspectives, they variously position cyberlanguage as “text,” as “semiotic system,” as “socio-cultural discourse” or even as the medium of cultural hegemony (domination of one culture over another). These different perspectives necessarily shape their analytical and methodological approaches to investigating cyberlanguage, underlying decisions to examine, for example, the details of online text, the social contexts of cyberlanguage, and/or the social and cultural implications of English as Internet lingua franca. Not surprisingly, investigations of Internet communications cut across a number of pre-existing scholarly debates: on the nature and study of “discourse,” on the relationships between language, technology and culture, on the meaning and significance of literacy, and on the liter

Fast Food Kids

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy L. Best
Keyword(s):  
Fast Food ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Life Choices ◽  
School Food ◽  
Youth Identity ◽  
Policy Debates ◽  
The Social ◽  
American Children ◽  
The Many ◽  
Effective Public Health

In recent years, questions such as “What are kids eating?” and “Who's feeding our kids?” have sparked a torrent of public and policy debates as we increasingly focus our attention on the issue of childhood obesity. It is estimated that one in three American children are either overweight or obese. Enduring inequalities in communities, schools, and homes affect young people's access to different types of food, with real consequences in life choices and health outcomes. This book sheds light on the social contexts in which children eat, and the broader backdrop of social change in American life, demonstrating why attention to food's social meaning is important to effective public health policy, particularly actions that focus on behavioral change and school food reforms. The book provides narratives of the everyday life of youth, highlighting young people's voices and perspectives and the places where they eat. It provides an account of the role that food plays in the lives of today's youth, teasing out the many contradictions of food as a cultural object. The book examines the complex relationship between youth identity and food consumption, offering answers to those straightforward questions that require crucial and comprehensive solutions.

scholarly journals Science in Social Contexts

2021 ◽  
pp. 129-157
Author(s):  
Frank Miedema
Keyword(s):  
Social Contexts ◽  
Choice Data ◽  
Production Chain ◽  
Safe Spaces ◽  
Academic System ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Opening Up ◽  
Practice Of Science

AbstractGradually since 1990 a growing number of critical analyses from within science have been published of how science was organized as a system and discussing its problems, despite, or paradoxically because the growing size of its endeavour and its growing yearly output. Because of lack of openness with regards to sharing results of research, such as publications and data but in fact of all sorts of other products, science is felt by many to be disappointing with respect to its societal impact, its contribution to the major problems humanity is facing in the current times. With the financial crisis, in analogy, also the crisis of the academic system as described in Chap. 10.1007/978-94-024-2115-6_3 was exposed and it seemed that similar systemic neoliberal economic mechanisms operated in these at first sight seemingly different industries. Most of these critiques appeared with increasing frequency since 2014 in formal scientific magazines, social media and with impact reached the leadership of universities, government and funders. This raised awareness and support for the development of new ways of doing science, mostly intuitively and implicitly, but sometimes explicitly motivated by pragmatism aiming for societal progress and contribution to the good life.To get to this next level we need the critical reflection on the practice of science as done in previous chapters in order to make systemic changes to several critical parts of the knowledge production chain. I will discuss the different analyses of interactions between science and society, in the social and political contexts with publics and politics that show where and how we could improve. The opening up of science and academia in matters of problem choice, data sharing and evaluation of research together with stakeholders from outside academia will help to increase the impact of science on society. It ideally should promote equality, inclusion and diversity of the research agendas. This, I will argue requires an Open Society with Deweyan democracy and safe spaces for deliberations where a diversity of publics and their problems can be heard. In this transition we have to pay close and continuous attention to the many effects of power executed by agents in society and science that we know can distort these ‘ideal deliberations’ and undermine the ethics of these communications and possibly threaten the autonomy and freedom of research.

Understanding Social Communication

2017 ◽  
pp. 47-63
Author(s):  
Michael A. Brown Sr.
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Geographical Distance ◽  
George Santayana ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
Historical View ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
The Social ◽  
Computer Mediated Communications

George Santayana said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” That statement is the reason social communication is covered here with a historical view. This review of computer mediated communications (CMC) is important in understanding some of the key developments that created the social media environment we know today. A discussion of the portable nature of these communications is relevant as the foundation for a deep understanding of social communication. This is an important analysis in helping people understand the way we can use information technology to interact without the limitations of geographical distance and time.

ICT and Healthcare

2013 ◽  
pp. 720-733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bolanle A. Olaniran ◽  
Natasha Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Geographically Dispersed ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Support Medium ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Computer Mediated Communications ◽  
The Web

The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to support and facilitate interactions on the Web has increased in the amount of users, communities, and organizations. Computer-Mediated Communications (CMC) is among the most frequently studied and used ICT. As a communications medium, CMC has the ability to connect geographically dispersed individuals without the constraints of time or space. CMC helps foster online communities—where individuals with similar interests and/or experiences can come together. It is the ability to connect people that make these ICTs a valuable tool for social support. Thus, this chapter proposes the need to explore the use of ICT, specifically the role of CMC as a support medium for victims/survivors of Domestic Violence (DV), a topic germane to healthcare and the overall general well-being of females, their families, and societies at large.

scholarly journals PENGARUH KEMUDAHAAN AKSES INFORMASI INTERNET MELALUI KONTEKS SOSIAL PELAJAR TERHADAP KECENDERUNGAN TINDAKAN PLAGIARISME DALAM PENULISAN KARYA TULIS DI KALANGAN PELAJAR

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Annisa Nur Muslimah Koswara
Keyword(s):  
Communication Theory ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
The Social ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Communication And Information Technology

AbstractInformation and Communication Technology facilitates to accsess global information thorugh internet. This facility is indicated to increase growth of plagiarism actions. Asosiasi Penyelenggara Jasa Internet Indonesia (APJI) survey has published that the penetration of using internet Indonesia increase about 132,7 millons and 69,8% using by students in 2016. This research is purposed to find out and measure the strength of influence on easily accesing informastion through internet to the tendency of plagiarism action in student. This research is based on computer mediated communication theory consequently this research examine 3 (three) variables, indenpendent variables (the easiness of accessing information through internet), dependent variables (the tendency of plagiarim actions in writing scientifi papers, and interverning variabel (the social contexts of students). This method uses quantitative method and regression analyze tehnic. Then this method uses propotional strata sampling technic, so this research sample about 55 students. This research result verifies the influence power of easiness accessing information to the tendency of plagiarism action in students is weakness about 19.9%. This result happens because of interverning variable (student social contexts). In this result, we can say that the sophisticated of communication and information technology not directly present implications toward negative actions because the individual which determine to use this techologies.AbstrakKehadiran teknologi komunikasi dan informatika, semakin memudahkan akses informasi global melalui internet. Kemudahan ini disinyalir bisa menyuburkan praktik-praktik plagiarisme. Sementara penetrasi penggunaan internet Indonesia berdasarkan hasil survei Asosiasi Penyelenggara Jasa Internet Indonesia (APJI) 2016 menunjukan peningkatan sebesar 132,7 Juta dan 69,8% dimanfaatkan oleh pelajar. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui dan mengukur seberapa kuat pengaruh kemudahan akses informasi melalui internet terhadap tindakan plagiarisme dalam penulisan karya tulis di kalangan pelajar. Penelitian ini mengacu pada teori computer mediated communication sehingga terdapat 3 (tiga) variabel, yaitu variabel independen : kemudahan akses informasi melalui internet, variabel dependen : kecenderungan tindakan plagiarisme dalam penulisan karya tulis, dan variabel interverning : konteks sosial pelajar. Metode penelitian ini mengunakan metode kuantitatif dengan teknik analisis regresi linier berganda. Penelitian ini mengunakan teknik sampling strata proposional, sampel penelitian ini berjumlah 55 pelajar. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa terdapat pengaruh langsung yang signifikan antara kemudahan mengakses informasi digital melalui internet dengan kecenderungan tindakan plagiarisme, tapi lemah sebesar 19.9%. Hal ini dikarenakan adanya variabel interverning yang perlu diperhatikan. Variabel interverning itu adalah konteks sosial pelajar. Dengan demikian, dapat dikatakan bahwa kehadiran teknologi informasi dan komunikasi yang mutakhir tidak serta merta secara langsung berimplikasi pada tindakan-tindakan negatif karena individu yang menentukan penggunaan teknologi-teknologi tersebut.

Technologies Disability and Inclusion

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas Brusell
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Information And Communication

When modern technology permeates every corner of life, there are ignited more and more hopes among the disabled to be compensated for the loss of mobility and participation in normal life, and with Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Exoskeleton Technologies and truly hands free technologies (HMI), it's possible for the disabled to be included in the social and pedagogic spheres, especially via computers and smartphones with social media apps and digital instruments for Augmented Reality (AR) .In this paper a nouvel HMI technology is presented with relevance for the inclusion of disabled in every day life with specific focus on the future development of "smart cities" and "smart homes".

The Social Contexts of Racial Discrimination in Sentencing

1986 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 236-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha A. Myers ◽  
Susette M. Talarico
Keyword(s):  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
The Social

Living Paradox in Riverine Bangladesh: Whiteheadian Perspectives on Ganga Devi and Khwaja Khijir

1969 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naveeda Khan
Keyword(s):  
Alfred North Whitehead ◽  
Physical Entity ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Changing Climate ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Many

We begin with the words of rural and riverine women from Bangladesh recalling the events of their children's deaths by drowning. These events are cast as the work of supernatural beings, specifically Ganga Devi and Khwaja Khijir, who compel the mothers into forgetfulness and entice the children to the water. Is this a disavowal of loss and responsibility? This article considers that the women, specifically those from northern Bangladesh, assert not only their understanding of the losses that they have suffered but also their changing relationship to the river and its changing nature through their evocations of mythological figures. Alongside the many experiences of the river, the article takes note of its experience as paradoxical, with paradoxicality serving as the occasion for the coming together of the mythological, the material, and the social. The article draws upon Alfred North Whitehead to interrelate the strata of myths and their permutations, with the women's experiences of the river, and the river as a physical entity, allowing us to explore how the women's expressions portend the changing climate.

Entanglements between Agency and Vulnerability in the Phenomenon of Birth. Reflections on Children’s Expressions about ‘Being Born’

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2-2020) ◽  
pp. 135-146
Author(s):  
Catrin Heite ◽  
Veronika Magyar-Haas
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Cultural Embeddedness

Analogously to the works in the field of new social studies of childhood, this contribution deals with the concept of childhood as a social construction, in which children are considered as social actors in their own living environment, engaged in interpretive reproduction of the social. In this perspective the concept of agency is strongly stressed, and the vulnerability of children is not sufficiently taken into account. But in combining vulnerability and agency lies the possibility to consider the perspective of the subjects in the context of their social, political and cultural embeddedness. In this paper we show that what children say, what is important to them in general and for their well-being, is shaped by the care experiences within the family and by their social contexts. The argumentation for the intertwining of vulnerability and agency is exemplified by the expressions of an interviewed girl about her birth and by reference to philosophical concepts about birth and natality.

THE THE INDIGENOUS IDENTITY INTERPRETED AS A CATEGORY OF ANALYSIS IN POPULATION STUDIES

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (Especial) ◽  
pp. 105
Author(s):  
Dante Choque-Caseres
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Indigenous Identity ◽  
Critical Thought ◽  
Northern Border ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government ◽  
New Research

In Latin America, based on the recognition of Indigenous Peoples, the identification of gaps or disparities between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous population has emerged as a new research interest. To this end, capturing Indigenous identity is key to conducting certain analyses. However, the social contexts where the identity of Indigenous persons are (re)produced has been significantly altered. These changes are generated by the assimilation or integration of Indigenous communities into dominant national cultures. Within this context, limitations emerge in the use of this category, since Indigenous identity has a political and legal component related to the needs of the government. Therefore, critical thought on the use of Indigenous identity is necessary in an epistemological and methodological approach to research. This article argues that research about Indigenous Peoples should evaluate how Indigenous identity is included, for it is socially co-produced through the interaction of the State and its institutions. Thus, it would not necessarily constitute an explicative variable. By analyzing the discourse about Aymara Indigenous communities that has emerged in the northern border of Chile, this paper seeks to expose the logic used to define identity. Therefore, I conclude that the process of self-identification arises in supposed Indigenous people, built and/or reinforced by institutions, which should be reviewed from a decolonizing perspective and included in comparative research.

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