Cultural Creativity and Social Inclusion in Creative Cities

2021 ◽  
pp. 265-283
Author(s):  
Rehab Abdelwahab Askar
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Creative Cities ◽  
Cultural Policies ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Cultural Inclusion ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

According to the theoretical framework, this chapter examines the role of cultural capital in achieving social inclusion in creative cities and discussing the impact of creative cultural economy and cultural diversity in achieving knowledge-based urban development requirements. The author relies on showing the tangible and intangible forms of cultural capital represented by the urban and cultural assets possessed by the new administrative capital of Egypt (study model). The author then submits an analysis of the strategic urban cultural policies in an attempt to predict a set of preliminary indicators related to the possible forms of social and cultural inclusion and the anticipation of the social, cultural, and economic impacts of cultural creativity on the quality of life and Human security in creative cities.

scholarly journals Migration infrastructures and the production of migrants’ irregularity in Japan and the United Kingdom

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nando Sigona ◽  
Jotaro Kato ◽  
Irina Kuznetsova
Keyword(s):  
Legal Status ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Legal Violence ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Social ◽  
Access And Quality ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe article examines the migration infrastructures and pathways through which migrants move into, through and out of irregular status in Japan and the UK and how these infrastructures uniquely shape their migrant experiences of irregularity at key stages of their migration projects.Our analysis brings together two bodies of migration scholarship, namely critical work on the social and legal production of illegality and the impact of legal violence on the lives of immigrants with precarious legal status, and on the role of migration infrastructures in shaping mobility pathways.Drawing upon in-depth qualitative interviews with irregular and precarious migrants in Japan and the UK collected over a ten-year period, this article develops a three-pronged analysis of the infrastructures of irregularity, focusing on infrastructures of entry, settlement and exit, casting a comparative light on the mechanisms that produce precarious and expendable migrant lives in relation to access to labour and labour conditions, access and quality of housing and law enforcement, and how migrants adapt, cope, resist or eventually are overpowered by them.

The Impact of Technology on Assessing Social Skills

1992 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 189-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Storey
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Computer Technology ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Social Skill ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
The Impact

The social skill of persons with disabilities has been found to influence employment, schooling, friendships, community involvement, and overall quality of life. However, the ability of researchers and practitioners to assess social skills has been limited by reliance upon paper and pencil recording procedures. The development of computer technology offers refinement and expansion of the ability to adequately assess social skills. In this paper, the impact of technology on assessing social skills in persons with disabilities is addressed in terms of describing the technology, implications of the technology, and the role of micro versus macro analysis.

scholarly journals The Role of the Diversity of the Board of Directors in Promoting Integrated Disclosure and Social Responsibility

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-20
Author(s):  
Ali Khalaf Gatea ◽  
Haider Ali Jarad Al Masoudi
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Administrative Practices ◽  
The Social ◽  
Key Word ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
Comprehensive Picture ◽  
The Impact

The integrated Disclosure aims to provide a comprehensive picture of the performance of the organization, and because the quality of the Disclosure is a critical aspect of the integrated reports, so the research aims to show the impact of the diversity of the board of directors on the quality of the integrated reports and the promotion of the social responsibility of the organization, and to make decisions about disclosure and integration in the information provided in order to benefit from it In building integrated visions about the organization, assuming that the diversity of the board of directors has a significant relationship to the extent to which the quality of integrated Disclosure is achieved, that the most important findings of the research stipulate that the diversity of the board of directors contributes to social responsibility and integrated disclosure, and the strengthening of organizational culture and administrative practices, and the research recommends, The need to interact with the environment and the communities in which the organization operates, to enable it to provide environmental, social or ethical information, along with financial, strategic and governance information in an annual report. Key word: Diversity, Integrated Disclosure, Social Responsibility.

‘As if by osmosis’: How Ofsted’s new deficit model emerged, fully formed, as cultural capital

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 232-245
Author(s):  
Paul Nightingale
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
English Education ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Deficit Model ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Deficit ◽  
The Social ◽  
Class Privilege ◽  
Recent Developments

This paper considers recent developments in English education policy as, confirming promises made in the 2016 White Paper, Educational Excellence Everywhere, schools are now to concentrate on the realisation of a knowledge-based curriculum, one that allows all students to ‘acquire’ cultural capital. First, the remodelling of Bourdieu’s concept, designed to explain class privilege, means that the cultural capital is now a mechanism for disciplining schools and teachers who fail to deliver the required curriculum. Second, in going beyond the social inclusion advocated by previous governments, this version of cultural capital has simply recycled the 1950s notion of cultural deprivation, turning it into a ‘knowledge deficit’ to be explained with reference to the work of ED Hirsch. It remains to be seen if ‘Hirsch-knowledge’ offers anything more than passive consumption of approved content, and the paper ends with a discussion of the implications for students of the new curriculum.

scholarly journals Bourdieu: El impacto de una palabra en la investigación de las juventudes / Bourdieu: The impact of a word on youth research

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (25) ◽  
pp. 170-178
Author(s):  
Ernesto Israel Santillán-Anguiano ◽  
Emilia Cristina González-Machado
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Text Analysis ◽  
Pierre Bourdieu ◽  
The Social ◽  
Youth Research ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
School Space

Este trabajo ofrece una serie de reflexiones sobre el texto La juventud no es más que una palabra presentada por Pierre Bourdieu en 1978. El principal objetivo de este documento es hacer evidente la vigencia de las ideas del sociólogo francés respecto a la construcción del concepto de juventud como categoría en las ciencias sociales. Para ello, se realizó un análisis de textos para profundizar las ideas asociadas a las desigualdades, el capital cultural, el habitus y el papel del espacio escolar. Como resultados más relevantes se pueden mencionar que: 1) La definición de la juventud es producto de la lucha intergeneracional y por lo tanto arbitraria; 2) el habitus juvenil garantiza la permanencia de la estructura social; 3) el capital cultural incorporado de los jóvenes se encuentra garantizado por el tiempo liberado; 4) el espacio escolar es un campo de privilegios que naturaliza las condiciones de ser joven. This work offers some reflections on the text Youth’ is Just a Word presented by Pierre Bourdieu in 1978. The objective of this document is to make evident the validity of the ideas of the French sociologist regarding the construction of the concept of youth as a category in the social sciences. For this, a text analysis was carried out to deepen the ideas associated with inequalities, cultural capital, habitus and the role of school space. As the most relevant results, it can be mentioned that: 1) The definition of youth is the product of intergenerational struggle and therefore arbitrary; 2) juvenile habitus guarantees the permanence of the social structure; 3) the incorporated cultural capital of young people is guaranteed by time released; 4) the school space is a field of privileges that naturalizes the conditions of being young.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF MUSEUM’S ARCHITECTURE IN ISLAMIC COMMUNITY: MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ART, DOHA

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali A. Alraouf
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Islamic Art ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Vision ◽  
Contemporary Architecture ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Different Levels

<p class="Keywords">As we are heading through the second decade of the 21<sup>st</sup> century, architecture of the Islamic communities is still an unresolved dilemma. In this context, the impact of iconic buildings which claim to represent Islam or provide a contemporary approach to Islamic architecture is crucial on different levels. Therefore, a year after Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) opening in Doha, Qatar, an evaluative perspective of the institution’s development story needs to be sketched. In this essay I will use MIA, Doha as a springboard for a discussion related to the museums of the 21<sup>th</sup> century. Then, I will try to exploit the findings of this discussion in the assessment and critical review of the museum itself. The assessment will include the ability of contemporary architecture to credibly represent Islamic cultural identity. This essay will analyze how and why community participation in museums is a significant factor in bridging the gap and improving relationship between the two institutions. The social inclusion leads to trust, understanding, a sense of identity, and creating a museum that is more relevant to the community. This essay also give some suggestions on how to build bridges between museums and communities, to provide an opportunity for the people living in such communities, like Gulf ones, to find out about their own heritage and to help them realize that it is through their active participation in museum activities that heritage is kept alive. Considering Qatar’s thrive into a post-oil paradigm where knowledge economy might be the generative force for development, an examination of how MIA is contributing to Qatar’s new vision becomes so relevant.</p>

scholarly journals Why are we going to Green microfinance in Tunisia?

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lobna Abid ◽  
Sana Kacem
Keyword(s):  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Effects ◽  
Global Poverty ◽  
Environmental Aspect ◽  
The Social ◽  
Microfinance Institution ◽  
Financing Mechanism ◽  
Shed Light

The aim of this paper is to shed light on the challenges that microfinance and the sustainability of its institutions (MFIs) can face when dealing with financial crisis and the alleviation of global poverty. Apart from its economic and social effects, microfinance has come to respond to increasing demands and take the environmental aspect into account, hence, the appearance of green microfinance. The pivotal role of the latter is to foster economic growth and investment through increasing the quality of the environment and the social inclusion. In this context, Tunisia has shown interest in the introduction of a new regulation that facilitates the allocation of green micro-credits. In order to combat poverty and reduce unemployment, ecological credits have been granted by the ENDA Tamweel microfinance institution. The ultimate goal of this study is to present the tendency of this new financing mechanism in Tunisia to achieve sustainable environmental development.

CONSERVATION OF HISTORIC WATERFRONT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OLD DHAKA

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Mahbubur Rahman ◽  
Sharif Shams Imon
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Forces ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Historic Landscape

Liveability of a city is related to the quality of life (QOL) assessed by the impact of the quality of physical environment on liveability and the role of recreation in psychological wellbeing of individuals. Like in major Asian cities, the historic waterfront and architectural heritage of Dhaka are important components of the fabric. Despite diminution, it continues to affect the social life of Old Dhaka residents. In recent years, protection of the waterfront from illegal encroachment and pollution has become a major concern, amidst a lack of understanding of the river’s role in improving the QOL of the waterfront residents and the role of community involvement. By comparing waterfronts in similar contexts and through literature review and observations, the authors investigate how the conservation of the historic waterfront can contribute to the improvement of quality of life in Old Dhaka, and suggest ways to protect the riverfront with this objective. Seeing waterfronts as products of human intervention into nature, this paper discusses the socio-political forces that shape this, and investigates how conservation of the historic landscape can improve the QOL of the nearby residents. It uses a case study approach based on documentary research, unstructured and nonparticipant observations, and interviews with community leaders, environmental activists and local bodies.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF PROVIDING CARE FOR GRANDCHILDREN ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF GRANDPARENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Skałacka ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Work Load ◽  
Study Data ◽  
The Social ◽  
Professional Field ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Contemporary grandparents are active people, not only in the social but also professional field. Regardless of other duties, one of the socially assigned tasks in the role of grandparent is to take care for grandchildren. As various studies have reported, this task may bring caregivers more losses than benefits (eg Goodman & Silverstein, 2002). In the present study, data from 148 people over 57 years who have looked after grandchildren have been analyzed, to determine whether the amount of time devoted by grandparents to care for grandchildren will affect their sense of quality of life. Grandparents gender, age, and locus of control was controlled. The obtained results confirmed that with the increase of the number of hours devoted to grandchildren care, the sense of quality of life of the grandparents drops. This effect is stronger among grandfathers. The sense of the location of control plays the role of a mediator and suppressor in the relationship of care time over grandchildren with a sense of quality of life. The results are discussed in the context of potential family burden and work load among grandparents. Key words: grandparents, grandchildren, quality of life, location of control, care for grandchildren

scholarly journals 430 - Burnout and Negative Stereotypes: How They affect the Quality of Life of Professionals working in Nursing Homes.

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. 50-50
Author(s):  
P. López-Frutos ◽  
G. Pérez-Rojo ◽  
J. López ◽  
C. Noriega ◽  
C. Velasco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

IntroductionThe quality of life (QoL) of professionals working in nursing homes is often impaired by the stress that they experience daily. This sustained stress is known as burnout. A syndrome that ends up negatively affecting all areas of life and decreasing their quality of life. Negative stereotypes can alter how professionals perceive older adults. The literature has supported the relationship between high levels of burnout and negative stereotyping. These may moderate the impact of stress as a function of how they perceive stressors as reported by Lazarus and Folkman (1984).ObjectiveThis study aimed to analyze how burnout affects professionals´ quality of life and how this relationship is moderated by their stereotypes towards the residents. The sample included 312 professionals working in nursing homes. Quality of life (QPL-35), burnout (MBI) and negative stereotypes towards older adults´ health, motivation and personality (CENVE) were measured. To analyze the data, we performed linear regression models.Results:We found a negative relationship between burnout and quality of life (p<0.001; R2=0.47). The results of the moderation analysis show that they are significant regarding total stereotypes variable (M1: b=0.10, SE=0.04, t=2.18, p=0.03), the health subscale (M2: b=0.14, SE=0.04, t=3.11, p<0.001) and the social- motivation subscale (M3: b=0.09, SE=0.05, t=1.79, p=0.07). In contrast, character-personality subscale did not show any significant moderation (M4: b=0.06, SE=0.05, t=1.25, p=0.21).Conclusion:These results reflect the importance of investigating the role of stereotypes and their relationship with professionals´ quality of life and burnout. Future intervention programs that aim to prevent negative stereotypes are needed not only to improve residents´ quality of life, but also for professionals wellbeing and quality of life.Funding:This research was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (grant no. PSI2016-79803-R).

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