Communication and Social Dissonance

Mapping Intimacies ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-8247-3.ch001 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 1-22

Author(s):

Victorița Trif

Keyword(s):

Social Context ◽

Interpersonal Relationships ◽

Remote Communication ◽

Communication Techniques ◽

The Social ◽

Patterns Of Communication

This chapter aims to identify the new patterns of communication generated by the COVID-19 crisis and to explain the mechanisms involved within remote communication. In this chronic crisis, the social context is distorted, and the communication map based on interpersonal relationships has been transformed in an imprecise mirror of conflicts without the possibility to solve the gaps of communication by the oldest tactics, principles, or communication techniques from the literature in the fieldwork.

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The Appalachian Social Context and the Battering of Women

Practicing Anthropology ◽

10.17730/praa.15.3.l41q2731p1x5wn27 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 20-24

Author(s):

Judith Fiene

Keyword(s):

Social Context ◽

Interpersonal Relationships ◽

Battered Women ◽

The United States ◽

Social Contexts ◽

Social Classes ◽

Family Roles ◽

The Social ◽

Context Variables ◽

Abuse Of Women

The battering of women by their partners is a common occurrence around the world, and historical records show that the abuse of women has been legitimized through the ages. In the United States battering is to be found in all social classes and across all racial and ethnic groups. However, the experience of being battered is structured by the social contexts in which it occurs. How victims perceive and react to that experience is influenced by their social world, the construction of gender and family roles and interpersonal relationships in their community, and the response of local people to male violence. These social context variables must be considered as well in programs designed to assist battered women and to prevent further battering.

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