Influence of Cultural Goals and Values

2012 ◽  
pp. 83-118
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Goals

scholarly journals LEFT REALISM CRIMINOLOGY: BASIS AND PERSPECTIVES

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 1365-1370
Author(s):  
Vesna Stefanovska
Keyword(s):  
Working Class ◽  
Criminal Behavior ◽  
Critical Criminology ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Street Crime ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Family ◽  
Cultural Goals ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Race And Place

Left realism emerges in the early 1980s as a separate department, or direction within the neo-Marxist critical criminology. It results from dissatisfaction and certain criticisms of the foundations on which critical criminology is built, which left realists call left idealism. Namely, they are called realists because, in their view, crime should be considered in its reality, and the causes that led to criminal behavior should be seriously looked at, which means that leftist realists focus on already experienced realities. Hence, the issues of interest to left realists are the problems faced by certain groups regarding their age, class, sex, race and place of residence. They have some similarities with structural subcultural theories, arguing that crime is a form of subcultural adaptation to lived problems and realities. The basis is that due to material constraints and circumstances, the required cultural goals and aspirations cannot be achieved by legally disposable means. The central postulate of left realism is to reflect the reality of crime, in its origin, nature and influence. This means that crime cannot be romanticized or it cannot be explained as a product of the offender's pathology or other personal characteristics. Real problems related to the crime need to be considered and resolved. In this respect, the issues of left realism are the problems that citizens face, the relationship between the victim and the perpetrator, the geographical distribution of crime, as well as the prevalence of crime in certain social areas and sectors of the community. They are particularly concerned about ignoring the crime that is taking place on the streets by truly disadvantaged and marginalized citizens, as well as the crime that takes place behind closed doors, particularly in the family. So, the perspectives of the left realists are that street crime is a serious problem for the working class, working class crime is primarily committed against other working class members, relative poverty feeds the dissatisfaction and that dissatisfaction, in the absence of political solutions creates crime, and crime can be reduced by implementing practical social policies.On the basis of what has been stated, in this paper we will elaborate the critiques of critical criminology stated by the proponents of Left Realism , a Square of crime that offers appropriate solutions for criminal and social response to crime and perspectives of left realism that predominantly rely on community-based policies.

scholarly journals Factors Contributing To Employee Decisions To Ignore Diversity Policies

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria L. Figiel ◽  
Mary Ann Kummel Sasser
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Goals

Diversity is examined beyond the traditional definitions in the context of employers and the changing workforce. Realization by employers of non-compliance with diversity policies is revealed, as well as an exploration of reasons why perceptions and lingering stereotypes exist. Solutions for training the workforce on successfully embracing differences are explored to provide employers with the tools to commit to their missions and cultural goals for a diverse workplace.

Le Maroc francophone en classe du FLE en Pologne : état des lieux et proposition didactique

2021 ◽  
pp. 179-199
Author(s):  
Dorota Pudo
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Main Part ◽  
Cultural Distance ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Language Class ◽  
Cultural Specificity ◽  
Cultural Goals ◽  
Oral Interaction ◽  
Short Presentation

The article contains an idea for a lesson of French as a foreign language and focuses on the reading of a fragment from the Moroccan writer Tahar Ben Jelloun’s novel Enfant de sable. In the theoretical part, the author of the text analyses modern conceptions of interculturality in a language class as well as the place of literature in teaching foreign languages. The author also analyses the presence of Moroccan culture in French classes in Poland and the reasons why this presence seems so scarce. The objectives of the proposed lesson target communication skills (reading comprehension, oral interaction) and socio-cultural goals (getting to know a Moroccan author writing in French and increased awareness of cultural specificity of a foreign society). The chosen fragment illustrates a problem that is culturally distant to a Polish learner (a father broken by the fact that his seven children are all female, then apparently rejoicing at the birth of a boy). The proposed lesson develops as follows: it opens by an introductive discussion about Morocco and a short presentation of the author; the main part consists of reading the chosen fragment and completing some text-related exercises; finally, there follows a discussion aimed at achieving more cultural distance, focused on two questions: what elements of the fragment should be modified if the novel was to take place in Poland (and remain realistic) and what the learners’ emotions are toward the protagonist. Carrying out the lesson plan in one of Cracow’s high schools proved that the learners were able to achieve the present goals, and seemed genuinely interested in the discussed novel.

scholarly journals Resilience and Educational Pathways: A Longitudinal Analysis of Low Reading Achievers

2008 ◽  
pp. 27-62
Author(s):  
Victor Thiessen
Keyword(s):  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Reading Performance ◽  
Theoretical Concept ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Educational Outcome ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Canadian Youth ◽  
Educational Pathways ◽  
Cultural Goals

Utilizing the first three cycles of the Canadian longitudinal Youth in Transition Survey (YITS), this paper analyses the educational pathways of 6,342 Canadian youth who at age 15 scored below the level considered necessary for effective functioning in a knowledge-based society. The concept of resilience is integrated into a broader sociological framework of acceptance of cultural goals and access to the means for achieving these goals. Within this framework, the multiple effects of two components of resilience on educational outcomes are assessed: a) the availability of social and institutional supports and b) youth’s own attitudes, values and behaviours that enabled some of them to overcome the obstacle associated with their limited reading performance. Multinomial logistic regression was used to show that a variety of possible measures of resilience differentiate between dropping out, completing high school, and participating in postsecondary education. Additionally, some aspects of resilience are more effective for avoiding the worst educational outcome (dropping out) while others appear to facilitate achieving the best outcome (participating in postsecondary education). The paper concludes that resilience is better viewed as a sensitizing than a theoretical concept.

Changing Cultural Goals and Patterns in Guatemala

1952 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-143
Author(s):  
Arden R. King
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Goals

Informal Organizations as Agents of Change: Notes From The Contemporary Women's Movement in India

1996 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manisha Desai
Keyword(s):  
Social Movement ◽  
Women's Movement ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Social Movement Organizations ◽  
Cultural Innovation ◽  
Agents Of Change ◽  
Cultural Goals ◽  
Survival Pattern ◽  
Movement Organizations

Some social movement scholars suggest a division of outcomes between bureaucratic and collective organizations. Bureaucratic organizations are more likely to achieve political and mobilization outcomes because of their ability to mobilize resources, while the structural flexibility of smaller collective organizations is more suitable for cultural goals. Others argue that women's movement organizations incorporate elements of both bureaucratic and collective structures. This article brings new empirical evidence from the women's movement in India to the debate. Based on an analysis of two informally structured movement organizations, it demonstrates that informal organizations can achieve both political outcomes as well as cultural outcomes. In India, they did so by working at two levels: the national or regional level, mobilizing action with other social movement organizations to achieve political goals; and the local level, mobilizing consensus to initiate cultural innovation. Low cost, informal structures also facilitated a punctuated survival pattern marked by periods of activity alternating with inactivity.

scholarly journals Sport, eksport og selvstændighedskamp

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rune Ryelund Mortensen
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Foreign Affairs ◽  
Home Rule ◽  
Political Pressure ◽  
Soccer Match ◽  
Cultural Goals ◽  
The Media

Artiklen beskriver hvordan den uofficielle landskamp i 2001 mellem Tibet og Grønland, af landene blev brugt som redskab i forfølgelsen af politiske interesser.Rune Ryelund Mortensen: Sport, export and national identityThis article examines the debate and diplomatic activity surrounding the soccer match between Greenland and Tibet on June 30th 2001. The article tells the story of how the involved persons and organisations tried to promote their positions through use of the media, economical, and political pressure. The article investigates the roles of the Greenland Home Rule, Government and Office of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Denmark, The Chinese Embassy in Copenhagen, the Greenlandic Sea Fishery and Export Association, Royal Greenland, Greenlandic Sporting Association and Tibetan National Football Association in the debate and diplomatic activity prior to the match. The focus is on the combination of sports and politics, and the use of sport to pursue political, nationalistic and cultural goals. The article is based on the media coverage, personal interviews and documents from the above mentioned organisations.

scholarly journals Regulatory theatre: the disappearance of the 'public' from the CRTC public process

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danijel Margetic
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Single System ◽  
The Public ◽  
European Model ◽  
Cultural Sovereignty ◽  
Broadcasting System ◽  
Cultural Goals ◽  
Policy Objectives ◽  
The U.S

"The Broadcasting Act of 1991 lays out the Policy Objectives for the Canadian Broadcasting system. It defines it as a single system, owned and controlled by Canadians, comprising private, public and community elements, "which provides a public service essential to the maintenance and enhancement of national identity and cultural sovereignty"l Contrary to both the U.S. model where the broadcasting system was initially conceived as a purely private enterprise, and the European model where the broadcasters were government controlled entities; the Canadian system in its earliest stages evolved into a public-private system with both economic and cultural goals" -- Page 1.

CLIL: Conceptual differences in teaching “realia” to philological and non-philological students

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 18-34
Author(s):  
Jana Javorčíková ◽  
Anna Zelenková
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Fundamental Difference ◽  
New Words ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Teaching Procedure ◽  
New Business ◽  
Cultural Goals ◽  
English Speaking

Abstract In Slovakia, modern Cultural Studies of English-speaking countries have been integrated into university curricula since the 1990s. However, there is a fundamental difference in the role CLIL plays in teaching “realia” (alternatively: cultural studies, country studies and area studies) for philological students and for business students of non-philological faculties. While philological students study realia with primary linguistic and cultural goals (i.e. to learn new words, terminology, context and comparative cultural aspects), non-philological students’ goals are business oriented (i.e. allow a successful graduate to function effectively in a new business environment). That affects the methodology, teaching procedure and assessment of both disciplines in debate.

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