scholarly journals The Absence of a Gendered Perspective in Contemporary Discussions on Violence Against Women

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-55
Author(s):  
Jasna Podreka
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Structuralist Theory ◽  
Scientific Context ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Violent Events

The author addresses the question of why, after more than half a century of feminist heritage in the field of conceptualisation and understanding of violence against women, its importance should be re-established and re-examined within a scientific context. The author starts from the premise that the definition of what actually constitutes violence is no longer at the forefront of public discussions. There is also a lack of contextual examination of violent events through the lens of power relations in the existing gender order. Public discourse, which is characterised by quick and superficial reflections on individual events that are taken out of context is completely devoid of any insight into the problem of violence against women, due to the continued gender inequality in society. Therefore, the main purpose of this article is to highlight the importance of understanding violence against women through the prism of gender or gender inequality, which is the key contribution of feminist structuralist theory. In light of this, a critique of feminist structuralist theory is presented, as it is the one that has laid down the foundation for understanding violence against women, while not providing all the tools needed for a complex understanding of the problem in its entirety. The author uses the example of the Harvey Weinstein scandal to attempt to illuminate the issue.

scholarly journals The Absence of a Gendered Perspective in Contemporary Discussions on Violence Against Women

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-55
Author(s):  
Jasna Podreka
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Structuralist Theory ◽  
Scientific Context ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Violent Events

The author addresses the question of why, after more than half a century of feminist heritage in the field of conceptualisation and understanding of violence against women, its importance should be re-established and re-examined within a scientific context. The author starts from the premise that the definition of what actually constitutes violence is no longer at the forefront of public discussions. There is also a lack of contextual examination of violent events through the lens of power relations in the existing gender order. Public discourse, which is characterised by quick and superficial reflections on individual events that are taken out of context is completely devoid of any insight into the problem of violence against women, due to the continued gender inequality in society. Therefore, the main purpose of this article is to highlight the importance of understanding violence against women through the prism of gender or gender inequality, which is the key contribution of feminist structuralist theory. In light of this, a critique of feminist structuralist theory is presented, as it is the one that has laid down the foundation for understanding violence against women, while not providing all the tools needed for a complex understanding of the problem in its entirety. The author uses the example of the Harvey Weinstein scandal to attempt to illuminate the issue.

scholarly journals Stringency in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) criteria and application in clinical study recruitment

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine P. Schneider ◽  
Heather Huddleston ◽  
Umesh Masharani ◽  
Ashley E. Mason ◽  
Lynda Frassetto
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Polycystic Ovary ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Common Diagnosis ◽  
Ovarian Size ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Diagnosis Criteria ◽  
Registration Date ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract Background: In this manuscript, we review the various criteria used to diagnosis PCOS, and discuss how the specific diagnostic criteria used can impact recruitment for PCOS studies. PCOS is a common diagnosis, but with a number of differing definitions. We were interested in addressing these differing stringencies and application in clinical trial, such as our group’s PCOS diet study.Methods: For our study on the effects of diets to alter insulin resistance, we adopted the one using more stringent criteria, consisting of biochemical abnormalities, menstrual abnormalities, insulin resistance and abnormal ovarian size and structure. Our study actively recruits from PCOS clinics in the Bay Area. We reported number of women successfully recruited using our PCOS diagnosis stringency, and how these numbers differ from women referred to PCOS clinics in the Bay Area. We also report the reasons patients did not fit our diagnosis criteria to shed insight into how diagnosis differ between healthcare professionals.Results: To our surprise, the vast majority of subjects seen in the tertiary referral PCOS center at UCSF did not qualify for the study.Conclusion: The definition of PCOS may be important in study design, and can impact the ability to recruit for the study.Trial registration: Date of registration: June 20, 2014, NIH ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02190097

scholarly journals Culture of giving birth: Research on the issue of violence against women during delivery

Sociologija ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 58 (suppl. 1) ◽  
pp. 259-286
Author(s):  
Nada Sekulic
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Mutual Influence ◽  
Social Resource ◽  
Bodily Experience ◽  
The Social

The paper deals with the issue of the fragile connection between social sciences, humanistic sciences and feminism, arguing in favor of their closer mutual influence. In the framework of this approach, paper presents the results of the part of the research ?Politics of Parenthood?, based on the feminist approach. The paper analyzes the delivery (giving birth) as an important ritual in the life cycle of the largest number of women, through which power relations in society manifest, and women are subdued. Research on the issue of violence against women during delivery is part of the broader research dealing with the social construction of women?s bodily experience and female body as a social resource, in the processes that reflect and at the same create gender inequality.

scholarly journals Visions of Automation: A Comparative Discussion of Two Approaches

Societies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Philipp Frey
Keyword(s):  
Public Discourse ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Critical Social Theory ◽  
General Introduction ◽  
Technological Unemployment ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
The Future ◽  
Nuanced Understanding ◽  
The One ◽  
Insight Into

In recent years, fears of technological unemployment have (re-)emerged strongly in public discourse. In response, policymakers and researchers have tried to gain a more nuanced understanding of the future of work in an age of automation. In these debates, it has become common practice to signal expertise on automation by referencing a plethora of studies, rather than limiting oneself to the careful discussion of a small number of selected papers whose epistemic limitations one might actually be able to grasp comprehensively. This paper addresses this shortcoming. I will first give a very general introduction to the state of the art of research on potentials for automation, using the German case as an example. I will then provide an in-depth analysis of two studies of the field that exemplify two competing approaches to the question of automatability: studies that limit themselves to discussing technological potentials for automation on the one hand, and macroeconomic scenario methods that claim to provide more concrete assessments of the connection between job losses (or job creation) and technological innovation in the future on the other. Finally, I will provide insight into the epistemic limitations and the specific vices and virtues of these two approaches from the perspective of critical social theory, thereby contributing to a more enlightened and reflexive debate on the future of automation.

An Earth Networks Lightning Climatology Using Thunder Hours 

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Lapierre ◽  
Elizabeth DiGangi ◽  
Michael Stock
Keyword(s):  
Network Performance ◽  
Grid Point ◽  
Thunderstorm Activity ◽  
Lightning Flash ◽  
Storm Activity ◽  
Long Term Trends ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Insight Into

<p>Lightning data are often used to measure the location and intensity of thunderstorms. Long term trends of thunderstorm activity can be a helpful tool for understanding our changing climate. This study presents data from the Earth Networks Global Lightning Network (ENGLN) in the form of thunder hours. A thunder hour is defined as an hour during which thunder can be heard from a given location. Thunder hours are an intuitive measure of lightning since the one-hour interval represents the life span of most airmass thunderstorms. Examining long-term lightning patterns in the context of thunder hours lends insight into thunderstorm activity without being heavily influenced by individual storm intensity, shedding light on patterns in storm activity associated with weaker thunderstorms. Thunder hour observations also reduce network performance dependencies in the dataset, making thunder hours particularly useful for studying climatology. Thunder hours have been calculated for the entire globe using 5 years of data from the ENGLN. To translate lightning flash locations to thunder hours, we converted the entire globe to a 0.05° grid, and we have slightly modified the definition of thunder-hour to an UTC hour during which lightning was located within 15 km of a given grid point. The 15 km criteria here is based on the approximate range at which thunder can be heard from a lightning flash. This study will examine global thunderstorm activity, highlighting diurnal and seasonal patterns observed across the globe.</p>

scholarly journals Stringency in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) criteria and application in clinical study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Schneider ◽  
Heather Huddleston ◽  
Umesh Masharani ◽  
Ashley E. Mason ◽  
Lynda Frassetto
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Polycystic Ovary ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Common Diagnosis ◽  
Ovarian Size ◽  
Diet Study ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Diagnosis Criteria ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract Background: In this manuscript, we review the various criteria used to diagnosis PCOS, and discuss how the specific diagnostic criteria used can impact recruitment for PCOS studies. PCOS is a common diagnosis, but with a number of differing definitions. We were interested in addressing these differing stringencies and application in clinical trial, such as our group’s PCOS diet study. Methods: For our study on the effects of diets to alter insulin resistance, we adopted the one using more stringent criteria, consisting of biochemical abnormalities, menstrual abnormalities, insulin resistance and abnormal ovarian size and structure. Our study actively recruits from PCOS clinics in the Bay Area. We reported number of women successfully recruited using our PCOS diagnosis stringency, and how these numbers differ from women referred to PCOS clinics in the Bay Area. We also report the reasons patients did not fit our diagnosis criteria to shed insight into how diagnosis differ between healthcare professionals. Results: To our surprise, the vast majority of subjects seen in the tertiary referral PCOS center at UCSF did not qualify for the study. Conclusion: The definition of PCOS may be important in study design, and can impact the ability to recruit for the study.

scholarly journals Retromania as the Symptom of Trauma: The Past and Present in Sergei Loznitsa’s Schast’e Moe

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Lipovetsky
Keyword(s):  
Power Relations ◽  
Historical Memory ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Objective Condition ◽  
The Past ◽  
Radical Critique ◽  
Great Patriotic War ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of

The article discusses Sergei Loznitsa’s film Schast’e moe (My Joy, 2010) as the most radical critique of the retromaniac glorification of the profound connections between the present-day Russia and its heroic history, especially the Great Patriotic War. Loznitsa presents this connection as a circular narrative that is driven by recurring patterns of violence, which in turn manifest unresolved societal traumas. The patterns of recurrent violence and the circularity of its cycle can be described through Freudian definition of trauma. Loznitsa treats retromania as an objective condition of contemporary Russian society – the one that mythologizes reproduction of these violence-based power relations, not only vertically but also horizontally. This logic is deeply embedded in the film’s structure and the system of recurring motifs, which eventually constitute a surreal picture in which the borders between the past and present are blurred by the permanence of violence in the fabric of society. Keywords: Sergei Loznitsa, violence, historical memory, trauma

scholarly journals Peacebuilding in Kosovo

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr.Sc. Ngadhnjim Brovina
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Paper ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Historical Method ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Cold War ◽  
Insight Into

Peacebuilding as a definitions has been initiated and studied quite late, while as a concept it begun to be used after the Cold War. The well-known researcher Johan Galtung, was the one who developed and reasoned the notion of peacebuilding as well as its development phasing.For this scientific paper, which deals with peacebuilding, we have chosen as a case study, the case of Kosovo.The main objective of this paper is to present the developments in Kosovo, and its journey towards peacebuilding, starting from 1999, a period when the war ends and peace begins.Materials elaborated in this paper, are mainly articles and scientific papers by foreign authors, because it is worthwhile and important to have an insight into their point of view regarding Kosovo peacebuilding case.The methodology applied in this research paper, is based on the analysis of these materials, using descriptive and historical method, through which we will highlight the case of peacebuilding in Kosovo.The expected outcomes of this paper, aim to present the definition of peacebuilding as a concept as well as its usage in the case of Kosovo, as a case study used in this research paper. It also aims to show the challenges that Kosovo politics have encountered in order to build a sustainable peace.In the conclusions of this paper, we would like to present the case of peacebuilding in Kosovo as a success story, and this case may be used as a model for other international cases where needed.

Understanding functional illiteracy from a policy, adult education, and cognition point of view: Towards a joint referent framework

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-122
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Bulajić ◽  
Miomir Despotović ◽  
Thomas Lachmann
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Operational Definition ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Functional Illiteracy ◽  
Scale Levels ◽  
Components Of Reading ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of

Abstract. The article discusses the emergence of a functional literacy construct and the rediscovery of illiteracy in industrialized countries during the second half of the 20th century. It offers a short explanation of how the construct evolved over time. In addition, it explores how functional (il)literacy is conceived differently by research discourses of cognitive and neural studies, on the one hand, and by prescriptive and normative international policy documents and adult education, on the other hand. Furthermore, it analyses how literacy skills surveys such as the Level One Study (leo.) or the PIAAC may help to bridge the gap between cognitive and more practical and educational approaches to literacy, the goal being to place the functional illiteracy (FI) construct within its existing scale levels. It also sheds more light on the way in which FI can be perceived in terms of different cognitive processes and underlying components of reading. By building on the previous work of other authors and previous definitions, the article brings together different views of FI and offers a perspective for a needed operational definition of the concept, which would be an appropriate reference point for future educational, political, and scientific utilization.

Murder with Impunity: The Construction of Arab Masculinities and Honor Crimes

1970 ◽  
pp. 38-45
Author(s):  
May Abu Jaber
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Social Boundaries ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Media ◽  
The One ◽  
Male Authority ◽  
Cultural Networks ◽  
Gender Specific

Violence against women (VAW) continues to exist as a pervasive, structural,systematic, and institutionalized violation of women’s basic human rights (UNDivision of Advancement for Women, 2006). It cuts across the boundaries of age, race, class, education, and religion which affect women of all ages and all backgrounds in every corner of the world. Such violence is used to control and subjugate women by instilling a sense of insecurity that keeps them “bound to the home, economically exploited and socially suppressed” (Mathu, 2008, p. 65). It is estimated that one out of every five women worldwide will be abused during her lifetime with rates reaching up to 70 percent in some countries (WHO, 2005). Whether this abuse is perpetrated by the state and its agents, by family members, or even by strangers, VAW is closely related to the regulation of sexuality in a gender specific (patriarchal) manner. This regulation is, on the one hand, maintained through the implementation of strict cultural, communal, and religious norms, and on the other hand, through particular legal measures that sustain these norms. Therefore, religious institutions, the media, the family/tribe, cultural networks, and the legal system continually disciplinewomen’s sexuality and punish those women (and in some instances men) who have transgressed or allegedly contravened the social boundaries of ‘appropriateness’ as delineated by each society. Such women/men may include lesbians/gays, women who appear ‘too masculine’ or men who appear ‘too feminine,’ women who try to exercise their rights freely or men who do not assert their rights as ‘real men’ should, women/men who have been sexually assaulted or raped, and women/men who challenge male/older male authority.

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