The Social Consequences of Economic Expansion

Muslim presence in Lithuania, though already addressed from many angles, has not hitherto been approached from either the perspective of the social contract theories or of the compliance with Muslim jurisprudence. The author argues that through choice of non-Muslim Grand Duchy of Lithuania as their adopted Motherland, Muslim Tatars effectively entered into a unique (yet, from the point of Hanafi fiqh, arguably Islamically valid) social contract with the non-Muslim state and society. The article follows the development of this social contract since its inception in the fourteenth century all the way into the nation-state of Lithuania that emerged in the beginning of the twentieth century and continues until the present. The epitome of the social contract under investigation is the official granting in 1995 to Muslim Tatars of a status of one of the nine traditional faiths in Lithuania with all the ensuing political, legal and social consequences for both the Muslim minority and the state.

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Introduction

10.1093/oso/9780198828211.003.0001 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Louçã Francisco ◽

Ash Michael

Keyword(s):

Social Reproduction ◽

Capital Accumulation ◽

Social Consequences ◽

First Century ◽

Capitalist System ◽

Global Restructuring ◽

The Social ◽

And Diffusion ◽

Political Decision Making ◽

Mode Of Production

This book investigates two questions, how did finance become hegemonic in the capitalist system; and what are the social consequences of the rise of finance? We do not dwell on other topics, such as the evolution of the mode of production or the development of class conflict over the longer run. Our theme is not the genesis, history, dynamics, or contradictions of capitalism but, instead, we address the rise of financialization beginning in the last quarter of the twentieth century and continuing into the twenty-first century. Therefore, we investigate the transnationalization of the circuits and processes of capital accumulation that originated the expansion and financialization of the mechanisms of production, social reproduction, and hegemony, including the ideology, the functioning of the states, and the political decision making. We do not discuss the prevailing neoliberalism as an ideology, although we pay attention to the creation and diffusion of ideas, since we sketch an overview of the process of global restructuring of production and finance leading to the prevalence of the shadow economy....

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The Social Consequences of Phubbing

The Oxford Handbook of Mobile Communication and Society ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190864385.013.11 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 157-174 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mariek Vanden Abeele

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Social Relationships ◽

Empirical Work ◽

Social Consequences ◽

Future Research ◽

Expectancy Violations ◽

Face To Face ◽

Comprehensive Literature Review ◽

The Social

Recent empirical work suggests that phubbing, a term used to describe the practice of snubbing someone with a phone during a face-to-face social interaction, harms the quality of social relationships. Based on a comprehensive literature review, this chapter presents a framework that integrates three concurrent mechanisms that explain the relational impact of phubbing: expectancy violations, ostracism, and attentional conflict. Based on this framework, theoretically grounded propositions are formulated that may serve as guidelines for future research on these mechanisms, the conditions under which they operate, and a number of potential issues that need to be considered to further validate and extend the framework.

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Where Do We Go After Surviving the Virus? Cross-Country Documentary Analysis of the Social Consequences Faced by COVID-19 Survivors

International Quarterly of Community Health Education ◽

10.1177/0272684x211022176 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 0272684X2110221

Author(s):

Alfred F. S. Owusu ◽

Alhassan Abdullah ◽

Godfred H. Pinto ◽

Hajara Bentum ◽

Janet Tein Ni Moo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care Professionals ◽

Health Workers ◽

Interprofessional Collaboration ◽

Social Consequences ◽

Medical Practitioners ◽

News Reports ◽

Documentary Analysis ◽

The Social ◽

Recovery Narratives ◽

Personal Accounts

In this study, we attempted to move beyond the skewed discussions on stigma to unravel other social consequences that are experienced by persons who have recovered from COVID-19. We conducted a documentary review of published news reports from 14 highly ranked news portals in Ghana and Malaysia (published between 1st January 2020 and 30th August 2020) that contained personal accounts from the recovered patients about their lived experiences with the virus and social consequences encountered after recovery. Narratives from the recovered patients were extracted and analyzed following the narrative thematic analysis procedure. Common themes identified from the narratives included: 1) Stigma impacting mental health, 2) Assault and abuse 3) Experiences of treatment. The findings show the need for interprofessional collaboration between social and health care professionals such as social workers, community health workers, medical practitioners and psychologists to prevent and address issues of abuse and other social consequences experienced by COVID-19 survivors.

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COVID-19 Inequalities: Individual and Area Socioeconomic Factors (Aragón, Spain)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18126607 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (12) ◽

pp. 6607

Author(s):

Isabel Aguilar-Palacio ◽

Lina Maldonado ◽

Sara Malo ◽

Raquel Sánchez-Recio ◽

Iván Marcos-Campos ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cohort Study ◽

Retrospective Cohort ◽

Social Inequalities ◽

Deprivation Level ◽

Social Consequences ◽

Multilevel Analyses ◽

The Social ◽

The Individual ◽

The Impact ◽

Second Wave

It is essential to understand the impact of social inequalities on the risk of COVID-19 infection in order to mitigate the social consequences of the pandemic. With this aim, the objective of our study was to analyze the effect of socioeconomic inequalities, both at the individual and area of residence levels, on the probability of COVID-19 confirmed infection, and its variations across three pandemic waves. We conducted a retrospective cohort study and included data from all individuals tested for COVID-19 during the three waves of the pandemic, from March to December 2020 (357,989 individuals) in Aragón (Spain). We studied the effect of inequalities on the risk of having a COVID-19 confirmed diagnosis after being tested using multilevel analyses with two levels of aggregation: individuals and basic healthcare area of residence (deprivation level and type of zone). Inequalities in the risk of COVID-19 confirmed infection were observed at both the individual and area level. There was a predominance of low-paid employees living in deprived areas. Workers with low salaries, unemployed and people on minimum integration income or who no longer receive the unemployment allowance, had a higher probability of COVID-19 infection than workers with salaries ≥ €18,000 per year. Inequalities were greater in women and in the second wave. The deprivation level of areas of residence influenced the risk of COVID-19 infection, especially in the second wave. It is necessary to develop individual and area coordinated measures by areas in the control, diagnosis and treatment of the epidemic, in order to avoid an increase in the already existing inequalities.

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