scholarly journals Local Citizenships and the Visigothic Kingdom

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Martínez Jiménez
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Late Antique ◽  
Urban Identity ◽  
Medieval Studies ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Early Medieval Studies

In recent decades, ethnicity and ethnic identity have been one of the main issues of academic discussions of late antique and early medieval studies – including in Visigothic Iberia. Even if the tendency to correlate race and ethnicity has largely ended, the debate on the role of Goths and Romans in the Visigothic kingdom is still ongoing. Most of these discussions are based on funerary remains and how they can be interpreted, and in these contexts we find an application for comparative anthropology. However, in urban contexts there is a tendency to obviate this theoretical perspective. In this chapter I want to go beyond this duality to further develop the validity of urban identity and citizenship as a form of self-presentation outside of ethnic duality.

scholarly journals Understanding the Mechanisms of Intergenerational Social Inequality in Demographic Behavior

2021 ◽  
pp. 141-153
Author(s):  
Nicole Hiekel
Keyword(s):  
Social Inequality ◽  
Social Stratification ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Demographic Behavior

AbstractIn this chapter I contrast the economic and cultural perspective of intergenerational transmission processes of social inequality in demographic behavior. I systematically compile the underlying social mechanisms that are scattered across the literature and apply them to the relationships investigated within the CONOPP project. Identifying a predominant focus on the parental resource perspective in the literature linking family background and young adult demographic behavior, I argue in favor of widening the theoretical perspective. Greater theoretical width will enable social scientists to more comprehensively grasp the persistent social stratification of demographic behavior across generations and the role of context in moderating these relationships. I conclude with some suggestions on how future research can further push the boundaries of understanding these relationships.

The Twentieth Century

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Schoppa
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Political Identity ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
The World

The twentieth century was studded with extraordinary achievements in medicine, science, technology, and space. Yet, this century was the most violent in history, killing an estimated 30 million people in cold-blooded genocides and, in wars, an estimated 187 million. There was not a single year in the hundred-year span when there were no significant wars. In each chapter I have chosen several men and women, many not well-known, on whom I focus a bit more than other historical actors. They reflect the spirit of their times, though their approaches and contributions are distinctively nuanced. Existing in a climate primed for war and violence, they, like everyone else, had to decide where their source of political identity lay and, when a decision was necessary, where their political allegiance would fall: To their own lives as individuals in a specific locality? Or to a particular nation? Or to the larger global community? Given that this allegiance has been much discussed during the last half of the century up through today, to what geographical level do we see world citizens committing their allegiance? That answer will be a key determinant of the future. This chronological narrative also traces other crucial twentieth-century developments: women and their professional and social roles, goals, successes, and setbacks; the powerful forces of race and ethnicity; the role of identity; environmental issues, including atomic energy and the sustainability of natural resources; the causes and changing nature of wars around the world; and the historical roles of contingency and memory.

scholarly journals Role of culture in preservation of ethnic identity of Armenians in the V century

2020 ◽  
pp. 117-126
Author(s):  
Elena Sergeevna Sukhodolskaya
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Historical Science ◽  
National Unity ◽  
Medieval Studies ◽  
The People ◽  
The Subject

The subject of this article is the cultural activity of Armenians in the V century aimed at preservation of national unity in the conditions of loss of statehood and exacerbated situation of population of the Eastern and Western Armenia. The object of this article is the Armenian leaders of the V century who impacted cultural development of the region of that time. Detailed analysis is conducted on such aspects of topic, as creation of national witting system, proliferation of education and emergence of national literature, development of architectural thought. Special attention is paid to the role of the Church in cultural development, as well as the appeared momocanons, which became the legal framework for the secular and ecclesiastical life. The scientific novelty of this research is defined by a new trend in historical science related to the study of ethnic identity. In medieval studies, this topic is of special importance, since peoples and states of that time often experienced the loss of sovereignty and statehood, which complicates the processes of ethnic self-identification of population. The work analyses the sources that describe cultural development of Eastern and Western Armenia, which allows speaking of the degree of preservation of national identity of the people, their unity against the threat of assimilation and loss of uniqueness. The made conclusions underline the significance of cultural development for the formation, preservation and development of ethnic identity of the people under a threat of assimilation or mandatory integration.

scholarly journals Construction of Baloch Ethnic Identity through Ethnolinguistic Awareness and Cultural Dynamics

2020 ◽  
Vol V (I) ◽  
pp. 84-91
Author(s):  
Fouzia Rehman Khan ◽  
Mehwish Malghani ◽  
Shazia Ayaz
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Cultural Dynamics ◽  
Group Members ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Rich Data

The paper is based on a qualitative ethnographic study to explore the role of ethnolinguistic awareness and cultural dynamics in the construction of the ethnic identity of Baloch. The data was collected through focussed group interviews of twenty participants who were sampled through non-random criterion sampling and they belonged to at least thirteen different tribes of Baloch. The study was conducted within the theoretical perspective of Smolicz Core Value. The analysis of the rich data found the group members to be consciously self-aware of their distinct ethnic identity and more so in the present political situation of the province. The group members were also found to express their ethnicity through cultural dynamics such as common traditional dress and Balochi as the group language even though Balochi was not the mother tongue of all the participants as they are an ethnic group that speaks at least four different languages.

A study of the role of profile pictures in impression management on Face book

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adity Saxena ◽  
Pallavi Majumdar
Keyword(s):  
Impression Management ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
The Other ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Profile Pictures

Face book profile image provides ample opportunity to the FB users to portray a visual self-presentation within this social networking circle. Profile images play a vital role to establish an impression on the other users’ mind, particularly when each online friend may not be known to the other. Existing research reveals multiple aspects of FB users’ intention, attitude and approach towards the profileimages, such as frequency of change by the young FB users, the triggers for change of profile images, and the difference in approach according to gender. Drawing on the theoretical perspective of impression management and other relevant theories, the present study will explore the role of profile pictures in influencing the perception of other FB users in the Indian context. The study uses the tools of content analysis and survey to address the research questions.

The role of nursing in the rehabilitation of acute stroke patients: Toward a unified theoretical perspective

Pflege ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-27
Author(s):  
Marit Kirkevold
Keyword(s):  
Acute Stroke ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Role Of Nursing ◽  
Rolle Der Pflegenden

Eine Übersicht der bestehenden Literatur weist auf Unsicherheiten bezüglich der spezifischen Rolle der Pflegenden in der Rehabilitation von Hirnschlagpatientinnen und -patienten hin. Es existieren zwei unterschiedliche Begrifflichkeiten für die Rolle der Pflegenden, keine davon bezieht sich auf spezifische Rehabilitationsziele oder Patientenergebnisse. Ein anfänglicher theoretischer Beitrag der Rolle der Pflege in der Genesung vom Hirnschlag wird als Struktur unterbreitet, um die therapeutischen Aspekte der Pflege im Koordinieren, Erhalten und Üben zu vereinen. Bestehende Literatur untermauert diesen Beitrag. Weitere Forschung ist jedoch notwendig, um den spezifischen Inhalt und Fokus der Pflege in der Genesung bei Hirnschlag zu entwickeln.

The Role of Ethnic Identity among Students in Puerto Rico

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Zhen-Duan ◽  
Emily Saez-Santiago
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Ethnic Identity

Ivan Ozhienko about the role of religion in Ukrainian national life

2001 ◽  
pp. 54-61
Author(s):  
K. Nedzelsky
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Spiritual Life ◽  
Human Soul ◽  
National Unity ◽  
Terrestrial Life ◽  
Dedicated Service ◽  
National Life ◽  
Role Of Religion ◽  
Spiritual Unity

Ivan Ogienko (1882-1972), also known as Metropolitan Hilarion, devoted much attention to the role and place of religion in the national life of Ukrainians and their ethnic identity in their scholarly and theological works. Without exaggeration it can be argued that the problem of national unity of the Ukrainian people is one of the key principles of all historiosophical considerations of the famous scholar and theologian. If the purpose of the spiritual life of a Ukrainian, according to his views, is to serve God, then the purpose of state or terrestrial life is the dedicated service to his people. The purpose of heaven and the purpose of the earthly paths, intersecting in the life of a certain group of people through the lives of its individual representatives, give rise to a unique alliance of spiritual unity, the name of which is "people" or "nation." Religion (faith) in the process of transforming the anarchist crowd into a spiritually integrated and orderly national integrity serves as the transformer of the imperfect nature of the human soul into perfect.

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