The role of informal social networks in marital conflict, violence among newly arrived wives in Hong Kong

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuen-ying Wong
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Marital Conflict ◽  
Informal Social Networks

scholarly journals Tacit networks, crucial care: Informal networks and disaster response in Nepal’s 2015 Gorkha earthquake

Urban Studies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 561-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rocio Carrero ◽  
Michele Acuto ◽  
Asaf Tzachor ◽  
Niraj Subedi ◽  
Ben Campbell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Informal Networks ◽  
Gorkha Earthquake ◽  
Local Networks ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
2015 Gorkha Earthquake ◽  
Informal Social Networks

It is often reiterated that a better understanding of local networks and needs is key to risk reduction. Nevertheless, the crucial role of informal social networks and actors in the catering for human needs in disaster circumstances remains largely under-explored. If we have to rethink the ‘work’ that informality does for our understanding of urban areas, its contribution to resilience, and take it seriously in the ‘full spectrum of risk’ in urban and peri-urban centres, better and more balanced methods are needed. This paper attends to this gap. Examining the mechanisms of aid provision in the aftermath of the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake in Nepal, it details an experimental set of quantitative research methods to explore the role of informal social networks in the provision of critical human needs in natural disasters. Relying on a sample of 160 households across four districts and 16 villages in the built environment affected by the Gorkha earthquake, the paper reveals that, overall, a wide disparity exists in the comparative importance of organisations in the provision of aid and resources. Much crucial after-disaster care is catered for by a mix of relatives, temples, friends, neighbours and local clubs. It highlights the importance of informal networks in understanding, and theorising, governance (of disaster and of the ‘urban’ more in general), and calls for greater attention to its role. It is time, it argues, to revalue informal disaster governance networks as a crucial, not tacit, component of disaster response.

scholarly journals Doing research with police elites in Ghana

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 537-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Addo Sowatey ◽  
Justice Tankebe
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Informal Social Networks ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Senior Officers

Much of our methodological insights from researching policing in sub-Saharan Africa comes from studies of frontline officers. Consequently, many important methodological questions about research on senior police officers remain unanswered. This article addresses this gap by drawing on insights from interviewing senior officers in Ghana. It focuses on the challenges and opportunities in negotiating access, establishing trust during interviews and dealing with ethical dilemmas. We highlight the role of informal social networks and cultural practices of surprise visits, what we have termed strategic ambush, in securing formal approval for our research. However, this represented mere or putative access for which deference towards institutional gatekeepers was key to its actualization. Deference towards officers and extensive knowledge of the policing environment helped to put the senior officers at ease, and enhanced the chances of a successful interview. Finally, we offer reflections on our responses to unexpected ethical dilemmas that we faced in the field.

Reconciliation of work and family care in the context of the underemployment phenomenon in Poland

2013 ◽  
pp. 132-151
Author(s):  
Piotr Teisseyre
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Standard Form ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Financial Transfers ◽  
Limited Access ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Informal Social Networks

This paper investigates the relationships between the phenomenon of underemployment in Poland - defined as a non-standard form of employment, particularly as work on fixed-term contracts - and the role of informal social networks and family in meeting social needs. Two different hypothesis are considered. The first hypothesis. Extension of labor market segmentation leads to an increase in the role of family and informal social networks among workers, who are deprived of stable employment and with limited chances of promotion. Employees with fixed-term contracts (according to Eurostat 28,2% of all employees) have a limited access to public and commercial institutions that meet social needs. For those people the family and community should play an important role in providing individuals with goods and services. In other words, underemployment fosters familiarization in Poland. The second hypothesis. Employees with lower average incomes from fixed-term work have a limited access to affluent social support networks. The rule of reciprocity is weaker among these segments of social structure. Thus, the role of community and family plays a less significant role in households where non-standard employment is prevalent. The intensity of family's and informal social network's support is explored in reference to child care and financial transfers within informal networks. The analysis is based on the EUSILC data from 2008.

scholarly journals Mediating Role of Attitude towards Betrayal and Marital Conflict in Relation between Using Virtual Social Networks and Emotional Divorce

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyedeh Sara Shakeri ◽  
Jafar Shabani ◽  
Hamidreza Aghamohammadian Sharbaf ◽  
Seyed Mojtaba Aghili
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Marital Conflict ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Virtual Networks ◽  
Direct Role ◽  
Marital Conflicts ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Quota Sampling

Introduction: Research results show that unmanaged use of virtual networks is the cause of differences between couples. Accordingly, the present study aimed to determine the mediating role of attitudes toward betrayal and marital conflicts in the relationship between the use of virtual social networks and emotional divorce in married teachers in Mashhad. Method: The research method was descriptive-correlational and the society included married teachers in seven areas of education in Mashhad city in the academic year of 2017-2018. 375 teachers were selected by quota sampling method and completed questionnaires on social networks, emotional divorce, attitudes toward betrayal and marital conflicts. Data were analyzed using path analysis using Maximum Field Definition (ML). The structural equation modeling was used to analyze data using AMOS software version 25. Results: Based on the findings, the mediating role of attitude toward betrayal was not significant for predicting emotional divorce based on the use of virtual social networks (β = 0.06). Standardized β coefficient is 0.38 for predicting marital conflicts based on the use of virtual social networks and the coefficient for predicting emotional divorce based on marital conflicts is 0.54. Therefore, the role of conflicting intermediaries is significant for predicting emotional divorce based on the use of virtual social networks. Accordingly, the role of the mediating meanings of marital conflicts along with the non-perceptible role of attitudes toward betrayal, based on the use of virtual social networks, predicts a total of 20% of the variance of emotional divorce. If the direct role of using virtual social networks in predicting emotional divorce along with the role of intermediate variables is considered, 66% of the variance of emotional divorce is predictable. Fit indicators showed the optimal fitness of the model with the collected data. (P <0.05) Conclusion: The results of this study showed that increasing the use of virtual networks with increasing conflicts increases the incidence of emotional divorce in couples.  

Influence of social networks on business processes’ development

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 2225-2252
Author(s):  
E.V. Popov ◽  
V.L. Simonova ◽  
O.V. Komarova ◽  
S.S. Kaigorodova
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Sales Channels ◽  
A Value ◽  
The Impact

Subject. The emergence of new ways of interaction between sellers and buyers, the formation of new sales channels and product promotion based on the use of digital economy tools is at the heart of improving the business processes. Social networks became a tool for development; their rapid growth necessitates theoretical understanding and identification of potential application in enterprise's business process digitalization. Objectives. We explore the role of social media in the digitalization of business processes, systematize the impact of social networks on business processes of enterprises in the digital economy. Methods. The theoretical and methodological analysis of social networks as a tool for digitalization of company's business processes rests on the content analysis of domestic and foreign scientific studies, comparison, generalization and systematization. Results. We highlight the key effects of the impact of social networks on the business processes of the company; show that the digitalization of business processes should be considered in the context of a value-based approach, aimed at creating a value through the algorithmization of company operations. We determine that social networks are one of the most important tools for digitalization of company's business processes, as they have a high organizational and management potential. We also systematize the effects of social media on company's business processes. Conclusions. We present theoretical provisions of the impact of social networks on business processes of enterprises, which will enable to model and organize ideas about the development of digital ecosystems and the formation of business models.

The Role of Social Networks in the Monitoring and Treatment of Adolescent Diabetes

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-53
Author(s):  
Başak DELİKANLI ÇORAKÇI ◽  
Muammer BİLİCİ ◽  
Yasin ÖZTÜRK ◽  
Taner BAYRAKTAROĞLU
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks
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