Guides as Mediators of Memory: On the Holocaust and Antisemitism – 75 Years Later

This article deals with the relationship between the Holocaust and antisemitism, focusing on the events of 2020-2021. The point of departure is the fifth World Holocaust Forum at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, held under the slogan: “Remembering the Holocaust, fighting antisemitism”. The event took place at the invitation of Israel’s president, Reuven Rivlin, in advance of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 23, 2020). Content analysis of the speeches given by presidents and prime ministers from around the world reinforce the insights of the Holocaust and the association with current-day antisemitism. In March 2020 the COVID-19 virus appeared, and a wave of antisemitism surfaced with it. Analysis of contents that appeared on websites and social networks reveals vitriolic antisemitism against Jews as generators of the virus, being the virus themselves.This study utilized the method of anthropologist Clifford Geertz (1926-2006), who established the interpretive approach to anthropology for analyzing culture contents. This, with regard to content analysis in general and to the contents of social networks and their contribution to antisemitism, in particular. Operation “Guardian of the Walls” in Gaza in 2021 further fanned antisemitism. Content analysis of websites and social networks portrays the Jewish soldier as a Nazi soldier and all Jews as murderers – with all the Holocaust symbols and Holocaust language.The study seeks to examine whether and to what degree the educational system in general and guides of youth trips to Poland as mediators of memory in particular, are prepared for the educational challenge of eradicating antisemitism in the post-Holocaust era. The research findings show that the challenge still awaits us. Education is an essential instrument in the battle against antisemitism but the educational system, both formal and informal, is not prepared.

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Social Class, Consumption and the Influence of Bourdieu: Some Critical Issues

The Sociological Review ◽

10.1111/j.1467-954x.1996.tb03445.x ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 44 (1_suppl) ◽

pp. 274-301 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Brian Longhurst ◽

Mike Savage

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Social Class ◽

Everyday Life ◽

Occupational Groups ◽

Critical Issues ◽

Consumption Practices ◽

The Relationship ◽

Point Of Departure ◽

The Way

Bourdieu's work has been an important point of departure for recent analyses of the relationship between social class and consumption practices. This chapter takes stock of Bourdieu's influence and explores some problems which have become apparent—often in spite of Bourdieu's own hopes and general views. We point to the way that Bourdieu's influence has led to an approach to consumption which focuses on the consumption practices of specific occupational classes and on examining variations in consumption practice between such occupational groups. We argue that it this approach has a series of problems and suggest the need to broaden analyses of consumption to consider issues of ‘everyday life’, sociation, and social networks.

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“Conspicuous consumption in the context of consumer animosity”

International Marketing Review ◽

10.1108/imr-03-2015-0051 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 35 (3) ◽

pp. 412-428 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Villy Abraham ◽

Abraham Reitman

Keyword(s):

Conspicuous Consumption ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Content Type ◽

Consumer Animosity ◽

Willingness To Buy ◽

The Holocaust ◽

The Usa ◽

Research Findings ◽

The Relationship ◽

Target Country

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects of consumer animosity on conspicuous consumption in two research settings: Israel and Russia. The study also examines: the relationship between susceptibility to norm influence (SNI) and consumer animosity, whether SNI affects consumers’ willingness to buy (WTB) products from a country toward which they harbor animosity, and the relationship between consumer animosity and WTB in contexts differing in the level of animosity harbored toward a target country. Design/methodology/approach To probe generalizability, the hypothesized model was tested in two different contexts: Study 1 was conducted in Israel using the context of the Holocaust and Study 2 was conducted in Russia using the context of the recent political discord with the USA. A convenience sample of Israeli-Jewish (n=264) and Russian (n=259) consumers yielded a total of 523 questionnaires. Findings In both contexts, the results from the SPSS and AMOS analyses indicated a negative and significant relationship between consumer animosity and conspicuous consumption. Moreover, SNI was positively associated with consumer animosity. Finally, the study findings point to a negative association between consumer animosity and WTB, regardless of the level of animosity. Originality/value The research findings suggest that consumer animosity may be a stronger predictor for the consumption of conspicuous products than for the consumption of necessity goods.

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An assessment on the news about the tourism industry during the COVID-19 pandemic

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights ◽

10.1108/jhti-05-2020-0072 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Ümit Şengel ◽

Mustafa Çevrimkaya ◽

Gökhan Genç ◽

Merve Işkın ◽

Burhanettin Zengin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

News Coverage ◽

Strong Relationship ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Content Type ◽

Short Period ◽

Research Findings ◽

Travel Industry ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

PurposeThis study examines the relationship of COVID-19 with the tourism industry in the context of news coverage. More specifically, this study analyzes the relationship between COVID-19 and subsectors of tourism throughout different periods of the pandemic.Design/methodology/approachQualitative research techniques were applied, and content analysis used, to analyze the collected data. The news contents obtained cover two one-week periods: March 5–12, 2020, and April 5–12, 2020. The content analysis method and MAXQDA program were used to analyze the data.FindingsThe research findings reveal that tourism and news related to COVID-19 were heavily connected with the travel industry during March 5–12, 2020, with concentrations slightly favoring the hospitality industry. In the period of April 5–12, 2020, the strong relationship between tourism and travel continued. During the latter period, the hospitality and the events industries were both subjects of relevant news.Research limitations/implicationsThis study examined the news during a short period of time. In addition, the sample of the study does not represent all news in all media. Examining different media outlets and different news cycles may produce different results.Originality/valueThis is one of the first studies to examine the relationship between the pandemic and the tourism industry from a macro perspective in the context of news coverage. The study provides implications for policy-makers, tourism planners and industry.

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL NETWORKS AND DIGITAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT AND STUDENTS´ MOTIVATION TO LEARN ENGLISH

TEME ◽

10.22190/teme171011023s ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 355

Author(s):

Jelisaveta Šafranj ◽

Jelena Zivlak ◽

Ranko Bojanić

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

Digital Media ◽

Engineering Students ◽

Media Content ◽

Motivation To Learn ◽

Factor Solution ◽

Motivation For Learning ◽

Research Findings ◽

The Relationship

The paper deals with the relationship between social networks and digital media engagement and students' motivation to learn English. The research included 353 engineering students at XXX, who answered the questionnaire which was divided into two parts considering social networks and digital media engagement, and motivation to learn English. An exploratory factor analysis has yielded three distinct factors of social networks and digital media engagement and one factor of motivation to learn English. The research provided empirical confirmation of the existence of the mentioned factors. This four-factor solution was found to be statistically reliable, and it has been shown that factors are positively associated. Moreover, the research findings proved that students' motivation to learn English is more fostered with the need to read, learn and chat than to craft, produce and develop digital and social media content. Students have integral motivation for learning English through social networks and digital media.

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Relationship and networking strategy tools: characterizing the IMP toolbox

IMP Journal ◽

10.1108/imp-03-2015-0013 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 177-207 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Caroline Cheng ◽

Elsebeth Holmen

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Qualitative Content Analysis ◽

Tool Development ◽

Content Type ◽

Development Level ◽

The Relationship ◽

Point Of Departure ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to systematically review the relationship and networking strategy tools in the IMP literature. It proposes six dimensions for characterizing such tools: approach to tool development, level (and layer) of analysis, perspective of interaction, activities of network strategizing, external or internal orientation and use for “strategizing on” vs “strategizing in” relationships and networks. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses a manual qualitative content analysis approach and an inductive approach, well suited for extracting relationship and networking strategy tools due to their implicit and dispersed nature. Findings – The paper presents an IMP toolbox comprising a wide variety of relationship and networking strategy tools emphasizing interconnectedness, interdependence and limited managerial autonomy, as well as an analysis of how identified tools are positioned along each of the six proposed dimensions. Research limitations/implications – This paper contributes a conceptual framework with a vocabulary to content analyze and discuss relationship and networking strategy tools in IMP research. Practical implications – The IMP toolbox may be a useful point of departure for managers who feel a need for developing and using a mix of tools for strategizing in business relationships and networks. Originality/value – The paper instills a strategy tool lens in the IMP literature and foregrounds strategizing concepts and techniques that were previously difficult to attend to for both researchers and practitioners.

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Endeavours: The Relationship in Social Network of Thai Student Labourers in Australia

GATR Global Journal of Business Social Sciences Review - GATR Global Journal of Business and Social Science Review (GJBSSR) Vol.7(1) Jan-Mar 2019 ◽

10.35609/gjbssr.2020.8.3(1) ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 144-152

Author(s):

Thanapauge Chamaratana

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Social Network ◽

Jel Classification ◽

Personal Relationships ◽

Directional Flow ◽

The Social ◽

The Relationship ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Sydney Australia

Objective - This article aims to examine the relationship in the social network of Thai student labourers or special migrants known as “Thai-Aus labourers”, who are studying and working in Sydney, Australia. Methodology/Technique – Data was collected via in-depth interviews with 18 key Thai-Aus labourers in Sydney, Australia. These key informants were selected using the snowball technique. Content analysis was performed with the data based on the ATLAS.ti programme, and the social networks were analysed using the Ucinet and Netdraw programme. Finding – The results conclude that the relationships within the social networks of the Thai-Aus labourers were complex, although they each shared the same goal. The relationships were principally based on benefit exchange even though personal relationships appeared on the surface. Novelty - The directional flow in the pattern of benefit-giving and receiving, and the duration, did not affect relationships, which depended more on personal cases. Type of Paper: Empirical. JEL Classification: J21, J29. Keywords: Brokers; Social Network; Migrant Labour Network; Working Abroad of Thai Labourers. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Chamaratana, T. 2020. Endeavours: The Relationship in Social Network of Thai Student Labourers in Australia, Global J. Bus. Soc. Sci. Review 8(3): 144 – 152. https://doi.org/10.35609/gjbssr.2020.8.3(1)

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FERRAMENTAS DE MARKETING: ESTUDO DE CASO COM CONSUMIDORES DE SUPERMERCADOS DA CIDADE DE CARANGOLA – MG

REVES - Revista Relações Sociais ◽

10.18540/revesvl2iss3pp0492-0507 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 0492-0507

Author(s):

Altamiro Junior Lacerda de Almeida ◽

João Carlos Valente Gomes Resgala ◽

Camila Lacerda Abreu ◽

Marília Miranda Lacerda ◽

Wagner dos Reis Marques Araújo

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Data Analysis ◽

Marketing Mix ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

Digital Marketing ◽

Marketing Communication ◽

Descriptive Case Study ◽

The Relationship

RESUMO. O presente estudo apresenta a percepção dos consumidores de supermercados de Carangola sobre as ações de comunicação de marketing digital, uma prática que tem se tornando comum nesse e em diversos seguimentos. Utilizou-se como arcabouço teórico para embasar o estudo os conceitos relacionados ao marketing e seu composto mercadológico, o marketing digital e suas respectivas ferramentas, e as principais redes sociais digitais. O estudo é caracterizado como estudo de caso do tipo descritivo e tem uma abordagem qualitativa. Como instrumentos de pesquisa utilizou-se a pesquisa bibliográfica e o levantamento com utilização de questionários semiestruturados. Para análise dos dados utilizou-se a técnica da análise de conteúdo. Como resultados percebe-se que tanto clientes como empresas estão alterando sua percepção em relação as promoções mercadológicas, há uma migração no uso das ferramentas tradicionais de marketing para as ferramentas de marketing digital nas redes sociais. Estas estratégias visam aumentar a capilaridade da comunicação e estreitar o relacionamento entre empresas e clientes.ABSTRACT. The present study presents the perception from supermarket consumers of Carangola about digital marketing communication actions, a practice that has become common in this and several segments. It was used as a theoretical framework to support the I study the concepts related to marketing and its marketing mix, digital marketing and their respective tools, and the major digital social networks. The study is characterized as descriptive case study and has a qualitative approach. As research tools bibliographic research and survey using questionnaires were used. semi-structured. For data analysis we used the technique of content analysis. Like results show that both customers and companies are changing their perception of marketing promotions, there is a migration in the use of traditional marketing tools for digital marketing tools on social networks. These strategies aim to increase the communication capillarity and strengthen the relationship between companies and customers.

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Of Frames and Cultures - A Cross-Cultural Comparison of TV Newscasts

Zeitschrift für Medienpsychologie ◽

10.1026/1617-6383.18.4.160 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 160-173 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Maria Senokozlieva ◽

Oliver Fischer ◽

Gary Bente ◽

Nicole Krämer

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Arab World ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Cultural Comparison ◽

Explorative Study ◽

Cross Cultural Comparison ◽

Tv News ◽

The Usa ◽

The Relationship

Abstract. TV news are essentially cultural phenomena. Previous research suggests that the often-overlooked formal and implicit characteristics of newscasts may be systematically related to culture-specific characteristics. Investigating these characteristics by means of a frame-by-frame content analysis is identified as a particularly promising methodological approach. To examine the relationship between culture and selected formal characteristics of newscasts, we present an explorative study that compares material from the USA, the Arab world, and Germany. Results indicate that there are many significant differences, some of which are in line with expectations derived from cultural specifics. Specifically, we argue that the number of persons presented as well as the context in which they are presented can be interpreted as indicators of Individualism/Collectivism. The conclusions underline the validity of the chosen methodological approach, but also demonstrate the need for more comprehensive and theory-driven category schemes.

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