SOCIAL WORK IN THE CONTEXT OF CYBERBULLYING WITH REGARD TO SLOVAK REPUBLIC

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 303-316
Author(s):  
Miroslav Gejdoš ◽  
Silvia Kováčiková
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Online Harassment ◽  
Virtual Groups ◽  
Almost Everywhere ◽  
The Social

The aim of the undertaken topic is to analyze the phenomenon of cyberbullying in the context of social work, victimological problems, and the analysis of the online harassment process. The authors present the issue of cyberbullying in terms of definition and from the point of view of international researchers of this issue to highlight the possibility of discussing the topic of creating a social work profession in a school environment in the Slovak Republic. The authors identify participants in cyberbullying, i.e. an aggressor and a victim of cyberbullying from a social work perspective. The negative consequences of cyberbullying on the growth and development of children and youth and the social prevention of cyberbullying are shown in the article. Nowadays, in the Slovak Republic, ownership of a computer and constant Internet connection is no privilege. Everyone can use a computer, from children, students, and adults to seniors. Computers are almost everywhere. The possibilities of using the Internet are constantly expanding. For many people, computers become irreplaceable, some people are working via the Internet. Recently, social networks are becoming more and more popular, people come together in various virtual groups and share information about themselves. However, this increases the risk of misuse of information entrusted. It creates all sorts of phenomena, called cyberbullying.

scholarly journals ПОНЯТТЯ ТА СУТНІСТЬ СОЦІАЛЬНОЇ ІНКЛЮЗІЇ У СОЦІАЛЬНІЙ РОБОТІ

2019 ◽  
pp. 233-241
Author(s):  
О. О. Стрельнікова
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Group Dynamics ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Process ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Social Mechanism ◽  
The Social ◽  
Ukrainian Society

The present article is devoted to the problems of inclusion in modern Ukrainian society. The concept and essence of inclusion are studied from the point of view of the theory of social comprehension (of the essence of inclusive group), dynamics of social structure and social interactions. The inclusion is divided into social and educational forms according to the modern approaches to considering types of inclusion. The main forms of inclusion are analyzed from the point of view of pedagogical and social sciences. Special attention is given to the social inclusion in modern Ukrainian society. The comparative analysis of the categories «integration» and «inclusion» is carried out and the main common and distinctive features of these categories are determined in the article. It is said that social inclusion can be analyzed only in context of social exclusion, because they are both parts of the same social process. The potential of such further analysis are researched. The peculiarities of the process of social inclusion in modern Ukrainian society are analyzed. The main characteristics of social inclusion are described in the article on the basis of analysis of modern scientific literature. Special attention is given to the social inclusion in social work and social science. From the point of view of socio-pedagogical science social inclusion is analyzed as democratic action about comprehension somebody or the whole social group into some activity or cultural process. Social inclusion in modern Ukrainian society becomes social mechanism, some kind of an instrument, aimed at overcoming the barriers and constraints on the path to social well-being, which radically changes the existing state social politics. The results of the research are used in the social work, pedagogical and social sciences.

scholarly journals THE SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF CHILDREN FROM HOMELESS SHELTERS: AN AREA OF APPLICATION OF CRITICAL REFLEXIVITY IN SOCIAL WORK

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 568-573
Author(s):  
Kateřina Glumbíková ◽  
Alice Gojová ◽  
Soňa Vávrová ◽  
Barbora Gřundělová
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Homeless Shelters ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Homeless Children ◽  
Close Link ◽  
Critical Reflexivity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Findings

On a global scale, the number of families with homeless children is growing. Foreign research shows that homelessness is linked to social adjustment problems. In the Czech Republic there are no surveys on social adjustment in the homeless children population. This article presents partial data from a research survey focused on the situation of homeless mothers with children residing in shelters. The article aims to find out how mothers residing with their children in homeless shelters in the city of Ostrava interpret the social adjustment of their children. The research strategy is qualitative, based on a participatory approach (cooperation with two peer researchers). 33 interviews and 6 focus groups were implemented as part of the research. The research findings also point to a close link between the situation of homelessness and social adjustment of homeless children in the Czech environment, namely as a result of the necessity of socialization in a specific environment with negative consequences on the parenting style and success in school of the children combined with their experience of domestic violence. The research findings imply in practice the need to apply the concept of critical reflexivity in social work with children from homeless shelters.

scholarly journals Preference of Methods and Goals of Further Education from the Social Workers‘ Point of View

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-241
Author(s):  
Gabriela Ježková Petrů
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Educational Methods ◽  
The Social

Further education of the employees in the field of social work is one of the future challenges. The goals of further education are constantly changing with regard to the changes in society and the requirements of the clients of social services. Social work represents a multidisciplinary conception of the performed work and a continual need for further education. In organizations, further education is implemented through various educational methods, which are also evolving. The article aims to identify which educational methods in the field of social work are preferred, both within the leading managerial positions and within the ones of social workers, and to describe the goals of further education in both groups. The goal was achieved through the quantitative research conducted in both groups – i.e. the managers and the social workers. Using the Survio platform, the research addressed organizations providing social serviced according to the Register of Social Service Providers of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic. The results were processed using descriptive statistics, and conclusions were drawn based on the results. The results showed different preferences of educational goals for managers who prefer the expansion of competencies and for social workers who prefer development. Research into the preference of educational methods has found that managers and employees prefer professional lectures, self‑education and Internet resources.

FOREIGN EXPERIENCE OF LEGAL REGULATION OF THE FIGHT AGAINST FAKE NEWS

2021 ◽  
pp. 154-164
Author(s):  
Anna S. Zueva ◽  
◽  
Liana A. Makaeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
National Level ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Significant Information

The article describes the role of the Internet in the modern information society. The negative consequences of the openness of this information and telecommunications network are studied. The paper also substantiates the consequences of the activities of anonymous users who commit offenses. The authors consider the experience of combating fake news in developed countries (Great Britain, Germany, France) and emerging markets (Brazil, Venezuela, Egypt, Qatar, China, Singapore, Turkey). Special attention is paid to such a new phenomenon in the field of spreading false information as "deepfakes". As a result of a comparative legal analysis of regulation in the field of countering the publication of information that does not correspond to reality in online publications, it is concluded that many countries have realized the importance of the threat of spreading fake news. Foreign legislation is formed from the point of view of creating preventive measures in the field of dissemination of unreliable socially significant information. In addition, the authors of the study noted that the adoption of legal measures to combat the spread of fake news at the national level helps to minimize the negative socially significant consequences of the activities of offenders. From this point of view, these actions are absolutely justified and have a positive impact on the regulation of public relations on the Internet.

Establishing a "Knowledge Network" of Local and Regional Development Subjects

2005 ◽  
pp. 289-294
Author(s):  
Olexandr Molodtsov
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Social Agents ◽  
The Social ◽  
Internet Networks

Efficiency of collective action, aimed at social development, in many ways depends on the level of being well-informed and the intensiveness of knowledge sharing between the social agents, which are the professional corporate communities in this domain. Modern information technologies allow influencing the social development by establishing of Internet networks for geographically separated social agents who collaborate on the basis of “horizontal” communications. From this point of view, the Internet can be considered a catalyst of inter-group communication and an instrument for decentralized projection of social development. There has been no sociological research conducted in Ukraine to find out the efficiency level of cooperation between social agents using an Internet network to share information and knowledge concerning local and regional development. But even a general overview of the Ukrainian Internet shows an unsatisfactory state of such cooperation. Indirectly, this is proved by the data regarding the Internet content for 2002, which demonstrates that scientific research and educational organizations represented only 4.4% of the Internet content (Bryzhko, , Tsymbaliuk, Orekhov, & Galchenko, 2002, p. 101). We have all the grounds to state that computer databases existing in Ukraine do not meet the requirements of the local and regional development. Further, they do not contribute sufficiently to the professional growth and development of the professional communities’ ethical standards.

The importance of ecologically oriented social work in solving social problems during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-43
Author(s):  
Peter Jusko
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Main Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media

The base of this study is Critical Discurs Analysis which deals with argumentation strategies that were recorded in the media public debate in the period March–April 2020 in the Slovak Republic and discusses their connection with the application of eco-social approaches to solving social problems using the example of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The main research question is: What are the eco-social topics linked to solving social problems during the coronavirus pandemic through ecologically oriented social work? On the basis of the presented results these topics are mainly the importance of man’s awareness about our dependence on the environment in which we live created by the topos of disadvantage, that shows short-term positive impact of the pandemic on the environment and it is expected that the situation after pandemic will deteriorate, the support of social cohesion and members of the society and the importance of reducing pressure from the social structures which causes self-exploitation of modern man.

The Modern Society: Information or Communication?

10.12737/7157 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 4-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oskar Goykhman
Keyword(s):  
Modern Society ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Communication ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Joint Activity ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
History Of

The article is devoted to the analysis of the processes taking place in our modern society. Opinion of a number of investigators about the role played by information in the society is that information is the essence of our modern society. It is from this point of view that revolutionary changes passed by mankind during all history of the development are presented. The concept of understanding the modern society as information one is thought of critically. The hypotesis about communication society as a form of joint activity of people is put forward. Information is perceived as a means to accelerate society progress rather than the society itself. The question “how often revolutionary processes in society happen” is considered from the standpoint of communication science. It is argued that the fifth communicative revolution which gave rise to communication society is taking place now. Stages of progress of this society are closely connected with the Internet-communication processes. The reasons for people’s turning to the Internet and both positive and negative consequences of this phenomenon are studied.

Entscheidungsspielräume im Sozialleistungsrecht – Konsequenzen für die Soziale Arbeit

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 549-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thilo Fehmel
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Soziale Arbeit ◽  
Public Law ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Administrative Discretion ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
Social Law ◽  
The Social

AbstractIn German public law many legal norms award administrative discretion to authorities. This transition of decision-making from the legislative to the executive has recently increased. The article illustrates this development, which at first is placed in the context of the social rights approach. Afterwards the taxonomy of discretion is shown, and the rationales of areas of discretion in public and social law are discussed. In the third section, the increasing relevance of discretion in granting social benefits – or in imposing sanctions on recipients of benefits – is examined from a social work point of view using three examples in recent social legislation. Finally, the consequences of this development for social work and the required reactions by social work professionals and scholars are reflected.

scholarly journals Nuevas posibilidades y recursos para la enseñanza de la expresión corporal en educación física: internet y los retos virales (New ways and resources for teaching body expression in physical education: internet and viral challenges)

Retos ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 722-730
Author(s):  
Alejandro Carriedo ◽  
Antonio Méndez-Giménez ◽  
Javier Fernández-Río ◽  
José A. Cecchini
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Redes Sociales ◽  
Motor Abilities ◽  
Religious Rituals ◽  
The Social ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Body Expression

Hace más de 350.000 años, el ser humano comenzó a expresar ideas, sentimientos y emociones a través de las posibilidades motrices de su cuerpo; por aquel entonces centradas en gestos, danzas y rituales religiosos. Si bien la expresión corporal comprende un abanico mucho más amplio de prácticas y modalidades, en los últimos años el ser humano ha adoptado nuevas formas de expresión vehiculadas a través de internet, popularizando y extendiendo, entre otros, los denominados retos virales por todo el mundo. La asignatura de Educación Física, que en las últimas décadas ha experimentado una revolución en términos didácticos y de otros bloques de contenido, debe mantenerse también actualizada en las distintas posibilidades de trabajo de la expresividad humana. Por lo tanto, el propósito de este trabajo es hacer una revisión de los recursos emergentes que internet aporta así como las posibilidades que subyacen en las redes sociales para abordar de forma novedosa algunos elementos de la expresión corporal en los centros educativos. Estas propuestas tecnológicas son populares, significativas y auténticas. Sin embargo, se apuntan sugerencias metodológicas al objeto de implementar estos recursos expresivos en el aula desde un punto de vista educativo.Abstract: Human beings began expressing ideas, feelings, and emotions through their bodies’ motor abilities more than 350.000 years ago. In the beginning, they did it through gestures, dances and religious rituals. Nowadays there is a much wider range of practices, and in the last years people have started expressing themselves through internet with challenges and viral trends. Physical education, which has experienced important didactic and content changes, must be updated with the different strategies to work on human expressiveness. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to review new resources taken from the internet and potential approaches within the social medias to address expressiveness in schools in an innovative way. These emerging proposals are popular, meaningful, and authentic. Nevertheless, methodological suggestions are included in order to implement these expressive resources in the classroom from an educational point of view.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF MICROFINANCE ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN THROUGH SOCIAL WORK: EVEDENCE FROM MALAWI

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Maganga
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Traditional Authority ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
The Social

This ‘study’ seeks to explore the influence of microfinance on ‘women’ empowerment and the contribution of the ‘social work’ profession point of view. This paper used a qualitative research design, ‘focus group discussions’ and an interview schedule guide was used to obtain data. The ‘study’ was conducted in Chiradzulu district in Malawi, and 100 women from four villages of Traditional Authority Nkalo participated in this study. The results of this ‘study’ presented in a manner that reflects the themes which were ‘grouped’ into four ‘domains’, financial security, ‘socio-economic’ empowerment and role of ‘social work’ on microfinance groups.

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