scholarly journals Empathy in the context of reducing aggression and violence in school

2021 ◽  
Vol XII (4 (37)) ◽  
pp. 65-77
Author(s):  
Zofia Remiszewska
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Peer Violence ◽  
Conflict Situations

The article raises the issue of the relevance of empathy in reducing aggression and violence in school. It is a reflection on the importance and necessity of shaping empathy in children and adolescents. The main purpose of the article is to answer the question: How to develop empathy in children and adolescents in order to reduce aggression and violence at school? The article notes the importance of empathy in social relations, especially as a regulator in conflict situations. It also appreciates the value of educational programs aimed at preventing aggression and violence in school. The text perceives that empathy is the key in reducing aggression and peer violence in school, owing to the fact that by positively influencing a number of personality factors of a child, it gives a chance to improve its functioning in the educational, emotional and social sphere.

The perception of violence in children’s drawings

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Krajewska-Kułak ◽  
W. Kułak ◽  
B. Stelcer ◽  
M. Jasiński ◽  
K. Kowalczuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Children's Drawings ◽  
Know How ◽  
Peer Violence ◽  
Children’S Drawings ◽  
On Line ◽  
Verbal Violence ◽  
Forms Of Violence ◽  
The Impact

The aim of the paper is to evaluate the perception of violence held by children and adolescents aged 8 to 16 years based on their artworks. 163 children’s drawings submitted from across Poland on "Children against violence." were analyzed. These pictures were analysed according to their contents. The artworks were made using various techniques: torn paper collage, collage, wax scratch, coloring pages, painting using poster paints and watercolors. Drawings have been classified in twelve thematic groups: "aggression against things", "peer violence","violence and addiction", "family violence", "workplace violence", "on-line violence," verbal violence", the continuity of violence", difficult choices" ,and " help ". Children and adolescents are good observers and they see various forms of violence, especially signs of bullying, and the impact of addictions on their development. Children know how to avoid and reduce violence.

Digitalisation and social innovations – perspectives and risks to the society

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-29
Author(s):  
Prof. nadzw. Mirosław Grewiński
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Electronic Communication ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Education And Development

The process of digitalisation of the economy and social sphere that has occurred in the last decades is beyond the wildest expectations put forward by the technological pioneers. Information technologies and new possibilities of electronic communication have totally changed business, economic and social relations, as well as labour market, industries and professions. Technologies as social innovations change the way of work, forms of education and development, adherence to social networks or consumption patterns. The article also tries to prove that social innovations are not only digital technologies, but also the search for new social ideas and values, including solutions in the scope of social economy, sharing economy, a new model of welfare state. Moreover, some new social issues are revealed, together with new forms of social risk related to the development of technology and digi-talisation, which will have to be solved in the future.

scholarly journals Tolerance in young people in the tuition in an educational institution

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 237-242
Author(s):  
I M Uliukin ◽  
A V Berezovskii ◽  
V N Bolekhan ◽  
E S Orlova
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Intercultural Sensitivity ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Effective Interaction ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Joint Activities ◽  
Conflict Situations

Аbstract. The issues of tolerance in young people in the process of learning in an educational institution are analyzed. At present, representatives of different cultural traditions, principles of life are forced to share one geographical space. This rapprochement, as real experience shows, does not always proceed peacefully and calmly. Interethnic (intercultural) tension, right up to open confrontation, ethnocentrism, xenophobia - all this testifies to serious problems in modern social relations. There is an opinion that in spite of all the relevance and discussion of this topic in broad social science circles there are no unified approaches to understanding the essential characteristics of the phenomenon of tolerance, there is no understanding of who and how tolerant relations are possible, what are the mechanisms for achieving this goal, Some people see it as a kind of a panacea through which only it is possible to save and preserve civilization, while others believe that it serves only to symbolically hide and cure the real schism and indifference that humanity is exhibiting. A theoretical analysis of the essence of the concept of «tolerance» is reduced to the fact that tolerance by origin is a social category (arises and manifests itself in the process of human interaction with society, with man); it fixes a special (non-violent) type of relationship between a person and society. A characteristic feature of tolerance is the stability of manifestations: at the level of consciousness, it manifests itself in the form of an individual’s attitude, and at the level of behavior as a conscious action or deed, as co-creation. Often, researchers formulate such tasks of psychological and pedagogical activity on the formation of ethnic tolerance of students as the formation of a value attitude to one’s own and other ethnocultures; the formation of motivation for intercultural cooperation; fostering a positive attitude towards cultural differences, the development of intercultural sensitivity; development of skills and skills for effective interaction with representatives of different cultures in the spirit of peace, ethnic tolerance and mutual understanding. Therefore, an important condition for joint activities is the creation in groups with a mixed national composition of an atmosphere of inter-ethnic understanding and tolerance, where everyone, regardless of ethnicity, feels comfortable, open to interaction with others, where ethical standards of behavior in interpersonal communication are observed. That is, the cognitive and emotional components of tolerance are most significant when there are contradictions, clashes of values, dissent in conflict situations. Wherein a tolerant behavior is characterized by the ability not to actualize the conflict, which in turn is determined by the level of upbringing and education.

scholarly journals On the development of educational programs in the field of road safety in General and Supplementary education

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-59
Author(s):  
M.V. Doronina
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Supplementary Education ◽  
The Road ◽  
Age Related ◽  
At Risk Children ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
On The Road

The article presents some approaches to the development of educational programs in the field of road safety in General and Supplementary education of children and adolescents. It addresses some learning programs for children, adolescents and parents that are proved to be highly effective for teaching safe behaviour on the road. This article also focuses on the analysis of the features of working with "at-risk" children and teenagers with behavior problems-as a special social and age related category, exposed to the greatest risk in terms of traffic environment. The article focuses on the characteristics of attitudes typical for children and adolescents from the point of view of safety on the road, and it also outlines possible actions to develop integrated training and prophylaxis programs for this age group

scholarly journals Algorithms for Mediation Restorative Work of the Territorial Reconciliation Service in Difficult Cases

2020 ◽  
pp. 179-190
Author(s):  
Elena V. Belonogova ◽  
Natalya G. Prokopyeva
Keyword(s):  
Family Conflict ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Family Mediation ◽  
Family Group Conference ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Conflict Situations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Technologies ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Difficult Cases

The article presents the experience of the Territorial Reconciliation Service of the Kemerovo Region in the development and testing of algorithms for mediation resolution of complex school and family situations of minors based on the principles of the restorative approach. For restorative work with multi-level conflicts in the escalation stage in educational organizations, as well as difficult life situations of minors and their families, registered in the juvenile affairs departments, special social technologies have been developed that have a comprehensive design and include various restorative programmes (restorative mediation, community circle, school-parent council, family group conference, family mediation). An analysis of the results of pilot empirical testing of the technologies developed by the authors shows their effectiveness in relation to complex school and family conflict situations. If there is special training in restorative technologies and an organizational structure uniting trained restorative practitioners (Territorial Reconciliation Service), these algorithms can be applied by specialists in the social sphere, education system, juvenile delinquency prevention and neglect system

scholarly journals Unrecognized States of the Post-Soviet Space: Problems and Prospects

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-41
Author(s):  
Z. Z. Bakhturidze ◽  
N. A. Vasilyeva
Keyword(s):  
World Order ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Small States ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
South Ossetia ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Conflict Situations ◽  
Soviet Space ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Post Soviet Space

The world order of the 21st century is characterized by transformational processes changing the spatial-temporal coordinates of international life. The features of the present stage are ambivalent processes (integration and disintegration; globalization and deglobalization).The article analyzes the transformation processes in post-Soviet space. The relevance of the study is caused by the presence of several frozen conflicts in the post-Soviet space that have changed the configuration of the region and have been enhancing its conflict potential since they are far from settling and constructive resolution. The conflict potential of the post-Soviet space is increased because of the presence of new state formations: the unrecognized de facto states thePridnestrovianMoldavianRepublicand theNagorno-KarabakhRepublic, and partially recognized Abkhazia andSouth Ossetia.The article also deals with the statehood acquisition and the formation of a new status of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, theNagorno-KarabakhRepublicand Transnistria. It emphasizes the necessity to solve the problem of obtaining external legitimization of the sovereignty of these political-territorial entities not only within the legal framework, but also within the political and social sphere.The actualization of frozen conflicts is only a matter of time, and in the context of the deterioration of relations between global players pursuing their own interests in the region, it can be used as an argument for aggravating the international situation.The principal approach to the study of this problem is the combination of comparative historical, institutional and situational methods that allow us to comprehensively consider the forms of international legitimization of small states in contemporary international relations and analyze conflict situations.The article presents various theoretical concepts on the problem of unrecognized states; the possibilities of further development of these partially recognized states are discussed. The difficulties of political integration and the difficulties of resolving frozen conflicts, in particular, due to the lack of a full-fledged dialogue between all parties to the conflict, are highlighted.The article is valuable as an analytical material for practical use by agencies and organizations involved in the development of political content in theSouth Caucasusregion.The authors conclude that in the issue of the existence of unrecognized States of the post-Soviet space, the time factor is essential because in these territories new generations of people are born who perceive themselves as full-fledged citizens of sovereign States.

Psychometric Properties of the Behavioral Inhibition Scale in Young Adults

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 219-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Muris ◽  
Eric Rassin ◽  
Ingmar Franken ◽  
Willem Leemreis
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Behavioral Inhibition ◽  
Behavioral Approach ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Psychopathological Symptoms

Abstract. The Behavioral Inhibition Scale (BIS) is a brief questionnaire for measuring Kagan's (1994) temperamental characteristic of children and adolescents to be unusually shy and to react with fear and withdrawal in situations that are novel and/or unfamiliar. The present study examined the psychometric properties of the BIS in two separate samples of undergraduate students (Ns = 124 and 73). The students of Sample 1 completed the BIS as well as questionnaires for measuring personality traits, anxiety, and other psychopathological symptoms, whereas students of Sample 2 completed the scale as well as a widely used anxiety inventory on two separate occasions, some 4 weeks apart. The results showed that the BIS was reliable in terms of internal consistency and test-retest stability. Further, the scale was predominantly correlated with general levels of anxiety symptoms and not with other psychopathological symptoms. Finally, the BIS was related to other personality factors in a theoretically meaningful way, and essentially seems to reflect a combination of high neuroticism/behavioral inhibition and low extraversion/behavioral approach.

PEDAGOGICAL, NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF SHAPING THE IDENTITY OF CULT GROUP FOLLOWERS

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-258
Author(s):  
Mariusz Gajewski
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Religious Movements ◽  
New Religious Movements ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Emotional Maturity ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Social Nature ◽  
The One ◽  
Individual Self

The rapidly changing world does not provide a man with a sense of stability; he intensifies confusion in fundamental matters related to everyday life. Evolving in directions that are difficult to predict, this is not conducive to the process of maturing into a responsible experience of humanity. Various “religious” organizations and societies take advantage of this situation, putting confusion in order (usually in an apparent way), thereby obtaining new adherents for their vision of a better world. Being under the influence of charismatic leaders, the members of new religious movements change their behaviour diametrically, as well as their way of thinking about themselves and the world. Any former model of life is replaced by a new, i.e., collective, model of thinking, estimating and behaving. Important things lose their value. The hitherto prevailing existence, perceived as “bad”, “unenlightened”, “materialistic” or “not soulful”, is left for a new and “better” life, for purposes that are attainable only thanks to contact with the new group. The acquisition of self-identity and identification with the group requires considerable effort. Going over from one world to another brings with it numerous consequences of a psychological and social nature. Hence an immense complexity of factors forming the identity of a religious man appear. On the one hand, this is influenced by personality factors, the level of inner integration, psychical and emotional maturity, and on the other hand – a number of social conditions, i.e., the specificity of the cult group, its structure, doctrine, history and social relations. All the above makes it impossible to create a universal model of the follower’s identity within cult groups. It is only possible to indicate the conditions for the creation of the new individual, self leading to a manifestation of their participation within a definite cultic group.

The Coming of Post-Reflexive Society: Commodification and Language in Digital Capitalism

2001 ◽  
Vol 98 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Graham ◽  
Greg Hearn
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Human Communication ◽  
Digital Capitalism ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Fundamental Part ◽  
The Social ◽  
Unique Aspect ◽  
Reflexive Function

Language is a unique aspect of human communication because it can be used to discuss itself in its own terms. For this reason, human societies potentially have superior capacities of coordination, reflexive self-correction and innovation than other animal, physical or cybernetic systems. However, this analysis also reveals that language is interconnected with the economically and technologically mediated social sphere. Hence it is vulnerable to abstraction, objectification, reification and therefore ideology — all of which are antithetical to its reflexive function (whilst paradoxically being a fundamental part of it). In particular, in capitalism, language is increasingly commodified within the social domains created and affected by ubiquitous communication technologies. The advent of the so-called ‘knowledge economy’ implicates exchangeable forms of thought (language) as the fundamental commodities of this emerging system. The historical point at which a ‘knowledge economy’ emerges, then, is the critical point at which thought itself becomes a commodified ‘thing’, and language becomes its ‘objective’ means of exchange. However, the processes by which such commodification and objectification occur obscure the unique social relations within which these language commodities are produced. We argue that the latest economic phase of capitalism — the knowledge economy — and the obfuscating trajectory which accompanies it, are destroying the reflexive capacity of language, particularly through the process of commodification. This can be seen in the fact that the language practices which have emerged in conjunction with digital technologies are increasingly non-reflexive and therefore less capable of self-critical, conscious change.

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