Sustainability in Community

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Whitney Sanford
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Participatory Democracy ◽  
Social Equity ◽  
Intentional Communities ◽  
Governance Structures ◽  
Nonviolent Communication ◽  
The Individual

This chapter explores the role of participatory democracy in sustainability-oriented intentional communities. These communities share goals of social equity and nonviolence and have created a variety of governance structures and practices to enfranchise all residents, ranging from consensus to sociocracy, incorporating nonviolent communication and restorative justice circles. Residents echo Gandhi’s assertion that inner change must precede social change, and communities such as the Possibility Alliance stress integral nonviolence, that nonviolence must permeate all aspects of life. Intentional communities demonstrate multiple patterns for interweaving lives, resolving tensions, and creating balance between their obligations to communities and maintaining integrity of the individual.

Appreciating the Role of the “Individual Mind” in Diversity Science: Commonality, Harmony, and Social Change

2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
John F. Dovidio ◽  
Tamar Saguy ◽  
Samuel L. Gaertner
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
The Individual

Presidential Address

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rainer K. Silbereisen
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Comparative Research ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Presidential Address ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
German Unification ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
The Individual

It is well known that human development is influenced by social change. In particular, as evidenced by research on German unification, the rapid change of social institutions can impact on various aspects of behaviour and development. Based on my own research experience in this field, I want to show the necessity for a better interdisciplinary collaboration, for more comparative research across divergent manifestations of social change, and for a strong orientation towards application. The address begins with a record of unwarranted assertions about the consequences of German unification. Following that, I discuss the role played by the change of social institutions in the timing of important psychosocial transitions during adolescence and young adulthood. Next, I present a conceptual model that informed our research on self-efficacy as a resource in mastering the new challenges. I conclude with suggestions concerning the development of interventions aimed at increasing people’s capabilities to capitalise on opportunities provided by profound change in social institutions. At each step, such research needs to be supported by comprehensive models of the interplay between context and the individual. I also underscore the role of ISSBD as a potential broker for new efforts in research and application in this regard.

scholarly journals TAREKAT QADIRIYAH WA NAQSABANDIYAH TERHADAP KESALEHAN SOSIAL MASYARAKAT DUSUN GEMUTRI SUKOHARJO SLEMAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-51
Author(s):  
Siswoyo Aris Munandar ◽  
Sigit Susanto ◽  
Wahyu Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Spiritual Life ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Individual Character ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Individual

This study was based on a case study on   the era challenges that began to erode  spiritual and social aspects of the society. Sufism through thariqah offers an increase in morality /ethics. Thariqah was  believed as one of  media for social change in boosting morality / ethics. The main reason that thariqah as one of media for social change was that thariqah taught the improvement and burdened of individual morals. The research questions were: (1)  what is the role of Qadiriyah and Naqsabandiyah thariqahs in people’s spiritual life? (2) what is the role of Qadiriyah and Naqsabandiyah thariqahs in maintaining the people’s social religiosity? The study used field research, namely by digging field data and observing directly. The purpose of this study was to describe the role of Qadiriyah and Naqsabandiyah Thariqah on the people’s social religiosity of Gemutri villagers. The findings revealed that the role of thariqah was to promote  spirituality, and to teach  noble morals. Increasing spirituality and moral teaching made Gemutri residents as individuals who love each other, do good deeds, be fair, maintain brotherhood, uphold the truth, and help each other. The individual character, according to Abdul Azhim, was the realm of social religiosity.

The Role of the Individual in Promoting Social Change

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Francisca Farache ◽  
Georgiana Grigore ◽  
David McQueen ◽  
Alin Stancu
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
The Individual

School Success and School Engagement of Immigrant Children and Adolescents

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frosso Motti-Stefanidi ◽  
Ann S. Masten
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
School Engagement ◽  
School Success ◽  
Immigrant Children ◽  
Integrative Model ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
The Individual

Academic achievement in immigrant children and adolescents is an indicator of current and future adaptive success. Since the future of immigrant youths is inextricably linked to that of the receiving society, the success of their trajectory through school becomes a high stakes issue both for the individual and society. The present article focuses on school success in immigrant children and adolescents, and the role of school engagement in accounting for individual and group differences in academic achievement from the perspective of a multilevel integrative model of immigrant youths’ adaptation ( Motti-Stefanidi, Berry, Chryssochoou, Sam, & Phinney, 2012 ). Drawing on this conceptual framework, school success is examined in developmental and acculturative context, taking into account multiple levels of analysis. Findings suggest that for both immigrant and nonimmigrant youths the relationship between school engagement and school success is bidirectional, each influencing over time the other. Evidence regarding potential moderating and mediating roles of school engagement for the academic success of immigrant youths also is evaluated.

Role of Transcriptional Read-Through in PRE Activity in Drosophila melanogaster

Acta Naturae ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. V. Elizar’ev ◽  
D. V. Lomaev ◽  
D. A. Chetverina ◽  
P. G. Georgiev ◽  
M. M. Erokhin
Keyword(s):  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Transcription Terminator ◽  
Response Elements ◽  
Polycomb Response Elements ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Multicellular Organisms ◽  
Different Cell Types ◽  
Main Factor

Maintenance of the individual patterns of gene expression in different cell types is required for the differentiation and development of multicellular organisms. Expression of many genes is controlled by Polycomb (PcG) and Trithorax (TrxG) group proteins that act through association with chromatin. PcG/TrxG are assembled on the DNA sequences termed PREs (Polycomb Response Elements), the activity of which can be modulated and switched from repression to activation. In this study, we analyzed the influence of transcriptional read-through on PRE activity switch mediated by the yeast activator GAL4. We show that a transcription terminator inserted between the promoter and PRE doesnt prevent switching of PRE activity from repression to activation. We demonstrate that, independently of PRE orientation, high levels of transcription fail to dislodge PcG/TrxG proteins from PRE in the absence of a terminator. Thus, transcription is not the main factor required for PRE activity switch.

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