scholarly journals Socio-cultural interpretation of the phenomenon of laughter in 'The Joker' (2019): Interpretation of the Western civilization man

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 1364-1390
Author(s):  
Zoran Nedeljković
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Homeless People ◽  
Western Civilization ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Cultural Elements ◽  
Cultural Interpretation ◽  
The World ◽  
University Professor ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact

The author has given a socio-cultural interpretation of the phenomenon of laughter in the film "The Joker" (Todd, Phillips, 2019) as an individual as well as a social phenomenon of Western civilization. He considers the difference between the concepts of utopia, dystopia and utopistics as a possible solution to the problem that would avoid an optimistic and pessimistic view of the future of humanity. The author seeks a civilization parallel between the fictional world of film and the cultural elements of today. The necrophilic atmosphere of Gotham City is strikingly reminiscent of the spiritual lethargy that characterizes the postmodern metropolises of the 21st century. The fate of the film's protagonist could afflict any individual on our planet if they came to the realization that they are a personality, that they have created themselves, and that on their own spiritual skin they have felt the misunderstanding of others who do not wish to stand out from the crowd. The author notes that many protesters against the governing structures of the oligarchy of states around the world have identified themselves in their protest with the Joker, an anti-hero who in a century of tolerance defends with laughter when he feels that his existence is threatened. In this film, the Joker is the personification of a diseased society. Todd Philips' work is an attempt to draw attention to the fact that the stratification of the human community can lead to the breakdown of social relations, however much the governing establishment's media seek to entertain and laugh at masses of proletarians and homeless people without a cultural identity through entertainment shows. The impact of the film, as a work of art, was visible immediately after its broadcast in public. The failed clown Joker could not cure himself with laughter because his laughing was "crying upside down" out of despair that was contrary to the hope of a man who could seek the meaning of his life in two Christian virtues: faith and love. However, the author of this text offers a solution by reminding of the way of life of a specific person, which would save the world from moral panic. He introduces us to a man with an accomplished existence of being a clown and a university professor at the same time - E. Kiphard (1923-2010), who lived to help fellow men with a mission to treat people with laughter rather than to defend them with the Joker's unnatural and contagious laughter of an anti-utopian resident.

The Impact of COVID-19 Quarantine on Children‘s Behaviors and Language

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽  
pp. 796-806
Author(s):  
Sana M Kamal ◽  
Ali Al-Samydai ◽  
Rudaina Othman Yousif ◽  
Talal Aburjai
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Child Psychology ◽  
Simple Random Sample ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
The World ◽  
Female Children ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Pharmaceutical Interventions

COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the world, which considered a relative of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), with possibility of transmission from animals to human and effect each of health and economic. Several preventative strategies and non-pharmaceutical interventions have been used to slow down the spread of COVID-19. The questionnaire contained 36 questions regarding the impact of COVID-19 quarantine on children`s behaviors and language have been distributed online (Google form). Data collected after asking parents about their children behavior during quarantine, among the survey completers (n=469), 42.3% were female children, and 57.7 were male children. Results showed that quarantine has an impact on children`s behaviors and language, where stress and isolationism has a higher effect, while social relations had no impact. The majority of the respondents (75.0%) had confidence that community pharmacies can play an important role in helping families in protection their children`s behaviors and language as they made the highest contact with pharmacists during quarantine. One of the main recommendations that could be applied to help parents protection and improvement their children`s behaviors and language in quarantine condition base on simple random sample opinion is increasing the role of community pharmacies inpatient counseling and especially towards children after giving courses to pharmacists in child psychology and behavior. This could be helpful to family to protect their children, from any changing in them behaviors and language in such conditions in the future if the world reface such the same problem.

scholarly journals Assessing the impact of libraries – the role of ISO 16439

2018 ◽  
Vol 119 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 87-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Creaser
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Content Type ◽  
International Standard ◽  
The World ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Library Impact ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Library impact and how to evaluate it has been debated for a number of years. While the activity – the busy-ness – of the library is now routinely measured and described, the difference the library makes is less tangible and harder to measure. Libraries in all sectors and worldwide are grappling with this issue, and the purpose of this paper is to summarise international standards available to support them. Design/methodology/approach The first international standard concerning library impact, ISO 16439 Information and documentation – methods and procedures for assessing the impact of libraries, was published in 2014 after several years in development. Findings The standard describes a range of methods for assessing library impact which have been used across the world in a variety of libraries in all sectors. Originality/value This paper summarises the key methods described in the standard, and gives references for further reading.

Analyzing Gender Segregation in Comuting

2011 ◽  
pp. 25-30
Author(s):  
Leena Ghoshal ◽  
Katia Passerini
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Gender Segregation ◽  
Male Dominance ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Female Participation ◽  
The World ◽  
Computing Industry ◽  
Technical Advances ◽  
The Difference

Gender appears to be a fundamental category for ordering and classifying social relations in the world (Evans, 1994). The first thing we are told about a newborn is whether it is a boy or a girl. Gender as defined by Acker, (1992, p. 250) is a “patterned, socially produced distinction between female and male, feminine and masculine” and is a key concept for understanding the degree of male and female participation in any field, including information systems. This review aims at developing an understanding of some of the reasons that underlie (a) the gender segregation that exists within the broad, interrelated fields of computing (information systems (IS), information technology (IT), and computer science (CS)) and (b) the declining levels of female participation in the computing industry across the continents. The three computing disciplines (IS, IT, CS) and the computing profession clearly appear gender segregated, with a male dominance at all levels. As Booth (1999) noted, while one of the first software ever written for a machine was produced by a woman—Ada Lovelace in 1840, it is a male, Charles Babbage—the inventor of the difference calculating machine—that is generally accepted as the founding father of computing. Booth concludes: “And that, in microcosm, has been how the IT industry developed over the next 160 years—a combination of rapid technical advances leading to skills crisis while half the nation’s workforce has been routinely overlooked” (p. 47).

scholarly journals Data Visualization and Analyzation of COVID-19

2020 ◽  
pp. 42-52
Author(s):  
Fahima Khanam ◽  
Itisha Nowrin ◽  
M. Rubaiyat Hossain Mondal
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Data Visualization ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Relative Number ◽  
Swine Flu ◽  
The World ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Death Cases

Since December 2019 the world is experiencing a deadly disease caused by a novel coronavirus termed as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease associated with this virus is known as COVID-19. This paper focuses on COVID-19 based on freely available datasets including the ones in Kaggle repository. Data analytics is provided on a number of aspects of COVID-19 including the symptoms of this disease, the difference of COVID-19 with other diseases caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and swine flu. The impact of temperature on the spread of COVID-19 is also discussed based on the datasets. Moreover, data visualization is provided on the comparison of infections in males/females which shows that males are more prone to this disease and the older people are more at risk. Based on the data, the pattern in the increase of confirmed cases is found to be an exponential curve in nature. Finally, the relative number of confirmed, recovered and death cases in different countries are shown with data visualization.

ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FITNESS CONCEPT AND THE AREA OF FITNESS IN LATVIA AND THE WORLD

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Cuprika ◽  
Andra Fernate ◽  
Leonids Cupriks
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
The Body ◽  
Physical Work ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Sport Competition ◽  
The World ◽  
Body Ideal ◽  
The Difference

Despite the great popularity of fitness around the world, it is still unclear what fitness is and how people understand it. The essence of fitness has gradually evolved from simple physical fitness to a cultural phenomenon. The second path of fitness development is from the physical health of a person reflected in a person’s readiness to do physical work to the desire to improve their own quality of life. That is why the aim of this study was to investigate in depth the essential characteristics of the fitness concept and the area of fitness. The study is based on 41 literature sources and scientific articles, 8 of which are in Russian and 33 – in English. The essence of the content of the fitness concept has been investigated and the hierarchy of concepts has been evaluated in different theoretical contexts, starting from the historical beginning of the fitness concept. Definitions were grouped in a broader and a narrower sense: 1) fitness as a set of attributes and abilities and 2) fitness as a way of life, lifestyle and quality of life. The essential categories of the fitness concept were compiled. The change of fitness area and its influence on the society was discussed. By summarizing the analysis of fitness definitions and evaluating fitness according to various theoretical aspects, it can be concluded that fitness is interpreted as sport competition fitness, as an implementation of a healthy way of life and as physical fitness or health-oriented physical fitness. Due to constant change and improvement of the body ideal sometimes it is complicated to participate in the process of improving health, also achieving it requires a lot of energy and time. People don’t understand where is the difference between healthy body and fitness body prepared for competition or commercial. Therefore the greater the beauty industry and fitness area becomes, the weaker becomes the human.  

Chinese and Western Cultural Differences Embodied in Industrial Design

2011 ◽  
Vol 697-698 ◽  
pp. 754-759
Author(s):  
C. Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Design ◽  
The West ◽  
Common People ◽  
Cultural Symbols ◽  
Cultural Elements ◽  
Design Culture ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This article mainly describes the development of Chinese design culture and the impact of culture in Germany, Italy and Scandinavian countries on industrial design. Then it analyzes differences from perception of nature, value, thinking mode and aesthetic point between China and the West. It compares the difference of industrial design in different countries and impact of different cultures on industrial design. It systematically studies the relationship between culture and industrial design. The key point in design is use of culture. The innovative point in this article is to apply the cultural elements to industrial design. In design, the combination of cultural elements and products should be natural and proper. The cultural elements and products should have something in common. People should not superficially impose cultural symbols on the appearance of product.

scholarly journals Impact of Social Networks on Diffusion of Products

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-50
Author(s):  
Yudai Arai ◽  
Tomoko Kajiyama ◽  
Noritomo Ouchi
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Advertising Budget ◽  
The World ◽  
Agent Simulation ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

In light of the rapid growth of social networks around the world, this study analyses the impact of social networks on the diffusion of products and demonstrates the effective way to diffuse products in the society where social networks play an important role. We construct a consumer behaviour model by multi-agent simulation taking the movie market as an example. After validating it by using data from 13 US movies, we conduct simulations. Our simulation results show that the impact of social networks on the diffusion differs according to the customers’ expectations and evaluation for a movie. We also demonstrate the effective weekly advertising budget allocations corresponding to the types of movies. We find that the difference of weekly advertising budget allocations gives greater impact on the diffusion with the growth of social networks. This paper provides firm’s managers with important suggestions for diffusion strategy considering the impact of social networks.

scholarly journals Can Social Characteristics Confine the Use of Airbnb Platform? A Case Study of Aswan and Wahat in Egypt

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-130
Author(s):  
Mohamed Hany B. Moussa ◽  
Sameh Gamal Saad ◽  
Catherine Goerge Messeha
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Tourism ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact

Airbnb became the largest share economy platform in the world with an expected 500 million guests deriving 3 billion dollars profits in 2020. In many destinations, the Airbnb platform provides the umbrella for private dwellings owners to participate in the global tourism movement. Aswan and Wahat are two Egyptian destinations where private dwellings are in use in isolation from this platform as well as any governmental cover despite their existence. Neither the Ministry of Tourism "MoT" nor the Egyptian Tourism Federation "E.T.F" provide any umbrella for this activity despite its existence and popularity. PESTEL is a model that is geared toward exploring the adequacy of destinations for projects. This paper uses this model to find out the impact of social and demographic elements of the model to differentiate between destinations about their adequacy to adopt the Airbnb platform. Findings indicate that local, social and demographic disputes may make the difference in adequacy, albeit all other PESTEL factors conformity. Keywords: private dwellings, Airbnb platform, social and demographic characteristics, PESTEL

scholarly journals Linguoculturological analysis of English and Russian idioms with ornithonyms

2021 ◽  
Vol 127 ◽  
pp. 02017
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Pavlovna Shmakova ◽  
Elena Nikolayevna Belaya
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Cultural Interpretation ◽  
World Picture ◽  
The World ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
The Difference

In the modern conditions of globalization, there are new requirements for university graduates. They should not only know a foreign language, but also a well-formed intercultural competence. The authors distinguish cultural interpretation as one of the ways of forming intercultural competence. Cultural interpretation helps to identify the national and cultural specifics of idioms, in which there is information about the world of a particular country, its lifestyle, and traditions. The internal form of idioms contains a set of cultured ideas about the world picture of a particular society. The idioms with the ornithonym component reflect the specific division of this sphere of reality. This language layer has not been sufficiently studied. The authors give the linguoculturological analysis of the Russian and English idioms with the components “swallow” and “peacock”. Culture codes and sources of cultural interpretation are analyzed from the cultural and linguistic points of view. The Russian and English idioms with the ornithonyms are compared. The authors conclude that the comparative analysis of idioms shows the difference in the linguistic world views and sheds light on the ethnic logic. The research findings can be used in teaching a foreign language to comprehend the culture of native speakers.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and the World of Work Dynamics: A Critical Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
A. M. Ogaboh Agba ◽  
Stepen I. Ocheni ◽  
Michael Sunday Agba
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Policy Reforms ◽  
Social Fabric ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Impact

COVID-19 has a profound impact on the world of work globally. It has altered the social fabric of the workplace and significantly accounts for the loss of normalcy in the world of work. As this threat continues, this paper sought to critically review the impact of COVID-19 on specific areas of the world of work. The study established the link between nCov and global loss of jobs. It critically examined how COVID-19 impacts on teleworking, occupational safety and health, workers mental health, discrimination, physical and social distancing at the workplace. Overwhelmingly, the paper concluded that COVID-19 exacerbates existing cracks in the world of work and its sustainability affects workers’ mental health, social relations, escalate discrimination and unemployment globally. The study suggested policy reforms as global remediation to the negative impacts of COVID-19 on the world of work.

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