scholarly journals Family acculturation in host and immigrant couples: Dyadic research in an Italian context

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 914-931 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Rania ◽  
Laura Migliorini ◽  
Stefania Rebora
Keyword(s):  
Social Group ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Extended Model ◽  
Acculturation Strategies ◽  
Immigrant Couples ◽  
Is Integration ◽  
Italian Context ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Level Of Agreement ◽  
Internal Agreement

The purpose of this research is to study acculturation strategies and attitudes in central and peripheral domains of host and immigrant couples in an Italian context. The participants were 60 dyads (30 host couples and 30 immigrant couples) who completed a questionnaire based on the Relative Acculturation Extended Model (RAEM). Based on the analysis, we found that the general acculturation attitude preferred by immigrant couples is integration, and Italian couples prefer that immigrants adopt it. Furthermore, Italian partners show moderate internal agreement, whereas immigrant couples show a high degree of agreement. In both groups, the level of agreement between dyadic members is only partially determined by their membership within a social group. The socio-cultural context has a significant role in the internal similarity of Italian couples. In contrast, there is dyadic agreement within immigrant couples.

scholarly journals Acculturation Process and Life Domains: Different Perceptions of Native and Immigrant Adults in Italy

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Rania ◽  
Stefania Rebora ◽  
Laura Migliorini ◽  
Maria Soledad Navas
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Cultural Psychology ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Real Plane ◽  
Extended Model ◽  
Life Domains ◽  
Specific Domain ◽  
Acculturation Strategies ◽  
Acculturation Process ◽  
Is Integration

Background: Acculturation process has taken up a relevant place in cross-cultural psychology by demonstrating the strong relationships between cultural context and individual behavioral development. Aim: The purpose of this study is to analyse acculturation strategies and attitudes in different life domains of native and immigrant adults living in Italy, following the Relative Acculturation Extended Model (RAEM). Methods: The participants were 250 Italian native and 100 immigrant adults who completed a questionnaire with items to measure their acculturation strategies (real plane) and attitudes (ideal plane), in general and related to different life domains (peripheral and central). Results: Results revealed that the acculturation attitude of immigrants is integration, whereas Italians prefer their assimilation. Conclusion: However, when different life domains are taken into account, immigrants claim to put in practice and prefer integration in most of the domains, whereas Italians perceive immigrants are separated but they prefer their assimilation or integration, depending on the specific domain.

scholarly journals Dark matter halo shapes in the Auriga simulations

2019 ◽  
Vol 490 (4) ◽  
pp. 4877-4888 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesus Prada ◽  
Jaime E Forero-Romero ◽  
Robert J J Grand ◽  
Rüdiger Pakmor ◽  
Volker Springel
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Strong Influence ◽  
Milky Way ◽  
Spherical Shape ◽  
Dark Matter Halo ◽  
Observational Constraints ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Level Of Agreement

ABSTRACT We present shape measurements of Milky Way–sized dark matter haloes at redshift z = 0 in a suite of 30 zoom simulations from the Auriga project. We compare the results in full magnetohydrodynamics against dark matter–only simulations and find a strong influence of baryons in making dark matter haloes rounder at all radii compared to their dark matter–only counterparts. At distances ≲30 kpc, rounder dark matter distributions correlate with extended massive stellar discs and low-core gas densities. We measure the alignment between the halo and the disc shapes at different radii and find a high degree of alignment at all radii for most of the galaxies. In some cases, the alignment significantly changes as a function of radius implying that the halo shape twists; this effect correlates with recently formed bulges and is almost absent in the dark matter–only simulations. In a comparison against observational constraints, we find that $20{{\ \rm per\ cent}}$ of haloes in our sample are consistent with observational results derived from the Pal 5 stream that favours an almost spherical shape. Including baryons is a required element to achieve this level of agreement. In contrast, none of the simulations (neither dark matter only nor with baryons) match the constraints derived from the Sagittarius stream that favour an oblate dark matter halo.

Parenting a Child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Qualitative Study from a Developing Nation, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s303-s303
Author(s):  
R. Shah ◽  
A. Sharma ◽  
S. Grover ◽  
N. Chauhan ◽  
S. Jhanda
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
High Degree

IntroductionLike elsewhere, studies from developing countries suggest that parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) report significant stress. Besides symptoms, parental stress stems from experiences in interpersonal, schooling and societal domains, which may in turn be influenced by socio-cultural factors. This is a highly under-studied area.Objectives and aimsExploring experiences in familial, schooling and societal areas amongst Indian parents and understanding these in a cultural context using experiential qualitative research methodology.MethodsIn-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with consenting parents of 27 children diagnosed with ADHD (17 mothers; 10 fathers).ResultsAll parents reported experiencing moderate to high degree of stress, feeling worried and frustrated due to child's problems. 19 parents reported being “short-tempered”, while 1 mother expressed feeling “lost”. Majority reported strained relations with spouse and extended family. Mothers reported higher stress, more difficulties in family life, faced criticism from immediate family and community regarding handling of child, felt more embarrassment, guilt and sense of failure as a mother. Half of the parents avoided attending social gatherings. Other than 2 parents, all had negative experiences with schooling. Experiential descriptions included those of teachers being highly critical of child and parents, punitive, dismissive and discriminatory. Teacher had advised seeking treatment in only 6 children. Themes of blame, discrimination and rejection were identified.ConclusionsWe conclude that cultural factors such as stigma, blaming of parent (especially mother) and lack of knowledge regarding ADHD amongst teachers and society may be responsible for these experiences and needs further investigation.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Nielsen’s Saul and David and Italian Opera

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Muntoni
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Musical Experience ◽  
Musical Drama ◽  
Italian Opera ◽  
Italian Context ◽  
First Time

In this essay, I focus on the music-cultural context in which Carl Nielsen’s Saul and David (1899–1901) was composed, as Nielsen approached the operatic genre for the first time. This will cast new light on his independence and originality, but also offer the possibility for some seemingly unlikely comparisons, revealing that the work is more tightly integrated with Nielsen’s broader European musical experience than has previously seemed – especially as an alternative to naturalism. I therefore consider the Italian context before, during and after the rise of verismo, focusing particularly on the anti-naturalism debate, to which Saul og David also belongs. Nielsen’s work follows a path that parallels the shift from the so-called noir dramas of the 1880s to the work of Ildebrando Pizzetti, via the almost completely unknown operas of Antonio Smareglia. Unusual as it may be, I believe that this comparison will support the idea of a composer who, while working in the genre of musical drama, was in constant dialogue with his European contemporaries.

Internet as a resource for solving the problems of adolescence: a review of psychological research

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.V. Zhilinskaya
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Developmental Potential ◽  
Internet Resources ◽  
Successful Solution ◽  
The Social ◽  
Essential Resource ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Difficult Situations

We analyzed psychological research that consider the Internet as a resource for solving the problems of adolescence. Based on the understanding of self-consciousness as a central adolescence new formation, we formulated a set of tasks of adolescence. It is shown that for the successful solution of age problems by teenagers on the Internet, specialized environments should be designed. Internet as a medium of teenagers’ socialization is characterized by a high degree of variety and uncontrollability. Behavior of adolescents on the Internet depends on the social and cultural context in which they live. The emergence of the Internet makes new demands on media competence of the teenager and his environment. Adolescents face online with a variety of risks. An essential resource for successful adolescent development is the presence of a person whom he trusts, with whom he can consult in difficult situations. The research plan involves the creation of Internet resources, contributing to the solution of teenagers’ problems age, as well as the mapping of the Internet in terms of its developmental potential.

Estilos educativos familiares: valoración en un grupo de familias españolas (p. 15-41)

1969 ◽  
Author(s):  
María José Hernández Serrano ◽  
María Dolores Pérez Grande ◽  
Sara Serrate González
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Family Communication ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Parental Discipline ◽  
Parental Affection ◽  
High Level ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Level Of Agreement ◽  
Age And Sex ◽  
Main Family

ResumenLas prácticas educativas familiares han sido analizadas y diferenciadas en función de distintos estilos educativos parentales. En este estudio revisamos las características más significativas de los principales estilos educativos familiares y sus consecuencias sobre el desarrollo infantil. Para ello, nos basamos fundamentalmente en las clásicas tipologías de Baumrind (1978), revisadas por MacCoby y Martín (1983). A continuación presentamos los datos de un estudio con familias españolas (N=387), determinando qué ideologías asociadas a los cuatro estilos educativos analizados (Autoritario, Permisivo Negligente, Permisivo Indulgente y Democrático o Inductivo) son más frecuentes en las familias, discriminando por edad y sexo. Las ideas educativas son analizadas a partir del grado de acuerdo con diversos presupuestos y prácticas educativas. Los resultados muestran tendencias diferentes para los estilos educativos Autoritario y Permisivo Indulgente (mayor grado de acuerdo entre los padres) y Democrático o Inductivo (mayor grado de acuerdo entre las madres), hallándose un alto grado de desacuerdo generalizado hacia los estilos Permisivos Negligentes.Palabras clave: Estilos educativos familiares. Afecto parental. Disciplina parental.Comunicación familiar.Estilos educativos familiares: valoração em um grupo de famílias espanholasResumoAs práticas educativas familiares têm sido analisadas e diferenciadas em função de distintos estilos educativos parentais. Neste estudo, revisamos as características mais significativas dos principais estilos educativos familiares e as suas consequências sobre o desenvolvimento infantil. Para isso, baseamo-nos fundamentalmente nas tipologias clássicas de Baumrind (1978), revisadas por MacCoby e Martín (1983). A seguir, apresentamos os dados de um estudo com famílias espanholas (N=387), determinando quais ideologias associadas aos quatro estilos educativos analisados (autoritário, permissivo negligente, permissivo indulgente e democrático ou indutivo) são mais frequentes nas famílias, discriminados por idade e por sexo. As ideias educativas são analisadas a partir do grau de concordância com os diversos pressupostos e práticas educativas. Os resultados mostram tendências diferentes para os estilos autoritário e permissivo indulgente (maior grau de concordância entre os pais) e democrático ou indutivo (maior grau de concordância entre as mães), encontrando-se um alto grau de desacordo generalizado entre o estilo permissivo negligente.Palavras-chave: Estilos educativos familiares. Afeto parental. Disciplina parental. Comunicação familiar.Family Educational styles: assessment in a group of Spanish familiesAbstractFamily educational practices have been analyzed and differentiated for different parenting styles. In this study we review the most significant features of the main family parenting styles and their impact on child development. To do this, we rely primarily on the classical types of Baumrind (1978), revised by Maccoby and Martín (1983). Here are data from a study with Spanish families (N = 387), determining what ideologies associated with the four parenting styles analyzed (Authoritarian, Permissive Neglect, Permissive Indulgent and Democratic or inductive) are more common in families, discriminating by age and sex. Educational ideas are analyzed from the degree of agreement with various budgets and practices. The results show different trends for Authoritarian and Permissive Indulgent (high level of agreement between parents) and Democratic or inductive (high level of agreement between mothers) educational styles, being a high degree of widespread disagreement towards permissive styles negligent.Keywords: Family educational styles. Parental affection. Parental discipline. Family communication.

Seeking asylum and seeking identity in a mediated encounter

Interpreting ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raffaela Merlini
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Service Provider ◽  
Asylum Seeker ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Vantage Point ◽  
Cultural Mediation ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
Italian City ◽  
Italian Context ◽  
High Degree

The paper explores the professional practice of “cultural mediation” in the Italian context. This activity is taken here as a vantage point from which the dynamics of identity projections can be observed, as they emerge from a real-life interaction. The analysis is carried out on a recorded and transcribed encounter involving three participants: a service provider working for a Foreigners Advice Bureau run by the municipal authorities of a major Italian city; a French-speaking asylum seeker from Cameroon; and a Moroccan mediator. The encounter is characterised by a high degree of interactional heterogeneity; triadic configurations where the mediator acts as “interpreter” alternate with parallel conversations and with long dyadic exchanges between the mediator and the service user, in the absence of the service provider. Within this changeable participation framework, the interlocutors’ discursive choices are closely examined. The theoretical framework brings together two complementary paradigms, a linguistic-interactional and a socio-psychological one. The resulting discussion, which revolves around the concepts of “role”, “discourse”, “position” and “narrative”, reveals cultural mediation as an area of instability, where competing identities are interactively constructed and reconstructed.

Exploring Incongruence in Mentoring Dyads in Indian Firms: The Protégé Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 216-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Payal Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Social Group ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Mentoring Relationships ◽  
Group Members

This study seeks to explore whether the negative mentoring experiences (NMEs) of protégés in Western samples are generalizable, or whether there are possibly NMEs unique to the Indian cultural context. The finding of this exploratory study suggests that the most frequently occurring NME for protégés was mismatch in the membership of social group, as per regional, caste or religious orientation. While Western mentoring models are being practised widely in corporate workplaces in India, the process of enculturation and feeling of belonging to an India-specific social group is strong enough to negatively impact mentoring relationships such that these protégés perceive themselves to be “out-group” members. Managers may consider pairing mentors and protégés taking into consideration demographic profiling.

scholarly journals Kreativitas Desain Kuliner dan Sistem Inovasi Lokal

Panggung ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasraf Amir Pialang ◽  
Rully Darmawan
Keyword(s):  
Open System ◽  
Social Group ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Cultural Setting ◽  
Creative Idea ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACT The development of creativity in a particular social group, class or community is higly deter- mined by certain capitals invested in the field of creativity: economic, cultural, symbolic and social. This research is an attempt to understand creativity as a part of particular socio-cultural setting, namely a ‘field of creativity’. By employing an ethnographic method, this research is an attempt to analyse the relationship between creative ideas and socio-cultural context in which the ideas are pro- duced. Through an intensive field research in local creative communities, this research concludes that creative ideas are higly determined by the comprehensiveness of creative fields: expression, produc- tion, dissemination and aprreciation. From these creative fields, three models of system of innovation can be proposed: an open system, liminal system and closed system. Keywords: creative idea,  field, innovation, capital    ABSTRAK Pengembangan kreativitas pada sebuah kelompok, kelas sosial atau komunitas sangat ditentukan oleh modal yang diinvestasikan dalam ranah kreativitas: ekonomi, budaya, sim- bolik dan sosial. Penelitian ini adalah upaya untuk memahami kreativitas sebagai bagian dari ranah khusus sosial-budaya, yaitu ‘ranah kreativitas’. Dengan menggunakan metode etnografi, penelitian ini adalah upaya untuk menganalisis relasi antara ide-ide kreatif dan konteks sosial-budaya di mana ide-ide itu diproduksi. Melalui penelitian lapangan yang intensif terhadap komunitas kreatif lokal, penelitian ini menyimpulkan, bahwa produksi ide-ide kreatif sangat ditentukan oleh kelengkapan sub-sub ranah yang membangun ranah kreatif: ekspresi, produksi, diseminasi dan apresiasi. Berdasarkan ranah-ranah kreatif ini, tiga model sistem inovasi dapat diajukan: sistem terbuka, sistem liminal dan sistem tertu- tup. Kata kunci: ide kreatif, ranah, inovasi, modal

scholarly journals Psychosocial implications of marital rape

2021 ◽  
Vol 342 ◽  
pp. 10004
Author(s):  
Oana Lavinia Filip ◽  
Lavinia Elisabeta Popp
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Marital Rape ◽  
Addictive Disorders ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Spousal Rape ◽  
Local Traditions ◽  
High Degree

The paper deals with spousal rape, an act of violence with a high degree of social danger and the elements by which the perception of marital rape is determined by the social and cultural context, by the religious affiliation, by local traditions as well as by society’s mentality. The aim of the approach was to highlight the correlation between spousal rape and patterns of conduct induced by this phenomenon on the family level, resulting in consequences that affect the sexual freedom of the person, and restrict a person’s right to protection of psychic and mental health. The techniques used in the research applied were the counselling and semi-structured interview, applied between September and December 2020, to a number of 13 women who experienced incidents of rape by their partner. Thus, we can consider that this particularly serious phenomenon induces major damage to the personality of the victim, who may suffer from depressive disorder, sex life troubles, sleep deprivation, addictive disorders and eating disorder.

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