Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) Among the Youth in Indonesia: The Effects of Social Activities, Access to Information, and Language Skills on NEET Youth

El presente trabajo reporta las condiciones estructurales de jóvenes mexicanos, como factores que exacerban la precariedad y las asimetrías para hacer frente a las consecuencias y los retos provocados por la alerta sanitaria de la pandemia de COVID-19 declarada por la Organización Mundial de la Salud el 11 de marzo del año 2020. Desde una metodología de análisis documental, se muestran aspectos de las condiciones laborales, educativas y de acceso a la tecnología de infor- mación de la población joven. Entre los resultados, se enuncian las dimensiones sociales y econó- micas que ponen en evidencia la carencia del Estado para atender a esta población, por lo que se mantienen y reproducen las desigualdades simbólicas y materiales lo que pone de manifiesto las limitadas oportunidades de bienestar de las juventudes en México. Employment, education and inequality: Mexican youth as a vulnerable population in times of COVID-19 Abstract: This work reports the structural conditions of young Mexicans, as factors that exacerbate the precariousness and asymmetries to face the consequences and challenges caused by the health alert of the COVID-19 pandemic declared by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. A documentary analysis methodology is used, aspects of the working conditions, education and access to information technology of the young population are shown. The results show the social and economic dimensions that highlight the lack of the State to serve this population. In this way, symbolic and material inequalities are maintained and reproduced, which shows the limited op- portunities for well-being of young Mexicans.

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Loneliness during Covid-19: Does Living Situation or Ability to Access Information about Social Activities Matter?

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.3481 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 951-952

Author(s):

Patti Parker ◽

Verena Menec ◽

Nancy Newall

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Physical Health ◽

Living Alone ◽

Social Activities ◽

Access To Information ◽

Living Situation ◽

Social Distancing ◽

Difficult Time ◽

Access Information ◽

Mental And Physical Health

Abstract Social isolation is deleterious for both mental and physical health (Coyle & Dugan, 2012; Hawkley et al., 2006). Conversely, social participation has mental and physical health benefits (Novek et al., 2013). In light of the current Covid-19 pandemic requiring social distancing, the present study examined whether living situation and ability to access information about social activities are associated with older adults’ loneliness during the pandemic. Specifically, we surveyed ninety-one adults aged 60 years or older in May and June of 2020, at a time when social distancing measures were still in place. We tested whether their living situation and having access to information about social activities was associated with loneliness. OLS regression analyses revealed living alone was associated with higher loneliness (b = .43, p = .050); and having access to information about social activities was associated with lower loneliness (b = -.18, p = .027) amidst the pandemic. The analyses controlled for participants’ age, gender, and education. Our findings highlight that during Covid-19, older adults’ living situation and access to information about social activities matter and may impact their social behavior. Thus, at this difficult time, it is recommended organizations that offer social activities find creative ways to reach those living alone who will benefit most from having access to such activities.

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Angels as the Shape of Energy: How the Threshold Narratives Shaped the Meaning Construction of ‘Angel’ and ‘Energy’ in a Central and Eastern European New Religious Group

Journal of Religion in Europe ◽

10.1163/18748929-20211497 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (3-4) ◽

pp. 265-299

Author(s):

László Koppány Csáji

Keyword(s):

Discourse Analysis ◽

Language Skills ◽

Fundamental Principle ◽

Negative Energy ◽

Meaning Construction ◽

Positive Energy ◽

Eastern European ◽

Access To Information ◽

Rectangular Form ◽

The Status

Abstract The status-dependent access to information results in multilevel meaning construction in a charismatic Christian group. The notion of ‘angel’ is discursively transforming (during evangelization rituals, healing, angel visions, etc.). To acquire language skills, one may encounter and accept threshold narratives. After the notion of energy was introduced into the group (2012), former ideas (‘rectangular form’ and ‘shape-changing kind’ of angels) were intermixed with it. Energy became a general, fundamental principle, but it was not obvious how they could manage its dual kind: ‘positive energy’ and the evil counterpart (‘spiritual/negative energy’). My argumentation is based on discourse analysis and cognitive semantics.

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Language Skills Blossom From STEM

ASHA Leader ◽

10.1044/leader.lml.22052017.24 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 22 (5) ◽

pp. 24-25

Author(s):

Shelley D. Hutchins

Keyword(s):

Language Skills

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Early Hearing Diagnosis Key to Language Skills

ASHA Leader ◽

10.1044/leader.ftr3.11142006.5 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 11 (14) ◽

pp. 5-33

Author(s):

Dee Naquin Shafer

Keyword(s):

Language Skills

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LEVELS: Literacy Excellence Via Enhanced Language Skills

Perspectives on School-Based Issues ◽

10.1044/sbi4.1.17 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 17-20

Author(s):

Myra Jessie Flint ◽

Victoria Wilson

Keyword(s):

Language Skills

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Searching Online for Methods of Suicide

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000701 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Christian Ulrich Eriksen ◽

Flemming Konradsen ◽

Thilde Vildekilde

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

English Language ◽

Significant Proportion ◽

Background Information ◽

Access To Information ◽

Online Content ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Search Terms ◽

Methods Of Suicide

Abstract. Background: Information on methods of suicide is available online, and access to information on methods of suicide appears to contribute to a small but significant proportion of suicides. There is limited documentation of how methods of suicide are being profiled, as well as what content exists in other languages than English. Aim: We aimed to analyze and compare how methods of suicide are profiled on Danish and English-language websites. Method: We applied a categorization and content analysis of websites describing methods of suicide. Sites were retrieved by applying widely used Danish and English-language search terms. Results: A total of 136 English-language websites and 106 Danish-language websites were included for analysis. Websites were more often categorized as prevention or support sites, academic or policy sites, and against suicide sites than dedicated suicide sites (i.e., pro-suicide sites), or information sites. However, information on methods of suicide was available, and 20.1% and 8.9% of the English and Danish-language sites, respectively, suggested that a particular method of suicide was quick, easy, painless, or certain to result in death. Limitations: Only one author coded and analyzed all websites. A further operationalization of the content analysis checklist is warranted to increase reliability. Conclusion: The websites primarily had a prevention or anti-suicide focus, but information on methods of suicide was available, requiring an increased focus on how to diminish the negative effects of harmful online content.

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