scholarly journals Redefining the Meaning of Negative History in Times of Sociopolitical Change: A Social Creativity Approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Sarah Lienen ◽  
J. Christopher Cohrs
Keyword(s):  
Sociopolitical Change ◽  
Social Creativity

Managing a Social Identity Threat

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Pagliaro ◽  
Francesca Romana Alparone ◽  
Maria Giuseppina Pacilli ◽  
Angelica Mucchi-Faina
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Identity Threat ◽  
Status Group ◽  
Social Identity Threat ◽  
Social Creativity ◽  
Threatening Situation

We examined how members of a low status group react to a social identity threat. We propose that expressing an ambivalent evaluation toward the ingroup may represent a way to manage such a threatening situation. For this study, 131 undergraduates’ identification with Italians was assessed. Participants were divided into groups, according to a situational identity threat (high vs. low). In line with hypotheses, low identifiers expressed more ambivalence toward the ingroup in the high (vs. low) threat condition. The reversed pattern emerged for high identifiers. This effect was mediated by the perception of intragroup variability, a well-known social creativity strategy. Results confirmed our interpretation of ambivalence as a form of social creativity, and are discussed in terms of social identity concerns.

The effect of intrinsic motivation and environmental cues on social creativity

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Xiaoqing Ma ◽  
Zhi Bie ◽  
Chun Li ◽  
Chuanhua Gu ◽  
Qianqian Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Environmental Cues ◽  
Social Creativity

scholarly journals Protest, Internet Activism, and Sociopolitical Change in Sub-Saharan Africa

2020 ◽  
pp. 000276422097506
Author(s):  
Oscar Mateos ◽  
Carlos Bajo Erro
Keyword(s):  
Field Work ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
Sociopolitical Change ◽  
The Third ◽  
Political Protests ◽  
Street Protest ◽  
Internet Activism ◽  
Republic Of The Congo ◽  
Sub Saharan

Sub-Saharan Africa has been the scene of a sizeable wave of social and political protests in recent years. These protests have many aspects in common, while at the same time there is a certain historic continuity connecting them to previous protests, with which they also have much in common. What makes them new, however, is a hybrid nature that combines street protest and online action, making them similar to protests occurring in other parts of the world during the same period. Based on a literature review and field work on three countries, Senegal, Burkina Faso, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, this article addresses some of the main features of what some authors have called the “third wave of African protests.” The study points out how the digital environment is galvanizing a new process of popular opposition and enabling both greater autonomy for actors promoting the protests and greater interaction at the regional level. With the sociopolitical impact in the short and medium term still uncertain, the third wave of African protests is giving birth to a new political and democratic culture in the region as a whole.

scholarly journals METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL CREATIVE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY

2021 ◽  
pp. 66-74
Author(s):  
R.A. Litvak ◽  
◽  
Yu.G. Golubkova ◽  
K.S. Akhmetova ◽  
O.E. Kutepova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Creativity Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Social Creativity ◽  
The University

The article stresses the need for the development of social creativity among future social educators, the components of the structure of the social educators’ activities. The essence of the term “creativity” and its components are emphasized. The article points out the need to integrate various studies in the field of the development of social creativity of students and the problem of the methodological foundations of the social creativity development (acmeological, competency-based, information-communicative and cybernetic).

scholarly journals In Praise of Irrationality: Self, "East" and "West" in Greek Teachers' Speeches on National Day Commemorations

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucianna Benincasa
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
The West ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Social Creativity ◽  
East And West

In this qualitative study of school discourse on national day commemorations, focus is on the "social creativity strategies" through which group members can improve their social identity. Discourse analysis was carried out on thirty-nine teachers' speeches delivered in Greek schools between 1998 and 2004. The speakers scorn rationality and logic, stereotypically attributed to "the West" (a "West" which is perceived not to include Greece), as cold and not human. The Greeks' successful national struggles are presented instead as the result of irrationality. They claim irrationality to be the most human and thus the most valuable quality, which places Greece first in the world hierarchy. The results are further discussed in terms of their implications for learning and teaching in the classroom, as well as for policy and research.

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