Fandom and Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More: Audience Ethnography of Immersive Dance

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 59-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia M. Ritter
Keyword(s):  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Digital Painting ◽  
Audience Ethnography ◽  
The Impact

Fan blogs devoted to Punchdrunk’s long-running immersive production of Sleep No More reveal the impact of dance and immersion on spectatorship. Positioned as participant observers within the SNM world — with its own rules, codes of behavior, values, social dynamics, and environments — fans channel their postperformance perceptions into visual ethnographies that include poetry, digital painting, illustration, collage, sculpture, and other forms of fan art.

Behavioral Self-Regulation of Telework Locations: Interrupting Interruptions! (Retracted)

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Hunton
Keyword(s):  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Work Location ◽  
Office Space ◽  
Company Policy ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Rich ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Health Care Company ◽  
Care Company

This study examines the impact of alternative telework strategies on professional and personal outcomes. The research design is a longitudinal between-participants field experiment with two manipulated factors: satellite office space available (no, yes) and downtown office space available (no, yes). In all four conditions, participants could telework from home. The design incorporated a fifth (control) condition with no telework, reflecting current company policy. One hundred sixty medical coders from a large health care company participated in the experiment. Archival data recorded work locations, task interruptions, quality adjusted task performance, and employee retention, while the experience sampling method (ESM) captured cognitive and affective responses. The findings help to explain the social dynamics of work location autonomy in the rich ecological settings of employees' organizational and personal environments.

20 Adolescent and caregiver perspectives on living with a limb fracture: A qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. e12-e13
Author(s):  
Manisha Bharadia ◽  
Stevi Golden-Plotnik ◽  
Michael van Manen ◽  
Mithra Sivakumar ◽  
Amy Drendel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
Pediatric Emergency ◽  
Family Impact ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Discharge Instructions ◽  
Caregiver Support ◽  
Fracture Function ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Primary Subject area Emergency Medicine - Paediatric Background Fractures occur in up to half of children by age 16 years. After initial emergency care for a fracture, function is universally impaired in children, and impacts extend to the immediate family. Knowledge of expected functional limitations is key to providing proper discharge instructions and anticipatory guidance to families. Objectives Our study objectives were to understand: 1) how adolescents (12-17 years) describe the functional impact of fractures on their lives; 2) how adolescents’ reports of their experiences compare to those of their caregivers; and 3) the impact of the fracture on the family unit. Design/Methods We conducted individual, semi-structured interviews from June 2019 to November 2020 with adolescents and their caregivers, 7-14 days following their initial visit to a pediatric emergency department. We utilized qualitative content analysis methodology. Recruitment proceeded until thematic saturation was achieved. Coding and analysis were concurrent with recruitment and interviews. A secondary coder reviewed 40% of the transcripts, and the coding team met regularly to discuss the coding framework and key themes. The interview script was modified in an iterative process, to reflect emerging themes. Results We completed a total of 29 interviews. The most commonly affected functions were: a) showering and hygiene (which required the most caregiver support); b) sleep variability (due to pain and cast-related discomfort); and c) exclusion from sports/activities. Many adolescents experienced disruptions to social activities and gatherings. Adolescents valued independence and often chose to take more time to complete a task to preserve this, regardless of inconvenience. Both adolescents and caregivers reported feelings of frustration as a result of day-to-day impacts imposed by the injury. Generally, caregivers’ perspectives were in keeping with the experiences that adolescents described for themselves. Notable family impacts included what we described as ‘sibling burden’ or conflicts that arose when a sibling had to take on extra chores/tasks. Conclusion These themes highlight an opportunity to better tailor discharge instructions for adolescents with fractures. Key messages include: 1) expect pain and impaired sleep, especially in the first few days; 2) allow extra time to complete tasks independently, especially for grooming and hygiene; 3) consider family impact, especially sibling burden; 4) prepare for changes in activities and social dynamics; and 5) frustration is normal, for both adolescents and caregivers. Future work can focus on developing a novel, family-informed tool to assess functional outcomes following injury.

scholarly journals On the issue of scientific research of rural youth of Yakutia 1970-1980-s

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 04001
Author(s):  
Petr Egorov ◽  
Anna Adamenko ◽  
Terenty Ermolaev
Keyword(s):  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Rural Youth ◽  
Youth Movement ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Village ◽  
Scientific Ideas

The article discusses the history of the study of rural youth in Yakutia in the 70-80s. XX century through a historiographic review of scientific works on the youth problem. During the period under review, the role of rural youth increased, she began to actively participate in the socio-economic processes taking place in the countryside, and represented a significant share and the main resource of labor replenishment for the agricultural sector of the economy. In studies of the 70s - early 80s. emphasis was placed on the social aspects of scientific and technological progress, the impact of industrialization and intensification of agricultural production on the social structure of the rural population, and the improvement of its professional, cultural and technical level. Since the mid-1980s, research has begun to raise many complex problems related to rural lifestyles, and especially on such important changes as rural life, spiritual and material needs and needs of various population groups, in particular rural youth, factors and prospects of youth movement between the village and the city. It was established that scientific research allowed to expand scientific ideas about the rural youth of Yakutia, its social dynamics, determining its place and role in society.

Architects and rural post-disaster housing: lessons from South India

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gertrud Tauber
Keyword(s):  
South India ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Post Disaster

Purpose – This research aims to examine three housing projects implemented by local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and planned by local architects after the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 in rural South India. The key to the acceptance of post-disaster houses lies in meeting the peoples’ wishes and needs, and in integrating local know-how into the course of the project process (a premise intensively discussed in theory). After the tsunami of 2004, many (NGOs) appointed architects, assuming that these professionals would be qualified to facilitate the implementation of people-oriented houses (and villages). However, the architects’ roles vary significantly, which had, as will be shown here, a considerable impact on the degree of success of the project. Design/methodology/approach – Primary data for this study were gathered through household questionnaires (110); informal interaction; participant-observation (work assignment: 2.5 years; field survey: 4 months); semi-structured interviews (NGO representatives, architects and engineers). Secondary literature was studied on post-disaster housing, building cultures and cultures of knowledge. Findings – This study reveals that, in the course of rural post-disaster reconstruction, there is a crying need to appoint the “right” personnel having, first of all, the capacity to comply with the social dynamics at project level, and, second, being able to address those aspects critical for the realization of people-oriented housing. Architects can be a valuable resource for both the NGO and the villagers. However, this paper shows that key to this is, among other considerations, a thorough understanding of the rural (building) culture, its abilities and requirements, the strategic interplay of various roles and abilities during the course of an intricate building process and the design of appropriate roles for adequately-skilled architects. Originality/value – To this date, the debate on the role of architects in the context of post-disaster housing has neglected to examine empirically the implications of appointing these professionals in rural post-disaster contexts. This paper addresses this imbalance and complements the existing corpus of work by examining the impact of different roles of architects on the degree of success of the project at village level.

Environmental Design in Education and Training

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 435-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy J. Stone ◽  
Conne Mara Bazley ◽  
Karen Jacobs ◽  
Michelle M. Robertson ◽  
Ronald Laurids Boring ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Audience Participation ◽  
Environment Impact ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Training

Increasingly, individuals are using more blended, hybrid, and online deliver formats in education and training. Although research exists about how the physical and social environment impact learning and training in traditional face-to-face settings, we have limited knowledge about how the environment affects learners when they are interacting with technology in their learning situations. In particular, concerns arise about levels of engagement, whether learning is enhanced, the impact or helpfulness of robotics, and how the social dynamics change. These five panelists bring expertise in education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, training within industry and the military, and the use of various teaching and training methods. The panelists will present their perspectives to several questions relative to how the environment can (or cannot) accommodate enhanced learning in education and training when technology is involved. Ample time will remain for audience participation.

scholarly journals Clumpiness: Modeling the Impact of Social Dynamics on COVID-19 Spread

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Goertzel ◽  
Cassio Pennachin ◽  
Deborah Duong ◽  
Matthew Iklé ◽  
Michael Duncan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Herd Immunity ◽  
Control Policy ◽  
Policy Formation ◽  
Packet Transmission ◽  
Physical Proximity ◽  
The Impact

We present an agent based simulation supplemented with two novel social network interconnectivity measures, `clumpiness' and `hoprank,' that are the same concept defined at global and local levels, respectively. The measures may be computed from samples of readily available demographic data, and are useful for measuring probabilistic packet transmission through social networks. For simplicity, agents in our simulation group together through homophily, the principle of `like attracts like'. In three studies we apply clumpiness to measure the effects, on disease transmission, caused by social networks of both homophilic physical proximity and homophilic information replication. The particular characteristic we are interested in about disease transmission is herd immunity, the percentage of a population that has to be immune in order to prevent infection from spreading to those who are not. Two studies demonstrate innovations measuring herd immunity levels and predicting future outbreak locations, procedures relevant to epidemiological control policy. In the first study, we look at how homophilic physical proximity networks form natural bubbles that act as frictive surfaces that affect the speed of transmission of packets and influence herd immunity levels. In the second study, we test clumpiness in homophilic proximity social networks as a predictor of future infection outbreaks at the level of individual schools, restaurants, and workplaces. Our third study demonstrates that protective social bubbles form naturally from homophilic information replication networks, and enhance the natural bubbles that come from the homophilic physical proximity networks. Accurate description of this information environment lays the foundation for epidemiological messaging policy formation.

The Zinshaus market and gentrification dynamics: The transformation of the historic housing stock in Vienna, 2007–2019

Urban Studies ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 004209802110519
Author(s):  
Robert Musil ◽  
Florian Brand ◽  
Hannes Huemer ◽  
Maximilian Wonaschütz
Keyword(s):  
Housing Market ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Urban Context ◽  
Multilinear Regression ◽  
Strong Concentration ◽  
The Social ◽  
Clear Shift ◽  
The Impact ◽  
First Time

This article intends to contribute to the debate on the quantification of gentrification, which is constrained by two main obstacles: firstly, the operationalisation of displacement of socially weak households, which appears as an elusive phenomenon. Secondly, the consideration of the specific urban context, in particular the regulation of the housing market. Based on a case study for Vienna, this paper introduces a new empirical approach, which does not focus on households, but on the tenement conversion of the historic housing stock. Here, the transformation as legal conversion and demolition of historic tenement houses (German: Zinshäuser) serve as an alternative indicator for the operationalisation and quantification of displacement processes. The empirical analysis of Zinshaus transformations observed for 2007-2019 for the first time provides an estimation of gentrification dynamics in Vienna. Results point to a pronounced cyclicality in transformation dynamics. Hence, spatial cluster and hotspot analyses reveal a strong concentration of Zinshaus transformations and a clear shift from central bourgeois to peripheral working-class neighbourhoods. Further, a multilinear regression model confirms the impact of Zinshaus transformations on the social dynamics in these neighbourhoods. However, data do not indicate a social shift triggered by upper-class households, but by new migrant groups and well-educated middle-class households. Beyond the case of Vienna, this analysis underlines the relevance of quantitative gentrification approaches based on housing-market segments and their conversion. It proposes applying the Zinshaus as an indicator to make the variety of the urban context visible.

Impact of interactional context on relationship between ethical leadership and unethical behaviors: a serial mediation model

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Yağmur
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Interactional Context ◽  
Unethical Behaviors ◽  
Serial Mediation ◽  
Organizational Constructs ◽  
Symmetrical Communication ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Behavioral effects of contextual factors that organizations subject to daily life and social dynamics of ongoing organizational life are conveyed to interactional context. It is considered as a form of coorientation blending organizational and individual ethics in relational form. This study aims to examine well-known effects of ethical leadership on unethical behaviors in interactional context. Sequentially related mediator effects of leader member exchange and symmetrical communication in this relationship are empirically explored. Design/methodology/approach Survey is applied to 494 personnel from 29 large companies. Obtained survey data is analyzed by confirmatory factory analysis, and hypotheses are tested for serial mediation by structural equation modelling with bootstrapping procedure. Findings Study proves the impact of interactional context on organizational constructs. It is demonstrated that individual behaviors are influenced by interactional, dynamical, contextual and social factors. Study finds that leadership effect can be empowered by socialization processes. Quality of social relationships and social interactions; socializing impact of symmetrical communication can foster ethical management. Interactional context can facilitate organizations’ adaptation to changing conditions. Originality/value A human is a relational being. They cannot act in vacuum, rather, act in ongoing context of relationships. Taking account of relational aspect of individual–organizational interaction, this study contributes to literature by proposing a definition of interactional context and by exploring the impact of interactional context on organizational behaviors. Also, the impact of ethical leadership on unethical behaviors is empirically explored in relational dimension which seems to be neglected by ethics literature.

Virtue

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mandy Sadan
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
Belief System ◽  
The Self ◽  
Theravada Buddhism ◽  
Baptist Church ◽  
American Baptist ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

This chapter considers the impact of conversion to Christianity among the Kachin peoples of Burma and the role that conflict has had in promoting Christianity as a principal ideological foundation for the social movement of Kachin ethno-nationalism. It challenges the perception that Christianity was a majority belief system before the late 1970s and explores some of the different social dynamics that produced this large-scale conversion beyond the colonial period. It also examines the boundaries between Christianity (specifically American Baptist doctrinal orthodoxies), Theravada Buddhism, and autochthonous belief systems to show how ideological perceptions of threats to the self and the community have been modelled by Kachin Christian ethno-nationalists within the Kachin Baptist Church. It then describes how the social prevalence of this belief system among Kachin youth has created significant shifts in comprehension of ‘Kachin’ history and society, which have also had a transformative effect upon modern Kachin ethno-nationalist ideologies.

The Success and Failure of South Africa’s Ten-Year Innovation Plan (2008) as Measured by Research Output

Mousaion ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Skelly
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
Full Picture ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Society Research

Investment into research is a vital key to positively impacting on society. Research policies are the instruments which prescribe the direction in which the funding flows. This article shows how South African researchers have responded to the Ten-Year Innovation Plan (TYIP) of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), particularly in light of identified areas of specialisation. It discusses the specialisation among the universities in the country. It comments on the problems with metrics relating to research output in an attempt to explain why South Africa has not shown the desired output. The activity index, which shows the relative specialisation of a country or a university, was used as the primary metric to evaluate the effectiveness of the TYIP. Publication counts were drawn from Web of Science. It was found that South Africa fell short of the goal expressed in the TYIP. In areas of specialisation, the five Grand Challenges showed varying changes: from a decrease in “global change science with a focus on climate change” to a significant increase in “human and social dynamics”. Universities in South Africa are shown to be multi-focused in their research. Drawing from the literature, this article provides five possible explanations as to why the output was not at the expected level. The use of the activity index as a tool to evaluate policy does not give a full picture of the impact of research. This article provides suggestions for future policymakers and researchers on the development of a more appropriate method of evaluating research policies.

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