scholarly journals Interpretation of Tragedy in Death of a Salesman from the Social Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. p38
Author(s):  
GAO Pei
Keyword(s):  
Arthur Miller ◽  
Social Perspective ◽  
The Social ◽  
Individual Family ◽  
American Society ◽  
Representative Work ◽  
Individual Self ◽  
Death Of A Salesman

Death of a Salesman is the representative work of Arthur Miller, a famous modern American dramatist, which creates the character Willy Loman who arouses the strong aesthetic emotion of tragedy. From the perspective of individual, family and society, Willy’s death reflects the tragic connotation of lost individual self-value, distorted role of family pillar and shattered dreams at the bottom of society in American society.

scholarly journals Foreign Experience in Using Educational Logotherapy in Professional Activities of Primary School Teachers

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-61
Author(s):  
Yuliia Stepura
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Therapeutic Concept ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Therapeutic Interaction ◽  
The Social ◽  
Primary Schoolchildren ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Self

Abstract The article examines the nature and importance of using aesthetic and therapeutic concept and educational logotherapy, in particular, for creating a special emotionally comfortable socioeducational environment for primary education The author has represented inteipretation of foreign scholars' views (J. Bugental, V. Frankl, A. Maslow, R. May, J. Moreno, C. Rogers et al) on such terms as “communication ”, “aesthetotherapy ”, “educational logotherapy” etc. An attempt has been made to analyze the social coTitent of pedagogical activity in the context of using logotherapy in primary school based on an agogical paradigm. In the scope of the article, the specific of using the therapeutic metaphor in the educational environment of primary' school has been represented as well as the basic stages of its implementation have been determined. These stages are the following: description of the storyline, persuasion and binding. The author has defined the role of the “living metaphors” in organization of the therapeutic interaction between the teacher and primary' schoolchildren. Particular attention has been paid to formation of the humanistic competency among primary schoolchildren; this competency is to be based on their understanding of the following philosophical and pedagogical categories: a norm (as a means and a results of pupils' social activity), freedom (as a mean and a result of individual self-expression among primary schoolchildren) and happiness (as an individual self-expression among primaryr schoolchildren). The author has assessed the role of deflection method and paradoxical intention for the social development of the pupil and further formation of the individual. Additional attention has been paid to determination of the socioeducational and psychological and pedagogical potential of such leading method in logotherapy as “The Socratic dialogue” (or “The Socratic circle”): as well have been highlighted the main stages of its implementation: consent (search for what pupil may agree), doubt (an expression of doubts towards weak arguments of interlocutor) and arguments (the teacher must convey' one’s opinion, without any resistance from the child): have been represented different various algorithms of its realization: the method of “aquarium”, “panel method” and “questioning technique”.

Conclusion

2019 ◽  
pp. 233-236
Author(s):  
Jana Riess
Keyword(s):  
Racial Diversity ◽  
Cultural Relevancy ◽  
Lgbt Issues ◽  
The Social ◽  
Lds Church ◽  
American Society ◽  
The Church

This concluding chapter argues that in the next few years at least, the polarization within Mormonism will continue, in which those who remain in the LDS Church will be ardent believers but those who don't fit in will pull up stakes and leave. How the Church chooses to finesse the social shifts—specifically, those regarding marriage, gender, racial diversity, and LGBT issues—will signal which trajectory it is going to follow: will it remain steadfast and become entrenched in the role of embattled subculture, or will it lean in, accommodating its message and positioning in order to retain cultural relevancy and attractiveness? The chapter then considers the acute tension the LDS Church is experiencing between assimilation into American society and retrenchment. This ever-present pendulum between assimilation and retrenchment has ensured that Mormonism has successfully maintained its distinctive edge even while making major theological deletions that might have been unthinkable to previous generations.

Adolescent Cultural Contexts for Substance Use: Intergroup Dynamics, Family Processes, and Neighborhood Risks

2016 ◽  
pp. 716-742
Author(s):  
Seth J. Schwartz ◽  
Sabrina E. Des Rosiers ◽  
Jennifer Unger ◽  
José Szapocznik
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Intergroup Dynamics ◽  
Intergroup Processes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cultural Determinants ◽  
Individual Family

This chapter reviews the role of cultural processes in substance use and other health problems among adolescents. The chapter focuses on Hispanics because of their status as both a minority group and an immigrant group, and because Hispanics have been a “lightning rod” for political discourse about immigration and US national identity. The core argument is that intergroup processes such as social dominance and system justification are responsible, at the population level, for unequal allocation of social resources—which, in turn, creates health disparities. These intergroup processes compound the effects of more proximal contexts such as individual, family, and neighborhood. It is argued that interventions to combat the social/cultural determinants of health disparities should be multilevel, including individual-, family-, community-, and population-level strategies.

Holistic and patient-centred care

2020 ◽  
pp. 329-350
Keyword(s):  
Motivational Interviewing ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Active Participation ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Social Perspective ◽  
Patient Centred Care ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Patient’S View

This chapter examines important components of providing a holistic and patient-centred approach to care including motivational interviewing and goal setting. Only by exploring the patient’s view from a physical, psychological, spiritual, and social perspective can meaningful care be provided. Definitions of holistic and patient centred care are given together with guidance on what nurses need to consider when undertaking a nurse consultation. The value of such an approach is outlined in the context of legal responsibilities, documentation, and consent. Considerations on how to aid patients in becoming educated about their conditions, the social and psychological impact of the condition, interpreting evidence, and making an informed decision are also discussed. The role of the nurse in offering education and support to the patient and their family with the key aim of encouraging active participation in their own care results in more positive outcomes. The chapter also offers information and support offered by the voluntary sectors.

scholarly journals You never compare alone: How social consensus and comparative context affect self-evaluation

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Grabowski ◽  
Philip Broemer
Keyword(s):  
Group Membership ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Social Self ◽  
Social Consensus ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Self ◽  
Evaluative Standards

Abstract Three studies address the role of social consensus on evaluative standards in different comparative contexts. Previous research has documented that self-categorisation at the individual or group level changes social comparison effects in terms of assimilation and contrast. With regard to self-ratings of physical attractiveness, the present studies show that people who focus on group membership can benefit from including outstanding others in their reference group, whereas people who focus on their individual attributes run the risk of self-devaluation. It is argued that high consensus strengthens the association between evaluative standards and group membership and renders the inclusion of outstanding others more likely. Study 3 shows that the need to protect self-esteem moderates the influence of perceived consensus. Stressing the individual self led participants who received negative feedback to exclude outstanding others when consensus was low. Stressing the social self, however, led participants to include outstanding others when consensus was high.

scholarly journals OF MICE AND MEN: NEW PERSPECTIVES IN THE LIFE OF AMERICAN SOCIETY VIA READING STEINBECK'S NOVELLA

2020 ◽  
pp. 83-95
Keyword(s):  
American Literature ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
American People ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Literature And Society ◽  
The Social ◽  
Of Mice And Men ◽  
American Society

This paper investigates new perspectives in the novel Of Mice and Men by the American writer John Steinbeck. However it studies the most important issues exposed by Steinbeck in American literature and society; these issues became as their existence in different aspects, more specifically the social relationships and enhancing the economic systems. The paper also discusses different issues concerning the life of American people in the era of Great Depression; with this kind of story American people interact with the events displayed by the writer. Therefore, this story reflects their struggle and goals towards fulfilling better lives. It also studies the sense of friendship in American society in particular and society in general. Actually the soft relationship between George and Lennie depicts the hope and love and how to overcome any obstacles which sometimes we meet in our lives. The paper also explains briefly the role of women played in the American society in the thirties of the last century. Moreover, Steinbeck actually promotes women in society throughout the character Curley's Wife and how she challenged all the difficulties she faced not just to be a successful factor in society but also she proved that without woman the movement of our daily life will completely stop

Kinship through the Twofold Prism of Law and Anthropology

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Claire Foblets
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Blended Families ◽  
Legal Practice ◽  
Sexual Permissiveness ◽  
The Social ◽  
Individual Self ◽  
Functionalist Approach ◽  
Kinship Ties

Legal practitioners have much to gain by drawing on findings and insights from anthropological studies of kinship. This chapter first sketches the background of kinship studies in anthropology (including criticisms of the functionalist approach that led to a turn away from kinship studies), summarizes key questions that have preoccupied kinship scholars, and draws two important lessons that can help inform legal practice. The first is the profoundly social and cultural nature of kinship (as opposed to biological); the second is the observation that what may nowadays, at first glance, appear as new ways of organizing and expressing kinship ties in fact show more continuity than disruption. The author illustrates these lessons on the basis of four examples: (a) blended families; (b) same-sex unions; (c) the role of fathers in childrearing; and (d) sexual permissiveness. The chapter next details two specific contexts in which attention to an anthropological approach to kinship can productively inform legal practice. The first involves new advances in assisted reproductive technologies (ART) that challenge the more ‘traditional’ understandings of what constitutes a family as expressed in many state legal systems. The second is the enduring importance of kinship as a form of support that provides reliable protection against the increased vulnerability caused by globalization, marginalization, and persecution. The chapter concludes with some thoughts on the inherent tension between the idea of universal human rights and the constraints on individual self-determination that are often part and parcel of the social support that kinship systems provide.

A Bird in the House: An Anthropological Perspective on Companion Parrots

2003 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Anthropological Perspective ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Important Concern ◽  
The Social ◽  
American Society

AbstractAlthough companion birds are the third most-common animal companion—after dogs and cats—in U.S. households, few anthrozoological publications focus on them. This study examines the role of companion parrots in American households. The study combines a literature review with the results of a survey of bird owners and participant observation. The study uses the resulting qualitative and quantitative data in addressing the social dynamics of companion parrot ownership in the household. The data support the impression that companion parrots increasingly are being considered family members, or "Fids" ("Feathered Kids"), thus following current trends in American society that accord companion animals in general a greater investment in time, money, and emotion. However, the general public is not well informed about the complexities of captive parrot care, and psittacine wellness is an important concern.

scholarly journals An essay on individual self-determination

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-135
Author(s):  
Margarete Afonso ◽  
Ernane Pedro Matos Barros ◽  
Matheus Paiva Emidio Cavalcanti ◽  
Mariane Albuquerque Lima Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Field ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
Physiological Characterization ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Individual Self

There are several understandings about the role of human gender identity in the scientific field, this discussion correlates definitions of both social and biological basis. The current confusion in the conceptualization of “sex” and “gender” demonstrates the need for a comparative analysis of the scientific dynamic vocabulary, as well as the insertion of an interdisciplinary historical, social and cultural point of view together with the biological view outside the normative binary logic. The word “gender” can be defined as the social construction of sex, differing from the variable “sex” because it refers to a biological dimension of the anatomo-physiological characterization of humans, recognized as essential and innate in determining the distinctions between male and female. Therefore, the JHGD presents a thematic diversity that focuses on issues related to public health, demonstrating the need to develop knowledge to generate impact on public policy strategies, aiming at universality, equity and comprehensiveness in scientific research involving sexand gender and their impacts on health sciences.

DISNEY PRINCESS SEQUELS IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF SECOND WAVE FEMINISM IN AMERICA

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Astrinda N. Iswalono ◽  
Listiyanti Jaya Arum
Keyword(s):  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Public Access ◽  
The Social ◽  
Second Wave Feminism ◽  
The Media ◽  
American Society ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
Second Period ◽  
Important Progress

Disney Animation Production, one of the media manifesting American sociology phenomena, discovered a breakthrough by depicting Princess movies. Starting with the appearance of Snow White (1937), followed by Cinderella (1950) and other sequels of Princess movies, Disney reflected one important progress of American history. The development of the sequels was estimated to be under the appeal of the Second Wave Feminism movement. Hypothesizing the change was within American society, a gender study by Nancy Hewitt would direct the observation of the study. The First Period Princesses (1937-1959) reflected the idea of the American Golden Age, also where the recognition of the role of women in wider society began. Meanwhile, the Second Period (1989-2009) claimed the social acceptance of public access by glorifying unique characters from women. The Princesses in the Third Period (2009-2014) were able to attest their own power in order to broaden the horizon of gender equality and equity. 

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